Engadin Skimarathon

The Engadin Skimarathon is an annual cross-country skiing race (ski marathon) held on the second Sunday of March in the upper Engadine valley (Switzerland), between Maloja and S-chanf. It debuted in 1969 and has been a part of Worldloppet as long as Worldloppet has existed. It is one of the major cross-country skiing events in the Alps. Between 11,000 and 14,200 skiers participate each year. The total distance covered is , although it is also possible to complete the half-marathon of (finishing in Pontresina) or the Women's Race (Samedan to S-chanf). While it is a freestyle race, there are separate tracks for skiers practicing classic style for all but the narrowest parts of the race. Participation is open to anyone from the age of 16, and no licence is required to sign up.

The track record of 1:16:10 was set by Hervé Balland in 1994. In the same year, Silvia Honegger completed the race with the female track record of 1:22:08. As the race was extended by in 1998 to match the distance of a full marathon and the track was changed slightly in the Stazerwald section, resulting in a more difficult topography, longer racetimes are now standard.

The start of the race takes place at the Maloja Palace Hotel with an elevation of . The track then leads over both Lake Sils and Lake Silvaplana (which are frozen at this time of year). After passing St. Moritz there is a forested climb in the Stazerwald. The proceeding descent to Pontresina is regarded by many as the most spectacular part of the race for spectators, due to the high number of falls and crashes by skiers. The race then follows the runway of Samedan Airport and afterwards continues on the right side of the Engadin valley, passing several small communities before reaching the Finish in S-chanf at an elevation of .

Winners Year Men's Time Women's Time Participants 1969 Karl Wagenführ (SUI) 2:19:38 h Rita Czech-Blasl (SUI) 2:54:26 h 945 1970 Werner Geeser (SUI) 2:24:28 h Ursula Bösch (SUI) 3:13:00 h2124 1971 Albert Giger (SUI) 2:02:58 h Ingrid Hadler (NOR) 2:37:54 h4010 1972 Flury Koch (SUI) 2:01:30 h Rosmarie Kurz (SUI) 2:34:45 h4737 1973 Albert Giger -2- Edy Hauser (SUI) 1:59:58 h Rosmarie Kurz -2- 2:33:51 h6032 1974 Alfred Kälin (SUI) 1:53:15 h Rosmarie Kurz -3- 2:24:26 h7406 1975 August Broger (SUI) 1:42:44 h Rosmarie Kurz -4- 2:08:42 h9735 1976 Albert Giger -3- 1:55:39 h Rosmarie Kurz -5- Ursula Bösch (SUI) 2:21:06 h10126 1977 Albert Giger -4- 1:45:16 h Rosmarie Kurz -6- 2:11:11 h10248 1978 Albert Giger -5- 1:38:25 h Christine Brügger (SUI) 1:58:03 h12032 1979 Alois Oberholzer (SUI) 2:03:01 h Christine Brügger -2- 2:17:39 h12191 1980 Ola Hassis (SWE) 1:57:07 h Evi Kratzer (SUI) 2:12:23 h12536 1981 Bill Koch (USA) 2:00:18 h Cornelia Thomas (SUI) 2:12:03 h11685 1982 Lars Frykberg (SWE) 1:50:05 h Evi Kratzer -2- 2:06:02 h10638 1983 Lars Frykberg -2- 1:34:08 h Evi Kratzer -3- 1:44:15 h10238 1984 Konrad Hallenbarter (SUI) 1:42:09 h Evi Kratzer -4- 1:55:04 h11056 1985 Andreas Grünenfelder (SUI) 1:37:15 h Evi Kratzer -5- 1:47:06 h11439 1986 Konrad Hallenbarter -2- 1:43:39 h Karin Thomas (SUI) 1:55:51 h11613 1987 Daniel Sandoz (SUI) 1:29:34 h Christine Brügger -3- 1:38:57 h11140 1988 Andreas Grünenfelder -2- 1:35:55 h Christine Brügger -4- 1:38:11 h11758 1989 Ladislav Svanda (CZE) 1:25:02 h Sandra Parpan (SUI) 1:29:57 h11673 1990 Konrad Hallenbarter -3- 1:24:54 h Guidina Dal Sasso (ITA) 1:28:58 h11502 1991Race cancelled due to warm weather 1992 Daniel Sandoz -2- Silvano Barco (ITA) 1:21:06 h Elvira Knecht (SUI) 1:25:37 h11962 1993 Hervé Balland (FRA) 1:22:10 h Silvia Honegger (SUI) 1:26:56 h12019 1994 Hervé Balland -2- 1:16:10 h Silvia Honegger -2- 1:22:08 h12571 1995 André Jungen (SUI) 1:25:41 h Maria Theurl (AUT) 1:32:24 h12295 1996 Hervé Balland -3- 1:24:18 h Maria Theurl -2- 1:32:32 h12263 1997 Mikhail Botvinov (AUT) 1:19:41 h Anita Moen (NOR) 1:25:15 h12687 1998 Christian Hoffmann (AUT) 1:23:44 h Maria Theurl -3- 1:30:50 h13527 1999 Tor Arne Hetland (NOR) 1:25:21 h Brigitte Albrecht (SUI) 1:29:19 h12640 2000 Gerhard Urain (AUT) 1:25:29 h Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) 1:28:19 h12711 2001 Peter Schlickenrieder (GER) 1:24:22 h Brigitte Albrecht -2- 1:29:19 h11862 2002 Juan Jesús Gutiérrez (ESP) 1:30:10 h Brigitte Albrecht -3- 1:34:48 h11967 2003 Patrik Mächler (SUI) 1:28:00 h Natascia Leonardi Cortesi (SUI) 1:32:21 h12222 2004 Christophe Perrilat (FRA) 1:32:40 h Yuliya Chepalova -2- 1:37:53 h12794 2005 Gion Andrea Bundi (SUI) 1:34:01 h Natascia Leonardi Cortesi -2- 1:40:19 h11221 2006 Mikhail Botvinov -2- 1:55:51 h Natascia Leonardi Cortesi -3- 2:01:22 h12254 2007 Dario Cologna (SUI) 1:43:44 h Laurence Rochat (SUI) 1:50:33 h10441 2008 Tor Arne Hetland -2- 1:24:30 h Katrin Zeller (GER) 1:33:27 h11512 2009 Fabio Santus (ITA) 1:38:37 h Seraina Mischol (SUI) 1:43:32 h11028 2010 Dario Cologna -2- (SUI) 1:36:58 h Susanne Nyström (SWE) 1:43:02 h11252 2011 Remo Fischer (SUI) 1:39:51 h Antonella Confortola Wyatt (ITA) 1:48:00 h11907 2012 Roman Furger (SUI) 1:31:21 h Anouk Faivre-Picon (FRA) 1:36:28 h11787 2013 Pierre Guedon (FRA) 1:28:19 h Riitta-Liisa Roponen (FIN) 1:29:52 h124802014 Anders Gløersen (NOR)1:35:05 h Riitta-Liisa Roponen -2- (FIN)1:38:39 h133272015 Ilia Chernousov (RUS)1:34:50 h Anouk Faivre-Picon -2- (FRA)1:38:35 h132462016 Roman Furger -2- (SUI)1:48:01 h Anouk Faivre-Picon -3- (FRA)1:54:07 h13246 2017 Dario Cologna -3- (SUI) 1:27:46 h Mari Eide (NOR) 1:34.18 h13246 2018 Roman Furger -3- (SUI) 1:34:05 h Nadine Fähndrich (SUI) 1:38:35 h13246 2019 Dario Cologna -4- (SUI) 1:22:22 h Nathalie von Siebenthal (SUI) 1:30:41 h13246

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