Yevgeny Lalenkow made his debut at the World Cup in Heerenveen in November 2000 . So far he has won four world cups over the 1,500 meter course and once in the team pursuit. At the World Championships in Berlin in 2003 over this distance, he was fourth. In the 2002/03 season he won the overall World Cup over this route, and in the following season he was third.
Lalenkow has so far participated in three Olympic Games. At the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City , his best placing was tenth over the 1,500 meter course. At the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin , however, he was only able to achieve a disappointing 23rd place on his parade route. His performance over 1000 meters (7th place) was far better. At the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, he took eleventh place over the 1000 and 1500 meters.