Ilia Averbukh

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In this Eastern Slavic naming convention, the patronymic is Izyaslavich and the family name is Averbukh.
Ilia Averbukh
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Averbukh in 2004
Personal information
Country representedRussia
Born (1973-12-18) 18 December 1973 (age 47)
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
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Medal record
Figure skating
Ice dancing
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City Ice dancing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Washington, D.C. Ice dancing
Gold medal – first place 2002 Nagano Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Vancouver Ice dancing
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Malmö Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Lausanne Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Bratislava Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Prague Ice dancing
Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 2002–2003 St. Petersburg Ice dancing
Silver medal – second place 2000–2001 Tokyo Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 1998–1999 St. Petersburg Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Hull Ice dancing
Gold medal – first place 1990 Colorado Springs Ice dancing

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

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:

  • Russia Ksenia Makarova
  • Germany Nelli Zhiganshina/Alexander Gazsi
  • Russia Yulia Lipnitskaya
  • Russia Sergei Voronov
  • Russia Elena Ilinykh/Ruslan Zhiganshin
  • Russia Elena Radionova
  • Russia Evgenia Medvedeva
  • Russia Maxim Kovtun
  • Estonia Niina Petrokina[13]
  • Russia Sofia Samodurova
  • Russia Dmitri Aliev
  • Russia Alexandra Stepanova/Ivan Bukin

Programs[]

(with Lobacheva)

Season Original dance Free dance Exhibition
2002–2003
[7][14]
  • The Blue Danube
    by Johann Strauss II
  • Unter Donner und Blitz
    by Johann Strauss II
  • Baby Face
    version by Little Richard
  • Fever
    version by Elvis Presley
  • Jumpin' Jack
    performed by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
2001–2002
[14][15]
  • Tanguera
    by M. Mores
  • Bulerias Magna Mafa
    by Thomas Espanner
  • To Everything There is a Season
  • Time for Peace
    by Rita
  • Ronde de Vigo
    (Cembalo beginning and end)
2000–2001
[14][16]
  • Foxtrot: Come into my house
  • Quickstep: Dancing Fool
  • Toccata
    from Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  • The Same Sun
    by Chris de Burgh
  • Hava Nagila
    performed by Russian Jewish Choir
1999–2000
[14]
  • Ritmo de Bom Bom
    by Vimi
  • Rhumba de le more
  • Jesus Christ Superstar
    by Andrew Lloyd Webber
1998–1999
[14]
  • Die Fledermaus
  • The Gypsy Baron
    by Johann Strauss II
  • Diablo
  • Tutti Frutti
    by Little Richard
1997–1998
[14]
  • Tutti Frutti
    by Little Richard
  • Jesus Christ Superstar
    by Andrew Lloyd Webber
1996–1997
[14]
  • Argentine Tango:
  • The Mask
  • This Business of Love
    (from The Mask)
    by Domino
1995–1996
[14]
  • O Sole Mio
  • Santa Lucia
  • Tarantella
  • Malagueña
1994–1995
[14]
  • Sing, Sing, Sing
  • Hava Nagila
1993–1994
[14]
  • Hungarian Dances
    by Johannes Brahms

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
Olympics 5th 2nd
Worlds 13th 15th 6th 7th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 1st 2nd
Europeans 9th 5th 5th 4th 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 1st
Grand Prix Final 5th 4th 3rd 4th 2nd 1st
GP Cup of Russia 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st
GP Int. Paris/Lalique 1st 2nd
GP Nations Cup 3rd 4th
GP NHK Trophy 8th 2nd 2nd 1st
GP Skate America 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd
GP Skate Canada 4th 3rd
Goodwill Games 2nd 2nd
National
Russian Champ. 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st
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 Championships 1st 4th 1st

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.[2][3]

Personal life[]

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

Since December 20, 2020, he has been married to russian actress Elizaveta Arzamasova. On August 14, 2021, the couple had a son.

See also[]

  • List of select Jewish figure skaters

References[]

  1. ^ Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. ISBN 9781602800137. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Jewish athletes in the Olympics — then and now". Jweekly. 9 February 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-30.
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ "Jewish Olympic Medalists (1896–Present) – Jewish Virtual Library". jewishvirtuallibrary.org.
  6. ^ Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. ISBN 9780881259698.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "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. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j "Lobacheva and Averbukh: Program Information". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b "Irina LOBACHEVA / Ilia AVERBUKH: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 February 2002.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b "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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