Alexander Legkov


Alexander Gennadiyevich Legkov is a retired Russian cross-country skier who competed internationally between 2002 and 2017. He has five individual World Cup victories including one Tour de Ski title, as well as gold and silver medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Biography

Legkov participated in three Winter Olympic Games. Legkov finished in fourth place after a strong final push to catch then-leader Johan Olsson of Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics' 30 km double pursuit. Olsson finished in third place with Legkov 1.2 seconds behind. Legkov's next best result was eight in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2010 Games in Vancouver.
In 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Legkov wins the gold medal in the 50 km freestyle, and the silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay.
Legkov was second behind Germany's Tobias Angerer in the 2006–07 World Cup.
He earned a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay and finished twice in sixth place at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championship in Sapporo in 2007.
Alexander Legkov was Total winner of Tour de Ski 2012–13 when he defeated Dario Cologna, Maxim Vylegzhanin and Petter Northug racing up Alpe Cermis on 6 January 2013.
On 6 April 2018, Legkov announced his retirement from sport during his participation at the competition "Sports Elite" in Khanty-Mansiysk.

Doping case

In December 2016, the International Ski Federation provisionally suspended six Russian cross-country skiers linked to doping violations during the 2014 Winter Olympics, including Legkov. In November 2017, Legkov 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 Legkov's results in Sochi 2014, including two medals, and annulled disqualification imposed by IOC. CAS concluded that there were no sufficient evidence that Legkov had broken anti-doping rules.
On 19 January 2019 the IOC's appeal of Legkov's case was rejected by the Swiss Federal Tribunal, which according to the Legkov's lawyer means that he had been "finally cleared of the accusation of doping at 2014".

Olympic results

Year Age 15 km
individual		 30 km
skiathlon 		50 km
mass start		 Sprint 4 × 10 km
relay 		Team
sprint
20052148——50——
20072356——Silver—
200925—418——
2011272019——7—
2013292564—Bronze—
20153114———4—

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

World Cup standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2006–07 16 December 2006 La Clusaz, France30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
2 2006–07 2 January 2007 Oberstdorf, Germany10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FStage World Cup2nd
3 2006–07 7 January 2007 Val di Fiemme, Italy11 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
4 2006–07 31 December 2006
– 7 January 2007		 Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
5 2006–07 20 January 2007 Rybinsk, Russia30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
6 2008–09 6 December 2008 La Clusaz, France30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
7 2008–09 8 March 2009 Lahti, Finland15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
8 2008–09 18–22 March 2009 World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
9 2009–10 29 November 2009 Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
10 2009–10 20 December 2009 Rogla, Slovenia30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd
11 2010–11 29 November 2009 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Individual CStage World Cup2nd
12 2010–11 26–28 November 2010 Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
13 2010–11 11 December 2010 Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
14 2010–11 18 December 2010 La Clusaz, France30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
15 2010–11 1 January 2011 Oberhof, Germany15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup3rd
162011–123 January 2012 Toblach, Italy5 km Individual CStage World Cup1st
172011–124 January 2012 Cortina-Toblach, Italy35 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
182011–128 January 2012 Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
192011–1218 February 2012 Szklarska Poręba, Poland15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
202012–131 December 2012 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
212012–1329 December 2012 Oberhof, Germany4 km Individual FStage World Cup3rd
222012–1330 December 2012 Oberhof, Germany15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
232012–133 January 2013 Cortina-Toblach, Italy35 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
242012–1329 December 2012
– 6 January 2013		 Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
252012–132 February 2013 Sochi, Russia15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup3rd
262012–1317 February 2013 Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
272012–1316 March 2013 Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
282012–1324 March 2013 Falun, Sweden15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
29 2013–14 1 December 2013 Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
30 2013–14 1 February 2014 Toblach, Italy15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
31 2013–14 2 March 2014 Lahti, Finland15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
32 2013–14 8 March 2014 Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
33 2013–14 15 March 2014 Falun, Sweden15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup3rd
34 2013–14 14–16 March 2014 World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
35 2016–17 17 December 2016 La Clusaz, France15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
1 2006–07 19 November 2006 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndRochev / Pankratov / Dementyev
2 2006–07 17 December 2006 La Clusaz, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stRochev / Pankratov / Dementyev
3 2006–07 25 March 2007 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdPankratov / Rochev / Vylegzhanin
4 2007–08 25 November 2007 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdRochev / Pankratov / Dementyev
5 2009–10 22 November 2009 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndVylegzhanin / Pankratov / Chernousov
6 2010–11 21 November 2010 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndBelov / Vylegzhanin / Sedov
7 2010–11 19 December 2010 La Clusaz, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndBelov / Sedov / Vylegzhanin
8 2010–11 6 February 2011 Rybinsk, Russia4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stBelov / Vylegzhanin / Sedov
9 2012–13 25 November 2012 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdBelov / Vylegzhanin / Chernousov
102013–148 December 2013 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stYaparov / Bessmertnykh / Vylegzhanin
11 2015–16 24 January 2016 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndBelov / Chervotkin / Ustiugov
12 2016–17 18 December 2016 La Clusaz, France4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndBelov / Chervotkin / Ustiugov

Personal life

Legkov is a member of PutinTeam, a political organization founded in support of Vladimir Putin.