Ilia Averbukh is a famous Russian ice dancer born in 1973 in Moscow. He started skating at age 5 due to his mother. With partner Marina Anissina, he won two World Junior Championships in 1990 and 1992. He later teamed up with Irina Lobacheva in 1992 after falling in love and they married in 1995. Together they won medals including silver at the 2002 Olympics and gold at the 2002 World Championships. Following his competitive career, Averbukh became a producer of skating shows and tours. In 2013, he was named an ambassador for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

1. Presentation made by pupil
of the 11th form school # 1256
Tretyak Ksenia
Teacher: Ulichkina
Elena Stanislavovna
Moscow 2013
Ilia Averbukh

2. Ilia Iziaslavovich Averbukh is a famous Russian ice
dancer.
Born December 18, 1973, in Moscow.
 Ilia started skating because of his mother at the age
of 5.

3. Together with Marina Anissina they won two World
Junior Championships (1990 and 1992).
Averbukh teamed up with Irina Lobacheva in 1992
after falling in love while skating in the same group
but with different partners. They began skating
together in 1992 and married in 1995.
Ilia Averbukh and Irina
Lobacheva won:
the silver medal at the
2002 Olympics
gold at the 2002 World
Championships
gold at the 2003
European
Championships.

4. Sports career.
European
Championships
(2001)
Champions
Series Final
1997
World Junior
Championships (1990
and 1992)
European
Championships
(2000)
European
Championships (2002)

5. 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.
Company «Ice Symphony» in
cooperation with the First channel
presented the show to the viewers, in
which Ilya Averbukh, acted as a
coach and producer:
2006 - «Stars on ice»
2007 - «Ice age»
2008 - «Ice age 2»
2009 - «Ice age: the meltdown»
2010 - «Ice and flame»
2011 - «Bolero»
2012 - «Ice age: the Cup of
professionals»

6. In January 2013, Averbukh was named
an ambassador for the 2014 Winter
Olympics in Sochi.
Ilya Averbukh shows an excellent example for
many people. When you look at his drive and
willpower you definitely get desire to go to the
skating rink and skate. And may be after a
few trainings, somebody wants to do figure
skating professionally.