Sacks & Akolzin at the 2008 Israeli Nationals. |
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Country represented | Israel |
| Born | October 19, 1982 |
| Height | 175 cm (5.74 ft) |
| Former partner | Hayley Anne Sacks Julia Shapiro |
| Coach | Andrei Bushkov |
| Former coach | Sergei Shaiko, Tatiana Stolina, Larisa Yakovleva |
| Skating club | Kochavim on Ice |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 111.23 2008 Worlds |
| Short program | 41.96 2008 Worlds |
| Free skate | 69.27 2008 Worlds |
Vadim Akolzin (Hebrew: ודים אקולזין , Russian: Вадим Аколзин , born October 19, 1982 in Tver, Russian SFSR) is an Israeli pair skater.
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Vadim Akolzin was born in Tver. He moved to Israel in 1999.
He originally competed as a single skater.
He switched to pairs and began competing with Julia Shapiro. Shapiro & Akolzin were the 2003-2005 Israeli national pairs champions. They broke up their partnership after 2005 season.
In 2007 Akolzin teamed up with Hayley Anne Sacks. In their first competition they placed 2nd at Israel national championship. They repeated that placement at the 2008-2009 Israeli Figure Skating Championships. Their partnership ended following that competition.
| Season | Short Program | Free Skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-2008 | Scent of a Woman (soundtrack) performed by Itzhak Perlman |
Spanish Tango by Raúl di Blasio |
(with Sacks)
| Event | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 |
|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 17th | |
| Israeli Championships | 2nd | 2nd |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 11th |
(with Shapiro)
| Event | 2002-2003 | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 16th | 18th | |
| European Championships | 15th | 10th | |
| World Junior Championships | 13th | ||
| Israeli Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Skate America | 8th | ||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 9th | ||
| Skate Israel | 1st | ||
| Junior Grand Prix, Poland | 8th | ||
| Junior Grand Prix, Slovenia | 8th |
| Event | 1999-2000 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | 31st | 35th | |
| Israeli Championships | 1st J. | 3rd | 3rd |
| Golden Bear of Zagreb | 3rd | ||
| Skate Israel | 15th | 7th | |
| Junior Grand Prix, Italy | 23rd | ||
| Junior Grand Prix, Netherlands | 18th | ||
| Junior Grand Prix, Poland | 17th | ||
| Junior Grand Prix, Germany | 17th |