SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 23: Gold medalist Alexander Legkov of Russia celebrates during the flower ceremony for the Men’s 50 km Mass Start Free during day 16 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian cross country skier Alexander Legkov says he will fight to clear his name after being sanctioned for doping at the 2014 Sochi Games and hit with a lifetime ban from the ...

SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 23: Gold medalist Alexander Legkov of Russia celebrates in the medal ceremony for the Men’s 50 km Mass Start Free during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony at ...

Russia's Alexander Legkov skis to win the gold during the men's 50K cross-country race at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) ...

Two Olympic gold medalists from Russia denied doping Friday, a day after they were named in a newspaper report detailing state-sponsored cheating at the 2014 Sochi Games. Bobsled champion Alexander ...

SOCHI, Russia -- Alexander Legkov led a Russian sweep of the men’s 50-kilometer cross-country race Sunday, giving the host nation its first gold medal in the sport at the Sochi Olympics. Legkov won a ...

LAUSANNE (AFP) - Cross-country skier Alexander Legkov was stripped of his Olympic 50km title on Wednesday (Nov 1) and banned from the Games for life, the International Olympic Committee announced, ...

FLORENCE, SC – Pee Dee IceCats forward Alexander Legkov has been selected as the FPHL Rookie of the Year for the 2025-26 Season. The 22-year-old Legkov finished the season with 91 points, good for ...

GENEVA (AP) - In a landmark verdict that indicates Russia conspired to run a doping program at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, a cross-country skier who won a gold medal was disqualified by the IOC on ...

Alexander Legkov made sure the Russian flag finally flew highest at the Sochi cross-country skiing venue - and for these entire Olympic Games. On the last day of the games, Legkov led a Russian medal ...