Tatsiana Mikhailava

Tatsiana Mikhailava (Belarusian: Тацяна Міхайлава) also known as Tatyana Mikhailova (born 18 January 1987) is a Belarusian female 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
2020 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. 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. 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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