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Meet The Team 2012 London Olympic Hopefuls


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© YUCHEN NIE Claire Laubach


CLAIRE LAUBACH’S (CENTREVILLE, VA) ROAD TO SUCCESS HAS NOT BEEN ALL SUNSHINE AND RAINBOWS. NOW A 2012 LON- DON OLYMPIC HOPEFUL, CLAIRE’S JOURNEY TO GET WHERE SHE IS TODAY TOOK A TOTAL LIFESTYLE CHANGE AND AN ENOR- MOUS AMOUNT OF DETERMINATION AND PERSEVERANCE. THREE YEARS INTO HER INTERNATIONAL CAREER, CLAIRE LAUBACH’S NAME WAS LEFT OFF OF THE 2008 BEIJING OLYMPIC ROSTER. AS IF THAT WASN’T A BIG ENOUGH WRENCH THROWN, ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2008, CLAIRE RECEIVED THE GUT-WRENCHING NEWS THAT SHE HAD BEEN CUT FROM THE NATIONAL TEAM AND DEMOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT SQUAD. UNWILLING TO GIVE UP ON HER OLYMPIC DREAM JUST YET, CLAIRE WORKED HER WAY BACK ONTO THE NATIONAL TEAM AND HAS SINCE SECURED HERSELF A STARTING POSITION WITH TEAM USA. HER ABILITY TO MASTER THE DRAG FLICK MADE CLAIRE ONE OF THE TOP GOAL SCORERS ON THE TEAM IN 2011. CLAIRE’S MESSAGE: “YOU CAN’T JUST GIVE UP WHEN YOU’VE BEEN KNOCKED DOWN ONCE.”


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