The Next Generation: Liza Ryabkina
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The following article featuring Harvard forward Liza Ryabkina, appeared in the November 2 issue of The Crimson.
By KATE LEIST
Crimson Staff Writer
You wouldn’t know it from watching her on the ice now, but
until her arrival in the United States three years ago, sophomore
Liza Ryabkina had never even played for a women’s team. A
native of the Ukraine and a graduate of the Berkshire School in
Massachusetts, Ryabkina joined the No. 3 Harvard women’s
hockey team as a talented individual who had never really been
asked to play for the team’s greater good.
“I was an individual player, so last year was more of a
transition [to] being a team player,” Ryabkina says. “I
really started realizing how amazing it is to have 24 people who
are always there for you. When I would go on the ice, every time, I
would be playing for the people who were my teammates rather than
just playing for my own purposes.”
It was tri-captain Sarah Vaillancourt, a French-speaking native of
Quebec, who really helped Ryabkina adjust to both the Crimson game
and the Harvard way of life.
Complete article can be accessed via the Crimson Web site by clicking here.
