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Maxim Vylegzhanin
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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]
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![]() Maxim Vylegzhanin at the FIS World Cup Royal Palace Sprint, Stockholm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Maxim Mikhailovich Vylegzhanin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1982-10-18) 18 October 1982 (age 41) Sharkan, Udmurt ASSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | Dynamo Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 15 – (2005–2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 208 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (5th in 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 2 April 2019. |
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.