Lydia Manon

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Lydia Manon
Personal Info
Country: Flag of the United States United States
Date of birth: September 16, 1982 (1982-09-16) (age 25)
Former Partner: Ryan O'Meara, Vitali Shalin,
Michel Klus, Chris Obzansky
Former Coach: Igor Shpilband, Marina Zoueva,
J. Santoferrara, Elizabeth Coates, Genrikh Sretenski
Skating Club: Arctic Edge FSC
ISU Personal Best Scores
Ice Dance Total: 173.56 2004 Nebelhorn Trophy
Comp. Dance: 32.50 2005 Four Continents
Original Dance: 53.75 2005 Four Continents
Free Dance: 90.91 2004 Nebelhorn Trophy

Lydia Manon (born September 16, 1982 in Reading, PA) is an American figure skater. She won the bronze medal in ice dance at the 2005 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with Ryan O'Meara, but the duo ended their partnership shortly thereafter. Through mid-2006 she skated with Brandon Forsyth, but ended that partnership to resume academic studies at the George Washington University. Prior to joining forces with O'Meara in 2003, she competed with Michel Klus.

During the summer she is a figure skating coach in western New York State. She works with figure skaters in Ice Dancing and choreography.

[edit] Competitive highlights

(with O'Meara)

Event 2003-2004 2004-2005
Four Continents Championships 3rd
U.S. Championships 6th 3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy 6th 1st
Pacific Coast Sectionals 1st
Midwestern Sectionals 1st


(with Shalin)

Event 2002-2003
U.S. Championships 10th
Eastern Sectionals 4th



(with Klus)

Event 2000-2001
World Junior Championships 14th
U.S. Championships 1st J.
Junior Grand Prix, Poland 5th
Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine 4th
  • J = Junior level


(with Obzansky)

Event 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000
U.S. Championships 6th N. 2nd N. 6th J.
  • N = Novice level; J = Junior level

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