Vadim Akolzin
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Vadim Akolzin is an Israeli pair skater
Pair skating
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Biography

Vadim Akolzin was born in Tver
Tver
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. He moved to Israel
Israel
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 in 1999.

He originally competed as a single skater.

He switched to pairs and began competing with Julia Shapiro
Julia Shapiro
Julia Shapiro is an Israeli pair skater. She previously competed with Igor Petrov, Alexei Sokolov, and Dmitri Khromin, all for Russia. She was the 2000 World Junior bronze medalist with Sokolov. Shapiro currently competes with Vadim Akolzin for Israel...

. Shapiro & Akolzin were the 2003-2005 Israeli national pairs champions. They broke up their partnership after 2005 season.

In 2007 Akolzin teamed up with Hayley Anne Sacks
Hayley Anne Sacks
Hayley Anne Sacks is an American pair skater who has also competed internationally for Israel.-Career:Sacks originally competed in the United States as a single skater....

. In their first competition they placed 2nd at Israel national championship. They repeated that placement at the 2008-2009 Israeli Figure Skating Championships. Their partnership ended following that competition.

Programs

Season Short Program Free Skating
2007-2008 Scent of a Woman (soundtrack)
performed by Itzhak Perlman
Itzhak Perlman
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Spanish Tango
by Raúl di Blasio
Raúl di Blasio
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Pairs career

(with Sacks)
Event 2007-2008 2008-2009
World Championships
World Figure Skating Championships
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17th
Israeli Championships
Israeli Figure Skating Championships
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2nd 2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy
Nebelhorn Trophy
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11th


(with Shapiro)
Event 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005
World Championships
World Figure Skating Championships
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16th 18th
European Championships
European Figure Skating Championships
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15th 10th
World Junior Championships
World Junior Figure Skating Championships
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13th
Israeli Championships
Israeli Figure Skating Championships
The Israeli Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of Israel. Winners are given the title National Champion. Over the years, the date of the competition has been moved for regional political reasons or for the lack of ice....

1st 1st 1st
Skate America
Skate America
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8th
Trophée Eric Bompard
Trophée Eric Bompard
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9th
Skate Israel
Skate Israel
Skate Israel is a senior-level international figure skating competition, held in Metulla, Israel. Skaters compete in four disciplines: ladies and men's singles, pairs and ice dancing...

 
1st
Junior Grand Prix, Poland
ISU Junior Grand Prix
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8th
Junior Grand Prix, Slovenia
ISU Junior Grand Prix
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8th

Singles career

Event 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002
World Junior Championships
World Junior Figure Skating Championships
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31st 35th
Israeli Championships
Israeli Figure Skating Championships
The Israeli Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of Israel. Winners are given the title National Champion. Over the years, the date of the competition has been moved for regional political reasons or for the lack of ice....

 
1st J. 3rd 3rd
Golden Bear of Zagreb
Golden Bear of Zagreb
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3rd
Skate Israel
Skate Israel
Skate Israel is a senior-level international figure skating competition, held in Metulla, Israel. Skaters compete in four disciplines: ladies and men's singles, pairs and ice dancing...

 
15th 7th
Junior Grand Prix, Italy
ISU Junior Grand Prix
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23rd
Junior Grand Prix, Netherlands
ISU Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...

 
18th
Junior Grand Prix, Poland
ISU Junior Grand Prix
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17th
Junior Grand Prix, Germany
ISU Junior Grand Prix
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17th

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