Alexander Andreyevich Bessmertnykh (, born 15 September 1986) is a Russian cross-country skier. In December 2017, he was one of eleven Russian athletes who were banned for life from the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee, as a result of doping offences at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Career He represented Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. On 16 February he ran the second (classical) leg in the men's team relay, together with his teammates Dmitry Yaparov, Alexander Legkov, and Maxim Vylegzhanin, and originally won a silver medal. In December 2017, he was one of eleven Russian athletes who were banned for life from the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee, after doping offences at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Bessmertnykh's results from the 2014 Winter Olympics were annulled. On 1 February 2018, the results were restored as a result of the successful appeal.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games 1 medal – (1 silver) Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2014 27 7 — — — Silver —
World Championships 3 medals – (3 silver) Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2013 26 — — 23 — — — 2015 28 — — 10 — 4 — 2017 30 4 17 — — Silver — 2019 32 Silver — — — Silver —
World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standings Ski Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiSki Tour2020World CupFinalSki TourCanada 2009 22 178 112 — — — 2011 24 70 47 — 25 — 2012 25 55 39 95 45 25 — 2013 26 30 17 — 20 44 2014 27 49 37 79 10 — 36 2015 28 28 20 61 18 2016 29 19 18 69 2924 13 2017 30 15 11 62 28 13 14 2018 31 37 27 22 — 21 2019 32 46 27 — 33 — 2020 33 60 40 — — — — 2022 35 157 95 — —
Individual podiums 6 podiums – (5 , 1 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2012–13 19 January 2013 La Clusaz, France 15 km Mass Start C World Cup 2nd2 2015–16 20 December 2015 Toblach, Italy 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd3 13 February 2016 Falun, Sweden 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd4 2016–17 11 March 2017 Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start C World Cup 3rd5 18 March 2017 Quebec City, Canada 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd6 2018–19 17 February 2019 Cogne, Italy 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
Team podiums 2 victories – (2 ) 3 podiums – (3 )
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates1 2013–148 December 2013 Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Yaparov / Legkov / Vylegzhanin2 2018–19 27 January 2019 Ulricehamn, Sweden 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Belov / Spitsov / Maltsev3 2019–20 1 March 2020 Lahti, Finland 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Semikov / Spitsov / Melnichenko
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