Mia

Manganello Kilburg

Quick Facts

At the age of eight, Mia started inline skating, but she switched over to the ice just five years later in order to chase her Olympic dream. Following the 2010 Olympic Trials, Mia chose to take a break from speed skating and found a new passion for cycling where she raced professionally for five years before returning to speed skating in early 2016. As a returning athlete, she wants to cherish every moment and live her life by the following words: "If you can't stop thinking about it, don't stop working for it.” Both of Mia’s parents, Karen and Dominic, have owned an Italian restaurant her entire life. To quote Mia, “There is nothing better than growing up in a kitchen. The lessons and responsibilities you learn are irreplaceable with the greatest reward being the amount of pizza you get to eat.”

World Championship Highlights

• 2023 World Championships - Bronze Team Pursuit;
• 2022 World Allround Championships - 1500m 12th; 500m 13th; 3000m 15th 2020
• Four Continents Championship - 3000m Gold, Mass Start Gold, Team Pursuit Bronze, 1500m Bronze
• 2019-20 World Single Distance Championships

National Team

Long Track National Training member 2016-23

Olympic Experience

• 2-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 bronze)
• Olympic Games Beijing 2022, 4th (Mass Start 16 Laps - Women), 19th (3000m - Women), 20th (1500m - Women)
• Olympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, bronze (Team Pursuit 6 Laps - Women), 15th (Mass Start 16 Laps - Women), 22th (1500m - Women)

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2024 – 4th (Team Pursuit 6 Laps - Women), 8th (Mass Start 16 Laps - Women), 12th (1500m - Women), 14th (3000m - Women)
• Years of participation: 1500m - Women 2017, 2023, 2024; 3000m - Women 2017, 2020, 2023, 2024; Mass Start 16 Laps - Women 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024; Team Pursuit 6 Laps - Women 2007, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024; Small Combination - Women 2022; 5000m - Women 2017
• Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
• Bronze – 2023 (Team Pursuit 6 Laps - Women)