In Ukraine Strekalin began learning to skate in 2006. They withdrew from the competition on September 17. On September 23, they announced their spilt due to injury.
Partnership with Wessenberg 2025–26 season In June 2025, it was Strekalin announced that he had teamed up with American-born figure skater,
Megan Wessenberg, and they would split their time between training in France with
Bruno Massot and the United States with
Stefania Berton and
Rockne Brubaker. The team debuted at the
2025 Master's de Patinage, where they won the bronze medal. They then went on to compete at the
2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, finishing in seventeeth place. == Programs ==