The next season, Obertas teamed up with Alexei Sokolov and began to represent Russia, coached by Ludmila Velikova at the Yubileyny rink in Saint Petersburg.
The next season, Obertas teamed up with Alexei Sokolov and began to represent Russia, coached by Ludmila Velikova and Nikolai Velikov. They trained at the Yubileyny rink in Saint Petersburg.