Alexander Legkov

Alexander Legkov
Aleksandr Legkov at the World Championships 2007 in Sapporo.
Country  Russia
Full name Alexander Gennadiyevich Legkov
Born (1983-05-07) May 7, 1983
Krasnoarmeysk, Moscow Oblast, RSFSR, USSR (now Russia)
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Ski club Dinamo
World Cup career
Seasons 2003–
Individual wins 9
Indiv. podiums 35
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Russia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 0
World Championships 0 1 1
Total 1 2 1
Olympic Games
2014 Sochi50 km freestyle
2014 Sochi4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
2007 Sapporo 4 x 10 km
2013 Val di Fiemme4 x 10 km

Alexander Gennadiyevich Legkov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Геннáдьевич Легков[1]; born 7 May 1983) is a Russian cross country skier who has been competing since 2002. He has five individual World Cup victories including one Tour de Ski title.[2].

Biography

Legkov participated in three Winter Olympic Games (2006, 2010, 2014).[3] Legkov finished in 4th place after a strong final push to catch then-leader Johan Olsson of Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics' 30 km double pursuit . Olsson finished in third place with Legkov 1.2 seconds behind. Legkov's next best result was 8th place in the 4 x 10 km event at the 2010 Games in Vancouver.

Legkov was second behind Germany's Tobias Angerer in the 2006–07 World Cup.

He earned a silver in the 4 x 10 km and finished twice in 6th place (15 km, 15 km + 15 km double pursuit) at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championship in Sapporo at 2007.

Alexander Legkov was Total winner of Tour de Ski 2012–13 when he defeated Dario Cologna, Maxim Vylegzhanin and Petter Northug racing up Alpe Cermis on 6 January 2013.[4]

Doping case

In December 2016, the International Ski Federation provisionally suspended six Russian cross-country skiers linked to doping violations during the 2014 Winter Olympics, including Alexander Legkov.[5] In November 2017, Legkov was disqualified for doping offences by the International Olympic Committee, and his 2014 Olympic results were annulled.[6][7] In February 2018, the international Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled there was insufficient evidence that Legkov had broken anti-doping rules and the decision was overturned.[8]

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[9]

Individual podiums

  • 9 victories – (6 WC, 3 SWC)
  • 35 podiums – (22 WC, 13 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2006–07 16 December 2006France La Clusaz, France30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
22 January 2007Germany Oberstdorf, Germany10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FStage World Cup2nd
37 January 2007Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy11 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
431 December 2006
– 7 January 2007		GermanyItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
520 January 2007Russia Rybinsk, Russia30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
6 2008–09 6 December 2008France La Clusaz, France30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
78 March 2009Finland Lahti, Finland15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
818–22 March 2009Sweden World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
9 2009–10 29 November 2009Finland Kuusamo, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
1020 December 2009Slovenia Rogla, Slovenia30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd
11 2010–11 29 November 2009Finland Kuusamo, Finland10 km Individual CStage World Cup2nd
1226–28 November 2010Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
1311 December 2010Switzerland Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
1418 December 2010France La Clusaz, France30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
151 January 2011Germany Oberhof, Germany15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup3rd
162011–123 January 2012Italy Toblach, Italy5 km Individual CStage World Cup1st
174 January 2012Italy Cortina-Toblach, Italy35 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
188 January 2012Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
1918 February 2012Poland Szklarska Poręba, Poland15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
202012–131 December 2012Finland Kuusamo, Finland10 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
2129 December 2012Germany Oberhof, Germany4 km Individual FStage World Cup3rd
2230 December 2012Germany Oberhof, Germany15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
233 January 2013Italy Cortina-Toblach, Italy35 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
2429 December 2012
– 6 January 2013		GermanySwitzerlandItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
252 February 2013Russia Sochi, Russia15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup3rd
2617 February 2013Switzerland Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
2716 March 2013Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
2824 March 2013Sweden Falun, Sweden15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
29 2013–14 1 December 2013Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
301 February 2014Italy Toblach, Italy15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
312 March 2014Finland Lahti, Finland15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
328 March 2014Sweden Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
3315 March 2014Sweden Falun, Sweden15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup3rd
3414–16 March 2014Sweden World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
35 2016–17 17 December 2016France La Clusaz, France15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 3 victories
  • 12 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2006–07 19 November 2006Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndRochev / Pankratov / Dementyev
217 December 2006France La Clusaz, France4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup1stRochev / Pankratov / Dementyev
325 March 2007Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdPankratov / Rochev / Vylegzhanin
4 2007–08 25 November 2007Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdRochev / Pankratov / Dementyev
5 2009–10 22 November 2009Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndVylegzhanin / Pankratov / Chernousov
6 2010–11 21 November 2010Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndBelov / Vylegzhanin / Sedov
719 December 2010France La Clusaz, France4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndBelov / Sedov / Vylegzhanin
86 February 2011Russia Rybinsk, Russia4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup1stBelov / Vylegzhanin / Sedov
9 2012–13 25 November 2012Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 x 7.5 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdBelov / Vylegzhanin / Chernousov
102013–148 December 2013Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 x 7.5 km Relay MWorld Cup1stYaparov / Bessmertnykh / Vylegzhanin
11 2015–16 24 January 2016Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 x 7.5 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndBelov / Chervotkin / Ustiugov
12 2016–17 18 December 2016France La Clusaz, France4 x 7.5 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndBelov / Chervotkin / Ustiugov

PutinTeam

Legkov is a member of PutinTeam, a political organization founded in support of Vladimir Putin and his policy.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Karmanov, R.: "«Мой сын – Санька Лёгков...». Отец лидера сборной России открыл для «Советского спорта» то, что не рассказывал никому." Sovsport.ru, 8 December 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Biography of Alexander Legkov at the official FIS site
  3. ↑ Alexander Legkov at sports-reference.com
  4. ↑ http://www.fiscrosscountry.com/news/legkov-dominates-alpe-cermis-win-tour-ski-updated,3558.html
  5. ↑ Six Russian XC Skiers and Two Biathletes Provisionally Suspended due to McLaren Report
  6. ↑ "Decision of the IOC Disciplinary Commission" (PDF). olympic.org.
  7. ↑ "МОК лишил Легкова золота Сочи на 50 км, Россия теряет серебро в эстафете" (in Russian). Sport-Express. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Twenty-eight Russian athletes have doping bans overturned by Cas". The Guardian. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Athlete : LEGKOV Alexander". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  10. ↑ https://openski.ru/friday/5280/legkov-vstupil-v-putin-team.html
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