Minchuk teamed up with Anna Silaeva in 2009. They took the bronze medal at the 2010 Russian Junior Championships and were named in Russia's team to the 2010 World Junior Championships in The Hague, Netherlands. The pair finished 11th after placing 9th in the short program and 14th in the free skate. The following season, they qualified for the 2010–11 Junior Grand Prix Final in Beijing, where they finished 8th.