Erik Larson (figure skater)

Erik Larson
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born c. 1969
Coach Janet Champion
Barbara Roles
Carlo Fassi
Skating club San Diego FSC
Medal record
Figure skating: Men's singles
Representing  United States
World Junior Championships
1985 Colorado SpringsMen's singles

Erik Larson is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 1985 World Junior champion and won senior international medals at the Nebelhorn Trophy, Grand Prix International St. Gervais, and Skate Electric.

Personal life

Erik Larson was born in 1968 in Scottsdale, Arizona.[1] He is married to a figure skating coach, Roseann, with whom they have a daughter. Anabelle which is also a figure skater, born on September 9th 2005 in Ft.Lauderdale, Florida. She won the 2017 U.S. National Solo Dance Championships in Colorado Springs at the new World Arena. Her coaches are her parents Erik and Roseann Larson and her dance coach is Mr.Steven Belanger. He competed in both Dance and Pairs at the Canadian National Championships, and won Skate Canada International.[2]

Career

Larson began skating at age five.[3] He placed fourth at the 1984 World Junior Championships in Sapporo, Japan.

In December 1984, Larson won gold at the 1985 World Junior Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[4] He was coached by 1960 Squaw Valley Olympic bronze medalist Barbara Ann Roles Williams.

He invented the "Larson spin" in 1989 while training at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs under Carlo Fassi and Janet Champion. That same year at the 1989 U.S. Nationals, Larson placed third in the short program and became an alternate for the World Championships. At the 1990 U.S. Olympic Festival in St. Paul Minnesota, Larson won the gold medal ahead of 1985 U.S. National Junior men's champion Doug Mattis.

He appeared as "Buttons the cellar boy" in Dorothy Hamill's Ice Capades "Cinderella Frozen in time". He also toured with Gershwin on Ice with Peggy Fleming and The Osmond Brothers tour in Las Vegas. Currently, he is the CEO for BellaICE Skating Events, a portable ice rink company, and a coach at Palm Beach Skate Zone in south Florida.[5]

Results

International
Event 82–83 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92
Nebelhorn Trophy4th2nd
NHK Trophy4th
Skate America6th
Skate Electric3rd
St. Gervais4th1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds7th4th1st
National
U.S. Champ.8th J2nd J2nd J12th4th4th6th11th
U.S. Olympic Fest.1st
Pacific Coast3rd J1st
Southwest Pacific2nd J1st J
J: Junior level

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Figure Skating Championships : Watson, Oppegard Win in Pairs Event". Associated Press. Los Angeles Times. February 1, 1985.
  2. ↑ Elfman, Lois (May 14, 2015). "Life in Florida sunny for former world junior champ". IceNetwork.com.
  3. ↑ "Ice skaters just glide through life". Copley News Service. Rome News-Tribune. December 15, 1976.
  4. ↑ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Private Figure Skating Instruction: Coaching Staff". Palm Beach Skate Zone.
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