Julia Shapiro | |
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Shapiro and Akolzin in 2004
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Personal information | |
Country represented |
Israel (current) Russia (former) |
Born |
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
December 16, 1984
Height | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Former partner |
Vadim Akolzin (ISR) Dmitri Khromin (RUS) Alexei Sokolov (RUS) Igor Petrov (RUS) |
Former coach | Sergei Shaiko |
Former choreographer | Maria Tumanovskaia |
Former skating club | Canada Centre Metulla |
Former training locations |
Metulla Saint Petersburg |
Began skating | 1989 |
Retired | 2005 |
Julia Shapiro (born December 16, 1984) is a former pair skater who competed for Russia and Israel. Early in her career, she represented Russia with Igor Petrov, Alexei Sokolov, and Dmitri Khromin. With Sokolov, she is the 2000 World Junior bronze medalist. From 2002–05, Shapiro competed with Vadim Akolzin for Israel. They achieved their best ISU Championship result, tenth, at the 2005 European Championships.
(with Akolzin)