The largest ski marathon «Engadin Skimarathon» Bashny.Net

On Sunday in Switzerland was the biggest ski marathon «Engadin Skimarathon», the distance of which, as befits, is 42 kilometers and 200 meters. Athletes had to go the distance freestyle. The circuit itself is held close to the ski resort of St. Moritz (St. Moritz). The first match under this title was back in 1969 and has managed to take about one thousand participants. This year, participants were slightly more than 11,400 athletes.





This marathon is the penultimate stage marathons Cup FIS. Victory at this stage in men celebrated Swiss Dario Cologna (Dario Cologna), showed winning time - 1 hour 36 minutes and 58 seconds 1. In women, the palm went to the Swedish skier Suzanne Nystrom (Nystrom Susanne). Her time - 1 hour 43 minutes and 2, 8 seconds.



















































Photo: Reuters