After a one-year hiatus, the Russian Sprint Tour is back, bringing a unique combination of events to elite spring ski racing. First held in 2007, the event has twice been won by Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) and Emil Joensson (SWE), and has often featured a number of top World Cup skiers. The 2012 edition consisted of two days of racing in Yugorsk, a small city of 35,000 on the western edge of Siberia. After the 2011...