Joseph Johnson (figure skater)
Joseph Johnson | |
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![]() Manta and Johnson in 2018 | |
Born | Rockford, Illinois | 5 May 1994
Hometown | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | ![]() |
Discipline | Ice dance |
Began skating | 2003 |
Retired | 18 April 2019 |
Joseph "Joe" Johnson (born May 5, 1994) is an American former competitive ice dancer.
Early life
[edit]Johnson was born on May 5, 1994. He began skating in 2003.[1]
Career
[edit]Since 2013, he has competed with Karina Manta in ice dance.[1][2] Before he partnered with Manta, Johnson had competed with Tori Patsis and Paolina Bushur.[1] Manta and Johnson are coached by Patti Gottwein in Colorado Springs.[1] The team received their first Grand Prix assignment in 2018, competing at Skate America.[3][4] They finished in 10th place with a total score of 139.33.[2][5]
Johnson announced his retirement from competitive figure skating on April 18, 2019.[6]
In 2021 he joined ITV’s show Dancing on Ice series 13 as a professional skater. He was paired up with the gymnastic medalist Amy Tinkler in his first series and Love Island star Liberty Poole in his second series.
Programs
[edit]Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2018–2019 |
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2017–2018 |
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2016–2017 | ||
2015–2016 |
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Competitive Highlights
[edit]GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series
(with Karina Manta)
International[2] | |||||
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Event | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
GP Skate America | 10th | ||||
CS Autumn Classic | 3rd | ||||
CS Nebelhorn | 14th | ||||
CS US Classic | 5th | 5th | |||
Lake Placid IDI | 6th | 5th | |||
National | |||||
U.S. Champ. | 10th J | 7th | 8th | 9th | 7th |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Biography". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ a b c "Profile – Karina Manta & Joseph Johnson | ice-dance.com". www.ice-dance.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ "Karina Manta is Team USA's First Out Female Figure Skater". 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ "Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating". www.usfsa.org. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ "Entry/Resultlist". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ Johnson, Joe (2019-04-18). "A retirement tweet pic.twitter.com/RDghJ2ooFQ". @JoeJohnsonIce (in French). Retrieved 2019-04-19.