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 42); Sharkan, Udmurt ASSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Ski club	Dynamo Sports Club
World Cup career
Seasons	15 – (2005–2019)
Indiv. starts	208
Indiv. podiums	24
Indiv. wins	7
Team starts	23
Team podiums	10
Team wins	4
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 × 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	—	—	—	—	—
2006	23	152	110	NC	—	—	—	—
2007	24	79	52	NC	—	—	—	—
2008	25	51	51	51	—	21	—	—
2009	26	23	16	96	—	15	27	—
2010	27	8	7	25	—	DNF	4	—
2011	28	11	6	NC	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	NC	20	—	5	—
2019	36	30	20	NC	25	19	—	—

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

Maxim Vylegzhanin at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
Maxim Vylegzhanin at Olympics.com
Maxim Vylegzhanin at Olympedia (archive)
Zeit online
Cross Country Canada
xc-ski.de

[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) 2023: Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR)