Laura Hall
Canada
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSCAN22002200301 | |
| NOC | Canada | |
| Born | 20 Feb 2003 | |
| Gender | Women |
| Occupation | Student | |
| Languages | English |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 41.19 | 18 Mar 2022 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:19.56 | 20 Nov 2022 | Calgary |
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| 1500m | 2:00.27 | 19 Mar 2023 | Calgary |
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| 3000m | 4:08.15 | 19 Nov 2022 | Calgary |
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| 5000m | 7:07.22 | 18 Mar 2023 | Calgary |
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General Interest
General Interest
| Famous relatives | Her father Michael Hall competed in speed skating for Canada at the 1994 Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer, finishing ranked 22nd in the men's 5000m event. He has also served as head coach of the Vernon Vortex Speed Skating Club in British Columbia, Canada. (vernonmorningstar.com, 16 Feb 2017; SportsDeskOnline, 01 Nov 2022) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | Her father, who was her first coach, competed in speed skating at international level. She enjoys the individual element of speed skating. "I like the Olympic style and having my own lane. I don't like all the pushing and shoving in the short track." | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began speed skating at age five and at age six joined the Salmon Arm Ice Breakers in British Columbia, Canada. She initially competed in short track before switching to long track speed skating. "I really enjoyed Salmon Arm; it was a good place to learn how to skate. I'm more passionate about long track than short track." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Other information | NEXT GEN TEAM In 2022 she was selected for Canada's 'Next Gen' national team programme. (speedskating.ca, 28 Apr 2022; calgaryspeedskating.ca, 22 May 2022) |
Social Media
Social Media
| instagram.com/laura__hall |
General Interest
General Interest
| Awards and honours | She received the 2021/22 Female Junior Long Track Skater of the Year award from Speed Skating Alberta in Canada. (albertaspeedskating.ca, 01 Mar 2022) |