Vadim Akolzin

Vadim Akolzin

Sacks and Akolzin at the 2008 Israeli Nationals.
Personal information
Country represented Israel
Born (1982-10-19) October 19, 1982
Tver, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Former partner Hayley Anne Sacks
Julia Shapiro
Former coach Andrei Bushkov, Sergei Shaiko, Tatiana Stolina, Larisa Yakovleva
Skating club Kochavim on Ice
Began skating 1989
Retired 2009
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) is an Israeli former pair skater. He achieved his best ISU Championship result, tenth, at the 2005 European Championships with Julia Shapiro.

Personal life

Vadim Akolzin was born in Tver in 1982 and moved to Israel in 1999.

Career

Akolzin originally competed as a single skater for Israel. In 2002, he switched to pairs and began competing with Julia Shapiro. Shapiro/Akolzin were the 2003-2005 Israeli national pairs champions. Their partnership ended in 2005.

In 2007, Akolzin teamed up with Hayley Anne Sacks. They placed second in their first competition together, the Israel national championship, and then placed 17th at the 2008 World Championships. They parted ways after repeating as national silver medalists at the 2008–09 Israeli Championships.

Programs

With Sacks

Season Short program Free skating
2007–2008

With Shapiro

Season Short program Free skating
2004–2005
[1]
  • Luna de Paris
    by Raul di Blasio
  • Underground Tango
    by Goran Bregovic

Single skating

Season Short program Free skating
2001–2002
[2]
  • Music
    by Mark Knopfler
  • Tubular Bells
    by Robert Maels
2000–2001
[3]
  • Space
    by Yellow
  • Spanish folk music
    by Daniel Ortega

Competitive highlights

With Sacks

Results[4]
International
Event 2007–08 2008–09
World Championships 17th
Nebelhorn Trophy 11th
National
Israeli Championships 2nd 2nd

With Shapiro

Results[1]
International
Event 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05
World Champ. 16th 18th
European Champ. 15th 10th
GP Skate America 8th
GP Trophée Bompard 9th
Skate Israel 1st
International: Junior
World Junior Champ. 13th
JGP Poland 8th
JGP Slovenia 8th
National
Israeli Champ. 1st 1st 1st
JGP = Junior Grand Prix

Singles career

Results[2][3]
International
Event 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2002
Skate Israel 15th 7th
International: Junior
World Junior Champ. 31st 35th
JGP Germany 17th
JGP Italy 23rd
JGP Netherlands 18th
JGP Poland 17th
Golden Bear 3rd
National
Israeli Champ. 1st J. 3rd 3rd
JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References

  1. 1 2 "Julia SHAPIRO / Vadim AKOLZIN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 19, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Vadim AKOLZIN: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 2, 2003.
  3. 1 2 "Vadim AKOLZIN: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 26, 2001.
  4. ↑ "Competition Results: Hayley Anne SACKS / Vadim AKOLZIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 20, 2014.



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