#athlete-partnerships

#athlete-partnerships

Karina Manta and Joe Johnson spent five years as ice dance partners on Team USA before retiring from competition in 2019. They then travelled with Cirque du Soleil's ice show and competed as pros on the UK television show, Dancing on Ice. Now, the pair coach at Chelsea Piers Sky Rink. The duo may have met on the ice, but their close friendship has remained constant since they first met thirteen years ago.

Jessica Pegula is a force on the tennis court. While at the Bad Homburg Open on June 28, she clinched a 6-4, 7-5 win against Iga Swiatek, marking her ninth career singles title. This match followed the ATX Open in Texas and the Credit One Charleston Open in South Carolina - both of which she won. The professional tennis player also competed in the Miami Open and Wimbledon this year, and she's set to take the court again at the U.S. Open in Queens, New York, where she'll play singles and mixed doubles.