Anthony Ponomarenko

Anthony Ponomarenko
Carreira/Ponomarenko in 2016
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (2001-01-05) January 5, 2001
San Jose, California
Residence Novi, Michigan, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Partner Christina Carreira
Former partner Sarah Feng
Coach Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo
Former coach Greg Zuerlein, Fabian Bourzat
Choreographer Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo
Skating club Skating Club of San Francisco
Training locations Novi, Michigan
Former training locations San Francisco, California
Began skating 2005
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 177.49
2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Short dance 69.56
2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Free dance 107.93
2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Medal record
Representing  United States
Figure skating: Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
2018 SofiaIce dancing
2017 TaipeiIce dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
2017–18 NagoyaIce dancing

Anthony Ponomarenko (born January 5, 2001) is an American ice dancer. With his skating partner, Christina Carreira, he 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

Anthony Ponomarenko was born on January 5, 2001, in San Jose, California. He is the son of 1992 Olympic ice dancing champions Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko.[1] He has an elder brother, Timothy.[2]

Career

Early years

Ponomarenko started skating in 2005.[1] He was a single skater for about four years before switching to ice dancing.[2] His partnership with Sarah Feng began by 2010. The two won the bronze medal in novice ice dancing at the 2014 U.S. Championships.

2014–2015 season

In 2014, Ponomarenko teamed up with Canadian ice dancer Christina Carreira. The two decided to represent the United States. Their Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut came in September 2014; they placed fifth in Ostrava, Czech Republic, and then fourth in Tallinn, Estonia. They finished fifth 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

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.

2017–2018 season

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

Pasquale Camerlengo joined their coaching team ahead of the 2018–2019 season.[3] 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.

Programs

(with Carreira)

Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition
2018–2019
[1][4]
Short dance
2017–2018
[5]
2016–2017
[6]
  • Exogenesis: Symphony
    Part 3 (Redemption)
    by Muse
2015–2016
[7]
  • Poursuit
    by Goran Bregović
  • Auscencia
    by Goran Bregović
  • Black Cat, White Cat
    by Goran Bregović
2014–2015
[8]

Competitive highlights

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

With Carreira

International[9]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
GP FinlandTBD
GP RostelecomTBD
CS Nebelhorn3rd
CS U.S. Classic2nd
International: Junior[9]
Junior Worlds3rd2nd
JGP Final4th2nd
JGP Austria1st
JGP Belarus1st
JGP Czech Rep.5th
JGP Estonia4th
JGP France2nd
JGP Latvia4th
JGP Poland2nd
JGP Russia2nd
Lake Placid IDI2nd J1st J
National[4]
U.S. Champ.5th J4th J2nd J1st J
Pacific Coast3rd J1st J
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Feng

National
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
U.S. Championships8th N3rd N
U.S. Junior Champ.3rd V5th I
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Walker, Elvin (June 15, 2017). "Ponomarenko Continues a Family Tradition". IFS Magazine.
  3. ↑ Harris, Colette A. (September 27, 2018). "Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko Take Strong Chemistry Into Senior Ranks". U.S. Figure Skating.
  4. 1 2 "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.
  5. ↑ "Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Competition Results: Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018.
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