- Ilia Averbukh
Infobox Figure skater
title= Ilia Averbukh
caption=Averbukh in 2003.
country= RUS
dateofbirth= birth date and age|1973|12|18
residence=
height= 177 cm
partner=
formerpartner=Irina Lobacheva ,Marina Anissina
coach=
formercoach=Natalia Linichuk ,
Gennadi Karponosov ,Natalia Dybinskaya ,Oleg Epstein
choreographer=
formerchoreographer=
skating club= Dynamo Moscow
retired= 2003Ilia Averbukh ( _ru. Илья Авербух) (b.
December 18 ,1973 inMoscow ) is aRussia nJewish ice dancer. WithMarina Anissina , he was the 1990 & 1992 World Junior champions. With former wifeIrina Lobacheva , he is the 2002 Olympic silver medalist.Career
Averbukh started skating because of his mother at the age of 5.
His skating partner and ex-wife is
Irina Lobacheva . Averbukh used to skate withMarina Anissina , and together they won 2 Junior World Championships (1990 & 1992), but he fell in love with Lobacheva and started skating with her. A November 2007 report indicates that Averbukh and Lobacheva have divorced and will no longer skate together.After the Goodwill Games in the summer of 1994 their trainer team moved to Delaware, USA, with many of their students to train at the
University of Delaware . After one year they followed them to once again train with themThey married on March 10, 1995. They have son Martin born 2004.
Lobacheva and Averbukh are the 2002 Olympic silver medalists, the 2002 World Champions and the 2003 European Champions.
Competitive highlights
(with Lobacheva)
References
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External links
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* [http://www.caretoicedance.com/lobave.html Care to Ice Dance? - Lobacheva & Averbukh]
* [http://www.ice-dance.com/loba-aver/ IceDance.com bio]
* [http://www.jewsinsports.org/olympics.asp?sport=olympics&ID=679 Jews in Sports bio]
* [http://www.tltnews.net/2007/11/09/irina-lobacheva-and-ilia-averbukh-divorce Irina Lobacheva and Ilia Averbukh divorce]Navigation
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