Maxim Eduardovich Belugin (; born ) is a Russian bobsledder.FIBT Profile 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.
Career Belugin competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Russia. He teamed with driver Alexander Kasjanov in the Russia-2 sled in the two-man event and with Kasjanov, Ilvir Huzin and Aleksei Pushkarev in the four-man event, finishing fourth in both competitions, missing out on the bronze medal position by three-hundredths of a second in each event. All three of his teammates were later disqualified and banned for life from the Olympics for doping offences, and the result of the team was annulled.
As of April 2014, his best showing at the World Championships is 6th, in the 2011 mixed team event. His best finish in an Olympic discipline is 10th, coming in the four-man event in both 2011 and 2013.
Belugin made his World Cup debut in November 2008. As of April 2014, he has five World Cup podium finishes, with the best a pair of silver medals at Whistler.
World Cup podiums
SeasonDateLocationTeammatesDisciplinePlace 2011–12 5 February 2012 Whistler, Canada Four-man Alexander Kasjanov Denis Moiseychenkov Nikolay Khrenkov 2nd 2012–13 24 November 2012 Whistler, Canada Four-man Alexander Kasjanov Ilvir Khuzin Nikolay Khrenkov 2nd16 December 2012 La Plagne, France Four-man Alexander Kasjanov Ilvir Khuzin Petr Moiseev 3rd17 February 2013 Sochi, Russia Four-man Alexander Kasjanov Ilvir Khuzin Kirill Antukh 3rd 2013–14 7 December 2013 Park City, United States Four-man Alexander Kasjanov Philipp Egorov Aleksei Pushkarev 3rd 2016–17 4 December 2016 Whistler, Canada Four-man Alexander Kasjanov Philipp Egorov Aleksei Pushkarev 1st
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