Anastasia Cannuscio (born July 1, 1992) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With her skating partner, Colin McManus, she is the 2013 Ice Challenge champion, a three-time bronze medalist on the ISU Challenger Series, and the 2016 U.S. national pewter medalist.
| Anastasia Cannuscio | |
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| Born | July 1, 1992 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Hometown | Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey |
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
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| Country | United States |
| Partner | Colin McManus |
| Coach | Karen Ludington, Christie Moxley |
| Skating club | UDFSC Newark |
| Began skating | 1995 |
| Retired | May 2017 |
Personal life
editAnastasia Cannuscio was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the younger sister of American ice dancer Isabella Cannuscio.[2]
Career
editCannuscio teamed up with Colin McManus in March 2008.[3] They were coached by Karen Ludington, Christie Moxley-Hutson, and Alexandr Kirsanov at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware.[4] The two debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in autumn 2009.
Cannuscio/McManus won a silver medal at the 2010 Junior Grand Prix event in France and bronze on the junior level at the 2011 U.S. Championships.[5] They were sent to the 2011 World Junior Championships and finished 7th.
Cannuscio/McManus made their senior-level debut at the 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial. They finished seventh at their first Grand Prix event, the 2012 Skate America. The following season, they won gold at the 2013 Ice Challenge.
In the 2014–2015 season, Cannuscio/McManus took bronze at both of their ISU Challenger Series events – the Finlandia Trophy and the U.S. International Classic. They placed fifth at their Grand Prix assignment, the 2014 Skate America, as well as the 2015 U.S. Championships.
Cannuscio/McManus received the pewter medal for fourth place at the 2016 U.S. Championships. They announced their retirement from competition in May 2017.[6]
Programs
edit(with McManus)
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Cinderella by Sergei Prokofiev
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| 2012–2013 [10][3] |
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| 2009–2010 [3][13] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With McManus
edit| International[14] | |||||||||
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| Event | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 |
| GP Cup of China | 7th | ||||||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 6th | 8th | |||||||
| GP Skate America | 7th | 5th | 5th | ||||||
| CS Finlandia | 3rd | ||||||||
| CS Nebelhorn | 3rd | ||||||||
| CS Ondrej Nepela | 7th | ||||||||
| CS Tallinn Trophy | 4th | ||||||||
| CS U.S. Classic | 6th | 8th | 3rd | ||||||
| Ice Challenge | 1st | ||||||||
| Ondrej Nepela | 5th | ||||||||
| International: Junior[14] | |||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 7th | ||||||||
| JGP Belarus | 7th | ||||||||
| JGP France | 2nd | ||||||||
| JGP Japan | 4th | ||||||||
| JGP Turkey | 7th | ||||||||
| National[3] | |||||||||
| U.S. Champ. | 10th J | 7th J | 3rd J | 6th | 6th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 6th |
| Eastern Sect. | 2nd J | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||
| J = Junior level | |||||||||
With Copely
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| Event | 06–07 | 07–08 | |||||||
| JGP Croatia | 7th | ||||||||
| JGP U.K. | 8th | ||||||||
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| U.S. Championships | 3rd N | 8th J | |||||||
| Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Ashe, Kelly (February 1, 2011). "Egg Harbor Township's Anastasia Cannuscio earns a berth in a world championship ice dancing event". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
But Egg Harbor Township's Anastasia Cannuscio and her partner, Colin McManus, will get one more opportunity to perform at the 2011 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Gangneung, South Korea, Feb. 28-March 6.
- ^ a b "Anastasia CANNUSCIO / Colin MCMANUS: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d e f g "Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManus". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017.
- "Earlier versions: 2012 to 2013". Archived from the original on February 3, 2012.
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- "Earlier versions: 2012 to 2013". Archived from the original on February 3, 2012.
- ^ a b Slater, Paula (October 4, 2014). "Rejuvenated, Cannuscio and McManus push ahead". Golden Skate.
- ^ Walker, Elvin (January 26, 2011). "Copely takes Lichtman to the dark side and to a gold medal". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ Brannen, Sarah S. (May 11, 2017). "The Inside Edge: Edmunds returns following layoff". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
- ^ Backman, Daphne (April 8, 2015). "Ludington & Moxley rebuilding UD ice dance program". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
- ^ "Anastasia CANNUSCIO / Colin MCMANUS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Anastasia CANNUSCIO / Colin MCMANUS: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015.
- ^ "Anastasia CANNUSCIO / Colin MCMANUS: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Anastasia CANNUSCIO / Colin MCMANUS: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Anastasia CANNUSCIO / Colin MCMANUS: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Anastasia CANNUSCIO / Colin MCMANUS: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 3, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Competition Results: Anastasia CANNUSCIO / Colin MCMANUS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017.