Julia Shapiro (, ; born 16 December 1984) is a 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 ...
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 Russian pair skating coach and former competitor. With Julia Obertas, he won two Grand Prix medals and placed within the top ten at two ISU Championships. He is the 1998 World Junior s ...
, and
Dmitri Khromin. With Sokolov, she is the
2000 World Junior bronze medalist. From 2002 to 2005, Shapiro competed with
Vadim Akolzin for Israel. They achieved their best ISU Championship result, tenth, at the
2005 European Championships.
Programs
(with Akolzin)
Competitive highlights
With Akolzin for Israel
With Khromin for Russia
With Sokolov for Russia
References
External links
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Pairs on Ice: Shapiro & Akolzin
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1984 births
Figure skaters from Saint Petersburg
Living people
Russian female pair skaters
Israeli female pair skaters
Israeli people of Russian-Jewish descent
People from Metula
Sportspeople from Northern District (Israel)
Soviet Jews
World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists
21st-century Russian sportswomen
21st-century Israeli sportswomen