He finished second in the 2004 World Orienteering Championships, Middle distance,[2] and third in 2007.

[3] He is a two time Relay World Champion, from 2006 and 2007,[3][4] as a member of the Russian winning teams, and earned a silver medal in 2004.

Novikov received two individual gold medals at the 2000 European Championships in Truskavets, and a bronze medal at the 2006 European Championships in Otepää.

He received also a gold medal in the relay at the 2008 European Orienteering Championships in Ventspils, together with Andrey Khramov and Dmitriy Tsvetkov.

[6] Novikov was part of the winning team in Jukola in 2008.