title: Julia Shapiro
text: # Julia Shapiro
  
  Julia Shapiro (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.
  
  ## Programs
  
  (with Akolzin)
  
  | Season | Short program | Free skating |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2004–2005 | Luna de Paris by Raul di Blasio | Underground Tango by Goran Bregovic |
  
  ## Competitive highlights
  
  ### With Akolzin for Israel
  
  Results :
  
  | 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 :
  
  | 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 :
  
  | 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 ||
  