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Zingas and Kolesnik continue to make a mark in rhythm dance
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These two USA ice dance pairs ready for free dance at Winter Olympics
MILAN — Three Team USA ice dancing couples qualified for the figure skating free dance at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Wednesday, including two pairings making their Olympic debuts in Milano Cortina.
The American duo of Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik finished sixth after the rhythm dance on Monday, while the pairing of Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko finished in 11th place. Team USA's top couple, Madison Chock and Evan Bates, finished in second place and are gold-medal favorites heading into Wednesday's free dance skate.
Carreira and Ponomarenko scored a season-best in their free dance to bring their total score to 197.62.
Can more than one American ice dance pair medal? It would mark an Olympic first as two U.S. teams have never made it on the podium together in ice dance. Three Team USA pairs finished in the top 10 at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, while three ice dancing pairings finished in the top 11 at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Going for gold: Michigan-trained ice dancers take the Olympic stage
As the Winter Olympics kick off in Milan, one of the most popular sports, ice dancing, features athletes trained right here in Novi, Michigan.
While traditional figure skating focuses on technical jumps, lifts and spins, ice dancing athletes gain points for musicality and choreography all while dancing so closely with one another in tandem that the faintest slip of the skate could lead to disaster.
During Monday’s competition, Team USA athletes Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik flew across the ice, twirling in perfect unison to R&B hit “Poison” by Bell Biv DeVoe. Their artistry and technique put them in 6th place, with a final performance coming up Wednesday.
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