Luiz Manella
| Luiz Manella | |
|---|---|
Manella in 2012 | |
| Born | February 1, 1995 Londrina, Brazil |
| Hometown | Miami, Florida |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Coach | Artem Torgashev, Ilona Melnichenko, Andrei Kriukov, Kent Johnson |
| Began skating | 2007 |
Luiz Fernando Manella Pereira (born February 1, 1995, in Londrina, Brazil) is a Brazilian former competitive figure skater. He competed in the free skate at three ISU Championships – 2012 Four Continents in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States; 2012 Junior Worlds in Minsk, Belarus; and 2013 Junior Worlds in Milan, Italy, being the second male figure skater to ever represent Brazil at an ISU competition. He was awarded the best figure skater in Brazil prize by the Brazilian Olympic Committee in 2011. In 2015, he was chosen the Brazilian embassador for the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games by the Brazilian Olympic Committee.