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He was called up for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and, while not expecting to play at all, was deployed as a substitute in the second round match against Australia and again for a full 90 minutes in the quarter-final against Ukraine due to the suspension of Marco Materazzi.
Adande's assignments at the Los Angeles Times included the Olympic Games, Wimbledon, the Super Bowl, the NCAA Final Four, the NBA, Major League Baseball and World Cup 2006.
His rookie year on the World Cup (2006) also included the only World Cup podium of his career as of 2012; he placed 3rd in Moguls in the World Cup that took place on March 1, 2006 in Jisan Forest, South Korea, just behind the winner and then freshly-crowned Olympic Champion Dale Begg-Smith and behind the second place finisher Guilbaut Colas from France (it was the first World Cup podium for Colas as well).
In a pre-Olympic event in Hannover, Germany, Gagan shot a panis air rifle score higher than the world record, 704.3 as opposed to 703.1 set by Thomas Farnik of Austria in the World Cup 2006.
After capturing international attention for his World Cup 2006 debut, Kalynychenko was linked with clubs such as Manchester United, Valencia C.F., Borussia Dortmund and most recently, Wigan Athletic.