Thomas Petukhov

== Thomas Petukhov (born January 17, 1983) is a Russian cross country skier, born in St. Petersburg i Russia. His first World Cup appearance was in 2001, when he was 18 years old. He took first first medal when he was 19, a bronze medal in Canmere. In 2003 he took his first World Cup victory dedicating it to his brother Robin. This happened at Oberhof. In 2006 he won Tour De Ski only a half second before the Italian Giovanni Valli, who had won the year before. He ended up as number 5 in the World Cup the same season. In 2007 he took the second place in the World Cup behind the Finnish Matti Raaninen. In 2008 he won 4 races in a row, and won the World Cup the same year. In 2009 everyone thought he would defend the title, but injuries here and there made him lose the half season, even though he won the two last races. He has 20 World Cup victories. ==