Giorgia Birkeland
United States
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSUSA21406200201 | |
| NOC | United States | |
| Born | 14 Jun 2002
in  Scandiano | |
| Gender | Women |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | English |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 41.04 | 06 Mar 2020 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1000m | 1:19.54 | 22 Oct 2022 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 2:02.22 | 22 Oct 2021 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 3000m | 4:20.89 | 05 Jan 2022 | Milwaukee, WI |
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| 5000m | 7:46.00 | 07 Mar 2021 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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Social Media
Social Media
| instagram.com/birkeland.giorgia/ |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Ryan Shimabukuro [national], USA; Gabriel Girard [national], CAN | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began speed skating at age eight in White Bear Lake, MN, United States of America. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Your only limit is you." (teamusa.org, 19 Feb 2022) | |
| Hobbies | Skiing, painting. (teamusa.org, 19 Feb 2022) | |
| Injuries | She has sustained a severe concussion and broken ankle in different incidents during her career. On both occasions the injury ended her season. (inforum.com, 08 Mar 2022) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Competing at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (startribune.com, 19 Feb 2022) | |
| Hero / Idol | US cross-country skier Jessica Diggins. (teamusa.org, 19 Feb 2022) | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (inforum.com, 08 Mar 2022) |