Tatsiana Mikhailava

Tatsiana Mikhailava (Belarusian: Тацяна Міхайлава) also known as Tatyana Mikhailova (born 18 January 1987) is a Belarusian speed skater.[1][2][3] She competed in the women's mass start event during the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4][5][6]

Tatsiana Mikhailava
Personal information
NationalityBelarusian
Born (1987-01-18) January 18, 1987
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Spouse(s)Vitaly Mikhailov
Sport
Country Belarus
SportSpeed skating
Coached bySiep Hoekstra
Medal record
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2020 HeerenvenTeam pursuit

She was influenced to take the sport of speed skating by her husband, Vitaly Mikhailov who is also a fellow Belarusian speed skater and a national record holder.[7] Coincidentally, both Tatsiana Mikhailava and Vitaly Mikhailov made their Olympic debuts at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[8][9]

References
  1. "Speed Skating - Tatsiana Mikhailava (Belarus)". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. "Tatyana Mikhaylova - SpeedSkatingStats.com". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. "speedskatingbase.eu". www.speedskatingbase.eu. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  4. "Speed Skating | Event Schedule Ladies' Mass Start - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  5. "MIKHAILAVA Tatsiana". Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  6. "MIKHAILAVA Tatsiana | Athletes | CBC Olympics | PyeongChang 2018". Pyeong Chang 2018 | CBC Olympics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  7. "Vitaly Mikhaylov - SpeedSkatingStats.com". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  8. "Speed Skating | Athlete Profile: Tatsiana MIKHAILAVA - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  9. "Speed Skating | Athlete Profile: Vitali MIKHAILAU - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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