Facts: - formertraininglocations: metulla saint petersburg - caption: shapiro and akolzin in 2004 - height: 1.50 0 - formerpartner: vadim -rrb- alexei sokolov -lrb- rus -rrb- igor petrov -lrb- rus akolzin -rrb- -lrb- isr -rrb- dmitri khromin -lrb- rus - formerchoreographer: maria tumanovskaia - country: israel russia - retired: 2005 - beganskating: 1989 - birth date: 16 december 1984 - name: julia shapiro - formercoach: sergei shaiko - image: shapiro and akolzin ec2004.jpg - birth place: leningrad , russian sfsr , soviet union Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of julia shapiro .
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julia shapiro -lrb- born december 16 , 1984 -rrb- is a former pair skater who competed for russia and israel .early in her career , she represented russia with igor petrov , alexei sokolov , and dmitri khromin .with sokolov , she is the 2000 world junior bronze medalist .from 2002 -- 05 , shapiro competed with vadim akolzin for israel .they achieved their best isu championship result , tenth , at the 2005 european championships .