Karina Manta

Karina Manta (born March 20, 1996) is an American former competitive ice dancer.

Early life Manta was born on March 20, 1996, in Olympia, Washington. She began figure skating in 2002. The team is coached by Patti Gottwein in Colorado Springs. They finished in 10th place with a total score of 139.33.

On April 18, 2019, Manta announced that she was stepping away from competitive figure skating. She and Johnson plan to move to Montreal in June and join Cirque du Soleil.

In 2020, it was announced that Manta would join the cast of ITV's Dancing On Ice. During the thirteenth series, she was a replacement partner for Graham Bell, whose original partner, fellow newcomer Yebin Mok, was injured during training. Bell and Manta were voted off during Week 3. Manta won the fourteenth series with Regan Gascoigne.

As of February 2026, Manta and Johnson coach figure skaters at Chelsea Piers Sky Rink in New York City.

Personal life In 2018, Manta was a college student. In 2018, she came out as bisexual in a video accompanied by her girlfriend. This made her the first female figure skater competing on behalf of Team USA to come out.

Programs SeasonShort programFree skating2018–2019 Malagueña Alcoba Azul Sweet Dreams Sweet Dreams (are Made of This) 2017–2018 Right Now Fireball Your Song One Day I'll Fly Away 2016–2017 Dream a Little Dream I Wanna Be Like You Dream On 2015–2016 The Love for Three Oranges Cinderella Maple Leaf Rag Bethana The Entertainer

Competitive Highlights GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

(with Joe Johnson)