Mihaela Dascălu
Dascălu was born in the city of Braşov, and first trained as a figure skater before changing to speed skating.She debuted at the 1987 World Junior Championships, where she finished seventh.The following year she finished ninth, but was later disqualified for doping use along with her teammate Cerasela Hordobețiu, making it impossible for her to make the 1988 Winter Olympics at Calgary.[1] She returned to the international scene in 1991, and finished sixth in the 1000 meter during the 1992 Winter Olympics, the best Romanian Olympic speed skating finish of all time.In the 1994 World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Butte, Montana she won a bronze medal.