Vadim Akolzin

Vadim Akolzin
Sacks and Akolzin at the 2008 Israeli Nationals.
Born (1982-10-19) October 19, 1982 (age 42)
Tver, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
HometownLake Arrowhead, California,
United States
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
Country Israel
DisciplinePair skating
Began skating1989
Retired2009
Israeli Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Metula Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2004 Metula Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2005 Metula Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2008 Metula Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2009 Metula Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Metula Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Metula Pairs

Vadim Akolzin (Hebrew: ודים אקולזין, Russian: Вадим Акользин, 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. ^ a b "Julia SHAPIRO / Vadim AKOLZIN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 19, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Vadim AKOLZIN: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 2, 2003.
  3. ^ a b "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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