Alexey Yevgenyevich Petukhov (; born 28 June 1983) is a Russian cross-country skier who competed between 2002 and 2019.

Career

His best World Cup finishes were two second places, both in sprint events in 2009, until December 2011, when he won a skate sprint in Davos, Switzerland. Petukhov finished ninth in the sprint event at the

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. He won bronze with

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in the

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at the

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in Vancouver. In December 2016, FIS provisionally suspended six Russian cross-country skiers linked to doping violations during the

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, including Petukhov. On 9 November 2017, he was officially disqualified from the

by the

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. Petukhov also won the gold in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 2003 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships at

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Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)

World Championships

* 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*3 victories – (2 , 1 ) *17 podiums – (13 , 4 )

Team podiums

*4 victories – (4 ) *8 podiums – (8 )

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Petukhov, Alexey 1983 births Living people People from Klintsy Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers for Russia Russian male cross-country skiers Olympic bronze medalists for Russia Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Russian sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in cross-country skiing Sportspeople from Bryansk Oblast 21st-century Russian sportsmen