Our former editor (now turned senior editor at Mpora) skated badly as a kid, then fell for snowboarding big time in her early 20s. Seasons in Chamonix and a love of surf followed before she was cruelly posted back to London, where she pines for mountains and waves daily like a wolf with a moon backdrop. Riding her bike helps. Update! She now lives by the sea in Brighton but still howls for the peaks
"I had some nasty injuries early on, but it never put me off"
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Laura on the rollercoaster of qualifying for next year's ASP Women's World Tour
"It’s like I’m a drug addict. I have these moments… these lapses where I just wig out"
Get something you actually like this Xmas!
Get something you actually like this Xmas!
"It's great she brings so many eyes to our sport but…"
"Art is an expression of your inner self and when it's rejected it's wounding"
Attacking a fence like a gnarly hound
"Now we're cooking on ashes"
Kelia bosses China for the second year running
Where would we rather be right now?
"I love that snowboarding takes me outside and within myself"
Choose your own snow adventure
Get a classic surf film on your wall
The MAHFIA head killing the status quo softly
"I wanted to bring a face and a voice to girls who participate in skating"
"All the tech I need in a jacket, with the perfect amount of glam"
And generally has beautiful life changing travel in Iceland
"I keep it in the back of my mind and just surf with people" [and not people-eaters ha!]
She also talks humbly about THAT win at the 2010 Winter Olympics
The pint sized wonder skater on her recent trip to Japan
With a super cool Kids from Fame style group shot
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