On March 3, 4 and 5, 2023, the XVI International Rostec Demino Ski Marathon will be held at the Demino Ski and Biathlon Center near Rybinsk. For the first time it will be held in the status of a ski festival and will include new types of races.


Over the past decade, the Demino ski marathon has retained the status of the most popular in Russia. This year, more than 4.5 thousand people have already registered. Applications were submitted by representatives of 57 regions of Russia and five more countries - France, Slovakia, Georgia, Belarus, Kazakhstan.


- The Demino ski marathon is growing and scaling. Every year we increase the number of places, and every time there are even more applicants. The marathon has become overcrowded in a two-day format, so we decided to extend it and hold a ski festival with a rich sports and cultural program. The redistribution of starts for three days will create comfortable conditions for marathon runners and fans and attract even more people to skiing, - said Igor Samoylov, director of Demino Marathons.


Due to the increase in the number of days, the organizers have the opportunity to introduce additional types of races - 5 and 10 kilometers freestyle. They will be held on the first day of the festival on March 3. On March 4, the start of the “golden” 50-kilometer race will take place. Traditionally, it will become the most massive in terms of the number of participants. This year, all 2800 slots ended almost a month and a half before the start. To ensure a comfortable start and passage of the route by the participants, the number and number of starting waves is changing.


March 5 is the day of "classics". It will be opened by the youngest participants of the baby marathon at a distance of 1 km. The older guys will overcome two kilometers. Then they will be replaced by adults in the 25 km silver race in classic style.


Rostec Demino Ski Marathon is the largest ski marathon in Russia. Russialoppet leader in terms of the number of finishers in the main race. In the 2022 season, the winners of the Demino ski marathon at a distance of 50 km were Alexander Bolshunov and Natalya Nepryaeva.