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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. Vylegzhanin has competed since 2002. His first World Cup start was on 22 January 2005 in Pragelato, Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Maxim Vylegzhanin is the 650th most popular skier (up from 677th in 2024), the 3,425th most popular biography from Russia (up from 3,426th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Russian Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Maxim Vylegzhanin ranks 650 out of 817. Before him are Bernhard Gruber, Alexey Poltoranin, Halvor Egner Granerud, Jens Byggmark, Didrik Tønseth, and Stefan Kreiner. After him are Anna Jönsson Haag, Ville Kantee, Nadia Styger, Gaia Bassani Antivari, Maria Pietilä Holmner, and Björn Lind.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Maxim Vylegzhanin ranks 1,035. Before him are Bernhard Gruber, Emanuel Villa, Ekaterina Khilko, David Logan, Craig Gordon, and Bojan Jorgačević. After him are Beno Udrih, Chimène Badi, Evaldo Fabiano, Alessandro Nunes, Eva Moser, and Mithali Raj.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Maxim Vylegzhanin ranks 3,425 out of 3,761. Before him are Egor Kreed (1994), Magomedrasul Majidov (1986), Vadim Zvjaginsev (1976), Vladimir Tarasenko (1991), Svetlana Vysokova (1972), and Olga Ryabinkina (1976). After him are Irina Starshenbaum (1992), Patimat Abakarova (1994), Renal Ganeyev (1985), Maksim Opalev (1979), Ramiz Mamedov (1972), and Luiza Noskova (1968).

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Among SKIERS In Russia

Among skiers born in Russia, Maxim Vylegzhanin ranks 26. Before him are Alexander Legkov (1983), Alexander Bolshunov (1996), Ilia Chernousov (1986), Mikhail Ivanov (1977), Alena Zavarzina (1989), and Ekaterina Vinogradova (1977). After him are Larisa Kurkina (1973), Olga Zavyalova (1972), Nikita Kryukov (1985), Yevgeniya Medvedeva (1976), Irina Khazova (1984), and Sergey Ustiugov (1992).

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