Maxim Vylegzhanin
Maxim Mikhailovich Wylegschanin (Russian Максим Михайлович Вылегжанин; born October 18, 1982 in Scharkan ) is a Russian cross-country skiers udmurtischer origin.
Career
Wylegschanin debuted on January 22, 2005 in Pragelato in a pursuit race at the World Cup. In the team sprint on the following day, he finished with Dimitri Egoschin sixth place. In the victory of the young Russian Andrus Veerpalu surprised over 50 kilometers of Holmenkollen with a sixth place. It was followed by the courts in the Season 7 and 15 in the mass start in Falun. The following season 2005/ 06 was consistently disappointing. His best result in the World Cup was a 29th place in Oslo. In the season 2006/ 07, the only significant result was a sixth rank over the 50 kilometers from Oslo in the World Cup. Excellent contrast, was the Universiade, in which he won a victory in the mass start and a bronze medal in the double tracking. As the winner Wylegschanin was also confirmed at the long distances of the Russian Championships. This season 2007/ 08 Wylegschanin ran the Tour de Ski, in which he showed steady constant performance and was positioned in the final standings to number 21. In the World Cup of Canmore, Otepaeae, Liberec, Falun and Oslo, he disappointed. As the best result was a 20th place in the pursuit of Canmore. However, his title at the National Championships for his defense.
In the first World Cup race of the season 2008/ 09 Wylegschanin had big problems and good results did not materialize. At the Tour de Ski 2008/2009 he was able to achieve a strong position with rank 9 in the distance races in Val di Fiemme, the day after at the mountain persecution, he was ninth. This meant a 15 ranking in the final classification. In the Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec Wylegschanin just had to admit defeat and Petter Northug won ahead of Tobias Angerer silver. After that he was in Lahti on 15 km Sixth, the classic fifties of Trondheim he was behind the winner Sami Jauhojärvi, Tobias Angerer and Alex Harvey fourth. At the World Cup finals in Sweden looked for Wylegschanin out no more than a 27 place.
With a second place in the relay and a fifth place in the sprint of the Russian began well in the new season 2009/10. Followed by a second place in Kuusamo, a ninth place in the sprint from Davos and a third in the mass start of Rogla. A well begun Tour de Ski ran Maxim Wylegschanin not end there. At the Olympic Games in Vancouver in 2010 he was eighth on 50 km classic and 15 km freestyle ninth over.
His first World Cup win was Wylegschanin in the season 2010/11 in La Clusaz 30 km free style ( mass start ) when he won the sprint against Petter Northug. Before the start of the Tour de Ski 2010/2011 Wylegschanin was busy due to an excessively high hemoglobin value with a five-day protective barrier so that he could not participate in the tour. In the Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo, he finished second behind Petter Northug in the pursuit race. The duel against Northug Wylegschanin there was the fifties again. And again the Norwegians had the better end. Then there were two fourth places in Lahti and a fourth place at the World Cup finals. his title at the Russian championships he won back.
At the beginning of the 2010/11 season were from appreciable results. At the Tour de Ski, the Russian was in eighth. He won the World Cup in Rybinsk, finishing in Nove Mesto places two and three. When Skiathlon Lahti he finished seventh. At Holmenkollen he missed with four position just short of the podium. Also he could defend the title at the National Championships again. The 2012/13 season was quite successful for Wylegschanin. Already at the beginning of the season, he finished at the Nordic Opening the second overall place, which he early showed his good form. After a break from competition, the Russian showed again during the Tour de Ski. With a victory over 15 km and a strong performance on the Alpe Cermis he ran to third place. In the test competition for the Olympic Games in Sochi is Wylegschanin and his partner Japarow were able to secure the victory. Next good results followed, whereby Wylegschanin ultimately classifying in fifth place of the overall World Cup.
A strong performance in the final 15 km freestyle race in the Russian hunting positioned itself as in the previous year, finished second overall in the Nordic Openings 2013/14 in Kuusamo. He also led the Russian squadron in Lillehammer to a comfortable win against Norway. In view of the Olympic Games, the Russian left of the Tour de Ski and later won in Nove Mesto the team sprint with Nikita Kryukov. Also on position one he ranked the mass start of Szklarska Poreba, where he won safely in the absence of the Norwegians. Wrapped fever is contrary to the Olympic Games. It was a disappointing first race for the 31 -year-old. He finished the race in fourth position. Since Martin Sundby moved down the corridor and so Wylegschanin disabled, and was handed a complaint, but in vain. In an already -lost season Alexander Legkow brought the Russians back into the race. Despite a decline Wylegschanin rescued a second place to the finish line. Wylegschanin and Nikita Kryukov were in the team sprint as favorite. In a finale with chaotic final round, the two brought a silver medal behind Finland. The third silver medal there for Wylegschanin in the mass start in a Russian triple triumph.
He starts for the ski club Dynamo.