Maxim Vylegzhanin

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. 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 )

Team podiums 4 victories – (2 , 2 ) 10 podiums – (8 , 2 )