Laura Hall
Canada
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSCAN22002200301 | |
| NOC | Canada | |
| Born | 20 Feb 2003
in  Salmon Arm | |
| Gender | Women |
| Occupation | Student | |
| Languages | English, French | |
| Residence | Calgary, AB, CAN | |
| Higher education | Bioengineering - University of Calgary: Canada |
| 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 | 1:59.62 | 09 Mar 2024 | Calgary |
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| 3000m | 4:08.12 | 26 Jan 2024 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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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. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Nov 2022; vernonmorningstar.com, 16 Feb 2017) |
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 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 She was selected for Canada's 'Next Gen' national team programme for both 2022/23 and 2023/24. (speedskating.ca, 21 Jun 2023, 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) | |
| Milestones | She became the first Canadian female speed skater to win gold at the World University Games when she claimed the 3000m title at the 2023 Games in Lake Placid, NY, United States of America. (saobserver.net, 17 Jan 2023; speedskating.ca, 18 Jan 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Calgary Speed Skating Association: Canada |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Puzzles. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning the 3000m title at the 2023 Winter World University Games in Lake Placid, NY, United States of America. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) | |
| Most influential person in career | Her father, who served as her coach for 13 years. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) | |
| Hero / Idol | Canadian speed skater Cindy Klassen. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Remmelt Eldering [national], NED; Shannon Rempel [national], CAN |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2021/2022 | Four Continents Championships | 3000m | 2 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Four Continents Championships | Team Pursuit | 2 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 3000/5000m | 14 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 3000/5000m | 39 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 60 | |||