Alexander Legkov

Alexander Legkov
Aleksandr Legkov at the World Championships 2007 in Sapporo, Japan
Country	Russian
Full name	Alexander Gennadiyevich Legkov
Born	(1983-05-07) 7 May 1983 (age 41) Krasnoarmeysk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Ski club	Dinamo
World Cup career
Seasons	15 – (2003–2017)
Starts	212
Podiums	35
Wins	9
Overall titles	0 – (2nd in 2007, 2013, 2014)
Discipline titles	1 – (1 DI: 2013)
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Russia Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 1 0 World Championships 0 1 1 Total 1 2 1 Olympic Games 2014 Sochi 50 km freestyle 2014 Sochi 4 ×10 km relay World Championships 2007 Sapporo 4 ×10 km relay 2013 Val di Fiemme 4 ×10 km relay U23 World Championships 2006 Kranj 30 km skiathlon 2006 Kranj 15 km classical
Updated on 2 April 2019.

Alexander Gennadiyevich Legkov (‹See Tfd›Russian: Алекса́ндр Геннáдьевич Легков;^[1] born 7 May 1983) 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,^[2] as well as gold and silver medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Biography

Legkov participated in three Winter Olympic Games (2006, 2010, 2014).^[3] 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 won 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 (15 km, 15 km + 15 km double pursuit) 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.^[4]

On 6 April 2018, Legkov announced his retirement from sport during his participation at the competition "Sports Elite" in Khanty-Mansiysk.^[5]

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.^[6] In November 2017, Legkov was disqualified for doping offences by the International Olympic Committee, and his 2014 Olympic results were annulled.^[7][8] 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.^[9][10]

On 19 January 2019 the IOC's appeal of Legkov's case was rejected by the Swiss Federal Tribunal,^[11] which according to the Legkov's lawyer means that he had been "finally cleared of the accusation of doping at 2014".^[12]

Political career

On 27 March 2016, Legkov joined the United Russia party and declared his desire to become a participant in the party’s primaries for the Moscow Oblast Duma.^[13] In May 2016, he won the United Russia primaries.^[14] On 18 September 2016, he was elected as a deputy of the Moscow Oblast Duma in the Sergiyev Posad electoral district No. 21. He is a member of the Committee on Youth and Sports Affairs.^[14]

In November 2016, Legkov was elected head of the regional headquarters of the Young Army Cadets National Movement in the Moscow Oblast.^[15]

Since 2018, Legkov has been a deputy of the United Russia faction of the 6th Moscow Oblast Duma. He is Deputy Chairman of the Moscow Oblast Duma Committee on Youth and Sports Affairs.

Legkov is a member of PutinTeam, a political organization founded in support of Vladimir Putin.^[16]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[17]

Olympic Games

• 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)

Year	Age	15 km   individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
2006	22	—	37	20	—	—	—
2010	26	15	4	14	—	8	—
2014	30	—	10	Gold	—	Silver	—

World Championships

• 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	15 km   individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
2005	21	48	—	—	50	—	—
2007	23	5	6	—	—	Silver	—
2009	25	—	4	18	—	DSQ	—
2011	27	20	19	—	—	7	—
2013	29	25	6	4	—	Bronze	—
2015	31	14	—	—	—	4	—

World Cup

Season titles

• 1 title – (1 distance)

Season
	Discipline
2013	Distance

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings			Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final	Ski Tour Canada
2003	19	NC	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	20	83	57	NC	—	—	—	—
2005	21	75	48	NC	—	—	—	—
2006	22	95	64	—	—	—	—	—
2007	23		6	NC	—		—	—
2008	24	26	18	64	—	20	33	—
2009	25	11	8	52	—	33		—
2010	26	30	14	99	—	DNF	—	—
2011	27	5	5	43		DNF	13	—
2012	28	5		44	7	5	16	—
2013	29			72	7		4	—
2014	30			51		5		—
2015	31	46	29	NC	34	—	—	—
2016	32	15	10	NC	8	12	—	DNF
2017	33	49	39	—	—	—	—	—

Individual podiums

• 9 victories – (6 WC, 3 SWC)
• 35 podiums – (22 WC, 13 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2006–07	16 December 2006	La Clusaz, France	30 km Mass Start F	World Cup	2nd
2		2 January 2007	Oberstdorf, Germany	10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F	Stage World Cup	2nd
3		7 January 2007	Val di Fiemme, Italy	11 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	2nd
4		31 December 2006 – 7 January 2007	Tour de Ski	Overall Standings	World Cup	2nd
5		20 January 2007	Rybinsk, Russia	30 km Mass Start F	World Cup	1st
6	2008–09	6 December 2008	La Clusaz, France	30 km Mass Start F	World Cup	3rd
7		8 March 2009	Lahti, Finland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
8		18–22 March 2009	World Cup Final	Overall Standings	World Cup	3rd
9	2009–10	29 November 2009	Rukatunturi, Finland	15 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
10		20 December 2009	Rogla, Slovenia	30 km Mass Start C	World Cup	2nd
11	2010–11	29 November 2009	Rukatunturi, Finland	10 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	2nd
12		26–28 November 2010	Nordic Opening	Overall Standings	World Cup	1st
13		11 December 2010	Davos, Switzerland	15 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
14		18 December 2010	La Clusaz, France	30 km Mass Start F	World Cup	3rd
15		1 January 2011	Oberhof, Germany	15 km Pursuit C	Stage World Cup	3rd
16	2011–12	3 January 2012	Toblach, Italy	5 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	1st
17		4 January 2012	Cortina-Toblach, Italy	35 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	3rd
18		8 January 2012	Val di Fiemme, Italy	9 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	1st
19		18 February 2012	Szklarska Poręba, Poland	15 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
20	2012–13	1 December 2012	Rukatunturi, Finland	10 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	1st
21		29 December 2012	Oberhof, Germany	4 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	3rd
22		30 December 2012		15 km Pursuit C	Stage World Cup	2nd
23		3 January 2013	Cortina-Toblach, Italy	35 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	2nd
24		29 December 2012 – 6 January 2013	Tour de Ski	Overall Standings	World Cup	1st
25		2 February 2013	Sochi, Russia	15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F	World Cup	3rd
26		17 February 2013	Davos, Switzerland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
27		16 March 2013	Oslo, Norway	50 km Mass Start F	World Cup	1st
28		24 March 2013	Falun, Sweden	15 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	3rd
29	2013–14	1 December 2013	Nordic Opening	Overall Standings	World Cup	3rd
30		1 February 2014	Toblach, Italy	15 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
31		2 March 2014	Lahti, Finland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
32		8 March 2014	Oslo, Norway	50 km Mass Start C	World Cup	3rd
33		15 March 2014	Falun, Sweden	15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F	Stage World Cup	3rd
34		14–16 March 2014	World Cup Final	Overall Standings	World Cup	3rd
35	2016–17	17 December 2016	La Clusaz, France	15 km Mass Start F	World Cup	3rd

Team podiums

• 3 victories – (3 RL)
• 12 podiums – (12 RL)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	2006–07	19 November 2006	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Rochev / Pankratov / Dementyev
2		17 December 2006	La Clusaz, France	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Rochev / Pankratov / Dementyev
3		25 March 2007	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Pankratov / Rochev / Vylegzhanin
4	2007–08	25 November 2007	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Rochev / Pankratov / Dementyev
5	2009–10	22 November 2009	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Vylegzhanin / Pankratov / Chernousov
6	2010–11	21 November 2010	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Belov / Vylegzhanin / Sedov
7		19 December 2010	La Clusaz, France	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Belov / Sedov / Vylegzhanin
8		6 February 2011	Rybinsk, Russia	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Belov / Vylegzhanin / Sedov
9	2012–13	25 November 2012	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Belov / Vylegzhanin / Chernousov
10	2013–14	8 December 2013	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Yaparov / Bessmertnykh / Vylegzhanin
11	2015–16	24 January 2016	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Belov / Chervotkin / Ustiugov
12	2016–17	18 December 2016	La Clusaz, France	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Belov / Chervotkin / Ustiugov

References

1. Karmanov, R.: "«Мой сын – Санька Лёгков...». Отец лидера сборной России открыл для «Советского спорта» то, что не рассказывал никому." Sovsport.ru, 8 December 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
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3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexander Legkov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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11. "No Surprises – The first IOC Appeal against a CAS Award (CAS 2017/A/5379) dismissed by the Swiss Federal Tribunal". SportLegis. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
12. "Swiss Federal Tribunal reject IOC appeal against CAS decision to clear Legkov of doping". Inside The Games. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
13. "Легков вступил в «Единую Россию» и намерен участвовать в выборах" [Legkov joined United Russia and intends to participate in the elections]. Openski (in Russian). 27 March 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016.
14. "Легков Александр Геннадьевич" [Legkov Alexander Gennadievich] (in Russian). Moscow Oblast Duma. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
15. "Олимпиец Александр Легков возглавил подмосковный штаб движения «Юнармия»" [Olympian Alexander Legkov headed the Moscow headquarters of the Yunarmiya movement] (in Russian). 16 November 2016. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
16. PutinTeam openski.ru ^{[dead link]}
17. "Athlete : LEGKOV Alexander". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

External links

• Alexander Legkov at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Alexander Legkov at Olympics.com
• Alexander Legkov at Olympedia