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Avonley Nguyen
Nguyen/Kolesnik at the 2019 World Junior Championships
Full nameAvonley Claren Nguyen
Born (2002-11-22) November 22, 2002 (age 21)
Cleveland, Ohio
HometownWashington, D.C.
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
PartnerVadym Kolesnik
CoachIgor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Adrienne Lenda, Natalia Deller
Skating clubSC of New York
Began skating2009
Medal record
Representing  United States
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
Silver medal – second place 2019–20 Torino Ice dancing

Avonley Claren Nguyen (born November 22, 2002) is an American ice dancer. With her skating partner, Vadym Kolesnik, she has won four medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, including three golds, and qualified to the 2018–19 and 2019–20 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 behind Caroline Green / Gordon Green after placing second in the rhythm dance and winning the free dance.

At the 2019 World Junior Championships, Nguyen/Kolesnik placed fifth in the rhythm dance, but moved up to fourth overall after placing third in the free dance. They were awarded a small bronze medal for the free, where they had the highest technical base value of any of the competing teams, and the second-highest technical score overall.[6]

2019–2020 season

Nguyen/Kolesnik began their season at 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.[7] Nguyen/Kolesnik narrowly won the silver medal behind Maria Kazakova / Georgy Reviya of Georgia at the JGP Final. At the 2020 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Nguyen/Kolesnik scored 184.38 total points to take the gold medal by more than 22 points. Their free dance, set to Rachmaninoff's "Piano Concerto No. 2," featured all positive grades of execution and eight Level 4 elements, earning 109.89 points.[8][9] At the 2020 Bavarian Open, they placed first in both the rhythm dance and free dance to win the gold medal. They scored 165.46 points total.

Programs

With Kolesnik

Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition
2019–2020
[10]
2018–19
[2]
Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2017–2018
[11]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Kolesnik

International: Junior[12]
Event 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Junior Worlds 4th
JGP Final 5th 2nd
JGP Belarus 5th
JGP Italy 6th
JGP Lithuania 2nd
JGP Poland 1st
JGP Slovenia 1st
JGP U.S. 1st
Bavarian Open 1st J
National[12]
U.S. Championships 5th J 2nd J 1st 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

Small medals awarded only at ISU Championships. ISU personal bests highlighted in bold.

With Kolesnik

Junior results

2019–20 season
Date Event RD FD Total
February 3–9, 2020 2020 Bavarian Open 1
64.13 		1
101.33 		1
165.46
January 20–26, 2020 2020 US Championships 1
74.49 		1
109.89 		1
184.38
December 5–8, 2019 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final 2
68.72 		2
106.02 		2
174.74
September 18–21, 2019 2019 JGP Baltic Cup 1
69.20 		1
105.48 		1
174.68
August 28–31, 2019 2019 JGP Lake Placid 1
66.17 		1
104.63 		1
170.80
2018–19 season
Date Event RD FD Total
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

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

References

  1. ^ Nguyen, Avonley (April 29, 2018). "Thank you @gzuerlein" (Instagram).
  2. ^ a b c "Avonley NGUYEN / Vadym KOLESNIK: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Getting to Know Avonley Nguyen & Vadym Kolesnik". ice-dance.com. July 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Intermediate Dance". U.S. Figure Skating. January 17, 2016.
  5. ^ "Avonley Nguyen and Vadym Kolesnik". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018.
  6. ^ Slater, Paula (March 9, 2019). "Canada's Lajoie and Lagha take ice dance title at Junior Worlds". Golden Skate.
  7. ^ http://www.isuresults.com/events/jgp2019/jgpsdance.htm
  8. ^ https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2020/1/22/figure-skating-first-junior-champions-crowned-at-us-championships.aspx
  9. ^ https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2020/27988/CAT004SEG008.html
  10. ^ "Avonley NGUYEN / Vadym KOLESNIK: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019.
  11. ^ "Avonley NGUYEN / Vadym KOLESNIK: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Avonley NGUYEN / Vadym KOLESNIK: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018.
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