Breakout Ice Dance Star Emilea Zingas on Successful Season, Working with a Sports Pscyh & Taking Risks

There's only one way to describe the success of Emilea Zingas and Zadym Kolesnik's 2026 season: METEORIC. Four years ago, they started skating together and immediately clicked. Now, they are the top ice dance duo in America. Just this year they placed fifth at the Milan Olympics, earned bronze at ISU Figure Skating World Championships just weeks later, and a gold at ISU Figure Skating Four Continents Championships before that! They simply love of skating together, taking risks, and chasing big dreams. Emilea thought she would be coming to Boston to attend university, now she's here as an Olympian chasing gold. Today we dive into: Her reflections & reactions to their breakout season and rise to top American ice dance pair Why she fell in love with the sports as a kid Emilea's reluctance to ice dance & the realization that changed everything   How coaching has altered her perspective on competition Power of working with a sports psychologist to get an advantage over competitors Why her relationship off the ice with Vadym helps their relationship on the ice The strong role family has played in their success Emilea's definition of success & her pride in taking the risk to chase it Preview of this season's program with a BOLD music choice Emilea's interests away from the rink Follow Emilea on social: @emileazingas  Follow along with Hannah on social: @_hannah.donnellyTo watch the episodes: NBC Sports Boston YouTube Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.