Avonley Claren Nguyen (born November 22, 2002) is an American ice dancer.
[4] 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.
After taking gold in junior ice dancing at Midwestern Sectionals, they qualified to the 2018 U.S. Championships, where they would finish fifth.
[6] Nguyen/Kolesnik began their Junior Grand Prix season at the 2019 JGP United States, where they placed first in both segments with personal best scores and won the gold medal.
At 2019 JGP Poland, they again set personal best scores in both segments to take the title and qualify for the 2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final.
They concluded the season at the 2020 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, where they entered as one of the favorites for the title.
Nguyen said afterward "I've dreamed about this moment for so long and to know that our work finally paid off, it just feels great!"
Kolesnik indicated that they had not decided whether to move up to senior competition or remain at the junior level for another season.
[14] They were scheduled to make their U.S. Championship debut in January 2022, but withdrew after Smirnov suffered a hip injury.