 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pakutanga kwebasa rake, Stifunin akakwikwidzana naNina Ulanova, akadzidziswa naAndrei Filippov. Vaviri vacho vakava wechishanu pa 1996 World Junior Championships muBrisbane, Australia. Mumwaka wa1996-97, vakakunda goridhe pa1997 World Junior ChampionshipsmuSeoul, kuSouth Korea. Mushure mechiitiko ichi, Filippov akatamira kuAustralia uye Ulanova Stifunin akabatana naAlla Belyaeva. Ivo skated pamwe kusvikira 1999, kuisa sezvo yakakwirira sezvo rechishanu panguva mukuru Russian Championships. 