Career
He competed at two Olympics and placed as high as 7th at the World Championships (2003) and 4th at the European Championships (2007). Foreign Russia, he is the 1998 World Junior silver medalist. After retirement from the competitive figure skating Davydov became a coach.
Early in his career, Davydov competed for Russia.
Davydov moved from Samara, Russia to Vitebsk, Belarus in 1999 and began competing for Belarus. He was coached by Nina Ruchkina in Vitebsk.
After the 2000-2001 season, he moved to Moscow, Russia to train with Elena Tchaikovskaia and Vladimir Kotin. He competed at the Olympics twice, placing 21st at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 15th at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Davydov retired from competitive skating following the 2007-2008 season.
He began working as a coach, coaching Katsiarina Pakhamovich among others Among his current students are Valeria Mikhailova and Ekaterina Mitrofanova.