Maxim Vylegzhanin

Maxim Mikhailovich Vylegzhanin, born on 18 October 1982, is a Russian former cross country skier who has competed since 2002 and is a three-time Olympic silver medalist from the 2014 Sochi Olympics, in the 50 km freestyle, the 4 x 10 km relay and the team sprint. The International Olympic Committee stripped him of the 2014 medals on 9 November 2017 over doping offences, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport reinstated his results in February 2018, and the Swiss Federal Tribunal dismissed the IOC appeal in January 2019. His first World Cup start was on 22 January 2005 in Pragelato, he won a silver medal in the 50 km at the 2009 world championships in Liberec, and his best individual World Cup result was a win in the 30 km in La Clusaz in December 2010.