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From all accounts there is a press conference ion Ufa today (Wednesday 4/4) where Krasnikov will announce his future plans. Thanks for the report, and thanks for the kind comments. As this thread closes please note, there is a website http://www.icespeedway.co.uk and attendant Facebook group with contributors from all over Europe - including plenty of Russian Fans plus many riders who are the sources of much of the information which we use in this thread, plus some rarely seen photos from the furthest reaches of the sport. It will keep you sane until September when we start the 2013 thread.

FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Final 4, Uppsala 31st March/1st April Day 2 Results Sergei Karachintsev 18 (12+3+3) Dmitri Khomitsevich 17 (12+3+2) Dmitri Koltakov 14 (11+2+1) Nikolai Krasnikov 16 (14+2+0) Danil Ivanov 14 (13+1) Eduard Krysov 11 (10+1) Franz Zorn 9 (9+0) Harald Simon 9 (9+0) Antti Aakko 7 Robert Henderson 5 Per-Olof Serenius 5 Jan Klatovsky 4 Grzegorz Knapp 3 Rene Stellingwerf 3 Max Neidermaier 2 Mats Jarf 1 SF 1: Karachintsev, Krasnikov, Krysov, Zorn SF 2: Khomitsevich, Koltakov, Ivanov, Simon Final: Karachintsev, Khomitsevich, Koltakov, Krasnikov Overall: Krasnikov 148, Ivanov 136 D.Khomitsevich 134 Koltakov 108 Karachintsev 93 Krysov 90 Simon 66 Aakko 55 Zorn 44 Henderson 43 Knapp 32 Klatovsky 25 Stellingwerf 24 V.Khomirsevich 23(WC) Svensson 18 (WC) Jarf 18 Neidermaier 15 Bulankin 9 Serenius 9 (WC) Leitner 8 Bauer 1 Krasnikov wins for the 8th time in a row. No other FIM World Individual Champion has achieved this, and he wins his 17th Consecutive FIM Gold Medal: 8 Individual- 2005-2012, and 9 Team - 2004 - 2012. Surely the greatest Ice Racer of all time?

FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship, Final 4, Uppsala 31st March/1st April Day 1 results... 1 - (1) Nikolaj Krasnikov, Russia - 21 2 - (4) Dmitry Khomitsevich, Russia - 19 3 - (2) Daniil Ivanov, Russia - 15 4 - (3) Dmitry Koltakov, Russia - 12 5 - (6) Sergej Karachintsev, Russia - 11 6 - (5) Eduard Krysov, Russia - 10 7 - (10) Harald Simon, Austria - 9 8 - (8) Robert Henderson, Sweden - 8 9 - (7) Franz Zorn, Austria - 7 10 - (9) Grzegorz Knapp, Poland - 5 11 - (11) Jan Klatovsky, Czech Republic - 5 12 - (16) Per Olof Serenius, Sweden - 4 13 - (14) Max Niedermaier, Germany - 4 14 - (15) Rene Stellingwerf, Netherlands - 3 15 - (12) Antti Aakko, Finland - 3 16 - (17) Stefan Svensson, Sweden - 1 17 - (13) Mats Järf, Finland - 1

FIM ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 3, ASSEN Friday 16th March & Saturday 17th March, 2012 Friday: (Russia unless stated) Dmitri Khomitsevich 20 (14+3+3), Danil Ivanov 15 (11+2+2), Dmitri Koltakov 15 (12+2+1), Nikolai Krasnikov 18 (15+3+D), Sergei Karachintsev 11 (10+1), Harald Simon (Austria) 10 (9+1), Franz Zorn (Austria) 10 (10+0), Eduard Krysov 9 (9+0), Antti Aakko (Finland) 7, Stefan Svensson (Sweden) 7, Grzegorz Knapp (Poland) 5, Robert Henderson (Sweden) 5, Max Neidermaier (Germany) 3, Rene Stellingwerf (Holland) 2, Jan Klatovsky (Czech Rep) 1, Mats Jarf (Finland) 0 Semi Final 1: Krasnikov, Ivanov, Simon, Zorn Semi Final 2: Khomitsevich, Koltakov, Karachintsev, Krysov Final: Khomitsevich, Ivanov, Koltakov, Krasnikov (f,d) Saturday: Ivanov 20 (14+3+3), Krasnikov 19 (14+3+2), Krysov 13 (10+2+1), Koltakov 11 (9+2+0), Khomitsevich 13 (13+D), Karachintsev 12 (11+1), Zorn 10 (10+0), Aakko 9 (8+1), Svensson 6, Stellingwerf 6, Henderson 5, Simon 4, Knapp 4, Neidermaier 2, Jarf 2, Gunther Bauer (Germany - Res) 1, Klatovsky 1 Semi Final 1: Krasnikov, Koltakov, Karachintsev, Zorn Semi Final 2: Ivanov, Krysov, Aakko, Khomitsevich (D) Final: Ivanov, Krasnikov, Krysov, Koltakov Overall: Krasnikov 111, Ivanov 107, D. Khomitsevich 98, Koltakov 82, Krysov 69, Karachintsev 64, Simon 48, Aakko 47, Henderson 30, Zorn 28, Knapp 24, V. Khomitsevich 23, Stellingwerf 18, Svensson 17, Jarf 16, Neidermaier 9, Leitner 8.

European Championship Final, Assen, Sunday 11th March 2012 Vasilli Kosov (Russia) 15, Harald Simon (Austria) 14, Artem Novik (Russia) 12+3, Franz Zorn (Austria) 12+2, Dmitri Bulankin (Russia) 12+1, Rene Stellingwerf (Holland) 9, Antti Aakko (Finland) 8, Gunther Bauer (Germany) 8, Jan Klatovsky (Czech Rep) 7, Per-Anders Lindstrom (Sweden) 6, Max Neidermaier (Germany) 4, Grzegorz Knapp (Poland) 4, Antonin Klatovsky (Czech Rep.) 3, Frederick Johansson (Sweden) 2, Robert Henderson (Sweden) 2, Tomi Tani (Finland) 0, Martin Leitner (Austria - Res) 0.

UEM EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI FINAL - ASSEN, HOLLAND 10.3.2012 Vasilli Kosov (Russia) 15, Antti Aakko (Finland) 14, Franz Zorn (Austria) 13, Artem Novik (Russia) 10, Robert Henderson (Sweden) 10, Antonin Klatovsky (Czech Rep) 10, Max Neidermaier (Germany) 9, Per-Anders Lindstrom (Sweden) 8+3 (All Qualified for Final), Martin Leitner (Austria) 8+2, Fredrik Olsson (Sweden) 6+3 (Qualified as reserves), Sven Holstein (Holland) 6+2, Franz Mayerbuchler Jnr (Germany) 4, Charly Ebner Jnr (Switzerland) 2, Simon Reitsma (Holland - res) 2, Gerrit Schukken (Holland) 1, Claude Gaydeyne (France) 1, Lukas Volejnik (Czech Rep - Res) 1 FINAL LINE UP: 1 Artem Novik 2 Gunther Bauer 3 Per-Anders Lindstrom 4 Franz Zorn 5 Grzegorz Knapp 6 Tomi Tami 7 Rene Stellingwerf 8 Max Neidermaier 9 Fredrik Johansson 10 Dmitri Bulankin 11 Harold Simon 12 Jan Klatovsky 13 Vasilli Kosov 14 Antonin Klatovsky 15 Robert Henderson 16 Antti Aakko R17 Martin Leitner R18 Fredrik Olssen

There have been a number of changes to the European Championships in Assen this weekend All the details are on http://www.ijsspeedway-assen.nl Hopefully there will be live updates from this weekend on the Ice Speedway UK Facebook Group

RUSSIAN SUPER LEAGUE TOGLIATTI Round 5, Saturday 3rd March & Round 6, Sunday 4th March 2012 Round 5 TOGLIATTI 28 (Danil Ivanov 12, Dmitri Khomitsevich 12, Sergei Karachintsev 4) UFA 27 (Nikolai Krasnikov 17, Dmitri Koltakov 6, Gunther Bauer 4) STERLITAMAK 21 (Igor Kononov 12, Eduard Krysov 9, Vladimir Chapelo 0) SARANSK 17 (Yunir Baseev 9, Andrei Gavrilkin 8, Artem Scherbakov 0) KAMENSK URAL 14 (Igor Saydullin 9, Danil Golosheykin 3, Vasilli Nesytyh 2) SHADRINSK 10 (Artem Novik 5, Alexander Rodin 5, Rustam Akumbaev 0) NOVOSIBIRSK 9 (Maxim Korchemakha 7, Alex Kochetov 1, Andrei Zhdanov 1) Round 6 UFA 27 (Krasnikov 16, Koltakov 9, Bauer 2) TOGLIATTI 25 (Ivanov 12, Karachintsev 7, Khomitsevich 6) SARANSK 19 (Gavrilkin 11, Baseev 7, Scherbakov 1) SHADRINSK 18 (Novik 8, Rodin 8, Akumbaev 2) STERLITAMAK 17 (Kononov 9, Krysov 8, Airat Khabibullin 0) KAMENSK URAL 14 (Nesytyh 7, Saydullin 5, Golosheykin 2) NOVOSIBIRSK 6 (Ivan Lviv 3, Kochetov 2, Zhdanov 1) LEAGUE TABLE (Final) Mega-Lada Togliatti 44, (Champions) ------------------------------- Bashkortostan Ufa 39, Kaustic Sterlitamak 29, MordovIa Saransk 25, Torpedo Shadrinsk 16 Kamensk Ural 13, ---------------------------------- Siberia Novosibirsk 8 (Relegated) RUSSIAN PREMIER LEAGUE, KUMERTAU Round 5, Saturday 3rd March & Round 6, Sunday 4th March Round 5: BLAGOVESHENSK 23 (Pawel Tschajka 12, Roman Akimenko 8, Sergei Logachev 3) IZHEVSK 19 (Sergei Baltachev 10, Eugene Urakov 5, Alexi Ivanov 4) LUKHOVITSY 15 (Sergei Makharov 10, Igor Kazkenny 3, Vyacheslav Svitek 2) KUMERTAU 13 (Nikolai Ryabokon 11, Vyacheslav Bibik 2, Mikhail Filatov 0) UCHALY 11 (Alfred Safin 6, Alex Vitrek 5, Ville Askerov 0) SAMARA 8 (Eugene Otpushennikov 4, Nikita Tolokonov 4) Round 6 LUKHOVITSY 20 (Makharov 9, Svitek 7, Roman Kholodov 4) BLAGOVESHENSK 19 (Tschajka 8, Akimenko 8,Logachev 3) IZHEVSK 18 (Baltachev 8, Evgeny Sharov 7, Urakov 3) KUMERTAU 14 (Ryabokon 10, Bibik 3, Filatov 1) UCHALY 13 (Vitrek 10, Safin 2, Askerov 1) SAMARA 5 (Tolokonov 3, Otpushennikov 2) LEAGUE TABLE (Final) Blagoveshensk 44, (Champions - Promoted) ---------------------------- Izhevsk 31, Lukhovitsy 30, Saransk 18, Uchaly 15, Kumertau 12, Samara 8

It's here: http://www.ijsspeedway-assen.nl/en/nieuws/10-algemeen/213-startlijsten-ek-.html

Ufa have signed Gunther Bauer to replace the injured Dmitri Bulankin for the final Super League match in Togliatti this weekend, and will track their 15 year old reserve Yegor Myshkovets.

FIM ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP, TOGLIATTI Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th February 2012 RUSSIA 59 (30+29) Danil Ivanov 23 (14+9), Nikolai Krasnikov 18 (8+10), Dmitri Khomitsevich 18 (8+10) AUSTRIA 44 (22+22) Harald Simon 27 (13+14), Franz Zorn 16 (9+7), Martin Leitner 1 (0+1) CZECH REP 37 (20+17) Antonin Klatovsky 19 (10+9), Jan Klatovsky 18 (10+8), Jan Pecina DNR FINLAND 35 (20+15) Antti Aakko 28 (15+13), Mats Jarf 7 (5+2), Janne Vilponen 0 (DNR+0) SWEDEN 32 (15+17) Robert Henderson 21 (9+12), Stefan Svensson 11 (6+5), Per-Olaf Serenius DNR GERMANY 29 (13+16) Gunther Bauer 12 (8+4), Max Neidermaier 11 (2+9), Stefan Pletschacher 6 (3+3) NETHERLANDS 16 (6+10) Rene Stellingwerf 14 (4+10), Gerrit Schukken 1 (1+0), Simon Reitsma 1 (1+0) RUSSIAN JUNIOR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP, SAMARA, Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th February 2012 SARANSK 57 (30+27) Vasilli Kosov 27 (15+12), Eugene Kosov 26 (15+11), Maxim Karpukhin 4 (DNR+4) KAMENSK URAL 48 (22+26) Igor Saydullin 28 (13+15), Basil Nesytyh 16 (6+10), Vladimir Bobin 4 (3+1) SHADRINSK 40 (21+19) Artem Novik 28 (14+14), Rustam Akumbaev 12 (7+5), Stanislav Stukov DNR NOVOSIBIRSK 38 (20+18) Alexander Kochetov 26 (14+12), Andrei Zhdanov 7 (2+5) Ivan Lviv 5 (4+1) BLAGOVESHCHENSK 24 (9+15) Sergei Logachev 21 (9+12), Roman Pavlenko 3 (0+3), Alexander Turovets 0 (0+DNR) SAMARA 24 (11+13) Nikita Tolokonov 15 (6+9), Roman Kholodov 9 (5+4), Eugene Otpuschennikov DNR UFA 18 (12+6) Alex Vitrek 10 (9+1), Igor Myshkovets 8 (3+5), Aydar Yamaltdinov DNR

ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS TEAM FINAL, TOGLIATTI, RUSSIA, 25th/26th Feb 2012 Day 1 Result: RUSSIA 30 - Danil Ivanov 14 (3,2,3,3,3,3), Nikolai Krasnikov 8 (2,3,3) Dmitri Khomitsevich 8 (2,2,2,2) AUSTRIA 22 - Harald Simon 13 (2,3,2,3,3) Franz Zorn 9 (3,1,3,1,0,1) Martin Leitner 0 (0) CZECH REP 20 - Antonin Klatovsky 10 (3,2,3,fx,1,1) Jan Klatovsky 10 (2,0,2,1,2,3) Jan Pecina DNR FINLAND 20 - Antti Aakko 15 (1,3,3,2,3,3), Mats Jarf 5 (0,2,2,0,fx,1) Janne Vilponen DNR SWEDEN 15 - Robert Henderson 9 (3,0,0,2,2,2) Stefan Svensson 6 (2,1,1,1,1,0) Per-Olaf Serenius DNR GERMANY 13 - Gunther Bauer 8 (1,1,3,3,0), Stefan Pletschacher 3 (1,0,2), Max Neidermaier 2 (2,0) NETHERLANDS 6 - Rene Stellingwerf 4 (f,1,1,1,1), Gerrit Schukken 1 (1,0,0,0), Simon Reitsma 1 (1,0)

I hope this doesn't sound flippant, but only the UEM know at the moment. I know Joni from the Assen club is trying to get it released with the meeting three weeks away, so may be worth keeping an eye on www.ijsspeedway-assen.nl for news. Sorry I can't be more helpfull.

FIM ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, UFA, RUSSIA 11th &12th FEBRUARY 2012 SUNDAY RESULTS Krasnikov (3,3,3,3,3) (15+3+3) 21 Khomitsevich (3,3,2,3,2) (13+3+2) 18 Ivanov (3,2,3,3,3) (14+2+1) 17 Koltakov (3,3,3,2,1) (12+2+0) 14 Krysov (2,1,1,2,3) (9+1) 10 Dmitri Bulankin (Russia - Res) (d,2,1,2,3) (8+1) 9 Karachintsev (2,2,2,3,2) (11+0) 11 Henderson (2,0,3,2,1)(8+f) 8 Simon (1,3,2,1,0) 7 Stellingwerf (d,2,0,1,2) 5 Leitner (2,1,1,f,0) 4 Aakko (1,fx,0,1,2) 4 Knapp (1,0,1,1,1) 4 Järf (1,1,0,d,1) 3 Klatovsky (0,0,2,d,d) 2 Neidermaier (0,1,0,0,0) 1 Svensson DNR SF1: Krasnikov, Koltakov, Krysov, Henderson (f) SF2: Khomitsevich, Ivanov, Bulankin, Karachintsev Final: Krasnikov, Khomitsevich, Ivanov, Koltakov Overall: Krasnikov 74, Ivanov 72, D Khomitsevich 65, Koltakov 56, Krysov 46 Karachintsev 42, Simon 34, Aakko 29, V Khomitsevich 23, Henderson 20, Knapp 15, Klatovsky 14, Järf 14, Stellingwerf 10, Zorn 8, Leitner 8 Svensson 4 Neidermaier 4

FIM ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 2, UFA, RUSSIA, Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th February, 2012 DAY 1 RESULTS Nikolai Krasnikov (Russia) (3,3,2,3,fx) (11+3+3) 17 Dmitri Khomitsevich (Russia) (3,2,3,3,3) (14+2+2) 18 Eduard Krysov (Russia) (3,2,3,2,1) (11+2+1) 14 Dmitri Koltakov (Russia) (2,3,3,2,2) (12+3+0) 15 Antti Aakko (Finland) (1,1,2,2,3) (9+1) 10 Danil Ivanov (Russia) (2,3,3,3,3) (14+fx) 14 Harald Simon (Austria) (2,1,2,3,2) (10+0) 10 Sergei Karachintsev (Russia) (fx,2,1,2,3) (8+d) 8 Mats Järf (Finland) (1,2,0,1,2) 6 Jan Klatovsky (Czech Rep.) (1,0,2,1,2) 6 Grzegorz Knapp (Poland) (0,3,1,0,0) 4 Stefan Svensson WC (Sweden) (2,1,0,1,fx) 4 Martin Leitner (Austria) (1,0,1,1,1) 4 Robert Henderson (Sweden) (3,0,fx,0,0) 3 Rene Stellingwerf (Holland) (0,0,1,0,1) 2 Max Neidermaier (Germany) (0,1,0,0,0) 1 SF 1: Krasnikov, Khomitsevich, Aakko, Simon SF 2: Koltakov, Krysov, Karachintsev (d), Ivanov (fx) FINAL: Krasnikov, Khomitsevich, Krysov, Koltakov Overall: Ivanov 55, Krasnikov 53, D Khomitsevich 47, Koltakov 42, Krysov 36 Karachintsev 31, Simon 27, Aakko 25, V Khomitsevich 23, Henderson 12, Knapp 11, Klatovsky 12, Järf 11, Zorn 8, Stellingwerf 5, Svensson 4 Leitner 4 Neidermaier 3

Just looked again and Motors TV appear to extracting the p***. The 11.05 showing is cancelled, and the 8.00pm showing is now at 8.20pm with loads of repeats during the week. Apologies if you are confused, I'm off to lie down down as I tried reading the Motors TV schedule

Motors TV are showing the Ice Racing from Krasnagorsk last weekend at 8pm & 11.o5pm on Sundy evening 12/2/12 - 30 minute programme EDIT: Dates corrected

In answer to your annual question,Bryn, the answer is still no to both. But I believe John Hipkiss may have said photo. Try http://www.icespeedwaymovie.com/order.php?lang=sv and select International postage

The sponsorship is still there, Franky Zorn has the backing of Silkolene in Austria, but many of the others rely on their day job and friends with deep pockets. Ice Racing is still something of a semi-professional sport even at World Championship level, although the Russians do benefit from the "help" of the MFR who in recent years have thrown money at them. There are a few fans on the Russian Forum, whose numbers are growing, who believe that the MFR should spend money on importing the top riders (Zorn, Simon, Aakko, etc) to race alongside the likes of Krasnikov, Ivanov et al which would sharpen them up and offer a credible opposition from outside the Country. This might not sound as far fetched as it seems. The late Andy Ross and I were talking a few years agoin Assen. He told me he lived in Ufa for three winters with the great Gab Kadirov. He rode for Ufa in the Soviet League, and competed in endless 'open' meetings against Russians. The result was that he finished fourth in the World Championships in the Early 70s. The reason he stopped was he retired from Speedway to concentrate on his business interests. Harald Simon is now following this route, and it is paying off for him. Fortunately he is able to afford to do this, but not every rider is. Good as he is, Franky Zorn dislikes going to Russia, prefering to train in Austria. Unfortunately, he hasn't had much training due to the weather. The sport needs a credible western rider to take on the Russians by moving there every winter. Any takers?

To answer your question, in my opinion, the west have no-one who remotely looks like a world champion. Last year, the top 8 riders were the Russians, and the gap was considerable. The FIM decided to change the format from the 'ancient' 20 heats + A,B,C & D finals to the current Speedway GP Format, 20 heats, 2 semis and a Final (albeit with 'normal' points in the Final). Instead of the old Points gained by position, every heat point would count towards the Championship. Unfortunately the west has had a mild winter and many meetings planned have been cancelled, whereas the Russians have been riding since the start of December. Therefore most of the Russians have had plenty of training and racing to sharpen them up. Only a handful of riders ventured East to train, Simon and Aakko amongst them. Simon is a member of the Kamensk Ural Super League team, so he has had more ice time than the rest. Until Western riders bite the bullet and travel to Russia from November to January to train and ride, the gap will widen and the endless conveyor belt of Russian Ice talent will continue.

RUSSIAN JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP, Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th February, 2012 SEMI FINAL 1, NOVOSIBIRSK Artem Novik (Shadrinsk) 30 (15+15), Igor Saydullin (Kamensk Ural) 26, (13+13), Alexander Kochetov (Novosibirsk) 23 (13+10), Andrei Zhdanov 21 (10+13), Rustam Akumbaev (Shadrinsk) 21 (10+11), Vladimir Bobin (Kamensk Ural) 20 (10+10), Artem Akulov (Kamensk Ural) 19 (10+9), Vasilli Nesytyh (Kamensk Ural) 18 (10+8), Ivan Lviv (Novosibirsk) 14 (6+8), Sergei Logachev (Blagoveshensk) 12 (5+7), Roman Pavlenko (Blagoveshensk) 8 (3+5), Anatoli Komarov (Novosibirsk) 7 (7+0), Alexander Turovets (Blagoveshensk) 5 (4+1), Nikita Kuznetsov (Novosibirsk) 7 (7+0), Stanislav Stukov (Shadrinsk) 4 (2+2), Pawel Tyushnyakov (Shadrinsk) 4 (2+2), Viktor Frolov 0 (0+DNR) Vyacheslav Dubinin Memorial Trophy: SF 1: Novik, Kochetov, Lviv, Akulov SF 2: Saydullin, Nesytyh, Bobin, Zhdanov Final: Saydullin, Kochetov, Nesytyh,Novik(ef) SEMI FINAL 2, LUKHOVITSY Vasilli Kosov (Saransk) 29 (15+14), Eugene Kosov 27 (14+13), Maxim Karpukhin (Saransk) 25 (11+14), Yevgeny Sharov (Glasov) 24 (12+12), Alex Vitrek (Ufa) 21 (13+8), Igor Kazennyi (Lukhovitsy) 19 (9+10), Roman Kholodov (Lukhovitsy) 15 (8+7), Nikita Tolokonov (Samara) 15 (6+9), Artem Scherbakov (Saransk) 15 (4+11), Vladislav Templov(Penza) 12 (6+6), Igor Myshkovets (Ufa) 10 (5+5), Eugene Otpuschennikov (Samara) 7 (3+4), Arthur Sagadiev (Sterlitamak) 7 (3+4), Airat Khabibullin (Sterlitamak) 5 (5+DNR), Ville Askerov (Uchaly) 3 (2+1), Dmitri Lidzhiev 2 (2+0)

FIM ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 1, Krasnogorsk, Russia, Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th February 2012 Day 2 Result: Krasnikov (3,3,3,3,ef,3,3) 18 Ivanov (3,3,3,3,3,3,2) 20 Karachintsev (3,1,3,1,3, 2,2,1) 14 D Khomitsevich (3,2,2,2,3,2,0) 14 Koltakov (1,3,2,3,2,1) 12 Krysov (2,2,1,2,3,1) 11 V Khomitsevich (2,3,2,2,2,0) 11 Simon (2,1,1,3,1,0) 8 Aakko (1,2,1,2,2) 8 Zorn (0,2,2,1,0) 5 Klatovsky (2,1,0,0,1) 4 Henderson (0,0,3,0,DNS) 3 Knapp (1,1,0,1,0) 3 Järf (1,0,0,1,1) 3 RES: Andrei Gavrilkin (Russia) (2) 2 Stellingwerf (D,0,1,0,1) 2 Neidermaier (0,0,0,0, 0) 0 SF 1: Ivanov, Karachintsev, Krysov, V. Khomitsevich SF 2: Krasnikov, D. Khomitsevich, Koltakov, Simon FINAL: Krasnikov, Ivanov, Karachintsev, D. Khomitsevich Overall: Ivanov 41 Krasnikov 36 D Khomitsevich 29 Koltakov 27 V Khomitsevich 23 Krysov 22 Karachintsev 23 Simon 17 Aakko 15 Henderson 9 Zorn 8 Knapp 7 Klatovsky 6 Järf 5 Stellingwerf 3 Neidermaier 2

FIM ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 1, Krasnogorsk, Russia, Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th February 2012 DAY 1 Result: Danil Ivanov (Russia) 21(15+3+3), Dmitri Khomitsevich 15 (Russia) (11+2+2) Nikolai Krasnikov (Russia) 18 (14+3+1), Dmitri Koltakov 15 (Russia) (13+2+0) Vitalli Khomitsevich (Russia) 12 (11+1) Eduard Krysov 11 (Russia) (10 +1) Sergei Karachintsev 9 (Russia) (9+0) Harald Simon 9 (Austria) (9 +0) Antti Aakko (Finland) 7 Robert Henderson (Sweden) 6 Grzegorz Knapp (Poland) 4 Franz Zorn (Austria) 3 Max Neidermaier (Germany) 2 Mats Järf (Finland) 2 Jan Klatovsky (Czech Rep) 2 Rene Stellingwerf (Holland) 1 SF 1: Ivanov, D. Khomitsevich, Krysov, Simon SF 2: Krasnikov, Koltakov, V. Khomitsevich, Karachintsev Final: Ivanov, D.Khomitsevich, Krasnikov, Koltakov If you look at the FIM Results page, Neidermaier was beaten in the Semi Final by Svensson, but that meant they tied on 9. Prior to the semi Final, Stefan had 8, so he tied on points with Max. Therefore (I was informed) Neidermaier went through on Countback, despite being beaten in the semi. Clear as mud isn't it!

Draw for FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators Final 1, Krasnagorsk, Russia - 4th/5th February 2012 Ballot N° Rider Country 1 5 Eduard Krysov Russia 2 7 Franz Zorn Austria 3 3 Dmitry Koltakov Russia 4 11 Jan Klatovský Czech Republic 5 10 Harald Simon Austria 6 2 Daniil Ivanov Russia 7 9 Grzegorz Knapp Poland 8 16 Vitali Khomitsevich Russia (WC) 9 14 Max Niedermaier Germany 10 8 Robert Henderson Sweden 11 1 Nikolay Krasnikov Russia 12 15 René Stellingwerf The Netherlands 13 4 Dmitry Khomitsevich Russia 14 12 Antti Aakko Finland 15 6 Sergey Karachintsev Russia 16 13 Mats Järf Finland 17 Reserve Andrey Gavrilkin Russia 18 Reserve Maxim Lushnikov Russia Looking to see if there is a live feed to watch which I'll post if I find one

Results for the weekend: FIM ICE SPEEDWAY GLADIATORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2012, SATURDAY 28TH JANUARY 2012 QR 1 - ST. JOHANN, AUSTRIA 1. Dmitry Koltakov (2,2,3,3,3,3,3) - 19 2. Dmitri Khomitsevich (3,3,3,3,3,3,2) - 20 3. Vitaly Khomitsevich (3,3,3,2,2,2,1) - 16 4. Franz Zorn (3,2,2,3,2,2,dns) - 14 5. Harald Simon (2,3,3,3,EX,1) - 12 6. Mats Järf (0,2,2,2,3,1) - 10 7. Rene Stellingwerf (3,1,2,2,1,0) - 9 8. Fredrik Olsson (1,0,2,2,3,0) - 8 9. Janne Vilponen (2,1,1,1,2) - 7 10. Charly Ebner Sen. (1,3,1,1,S) - 6 11. Markus Jell (2,0,1,0,2) - 5 12. Lukas Volejnik (1,2,0,0,0) - 3 13. Claude Gadeyne (1,1,1,0,0) - 3 14. Lukas Hutla (0,0,0,1,0) - 1 15. Dirk Fricke (0,0,0,0,1) - 1 16. Per Olov Serenius (EX,1,0,-,-) - 1 17-18. Thomas Wiest (1) - 1 17-18. Thomas Rathgeb (1) - 1 SF 1: D. Khomitsevich, Zorn, Simon, Olsson SF 2: Koltakov, V. Khomitsevich, Järf, Stellingwerf Final: Koltakov, D. Khomitsevich, Khomitsevich, Zorn (DNS) Qualified: Koltakov, D. Khomitsevich, Zorn, Simon, Jarf QR 2 SANOK, POLAND 1.NikolaI Krasnikov (Rus)15+3+3 2.Daniil Ivanov (Rus)14+3+2 3.Grzegorz Knapp (Pol) 11+2+1 4.Robert Henderson (Swe) 2+2+0 5.Jan Klatovský (Czr) 11+1 6.Martin Leitner (Aus)10+0 7.Stefan Pletschacher (Ger) 9+1 8.Fredrik Johansson (Swe) 8+0 9.Paweł Strugała (Pol) 8 10.Jo Saetre (Nor) 5 11.Charly Ebner jr( Aus) 5 12.Petr Klauz (CzR) 4 13.Jouni Seppänen (Fin) 4 14.Mirosław Daniszewski (Pol)3 15.Ronny Häring (Swi) 1 16.René Dünki (Swi) 0 17.Piotr Hejnowski (Pol) 0 18. Martin Běhal (Czr) 0 SF 1 Krasnikov, Knapp, Pletschacher, Leitner SF 2 Ivanov, Hendersen, Klatovsky, Johansson Final: Krasnikov, Ivanov, Knapp, Hendersen Qualified: Krasnikov, Ivanov, Knapp, Hendersen, Klatovsky QR 3 LUKHOVITSY RUSSIA 1. Eduard Krysov (RUS) - (2,2,3,2,3,3,3) 18 2. Sergei Makarov (RUS) - (3,3,3,3,2,2,2) 18 3. Sergei Karachintsev (RUS) - (3,3,3,3,3,2,1) 18 4. Igor Kononov (RUS) - (3,3,3,3,1,3,0) 16 5. Antti Aakko (FIN) - (2,3,2,1,3,1) 12 6. Stefan Svensson (SWE) - (2,0,2,2,2,1) 9 7. Max Niedermaier (GER) - (1,2,2,3,1,0) 9 8. Joakim Soderstrom (SWE) - (3.2, X, 2,0,0) 7 9. Kreuzberger Josef (AUT) - (1,2,2,1,1) 7 10. January pecina (CZ) - (0,1,1,2,2) 6 11. Jegor Kazenny (RUS) - (1,1,0, X, 3) 5 12. Franz Mayerbuchler yr (GER) - (X, 0,1,1,2) 4 13. Jussi Hyronen (FIN) - (2,0,1,0,0) 3 14. Radek Hutla (CZ) - (0,1,1,1,0) 15. Gerrit Schukken (NL) - (1,1,0,0, X) 2 16. Ilia Ulianow (RUS) - (0,0,0,0, X) 1 SF 1: Krysov, Karachintsev, Svensson, Neidermaier SF 2: Kononov, Makharov, Aakko, Söderström Final: Krysov, Makharov, Karachintsev, Kononov Qualified: Kryson, Karachintsev, Aakko, Neidermaier CUP OF RUSSIA ROUND 2, SHADRINSK, 28TH & 29TH JANUARY 2012 Andrei Gavrilkin 30 (15+15), Dmitri Bulankin (Ufa) 26 (13+13), Artem Novik (Shadrinsk) 22 (12+10), Vasilli Kosov (Saransk) 21 (10+11), Vyacheslav Svitek (Perm) 18 (7+11), Yunir Baseev (Saransk) 16 (9+7) Danil Golosheykin (Kamensk Ural) 15 (5+10), Igor Saydullin (Kamensk Ural) 15 (6+9), Eugene Kosov (Saransk) 14 (8+6), Roman Akimenko (Blagoveshensk) 13 (6+7), Maxim Lushnikov (Saransk) 12 (7+5), Alexander Rodin (Shadrinsk) 11 (4+7), Maxim Korchemakha (Novosibirsk) 9 (9+0), Vladimir Bobin (Kamensk Ural) 7 (3+4), Rustam Akumbaev (Shadrinsk 5 (3+2), Andrei Ivanov (Glasov) 5, (3+2) Overall: Gavrilkin 57, Bulankin 52, V. Kosov 41, Novik 35, Golosheykin 34, Saydullin 33, Andrei Shishegov (Sterlitamak) 26, Lushnikov 26, E. Kosov 26, Akimenko 22, Rodin 16, Bobin 15, Korchemakha 15, Ivanov 9, Sergei Baltachev (Izhevsk) 8, Maxim Karpukhin (Saransk) 0 MFR CUP, SAMARA 28TH & 29TH JANUARY 2012 Michael Zelepukin (Shadrinsk) 29 (14+15), Alexander Kochetov, (Novosibirsk) 27 (13+14), Eugene Urakov (Izhevsk) 27 (14+13), Vasilli Nesytyh (Kamensk-Ural) 22 (11+11), Nicolai Ryabokon (Kumertau) 20 (9+11), Nikita Tolokonov (Samara) 16 (7+9) Alex Vitrik (Ufa) 16 (8 +8), Eugene Bellasov (Glasov) 15 (12+3), Yevgeny Sharov (Glasov) 15 (12+3) Airat Khabibullin (Kumertau) 13 (6+7), Artem Akulov (Kamensk-Ural) 12 (5 +7) Andrei Zhdanov (Novosibirsk) 11 (5+6), Vladimir Chapelo (Sterlitamak) 10 (5+5), Roman Kholodov (Lukhovitsy) 6 (3+3), Dmitry Lidzhiev (Uchaly) 5 (5+0) Alex Utusikov (Tyumen) 4 (2+2) Igor Myshkovets (Ufa) 3 (1+2), Andrei Utusikov (Tyumen) 2 (1+1), Alexei Kazakov 2 (0+2) Overall: Zelepukin 56, Kochetov 49, Nesytyh 45, Urakov 41, Ryabokin 40, Sharov 37, Vitrek 32, Tolokonov 26, Nikolai Kaminsky (Novosibirsk) 23, Zhdanov 20, Khabibullin 16, Alex Utusikov 15, Lidzhiev 14, Abroskin 12, Akulov 12, Chapelo 12, Kholodov 11, Alfred Safin (Uchaly) 5, Yuri Grigoriev (Tyumen) 3, Myshkovets 2, Kazakov 2, Andrei Utusikov 2