Vadim Akolzin

Vadim Akolzin (Hebrew: ודים אקולזין, Russian: 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.

Vadim Akolzin
Sacks and Akolzin at the 2008 Israeli Nationals.
Native name	ודים אקולזין
Born	(1982-10-19) October 19, 1982 (age 42) Tver, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Hometown	Lake Arrowhead, California, United States
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Israel
Discipline	Pair skating
Began skating	1989
Retired	2009
Israeli Championships 2003 Metula Pairs 2004 Metula Pairs 2005 Metula Pairs 2008 Metula Pairs 2009 Metula Pairs 2001 Metula Pairs 2002 Metula Pairs

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

Season	Short program	Free skating
2007–2008	Scent of a Woman (soundtrack) performed by Itzhak Perlman	Spanish Tango by Raúl di Blasio

With Shapiro

Season	Short program	Free skating
2004–2005 [1]	Luna de Paris by Raul di Blasio	Underground Tango by Goran Bregovic

Single skating

Season	Short program	Free skating
2001–2002 [2]	Music by Mark Knopfler	Tubular Bells by Robert Maels
2000–2001 [3]	Space by Yellow	Spanish folk music by Daniel Ortega

Competitive highlights

With Sacks

Results[4]
International
Event	2007–08	2008–09
World Championships	17th
Nebelhorn Trophy		11th
National
Israeli Championships	2nd	2nd

With Shapiro

Results[1]
International
Event	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05
World Champ.		16th	18th
European Champ.		15th	10th
GP Skate America			8th
GP Trophée Bompard			9th
Skate Israel		1st
International: Junior
World Junior Champ.		13th
JGP Poland		8th
JGP Slovenia		8th
National
Israeli Champ.	1st	1st	1st
JGP = Junior Grand Prix

Singles career

Results[2][3]
International
Event	1999–2000	2000–2001	2001–2002
Skate Israel	15th	7th
International: Junior
World Junior Champ.	31st	35th
JGP Germany		17th
JGP Italy			23rd
JGP Netherlands			18th
JGP Poland		17th
Golden Bear		3rd
National
Israeli Champ.	1st J.	3rd	3rd
JGP = Junior Grand Prix