 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Obertas Sokolov vakatanga mwaka wavo wekupedzisira nesirivheri 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 ava vakahwina menduru yebronze pa2003 Russian Championships uye vakapedza vari 5th pa2003 European ChampionshipsmuMalmö, Sweden. Vakava wechina mupurogiramu pfupi, wechisere muchikamu chepachena, uye wechisere zvachose pa2003 World Championships muWashington, D.C. 