 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Munguva yemwaka wa1996-1997, Krylova naOvsyannikov vakahwina menduru nhatu dzegoridhe paChampions Series kuSkate America, Nations Cup neCup of Russia. Vakakwanisa kuenda kuChampions Series Final muCanada uko vakaiswa panzvimbo yechipiri kuCanada Shae-Lynn Bourne naVictor Kraatz. Krylova naOvsyannikov vakawana menduru yesirivha paEuropean neWorld Championships, wechipiri pazviitiko zvose zviri zviviri kuna Grishuk naPlatov. 