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::: SPEED SKATING: TEAM USA


Hank Galbraith - Biography
2007 Speed Junior World Team Member
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June 07, 2007


Team USA Years: 2005, 2006, 2007

 

City, State: Greensboro, NC

 

Birthplace:  Greensboro, NC

 

Current Residence: Computer Chair

 

Education:

 

High School Attended: Page High School

Year of Graduation: 2009

Location of High School: Greensboro, NC

High School Honors: National Honor Society

 

Career Goals: Get rich

 

Current Skating Club: High Point Speed Club, NC

Coaches Name: Scott Hiatt and Shannon Shuskey

 

Began Skating: 1999 Age 7

Number of years you have been competing: 8

Number of years involved in skating: 9

How did you become interested in skating? A friend of a friend

What is your favorite competition? Worlds and Indoor Nationals

Who is your favorite skater and why?

Michael Cheeks, because he is a good guy, and works really hard at what he does, and takes it very professionally

Recent skating highlights:

Making junior world team for 3rd consecutive year

 

Favorite web links: myspace, espn, facebook

Favorite Food: Japanese

Favorite Movie: knocked up and troy

Favorite place to shop: online

Most prized possession: my life, lol

Pets: 2 dogs

Most thrilling experience: rides on top of stratosphere

Most embarrassing experience: Well my most embarrassing would definitely be at Worlds in 2005.  It had been raining, and Terrell Bradley, Christian Lavalle and I was being dumb and decided we wanted to skate in the rain.  And me being kind of clumsy, fell right in front of the Columbians, Italians, and the French.  I went to get up and fell, tried to get up again and fell, and once again attempted to get up, when finally the Columbian coach came and helped me up.  I wasn’t really that embarrassed at the time, so I stood up raised my hands and said that I would be there all week.  But looking back on it, it was really embarrassing, haha.

 

Sponsor: Tru-Rev

Future goals you hope to obtain as a skater: world champion, Olympic medals

Awards, honors and statistics received in roller sports:

junior world team 3 years in a row, 6 time  national champion

 

Other awards and/or honors received outside of roller sports: National Honor Society

Who is your favorite sports figure: Steve Nash

Who is the person you most admire/greatest influence in your life and why: My parents, because I know they have invested so much time and money in what I do

 

List your hobbies: computer, chillin

What music do you listen to during training or competition? mostly alternative stuff

 

What makes you a unique and special person: my finger prints

If you could pick one word to describe you, what would it be: argumentive

Anything else you would like us to know about you: not really, lol

 

Family Information:

Father’s Name:  Hub

Father’s Occupation: Self employed, or so he says, lol. private investor (this is where his money comes from, lol)

Mother’s Name: Daune

Mother’s Occupation: Self employed, she actually does all the real work, lol

Brother’s: Holt





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