US speed skater and cyclist Eric Heiden. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019)

"My parents and my teammates. I would not be where I am today if it weren’t for them"

In March 2022 she missed the World Cup event in Thialf, Netherlands, after she tested positive for COVID-19. (Instagram profile, 11 Mar 2022)

- Bronze Team Pursuit (with Heather Bergsma and Brittany Bowe) at the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang

- 4th in Mass Start, 19th in 3000m and 20th in 1500m at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing

- Bronze in Team Pursuit (with Brittany Bowe and Giorgia Birkeland) at 2023 ISU World Single Distance Championships in Heerenveen

- Gold in Mass Start at World Cup in Salt Lake City 2024-2025

MULTI 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)

She 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)