Women
BLR
Maryia Izafatava
BLR- Date of birth12 Apr 1998
- Height1680 CM
- ProfessionPolice Athlete
- HometownVitsyebsk
- Place of birthVitsyebsk
- Start skating Club She took up the sport in 2006 in Vitsyebsk, Belarus. Minsk Republican Centre of Olympic Training: Belarus
- HobbiesMusic, cooking pastries, reading books. (belfastmedia.by, 03 Aug 2021; Athlete, 02 Feb 2021)
- LanguagesRussian
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
In 2021 she received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Belarus. (belfastmedia.by, 03 Aug 2021)
She received the 2020/21 Female Short Track Athlete of the Year award from the Skating Union of Belarus. (skating.by, 10 Apr 2021)
She received the 2020/21 Female Short Track Athlete of the Year award from the Skating Union of Belarus. (skating.by, 10 Apr 2021)
"Citius, altius, fortius [Faster, higher, stronger]." (Athlete, 08 Nov 2017)
Korean short track skater Noh Jin-Kyu, Russian short track skater Victor An. (Athlete, 11 Feb 2016)
In January 2015 she broke her left elbow during a training session. (Athlete, 11 Feb 2016)
Her performance at the 2021 European Championships in Gdansk, Poland. (belfastmedia.by, 03 Aug 2021)
FAMILY AFFAIR
She says that she and her sister Hanna benefit from having each other as international teammates. "My sister, who is a year younger than me, and I have no rivalry. We are all about fair sport. If at some point one of us is stronger, let it be, it's a good thing. Going out on the ice, you simply turn off, and the whole world ceases to exist for you. Besides, it's not only my sister there, but all my teammates. We perceive any rivalry we have on the ice as healthy competition." (belfastmedia.by, 03 Aug 2021)
She says that she and her sister Hanna benefit from having each other as international teammates. "My sister, who is a year younger than me, and I have no rivalry. We are all about fair sport. If at some point one of us is stronger, let it be, it's a good thing. Going out on the ice, you simply turn off, and the whole world ceases to exist for you. Besides, it's not only my sister there, but all my teammates. We perceive any rivalry we have on the ice as healthy competition." (belfastmedia.by, 03 Aug 2021)
"In childhood, my sister Hanna and I figure skated. I don't remember what exactly did not work out there but we were offered the chance to try another skating sport, short track. Our parents supported the change. At first we didn't even understand what short track was. But then we grew up, and now we can no longer imagine our life without this passion. Figure skating laid the foundation for coordination, stretching, and exercise habits for us. This is important in any discipline. And, of course, it was not so scary to stand on skates. A month after the change of discipline, we were competing in short track. Just because we knew how to skate."
