Vadim Davidovich (; 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. 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.
2016–2017 season In July 2016, Davidovich teamed up with Shira Ichilov to compete for Israel, coached by Galit Chait in the United States. 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 Sherry Can't Take My Eyes Off You Be Italian 2018–2019 Chicago All That Jazz Cell Block Tango Notre-Dame de Paris Short dance 2017–2018 Dímelo Ven a Bailar Me Voy 2016–2017 Seven Nation Army The Dirty Boogie
With Tkacheva Season Short dance Free dance 2015–2016 Petite Fleur Padam, padam... Bismisah Ask Derun Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Opening Theme 2014–2015 Cuban Pete Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
With Karastsialiova Season Short dance Free dance 2012–2013 Swing Baby You Can Leave Your Hat On
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Ichilov for Israel International Event 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 Worlds 25th Europeans 20th Finlandia 9th Golden Spin 10th Volvo Open Cup 12th International: Junior Junior Worlds 26th 17th Austria 6th Latvia 4th Bavarian Open 10th Golden Spin 4th Ice Star 2nd Tallinn Trophy 10th National Israeli Champ. 1st J 1st J = Junior level
With Tkacheva for Belarus International: Junior Event 2014–15 2015–16 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
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