Cortney Mansour
Cortney Mansourová | |
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![]() Mansour competes with Češka in 2018 | |
Other names | Cortney Mansour |
Born | Regina, Saskatchewan | December 15, 1994
Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Land | Tschechische Republik |
Partner | Michal Češka |
Coach | Igor Shpilband |
Skating club | SK Kraso Děčín |
Began skating | 1996 |
Cortney Mansour or Mansourová (born December 15, 1994) is a Canadian-Czech ice dancer. With Michal Češka, she has won four international medals and three national titles. The two have reached the final segment at three ISU Championships.
Earlier in her career, she competed with Daryn Zhunussov for Kazakhstan.
Personal life
[edit]Cortney Mansour was born on December 15, 1994, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.[1] She became a Czech citizen in December 2017.[2] Her aunt skated for the Ice Capades.[3]
Early career
[edit]Mansour started learning to skate in 1996.[1]
In the 2011–12 season, she competed with Daryn Zhunussov for Kazakhstan. After starting the season in the junior ranks, Mansour/Zhunussov decided to move up to the senior level. In January, they placed last at the 2012 Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In March, they competed at the 2012 World Championships in Nice, France; their placement in the preliminary round, 20th, was insufficient to qualify for the short dance.
Partnership with Češka
[edit]2013–14 season
[edit]In 2013, Mansour teamed up with Michal Češka to compete for the Czech Republic, following a tryout in Europe.[3] They were coached by Carol Lane, Jon Lane, and Juris Razgulajevs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[4] Making their international debut, Mansour/Češka placed 12th at a Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event in Gdańsk in September 2013 and tenth the following month at JGP Ostrava in the Czech Republic. The duo finished 13th at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, after placing 14th in both segments.
2014–15 season: Senior debut
[edit]Mansour/Češka advanced to the senior level in the 2014–15 season. Competing in the Challenger Series, they placed ninth at the 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and tenth at the 2014 CS Skate Canada Autumn Classic. Ranked 19th in the short dance and 15th in the free, they finished 17th at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden.
2015–16 season
[edit]Mansour/Češka placed sixth at two Challenger Series events in the first half of October, the 2015 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy and 2015 CS Finlandia Trophy. Deciding to change coaches, they joined Igor Shpilband in Novi, Michigan, at the end of the month.[3] The duo won gold at the Pavel Roman Memorial and then finished 13th at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava after placing 14th in the short and 13th in the free. Ranked 24th in the short, they did not qualify for the free dance at the 2016 World Championships.
2016–17 season: Grand Prix debut
[edit]In July 2016, Mansour/Češka received their first Grand Prix assignment, replacing Federica Testa / Lukas Csolley at the 2016 Trophée de France.[5]
Programs
[edit]With Češka
[edit]Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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2017–2018 [6] |
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2016–2017 [7] |
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2015–2016 [1] |
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2014–2015 [8] |
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2013–2014 [4] |
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With Zhunussov
[edit]Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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2011–2012 [9] |
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Results
[edit]GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Češka for the Czech Republic
[edit]International[10] | ||||||
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Event | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18-19 |
World Champ. | 24th | 26th | ||||
European Champ. | 17th | 13th | 25th | |||
GP GP Finland | WD | |||||
GP Trophée de France | 8th | |||||
CS Autumn Classic | 10th | |||||
CS Finlandia Trophy | 6th | |||||
CS Golden Spin | 7th | |||||
CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 9th | 5th | ||||
CS Nepela Memorial | 6th | 6th | 8th | |||
CS U.S. Classic | 10th | |||||
Autumn Classic | 5th | |||||
Bavarian Open | 3rd | |||||
Open d'Andorra | 3rd | |||||
Pavel Roman Memorial | 2nd | 1st | ||||
Santa Claus Cup | 4th | |||||
Volvo Open | 4th | |||||
International: Junior[10] | ||||||
World Junior Champ. | 13th | |||||
JGP Czech Republic | 10th | |||||
JGP Poland | 12th | |||||
Pavel Roman Memorial | 2nd J | |||||
National[10] | ||||||
Czech Champ. | 1st J | 1st | 1st | |||
J = Junior level TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew |
With Zhunussov for Kazakhstan
[edit]International[11] | |
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Event | 2011–12 |
World Champ. | 35th |
Four Continents Champ. | 11th |
Istanbul Cup | 9th |
International: Junior[11] | |
JGP Estonia | 15th |
JGP Italy | 14th |
NRW Trophy | 24th J |
National[11] | |
Kazakhstani Champ. | 2nd |
J = Junior level |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Cortney MANSOUR / Michal CESKA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Mansourová se dočkala českého občanství. S Češkou tak mohou startovat na olympiádě" [Mansourová has received Czech citizenship, may compete at the Olympics with Češka]. Czech News Agency (in Czech). Česká televize. 15 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017.
- ^ a b c Bromley, Susan (March 30, 2016). "Ice dancers skate different paths to date with destiny". Hometown Life. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016.
- ^ a b "Cortney MANSOUR / Michal CESKA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ ISU GP Trophee de France 2016: Ice Dance at the International Skating Union at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- ^ "Cortney MANSOUR / Michal CESKA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017.
- ^ "Cortney MANSOUR / Michal CESKA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Cortney MANSOUR / Michal CESKA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Cortney MANSOUR / Daryn ZHUNUSSOV: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Cortney MANSOUR / Michal CESKA". International Skating Union.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Cortney MANSOUR / Daryn ZHUNUSSOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013.
External links
[edit] Media related to Cortney Mansour at Wikimedia Commons
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan
- Czech female ice dancers
- Kazakhstani female ice dancers
- Canadian female ice dancers
- Naturalized citizens of the Czech Republic
- Canadian emigrants
- Immigrants to the Czech Republic
- Immigrants to Kazakhstan
- Canadian people of Kazakhstani descent
- Figure skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic figure skaters for the Czech Republic
- Naturalised sports competitors