Zingas/Kolesnik Fan Thread - They Have “It”

[ice coverage]

Long article by Jeff Seidel of Detroit Free Press, reposted by Yahoo at free link below.

Novi ice dancers overcame war, surgeries and a test to make Olympics
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/novi-ice-dancers-overcame-war-100719973.html (Feb 1)​

Accompanying gallery of sixteen photos on freep.com:

Ice dancers Emilea Zingas, Vadym Kolesnik went from war to Olympics

https://www.freep.com/picture-gallery/sports/olympics/2026/02/01/ice-dancers-emilea-zingas-vadym-kolesnik-went-from-war-to-olympics/88423381007/

On freep.com, Seidel's article itself is behind paywall:

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/columnists/jeff-seidel/2026/02/01/emilea-zingas-vadym-kolesnik-ice-dance-novi-2026-olympics/88402657007/

 

[Allskate]

Vadym says tomorrow is a day off -- and gives Corono some free promotion.

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[aprilediv]

More pics from Vadym's Instagram showing ZK with Ilia Malinin . Also at the village is their coach Adrienne Lenda.
P.S. how cool is the Zingnik cola?

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[ice coverage]

Up-and-coming Novi ice dancers eager to rep prolific Team USA at Olympics

The Detroit News (@detroitnews) on Threads

Emilea Zingas, a Grosse Pointe Farms native, and Vadym Kolesnik, who has lived in Novi since he was 15, will make their Olympics debut.

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I was able to read today's Detroit News article in full by clicking on link in Threads post above.
Author is Tony Paul.

Article is behind paywall here:

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/olympics/2026/02/02/emilea-zingas-vadym-kolesnik-eager-to-rep-team-usa-at-olympics/88389154007/

ETA:​

Scroll down at link below to see "Team USA Spotlight: Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik," which has answers from both partners to six questions. U.S. Figure Skating Fan Newsletter - Olympic Edition was in my e-mail today.​

https://mailchi.mp/usfigureskating/fan-newsletter-olympic​

ETA:​

Emi/Vadym are the only dancers mentioned in ISU article about Olympic debutants in Milan.
"Ice Dancers Emilea Zingas & Vadym Kolsenik (USA) have celebrated a big breakthrough in this Olympic season and qualified in a deep U.S. Ice Dance field for the Olympic Winter Games. Fresh off their first victory at the ISU Four Continents Championships, they are the Ice Dance debutants to watch."
https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/news/figure-skating-the-olympic-debutants-eager-to-impress/ (Feb 3)​

 

[Sylvia]

First practice at the main rink (Feb. 3):

vadym____kolesnik on Instagram: "The first practice on the main rink, there was a special feeling of stepping onto the ice with the Olympic rings I can’t even describe in words the feeling of this moment. Eternally grateful to our coaching team, pare

104 likes, 1 comments - vadym____kolesnik on February 2, 2026: "The first practice on the main rink, there was a special feeling of stepping onto the ice with the Olympic rings I can’t even describe in words the feeling of this moment. Eternally grateful to our coaching team, parents, and...

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ETA:​

Scroll down at link below to see "Team USA Spotlight: Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik," which has answers from both partners to six questions. U.S. Figure Skating Fan Newsletter - Olympic Edition was in my e-mail today.​

https://mailchi.mp/usfigureskating/fan-newsletter-olympic​

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Thank you! Enjoyed this Q&A. I am quite surprised that they coach at least 3x per week! That's a lot of extra hours on top of training, school, etc. I can definitely see them running a school one day... they seem to have the passion for it.

 

[Sylvia]

Emilea & Vadym in the mixed zone after their first practice in the main rink on Feb. 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV3_X9E0xoU

Inside Dance article by Nate Salsman (February 4, 2026):

Less Than One Percent: Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik Are Off To Milan For The 2026 Winter Olympics

A lifelong ice dancing dream has come true for two incredible individuals with challenging paths to their childhood dream. Less Than One Percent: Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik Are Off To Milan

www.insidedance.com

 

[aprilediv]

FD practice at the main rink today. They seem to be embracing the Olympic experience. Lots of fun content on Tiktok as well, including them doing laundry.

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[ice coverage]

After 4 long years, US figure skater reunites with family from war-torn Ukraine at the Olympics

By Dave Skretta
Updated 8:30 AM EST, February 8, 2026

After 4 long years, US figure skater reunites with family from war-torn Ukraine at the Olympics

American figure skater Vadym Kolesnik has reunited with family members from Ukraine after four years apart.

apnews.com

Definitely worth reading -- lots of quotes from Vadym and Emi.

Emi's Instastory today shows photos of Emi and Vadym from Milan gathering with both his family and hers. Lovely to see.

https://www.instagram.com/stories/emileazingas/3827921202975364649/​

 

[ice coverage]

Emi/Vadym's Olympic RD is one of only four five that NBC Sports has shared on YouTube:

Zingas and Kolesnik impress in Olympic rhythm dance debut | Winter Olympics 2026 | NBC Sports

Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik soared to high up the results table to 6th place in their Olympic debut on Monday afternoon. Their rhythm dance earned #NBCS...

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(The video is of Z/K, although NBC's thumbnail unfortunately shows the wrong couple.)

ETA:​

Now one of five, after Carreira/Ponomarenko's later was added.​

 

[~tapdancer~]

Z/K are just fabulous. They are making a great showing here at the Olympics and it doesn't matter a whit to me where they place, they are the team for the future and soon will be top of the podium all the time. They are that good and will only get better. Especially after the dinosaur teams in world standings retire. Ice dance is same as it ever was in terms of anointing, thankfully the IJS scoring has helped over the years. I say this as a fan of ice dance for 46 years (!), I have the credentials.

Can't wait for their fantastic FD!

 

[Tak]

Congratulations to them! coming 6th in the RD is a HUGE achievement for them. I hope they realize how great that was. Best of luck in the FD. Personally Im hoping they can move up to 5th place.

 

[Plusdinfo]

WOW. I greatly enjoyed watching them live at Nationals, and I appreciated their RD today even more despite it being on a screen. In my opinion, they have it all. They're so impressive, and they would be a reason for me to pay money for an event in the future in a sea of skaters who, this past quad, have not impressed me. Well, I think ice dance is a strong discipline these days compared to the other three, but even within ice dance, there are plenty of teams who have not inspired me this season.

They should be proud of their performance, and I hope they nail the free dance.