Nicholas LaRoche

Nicholas LaRoche
Nicholas LaRoche
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born July 29, 1983 (1983-07-29) (age 28)
Coach Burt Lancon
Former coach Nedda Soltani,
Ken Congemi,
Debi Leeming,
Robin DeFazio
Choreographer Heather McGlaughlin, Eric Stretch
Skating club All Year Figure Skating Club
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 172.14
2003 Nebelhorn
Short program 59.16
2003 Nebelhorn
Free skate 112.98
2003 Nebelhorn

Nicholas LaRoche (born July 29, 1983 in Gardner, Massachusetts) is an American figure skater. He was the 2002 US Junior National Champion.

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Biography

He finished eleventh at both the 2006 and 2007 senior US Figure Skating Championships, but disappointing Sectional results kept him from qualifying for the 2008 US Figure Skating Championships. His last competition was the 2009 nationals. On April 13, 2009, he announced his retirement on his official site.

LaRoche's private life has been marred by tragedy. In 2003, his older brother, David, died at the age of 23. On July 1, 2008, his father, William LaRoche, apparently bludgeoned to death Nicholas' mother, Bernadette, before killing himself.[1]

He trains and coaches at the Toyota Training Center in El Segundo, California. LaRoche also runs the US Athletic Foundation, which he started with his sister Tricia, helping promising athletes in all sports get the funding they need for training.


Competitive highlights

Event 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
World Junior Championships 10th
U.S. Championships 4th N. 2nd N. 7th J. 7th J. 1st J. 8th 12th 8th 11th 11th WD
Finlandia Trophy 5th
Nebelhorn Trophy 3rd
Ondrej Nepela Memorial 4th 2nd
Golden Spin of Zagreb 8th
Junior Grand Prix, Germany 3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Canada 5th
Junior Grand Prix, Netherlands 12th
Junior Grand Prix, Norway 5th
Pacific Coast Sectionals 1st J. 1st 1st 2nd 4th 5th 4th
Eastern Sectionals 4th J.
Southwest Pacific Regionals 2nd J. 1st
New England Regionals 1st N. 1st J.
  • N = Novice level; J = Junior level; WD = Withdrawn

References

  1. ^ icenetwork.com: Tragedy Strikes Figure Skating Family, June 2, 2008

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