# Shira Ichilov

Shira Ichilov (Hebrew: שירה איכילוב; born 8 August 2002) is an Israeli ice dancer, who currently competes with Dmytriy Kravchenko. With her former skating partner, Laurent Abecassis, she competed at the 2021 World Championships. 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.

## Career
### 2016–2017 season

Ichilov began skating with Vadim Davidovich in July 2016, coached by Galit Chait in the U.S. In November, making their international debut, Ichilov/Davidovich finished tenth in junior ice dancing at the 2016 Tallinn Trophy. In March, they placed twenty-sixth 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 seventeenth 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 twelfth 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 twentieth overall, having ranked twentieth in both segments. The two split following the 2019 World Championships, where they finished twenty-fifth 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. They placed twelfth at 2020 Egna Dance Trophy and then won gold at 2020 Jégvirág Cup. Ichilov/Abecassis were scheduled to make their World Championship debut at the 2020 edition in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

### 2020–2021 season

With the pandemic continuing to limit international competitions, Ichilov/Abecassis competed only at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, where they placed twenty-sixth in the rhythm dance and did not advance to the free dance.

### 2021–2022 season

Ichilov/Abecassis competed at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, seeking to qualify a berth for Israel at the 2022 Winter Olympics. They placed tenth at the event, outside of qualification. Afterward, Ichilov announced that their partnership had ended due to Abecassis deciding to retire from competitive skating.
Following the dissolution of her partnership, Ichilov formed a new partnership with Ukrainian ice dancer Volodymyr Byelikov. They debuted at the Israeli championships, winning the silver medal, before earning their international minimums at the Bavarian Open, placing sixth. They were fourth at the Egna Trophy, before making their World Championship debut at the 2022 World Championships in Montpellier. They placed twenty-first, and were the first team to miss qualifying for the free dance.

## Programs
### With Byelikov

| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
| 2021–2022 | Rock: Robot Rock Blues: I Feel It Coming Funk: Stronger by Daft Punk choreo. by Galit Chait | S.O.S. d'un terrien en détresse (from Starmania) by Michel Berger & Luc Plamondon performed by Grégory Lemarchal choreo. by Galit Chait |

### With Abecassis

| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
| 2021–2022 | Rock: Robot Rock Blues: I Feel It Coming Funk: Stronger by Daft Punk choreo. by Galit Chait | S.O.S. d'un terrien en détresse (from Starmania) by Michel Berger & Luc Plamondon performed by Grégory Lemarchal choreo. by Galit Chait |
| 2019–2021 | Foxtrot: Sherry by The Four Seasons Quickstep: Can't Take My Eyes Off You by Frankie Valli Swing: choreo. by Galit Chait | Be Italian (from Nine) performed by Fergie choreo. by Galit Chait |

### With Davidovich

| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
| 2018–2019 | 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 | 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 | 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
### Ice dance with Dmytriy Kravchenko

International :
| Event | 23–24 | 24–25 |
| CS Budapest Trophy | 14th | |
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | | 10th |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | | 13th |
| CS Warsaw Cup | 11th | |
| Bavarian Open | 10th | |
| Challenge Cup | 12th | |
| Lake Placid IDI | | 17th |
| Mezzaluna Cup | | 6th |
| NRW Trophy | | 5th |
| National |||
| Israeli Champ. | 2nd | 2nd |

### With Byelikov

International :
| Event | 21–22 |
| Worlds | 21st |
| Bavarian Open | 6th |
| Egna Trophy | 4th |
| National ||
| Israeli Champ. | 2nd |

### With Abecassis

International :
| Event | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 |
| Worlds | C | 26th | |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | | | 10th |
| Egna Trophy | 12th | | |
| Jégvirág Cup | 1st | | |
| Lake Placid IDI | | | 11th |
| U.S. Classic | | | 7th |

### With Davidovich

International :
| Event | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 |
| Worlds | | | 25th |
| Europeans | | | 20th |
| CS Finlandia | | | 9th |
| CS Golden Spin | | | 10th |
| Volvo Open Cup | | | 12th |
| International: Junior ||||
| Junior Worlds | 26th | 17th | |
| JGP Austria | | 6th | |
| JGP Latvia | | 4th | |
| Bavarian Open | 10th | | |
| Golden Spin | | 4th | |
| Ice Star | | 2nd | |
| Tallinn Trophy | 10th | | |
| National ||||
| Israeli Champ. | | 1st J | 1st |