Vadym Kolesnik
[3] In autumn 2016, Kolesnik and Avonley Nguyen of the United States had a three-week tryout in Novi, Michigan, following which he returned to Ukraine for a few months.[5] Nguyen/Kolesnik began their Junior Grand Prix season at the 2019 JGP United States, where they placed first in both segments with personal best scores and won the gold medal.At 2019 JGP Poland, they again set personal best scores in both segments to take the title and qualify for the 2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final.[12] After many months of searching for a new permanent partnership in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kolesnik tried out with Cypriot-American singles skater Emilea Zingas.[14] After the free dance, Carreira/Ponomarenko had squeaked ahead overall by 0.32, but Zingas/Kolesnik stood on the podium as pewter medalists, a noteworthy achievement in a team's first season."[16] For their free dance, Zingas proposed skating to Alan Menken's Beauty and the Beast film score, which Kolesnik was persuaded of after a "watch party.[18] They were invited to make their Grand Prix debut at 2023 Skate Canada International, where they placed fifth, despite a rhythm dance twizzle error.[18] Beginning the 2024–25 Grand Prix series at 2024 Skate Canada International, they came fourth in the rhythm dance, 1.13 points behind third-place French team Lopareva/Brissaud.Both partners received low levels on their twizzles in the free dance, and they dropped to fifth overall, which Kolesnik called "very disappointing.
Vadim Kolesnik2023 Skate Canada InternationalKharkiv, UkraineNovi, MichiganUnited StatesEmilea ZingasAvonley NguyenIgor ShpilbandNatalia DellerPasquale CamerlengoWorld Junior Championships2020 TallinnJunior Grand Prix Final2019–20 Turinice dancer2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb2025 U.S. national2020 World Junior2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final2020 U.S. junior nationalISU Junior Grand Prix2018–19 Junior Grand Prix FinalKharkivUkraineIce StarNRW Trophy2017–2018 seasonJGP BelarusJGP ItalyMidwestern Sectionals2018 U.S. Championships2019 World Junior Championships2018 JGP LithuaniaUshakovaNekrasov2018 JGP SloveniaJGP Final2019 U.S. Championships2019–20 JGP FinalJunior Grand Prix2019 JGP United States2019 JGP Poland2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix FinalKazakovaReviyaGeorgia2020 U.S. Figure Skating Championships2020 Bavarian Open2020 World Junior ChampionshipsTallinnEstoniaShanaevaNaryzhnyyCOVID-19 pandemicCypriot-AmericanU.S. Ice Dance Final2023 U.S. ChampionshipsHawayekCarreiraPonomarenkoAlan MenkenBeauty and the BeastChallenger circuit2023 CS Nepela MemorialGrand Prix2023 Grand Prix of Espoo2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb2024 U.S. Championships2024 Four Continents ChampionshipsShanghai2024 Skate Canada International2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy2024–25 Grand PrixLoparevaBrissaud2024 Finlandia TrophyRhythm danceFree danceGloria EstefanMiami Sound MachineMetamorphosis IIViolin Concerto No. 1Philip GlassAnother Part of MeLiberian GirlSmooth CriminalMichael JacksonEvermoreTim RiceJosh GrobanJive Talkin'Stayin' AliveYou Should Be DancingBee GeesÓlafur ArnaldsSon LuxBenoît RichaudShort danceAna GabrielPérez PradoWest Side StoryLeonard BernsteinAstor PiazzollaAmelita BaltarLuis BacalovDemonsImagine DragonsLudovico EinaudiAladdinPiano Concerto No. 2Sergei RachmaninoffISU Grand Prix SeriesISU Junior Grand Prix SeriesISU Challenger Series 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25Four Continents ChampionshipsU.S. ChampionshipsFinlandSkate CanadaGolden SpinNebelhorn TrophyNepela MemorialWarsaw Cup 2017–18