Men
BLR
Ignat Golovatsiuk
BLR- Date of birth05 May 1997
- Height188 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownMinsk
- Place of birthBabruysk
- Start skating Club He took up the sport in 2010 in Minsk, Belarus.
- HobbiesEditing videos. (Athlete, 20 Nov 2018)
- LanguagesBelarusian, English, Russian
- FamliyWife Alina
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
He and fellow speed skater Anna Nifontova were flag bearers for Belarus at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. He served the same role at the closing ceremony of the Games. (belarus.kp.ru, 15 Jul 2022)
He was named the 2020/21 Male Speed Skater and Best Male Sprinter by the Skating Union of Belarus. (skating.by, 10 Apr 2021)
He has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Belarus. (Athlete, 20 Nov 2018)
He was named the 2020/21 Male Speed Skater and Best Male Sprinter by the Skating Union of Belarus. (skating.by, 10 Apr 2021)
He has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Belarus. (Athlete, 20 Nov 2018)
"Purposefulness. That is, if you do your job efficiently, constantly and with pleasure, then you will definitely achieve a result." (sportbass.by, 06 Apr 2020)
His family. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
To win a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (ctv.by, 07 Nov 2021)
Winning gold in the 500m at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Changchun, People's Republic of China. (Athlete, 17 Jan 2021)
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied public administration and law at the Academy of Public Administration in Minsk, Belarus. (Instagram profile, 27 Dec 2020; minsknews.by, 13 Oct 2020)
He has studied public administration and law at the Academy of Public Administration in Minsk, Belarus. (Instagram profile, 27 Dec 2020; minsknews.by, 13 Oct 2020)
He likes the cold and ice, and initially tried ice hockey following encouragement from his parents. However, he only lasted one week at training because he did not enjoy the team aspect of the sport. He then decided to focus on skating.
