The love of speed and sports for many people begins from childhood. At the same time, her parents instilled it in someone, and someone decided to follow the intended path himself. This is exactly what the handsome and unflappable Krasnikov Nikolai is like. This is an eight-time world champion in high-speed motorcycle racing on ice, who has a great sense of humor and excellent physical data. We tried to find out more about this wonderful person.

Briefly about birth and childhood

Krasnikov Nikolai was born on February 4, 1985 in the family of a professional motocross trainer. His hometown is Shadrinsk (located in the Kurgan region). It was here that our hero spent almost most of his youthful life. Here he graduated from high school and went in for sports.

School years and interesting cases from life

According to Nikolai himself, in his school years he was an incredible bully. Therefore, his parents quickly became regulars in the director's office. For the same reason, he had to repeatedly move from one educational institution to another.

One of the most memorable cases that Nikolai Krasnikov keeps in his memory from his school days was the situation with mopping. According to the story of the hero, because of his hooligan behavior, he was punished by the class teacher and left after school. As punishment, he was ordered to clean the classroom and mop the floor.

However, such a punishment offended Nikolai so much that he washed the floor with water from an aquarium in the classroom. True, this peculiar note of protest, although appreciated by the teacher, led to the death of innocent fish. But no one punished Nikolai for this gesture, and everyone reconciled with the loss of the fish for a long time.

Later, our hero was expelled from this school, because of which he was forced to move to another educational institution. This is how the future athlete and famous Russian racer Nikolai Krasnikov grew up. His biography is full of bright and funny events, many of which he happily discusses during personal interviews.

Dad's parting words and passion for sports

Since Krasnikov's father was a coach, from time to time he started a conversation with his son about sports. He was interested in what he would like to do and whether he would like to try himself in motorsport. At the same time, he decided to start with motocross. At that time, Nikolai was only 11 years old. Feeling his strength, our hero decided that he just wanted to devote his whole life to motorsport. Moreover, he felt the full support of his father and got along well with him as a coach.

Nice and very expensive surprise from dad

After his first steps in motocross, Krasnikov Nikolai easily switched to an ice motorcycle. It is noteworthy that for training on it, the father and son went to the local pond. When the water on it froze, you could ride as much as you wanted.

Despite the fact that Nikolai's family can't afford to buy an expensive bike, they still bought it. In the course went the money accumulated to buy a car. It was a generous and very useful gift that our hero will remember for the rest of his life.

First competition, participation and unconditional victory

The first competition, in which motorcycle racer Nikolai Krasnikov took part, started in 1998-1999. They were held in the athlete's hometown, so he did not have to travel far. And although the very first time, Nikolai did not manage to win, he managed to get as close to victory as possible.

In late 1999 and early 2000, Nikolai was invited to speak on behalf of a team called "Torpedo-SHAAZ". During the national championship, our hero managed to take an honorable 5th place.

New participation and victories

In 2001, Krasnikov Nikolai Olegovich continued to perform as part of the Torpedo-SHAAZ team. At the same time, he managed to take the honorable first place among juniors. However, a year later, the athlete had to change the team and join the Ufa organization "Bashkortostan".

For the first time, Nikolai won his prize-winning place in the individual competition in 2003. Immediately after this victory, he was allowed to compete in the individual world championship cycle, where he took eighth place.

Together with the members of their new team the motorcycle racer won nine phenomenal victories, six of which were won in a row (between 2004-2008). And during the personal championships of the country, Nikolai managed to get seven champion titles at once.

Other awards, achievements and records

Exactly one year later, the athlete managed to enter the top three, and since 2005 he set a personal record. Motorcycle racer Nikolai Krasnikov won eight victories in a row. And this is all in the individual world championship. And in the period between 2006 and 2009, our athlete was lucky enough to win almost all stages of the world championship without exception.

Simultaneously with participation in the individual championship, the motorcycle racer also participated in the world team championship. In this case, he played for the Russian team. From these team competition Nikolai Olegovich brought with him wonderful trophies in the form of twelve gold medals.

Thoughts about leaving the sports Olympus

Despite all the existing achievements of Nikolai Olegovich, sooner or later he would still have to part with his sports career. For the first time, Krasnikov announced his intention to leave the radar of sports fans and critics in 2011. But after some time, he still did not fulfill his promise.

At the moment, Nikolai also rides on his motorbike, and is also teaching children who want to repeat his path as an athlete. In the immediate plans of the hero - participation in the European team championship, where he plans to lead the race on ice.

Nikolai happily talks about his little son. According to him, closer to the age of four, he will definitely talk to him about sports. And of course, if he wants, he will help him develop all the necessary sports skills. However, according to the rider, it should be the decision of the child, and not his personal.

Few people know that in addition to the sports spirit, our hero has excellent acting talents. Some time ago, he even dreamed of playing a role in a play and is thinking of acting in films. But something went wrong with the athlete's vocal data. However, he still loves to sing karaoke, but only in a narrow circle of friends and acquaintances.

Nicholas, like a child, rejoices sports success their students. For example, he was recently struck by Dmitry Koltakov, who continued the race even after a very serious fall.

First official competitions took part in the 1999-2000 season, in which, as part of the Torpedo-SHAAZ team, he took 5th place in the national championship. On December 16, 2000, Nikolay played for the first time for the team of the Shadrinsk Auto-Aggregate Plant on the ice of the Ufa Stroitel Stadium in the first stage team championship Russia.

Already in the next season 2000/01, he won the junior national championship, and with the Torpedo-SHAAZ team he became the bronze medalist of the Russian Ice Speedway Team Championship. In the 2001/02 season, he moved to the Ufa team "Bashkortostan", in which he has so far won nine championship titles, including 6 in a row (2004-2008). In the personal championship of the country he won seven championship titles.

Becoming in 2003 for the first time the winner of the personal championship of Russia in speedway on ice, he received the right to speak in the cycle of the Personal World Championship, in which debut season became 8th. Already in the next season, the athlete became the third in the world, and since 2005 he set a record streak - 8 victories in the personal world championship, and in a row (2005-2012). It is especially noteworthy that in 2006 and 2009 Nikolai Krasnikov won all the stages of the championship.

At the end of the 2011 season, he announced his retirement. The athlete said that he would continue to compete only so that the Ufa club would not lose positions in the national championship. However, as the rider later explained, “the political situation in the republic [Bashkortostan] did not allow me to do this, and last season I drove completely.” In the 2013 season, the rider no longer competed in the LFM, but took part in the KFM. Missed in the 2014 season international competitions and the Champions League of Russia, but in 2015 he returned to the KChM and LChR again, took part in the CHM stage. The same situation repeated itself in 2016.

Coaches - Oleg Krasnikov, Vladimir Belonogov (mechanic), Sergey Shutov.

In 2011, he headed the Federation of Motorsport of the Republic of Bashkortostan, but in August 2015 he resigned due to the lack of progress in the development of motorsport in the republic and the termination of funding for the Center for Technical Sports named after A.I. G. Kadyrov ".

In addition to motorcycle racing on ice, he takes part in motocross and snowmobile cross-country.

World Series Grand Prix

Nikolai Krasnikov improves himself every year, with every victory. At the end of last season, he admitted that he no longer studies the track before the race, as he did a few years ago. Now he doesn't care what he rides, because a true master should drive equally well on any track, in any weather. Main criterion- not a track, but rivals. Krasnikov's credo: always respect any opponent, consider no one weak, and perform with full dedication in every race. In last year's personal world championship, Nikolai Krasnikov won with the maximum possible number of points, winning all eight final stages. Winning eight stages for the championship, not even in a row, was not possible for anyone, even in those days when it consisted of 10 or 12 races. At the age of 11, he began to engage in motorsport. Probably thanks to his father, the son began to win world titles. It was his father who, having sold the car, bought him a Suzuki RM 125 motocross bike and a “soft” ice frame. From the age of 13, in the winter of 1998/99, he began to race on ice - on the lake. At the age of 15, he made his debut in official competitions, on February 18, 2000 he won his first victory, winning the semi-finals of the junior championship of Russia with 15 points. team championship of Russia, and a year later, on December 15, at the same stadium he made his debut as part of the Bashkortostan team of the Ufa SC named after. G. Kadyrov and won the first stage major league together with Sergei Kazakov and Ilya Drozdov. In the 2001/2002 season, this trio won the gold medals of the champions of Russia, starting a continuous winning streak Ufa club. Since then, life sports biography Nikolai Krasnikov are inextricably linked with Ufa and Bashkortostan. In the same 2002, at the age of 17, he won a silver medal at the European Championship. By the way, of all the titles that exist in motorcycle racing on ice, only the title of European champion is not in Krasnikov's rich sports collection. In the beginning, Vladimir Belonogov and Sergey Shutov played a huge role in its development. Subsequently, Belonogov, as a mechanic and coach, joined the Krasnikov team, which won nine out of 12 world champion gold medals. Another member of the team was the father - an honored worker physical education Republic of Bashkortostan Oleg Krasnikov. Since last year, his father has been Nikolai's coach and a running gear mechanic. The engine mechanic is Marat Kuyukov from Oktyabrsky, a former racing driver and then a mechanic for the Lukoil team.

Nikolai Krasnikov: “Motorcyclists are simple people” The name of Nikolai Krasnikov, Honored Master of Sports, 19-time world champion, the most titled student of the local ice speedway school, is probably known to every Shadrinsk citizen. Nikolai is the youngest champion in the history of speedway, having won this title at the age of 20. He is the leader in the number of world gold medals won and the leader in the total number of medals. Today the racer lives and works in Ufa, continuing to do what he loves. In the year of the 50th anniversary of the Shadrinsk speedway, on the eve of the final competitions of the personal championship of Russia in motorcycle racing on ice, we managed to talk with the famous countryman on the phone. - Nikolai, what episodes from his sports life Do you often remember and never forget? - I consider my first victory in the semi-finals of the personal championship of Russia, which took place in my hometown of Shadrinsk, to be the brightest moment. I was then only 15 years old. Titled athletes, world champions, masters of sports took part in these competitions. international class, including the legendary Alexander Balashov. The victory that I won in the semi-finals inspired me a lot, and I will never forget those competitions. - Assess the current state of the Russian speedway. Are there any problems with this sport, do young people strive to do it? - Of course, a large number of children would like to engage in motorcycle racing. But, unfortunately, this is a rather expensive sport, which is why its development in our country is noticeably slowed down. Recently, many Russian clubs there is simply no money to purchase motor vehicles and maintain it in the right condition. As a result, some of them were not even able to take part in the current championship of Russia... Well, young people still stubbornly strive to get behind the wheel of a motorcycle, the audience is still actively rooting for the riders at competitions, and the tournaments themselves are still as bright and fun. - What are you doing now? - The development of motorsport, in particular, by attracting investors to motorcycle racing on ice. I perform a little at competitions within the framework of the Russian Championship to support my team (Center technical types sports them. A. Kadyrov, Ufa). I try to think positively and I hope that everything will be fine with our motorsport. - What are your plans for the future? - I plan to continue to develop domestic motorsport, to attract central channels to broadcast our competitions. And just play sports. - Are you going to return to the speedway as a racer? - Professional sports- this is a closed page of my life. However, I continue to compete as an amateur. With great pleasure I will come to Shadrinsk next January to compete for the title of champion of Russia. - Is it heavy sports glory? - Yes, there is no glory. We motorcyclists are simple people. This is a way of life that does not cause a "starry" state of mind. - What is the strangest question journalists have asked you? - I have been asked more than once who I consider my main rival in certain competitions. This is a really weird question. After all, journalists expect to hear the name of some racer, but in fact the most main rival For me, these are my emotions. That's what I'm fighting with them throughout my sports life. - Your wishes to the participants of the championship. - I wish health, success in the New Year and, of course, excellent sports results to all participants of the personal championship of Russia in ice racing! In addition, I would like to congratulate all Shadrin residents on the 50th anniversary of the speedway, sport Club"Torpedo-SHAAZ", coaches, racers, mechanics, managers and employees of the stadium, as well as all those who took and take part in the development of this sport in Shadrinsk. - Thanks for the conversation! Source shadrinfo. Vladimir Zlodeev.

Nikolay Krasnikov, mayor of the science city of Koltsovo, Novosibirsk Region, was born in Irkutsk in 1955. In 1977, after graduating from the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of the Novosibirsk State University, he moved to the village of Koltsovo. He worked as an engineer and researcher at the Research Institute of Molecular Biology, which is currently called the State Scientific Center for Virology and Biotechnology "Vector". For five years, starting in 1985, he was the head of the personnel service of this center. Repeatedly elected to the deputy councils of the city, district and region.

Since 1991, he has headed the administration of Koltsovo, and in 2004 he was elected vice-president of the Union for the Development of Russian Science Cities. He is a member of the United Russia party.

Criminal case

At the end of 2009 Nikolai Krasnikov was charged with abuse of power. To approve the indictment, he was sent to the prosecutor's office three times, and three times she refused. Representatives of the central apparatus of the RF IC even addressed Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika personally, but he also confirmed that the case needed additional investigation.

Initially, Krasnikov was charged with five episodes of abuse of power and official forgery, including the illegal issuance of a permit for the construction of a residential building and a power line. By September 2012, only one episode remained in the case - about the issuance of a budget loan to a commercial organization in the amount of 9 million rubles. for purposes not covered by the terms of the loan. Krasnikov managed to prove that the money was returned to the budget through the assignment of claims. The case of the mayor of Koltsovo was dismissed on September 28, 2012.

In early November, the prosecutor of the Novosibirsk region, Evgeny Ovchinnikov, officially apologized to Krasnikov.

Krasnikov's lawsuit and compensation

In December 2012, Nikolai Krasnikov filed a lawsuit to recover from the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation 1.68 million rubles spent by him on lawyers' services during the criminal prosecution. For three years, Krasnikov was defended by five lawyers. The total cost of their services reached 1.6 million rubles. On January 18, 2013, the Novosibirsk District Court satisfied the claim of the mayor of Koltsovo and ruled to recover 1.7 million rubles from the state budget. in his favor. Krasnikov also filed a claim for moral damages in the amount of 10 million rubles.