You may recognize the name, Livia Debranova. She has been all over the map recently playing in very prestigious tournaments. Most recently, she just played in the Women’s World Championships, in the Division IB. In the winter, Livia played on the junior Women’s team still representing Slovakia.
For those who may not be familiar with hockey or international hockey, these tournaments are highly competitive grand tournaments that girls and women compete in, for the World Championships. Livia was asked what her favorite part of the Women’s World Championships was, and she said, “It’s hard to choose just one favorite part. The whole journey was good, but the best part was winning first place and celebrating the win.” Livia stated that this tournament was another very big opportunity for her, playing on such a big stage can bring lots of attention, especially from college coaches.
There were a few ups and downs playing in such a competitive tournament. Livia explains, “Every game was challenging because only one team advanced to the higher category. In the game against Italy, we could have confirmed the championship even before the last game, but we lost. So we had to win the last game and we succeeded.” We are all so proud of Livia for doing so well in such high competition, especially as one of the youngest players on the team!
This particular tournament was played in Riga, Latvia. So close to home for Livia. But previously, she has traveled all over the world for hockey. Some places include here in the United States, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, France, Finland, the Czech Republic, China, Hungary, and Croatia. We as a school are so excited we have student-athletes just like Livia playing in ambitious games and tournaments. Once again, congratulations to Livia! Awesome job in the Women’s World Championship in Division IB!
Written by Abby Stone ’24
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