Vadim Akolzin (, ; born October 19, 1982) is an Israeli former

pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

. He achieved his best ISU Championship result, tenth, at the 2005 European Championships with

Julia Shapiro Julia Shapiro (, ; born 16 December 1984) is a former pair skater who competed for Russia and Israel. Early in her career, she represented Russia with Igor Petrov, Alexei Sokolov Alexei Vladimirovich Sokolov (; born 15 January 1979) is a Russi ...

Personal life

Vadim Akolzin was born in

Tver Tver (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa rivers. Tver is located northwest of Moscow. Population: The city is ...

in 1982 and moved to

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

in 1999.

Career

Akolzin originally competed as a single skater for Israel. In 2002, he switched to pairs and began competing with

. 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

With Shapiro

Single skating

Competitive highlights

With Sacks

With Shapiro

Singles career

References

External links

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Pairs on Ice: Shapiro & Akolzin
{{DEFAULTSORT:Akolzin, Vadim 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Tver Russian emigrants to Israel Israeli male pair skaters Israeli male single skaters People from Metula Sportspeople from Northern District (Israel) 21st-century Israeli sportsmen