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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 (age 42)
Sharkan, Udmurt ASSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Ski clubDynamo Sports Club
World Cup career
Seasons2005–
Podiums23
Wins7
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 place 2014 Sochi 50 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Team sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Falun 30 km combined pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2009 Liberec 50 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2011 Holmenkollen 30 km combined pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2011 Holmenkollen 50 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Val di Fiemme 4 x 10 km

Maxim Mikhailovich Vylegzhanin (Russian: Максим Михайлович Вылегжанин; born 18 October 1982) is a Russian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. He is 174 cm tall. 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.

Vylegzhanin was not allowed to start in races sanctioned by the International Ski Federation (FIS) due to high hemoglobin levels several times, for example during the 2009–10 Tour de Ski, after a no-notice doping test in Tauplitz while he was training with the Russian team. At the end of December 2010 Vylegzhanin again was not allowed to start in the FIS Tour de Ski. This happened some days after his victory over Petter Northug (Norway) on the finishline in La Clusaz (France). Commenting on this case, FIS race director Jürg Capol (Switzerland) pointed out that it is possible for athletes to register exceptionally high hemoglobin levels with the FIS, if caused by genetic reasons. This however was not the case with Vylegzhanin. About 8 weeks after this occurrence, Vylegzhanin is taking part in the FIS World Championships 2011 in Oslo (Norway) placing second with Petter Northug (Norway) winning the race and Russian Ilia Chernousov placing third in the 30 km. He won once again a silver medal in the 50 km on 6 March 2011, finishing just behind Petter Northug.

In December 2016, FIS provisionally suspended six Russian cross-country skiers linked to doping violations during the 2014 Winter Olympics, including Maxim Vylegzhanin.[1] He was officially disqualified and stripped of his 2014 Olympic medals by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 9 November 2017.[2] On 1 February 2018, his results were restored as a result of the successful appeal.[3]

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Individual podiums

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

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 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 x 10 km Relay M World Cup 2nd Pankratov / Rochev / Legkov
2  2009–10  22 November 2009 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 4 x 10 km Relay M World Cup 2nd Pankratov / Legkov / Chernousov
3  2010–11  21 November 2010 Sweden Gällivare, Sweden 4 x 10 km Relay M World Cup 2nd Belov / Sedov / Legkov
4 19 December 2010 France La Clusaz, France 4 x 10 km Relay M World Cup 2nd Belov / Legkov / Sedov
5 6 February 2011 Russia Rybinsk, Russia 4 x 10 km Relay M World Cup 1st Belov / Sedov / Legkov
6  2011–12  12 February 2012 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 x 10 km Relay M World Cup 2nd Yaparov / Volzhentsev / Glavatskikh
7  2012–13  25 November 2012 Sweden Gällivare, Sweden 4 x 7.5 km Relay M World Cup 3rd Belov / Legkov / Chernousov
8 3 February 2013 Russia Sochi, Russia 6 x 1.8 km Team Sprint C World Cup 1st Yaparov
9 2013–14 8 December 2013 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 4 x 7.5 km Relay M World Cup 1st Yaparov / Bessmertnykh / Legkov
10 12 January 2014 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 6 x 1.6 km Team Sprint C World Cup 1st Kryukov

References

  1. ^ Ben Andrew (23 December 2016). "Six Russian XC Skiers and Two Biathletes Provisionally Suspended due to McLaren Report". Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. ^ "IOC sanctions four Russian athletes and closes one case as part of Oswald Commission findings". IOC. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Athlete : VYLEGZHANIN Maxim". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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