Sport | Speed Skating | |
NOC | Belarus | |
Born | 01 Jul 1999 in Mogilev | |
Gender | Women |
Residence | Minsk, BLR | |
Occupation | Athlete | |
Languages | Belarusian, English, Russian | |
Higher education | Law, Public Administration - Academy of Public Administration: Minsk, BLR |
Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
500m | 43.24 | 01 Feb 2019 | Minsk | |||
1000m | 1:24.36 | 24 Nov 2018 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | |||
1500m | 2:02.13 | 08 Feb 2020 | Calgary | |||
3000m | 4:07.75 | 07 Feb 2020 | Calgary | |||
5000m | 7:20.39 | 12 Oct 2019 | Inzell |
Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold and silver medals at Junior World Cup events in the neo-senior category. (Athlete, 17 Jan 2021) | |
Most influential person in career | Her mother and her brother. (Athlete, 22 Nov 2019) |
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Nicknames | Anya (minsknews.by, 15 Nov 2019) | |
Hobbies | Sport, travel, cycling. (Athlete, 17 Jan 2021; Instagram profile, 26 Dec 2020) | |
Hero / Idol | Her mother. (Athlete, 17 Jan 2021) |
Name of coach | Sergey Minin [national], BLR | |
When and where did you begin this sport? | She took up the sport in 2010 at age 11 in Belarus. |
Other sports | She has competed in road cycling for the Belarusian professional team Ferei-CCN, and she has also competed in track cycling at national level in Belarus. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2021; Ferei Pro Cycling Team Facebook page, 05 Sep 2021) |
Reason for choosing this sport | She was enrolled in the sport by a coach who came to her school. |
Ambitions | To compete at the Olympic Winter Games and world championships. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2021) | |
Awards and honours | She has received the title of Master of Sport in Belarus. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2021) |