They finished in 6th and 15th place at the 1988 and 1992 Games, respectively, missing the 1984 Olympics due to their boycott by the Soviet Union.

[1][2][3] Pimenov is the head coach of the Russian junior team[2][4] and an internationally recognized painter.

[5] In 1996 he became the fifth person to receive the Thomas Keller Medal, the highest honor in rowing.

[6] After winning the 1985 world title he had to be hospitalized due to exhaustion and missed the award ceremony.

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