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...
Emil Joensson (SWE) and Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) defended their Russian Sprint Tour titles, holding off the competition in the last race of the four event series. The last two races were both held on Sunday. The classic sprint, the only standard event of the weekend, kicked off the day. Kowalczyk won over Polina Medvedeva (RUS) and Valentina Novikova (RUS). Joensson took the victory over Nikita Kriukov (RUS) and Martin Koukal (CZE). In the afternoon Kowalczyk...