Vadim Akolzin | |
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Sacks and Akolzin at the 2008 Israeli Nationals.
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Personal information | |
Country represented | Israel |
Born |
Tver, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
October 19, 1982
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Former partner |
Hayley Anne Sacks Julia Shapiro |
Former coach | Andrei Bushkov, Sergei Shaiko, Tatiana Stolina, Larisa Yakovleva |
Skating club | Kochavim on Ice |
Began skating | 1989 |
Retired | 2009 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 111.23 2008 Worlds |
Short program | 41.96 2008 Worlds |
Free skate | 69.27 2008 Worlds |
Vadim Akolzin (Hebrew: ודים אקולזין, Russian: Вадим Аколзин, born October 19, 1982) is an Israeli former pair skater. He achieved his best ISU Championship result, tenth, at the 2005 European Championships with Julia Shapiro.
Vadim Akolzin was born in Tver in 1982 and moved to Israel in 1999.
Akolzin originally competed as a single skater for Israel. In 2002, he switched to pairs and began competing with Julia Shapiro. 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.