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Vadim Akolzin

{{short description|Israeli pair skater}}

{{Infobox figure skater

| name = Vadim Akolzin

| image = SacksAkolzin08natlp.jpg

| caption = Sacks and Akolzin at the 2008 Israeli Nationals.

| fullname =

| altname =

| country = {{ISR}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|10|19|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Tver, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union

| height = {{height|m=1.75}}

| beganskating = 1989

| retired = 2009

| discipline = Pair skating

| module = {{Figure skating infobox medals|nationals=Israeli

|NC={{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Israeli|2003|Metula|p}}{{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Israeli|2004|Metula|p}}{{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Israeli|2005|Metula|p}}{{FS medal|s|NC|nationals=Israeli|2008|Metula|p}}{{FS medal|s|NC|nationals=Israeli|2009|Metula|p}}{{FS medal|b|NC|nationals=Israeli|2001|Metula|p}}{{FS medal|b|NC|nationals=Israeli|2002|Metula|p}}

}}

| hometown = Lake Arrowhead, California,
United States

| native_name = ודים אקולזין

| native_name_lang = he

}}

Vadim Akolzin ({{langx|he|ודים אקולזין}}, {{langx|ru|Вадим Акользин}}; 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.

Personal life

Vadim Akolzin was born in Tver in 1982 and moved to Israel in 1999.

Career

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.

Programs

= With Sacks =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Season

! Short program

! Free skating

2007–2008

|

|

= With Shapiro =

class=wikitable style=text-align:center

! Season

! Short program

! Free skating

2004–2005

|

  • Luna de Paris
    by Raul di Blasio

|

  • Underground Tango
    by Goran Bregovic

= Single skating =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Season

! Short program

! Free skating

2001–2002

|

  • Music
    by Mark Knopfler

|

  • Tubular Bells
    by Robert Maels
2000–2001

|

  • Space
    by Yellow

|

  • Spanish folk music
    by Daniel Ortega

Competitive highlights

= With Sacks =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=3 align=center | Results
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | International
Event

! 2007–08

! 2008–09

align=left | World Championships17th
align=left | Nebelhorn Trophy11th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | National
align=left | Israeli Championshipsbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=silver | 2nd

= With Shapiro =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=4 align=center | Results
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | International
Event

! 2002–03

! 2003–04

! 2004–05

align=left | World Champ.16th18th
align=left | European Champ.15th10th
align=left | GP Skate America8th
align=left | GP Trophée Bompard9th
align=left | Skate Israelbgcolor=gold | 1st
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | International: Junior
align=left | World Junior Champ.13th
align=left | JGP Poland8th
align=left | JGP Slovenia8th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | National
align=left | Israeli Champ.bgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1st
colspan=4 align=center | JGP = Junior Grand Prix

=Singles career=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=4 align=center | Results
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | International
Event

! 1999–2000

! 2000–2001

! 2001–2002

align=left | Skate Israel15th7th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | International: Junior
align=left | World Junior Champ.31st35th
align=left | JGP Germany17th
align=left | JGP Italy23rd
align=left | JGP Netherlands18th
align=left | JGP Poland17th
align=left | Golden Bearbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | National
align=left | Israeli Champ.bgcolor=gold | 1st J.bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
colspan=4 align=center | JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References

{{Reflist|refs=

{{cite web | url = http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00004541.htm | title = Vadim AKOLZIN: 2000/2001 | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20010426220938/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00004541.htm | archivedate = April 26, 2001 | url-status = dead }}

{{cite web | url = http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00004541.htm | title = Vadim AKOLZIN: 2001/2002 | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20030102094452/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00004541.htm | archivedate = January 2, 2003 | url-status = dead }}

{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007097.htm | title = Julia SHAPIRO / Vadim AKOLZIN: 2004/2005 | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090819052153/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007097.htm | archivedate = August 19, 2009 | url-status = live }}

{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00011003.htm | title = Competition Results: Hayley Anne SACKS / Vadim AKOLZIN | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140420030818/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00011003.htm | archivedate = April 20, 2014 | url-status = live }}

}}

External links

{{commons category|Vadim Akolzin}}

  • {{isu name | id=00011003 | name=Sacks & Akolzin}}
  • {{isu name | id=00007097 | name=Shapiro & Akolzin}}
  • {{isu name | id=00004541 | name=Vadim Akolzin}}
  • [http://www.pairsonice.net/record.php?f=Shapiro&m=Akolzin Pairs on Ice: Shapiro & Akolzin]

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Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Tver

Category:Russian emigrants to Israel

Category:Israeli male pair skaters

Category:Israeli male single skaters

Category:People from Metula

Category:Sportspeople from Northern District (Israel)

Category:21st-century Israeli sportsmen