Engadin ski marathon

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The Engadin Skimarathon is by far the largest cross-country skiing event in Switzerland and a run in the Worldloppet series. It has been held in the Upper Engadin every year on the second Sunday of March since 1969. In 1991 the event was canceled at short notice due to a drop in heat and the consequent lack of snow. The length of the race, which is held in free style , is 42 kilometers. 11,000 to 13,000 runners take part. 13,331 participants registered for the 47th Engadin Skimarathon on March 8, 2015. That was the third best entry result in the history of the marathon. The 50th anniversary of the Engadin Skimarathon took place on March 11, 2018.

Cross-country skiers on the frozen lake in the Upper Engadin

The course record is 1 hour 16 minutes and 10 seconds and was realized in 1994 by Hervé Balland . In the same year, Silvia Honegger ran the women's course record of 1:22:08. By moving the finish from Zuoz to S-chanf in 1998 and a new route in the Stazerwald in 2004, the topography of the marathon changed, which led to longer racing times.

The start takes place at Maloja at an altitude of 1820  m above sea level. M. The route starts via Lake Sils and Lake Silvaplana (both lakes are this time of year still frozen). After St. Moritz there is a short ascent through the Stazerwald and then the descent via Pontresina to the Samedan airport . On the right side of the valley, the route continues via La Punt-Chamues-ch and Zuoz to S-chanf . There the target is located in a military area in the «Vuorcha» area at an altitude of 1670  m . In 1998, the RhB's “S-chanf Marathon” stop was built not far from the finish area .

Winners list

year Men time Women time
2020 Race due coronavirus epidemic canceled
2019 Dario Cologna (SUI) -4- 1:22:22 h Nathalie von Siebenthal (SUI) 1:30:41 h
2018 Roman Furger (SUI) -3- 1:34:05 h Nadine Fähndrich (SUI) 1:38:35 h
2017 Dario Cologna (SUI) -3- 1:27:46 h Mari Eide (NOR) 1:34:18 h
2016 Roman Furger (SUI) -2- 1:48:08 h Anouk Faivre-Picon (FRA) -3- 1:54:07 h
2015 Ilya Chernousov (RUS) 1:34:50 h Anouk Faivre-Picon (FRA) -2- 1:38:35 h
2014 Anders Gløersen (NOR) 1:35:05 h Riitta-Liisa Roponen (FIN) -2- 1:38:39 h
2013 Pierre Guedon (FRA) 1:28:19 h Riitta-Liisa Roponen (FIN) 1:29:52 h
2012 Roman Furger (SUI) 1:31:21 h Anouk Faivre-Picon (FRA) 1:36:28 h
2011 Remo Fischer (SUI) 1:39:51 h Antonella Confortola (ITA) 1:48:00 h
2010 Dario Cologna (SUI) -2- 1:36:58 h Susanne Nyström (SWE) 1:43:02 h
2009 Fabio Santus (ITA) 1:38:37 h Seraina Mischol (SUI) 1:43:32 h
2008 Tor Arne Hetland (NOR) -2- 1:24:30 h Katrin Zeller (GER) 1:33:27 h
2007 Dario Cologna (SUI) 1:43:44 h Laurence Rochat (SUI) 1:50:33 h
2006 Mikhail Botvinov (AUT) -2- 1:55:51 h Natascia Leonardi Cortesi (SUI) -3- 2:01:22 h
2005 Gion Andrea Bundi (SUI) 1:34:01 h Natascia Leonardi Cortesi (SUI) -2- 1:40:19 h
2004 Christophe Perrillat (FRA) 1:32:40 h Yulia Chepalova (RUS) -2- 1:37:53 h
2003 Patrik Mächler (SUI) 1:28:00 h Natascia Leonardi Cortesi (SUI) 1:32:21 h
2002 Juan Jesús Gutiérrez (ESP) 1:30:10 h Brigitte Albrecht (SUI) -3- 1:34:48 h
2001 Peter Schlickenrieder (GER) 1:24:22 h Brigitte Albrecht (SUI) -2- 1:29:19 h
2000 Gerhard Urain (AUT) 1:25:29 h Yulia Chepalova (RUS) 1:28:19 h
1999 Tor Arne Hetland (NOR) 1:25:21 h Brigitte Albrecht (SUI) 1:29:19 h
1998 Christian Hoffmann (AUT) 1:23:44 h Maria Theurl (AUT) -3- 1:30:50 h
1997 Mikhail Botvinov (AUT) 1:19:41 h Anita Moen (NOR) 1:25:15 h
1996 Hervé Balland (FRA) -3- 1:24:18 h Maria Theurl (AUT) -2- 1:32:32 h
1995 André Junge (SUI) 1:25:41 h Maria Theurl (AUT) 1:32:24 h
1994 Hervé Balland (FRA) -2- 1:16:10 h Silvia Honegger (SUI) -2- 1:22:08 h
1993 Hervé Balland (FRA) 1:22:10 h Silvia Honegger (SUI) 1:26:56 h
1992 Daniel Sandoz (SUI) -2-
Silvano Barco (ITA) 		1:21:06 h Elvira Knecht (SUI) 1:25:37 h
1991 Race canceled due to thermal breakdown
1990 Konrad Hallenbarter (SUI) -3- 1:24:54 h Guidina Dal Sasso (ITA) 1:28:58 h
1989 Ladislav Švanda (TCH) 1:25:02 h Sandra Parpan (SUI) 1:29:57 h
1988 Andreas Grünenfelder (SUI) -2- 1:35:55 ​​h Christine Brügger (SUI) -4- 1:38:11 h
1987 Daniel Sandoz (SUI) 1:29:34 h Christine Brügger (SUI) -3- 1:38:57 h
1986 Konrad Hallenbarter (SUI) -2- 1:43:39 h Karin Thomas (SUI) 1:55:51 h
1985 Andreas Grünenfelder (SUI) 1:37:15 h Evi scratches (SUI) -5- 1:47:06 h
1984 Konrad Hallenbarter (SUI) 1:42:09 h Evi scratches (SUI) -4- 1:55:04 h
1983 Lars Frykberg (SWE) -2- 1:34:08 h Evi scratches (SUI) -3- 1:44:15 h
1982 Lars Frykberg (SWE) 1:50:05 h Evi scratches (SUI) -2- 2:06:02 h
1981 Bill Koch (USA) 2:00:18 h Cornelia Thomas (SUI) 2:12:03 h
1980 Ola Hassis (SWE) 1:57:07 h Evi Kratzer (SUI) 2:12:23 h
1979 Alois Oberholzer (SUI) 2:03:01 h Christine Brügger (SUI) -2- 2:17:39 h
1978 Albert Giger (SUI) -5- 1:38:25 h Christine Brügger (SUI) 1:58:03 h
1977 Albert Giger (SUI) -4- 1:45:16 h Rosmarie Kurz (SUI) -6- 2:11:11 h
1976 Albert Giger (SUI) -3- 1:55:39 h Rosmarie Kurz (SUI) -5-
Ursula Bösch (SUI) 		2:21:06 h
1975 August Broger (SUI) 1:42:44 h Rosmarie Kurz (SUI) -4- 2:08:42 h
1974 Alfred Kälin (SUI) 1:53:15 h Rosmarie Kurz (SUI) -3- 2:24:26 h
1973 Albert Giger (SUI) -2-
Edy Hauser (SUI) 		1:59:58 h Rosmarie Kurz (SUI) -2- 2:33:51 h
1972 Flury Koch (SUI) 2:01:30 h Rosmarie Kurz (SUI) 2:34:45 h
1971 Albert Giger (SUI) 2:02:58 h Ingrid Hadler (NOR) 2:37:54 h
1970 Werner Geeser (SUI) 2:24:28 h Ursula Bösch (SUI) 3:13:00 h
1969 Karl Wagenführ (SUI) 2:19:38 h Rita Czech-Blasel (GER) 2:54:26 h

Web links

Commons : Engadin Skimarathon  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The best pictures of the Engadin Skimarathon Neue Luzerner Zeitung Online, March 9, 2015
  2. ↑ Toni Nötzli: The Engadin Skimarathon is more than the longest descent in the world In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung of March 8, 2018
  3. ↑ Extensive marathon history ( memento of the original from April 9, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved on March 15, 2016 under Service / Media / General Information at engadin-skimarathon.ch @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.engadin-skimarathon.ch
  4. ↑ Because of coronavirus: Ski marathon canceled. Swiss radio and television , February 27, 2020, accessed on February 27, 2020 .