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.
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| Born | 18 December 1973 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Dynamo Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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With Marina Anissina, he is the 1990 and 1992 World Junior champion.[3]
Career
editAverbukh 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.[4] 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.[4]
In September 2001, Lobacheva injured her knee in training, causing them to miss the Grand Prix season.[4] 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.[5][6]
Post-competitive career
editFollowing his retirement from competitive skating, Averbukh became a producer of skating shows and tours.[7] Among his projects are Ice Symphony/Ice Age; City Lights; Bolero (a television show pairing skaters with prima ballerinas);[8][9] and Small Stories of a Big City, an ice show during the 2012 Olympics in London.[10] In January 2013, Averbukh was named an ambassador for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[citation needed]
Averbukh works as a choreographer. His past and current clients include:
Programs
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Results
editWith Lobacheva
edit| Results[4][13][14] | ||||||||||
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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 | |
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| Event | 1989–1990 | 1990–1991 | 1991–1992 |
| World Junior Championships | 1st | 4th | 1st |
Hall of Fame
editAverbukh is Jewish[15][16][17] and elected to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame's induction class of 2015.[18]
Other sports
editAverbukh will play a role in the opening ceremony of the 2016 Bandy World Championship.[19][20]
Personal life
editLobacheva and Averbukh married in 1995.[4] Their son, Martin, was born in 2004. They divorced in 2007.
Since December 20, 2020, he has been married to the Russian actress Elizaveta Arzamasova.[21]
On August 14, 2021, the couple had a son.[22]
Politics
editIn February 2023, he stated that Russian athletes should boycott the Olympics if the pre-requisite for their participation is the condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[23] In April, Averbukh was sanctioned by the Ukrainian government, with all his assets in Ukraine frozen and a 50-year ban on entering the country, due to his support for the invasion.[24]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. KTAV Publishing House. ISBN 9781602800137. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
- ^ "Jewish athletes in the Olympics — then and now". Jweekly. 9 February 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
- ^ a b c "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-30.
- ^ a b c d e f "Irina LOBACHEVA / Ilia AVERBUKH: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 July 2003.
- ^ "2003 World Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance Highlights". goldenskate.com. April 9, 2003. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ Amy Rosewater (March 17, 2003). "Saving the Last Dance For Your True Love". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ Kany, Klaus-Reinhold (4 April 2008). "Ilya Averbukh hopes to bring show to U.S." Icenetwork.
- ^ Rutherford, Lynn (6 June 2008). "Averbukh attributes success to persistence". Icenetwork. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ Golinsky, Reut (2010). "Ice festival in Moscow". Absolute Skating.
- ^ 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.
- ^ http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00104482.htm Biography
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Irina LOBACHEVA / Ilia AVERBUKH: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 February 2002.
- ^ a b "Irina LOBACHEVA / Ilia AVERBUKH: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2001.
- ^ "Averbukh, Ilia : Jews in Sports @ Virtual Museum". Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
- ^ "Jewish Olympic Medalists (1896–Present) – Jewish Virtual Library". jewishvirtuallibrary.org.
- ^ Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House. ISBN 9780881259698.
- ^ "Late S.F. boxing champ to be enshrined". jweekly.com. 2 December 2014.
- ^ Илья Авербух посетит Ульяновск - Архив новостей - Федерация хоккея с мячом России
- ^ Илья Авербух устроит в Ульяновске грандиозное шоу на ЧМ-2016 по хоккею с мячом
- ^ "Свадьба Авербуха с Арзамасовой "разорвала мозг" Ягудину: главные союзы года" (in Russian). mk.ru. February 2, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ "Лиза Арзамасова показала, как поздравила сына с первым годом жизни". vokrug.tv. August 15, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ "Авербух о критериях допуска российских спортсменов: "Если будет возникать вопрос осудить спецоперацию – это недопустимо. Это абсолютное вмешательство в личную жизнь" - Фигурное катание - Sports.ru". www.sports.ru. 28 February 2023.
- ^ Сіменко, Надія (April 15, 2023). "❗️ Зеленський запровадив санкції проти російських діячів спорту". ua.tribuna.com.
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