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Between school and preparing for the Olympics, Park says the juggling act has its challenges.

“It’s definitely pretty tough in terms of time management, especially now that I’m in the clinical rotation for med school which is a lot more demanding in terms of time commitment,” Park said. “So it’s been a bit of a challenge, I guess, trying to balance both.

“It’s a grind, but it’s fun.”

Hockey hasn’t always been Park’s sole hobby. As an actor she appeared in “Degrassi: The Next Generation” — although she never had any scenes with Drake — and “Naturally, Sadie” from 2005-07 while in high school.

Her acting career started at a young age when she was randomly selected to be in a Nike commercial and grew from there. She appeared in a few more commercials along with the TV shows.

“I kind of think what would of happened if I just kept acting, but I’m generally pretty well with how things have turned out now,” she said.

Park was applying to med school while working at an orthopedic hospital when she received the Facebook message from a member of the Korea Ice Hockey Association asking her if she would be interested in trying out for the South Koreans. Each summer, Park and Im would travel back to South Korea after the school year to train with the team.

“It was really perfect timing,” she said. “If I had been in med school it would have been a lot more difficult to commit to that, but I went out there within a week.”

In order to play for South Korea, both Park and Im needed Korean citizenship. Park received hers in 2015 while Im obtained hers within the past year. Both players’ parents were born in Korea, making them eligible for the national team.