Women
GER
Michelle Uhrig
GER- Date of birth19 Jan 1996
- Height1630 CM
- ProfessionPolice Athlete, Student
- HometownBerlin
- Place of birthBerlin
- Start skating / Club She took up the sport in 2007 in Berlin, Germany. / Eisbaren Juniors Berlin: Germany
- HobbiesSports, skiing, crochet, photography, cycling, cooking. (desg.de, 01 May 2020; true-cycling.de, 01 Jan 2020)
- LanguagesEnglish, German, Spanish
- Other nameMimi ["From my brother, who wasn't able to pronounce Michelle as a baby."] (Athlete, 08 Feb 2018)
- CoachAlexis Contin [national], FRA
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"Never give up." (Athlete, 16 Nov 2019)
Her mother. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2019)
In April 2020 she was struck by a car while training on her bicycle in Berlin, Germany. She sustained a concussion and injuries to her neck, spine and knees, and underwent four knee operations between November 2020 and April 2021. (Athlete, 20 Feb 2023; Facebook page, 14 May 2021, 26 Nov 2020; desg.de, 01 May 2020)
She required surgery on her knee in 2013 and 2016, with her recovery taking one year on each occasion. In 2017 she underwent two further knee operations. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2019, 08 Feb 2018; Instagram profile, 11 Jan 2018; desg.de, 15 Feb 2017)
She required surgery on her knee in 2013 and 2016, with her recovery taking one year on each occasion. In 2017 she underwent two further knee operations. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2019, 08 Feb 2018; Instagram profile, 11 Jan 2018; desg.de, 15 Feb 2017)
To win an Olympic medal. (Athlete, 08 Feb 2018)
Winning bronze in team pursuit and placing fourth in mass start at the 2018 European Single Distances Championships in Kolomna, Russian Federation. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2019)
POLICE ATHLETE
In 2018 she began serving as a police athlete at the Federal Police Sport Academy in Bad Endorf, Germany. "I'm very grateful that we athletes are allowed to have this kind of dual career. Without the federal police, I wouldn't be able to practise my sport so professionally." (desg.de, 01 May 2020; Facebook page, 26 Aug 2020, 20 May 2019, 04 May 2018)
OTHER STUDIES
She has studied psychology at the German University of Health and Sport in Berlin, Germany. (Athlete, 20 Feb 2023)
In 2018 she began serving as a police athlete at the Federal Police Sport Academy in Bad Endorf, Germany. "I'm very grateful that we athletes are allowed to have this kind of dual career. Without the federal police, I wouldn't be able to practise my sport so professionally." (desg.de, 01 May 2020; Facebook page, 26 Aug 2020, 20 May 2019, 04 May 2018)
OTHER STUDIES
She has studied psychology at the German University of Health and Sport in Berlin, Germany. (Athlete, 20 Feb 2023)
She has represented Germany in roller speed skating at the World Inline Cup. (SportsDeskOnline, 11 Oct 2023)
She usually trains twice a day, with one day off per week. "Our activities [in her training group] are very varied, but we always focus on the legs. For example, we ride a bike for a couple of hours, each with four 15-minute intervals. On some days I also swim. As a group we often go inline skating or do strength training."
"I did figure skating and ice hockey until age eight. At age 11 coaches chose me as a potential talent and asked if I wanted to try speed skating."
Alexis Contin [national], FRA
