Julia Vlassov

Julia Vlassov Biography

Julia Vlassov (born August 29, 1990) is an American pair skater. She and former partner Drew Meekins are the 2006 World Junior Champions.

Personal life

Vlassov was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the daughter of Aleksandr Vlasov, the 1977 World silver medalist and European bronze medalist in pairs. The family moved to the United States in 1994.

Career

Vlassov started skating at the age of 5. She competed as a single skater on the Juvenile and Intermediate levels before switching to pairs skating. She teamed up with Drew Meekins in 2002.

Following a successful junior career that was highlighted by medaling in every event they entered including Junior Grand Prix's, Junior Grand Prix Final, and the US National Championships, Vlassov and Meekins made their senior Grand Prix debut in the 2006-2007 season at 2006 Cup of China and 2006 NHK Trophy. They were assigned to two Grand Prix events for the 2007-2008 season; however, they were forced to withdraw from the 2007 Skate Canada International before the event began due to an injury to Meekins's shoulder which occurred during an attempted lift in practice. Vlassov and Meekins announced the end of their partnership on November 8, 2007.

Programs

(with Meekins)

Season	Short program	Free skating
2007-2008	Malaguena by Ernesto Lecuona	Titanic Symphony by Richard Clayderman
2006-2007	Leelo's Tune by Maksim Mrvica Sarabande by Maksim Mrvica	Warsaw Concerto performed by Richard Clayderman
2005-2006	Picante by Vanessa Mae	Paychek (soundtrack) by John Powell
2004-2005	Picante by Vanessa Mae	Paychek (soundtrack) by John Powell
2003-2004	Beethoven's 5th	Mission Impossible Pink Panther

Competitive highlights

(with Meekins)

Event	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
World Junior Championships			9th	1st
U.S. Championships	4th N.	1st N.	2nd J.	3rd J.	7th
Cup of China					6th
NHK Trophy					5th
Nebelhorn Trophy					2nd
Junior Grand Prix Final			4th	2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Croatia				3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Andorra				2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine			3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Belgrade			1st
NACS Waterloo			4th J.
NACS Ohio		1st N.
Eastern Sectionals	2nd N.	1st N.
New England Regionals	1st N.	1st N.
N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level

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