Longtime partners Anthony Ponomarenko and Christina Carreira chase first Olympics

Longtime partners Anthony Ponomarenko and Christina Carreira chase first Olympics

A San Jose native is hoping to fulfill his Olympic dreams in Italy. Growing up in Morgan Hill, Anthony Ponomarenko has lived ice dancing since birth. Ponomarenko’s parents are former Russian ice dancing medalists and the only team to win an Olympic medal of every color. “It’s funny because they didn’t want me to figure skate,” Ponomarenko said. “They were like, ‘Our sons will be completely normal. They won’t see the ice rink.'” But when Ponomare…