Irina Lobacheva
Irina Lobacheva | |
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Country represented | Russia |
Born | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 18 February 1973
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Former partner | Ilia Averbukh Alexei Pospelov |
Former coach | Natalia Linichuk Gennadi Karponosov Natalia Dybinskaya Oleg Epstein |
Skating club | ESHUSM Moskvich |
Former training locations | Newark, Delaware Moscow |
Began skating | 1979 |
Retired | 2003 |
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Irina Viktorovna Lobacheva (Russian: Ирина Викторовна Лобачёва; born 18 February 1973) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With partner and former husband Ilia Averbukh, she is the 2002 Olympic silver medalist, the 2002 World champion and the 2003 European champion.
Career[]
Lobacheva and Averbukh teamed up in 1992 after falling in love while skating in the same group but with different partners.[1]
After the Goodwill Games in the summer of 1994 their coaches moved to Delaware, USA, with many of their students to train at the University of Delaware. A year later, Lobacheva / Averbukh joined them.[1]
In September 2001, Lobacheva injured her left knee in training, causing them to miss the Grand Prix season.[1] 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.
Personal life[]
Lobacheva and Averbukh married in 1995.[1] Their son, Martin, was born in 2004. They divorced in 2007.
Programs[]
(with Averbukh)
Season | Original dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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2002–2003 [1][2] |
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2001–2002 [3][2] |
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2000–2001 [4][2] |
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1999–2000 [2] |
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1998–1999 [2] |
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1997–1998 [2] |
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1996–1997 [2] |
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1995–1996 [2] |
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1994–1995 [2] |
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1993–1994 [2] |
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Results[]
With Averbukh[]
Results[4][3][1] | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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Russian Champ. | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
GP = Became part of Champions Series in 1995–96, Grand Prix from 1998 to 1999 |
With Pospelov[]
Event | 1991–1992 |
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Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st |
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Irina LOBACHEVA / Ilia AVERBUKH: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 February 2002.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Irina LOBACHEVA / Ilia AVERBUKH: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2001.
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- Russian female ice dancers
- Figure skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Olympic figure skaters of Russia
- Olympic silver medalists for Russia
- Figure skaters from Moscow
- Olympic medalists in figure skating
- World Figure Skating Championships medalists
- European Figure Skating Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Universiade medalists in figure skating
- Goodwill Games medalists in figure skating
- Season-end world number one figure skaters
- Universiade gold medalists for Russia
- Competitors at the 1995 Winter Universiade
- Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games