1. Kirill Andreevich Mikhailov
Kirill Andreevich Mikhailov is a
Russian cross-country skier,
biathlete and four time
Paralympic Champion. He was
born on April 2, 1983, Kairakovo
Bashkortostan.

2. He started ski racing
when he was a child. His
first coach was Baimetov
Valentin Mihailov. Kirill
was an active participant
of all ski activities at
school and in the district.
He was a champion of
Bashkiria in ski racing in
1997 and 1998.

3. In 1999, the life of promising
athlete was changed: his
motorcycle was hit by a car and
that’s why he was being treated
during four years. It seemed that
his career was over but his love
and devotion to the sport helped
him. Kirill started to win the
Republican, and later the Russian
competitions. In 2005, Kirill
Mikhaylov became the Master of
Sports in skiing. In the same year
he became a member of the
Russian National Paralympic Team.

4. He was trained under the guidance of experienced coaches
Nadejda Gumerova and Rostislav Pavlov with whom he
took part in the 2005 World Cup Biathlon and ski racing in
Italy in December, then he won 3 medals in Norway in
2006, and became the winner of the 2005 World Cup. He
competed in cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter
Paralympics. He took the gold in the men’s 20 km and the
bronze in the men’s 10 km, standing. He placed 5th in the
men’s relay and 4th in the men’s km, standing.

5. He competed at the 2010
Winter Paralympic Winter
Games in Vancouver in crosscountry skiing and biathlon .
In cross-country skiing, he
took the gold in the men’s
relay and in the 20
km, standing. He took the
silver in the 1 km sprint and
the 10 km, standing. In
biathlon, he took the gold
medal in themen’s 3 km
pursuit, standing. He placed
4th in the 12.5 km
individual, standing.

6. Kirill Mikhailov is a
loving husband and
a father, He has got
two sons Daniil and
Kornil.

7. He has got such awards as “Order
for Services to the Fatherland”,
second degree, “Order for
Services to the Fatherland”, fourth
degree, “Order of Salavat Yulaev”
"Outstanding Athlete of
Bashkortostan" and "Honourable
Master of Sports."