Novi ice dancers overcame war, surgeries and a test to make Olympics

How these two underdogs, Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik, became U.S. Olympians is absolutely wild. It’s a story of an ...

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

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

Patch AM: How did Novi-trained skaters skate into Olympic favorite status?

Coming up: Dinner Workshop in Novi, Michigan on the Novi Patch calendar ...
The Oakland Press

Local performers from Skating Club of Novi excel on national stage

Skating Club of Novi coach Julie Mitts saw opportunity for her students when U.S. Figure Skating launched its Excel Series to pair with its longstanding Championship tier. “Prior to (the Excel Series) ...
Cowboys Wire

Michigan skater becomes Olympian in 'best moment of my entire life'

Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik, who train at the Novi Ice Arena, skated arm-in-arm across the ice after being named to their first U.S. figure skating Olympic team on Sunday, Jan. 11. Zingas stopped ...