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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.

Erik Larson
Personal information
Country representedUnited States
Bornc. 1969
CoachJanet Champion
Barbara Roles
Carlo Fassi
Skating clubSan Diego FSC
Medal record
Figure skating: Men's singles
Representing  United States
World Junior Championships
1985 Colorado SpringsMen's singles

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 Anabelle which 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
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". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 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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