Avonley Nguyen

Avonley Nguyen
Avonley Nguyen
Full name	Avonley Claren Nguyen
Born	November 22, 2002 (age 21); Cleveland, Ohio
Hometown	Washington, D.C.
Height	1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Partner	Vadym Kolesnik
Coach	Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Adrienne Lenda, Natalia Deller
Skating club	Washington FSC
Began skating	2009

Avonley Claren Nguyen (born November 22, 2002) is an American ice dancer. With her skating partner, Vadym Kolesnik, she has won two medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, including gold at 2018 JGP Slovenia, and qualified to the 2018 JGP Final.

Personal life

Nguyen was born on November 22, 2002, in Cleveland, Ohio.^[2] She looks up to former training mates Madison Chock / Evan Bates.^[3]

Career

Early years

Nguyen began learning to skate in 2009.^[2] She switched from singles to ice dancing at the age of 12.^[3] With her first partner, Maxwell Gart, she won silver in the intermediate category at the 2016 U.S. Championships.^[4]

2016–2017 season

In autumn 2016, Nguyen and Ukrainian ice dancer Vadym Kolesnik had a three-week tryout in Novi, Michigan, following which he returned to Ukraine for a few months.^[3] They began their partnership in February 2017.^[5]

2017–2018 season

Nguyen/Kolesnik received their first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignments in the 2017–2018 season. They placed fifth at JGP Belarus and sixth at JGP Italy. After taking gold in junior ice dancing at Midwestern Sectionals, they qualified to the 2018 U.S. Championships, where they would finish fifth.

2018–2019 season

Nguyen/Kolesnik won the silver medal at 2018 JGP Lithuania, behind Russia's Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov, and the gold at 2018 JGP Slovenia to qualify for their first JGP Final. They placed fifth overall at the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final after placing fifth in the rhythm dance and fifth in the free dance. At the 2019 U.S. Championships they won the silver medal after placing second in the rhythm dance and winning the free dance. At the 2019 World Junior Championships, they placed fifth in the rhythm dance, but moved up to 4th overall after placing 3rd in the free dance.

Programs

With Kolesnik

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance
2018–2019 ^[2]	Argentine Tango: Vuelvo al Sur by Astor Piazzolla performed by Amelita Baltar Argentine Tango: Building the Bullet by Luis Bacalov	Demons by Imagine Dragons performed by Jennifer Thompson, Boyce Ave Experience by Ludovico Einaudi
	Short dance
2017–2018 ^[6]	Cha Cha: Eres Todo en Mí by Ana Gabriel Mambo: Mambo Jambo by Pérez Prado	West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Kolesnik

International: Junior^[7]
Event	2017–18	2018–19
Junior Worlds		4th
JGP Final		5th
JGP Belarus	5th
JGP Italy	6th
JGP Lithuania		2nd
JGP Slovenia		1st
National^[7]
U.S. Championships	5th J	2nd J
Midwestern Sectionals	1st J
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Gart

National
Event	2015–16
U.S. Championships	2nd I
Midwestern Sectionals	3rd I
I = Intermediate level

Detailed results

With Kolesnik

ISU personal bests highlighted in bold.

Junior results

Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
2018–19 season
March 4–10, 2019	2019 World Junior Championships	5 65.18	3 102.72	4 167.90
January 18–27, 2019	2019 US Championships	2 65.92	1 105.14	2 171.06
December 7–12, 2018	2018–19 JGP Final	5 63.73	5 94.74	5 158.47
October 3–6, 2018	2018 JGP Ljubljana Cup	1 65.41	1 100.22	1 165.63
September 5–9, 2018	2018 JGP Amber Cup	2 63.40	2 98.44	2 161.84
2017–18 season
Date	Event	SD	FD	Total
December 28, 2017 – January 7, 2018	2018 U.S. Championships	7 54.02	4 80.29	5 134.31
October 11–14, 2017	2017 JGP Egna/Neumarkt	6 52.84	6 72.46	6 125.30
September 20–23, 2017	2017 JGP Minsk Arena Cup	5 50.37	6 64.52	5 114.89

With Gart

Intermediate results

Date	Event	P1	P2	FD	Total
2015–16 season
January 16–24, 2016	2016 U.S. Championships	6 18.26	2 22.15	1 50.84	2 91.25

References

^ Nguyen, Avonley (April 29, 2018). "Thank you @gzuerlein" (Instagram).
^ ^a ^b ^c "Avonley NGUYEN / Vadym KOLESNIK: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Getting to Know Avonley Nguyen & Vadym Kolesnik". ice-dance.com. July 25, 2017.
^ "2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Intermediate Dance". U.S. Figure Skating. January 17, 2016.
^ "Avonley Nguyen and Vadym Kolesnik". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Avonley NGUYEN / Vadym KOLESNIK: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b "Avonley NGUYEN / Vadym KOLESNIK: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik at the International Skating Union

[zuerlein-1] Nguyen, Avonley (April 29, 2018). "Thank you @gzuerlein" (Instagram).

[ISU-1819-2] "Avonley NGUYEN / Vadym KOLESNIK: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[IDC-072517-3] "Getting to Know Avonley Nguyen & Vadym Kolesnik". ice-dance.com. July 25, 2017.

[16nats-results-4] "2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Intermediate Dance". U.S. Figure Skating. January 17, 2016.

[USFS-ANVK-5] "Avonley Nguyen and Vadym Kolesnik". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[ISU-1718-6] "Avonley NGUYEN / Vadym KOLESNIK: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[ISU-ANVK-7] "Avonley NGUYEN / Vadym KOLESNIK: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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