Winter Triathlon World Championships Padola 2026: Kondrashov and Rogozina Win
Winter triathlon is the snow-and-ice cousin of the summer sport: a 2km run, 4km mountain bike and 4km ski, completed twice. The 2026 World Triathlon Winter Championships took place in Padola, Italy on 27-28 February, with Dmitrii Kondrashov and Daria Rogozina (both AIN) claiming the elite world titles.
Men’s Elite Race
The men’s race went down to a three-way sprint finish, with Kondrashov edging Norway’s Jens Kristoffer Dyrdahl by three seconds and Oleg Chestikov (AIN) by four. The podium was covered by four seconds.
- Dmitrii Kondrashov (AIN) — 00:55:31
- Jens Kristoffer Dyrdahl (NOR) — 00:55:34
- Oleg Chestikov (AIN) — 00:55:35
- Ivan Zalavtsev (AIN) — 00:55:59
- Alessandro Saravalle (ITA) — 00:56:06
Women’s Elite Race
Rogozina raced a controlled solo win to take her fifth Winter Triathlon world crown, finishing 54 seconds ahead of Alina Liagaeva (AIN). Italy’s Axelle Vicari took the bronze in front of a home crowd.
- Daria Rogozina (AIN) — 01:02:44
- Alina Liagaeva (AIN) — 01:03:38
- Axelle Vicari (ITA) — 01:05:48
- Zuzana Michalickova (SVK) — 01:07:37
- Lorena Erl (GER) — 01:08:11
