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Christina Carreira
Carreira/Ponomarenko in 2016
Born (2000-04-03) April 3, 2000 (age 24)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
PartnerAnthony Ponomarenko
CoachIgor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo
Skating clubSkating Club of New York
Began skating2003
Medal record
Representing  United States
Figure skating: Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Sofia Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei Ice dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
Silver medal – second place 2017–18 Nagoya Ice dancing

Christina Carreira (born April 3, 2000) is a Canadian-born ice dancer who competes for the United States. With her skating partner, Anthony Ponomarenko, she is a two-time World Junior medalist (silver in 2018, bronze in 2017), the 2017 JGP Final silver medalist, and the 2018 U.S. national junior champion.

Personal life

Carreira was born on April 3, 2000, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] French is her first language.[2] In spring 2013, she moved to Novi, Michigan, United States.

In May 2018, Carreira filed a petition to be deemed an "alien with extraordinary ability", which would allow her to apply for permanent residency.[3] The petition was denied in August, the decision asserting that her awards “were not directly awarded to you. They were awarded for your performance as part of a sports team…[W]e do not consider such honors to be a nationally or internationally recognized prize or award for excellence in the field of endeavor, because it is limited to members of that association and participants of those competitions."[3] She filed a lawsuit in October, describing the conclusions as "entirely irrational".[4]

Career

Early years

Carreira began learning to skate in 2003.[1] Her first coach was Yvan Desjardins.[5] She competed with Simon-Pierre Malette-Paquette from 2006 until 2013. The duo won sectional titles from the juvenile level through novice. Representing Quebec, they became the 2012 national champions at the pre-novice level. They placed fifth in the novice ranks at the 2013 Canadian Championships.

2014–2015 season

In April 2014, Carreira teamed up with American ice dancer Anthony Ponomarenko. The two decided to represent the United States. It was Ponomarenko's mother, Marina Klimova, who thought the team would eventually be a good match after seeing Carreira in Lake Placid, NY.[6] Their Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut came in September 2014; they placed 5th in Ostrava, Czech Republic, and then 4th in Tallinn, Estonia. They finished 5th in the junior event at the 2015 U.S. Championships.

2015–2016 season

Competing in the 2015 JGP series, Carreira/Ponomarenko placed fourth in Riga, Latvia, and then won the silver medal in Toruń, Poland. They received the pewter medal for fourth place at the 2016 U.S. Championships.

2016–2017 season: First Junior World medal

Carreira/Ponomarenko won silver medals at both of their JGP events and finished fourth at the JGP Final, held in December in Marseille, France. In January, they took the silver medal at the 2017 U.S. Championships, having placed third in the short and second in the free. Ranked 6th in the short and third in the free, they won the bronze medal at the 2017 World Junior Championships, which took place in March in Taipei, Taiwan.[6]

2017–2018 season: Junior World Silver

Winning gold at both of their JGP assignments, in addition to the Lake Placid Ice Dance International, Carreira/Ponomarenko capped off 2017 with a second-place finish at the JGP Final, held in December in Nagoya, Japan. The following month they became the new US junior champions at the 2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. They went on to win silver at the 2018 World Junior Championships in March.

2018–2019 season: First Grand Prix medal

Pasquale Camerlengo joined their coaching team ahead of the 2018–2019 season.[7] Making their senior international debut, Carreira/Ponomarenko achieved silver at the 2018 CS U.S. Classic in Salt Lake City, having finished second to Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue. They next won the bronze medal at the 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. For their Grand Prix debut, Carreira/Ponomarenko finished fifth at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki. At their second assignment, they won the bronze medal at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup.[8] Following the conclusion of the Grand Prix, they won the gold medal at the 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy.

Carreira/Ponomarenko concluded their season at the 2019 U.S. Championships, where they placed fifth.[9]

2019–2020 season

Beginning on the Challenger series, Carreira/Ponomarenko won silver for the second consecutive U.S. Classic and a second bronze medal at Nebelhorn Trophy. They won gold at their final Challenger event in November, the Asian Open Trophy, having finished first in both segments.

At their first Grand Prix, the 2019 Skate America, they placed sixth in the rhythm dance after errors on their twizzles. Carreira remarked it was "probably the worst time we have ever performed" the program.[10] They remained in sixth place after the free dance, which Ponomarenko called "redeeming."[11] At their second GP event, the 2019 NHK Trophy, they finished fifth in the rhythm dance but a lift error in the free dance placed them in seventh in the free and sixth overall.[12]

Carreira/Ponomarenko placed fourth in the rhythm dance at the 2020 U.S. Championships.[13] Fourth in the free dance as well, they would have placed third in that segment but for the invalidation of their choreographic character step sequence due to a violation of the distance requirement. Taking the pewter medal, they stood on the senior national podium for the first time in their careers.[14]

Programs

(with Ponomarenko)

Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition
2019–2020
[15]
2018–2019
[1][16]
Short dance
2017–2018
[17]
2016–2017
[18]
  • Exogenesis: Symphony
    Part 3 (Redemption)
    by Muse
2015–2016
[19]
  • Poursuit
    by Goran Bregović
  • Auscencia
    by Goran Bregović
  • Black Cat, White Cat
    by Goran Bregović
2014–2015
[20]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Ponomarenko

International[21]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
GP Finland 5th
GP NHK Trophy 6th
GP Rostelecom Cup 3rd
GP Skate America 6th
CS Asian Trophy 1st
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 3rd 3rd
CS U.S. Classic 2nd 2nd
CS Tallinn Trophy 1st
Lake Placid IDI 2nd
International: Junior[21]
Junior Worlds 3rd 2nd
JGP Final 4th 2nd
JGP Austria 1st
JGP Belarus 1st
JGP Czech Rep. 5th
JGP Estonia 4th
JGP France 2nd
JGP Latvia 4th
JGP Poland 2nd
JGP Russia 2nd
Lake Placid IDI 2nd 1st J
National[16]
U.S. Champ. 5th J 4th J 2nd J 1st J 5th 4th
Pacific Coast 3rd J 1st J
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Malette-Paquette

National
Event 2013–14
Canadian Championships 5th N
N = Novice level

Detailed results

(with Ponomarenko)

Seniors

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only. Current ISU personal bests highlighted in bold.

2018–19 season
Date Event RD FD Total
November, 22–24 2019 2019 NHK Trophy 5
75.25 		7
107.01 		6
182.26
October 30-November 3, 2019 2019 CS Asian Trophy 1
78.40 		1
113.15 		1
191.55
October 18–20, 2019 2019 Skate America 6
70.41 		6
110.14 		6
180.55
September 25–28, 2019 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2
76.99 		4
113.43 		3
190.35
September 17–22, 2019 2019 CS U.S. International Classic 2
77.18 		2
111.29 		2
188.47
2018–19 season
Date Event RD FD Total
January 19–27, 2019 2019 U.S. Championships 4
75.23 		5
114.78 		5
190.01
November 26– December 2, 2018 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy 2
69.58 		1
110.64 		1
180.22
November 16–18, 2018 2018 Grand Prix Rostelecom Cup 2
69.01 		3
105.20 		3
174.21
November 2–4, 2018 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki 4
66.93 		5
100.35 		5
167.28
September 26–29, 2018 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 3
69.56 		3
107.93 		3
177.49
September 12–16, 2018 2018 CS U.S. International Classic 2
68.61 		2
105.43 		2
174.04

References

  1. ^ a b c "Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018.
  2. ^ Walker, Elvin (June 15, 2017). "Ponomarenko Continues a Family Tradition". IFS Magazine.
  3. ^ a b Keshner, Andrew (October 23, 2018). "Gold medal-winning ice skater sues over U.S. authorities' refusal to deem her 'extraordinary'". MarketWatch.
  4. ^ "Carreira-v-USCIS-Complaint" (PDF). October 21, 2018.
  5. ^ Carreira, Christina (March 14, 2017). "Taipei 101: Carreira explores junior worlds host city". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Slater, Paula (1 September 2017). "Carreira and Ponomarenko eye 2018 Junior World podium". Golden Skate.
  7. ^ Harris, Colette A. (September 27, 2018). "Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko Take Strong Chemistry Into Senior Ranks". U.S. Figure Skating.
  8. ^ Slater, Paula (November 17, 2018). "Stepanova and Bukin win second consecutive Grand Prix Gold at Rostelecom Cup". Golden Skate.
  9. ^ Mammoser, Scott (January 27, 2019). "Hubbell and Donohue defend U.S. ice dance title". Golden Skate.
  10. ^ Slater, Paula (October 19, 2019). "Hubbell and Donohue: 'We have so much progress to make'". Golden Skate.
  11. ^ Slater, Paula (October 20, 2019). "Hubbell and Donohue win second consecutive Skate America gold". Golden Skate.
  12. ^ Slater, Paula (November 23, 2019). "Papadakis and Cizeron take NHK Trophy gold with record scores". Golden Skate.
  13. ^ Slater, Paula (January 24, 2020). "Chock and Bates dance to lead in Greensboro". Golden Skate.
  14. ^ Slater, Paula (January 26, 2020). "Chock and Bates reclaim U.S. National title in Ice Dance". Golden Skate.
  15. ^ "Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018.
    "Earlier versions". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018.
  17. ^ "Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018.
  18. ^ "Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017.
  19. ^ "Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  20. ^ "Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
  21. ^ a b "Competition Results: Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018.
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