Early career Vernikov competed in
ladies' singles for the United States, but never qualified for the
U.S. Championships.
2018–2019 season In 2019, Vernikov teamed up with
Evgeni Krasnopolski, 14 years her senior, to compete in
pair skating for Israel. She had never competed the discipline prior to the partnership. In their debut international competition, the 2019 Open Ice Mall Cup, Vernikov/Krasnopolski won the bronze medal behind Croatia's
Lana Petranović /
Antonio Souza-Kordeiru and
Zoe Jones /
Christopher Boyadji of
Great Britain.
2019–2020 season Vernikov/Krasnopolski opened their season with a tenth-place finish at
2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. They then won the bronze medal at the
Volvo Open Cup in November. At their second Challenger,
2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, Vernikov/Krasnpolski set personal bests in all segments and finished 11th overall. In December, Vernikov/Krasnopolski won the national title at the
Israeli Championships. They were assigned to both the
2020 European Championships and the
2020 World Championships. They qualified to the free skating and finished 13th overall at Europeans. Vernikov/Krasnopolski then competed at
Challenge Cup in February, finishing in fifth. The World Championships, scheduled for March, were postponed and eventually cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–2021 season In October, Vernikov/Krasnopolski, alongside their coaches and the Israeli national team, relocated their training base from
Hackensack, New Jersey, to
Montclair State University in
Montclair, New Jersey. They received their first-ever
Grand Prix assignment, the
2020 Rostelecom Cup, but withdrew due to pandemic travel restrictions. Since assignments for the
2020–21 Grand Prix were allotted based on proximity to skaters' home country and/or training location, they were later reassigned to
2020 Skate America to replace
Russia's
Evgenia Tarasova /
Vladimir Morozov; under normal circumstances, skaters who withdraw from a Grand Prix will not be assigned a replacement one. Vernikov/Krasnopolski finished eighth at Skate America. They placed nineteenth at the
2021 World Championships. == Programs ==