Denis Petukhov

Denis Petukhov

Gregory and Petukhov at the 2004 Four Continents Championships.
Personal information
Country represented United States
Former country(ies) represented Russia
Born (1978-10-06) October 6, 1978
Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Residence Hartford, Connecticut
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Partner Melissa Gregory
Former partner Oksana Potdykova
Coach Shae-Lynn Bourne
Former coach Priscilla Hill,
Natalia Linichuk,
Gennadi Karpanosov,
Nikolai Morozov,
Skating club SC of New York
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 183.97
2005 4CC
Comp. dance 38.02
2005 4CC
Original dance 55.61
2006 Skate America
Free dance 92.74
2003 Skate America

Denis Petukhov (born October 6, 1978) is a Russian-American ice dancer. With partner and wife Melissa Gregory, he is a 2006 United States Olympic team member and 2004-2007 U.S. silver medalist.

Personal life

Petukhov was raised in Kirov by a mother Lubov.[1] He has one younger sister, Natalia.[2]

Gregory and Petukhov were married in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 2, 2001.[3][4] The next month they flew to Kirov, Russia so that Petukhov's family could celebrate their marriage as well.[5] On November 22, 2014, the couple welcomed their first child, a son named Daxton Dale Petukhov.[6]

Petukhov became a U.S. citizen on February 22, 2005.[7]

Career

Petukhov began skating at age eight, in ice dancing from the start.[8] He originally competed for Russia with partner Oksana Potdykova, with whom he was the 2000 Russian national bronze medalist and a two-time medalist at the World Junior Championships. That partnership ended in the spring of 2000 when she ruptured her achilles tendon and was forced to retire from skating.[9]

Petukhov met American ice dancer Melissa Gregory through an online partner search for pairs skaters.[10] He came to the United States on a tourist visa at the end of August 2000 to test with her and other prospective partners, but canceled his other tryouts after skating with Gregory first, and never used his return plane ticket to Russia.[11]

Gregory and Petukhov were originally coached by Oleg Epstein and Sandy Hess but made a change in 2003 to Nikolai Morozov and Shae-Lynn Bourne.[12] Following the 2005-2006 season, they switched again to Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karpanosov[13] at the University of Delaware in Newark. On September 7, 2007, they announced another coaching change, this time to Priscilla Hill at The Pond Ice Arena, also in Newark.[14]

Gregory and Petukhov won four silver medals and two bronze medals at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics.[2] Petukhov is one of the few skaters to have competed at both the European and Four Continents Championships.[2]

Gregory and Petukhov both suffered injuries in a fall during the warmup before the free dance at 2007 Skate Canada International on November 4, 2007. Petukhov lost his footing while practicing a one-handed rotational lift, dropping Gregory onto the ice and injuring her ribs and hip and skidding into the boards himself, hurting his own knee and neck. Gregory was taken to a hospital following the fall but released that night.[15] They were then forced to withdraw from competition for the rest of the season while they healed from their injuries.[16]

Gregory and Petukhov did not return to competition, partially due to financial difficulties. In 2008, they moved to Connecticut and began coaching and choreographing for other skaters at the International Skating Center of Connecticut. They also launched their own YouTube channel, OlympianUncut, which focuses on a behind-the-scenes look at the skating world.[17] They continue to skate in shows such as the Stars, Stripes and Skates show in September 2009.

Petukhov choreographs the majority of his and Gregory's programs himself and has also choreographed programs for other skaters such as singles skaters Johnny Weir and Evgeni Plushenko.[18]

In 2010, Petukhov was cast on Skating with the Stars as a partner for celebrity contestant Sean Young.[19] In 2016, Gregory & Petukhov opened a luxury ice rink by The World Trade Center in New York City named The Rink at Brookfield Place with Gregory & Petukhov

Programs

(with Gregory)

Season Original dance Free dance Exhibition
2007–2008[20] Lord of the Dance
(Irish Jig)		 Proud Nation
by Yoav Goren
2006–2007[2] Adam and Eve
by Yoav Goren
(Preliator and Sarabande)
2005–2006[2] Romeo and Juliet
by Prokofiev
Art of War
by Vanessa-Mae
2003–2004[2]
  • Toccata Fugue
  • Air on a G String
 God Bless America
by Celine Dion
2002–2003[3] Polka
by Andre Kiew 		Snow
by Craig Armstrong

Competitive highlights

With Gregory

Event 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08
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 Canada 8th 3rd WD
Skate America 5th 5th 2nd
Cup of Russia 4th
Trophée Eric Bompard 4th
NHK Trophy 4th 3rd
Cup of China 4th
Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd
WD = Withdrew

With Potdykova

Event 1996–1997 1997–1998 1998–1999 1999–2000
European Championships 12th
World Junior Championships 2nd 3rd
Russian Championships 7th 3rd
Cup of Russia 7th
Finlandia Trophy 2nd 3rd
Golden Spin of Zagreb 1st
Skate Israel 5th
Challenge Lysiane Lauret WD
ISU Junior Series Final 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Germany 1st
Junior Grand Prix, Hungary 3rd
Autumn Trophy 1st J.
J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (December 22, 2005). "U.S. Ice Dancers Keep it in the Family". USA Today.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov". Ice Network. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Mittan, Barry (November 25, 2002). "Internet Leads to Skaters' Love Match". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on October 30, 2006.
  4. ↑ "Gregory & Petukhov Combine Holiday Traditions". Ice Network. December 19, 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov". About.com: Marriage. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  6. ↑ Petukhov, Denis. "Meet Our Son". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Denis Petukhov Becomes a United States Citizen". U.S. Figure Skating. February 23, 2005. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  8. ↑ Mittan, Barry (March 26, 2008). "We'll Be Back Say Dancers". SkateToday.
  9. ↑ Bellafante, Ginia (January 30, 2006). "Behind All That Glitter, Ice Dancing's Daily Grind". New York Times.
  10. ↑ "Melissa Gregory & Denis Petukhov". ice-dance.com. July 2002. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007.
  11. ↑ "Figure Skating: Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov". WNBC. January 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov Switch Coaches". US Figure Skating Official Site. April 24, 2003. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Ice Dancers Gregory and Petukhov Announce Coaching Change". US Figure Skating Official Site. May 31, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Gregory and Petukhov Change Coaches". US Figure Skating Official Site. September 7, 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Melissa Gregory Expected to Make Full Recovery after Fall during Warm-up at Skate Canada". US Figure Skating Official Site. November 5, 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Ice Dancing Team Gregory and Petukhov Withdraw from 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships". U.S. Figure Skating Official Site. January 11, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Gregory, Petukhov Hit the Road with Camera". icenetwork.com. January 1, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  18. ↑ "New focus slides structure ahead of shtick". Minneapolis Star-Tribune. January 25, 2008. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Pro Skater Pairings, Host and Color Commentator for ABC's "Skating With the Stars" Announced". Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Melissa GREGORY / Denis PETUKHOV: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
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