Career
Averbukh started skating because of his mother at the age of 5. He initially competed with Marina Anissina. Together, 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.
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 and Averbukh joined them.
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 and Gwendal Peizerat.
Lobacheva and 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.
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.
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