Maxim Vylegzhanin

Maxim Vylegzhanin
Maxim Vylegzhanin
	Maxim Vylegzhanin at the FIS World Cup Royal Palace Sprint, Stockholm.
Country	Russia
Full name	Maxim Mikhailovich Vylegzhanin
Born	18 October 1982 (age 39); Sharkan, Udmurt ASSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Ski club	Dynamo Sports Club
World Cup career
Seasons	2005–2019
Individual wins	7
Team wins	4
Indiv. podiums	24
Team podiums	10
Indiv. starts	208
Team starts	23
Overall titles	0 – (5th in 2013)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Russia
Olympic Games
World Championships
	Updated on 2 April 2019.

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 x 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]

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
2010	27	9	17	8	—	8	—
2014	31	—	4	Silver	—	Silver	Silver

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
2009	26	45	24	Silver	—	—	—
2011	28	10	Silver	Silver	—	7	—
2013	30	57	5	8	—	Bronze	—
2015	32	—	Gold	4	—	4	—
2019	36	33	—	—	—	—	—

World Cup[]

Season standings[]

Season	Age	Discipline standings			Ski Tour standings
Season	Age	Overall	Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final	Ski Tour Canada
2005	22	67	42	—	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2006	23	152	110	NC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2007	24	79	52	NC	N/A	—	N/A	N/A
2008	25	51	51	51	N/A	21	—	N/A
2009	26	23	16	96	N/A	15	27	N/A
2010	27	8	7	25	N/A	DNF	4	N/A
2011	28	11	6	NC	5	—	14	N/A
2012	29	7	4	39	18	8	12	N/A
2013	30	5	7	39			12	N/A
2014	31	10	8	92		—	5	N/A
2015	32	10	8	86	14	9	N/A	N/A
2016	33	13	9	50	11	25	N/A	18
2017	34	81	77	60	19	—	—	N/A
2018	35	27	26	NC	20	—	5	N/A
2019	36	30	20	NC	25	19	—	N/A

Individual podiums[]

7 victories – (5 WC, 2 SWC)
24 podiums – (15 WC, 9 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2009–10	29 November 2009	Rukatunturi, Finland	15 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
2		20 December 2009	Rogla, Slovenia	30 km Mass Start C	World Cup	3rd
3		2 January 2010	Oberhof, Germany	15 km Pursuit C	Stage World Cup	2nd
4		19 March 2010	Falun, Sweden	3.3 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	3rd
5		21 March 2010	Falun, Sweden	15 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	2nd
6	2010–11	18 December 2010	La Clusaz, France	30 km Mass Start F	World Cup	1st
7		22 January 2011	Otepää, Estonia	15 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
8		18 March 2011	Falun, Sweden	3.3 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	3rd
9	2011–12	1 January 2012	Oberstdorf, Germany	10 km + 10 km Skiathlon C/F	Stage World Cup	3rd
10		5 February 2012	Rybinsk, Russia	15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F	World Cup	1st
11		11 February 2012	Nové Město, Czech Republic	30 km Mass Start C	World Cup	3rd
12	2012–13	2 December 2012	Rukatunturi, Finland	15 km Pursuit C	Stage World Cup	1st
13		30 November – 2 December 2012	Nordic Opening	Overall Standings	World Cup	2nd
14		30 December 2012	Oberhof, Germany	15 km Pursuit C	Stage World Cup	1st
15		29 December 2012 – 6 January 2013	Tour de Ski	Overall Standings	World Cup	3rd
16		22 March 2013	Falun, Sweden	15 km Mass Start C	Stage World Cup	2nd
17	2013–14	29 November – 1 December 2013	Nordic Opening	Overall Standings	World Cup	2nd
18	2013–14	19 January 2014	Szklarska Poręba, Poland	15 km Mass Start C	World Cup	1st
19	2014–15	25 January 2015	Rybinsk, Russia	15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F	World Cup	1st
20	2015–16	6 February 2016	Oslo, Norway	50 km Mass Start C	World Cup	3rd
21	2015–16	13 February 2016	Falun, Sweden	10 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
22	2017–18	10 March 2018	Oslo, Norway	50 km Mass Start F	World Cup	3rd
23	2017–18	18 March 2018	Falun, Sweden	15 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	3rd
24	2018–19	9 March 2019	Oslo, Norway	50 km Mass Start C	World Cup	2nd

Team podiums[]

4 victories – (2 RL, 2 TS)
10 podiums – (8 RL, 2 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	2006–07	25 March 2007	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Pankratov / Rochev / Legkov
2	2009–10	22 November 2009	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Pankratov / Legkov / Chernousov
3	2010–11	21 November 2010	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Belov / Sedov / Legkov
4		19 December 2010	La Clusaz, France	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Belov / Legkov / Sedov
5		6 February 2011	Rybinsk, Russia	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Belov / Sedov / Legkov
6	2011–12	12 February 2012	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Yaparov / Volzhentsev / Glavatskikh
7	2012–13	25 November 2012	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Belov / Legkov / Chernousov
8	2012–13	3 February 2013	Sochi, Russia	6 × 1.8 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	1st	Yaparov
9	2013–14	8 December 2013	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Yaparov / Bessmertnykh / Legkov
10	2013–14	12 January 2014	Nové Město, Czech Republic	6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	1st	Kryukov

References[]

^ "IOC sanctions four Russian athletes and closes one case as part of Oswald Commission findings". IOC. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
^ "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.
^ Six Russian XC Skiers and Two Biathletes Provisionally Suspended due to McLaren Report
^ "Decision of the IOC Disciplinary Commission" (PDF). olympic.org.
^ "МОК лишил Легкова золота Сочи на 50 км, Россия теряет серебро в эстафете" (in Russian). Sport-Express. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
^ "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.
^ "Twenty-eight Russian athletes have doping bans overturned by Cas". The Guardian. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
^ "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.
^ "Swiss Federal Tribunal reject IOC appeal against CAS decision to clear Legkov of doping". Inside The Games. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
^ "Athlete : VYLEGZHANIN Maxim". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

External links[]

[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.

[CAS20180201-6] "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.

[FISprofile-10] "Athlete : VYLEGZHANIN Maxim". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

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v t World champions in men's cross-country combined/double pursuit
10 km + 15 km combined	1993: Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) 1995: Vladmir Smirnov (KAZ) 1997: Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) 1999: Thomas Alsgaard (NOR)
10 km + 10 km combined	2001: Per Elofsson (SWE)
10 km + 10 km double	2003: Per Elofsson (SWE)
15 km + 15 km double	2005: Vincent Vittoz (FRA) 2007: Axel Teichmann (GER) 2009: Petter Northug (NOR) 2011: Petter Northug (NOR) 2013: Dario Cologna (SUI) 2015: Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) 2017: Sergey Ustiugov (RUS) 2019: Sjur Røthe (NOR) 2021: Alexander Bolshunov (RSF)