Mikhailov played right wing on the top Soviet line of the 1970s, along with left winger Valeri Kharlamov and center Vladimir Petrov.

Mikhailov's last game with the Soviet national team was played in front of 14,000 people at Luzhniki Ice Palace.

[3][4] Under his leadership (1992–1995, 2001–2002), the Russian national team won gold medals in the 1993 World Championships and finished second in 2002.

Since 2011, together with Vladimir Petrov, Vladislav Tretiak, Georgy Poltavchenko, Sergei Egorov and Artur Chilingarov, he has been a member of the board of trustees of the International Tournament in Ice Hockey Arctic Cup.

[5] Mikhailov is a member of PutinTeam, Alexander Ovechkin's group that promotes President Putin and his policies.