The Demino Ski Marathon (russian: Дёминский лыжный марафон) is a
cross-country skiing marathon in
Russia
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. It has been held since 2007 and was appointed as a
Worldloppet
The Worldloppet Ski Federation is a federation of long distance cross-country skiing events whose aim is to promote cross-country skiing through ski races. The federation was founded on 10 June 1978 in Uppsala, Sweden.
Locations
Only one and t ...
event in June 2012.
It is the most popular ski race in Russia (1402 participants in 2015).
The Demino Ski Marathon has been a member of the
Russialoppet since 2008.
The main distance is 50 km
free style, in one or two laps. The race is held on
Ski Center Demino, near
Rybinsk
Rybinsk ( rus, Рыбинск, p=ˈrɨbʲɪnsk), the second largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Yaroslavl Oblast in Russia, lies at the confluence of the Volga River, Volga and Sheksna Rivers, 267 kilometers north-north-eas ...
city. The ski marathon is a part of the Demino Cup, which includes also a cross-country cycling marathon and running half-marathon.
The only time the marathon has been cancelled was in 2014 due to lack of snow.
Winners
References
External links
{{Worldloppet
Official website
Demino Marathon at worldloppet site
2007 establishments in Russia
March sporting events
Recurring sporting events established in 2007
Ski marathons
Cross-country skiing competitions in Russia