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Vadym Kolesnik
Ukrainian-American ice dancer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Vadim Kolesnik.
Vadym Kolesnik (Ukrainian: Вадим Колесник; born October 27, 2001) is a Ukrainian-born ice dancer who competes for the United States. With his skating partner, Emilea Zingas, he is the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist and 2023 U.S. national pewter medalist.
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![]() Zingas/Kolesnik at the 2023 Skate Canada International | |||||||||||||||||||||
Native name | Вадим Колесник (Ukrainian) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Vadim Kolesnyk | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2001-10-27) October 27, 2001 (age 22) Kharkiv, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Partner | Emilea Zingas | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Igor Shpilband Pasquale Camerlengo Adrienne Lenda Natalia Deller | ||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | SC of New York | ||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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With his former partner, Avonley Nguyen, he is the 2020 World Junior champion, the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, and the 2020 U.S. junior national champion. He has also won four medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, including three golds, and qualified to the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final.