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Shira Ichilov
Ichilov with Davidovich in 2017
Native nameשירה איכילוב (Hebrew)
Born (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 22)
Tel Aviv, Israel
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country Israel
PartnerVolodymyr Byelikov
CoachGalit Chait Moracci
Skating clubIce Peaks
Began skating2014

Shira Ichilov (Template:Lang-he; born 8 August 2002) is an Israeli ice dancer, who currently competes with Volodymyr Byelikov. With her former skating partner, Laurent Abecassis, she competed at the 2021 World Championships. With her former skating partner, Vadim Davidovich, she is the 2019 Israeli national champion and has competed in the final segment at two ISU Championships.

Personal life

Shira Ichilov was born on 8 August 2002 in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1]

Career

2016–2017 season

Ichilov began skating with Vadim Davidovich in July 2016, coached by Galit Chait in the U.S.[2] In November, making their international debut, Ichilov/Davidovich finished tenth in junior ice dancing at the 2016 Tallinn Trophy. In March, they placed twenty-sixth in the short dance at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. Their placement was not sufficient to advance to the free dance.[3]

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 seventeenth overall. It was Davidovich's final season of age-eligibility for junior events.[3]

2018–2019 season

Making their senior international debut, Ichilov/Davidovich finished ninth at the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy in October. They placed twelfth at the Volvo Open Cup and 10th at the 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb before taking the Israeli national title.[3]

In January, the two qualified to the free dance at the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus. They finished twentieth overall, having ranked twentieth in both segments. The two split following the 2019 World Championships, where they finished twenty-fifth in the rhythm dance and failed to qualify to the free dance.[3]

2019–2020 season

Ichilov partnered with France's Laurent Abecassis to compete for Israel.[4] They placed twelfth at 2020 Egna Dance Trophy and then won gold at 2020 Jégvirág Cup. Ichilov/Abecassis were scheduled to make their World Championship debut at the 2020 edition in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

2020–2021 season

With the pandemic continuing to limit international competitions, Ichilov/Abecassis competed only at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, where they placed twenty-sixth in the rhythm dance and did not advance to the free dance.[6]

2021–2022 season

Ichilov/Abecassis competed at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, seeking to qualify a berth for Israel at the 2022 Winter Olympics. They placed tenth at the event, outside of qualification.[6] Afterward, Ichilov announced that their partnership had ended due to Abecassis deciding to retire from competitive skating.[7]

Following the dissolution of her partnership, Ichilov formed a new partnership with Ukrainian ice dancer Volodymyr Byelikov. They debuted at the Israeli championships, winning the silver medal, before earning their international minimums at the Bavarian Open, placing sixth. They were fourth at the Egna Trophy, before making their World Championship debut at the 2022 World Championships in Montpellier. They placed twenty-first, and were the first team to miss qualifying for the free dance.[8]

Programs

With Byelikov

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2021–2022
[9]

With Abecassis

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2021–2022
[10]
2019–2021
[11][12]

With Davidovich

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2018–2019
[1]
Short dance
2017–2018
[13]
2016–2017
[14]
  • Me Voy
    by Yasmin Levy
    choreo. by Galit Chait Moracci

Competitive highlights

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

With Byelikov

International
Event 21–22
Worlds 21st
CS Denis Ten MC WD
Bavarian Open 6th
Egna Trophy 4th
National
Israeli Champ. 2nd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Abecassis

International[6]
Event 19–20 20–21 21–22
Worlds C 26th
CS Denis Ten MC WD
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 10th
Challenge Cup WD
Egna Trophy 12th
Jégvirág Cup 1st
Lake Placid IDI 11th
U.S. Classic 7th
TBD: Assigned; WD: Withdrew; C = Cancelled

With Davidovich

International[3]
Event 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Worlds 25th
Europeans 20th
CS Finlandia 9th
CS Golden Spin 10th
Volvo Open Cup 12th
International: Junior[3]
Junior Worlds 26th 17th
JGP Austria 6th
JGP Latvia 4th
Bavarian Open 10th
Golden Spin 4th
Ice Star 2nd
Tallinn Trophy 10th
National[3]
Israeli Champ. 1st J 1st
J = Junior level

References

  1. ^ a b "Shira ICHILOV / Vadim DAVIDOVICH: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019.
  2. ^ Golinsky, Reut (6 March 2018). "Meet Shira Ichilov, Israeli junior ice dancer". Absolute Skating.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Competition Results: Shira ICHILOV / Vadim DAVIDOVICH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019.
  4. ^ "חוזרים למשטח ההחלקה" [Going back to the rink.] (Facebook) (in Hebrew). Olympic Committee of Israel. December 10, 2019.
  5. ^ Ewing, Lori (March 11, 2020). "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports.
  6. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Shira ICHILOV / Laurent ABECASSIS". International Skating Union.
  7. ^ Ichilov, Shira [@shiraichilov_new] (September 29, 2021). "Hi everyone! Laurent has decided to quit skating. I will continue skating and I will be looking for suitable partner" – via Instagram.
  8. ^ "Competition Results: Shira ICHILOV / Volodymyr BYELIKOV". International Skating Union.
  9. ^ "Shira ICHILOV / Volodymyr BYELIKOV: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Shira ICHILOV / Laurent ABECASSIS: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Shira ICHILOV / Laurent ABECASSIS: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Shira ICHILOV / Laurent ABECASSIS: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Shira ICHILOV / Vadim DAVIDOVICH: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Shira ICHILOV / Vadim DAVIDOVICH: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017.
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