Women
BLR
Volha Talayeva
BLR- Date of birth06 Jan 1987
- Height169 CM
- ProfessionCoach
- HometownOrsha
- Place of birthOrsha
- Start skatingShe began speed skating in 2000 in Orsha, Belarus.
- Club Minsk Republican Centre of Olympic Training: Belarus
- HobbiesInterior design. (Athlete, 20 Nov 2021)
- LanguagesEnglish, Polish, Russian
- FamilyHusband Artur, daughter Nicole [2017]
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Placing eighth in the 1000m at the 2016 World Cup event in Dordrecht, Netherlands, and competing at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (Athlete, 20 Nov 2021)
She has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Belarus. (Instagram profile, 01 Sep 2021)
"The most difficult work is working on yourself." (Athlete, 11 Feb 2016)
Belarusian speed skater Igor Zhelezovski. (Athlete, 20 Nov 2021)
Coach Ihar Osipau. (Athlete, 20 Nov 2021)
She fractured the lower part of her right leg at the 2015 World Cup event in Dresden, Germany. (Athlete, 06 Dec 2019)
ROLE
She has served as chairwoman of the board of judges at the Short Track Directorate of the Skating Union of Belarus. (skating.by, 01 Jan 2022)
She has served as chairwoman of the board of judges at the Short Track Directorate of the Skating Union of Belarus. (skating.by, 01 Jan 2022)
"Short track is an exciting, extreme sport. I just loved to skate, started with speed skating, and then switched to short track."