2025 Moscow Strongman Open Results

Roman Druzhinin scored a nearly-perfect performance.

Last updated on June 9th, 2025

The 2025 Moscow Open occurred on June 7, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. The contest featured eight strongmen representing the host country, testing their strength in five events: Log Press, Farmer’s Walk, Tire Flip, Sack Carry, and Pole Push.

Roman Druzhinin won gold with 39 of a possible 40 points. His near-perfect performance was blemished only by a runner-up finish in the Tire Flip event.

2025 Moscow Open Results

1. Roman Druzhinin — 39 points
2. Artem Yuriev — 33 points
3. Evgeny Klimenko — 29.5 points
4. Vladlen Valyaev — 26.5 points
5. Mikhail Rudavin — 15 points
6. Matvei Mohonko — 14 points
7. Evgeny Novikov — 13 points
8. Ilya Lisitskiy — 10 points

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2025 Moscow Open Event Results

Below are the results of each event contested in Moscow:

Log Press

Athletes had one minute to lift 110 or 130 kilograms for reps. A single rep of the latter outranked any number of reps with the former.

1. Roman Druzhinin — Four reps, 130 kilograms
2. Evgeny Klimenko — Three reps, 130 kilograms
3. Artem Yuriev — Two reps, 130 kilograms (T-third)
4. Vladlen Valyaev — Two reps, 130 kilograms (T-third)
5. Matvei Mohonko — Three reps, 110 kilograms
6. Ilya Lisitskiy — Two reps, 110 kilograms
7. Mikhail Rudavin — One rep, 110 kilograms (T-seventh)
8. Evgeny Novikov — One rep, 110 kilograms (T-seventh)

Farmer’s Walk

Each strongman traversed 40 meters with 120 kilograms in the fastest time possible with a one-minute time cap.

1. Roman Druzhinin — 40.53 seconds
2. Artem Yuriev — 47.97 seconds
3. Evgeny Klimenko — 52.16 seconds
4. Mikhail Rudavin — 30 meters
5. Vladlen Valyaev — 22 meters (T-fifth)
6. Matvei Mohonko — 22 meters (T-fifth)
7. Evgeny Novikov — 20 meters (T-seventh)
8. Ilya Lisitskiy — 20 meters (T-seventh)

Tire Flip

Athletes had to flip a 280-kilogram tire six times as quickly as possible.

1. Artem Yuriev — 25.4 seconds
2. Roman Druzhinin — 28.41 seconds
3. Evgeny Klimenko — 32.18 seconds
4. Vladlen Valyaev — 31.22 seconds
5. Evgeny Novikov — 44.94 seconds
6. Matvei Mohonko — Five flips (T-sixth)
7. Ilya Lisitskiy — Five flips (T-sixth)
8. Mikhail Rudavin — Two flips

Sack Carry

Each strongman carried a 120-kilogram Husafell-shaped sack for distance.

1. Roman Druzhinin — 80 meters
2. Artem Yuriev — 62 meters (T-second)
3. Vladlen Valyaev — 62 meters (T-second)
4. Evgeny Klimenko — 40 meters
5. Mikhail Rudavin — 40 meters
6. Matvei Mohonko — 38 meters
7. Evgeny Novikov — 30 meters
8. Ilya Lisitskiy — 22 meters

Pole Push

1. Roman Druzhinin
2. Evgeny Klimenko
3. Artem Yurie
4. Vladlen Valyaev
5. Evgeny Novikov
6. Mikhail Rudavin
7. Ilya Lisitskiy
8. Matvei Mohonko

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