Erik Larson (figure skater)

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Erik Larson
Bornc. 1969
Figure skating career
Country United States
Coach Janet Champion
Barbara Roles
Carlo Fassi
Skating club San Diego FSC
Medal record
Figure skating: Men's singles
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Colorado Springs Men'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.

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Personal life

Erik 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

Larson began his 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.[ 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

International
Event82–8383–8484–8585–8686–8787–8888–8989–9090–9191–92
Nebelhorn Trophy 4th2nd
NHK Trophy 4th
Skate America 6th
Skate Electric 3rd
St. Gervais 4th1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 7th4th1st
National
U.S. Champ. 8th J2nd J2nd J12th4th4th6th11th
U.S. Olympic Fest. 1st
Pacific Coast 3rd J1st
Southwest Pacific2nd J1st J
J: Junior level

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