Alexander Shakalov

Alexander Shakalov

Shakalov at the 2004 NHK Trophy
Personal information
Country represented	Ukraine
Former country(ies) represented	Uzbekistan
Born	March 26, 1982 (1982-03-26) (age 29) Dnipropetrovsk
Residence	Stamford, Connecticut
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Former partner	Siobhan Heekin-Canedy Olga Akimova Viktoria Polzykina Julia Grigorenko Elena Teremtsova
Coach	Galit Chait Natalia Dubova
Choreographer	Natalia Dubova
Skating club	Dynamo Kiev
Current training locations	Stamford, Connecticut
Began skating	1986
Season's bests	28 (2010–2011)[1]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	128.70 2011 Worlds
Short dance:	52.31 2011 Worlds
Free dance	76.39 2011 Worlds

Alexander Shakalov (born March 26, 1982 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian ice dancer.

In his early career, he competed with Viktoria Polzykina and Julia Grigorenko for Ukraine. He also represented Uzbekistan with Olga Akimova from 2003 to 2007. The two were the 2004-2005 Uzbek national champions. In 2009, he teamed up with Siobhan Heekin-Canedy and resumed competing for his native country. The couple were coached by Galit Chait and Natalia Dubova and split after the 2011 World Championships.

Programs

(with Heekin-Canedy)

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2010–2011	Waltz: Desde el Alma by Rosita Melo Tango: El Choclo by Ángel Villoldo	La Vie en rose Padam Padam Je Ne Regrette Rien by Édith Piaf L'Arrestation by Christopher Gunning

Competitive highlights

(with Heekin-Canedy)

Event	2009–2010	2010–2011
World Championships		15th
European Championships		11th
Ukrainian Championships	4th	1st
Nebelhorn Trophy		10th
Finlandia Trophy		6th
Coupe de Nice		4th
Mont Blanc Trophy	5th	4th
International Trophy of Lyon		3rd

(with Akimova)

Event	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
World Championships		27th	25th	24th
Four Continents Championships		13th	11th	10th
Uzbek Championships	1st	1st
Cup of China				9th
NHK Trophy		11th
Karl Schäfer Memorial			16th
Ondrej Nepela Memorial			2nd
Pavel Roman Memorial		3rd
Skate Israel	6th

References

1. ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. April 30, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtsdto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 

External links

• Siobhan Heekin-Canedy and Alexander Shakalov at the International Skating Union
• Olga Akimova and Alexander Shakalov at the International Skating Union

Persondata
Name	Shakalov, Alexander
Alternative names
Short description	Ukrainian ice dancer
Date of birth	March 26, 1982
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death