Maxim Mikhailovich Vylegzhanin (; 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.
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.Six Russian XC Skiers and Two Biathletes Provisionally Suspended due to McLaren Report In December 2017, Vylegzhanin was disqualified for doping offences by the International Olympic Committee, and his 2014 Olympic results were annulled. 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. On 19 January 2019 the IOC's appeal of Vylegzhanin case was dismissed by the Swiss Federal Tribunal.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
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 standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinalSki TourCanada 2005 22 67 42 — 2006 23 152 110 2007 24 79 52 — 2008 25 51 51 51 21 — 2009 26 23 16 96 15 27 2010 27 8 7 25 4 2011 28 11 6 5 — 14 2012 29 7 4 39 18 8 12 2013 30 5 7 39 12 2014 31 10 8 92 — 5 2015 32 10 8 86 14 9 2016 33 13 9 50 11 25 18 2017 34 81 77 60 19 — — 2018 35 27 26 20 —5 2019 36 30 20 25 19 —
Individual podiums
7 victories – (5 , 2 ) 24 podiums – (15 , 9 )
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2009–10 29 November 2009 Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd2 20 December 2009 Rogla, Slovenia 30 km Mass Start C World Cup 3rd3 2 January 2010 Oberhof, Germany 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 2nd4 19 March 2010 Falun, Sweden 3.3 km Individual C Stage World Cup 3rd5 21 March 2010 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd6 2010–11 18 December 2010 La Clusaz, France 30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup 1st7 22 January 2011 Otepää, Estonia 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd8 18 March 2011 Falun, Sweden 3.3 km Individual C Stage World Cup 3rd9 2011–12 1 January 2012 Oberstdorf, Germany 10 km + 10 km Skiathlon C/F Stage World Cup 3rd10 5 February 2012 Rybinsk, Russia 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup 1st11 11 February 2012 Nové Město, Czech Republic 30 km Mass Start C World Cup 3rd12 2012–13 2 December 2012 Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup 1st13 30 November – 2 December 2012 Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 2nd14 30 December 2012 Oberhof, Germany 15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup 1st15 29 December 2012 – 6 January 2013 Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 3rd16 22 March 2013 Falun, Sweden 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd17 2013–14 29 November – 1 December 2013 Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 2nd18 19 January 2014 Szklarska Poręba, Poland 15 km Mass Start C World Cup 1st19 2014–15 25 January 2015 Rybinsk, Russia 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup 1st20 2015–16 6 February 2016 Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start C World Cup 3rd21 13 February 2016 Falun, Sweden 10 km Individual CWorld Cup 1st22 2017–18 10 March 2018 Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd23 18 March 2018 Falun, Sweden 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd24 2018–19 9 March 2019 Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start C World Cup 2nd
Team podiums 4 victories – (2 , 2 ) 10 podiums – (8 , 2 ) 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 / Chernousov3 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 / Glavatskikh7 2012–13 25 November 2012 Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Belov / Legkov / Chernousov8 3 February 2013 Sochi, Russia 6 × 1.8 km Team Sprint C World Cup 1st Yaparov9 2013–14 8 December 2013 Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Yaparov / Bessmertnykh / Legkov10 12 January 2014 Nové Město, Czech Republic 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C World Cup 1st Kryukov
References
External links
Zeit online Cross Country Canada xc-ski.de