Avonley Nguyen

Avonley Nguyen
Personal information
Full name Avonley Claren Nguyen
Country represented United States
Born (2002-11-22) November 22, 2002
Cleveland, Ohio
Home town Washington, D.C.
Residence Novi, Michigan
Height 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Partner Vadym Kolesnik
Former partner Maxwell Gart
Coach Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Adrienne Lenda, Natalia Deller
Former coach Greg Zuerlein[1]
Choreographer Igor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo
Skating club Washington FSC
Training locations Novi, Michigan
Former training locations Washington, D.C.
Began skating 2009
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 165.63
2018 JGP Slovenia
Short dance 65.41
2018 JGP Slovenia
Free dance 100.22
2018 JGP Slovenia

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 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 silver at 2018 JGP Lithuania, behind Russia's Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov, and gold at 2018 JGP Slovenia to qualify for their first JGP Final.

Programs

With Kolesnik

Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition
2018–2019
[2]
    Short dance
    2017–2018
    [6]

      Competitive highlights

      JGP: Junior Grand Prix

      With Kolesnik

      International: Junior[7]
      Event 2017–18 2018–19
      JGP FinalTBD
      JGP Belarus5th
      JGP Italy6th
      JGP Lithuania2nd
      JGP Slovenia1st
      National[7]
      U.S. Championships5th J
      Midwestern Sectionals1st J
      J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

      With Gart

      National
      Event 2015–16
      U.S. Championships2nd I
      Midwestern Sectionals3rd I
      I = Intermediate level

      References

      1. ↑ Nguyen, Avonley (April 29, 2018). "Thank you @gzuerlein" (Instagram).
      2. 1 2 3 "Avonley NGUYEN / Vadym KOLESNIK: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018.
      3. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "Avonley NGUYEN / Vadym KOLESNIK: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
      7. 1 2 "Avonley NGUYEN / Vadym KOLESNIK: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018.
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