Strekalin began learning to skate in 2006.[1] Competing in men's singles, he placed seventh at the Ukrainian Junior Championships in 2013 and 2015.[2] He also trained in pair skating with Sofiia Nesterova.[1]
Partnership with Hamon
Early seasons
In August 2016, Strekhalin teamed up with Cleo Hamon to compete for France in pairs.[1] Coached by Mehdi Bouzzine in Courbevoie, they made their international debut in February 2017, placing seventh in junior pairs at the Bavarian Open. In March, they placed fourteenth at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.[3]
Competing in the 2018 JGP series, Hamon/Strekalin placed sixth in Linz, Austria, and fifth in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Making their senior international debut, the pair took gold at the Volvo Open Cup in November 2018. In March 2019, they finished ninth at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.
With the pandemic ongoing, Hamon/Strekalin began the new season at the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where only pairs training in Europe competed.[7] They were fourth after the short program, and after the top-ranked Hase/Seegert withdrew, they placed third in the free and won the bronze medal.[8]
In February, they won their second straight National title.[10] Later that month, they competed at the International Challenge Cup, placing fifth. On 1 March they were named to the team for the 2021 World Championships.[11] They placed twentieth in their World Championship debut.[12] Hamon/Strekalin finished the season at the 2021 World Team Trophy, where they finished fifth in both segments, and Team France finished in fifth place overall.[13][14][15]
2021–22 season
Hamon/Strekalin began the season at the 2021 Lombardia Trophy, where they finished in fourth place.[16]
They were originally scheduled to compete at the Nebelhorn Trophy, where the final Olympics spots would be decided, but were later replaced by Coline Keriven / Noël-Antoine Pierre. It was later announced that Hamon would be taking a break from figure skating due to health issues from burnout, and that had been the reason for them being replaced at the Nebelhorn Trophy.[17]
Partnership with Piegad
2022–23 season
On 31 January 2022 Strekalin announced that he had formed a new partnership with former singles skater Océane Piegad.[18] Coached by Laurent Depouilly, Nathalie Depouilly, and Dominique Deniaud, the pair made their competitive debut at the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where they finished in eleventh place, and then competed at the 2022 Master's de Patinage, winning the silver medal.[19]
Piegad/Strekalin were assigned to the 2024 Grand Prix de France.[21] They withdrew from the competition on September 17.[22] On September 23, they announced their spilt due to injury.[23]
