- Made his World Cup debut on 18 January 1996.
- Hobbies are cars.
- Is a former biathlete.
- Won 9 medals from World Championships over the years - 3 gold and 6 silver.
- Placed 13th in the 20 km Individual event in the 2006 Olympics in Turin.
- Has 25 individual podiums.
- Was a coach to the Russian women biathlon team until the 2015-2016 season.
- Graduated from Kovrov Technological Institute. He is a mechanical engineer.
- Won one silver Olympic medal in the relay alongside Sergei Tchepikov, Ivan Tcherezov and Nikolay Kruglov in 2006 in Turin.
- His club is CSKA.
- First year in biathlon is 1988.
- Participated in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. Placed 6th in the Individual, 6th in the sprint, 5th in the pursuit and 4th in the relay.
- Retired from biathlon on 21 November 2006. Announced his retirement due to disagreements with the Russian Biathon Union.
- In the 2001-2002 season came 2nd in the overall World Cup standings.
- Lives in Krasnoyarsk.
- His biathlon equipment consists of: skis: Fischer, rifle: BI-7, race suit, gloves, glasses and poles: Adidas.
- Has 7 individual victories.
- Coach is Vladimir Alikin.
- Has one discipline title for the Individual in 1998-1999 season.
- Favorite biathlon disciplines are the sprint and the relay.
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