Men
BLR
Vitaly Mikhailov
BLR- Date of birth24 Aug 1986
- Height178 CM
- ProfessionCoach
- HometownMinsk
- Place of birthVitsyebsk
- Start skating Club He began speed skating in 1997 in Vitsyebsk, Belarus.
- HobbiesReading, cycling. (Athlete, 30 Jul 2017)
- LanguagesEnglish, Russian
- FamliyWife Tatyana Mikhailova, daughter Milana [2019]
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
He holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Belarus. (Athlete, 30 Jul 2017)
"You need to love the occupation you have." (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
Russian speed skaters Ruslan Zakharov, Alexander Rumyantsev and Danila Semerikov. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
His family. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
He broke his collarbone in August 2018. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
Winning gold in the mass start at the 2018 World Cup in Tomakomai, Japan. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
SANCTION
He tested positive for the prohibited substance higenamine at the 2019 World Allround Championships in Calgary, AB, Canada. In 2020 the Court of Arbitration for Sport [CAS] confirmed his two-year ban from the sport due to an anti-doping rule violation. (isu.org, 30 Sep 2020, 13 Oct 2020)
He tested positive for the prohibited substance higenamine at the 2019 World Allround Championships in Calgary, AB, Canada. In 2020 the Court of Arbitration for Sport [CAS] confirmed his two-year ban from the sport due to an anti-doping rule violation. (isu.org, 30 Sep 2020, 13 Oct 2020)
One of his friends invited him to try speed skating. "I like sports. I tried different kinds of sports but stopped at speed skating."
