Vadim Akolzin
# 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.

## 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 | Luna de Paris by Raul di Blasio | Underground Tango by Goran Bregovic |

### Single skating

| 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

Results :

| International |||
| - | - | - |
| Event | 2007–08 | 2008–09 |
| World Championships | 17th | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | | 11th |
| National |||
| Israeli Championships | 2nd | 2nd |

### With Shapiro

Results :

| 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 :

| 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 ||||
