Anthony Ponomarenko

Anthony Ponomarenko
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (2001-01-05) January 5, 2001
San Jose, California
Residence Novi, Michigan, United States
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Partner Christina Carreira
Former partner Sarah Feng
Coach Igor Shpilband, Greg Zuerlein, Fabian Bourzat
Choreographer Igor Shpilband
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 157.19
2016 JGP Russia
Short dance 63.10
2016 JGP Russia
Free dance 94.15
2017 Junior Worlds
Medal record
Representing  United States
Figure skating: Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
2017 Taipei Ice dancing

Anthony Ponomarenko (born January 5, 2001) is an American ice dancer. With his skating partner, Christina Carreira, he is the 2017 World Junior bronze medalist and 2017 U.S. national junior silver medalist.

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 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

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.

Programs

(with Carreira)

Season Short dance Free dance
2016–2017
[1]
2015–2016
[3]
  • Waltz and polka: City Lights
    by Charlie Chaplin
  • Poursuit
    by Goran Bregović
  • Auscencia
    by Goran Bregović
  • Black Cat, White Cat
    by Goran Bregović
2014–2015
[4]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Carreira

International[5]
Event 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
Junior Worlds 3rd
JGP Final 4th
JGP Czech Republic 5th
JGP Estonia 4th
JGP France 2nd
JGP Latvia 4th
JGP Poland 2nd
JGP Russia 2nd
Lake Placid IDC 2nd J
National[6]
U.S. Champ. 5th J 4th J 2nd J
Pacific Coast 3rd J 1st J
J = Junior level

With Feng

National
Event 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
U.S. Championships 8th N 3rd N
U.S. Junior Champ. 3rd V 5th I
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Walker, Elvin (June 15, 2017). "Ponomarenko Continues a Family Tradition". IFS Magazine.
  3. ↑ "Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Competition Results: Christina CARREIRA / Anthony PONOMARENKO". International Skating Union.
  6. ↑ "Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017.
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