 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Obertas Sokolov vakatanga mwaka wavo wekupedzisira nesirivha pa2002 Nebelhorn Trophy. Vakakunda mibairo miviri yeGrand Prix, sirivha pa2002 Bofrost Cup paChando uye bronze pa2002 Cup yeRussia. Somugumisiro, vakakwanisa kuenda kuGrand Prix Final, uko vakaisa 4th. Vaviri vacho vakatora bronze pa2003 Russian Championships uye vakapedza 5th pa2003 European Championships muMalmö, Sweden. Vakanga vari pachinzvimbo chechina muchirongwa chipfupi, chechisere muchirongwa chemahara, uye chechisere zvachose pa2003 World ChampionshipsmuWashington, D.C. 