Irina Lobacheva

Irina Viktorovna Lobacheva 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.
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.
In September 2001, Lobacheva injured her left 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.
She appeared in three seasons of the ice show contest Ice Age.

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

Season	Original dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2002–2003	The Blue Danube Unter Donner und Blitz by Johann Strauss II	Surfin' Bird by The Trashmen Ooh My Soul by Little Richard Fever by Elvis Presley Jump Jive An' Wail by The Brian Setzer Orchestra
2001–2002	Tanguera by Sexteto Mayor Bulerias Magna Mafa by Thomas Espanner	To Everything There is a Season Time for Peace by Rita Ronde de Vigo
2000–2001	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	Ritmo de Bom Bom by Vimi Rhumba de le more	Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber ---- Alegría (Cirque du Soleil) Release by Sinéad O'Connor
1998–1999	Die Fledermaus The Gypsy Baron by Johann Strauss II	Diablo	Tutti Frutti by Little Richard
1997–1998	Tutti Frutti by Little Richard	Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber
1996–1997	Argentine Tango:	The Mask	This Business of Love by Domino
1995–1996	Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona	O Sole Mio Santa Lucia Tarantella	Malagueña
1994–1995	Sing, Sing, Sing	Hava Nagila
1993–1994	Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps	Hungarian Dances by Johannes Brahms