Career
He raced in the Alpine Skiing World Cup from 1979 to 1984. His highest placing in a single race was second, in the January 1981 slalom race in Kitzbühel. In the overall standings he placed 20th in 1981.
He competed twice at the FIS World Ski Championships, placing fourth in combined in Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1978 and tenth in slalom in Schladming 1982.
At the 1976 Games he and Alla Askarova were the sole representatives of the Soviet Union in alpine skiing. He retired after the 1984 Olympics to became the head coach of the national team
