# Irina Lobacheva

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.
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.

## Personal life

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

## Programs

(with Averbukh)
| Season | Original dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
| 2002–2003 | The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II 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 (Cembalo beginning and end) | |
| 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 (from Afro-Celt 2) 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 (from The Mask) 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 | |

## Results
### With Averbukh

Results :
| 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 | | | | | |
| National |||||||||||
| 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 |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st |