Maxim Vylegzhanin

Maxim Vylegzhanin
Maxim Vylegzhanin at the FIS World Cup Royal Palace Sprint, Stockholm.
Country  Russia
Full name Maxim Mikhailovich Vylegzhanin
Born (1982-10-18) 18 October 1982
Sharkan, Udmurt ASSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Ski club Dynamo Sports Club
World Cup career
Seasons 2005–
Individual wins 7
Indiv. podiums 23
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
2014 Sochi50 km freestyle
2014 Sochi4 × 10 km relay
2014 Sochi Team sprint
World Championships
2015 Falun30 km combined pursuit
2009 Liberec50 km freestyle
2011 Holmenkollen30 km combined pursuit
2011 Holmenkollen50 km freestyle
2013 Val di Fiemme4 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 2009Finland Kuusamo, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
220 December 2009Slovenia Rogla, Slovenia30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
32 January 2010Germany Oberhof, Germany15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
419 March 2010Sweden Falun, Sweden3.3 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
521 March 2010Sweden Falun, Sweden15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
62010–1118 December 2010France La Clusaz, France30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
722 January 2011Estonia Otepää, Estonia15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
818 March 2011Sweden Falun, Sweden3.3 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
9 2011–12 1 January 2012Germany Oberstdorf, Germany10 km + 10 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup3rd
105 February 2012Russia Rybinsk, Russia15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
1111 February 2012Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
122012–132 December 2012Finland Kuusamo, Finland15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup1st
1330 November
– 2 December 2012		Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
1430 December 2012Germany Oberhof, Germany15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup1st
1529 December 2012
– 6 January 2013		GermanySwitzerlandItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
1622 March 2013Sweden Falun, Sweden15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
17 2013–14 29 November
– 1 December 2013		Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
1819 January 2014Poland Szklarska Poręba, Poland15 km Mass Start CWorld Cup1st
192014–1525 January 2015Russia Rybinsk, Russia15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
20 2015–16 6 February 2016Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
2113 February 2016Sweden Falun, Sweden10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
22 2017–18 10 March 2018Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
2318 March 2018Sweden Falun, Sweden15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd

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 2007Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndPankratov / Rochev / Legkov
2 2009–10 22 November 2009Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndPankratov / Legkov / Chernousov
3 2010–11 21 November 2010Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndBelov / Sedov / Legkov
419 December 2010France La Clusaz, France4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndBelov / Legkov / Sedov
56 February 2011Russia Rybinsk, Russia4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup1stBelov / Sedov / Legkov
6 2011–12 12 February 2012Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndYaparov / Volzhentsev / Glavatskikh
7 2012–13 25 November 2012Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 x 7.5 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdBelov / Legkov / Chernousov
83 February 2013Russia Sochi, Russia6 x 1.8 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup1stYaparov
92013–148 December 2013Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 x 7.5 km Relay MWorld Cup1stYaparov / Bessmertnykh / Legkov
1012 January 2014Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic6 x 1.6 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup1stKryukov

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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