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Laura BALAKSHIN


Laura Balakshin
Defence
Height, Weight:5'2", 117 lbs
Born:December 3, 1980
Birthplace:Vancouver, British Columbia
Residence:Vancouver, British Columbia
Club:University of British Columbia


Occupation:
  • Student at University of British Columbia

Field Hockey Background:
  • "I first picked up a stick in 1990, when I joined several friends playing on an U-10 Hawks Junior team. We played on 4 inch long grass and I was terrible! But over the next 8 spring seasons I figured out how to play and, in 1998, made the UBC team. I've played on a British Columbia Provincial Team every summer since 1997"

Major Competitions:
Other Competitions:
  • 1998 CIAU Nationals (1st)
  • 1999 U-19 National Championship (1st)
  • 1999 CIAU Nationals (1st)
  • 2000 U-21 National Championship (1st)
  • 2000 CIAU Nationals (4th)
  • 2000 Senior National Championship (4th)
  • 2001 Canada Games (1st)
  • 2001 Senior National Championship (4th)

Personal File:
  • Interests (outside field hockey): black and white photography, camping, reading;

  • "Thrill of a lifetime" (given a chance to do anything in the world):
    winning an Olympic Gold Medal.

Favorites
Other Sports: Ice hockey
Food: Thanksgiving dinner: turkey, cranberrry sauce & pumpkin pie
Drink: Apple juice
Country Visited: New Zealand
TV Show: Survivors
Singer / Band: Sarah McLachlan

"First with the head and then with the heart."


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