Vadim Akolzin

Sacks & Akolzin at the 2008 Israeli Nationals.
Personal information
Country represented:	Israel
Date of birth:	October 19, 1982 (1982-10-19) (age 27)
Height:	175 cm (5.7 ft)
Former partner:	Hayley Anne Sacks Julia Shapiro
Coach:	Andrei Bushkov
Former coach:	Sergei Shaiko, Tatiana Stolina, Larisa Yakovleva
Skating club:	Kochavim on Ice
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 in Tver, Russian SFSR) is an Israeli pair skater.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Programs 3 Competitive highlights 3.1 Pairs career 3.2 Singles career 4 External links

[edit] Biography

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

He originally competed as a single skater.

He switched to pairs and began competing with Julia Shapiro. 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. 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.

[edit] Programs

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

[edit] Competitive highlights

[edit] Pairs career

(with Sacks)

Event	2007-2008	2008-2009
World Championships	17th
Israeli Championships	2nd	2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy		11th

(with Shapiro)

Event	2002-2003	2003-2004	2004-2005
World Championships		16th	18th
European Championships		15th	10th
World Junior Championships		13th
Israeli Championships	1st	1st	1st
Skate America			8th
Trophee Eric Bompard			9th
Skate Israel		1st
Junior Grand Prix, Poland		8th
Junior Grand Prix, Slovenia		8th

[edit] Singles career

Event	1999-2000	2000-2001	2001-2002
World Junior Championships	31st	35th
Israeli Championships	1st J.	3rd	3rd
Golden Bear of Zagreb		3rd
Skate Israel	15th	7th
Junior Grand Prix, Italy			23rd
Junior Grand Prix, Netherlands			18th
Junior Grand Prix, Poland		17th
Junior Grand Prix, Germany		17th

[edit] External links

• Sacks & Akolzin at the International Skating Union
• Shapiro & Akolzin at the International Skating Union
• Vadim Akolzin at the International Skating Union
• Pairs on Ice: Shapiro & Akolzin

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