Vadim Akolzin (Hebrew: ודים אקולזין, Russian: Вадим Акользин, born October 19, 1982) is an Israeli former pair skater. He achieved his best ISU Championship result, tenth, at the 2005 European Championships with Julia Shapiro.

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Vadim Akolzin
Sacks and Akolzin at the 2008 Israeli Nationals.
Born	(1982-10-19) October 19, 1982 (age 41) Tver, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Hometown	Lake Arrowhead, California, United States
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Israel
Discipline	Pair skating
Began skating	1989
Retired	2009
Israeli Championships 2003 Metula Pairs 2004 Metula Pairs 2005 Metula Pairs 2008 Metula Pairs 2009 Metula Pairs 2001 Metula Pairs 2002 Metula Pairs

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Vadim Akolzin was born in Tver in 1982 and moved to Israel in 1999.

Akolzin originally competed as a single skater for Israel. In 2002, he switched to pairs and began competing with Julia Shapiro. Shapiro/Akolzin were the 2003-2005 Israeli national pairs champions. Their partnership ended in 2005.

In 2007, Akolzin teamed up with Hayley Anne Sacks. They placed second in their first competition together, the Israel national championship, and then placed 17th at the 2008 World Championships. They parted ways after repeating as national silver medalists at the 2008–09 Israeli Championships.