DM
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Russian ultra-trail and skyrunning specialist known for excelling on technical, high-altitude courses. Multiple-time winner of High Trail Vanoise and Ultra Pirineu, silver medalist at TDS 2019, and back-to-back champion at Ultra-Trail Cape Town 100 (2022–2023). Married to elite trail runner Ekaterina Mityaeva and co-founder of the Trail Running School.

UTMB Index

903

Birth Date

December 12, 1991

Sponsor

adidas TERREX

Key Achievements

  • 90 km du Mont-Blanc Winner (2024) - 10:44:14
  • Ultra Pirineu Winner (2019: 94km, 10:22:55; 2024: 100km, 10:27:38)
  • Ultra-Trail Cape Town 100 Winner (2022, 2023)
  • High Trail Vanoise Winner (2018: 8:40:45, 2019: 8:51:20)
  • TDS 2nd Place (2019) - 18:16:16
  • Transvulcania Podiums (2nd: 2019, 2024)
  • Cappadocia Ultra Trail Winner (2023) - 10:59:32
  • Montreux Trail Festival MXAlps Winner (2021) - 8:34:32
  • 23 km du Mont-Blanc Winner (2017) - 2:14:31

Career Highlights

  • 2025: 3rd at Chiang Mai Thailand by UTMB Elephant 100 (96km, 9:52:24); 2nd at Ultra-Trail Cape Town UT100 (99.1km, 11:05:24)
  • 2024: Won Ultra Pirineu (100km, 10:27:38); Won 90km du Mont-Blanc (10:44:14); 2nd at Transvulcania (73km, 7:05:16)
  • 2023: Won Ultra-Trail Cape Town UT100 (98km, 10:43:06); Won Cappadocia Ultra Trail (119km, 10:59:32)
  • 2022: Won Ultra-Trail Cape Town UT100 (100km, 10:45:35); 2nd at Ultra Pirineu (100km, 10:42:30); 2nd at High Trail Vanoise (70km, 7:14:46)
  • 2021: Won Montreux Trail Festival MXAlps (69km, 8:34:32); 2nd at Ultra Pirineu (100km, 10:37:41); 2nd at MIUT 115 (14:41:49); 3rd at 90km du Mont-Blanc (85km, 10:30:42)
  • 2019: Won Ultra Pirineu (94km, 10:22:55); 2nd at TDS (145km, 18:16:16); Won High Trail Vanoise (70km, 8:51:20); 2nd at Transvulcania (74km, 7:14:23)
  • 2018: Won High Trail Vanoise (70km, 8:40:45); 3rd at Ultra SkyMarathon Madeira (54km, 5:56:20)
  • 2017: 2nd at Ultra Pirineu (110km, 12:33:46); 3rd at European Skyrunning Championships Ultra SkyMarathon (67km, 8:43:10); Won 23km du Mont-Blanc (2:14:31); 3rd at Ultra SkyMarathon Madeira (55km, 6:07:23)

Notable Traits

  • • Member of adidas TERREX team
  • • Co-founded Trail Running School with Ekaterina Mityaeva
  • • Strong results at high-altitude and technical mountain ultras
  • • FKT: Mount Elbrus Circumnavigation (2020) – 16:07:20

Race Highlights

Chiang Mai Thailand by UTMB
Elephant 100
2025-12-05
3rd
96km • 9:52:24
Ultra Trail Cape Town
UT100
2025-11-22
2nd
99.1km • 11:05:24
Ultra Pirineu
Ultra Pirineu 100K
2024-10-05
1st
100km • 10:27:38
Marathon du Mont-Blanc
90km du Mont Blanc
2024-06-28
1st
90km • 10:44:14
Transvulcania
Ultramarathon
2024-05-11
2nd
73km • 7:05:16
Ultra Trail Cape Town
UT100
2023-11-25
1st
98km • 10:43:06
Cappadocia Ultra Trail
2023-10-14
1st
119km • 10:59:32
Ultra Trail Cape Town
UT100
2022-11-26
1st
100km • 10:45:35
Ultra Pirineu
Ultra Pirineu 100K
2022-10-01
2nd
100km • 10:42:30
High Trail Vanoise
HTV
2022-07-09
2nd
70km • 7:14:46