Shira Ichilov

Shira Ichilov
Shira Ichilov
	Ichilov with Davidovich in 2017
Personal information
Country represented	Israel
Born	8 August 2002 (age 19); Tel Aviv, Israel
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Partner	Laurent Abecassis
Former partner	Vadim Davidovich
Coach	Galit Chait Moracci
Choreographer	Sergei Onik
Skating club	Ice Peaks
Training locations	Hackensack, New Jersey
Began skating	2014
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	142.12; 2019 Europeans
Short dance	57.10; 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
Free dance	87.20; 2019 Europeans

Shira Ichilov (born 8 August 2002) is an Israeli ice dancer who currently competes with Laurent Abecassis. 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] She is an only child. Her mother is an artistic figure skating coach for roller and ice skating and her father is the Director General of the Israel Ice Hockey Federation.^{[citation needed]}

Ichilov was homeschooled after seventh grade.^[2] She speaks Hebrew, English, and Russian.^[2] In 2018, she received her U.S. high school certificate.

Career[]

Early years[]

Ichilov trained initially in roller skating (singles), coached by Anna Kantor.^[2] She switched to ice skating in 2014.^[1] After a year in Holon, she relocated to the United States to train with the Israeli national Olympic team.^[2]

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 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. The two split following the 2019 World Championships, where they finished 25th in the rhythm dance and failed to qualify to the free dance.

2019–2020 season[]

Ichilov partnered with France's Laurent Abecassis to compete for Israel.^[3] They placed 12th at 2020 Egna Dance Trophy and then won gold at 2020 Jégvirág Cup.

Programs[]

(with Davidovich)

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

Competitive highlights[]

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

With Abecassis[]

International
Event	19–20	20–21	21–22
Worlds	C	26th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy			TBD
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^[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

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Shira ICHILOV / Vadim DAVIDOVICH: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Golinsky, Reut (6 March 2018). "Meet Shira Ichilov, Israeli junior ice dancer". Absolute Skating.
^ "חוזרים למשטח ההחלקה" [Going back to the rink.] (Facebook) (in Hebrew). Olympic Committee of Israel. December 10, 2019.
^ "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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Competition Results: Shira ICHILOV / Vadim DAVIDOVICH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019.

External links[]

[ISU-1819-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Shira ICHILOV / Vadim DAVIDOVICH: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019.

[AS180306-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Golinsky, Reut (6 March 2018). "Meet Shira Ichilov, Israeli junior ice dancer". Absolute Skating.

[ichilov-abecassis-3] "חוזרים למשטח ההחלקה" [Going back to the rink.] (Facebook) (in Hebrew). Olympic Committee of Israel. December 10, 2019.

[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] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Competition Results: Shira ICHILOV / Vadim DAVIDOVICH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019.

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