 Nyora kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Mumwaka wa19981999, Yagudin akahwina gumi nerimwe pamakwikwi gumi nematatu aakapinda, ayo aisanganisira kukundwa kwaKurt Browning muWorld Professional Championships, uye kuhwina Grand Prix Final. Pa 2000 European Championships, akapedza mberi Plushenko uye aimbova Olympic shasha Alexei Urmanov kukunda ake wechipiri kondinendi zita. Akabudirira kudzivirira zita rake renyika kurwisa Plushenko pa2000 World ChampionshipsmuNice, kuFrance. 