Alexander Shakalov
Ukrainian ice dancer
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Alexander Shakalov (Ukrainian: Олександр Васильович Шакалов; born 26 March 1982 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian ice dancer.
Shakalov at the 2004 NHK Trophy | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 26 March 1982 |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Began skating | 1986 |
| Retired | 2011 |
Career
Shakalov competed with Viktoria Polzykina and Julia Grigorenko for Ukraine in his early career. From 2003 to 2007, he competed with Olga Akimova for Uzbekistan. They were the 2004-2005 Uzbekistani national champions. In 2009, Shakalov teamed up with Siobhan Heekin-Canedy and resumed competing for his native country. The couple was coached by Galit Chait and Natalia Dubova and split after the 2011 World Championships. He retired from competitive figure skating after the 2011 World Championships, and he is now working as a coach.
Programs
With Heekin-Canedy
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2010–2011 [1] |
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With Akimova
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2006–2007 [2] |
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| 2005–2006 [3] |
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| 2004–2005 [4] |
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The Mask (film):
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With Grigorenko
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2001–2002 [5] |
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With Polzykina
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2000–2001 [6] |
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Competitive highlights
With Heekin-Canedy for Ukraine
| Results[7] | ||
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| International | ||
| Event | 2009–2010 | 2010–2011 |
| Worlds | 15th | |
| Europeans | 11th | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 10th | |
| Finlandia Trophy | 6th | |
| Coupe de Nice | 4th | |
| Mont Blanc Trophy | 5th | 4th |
| Trophy of Lyon | 3rd | |
| National | ||
| Ukrainian Champ. | 4th | 1st |
With Teremtsova for Ukraine
| Results[1] | |
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| National | |
| Event | 2008–2009 |
| Ukrainian Championships | 5th |
With Akimova for Uzbekistan
| Results[4][3][2] | ||||
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| International | ||||
| Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
| Worlds | 27th | 25th | 24th | |
| Four Continents | 13th | 11th | 10th | |
| GP Cup of China | 9th | |||
| GP NHK Trophy | 11th | |||
| Karl Schäfer | 16th | |||
| Ondrej Nepela | 2nd | |||
| Pavel Roman | 3rd | |||
| Skate Israel | 6th | |||
| National | ||||
| Uzbekistani Champ. | 1st | 1st | ||
| GP = Grand Prix | ||||
With Grigorenko for Ukraine
| Results[5] | |
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| International | |
| Event | 2001–2002 |
| Junior Worlds | 18th |
| JGP Bulgaria | 5th |
| JGP Poland | 8th |
| National | |
| Ukrainian Champ. | 2nd J. |
| J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix | |
With Polzykina for Ukraine
| Results[6] | |||||
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| International | |||||
| Event | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 |
| JGP Final | 6th | ||||
| JGP Croatia | 6th | ||||
| JGP Czech | 2nd | ||||
| JGP Slovenia | 6th | ||||
| JGP Ukraine | 2nd | ||||
| EYOF | 2nd | ||||
| National | |||||
| Ukrainian Champ. | 7th J. | 4th J. | 2nd J. | 2nd | 2nd |
| J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix | |||||
