Ilia Averbukh Explained

Ilia Averbukh
Country:Russia
Birth Date:1973 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Formerpartner:Irina Lobacheva
Marina Anissina
Formercoach:Natalia Linichuk
Gennadi Karponosov
Natalia Dybinskaya
Oleg Epstein
Skating Club:Dynamo Moscow
Formertraininglocations:Newark, Delaware
Moscow
Beganskating:1979
Retired:2003
Show-Medals:yes

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, the 2002 World champion and the 2003 European champion.

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

Career

Averbukh started skating at the age of 5. He initially competed with Marina Anissina. They won two World Junior Championships (1990 and 1992). Averbukh teamed up with Irina Lobacheva in 1992. 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.

In September 2001, Lobacheva injured her knee in training, causing them to miss the Grand Prix season. 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.[1] [2]

Post-competitive career

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

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

Programs

(with Lobacheva)

SeasonOriginal danceFree danceExhibition
2002–2003
2001–2002
  • Tanguera
    by M. Mores
  • Bulerias Magna Mafa
    by Thomas Espanner
2000–2001
  • Foxtrot: Come into my house
  • Quickstep: Dancing Fool

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1999–2000
  • Ritmo de Bom Bom
    by Vimi
  • Rhumba de le more

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1998–1999
  • Diablo
1997–1998
1996–1997
  • Argentine Tango:
  • This Business of Love
    (from The Mask)
    by Domino
1995–1996
  • Malagueña
1994–1995
1993–1994

Results

With Lobacheva

Results
International
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National
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With Anissina

Hall of Fame

Averbukh is Jewish[4] [5] [6] and elected to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame's induction class of 2015.[7]

Other sports

Averbukh will play a role in the opening ceremony of the 2016 Bandy World Championship.[8] [9]

Personal life

Lobacheva and Averbukh married in 1995. 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.[10]

On August 14, 2021, the couple had a son.[11]

Politics

In 2023, he stated that Russian athletes should boycott the Olympics if the pre-requisite for their participation is the condemnation of Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine.[12]

Trivia

In April 2023, 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 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2003 World Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance Highlights. April 9, 2003. goldenskate.com. October 18, 2022.
  2. Web site: Saving the Last Dance For Your True Love. Amy Rosewater. March 17, 2003. washingtonpost.com. October 18, 2022.
  3. http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00104482.htm Biography
  4. Web site: Averbukh, Ilia : Jews in Sports @ Virtual Museum . 2015-02-16 . 2015-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151105073241/http://www.jewsinsports.org/olympics.asp?sport=olympics&ID=679 . dead .
  5. Web site: Jewish Olympic Medalists (1896–Present) – Jewish Virtual Library. jewishvirtuallibrary.org.
  6. Book: Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. 9780881259698. Wechsler. Bob. 2008. KTAV Publishing House .
  7. Web site: Late S.F. boxing champ to be enshrined. jweekly.com. 2 December 2014 .
  8. http://www.rusbandy.ru/news/7662/ Илья Авербух посетит Ульяновск - Архив новостей - Федерация хоккея с мячом России
  9. http://mosaica.ru/news/sport/2015/09/08/ilya-averbuh-ustroit-v-ulyanovske-grandioznoe-shou-na-chm-2016-po-hokkeyu-s Илья Авербух устроит в Ульяновске грандиозное шоу на ЧМ-2016 по хоккею с мячом
  10. Web site: Свадьба Авербуха с Арзамасовой "разорвала мозг" Ягудину: главные союзы года. ru. February 2, 2021. mk.ru. October 18, 2022.
  11. Web site: Лиза Арзамасова показала, как поздравила сына с первым годом жизни. August 15, 2022. vokrug.tv. October 18, 2022.
  12. Web site: 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 .
  13. Web site: ❗️ Зеленський запровадив санкції проти російських діячів спорту. Надія. Сіменко. April 15, 2023. ua.tribuna.com.