Erik Larsonis an American former competitivefigure skater.He is the1985 World Juniorchampion and won senior international medals at theNebelhorn Trophy,Grand Prix International St. Gervais,andSkate Electric.
| Erik Larson | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | c.1969 | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Janet Champion Barbara Roles Carlo Fassi | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | San Diego FSC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editErik Larson was born in 1968 in Scottsdale, Arizona.[1]Erik is married to a figure skating coach Roseann Crowe Larson. They have a daughter named Anabelle who is also a figure skater, born on September 9, 2005, in Ft.Lauderdale, Florida. Bella won the 2017 U.S. National Solo Dance Championships in Colorado Springs at the new World Arena and is the 2018 U.S. National Solo Dance Silver Medalist, which was held in Cape Cod, Mass. Her coaches are Marina Zoueva, Johnny Johns, Steven Belanger.[2]
Career
editLarson began his skating at age five.[3]He placed fourth at the1984 World Junior ChampionshipsinSapporo,Japan.
In December 1984, Larson won gold at the1985 World Junior ChampionshipsinColorado Springs, Colorado.[4]He was coached by 1960 Squaw Valley Olympic bronze medalistBarbara Ann RolesWilliams.
He invented the "Larson spin" in 1989 while training atThe Broadmoorin Colorado Springs underCarlo Fassiand Janet Champion.[citation needed]That same year at the 1989 U.S. Nationals, Larson placed third in the short program and became an alternate for the World Championships.[citation needed]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 coaches at Palm Beach Skate Zone in south Florida for the past 15 years.[5]
Results
edit| International | ||||||||||
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| Event | 82–83 | 83–84 | 84–85 | 85–86 | 86–87 | 87–88 | 88–89 | 89–90 | 90–91 | 91–92 |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 4th | 2nd | ||||||||
| NHK Trophy | 4th | |||||||||
| Skate America | 6th | |||||||||
| Skate Electric | 3rd | |||||||||
| St. Gervais | 4th | 1st | ||||||||
| International: Junior | ||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 7th | 4th | 1st | |||||||
| National | ||||||||||
| U.S. Champ. | 8th J | 2nd J | 2nd J | 11th | 12th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 11th | |
| U.S. Olympic Fest. | 1st | |||||||||
| Pacific Coast | 3rd J | 1st | ||||||||
| Southwest Pacific | 2nd J | 1st J | ||||||||
| J: Junior level | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^"U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Watson, Oppegard Win in Pairs Event".Los Angeles Times.Associated Press.February 1, 1985.
- ^Elfman, Lois (May 14, 2015)."Life in Florida sunny for former world junior champ".IceNetwork.com.
- ^"Ice skaters just glide through life".Copley News Service.Rome News-Tribune. December 15, 1976.
- ^"World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Men"(PDF).International Skating Union.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on July 16, 2011.
- ^"Private Figure Skating Instruction: Coaching Staff".Palm Beach Skate Zone.