Career
Fedorov originally competed for the Soviet Union with partner Liudmila Berezova. They won the silver medal at the 1989 World Junior Championships.
When that partnership ended, he teamed up with Anjelika Krylova. They are the 1993 World bronze medalists. They competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics and placed 6th. Their partnership ended following that season.
Fedorov teamed up with Anna Semenovich in 1995. They won the Finlandia Trophy twice and competed on the Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The highlight of their partnership was competing at the 1998 World Championships, where they placed 15th.
Fedorov retired after that and began working as a coach. Among his current and former students are Melinda Sherilyn Wang.
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