Julia Shapiro
Russian-Israeli figure skater (born 1984)
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Julia Shapiro (Hebrew: יוליה שפירו, Russian: Юлия Шапиро; 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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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 December 1984 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Israel (current) Russia (former) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Programs
(with Akolzin)
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2004–2005 [1] |
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Competitive highlights
With Akolzin for Israel
| 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 | |||
With Khromin for Russia
| 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 | ||
With Sokolov for Russia
| 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 | |
