Julia Vlassov
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| Vlassov and Meekins | ||
| Personal Info | ||
| Country: |  United States |
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| Date of birth: | August 29, 1990 | |
| Residence: | Hudson, Massachusetts | |
| Height: | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | |
| Former Partner: | Drew Meekins | |
| Coach: | Alexander Vlassov | |
| Skating Club: | New England FSC | |
| ISU Personal Best Scores | ||
| Short + Free Total: | 138.05 | 2006 World Juniors |
| Short Program: | 49.83 | 2005 JGPF |
| Free Skate: | 92.61 | 2006 World Juniors |
Julia Vlassov (born August 29, 1990 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) is an American pair skater. She and former partner Drew Meekins are the 2006 World Junior Champions.[1]
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[edit] Personal life
Vlassov is the daughter of Alexander Vlassov,[2] the 1977 World silver medalist and European bronze medalist in pairs.[3]. The family moved to the United States in 1994.
[edit] Career
Vlassov started skating at the age of 5.[4] She competed as a single skater on the Juvenile and Intermediate levels before switching to pairs skating.[5] She teamed up with Drew Meekins in 2002.
Following a successful junior career that was highlighted by medaling in every event they entered including Junior Grand Prix's, Junior Grand Prix Final, and the US National Championships, Vlassov and Meekins made their senior Grand Prix debut in the 2006-2007 season at 2006 Cup of China and 2006 NHK Trophy. They were assigned to two Grand Prix events for the 2007-2008 season; however, they were forced to withdraw from the 2007 Skate Canada International before the event began due to an injury to Meekins's shoulder which occurred during an attempted lift in practice. Vlassov and Meekins announced the end of their partnership on November 8, 2007.[6]
[edit] Competitive highlights
(with Meekins)
| Event | 2002-2003 | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 |
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| World Junior Championships | 9th | 1st | |||
| U.S. Championships | 4th N. | 1st N. | 2nd J. | 3rd J. | 7th |
| Cup of China | 6th | ||||
| NHK Trophy | 5th | ||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 2nd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 4th | 2nd | |||
| Junior Grand Prix, Croatia | 3rd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Andorra | 2nd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine | 3rd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Belgrade | 1st | ||||
| NACS Waterloo | 4th J. | ||||
| NACS Ohio | 1st N. | ||||
| Eastern Sectionals | 2nd N. | 1st N. | |||
| New England Regionals | 1st N. | 1st N. |
- N = Novice level; J = Junior level
[edit] References
- Julia Vlassov at the United States Figure Skating Association
- Julia Vlassov at the International Skating Union biography page
[edit] External links
