Career
The same year he set a junior world record on the 1,500 meters, skating that distance in 1:50,45 in Calgary. He participated at the Olympic Winter Games in 1998, 2002 and 2006. His most successful efforts were in 2002 in Salt Lake City, with a 4th place at the 5,000 meters and a 6th place at the 10,000 meters.
After this last distance on March 22, 2002, Shepel reached third place in the adelskalender, a ranking based on skaters" all-time personal records for the classic samalog distances, which position he held until January 2005.
Source: sskating.com.