Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Nikulin akatambira Chikwata cheRussia. Akakwikwidza pa1999 under-18 Championship, akawana menduru yesirivha pa
2000 World Junior Championship, bronze pa 2007 World Championship, sirivha pa 2010 World Championship uye goridhe pa 2008, 2009 uye 2012 IIHF World Championships. Akasarudzwa kuti apinde mumutambo weOlympic weRussia muna 2010.