DENIS PETUKHOV


'Denis Petukhov' (born October 6, 1978 in Kirov, Russia) is an American figure skater. He currently competes in ice dance with Melissa Gregory. They joined forces on the ice in 2000 and were married in 2001. They have won four silver medals and two bronze medals at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics. Previously, he competed for Russia with partner Oksana Potdykova. He became a U.S. citizen on February 22, 2005.[1]

Contents
Coaching changes
Competitive highlights
References
External links

Coaching changes


Gregory and Petukhov were originally coached by Oleg Epstein and Sandra Hess. From 2003 through 2006 by Nikolai Morozov and Shae-Lynn Bourne. Following the 2005/2006 season, they switched to Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karpanosov.[2] On September 7, 2007, they announced a coaching change to Priscilla Hill.[3]

Competitive highlights


(with Gregory)
Event 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007
Winter Olympic Games 14th
World Championships 12th 11th 9th 10th
Four Continents Championships 6th 4th 2nd
U.S. Championships 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd
Grand Prix Final 6th
Skate America 5th 5th 2nd
Cup of Russia 4th
Skate Canada International 8th 3rd
Trophée Eric Bompard 4th
NHK Trophy 4th 3rd
Cup of China 4th
Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd

References


1. http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=29035
2. http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=34619
3. http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_story.asp?id=39369

External links



Official site

Gregory and Ptukhov site- Englsh,Spanish





Denis Petukhov's U.S. Olympic Team bio

Care to Ice Dance? - Gregory & Petukhov

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