 Tún gbólóhùn tó wà nísàlẹ yìí kún: : 2014 European Championships in Sofia, Balandin ṣe alabapin ni awọn ami-ẹri ti 15.633 awọn oruka fun Russia ati pẹlu awọn ẹlẹgbẹ ẹgbẹ Denis Ablyazin, David Belyavskiy, Nikita Ignatyev, Nikolai Kuksenkov gba Russia ni ami-ẹri wura ẹgbẹ pẹlu apapọ awọn ami-ẹri ti 267.959, niwaju Great Britain. Ni ipari iṣẹlẹ naa, Balandin ṣe deede fun ami-idẹ goolu pẹlu ẹlẹgbẹ rẹ Denis Ablyazin  awọn mejeeji gba awọn aaye 15.800. 