When the hell froze over
A combination picture shows athletes after crossing the finish line of the "Oymyakon – the Pole of Cold" winter marathon in the village of Tomtor in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia January 17, 2026. Oymyakon is known as the coldest permanently inhabited place in the world, and participants in the marathon faced minus 41 degrees Celsius at the start. REUTERS/Vadim Skryabin
