Vadim Davidovich

Vadim Davidovich
Vadim Davidovich
Native name	דוידוביץ' (Hebrew) ; Вадзім Давідовіч (Belarusian)
Other names	Vadzim Davidovich
Born	19 September 1996; Minsk, Belarus
Hometown	Minsk, Belarus
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Israel
Partner	Shira Ichilov
Coach	Galit Chait Moracci ; Alexei Gorshkov
Skating club	Ice Peaks
Began skating	2003

Vadim Davidovich (Hebrew: 'ואדים דוידוביץ; 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.

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	Foxtrot: Sherry by The Four Seasons Quickstep: Can't Take My Eyes Off You by Frankie Valli Swing:	Be Italian (from Nine) performed by Fergie
2018–2019 ^[1]	Chicago by John Kander Jazz: All That Jazz Tango: Cell Block Tango choreo. by Sergei Onik	Notre-Dame de Paris by Riccardo Cocciante choreo. by Sergei Onik
	Short dance
2017–2018 ^[4]	Cha-cha: Dímelo by Marc Anthony Samba: Ven a Bailar by Jennifer Lopez choreo. by Galit Chait Moracci	Me Voy by Yasmin Levy choreo. by Galit Chait Moracci
2016–2017 ^[5]	Blues: Seven Nation Army Boogie-woogie: The Dirty Boogie choreo. by Galit Chait Moracci	Me Voy by Yasmin Levy choreo. by Galit Chait Moracci

With Tkacheva

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2015–2016 ^[2]	Foxtrot: Petite Fleur by Sidney Bechet performed by Henri Salvador Waltz: Padam, padam... by Édith Piaf choreo. by Sergei Petukhov	Bismisah Ask Derun Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Opening Theme choreo. by Sergei Petukhov
2014–2015	Cuban Pete Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps performed by Doris Day

With Karastsialiova

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2012–2013	Swing Baby You Can Leave Your Hat On performed by Joe Cocker

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	26th	17th
JGP Austria		6th
JGP Latvia		4th
Bavarian Open	10th
Golden Spin		4th
Ice Star		2nd
Tallinn Trophy	10th
National^[6]
Israeli Champ.		1st J	1st
J = Junior level

With Tkacheva for Belarus

International: Junior^[7]
Event	2014–15	2015–16
JGP Slovakia		11th
Bavarian Open	5th
Ice Star	12th	6th
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

References

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

External links

Shira Ichilov / Vadim Davidovich at the International Skating Union

[ISU-1819-1] "Shira ICHILOV / Vadim DAVIDOVICH: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019.

[ISU-1516-2] "Anastasia TKACHEVA / Vadim DAVIDOVICH: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.

[AS180306-3] Golinsky, Reut (6 March 2018). "Meet Shira Ichilov, Israeli junior ice dancer". Absolute Skating.

[ISU-1718-4] "Shira ICHILOV / Vadim DAVIDOVICH: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.

[ISU-1617-5] "Shira ICHILOV / Vadim DAVIDOVICH: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017.

[ISU-SIVD-6] "Competition Results: Shira ICHILOV / Vadim DAVIDOVICH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019.

[ISU-ATVD-7] "Competition Results: Anastasia TKACHEVA / Vadim DAVIDOVICH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019.

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