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Meet Team USA Figure Skating: Christina Carreira & Anthony Ponomarenko

2/16/202615 min

In the next episode of Meet Team USA Figure Skating (Frozen Waters), a special mini-series from Unfiltered Waters, Katie sits down with Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko, ice dance partners who have navigated one of the most challenging and transformative seasons of their careers. Christina and Anthony reflect on the emotional toll of uncertainty, including Christina’s journey to U.S. citizenship, and what it took to stay grounded while chasing an Olympic dream that felt anything but guaranteed. They open up about mental health, stepping away from toxic noise, building trust through honest communication, and the rituals that he...

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Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Katie Hoff· Host0:00

    We welcome Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko to the podcast. They are our third ice dancing pair, and they have overcome so much in the past year. Christina fighting to become a US citizen from being Canadian, and the two just flow so well together in their conversations, in their partnership on the ice. And I had a wonderful time catching up with them, and probably laughing the most I did [laughs] with anybody else. So please enjoy my conversation with Christina and Anthony. [upbeat music] Christina, Anthony, welcome to Frozen Waters.

  2. Anthony Ponomarenko· Guest0:49

    Thank you.

  3. Christina Carreira· Guest0:49

    Thank you.

  4. Katie Hoff· Host0:50

    [laughs] [laughs] I am just in awe of you guys. I've never been to figure skating in person, and it is 1,000 times more impressive than on TV.

  5. Christina Carreira· Guest1:00

    [laughs] Thank you.

  6. Katie Hoff· Host1:02

    [laughs] Have you guys... I know the answer to this, but it probably hasn't soaked in yet. But when you get home, kind of what's the first thing that you guys wanna do just to reflect and savor the moment?

  7. Christina Carreira· Guest1:12

    [sighs] I don't even know. [laughs] [laughs] It all just happened over the weekend.

  8. Katie Hoff· Host1:18

    Yeah.

  9. Christina Carreira· Guest1:18

    I feel like I just need a day to like process.

  10. Katie Hoff· Host1:21

    Just lay.

  11. Christina Carreira· Guest1:22

    I just wanna like lay on the couch- [laughs] ... and do nothing.

  12. Katie Hoff· Host1:25

    [laughs] That's been the sentiment- Yeah ... from everybody.

  13. Christina Carreira· Guest1:27

    [laughs] Yeah.

  14. Anthony Ponomarenko· Guest1:28

    The build-up has been

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