Anastasia Cannuscio (born July 1, 1992) is an American former competitive

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. With her skating partner, Colin McManus, she is the 2013

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champion, a three-time bronze medalist on the ISU Challenger Series, and the 2016 U.S. national pewter medalist.

Personal life

Anastasia Cannuscio was born in

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. She is the younger sister of American ice dancer

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Career

Cannuscio teamed up with Colin McManus in March 2008. They were coached by Karen Ludington, Christie Moxley-Hutson, and Alexandr Kirsanov at the

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. The two debuted on the

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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. They were sent to the 2011 World Junior Championships and finished 7th. Cannuscio/McManus made their senior-level debut at the

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. They finished seventh at their first Grand Prix event, the

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. The following season, they won gold at the 2013

. In the 2014–2015 season, Cannuscio/McManus took bronze at both of their ISU Challenger Series events – the

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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.

Programs

(with McManus)

Competitive highlights

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; CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

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With McManus

With Copely

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cannuscio, Anastasia American female ice dancers 1992 births Living people People from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey Sportspeople from Philadelphia 21st-century American women