He made his Continental Cup debut in November 2001 in Kuusamo, and his best results were two eighth places from Falun and Calgary in 2002. He also competed in the 2001–2002 World Cup, but with a 22nd place (Engelberg in December) as the best finish. In the 2002–2003 World Cup he finished between 20th and 30th place five times. At the 2003 World Ski Championships he finished 34th in the normal hill and 33rd in the large hill.