Introduction
Alexander Gennadiyevich Legkov (Russian: Алексáндр Геннáдьевич Лёгков) (born 7 May 1983) is a Russian cross country skier who has been competing since 2002. He has five individual World Cup victories including one Tour de Ski title.
Biography
Legkov participated in three Winter Olympic Games (2006, 2010, 2014). Legkov finished in 4th 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 8th place in the 4 x 10 km event at the 2010 Games in Vancouver.
Legkov was second behind Germany's Tobias Angerer in the 2006–07 World Cup.
He earned a silver in the 4 x 10 km and finished twice in 6th place (15 km, 15 km + 15 km double pursuit) at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championship in Sapporo at 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.
Doping Ban
In December 2016, FIS provisionally suspended six Russian cross-country skiers linked to doping violations during the 2014 Winter Olympics, including Alexander Legkov.
Career highlights
Individual victories
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| Season | Date | Event | Competition | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | 20 January 2007 |  Rybinsk |
30 km M Mass Start | World Cup |
| 2008–09 | 8 March 2009 |  Lahti |
15 km M Individual | World Cup |
| 2010–11 | 28 November 2010 | Kuusamo |
25 km M | World Cup |
| 2012–13 | 6 January 2013 | Tour de Ski | 90 km M | World Cup |
| 16 March 2013 |  Oslo |
50 km M Mass Start | World Cup |
Updated on 18 March 2013