Cortney_Mansour

Cortney Mansour

Canadian-Czech ice dancer

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.

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Cortney Mansourová
Mansour competes with Češka in 2018
Other names	Cortney Mansour
Born	(1994-12-15) December 15, 1994 (age 29) Regina, Saskatchewan
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Czech Republic
Partner	Michal Češka
Coach	Igor Shpilband
Skating club	SK Kraso Děčín
Began skating	1996

Earlier in her career, she competed with Daryn Zhunussov for Kazakhstan.

Personal life

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

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

2013–14 season

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

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

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

In July 2016, Mansour/Češka received their first Grand Prix assignment, replacing Federica Testa / Lukas Csolley at the 2016 Trophée de France.^[5]

Programs

With Češka

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Season	Short dance	Free dance
2017–2018 ^[6]	Samba: Beat On My Drum by Gabry Ponte Rhumba: Loin by Maître Gims Samba: Adios by Zimpala	The Godfather Part II by Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola Kay A New Carpet Main Title/The Immigrant The Godfather by Nino Rota Godfather Waltz Finale
2016–2017 ^[7]	Blues: Summertime by Renee Olsted Swing: Diga Diga Do by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy	The Godfather Part II by Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola Kay A New Carpet Main Title/The Immigrant The Godfather by Nino Rota Godfather Waltz Finale
2015–2016 ^[1]	Waltz: La Valse d'Amelie by Yann Tiersen Foxtrot: La Vie en rose performed by Louis Armstrong	Broken Ballerina by Amy May Old Toys (from Iris) by Cirque du Soleil Pumpkin Pursuit (from Cinderella) by Patrick Doyle
2014–2015 ^[8]	Flamenco: Babylon Flamenco Paso Doble: La Gracia de Dios	Chess by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus End Game Chess Game
2013–2014 ^[4]	Foxtrot: Kiss Me by Brenda Boykin Quickstep: It Don't Mean A Thing performed by Club des Belugas	The Great Gatsby Where the Wind Blows by Coco O. Young and Beautiful by Lana Del Rey Bang Bang by will.i.am and Shelby Spalione

With Zhunussov

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Season	Short dance	Free dance
2011–2012 ^[9]	Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps performed by Pussycat Dolls Bla Bla Bla Cha Cha Cha by Petty Booka	Cirque du Soleil Carrousel (from Quidam) Imposteur (from Koozå)

Results

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Češka for the Czech Republic

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International^[10]
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

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International^[11]
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

[1]
"Cortney MANSOUR / Michal CESKA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
[2]
"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.
[3]
Bromley, Susan (March 30, 2016). "Ice dancers skate different paths to date with destiny". Hometown Life. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016.
[4]
"Cortney MANSOUR / Michal CESKA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
[5]
ISU GP Trophee de France 2016: Ice Dance at the International Skating Union at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
[6]
"Cortney MANSOUR / Michal CESKA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017.
[7]
"Cortney MANSOUR / Michal CESKA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
[8]
"Cortney MANSOUR / Michal CESKA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
[9]
"Cortney MANSOUR / Daryn ZHUNUSSOV: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
[10]
"Competition Results: Cortney MANSOUR / Michal CESKA". International Skating Union.
[11]
"Competition Results: Cortney MANSOUR / Daryn ZHUNUSSOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013.

External links

Media related to Cortney Mansour at Wikimedia Commons

Cortney Mansour / Michal Ceska at the International Skating Union
Cortney Mansour / Daryn Zhunussov at the International Skating Union

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