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Mia Manganello

United States

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSUSA22710198901
NOCUnited States
Born27 Oct 1989 in  Fort Walton Beach, FL
GenderWomen
OccupationAthlete
LanguagesEnglish
FamilyHusband Craig Kilburg
Other namesMia Manganello Kilburg
ResidenceSalt Lake City, UT, USA
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 39.69 05 Feb 2021 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1000m 1:15.03 21 Jan 2024 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1500m 1:54.85 05 Mar 2021 Salt Lake City, UT  
    3000m 4:01.98 06 Jan 2017 Salt Lake City, UT  
    5000m 7:08.52 07 Mar 2021 Salt Lake City, UT  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
Olympic Games
Event  
Olympic Games
    Team Pursuit 6 Laps     1  
World Single Distances Championships
Event  
World Single Distances Championships
    Team Pursuit 6 Laps     1  
General Interest
General Interest
HobbiesArt, cooking pastry, fostering dogs, travel, cycling. (wcpo.com, 12 Feb 2020; Facebook profile, 14 Jun 2018)  
Other sportsShe competed in roller speed skating at national youth level in the United States of America. She has also raced professionally in road cycling with US-based team DNA Pro Cycling. (visitdallasdna.com, 01 Nov 2016; miamanganello.com, 17 Oct 2016; pezcyclingnews.com, 05 Jun 2020)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportShe attended a speed skating camp after being inspired to try the sport by watching the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. "After an amazing week on the ice I became hooked and decided on my future right then and there."  
General Interest
General Interest
Most influential person in careerHer parents, and US speed skater Chris Witty. (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017; miamanganello.com, 17 Oct 2016; weartv.com, 24 Apr 2018)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?She began roller speed skating in 1998 in Crestview, FL, United States of America. She made the transition to speed skating in 2003 in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America.  
General Interest
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto"If you can't stop thinking about it, don't stop working for it." (wcpo.com, 12 Feb 2020)  
Other informationMULTI TALENTED
She retired from speed skating after missing out on a place on the US team for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, and began competing professionally in road cycling. She returned to speed skating in early 2016 after a six-year absence with the goal of competing at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, where she went on to win a bronze medal. She rejoined US-based road cycling team DNA Pro Cycling for the 2020 season, and says she plans to compete in both sports. "The toughest part is knowing which sport takes priority, because I'm not sure it would be possible to go all in on both sports. So right now my cycling training takes a bit of a backseat and comes in when it can while skating has priority. This means I haven't been able to put in the traditional amount of training for cycling one would in the winter months because I'm having to travel the world and compete at World Cups for skating. It's all a fine line to make sure I'm giving myself enough rest as well to avoid over-training or burnout." (pezcyclingnews.com, 05 Jun 2020; espn.com, 08 Jan 2017; miamanganello.com, 17 Oct 2016; usacycling.org, 16 Jun 2022)

HOMETOWN HONOUR
The hometown where she grew up - Crestview, FL, United States of America - celebrated 'Mia Manganello Day' after she won a bronze medal at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. "I left at [age] 10 and I never came back. But it [Crestview] has always been my core support. My family and I had a big impact on the town, we had an Italian restaurant named after me [in the town]. My best friends are also my kindergarten classmates when I was in Crestview." (weartv.com, 24 Apr 2018)

FAMILY SUPPORT
Her parents sold the Italian restaurant they ran in Florida in order to move to Salt Lake City, UT, where there was better access to training facilities for their daughter. "When I was 13 years old my parents uprooted our lives in Florida and moved to Salt Lake City so that I could pursue my Olympic dream." (weartv.com, 24 Apr 2018; miamanganello.com, 17 Oct 2016)
 
Memorable sporting achievementWinning a bronze medal in team pursuit at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (pezcyclingnews.com, 05 Jun 2020; Athlete, 15 Nov 2019)  
Hero / IdolUS speed skater and cyclist Eric Heiden. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019)  
Social Media
Social Media
www.miamanganello.com/  
www.facebook.com/MiaManganello/  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Training RegimeShe trains at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, UT, United States of America.  
General Interest
General Interest
InjuriesIn March 2022 she missed the World Cup event in Thialf, Netherlands, after she tested positive for COVID-19. (Instagram profile, 11 Mar 2022)  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2019/2020 Four Continents Championships 3000m1  
    2019/2020 Four Continents Championships Mass Start 16 Laps1  
    2019/2020 Four Continents Championships Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2023/2024 Four Continents Championships 1500m2  
    2023/2024 Four Continents Championships 3000m3  
    2019/2020 Four Continents Championships 1000m3  
    2018 Olympic Games Team Pursuit 6 Laps3  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit3  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start4  
    2022 Olympic Games Mass Start4  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit4  
    2006/2007 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 6 Laps5  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 6 Laps6  
    2016/2017 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 6 Laps6  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 6 Laps7  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start 16 Laps7  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start8  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start 16 Laps8  
    2016/2017 World Single Distances Championships 5000m11  
    2021/2022 World Allround Championships Allround12  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships 1500m12  
    2016/2017 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start 16 Laps13  
    2016/2017 World Single Distances Championships 3000m13  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships 3000m14  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships 3000m14  
    2016/2017 World Single Distances Championships 1500m14  
    2018 Olympic Games Mass Start 16 Laps15  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships 3000m16  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships 1500m17  
    2022 Olympic Games 3000m19  
    2022 Olympic Games 1500m20  
    2018 Olympic Games 1500m22  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2022/2023 Calgary, AB Mass Start2  
    2019/2020 Nagano Mass Start 16 Laps3  
    2023/2024 Salt Lake City, UT Team Pursuit3  
    2022/2023 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Mass Start3  
    2023/2024 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Mass Start3  
    2023/2024 Obihiro Mass Start3  
    2023/2024 Stavanger Mass Start3  
    2022/2023 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Team Pursuit3  
    2022/2023 Calgary, AB Team Pursuit3  
    2008/2009 Berlin Team Pursuit 6 Laps3  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification Mass Start4  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification Mass Start4  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps5  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps6  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification Mass Start9  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps10  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 1500m16  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m17  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m18  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 1500m18  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification Overall22  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m23  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 1500m23  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps24  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m24  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m27  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1500m28  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m28  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 1000m29  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 1500m39  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1500m43  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m46  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 1500m50  
    2007/2008 World Cup Classification 1500m52