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This team split up after the 2007-08 season ... Cannuscio now skates with Colin McManus. Anastasia started to skate at age 3 because her aunt was a figure skating coach ... Participated in the Basic Skills Program in 1995-96 ... Has an older sister, Isabella, who finished fourth in novice dance at the 2007 State Farm U.S. Championships with Ian Lorello ... Attends Oak Meadow High School ... Did a walk for multiple sclerosis in Delaware ... Parents own a restaurant together ... Formerly skated with Alfred Gonzalez (2003) and Geoffrey Varraux (2004-05) ... Hobbies include hanging out with friends, shopping, reading and, of course, skating ... Best friends in skating are fellow Team C ice dancer Sara Bailey and junior ice dancer Lindsay Cohen ... Biggest life-defining moment is placing third at her first U.S. Championships ... Would like to meet the former star of "The O.C." Adam Brody because he's her favorite actor ... Listens to all kinds of music, but mostly rock.

Favorite TV shows: Friends, Gilmore Girls, The O.C., Grey's Anatomy, House, Lost, The Office
Favorite movies: Pirates of the Carribean 1 and 2, She's the Man, Mystery Men, A Walk to Remember, The Notebook
Favorite celebrities: Adam Brody, Channing Tatum, Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom
Favorite books: The Harry Potter series
Favorite food: Sushi

Dean started to skate at age 3 ... Older sister, Katherine, won the 2006 Lithuanian ice dancing championship with Deividas Stagniunas ... Father is a radiologist and mother is a full-time skating mom/costume designer/seamstress ... Hobbies include electronics, computers and high-tech gadgets ... Watched his sister compete at the 2007 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan ... Has a passion for sports cars ... Competed at the U.S. Junior Championships in singles, pairs and ice dancing ... Biggest life-defining moment is winning a bronze medal at the 2007 U.S. Championships in his first year competing in ice dancing since 2003 ... Would like to appear as a contestant on "Dancing with the Stars" ... After he's through skating, would like to perform in shows, coach and "replace Dick Button when he retires" ... Listens to rock and alternative music.

Favorite TV show: The Office
Favorite movie: Blades of Glory
Favorite celebrities: Keanu Reeves, Zach Braff
Favorite food: Chicken Alfredo
Favorite drink: Dr. Pepper

2007 Season Notes
Will compete as juniors ... OD Music: "Kalinka" (Russian folk music); FD Music: Selections from the "Kill Bill" movie soundtrack ... Costume designer is Sandy Copely.
Goals are to get an international assignment, become internationally known and qualify for the State Farm U.S. Championships.