Elizabeth Ann Manley (born August 7, 1965) is a Canadian figure skater. She is best known for her electrifying free program at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. She won silver medals at both the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1988 World Championships. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Olympic medalists in figure skating. ... The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and opened by Governor General Jeanne Sauvé. The Olympics were highly successful financially as they brought in million-dollar profits. ... Figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics The events took place at the Stampede Corral and the Olympic Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and opened by Governor General Jeanne Sauvé. The Olympics were highly successful financially as they brought in million-dollar profits. ... This article is about the Canadian city. ... The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ...

Early life and training

Born in 1965 in Trenton, Ontario, the fourth child and only daughter in her family, Manley began skating at an early age. Her father's military career necessitated occasionally moving, and when Manley was nine years old, her family moved from Trenton to Ottawa. Her parents divorced, and Manley was henceforth raised by her mother Joan, who invested much time and money in her daughter's figure skating career. Dundas Street, the main road in Trenton, Ontario. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 107 Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... This article is about the capital city of Canada. ...

Amateur career

Manley finished in 13th place at the 1982 World Figure Skating Championships, but the 1982-83 skating season proved disastrous for her. Relocating from Ottawa to Lake Placid, New York to receive more intensive training, Manley became depressed and homesick, which resulted in her hair falling out and weight gain. She failed to win a medal at the 1983 Canadian National Championships and briefly dropped out of the sport, but she agreed to resume her skating career upon receiving a coaching offer by Peter and Sonya Dunfield. Manley competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics and the World Figure Skating Championships between 1984 and 1987 but failed to win a medal at any of those competitions. Most heartbreaking for her was her performance at the 1987 World Championships. In a position to vie for the world title after skating compulsory figures and the short program, she skated a disastrous long program, which left her in 4th place overall in the competition. The Canadian Championships is an annual figure skating competition held by Skate Canada, the nations figure skating governing body. ... The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1984 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. ... Compulsory figures or school figures were formerly an aspect of the sport of figure skating, from which its name (in English) derives. ...

Entering the 1988 Winter Olympics, few skating pundits and media analysts considered Manley to be a contender for an Olympic medal, and she received no offers of sponsorships. Battling illness, she nevertheless did well in compulsory figures and the short program. Heading into the long program, she was in third place behind the East German skater Katarina Witt and the American skater Debi Thomas. Witt and Thomas were both favourites for the gold medal, and the media had dubbed their rivalry as the "Battle of the Carmens," as both women chose to skate to music from the opera Carmen. Witt skated her long program cleanly but conservatively, and Thomas fell apart in her long program. Elizabeth Manley, however, gave the performance of her life, winning the long program and coming within a fraction of a point of beating Witt for the Olympic title. Her come-from-behind victory made her a national celebrity in Canada. Compulsory figures or school figures were formerly an aspect of the sport of figure skating, from which its name (in English) derives. ... Katarina Witt (December 3, 1965, Staaken) is a German figure skater, in Germany commonly affectionately called Kati Witt. Won two Olympic Gold Medals for East Germany, first in the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics and the second in 1988 at the Calgary Olympics. ... Dr. Debi Thomas (born March 25, 1967) was a figure skater and was the first African American to win a medal at the Winter Olympics. ... The Battle of the Carmens is an informal name given to a figure skating rivalry between East German Katarina Witt and American Debi Thomas during the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. ... For other uses, see Carmen (disambiguation). ...

After the Olympics

After winning the silver medal at the 1988 World Championships, Manley retired from amateur skating. She performed in ice shows and television specials, and competed in professional events, for a number of years afterwards, being notable for her unusually imaginative programs. She now works as a figure skating coach and occasional media commentator.

In 1990, Manley published an autobiography: Thumbs Up!; a second volume of autobiography, As I Am: My Life After the Olympics, followed in 1999.

In 1988, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country (Hebrews 11. ...

Manley has been popular at ice shows, and even professional competitions, for a rather unusual trademark: she jumps off the ice, in mid-performance, and onto the lap of a randomly-selected male spectator. Yet this stunt carries its own risk: one such fan "almost wouldn't let her go."

In September 1990, 106.9 The Bear (CKQB-FM) radio personality The Real Darren Stevens as a radio stunt, admitted that he suffered from a rare affliction: being a Canadian who can't skate. While on the air, he openly "stalked" fellow Ottawa native Manley to teach him how to skate. Finally, after about 150 days, in January 1991, Manley put the skates on Stevens, and taught him how to skate. CKQB is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an active rock format at 106. ... Darren Stevens (born April 13, 1965), commonly known as The Real Darren Stevens, is a Canadian radio personality, best known for his shows as heard on 54 Rock, 106. ...

In August 2006, Elizabeth married Brent Theobald, a former junior ice hockey player from Cochrane, Ontario. They currently live in Ottawa, Ontario. Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between the ages of 16 and 20 years old. ...

Competitive highlights

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Further reading

• Cleary, Martin. "Life brings Ottawa's ice princess full circle", Ottawa Citizen, 26 July 2007, p. A1. Retrieved on 2007-07-26. 

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