Maxim Vylegzhanin

Maxim Mikhailovich Vylegzhanin (Russian: Максим Михайлович Вылегжанин; born 18 October 1982) is a Russian former cross country skier and a three-time Olympic silver medalist at the 2014 Sochi Olympics in 50 km freestyle, 4 × 10 km relay and team sprint. He was stripped of his 2014 Olympic medals by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 9 November 2017, however on 1 February 2018, his results were restored as a result of the successful appeal.[1] [2]

Maxim Vylegzhanin
Maxim Vylegzhanin at the FIS World Cup Royal Palace Sprint, Stockholm.
Country Russia
Full nameMaxim Mikhailovich Vylegzhanin
Born (1982-10-18) 18 October 1982
Sharkan, Udmurt ASSR, Soviet Union
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Ski clubDynamo Sports Club
World Cup career
Seasons15 – (2005–2019)
Individual wins7
Team wins4
Indiv. podiums24
Team podiums10
Indiv. starts208
Team starts23
Overall titles0 – (5th in 2013)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Russia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 3 0
World Championships 1 3 1
Total 1 6 1
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2014 Sochi50 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place2014 Sochi4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place2014 SochiTeam sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Falun30 km skiathlon
Silver medal – second place2009 Liberec50 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place2011 Holmenkollen30 km skiathlon
Silver medal – second place2011 Holmenkollen50 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2013 Val di Fiemme4 × 10 km relay
Updated on 2 April 2019.

Vylegzhanin has competed since 2002. His first World Cup start was on 22 January 2005 in Pragelato, Italy. He won a silver medal in the 50 km event (time: 1:59:38:8 – average speed 25,1 km/h) at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec.

Career

Vylegzhanin's best individual World Cup finish was first place in the 30 km in La Clusaz in December 2010. He has a total of four victories ranging from pursuit to 50 km between 2007 and 2008, all in lesser events. He also finished eighth in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Doping case

In December 2016, the International Ski Federation provisionally suspended six Russian cross-country skiers due to doping violations during the 2014 Winter Olympics, including Vylegzhanin.[3] In December 2017, Vylegzhanin was disqualified for doping offences by the International Olympic Committee, and his 2014 Olympic results were annulled.[4][5] In February 2018, the international Court of Arbitration for Sport reinstated Vylegzhanin results in Sochi 2014, including three medals, and annulled disqualification imposed by IOC.[6][7] On 19 January 2019 the IOC's appeal of Vylegzhanin case was dismissed by the Swiss Federal Tribunal.[8][9]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[10]

Olympic Games
  • 3 medals – (3 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
2010279178—8—
201431—4Silver—SilverSilver

World Championships
  • 5 medals – (1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
2009264524Silver———
20112810SilverSilver—7—
2013305758—Bronze—
201532—Gold4—4—
20193633—————

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
2005226742—————
200623152110NC————
2007247952NC————
200825515151—21——
200926231696—1527—
2010278725—DNF4—
201128116NC5—14—
201229743918812—
20133057392nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)12—
201431108922nd place, silver medalist(s)—5—
20153210886149——
201633139501125—18
20173481776019———
2018352726NC20—5—
2019363020NC2519——

Individual podiums
  • 7 victories – (5 WC, 2 SWC)
  • 24 podiums – (15 WC, 9 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12009–1029 November 2009Finland Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
220 December 2009Slovenia Rogla, Slovenia30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
32 January 2010Germany Oberhof, Germany15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
419 March 2010Sweden Falun, Sweden3.3 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
521 March 201015 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
62010–1118 December 2010France La Clusaz, France30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
722 January 2011Estonia Otepää, Estonia15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
818 March 2011Sweden Falun, Sweden3.3 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
92011–121 January 2012Germany Oberstdorf, Germany10 km + 10 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup3rd
105 February 2012Russia Rybinsk, Russia15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
1111 February 2012Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
122012–132 December 2012Finland Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup1st
1330 November
– 2 December 2012		Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
1430 December 2012Germany Oberhof, Germany15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup1st
1529 December 2012
– 6 January 2013		GermanySwitzerlandItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
1622 March 2013Sweden Falun, Sweden15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
172013–1429 November
– 1 December 2013		Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
1819 January 2014Poland Szklarska Poręba, Poland15 km Mass Start CWorld Cup1st
192014–1525 January 2015Russia Rybinsk, Russia15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
202015–166 February 2016Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
2113 February 2016Sweden Falun, Sweden10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
222017–1810 March 2018Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
2318 March 2018Sweden Falun, Sweden15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
242018–199 March 2019Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums
  • 4 victories – (2 RL, 2 TS)
  • 10 podiums – (8 RL, 2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12006–0725 March 2007Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndPankratov / Rochev / Legkov
22009–1022 November 2009Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndPankratov / Legkov / Chernousov
32010–1121 November 2010Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndBelov / Sedov / Legkov
419 December 2010France La Clusaz, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndBelov / Legkov / Sedov
56 February 2011Russia Rybinsk, Russia4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stBelov / Sedov / Legkov
62011–1212 February 2012Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndYaparov / Volzhentsev / Glavatskikh
72012–1325 November 2012Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdBelov / Legkov / Chernousov
83 February 2013Russia Sochi, Russia6 × 1.8 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup1stYaparov
92013–148 December 2013Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stYaparov / Bessmertnykh / Legkov
1012 January 2014Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup1stKryukov

References
  1. "IOC sanctions four Russian athletes and closes one case as part of Oswald Commission findings". IOC. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. "The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) delivers its decisions in the matter of 39 Russian athletes v/the IOC: 28 appeals upheld, 11 partially upheld" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. Six Russian XC Skiers and Two Biathletes Provisionally Suspended due to McLaren Report
  4. "Decision of the IOC Disciplinary Commission" (PDF). olympic.org.
  5. "МОК лишил Легкова золота Сочи на 50 км, Россия теряет серебро в эстафете" (in Russian). Sport-Express. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  6. "The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) delivered its decisions in the matter of 39 Russian Athletes v/ the IOC: 28 appeals upheld, 11 partially upheld" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  7. "Twenty-eight Russian athletes have doping bans overturned by Cas". The Guardian. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  8. "No Surprises – The first IOC Appeal against a CAS Award (CAS 2017/A/5379) was dismissed by the Swiss Federal Tribunal". SportLegis. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  9. "Swiss Federal Tribunal reject IOC appeal against CAS decision to clear Legkov of doping". Inside The Games. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  10. "Athlete : VYLEGZHANIN Maxim". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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