Julia Shapiro (born 16 December 1984) is a former pair skater who competed for Russia and Israel. Early in her career, she represented Russia with Igor Petrov, Alexei Sokolov, and Dmitri Khromin. With Sokolov, she is the 2000 World Junior bronze medalist. From 2002 to 2005, Shapiro competed with Vadim Akolzin for Israel. They achieved their best ISU Championship result, tenth, at the 2005 European Championships.
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![]() Shapiro and Akolzin in 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1984-12-16) 16 December 1984 (age 37) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Former partner | Vadim Akolzin (ISR) Dmitri Khromin (RUS) Alexei Sokolov (RUS) Igor Petrov (RUS) | |||||||||||||||||||
Former coach | Sergei Shaiko | |||||||||||||||||||
Former choreographer | Maria Tumanovskaia | |||||||||||||||||||
Former skating club | Canada Centre Metulla | |||||||||||||||||||
Former training locations | Metulla Saint Petersburg | |||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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(with Akolzin)
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2004–2005 [1] |
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Results[1] | |||
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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 |
International | ||
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Event | 2000–01 | 2001–02 |
Cup of Russia | 9th | |
International: Junior | ||
JGP Final | 5th | |
JGP Bulgaria | 1st | |
JGP Germany | 3rd | |
JGP Netherlands | 2nd | |
JGP Poland | 3rd | |
National | ||
Russian Junior Champ. | 6th | 4th |
JGP = Junior Grand Prix |
International | |
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Event | 1999–2000 |
World Junior Champ. | 3rd |
JGP Final | 2nd |
JGP Czech Republic | 1st |
JGP Slovenia | 1st |
National | |
Russian Junior Champ. | 2nd |
JGP = Junior Grand Prix |