Alexander Shakalov
| Alexander Shakalov | |
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Shakalov at the 2004 NHK Trophy
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| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Ukraine |
| Former country(ies) represented | Uzbekistan |
| Born |
26 March 1982 Dnipropetrovsk |
| Residence | Stamford, Connecticut |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Former partner |
Siobhan Heekin-Canedy Elena Teremtsova Olga Akimova Julia Grigorenko Viktoria Polzykina |
| Former coach |
Galit Chait Natalia Dubova Irina Voroninskaya Alexander Rozhin |
| Former choreographer | Natalia Dubova Marina Gromova |
| Former skating club | Dynamo Kiev |
| Former training locations |
Stamford, Connecticut Dnipropetrovsk |
| Began skating | 1986 |
| Retired | 2011 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 128.70 2011 Worlds |
| Short dance | 52.31 2011 Worlds |
| Free dance | 76.39 2011 Worlds |
Alexander Shakalov (Ukrainian: Олександр Васильович Шакалов; born 26 March 1982 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian ice dancer.
In his early career, Shakalov competed with Viktoria Polzykina and Julia Grigorenko for Ukraine. From 2003 to 2007, he competed with Olga Akimova for Uzbekistan. They were the 2004-2005 Uzbekistani national champions. In 2009, Shakalov teamed up with Siobhan Heekin-Canedy and resumed competing for his native country. The couple were coached by Galit Chait and Natalia Dubova and split after the 2011 World Championships. He retired from competitive figure skating after the 2011 World Championships. He is now working as a coach.
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