Irina Viktorovna Lobacheva (Russian: Ирина Викторовна Лобачёва; born 18 February 1973) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer.

Lobacheva and Averbukh teamed up in 1992 after falling in love while skating in the same group but with different partners.

[1] 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.

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

[1] They won the silver medal at the 2002 Olympics behind Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat.