Leonid Zykov of Pokrovsk, Russia won the 42.2K race; the 34-year-old has a marathon personal best of two hours and 40 minutes, and is a two-time champion of the Pole of Cold half-marathon event.
Russia's Gazprom is considering cutting hundreds of administrative jobs, a company spokesman confirmed to AFP on Monday, as the gas producer reels amid the loss of key exports to Europe.