Ilia Averbukh

Ilia Izyaslavovich Averbukh (Russian: Илья Изяславович Авербух, correctly spelled "Ilya"; born 18 December 1973) is a Russian ice dancer. With former wife Irina Lobacheva, he is the 2002 Olympic silver medalist,[1][2] the 2002 World champion and the 2003 European champion.

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Izyaslavovich and the family name is Averbukh.
Ilia Averbukh
Averbukh in 2004
Personal information
Country representedRussia
Born (1973-12-18) 18 December 1973
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Former partnerIrina Lobacheva
Marina Anissina
Former coachNatalia Linichuk
Gennadi Karponosov
Natalia Dybinskaya
Oleg Epstein
Skating clubDynamo Moscow
Former training locationsNewark, Delaware
Moscow
Began skating1979
Retired2003
Medal record
Figure skating
Ice dancing
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake CityIce dancing
World Championships
2003 Washington, D.C.Ice dancing
2002 NaganoIce dancing
2001 VancouverIce dancing
European Championships
2003 MalmöIce dancing
2002 LausanneIce dancing
2001 BratislavaIce dancing
1999 PragueIce dancing
Grand Prix Final
2002–2003 St. PetersburgIce dancing
2000–2001 TokyoIce dancing
1998–1999 St. PetersburgIce dancing
World Junior Championships
1992 HullIce dancing
1990 Colorado SpringsIce dancing

With Marina Anissina, he is the 1990 and 1992 World Junior champion.[3]

Early life

Averbukh is Jewish, and was born in Moscow.[4][5][6]

Career

Averbukh started skating at the age of 5. He initially competed with Marina Anissina. They won two World Junior Championships (1990 and 1992).[3] Averbukh teamed up with Irina Lobacheva in 1992.[7] After the Goodwill Games in the summer of 1994 their coaches moved with many of their students to the United States to train at the University of Delaware. Lobacheva and Averbukh joined them the next year.[7]

In September 2001, Lobacheva injured her knee in training, causing them to miss the Grand Prix season.[7] They won the silver medal at the 2002 Olympics behind Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat.

Lobacheva / Averbukh won gold at the 2002 World Championships and at the 2003 European Championships. They retired from competition at the end of the 2002–2003 season.

Post-competitive career

Following his retirement from competitive skating, Averbukh became a producer of skating shows and tours.[8] Among his projects are Ice Symphony/Ice Age; City Lights; Bolero (a television show pairing skaters with prima ballerinas);[9][10] and Small Stories of a Big City, an ice show during the 2012 Olympics in London.[11] In January 2013, Averbukh was named an ambassador for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[12]

Averbukh works as a choreographer. His past and current clients include:

Programs

(with Lobacheva)

Season Original dance Free dance Exhibition
2002–2003
[7][14]
2001–2002
[14][15]
  • Tanguera
    by M. Mores
  • Bulerias Magna Mafa
    by Thomas Espanner
2000–2001
[14][16]
  • Foxtrot: Come into my house
  • Quickstep: Dancing Fool
1999–2000
[14]
  • Ritmo de Bom Bom
    by Vimi
  • Rhumba de le more
1998–1999
[14]
  • Diablo
1997–1998
[14]
1996–1997
[14]
  • Argentine Tango:
  • This Business of Love
    (from The Mask)
    by Domino
1995–1996
[14]
  • Malagueña
1994–1995
[14]
1993–1994
[14]

Results

With Lobacheva
Results[7][15][16]
International
Event 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03
Olympics5th2nd
Worlds13th15th6th7th4th4th4th3rd1st2nd
Europeans9th5th5th4th3rd4th3rd3rd1st
Grand Prix Final5th4th3rd4th2nd1st
GP Cup of Russia2nd2nd2nd2nd1st
GP Int. Paris/Lalique1st2nd
GP Nations Cup3rd4th
GP NHK Trophy8th2nd2nd1st
GP Skate America2nd2nd2nd2nd
GP Skate Canada4th3rd
Goodwill Games2nd2nd
National
Russian Champ.2nd3rd3rd1st2nd2nd1st1st1st
GP = Became part of Champions Series in 1995–96, Grand Prix from 1998–99

With Anissina
Results[3]
International
Event 1989–1990 1990–1991 1991–1992
World Junior Championships1st4th1st

Hall of Fame

Averbukh was elected to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame's induction class of 2015.[17]

Other sports

Averbukh will play a role in the opening ceremony of the 2016 Bandy World Championship.

Personal life

Lobacheva and Averbukh married in 1995.[7] Their son, Martin, was born in 2004. They divorced in 2007.

See also

References
  1. Day by day in Jewish sports history. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  2. "Jewish athletes in the Olympics — then and now". Jweekly. 9 February 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  3. "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-30.
  5. "Jewish Olympic Medalists (1896–Present) – Jewish Virtual Library". jewishvirtuallibrary.org.
  6. "Day by Day in Jewish Sports History". google.com.
  7. "Irina LOBACHEVA / Ilia AVERBUKH: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 July 2003.
  8. Kany, Klaus-Reinhold (4 April 2008). "Ilya Averbukh hopes to bring show to U.S." Icenetwork.
  9. Rutherford, Lynn (6 June 2008). "Averbukh attributes success to persistence". Icenetwork.
  10. Golinsky, Reut (2010). "Ice festival in Moscow". Absolute Skating.
  11. Flade, Tatjana (17 August 2012). "Small Stories of a Big City". IFS Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  12. "Ilya Averbukh Named Sochi 2014 Ambassador". prweb.com. Digital Journal. 16 January 2013.
  13. http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00104482.htm Biography
  14. "Lobacheva and Averbukh: Program Information". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011.
  15. "Irina LOBACHEVA / Ilia AVERBUKH: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 February 2002.
  16. "Irina LOBACHEVA / Ilia AVERBUKH: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2001.
  17. "Late S.F. boxing champ to be enshrined". jweekly.com.
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