- Enjoys listening to jazz.
- Is a colonel.
- Has 2 overall titles in 1989-1990 season and 1990-1991 season.
- Has 5 children - Arina, Dasha, Liza, Prokhor and Miroslav.
- His first coaches were Petcherski and Rastopin.
- Retired from biathlon in 2006.
- Resides in Ekaterinburg.
- Has 6 individual victories.
- Won 6 Olympic medals - 2 gold, 3 silver and one bronze.
- First year in biathlon was 1980.
- His biathlon equipment consists of: skis: Fischer, rifle: BI-7, gloves and glasses: Adidas.
- Coach is Vladimir Alikin.
- Made his World Cup debut on 22 January 1987.
- Is one of the Russian biathletes with the longest career.
- Has 25 individual podiums.
- Is a former biathlete.
- His club is Dinamo.
- Has one discipline title for the sprint in 1990-1991 season.
- Won 14 medals from World Championships over the years - 2 gold, 9 silver and 3 bronze.
- Aside from being a biathlete, was also a cross-country skier.
- Speaks English, German, Russian, Danish and Norwegian.
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