Arkhangelsk region won gold medals in relay races at the Russian cross-country skiing championship in Malinovka. In the women's race, the quartet of tournament hosts after three stages was 10 seconds behind their rivals from Tyumen.

For the men, Alexander Terentyev created the winning groundwork, Alexey Chervotkin and Savely Korostelev did not lose it, and Alexander Bolshunov set a bright point in the final segment.