Vadim Davidovich

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Vadim Davidovich
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Personal information
Native nameדוידוביץ' (Hebrew)
Вадзім Давідовіч (Belarusian)
Alternative namesVadzim Davidovich
Country represented Israel
Born (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 26)
Minsk, Belarus
Home town Minsk, Belarus
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Partner Shira Ichilov
Former partnerAnastasia Tkacheva
Hanna Karastsialiova
Coach Galit Chait Moracci
Alexei Gorshkov
Former coach Alexander Zhulin
Oleg Volkov
Denis Samokhin
ChoreographerSergei Onik
Former choreographerSergei Petukhov
Skating clubIce Peaks
Former skating clubCCOR Minsk
Training locations Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.
Former training locations Moscow, Russia
Began skating2003
ISU personal best scores
Combined total142.12
2019 European
Short dance 57.10
2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
Free dance87.20
2019 European

Vadim Davidovich (born 19 September 1996) is an Israeli ice dancer. With his skating partner, Shira Ichilov, he is the 2019 Israeli national champion and has competed in the final segment at two ISU Championships.

Contents

Career

Early years

Davidovich started learning to skate in 2003. [1] Early in his career, he represented Belarus with Hanna Karastsialiova (Karastseleva) and with Russia's Anastasia Tkacheva. Tkacheva/Davidovich appeared at one ISU Junior Grand Prix event, in 2015. The two were coached by Alexander Zhulin and Oleg Volkov in Moscow, Russia. [2]

2016–2017 season

In July 2016, Davidovich teamed up with Shira Ichilov to compete for Israel, coached by Galit Chait in the United States. [3] In November, making their international debut, Ichilov/Davidovich finished tenth in junior ice dancing at the 2016 Tallinn Trophy. In March, they placed 26th in the short dance at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. Their placement was not sufficient to advance to the free dance.

2017–2018 season

In September, Ichilov/Davidovich debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, finishing sixth in Salzburg, Austria, and then fourth in Riga, Latvia. After taking silver in the junior event at the 2017 Minsk-Arena Ice Star and placing fourth at the 2017 Golden Spin of Zagreb, they became the Israeli national junior champions. In March, the duo competed at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria; they qualified to the final segment and finished 17th overall. It was Davidovich's final season of age-eligibility for junior events.

2018–2019 season

Making their senior international debut, Ichilov/Davidovich finished ninth at the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy in October. They placed 12th at the Volvo Open Cup and 10th at the 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb before taking the Israeli national title.

In January, the two qualified to the free dance at the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus. They finished 20th overall, having ranked 20th in both segments.

Programs

With Ichilov

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2019–2010
2018–2019
[1]
Short dance
2017–2018
[4]
2016–2017
[5]
  • Me Voy
    by Yasmin Levy
    choreo. by Galit Chait Moracci

With Tkacheva

Season Short dance Free dance
2015–2016
[2]
2014–2015
  • Bismisah
  • Ask Derun
  • Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Opening Theme
    choreo. by Sergei Petukhov

With Karastsialiova

Season Short dance Free dance
2012–2013

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Ichilov for Israel

International [6]
Event 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Worlds 25th
Europeans 20th
CS Finlandia 9th
CS Golden Spin 10th
Volvo Open Cup 12th
International: Junior [6]
Junior Worlds 26th17th
JGP Austria 6th
JGP Latvia 4th
Bavarian Open 10th
Golden Spin 4th
Ice Star 2nd
Tallinn Trophy 10th
National [6]
Israeli Champ. 1st J1st
J = Junior level

With Tkacheva for Belarus

International: Junior [7]
Event 2014–15 2015–16
JGP Slovakia 11th
Bavarian Open 5th
Ice Star 12th6th
Leo Scheu Memorial 5th
NRW Trophy 10th
Toruń Cup 7th

With Karastsialiova for Belarus

International: Junior
Event 2012–13
Ice Star 6th
NRW Trophy 30th
Santa Claus Cup 23rd

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References

  1. 1 2 "Shira ICHILOV / Vadim DAVIDOVICH: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Anastasia TKACHEVA / Vadim DAVIDOVICH: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Golinsky, Reut (6 March 2018). "Meet Shira Ichilov, Israeli junior ice dancer". Absolute Skating.
  4. ↑ "Shira ICHILOV / Vadim DAVIDOVICH: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Shira ICHILOV / Vadim DAVIDOVICH: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Shira ICHILOV / Vadim DAVIDOVICH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "Competition Results: Anastasia TKACHEVA / Vadim DAVIDOVICH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019.
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