Romanian Tiberiu Useriu (44, born in Bistrita Nasaud) won the ultramarathon Arctic Ultra 6633 for third time in row. Regarded by many as the toughest, coldest, windiest ultra distance footrace on the planet, Artic Ultra had 32 participants on the race, out of which 23 in the race of 350+ miles (560+ km). 174 miles (280 km) of them were on the Ice Road, a frozen river with extreme temperatures between -30C (-22F) and -50C (-58F). After the first day of the competition, eight participants dropped, among them 3 Romanians, Avram Iancu, Polgar Levente, and Florentina Iofcea.