Born November 19^th, 1989, Vladi Bikanov immigrated to Israel in 1994 from Lvov, the Ukraine. He started training in short-track skating at the age of 8 and was first coached by Vera Zaslavsky. Since April 2009 he has been training at the Olympic Oval (Calgary, Canada) under the tutelage of world-renowned coach Jeroen Otter. Vladi has been representing Israel in international junior and later senior competitions since 2001.His hobbies are listening to music, hanging out with friends, and swimming.

Competitive Highlights:

• 10 ^th Alta Valtellina Cup, November 2001, Bormio, Italy – 3d place, Junior Relay ( 3000 m)
• Slovak Open Danubia Series, December 2001, Spisska Nova, Slovakia – 3d place overall
• 11^th Alta Valtellina Cup, November 2002, Bormio, Italy – 1^st place overall (Junior), 1^st place Junior Relay
• 12^th Alta Valtellina Cup, November 2003, Bormio, Italy, 2^nd place, Junior Relay
• 13^th Alta Valtellina Cup, November 2004, Bormio, Italy, 1^st place overall,
  1^st place, Junior Relay

• 15^th Alta Valtellina Cup, November 2006, Bormio, Italy, 3d  place overall (Junior)
• Slovak Open Danubia Series, December 2006, Spisska Nova, Slovakia – 3d place overall (Junior)
• Slovak Open Danubia Series, December 2008, Spisska Nova, Slovakia –2^nd place overall, 1^st place Mixed Relay

Result History