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 in the 1970s, and Manley was henceforth raised by her mother Joan, who invested much time and money in her daughter's figure skating career.
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