Doug Ladret

Douglas James Ladret is a Canadian former pair skater and coach.

Born in Vancouver to Alfred Arnold Ladret (fisherman & logger) and Ellen Hannah Ladret (baker, housemaker). He was the 5th child of the family growing up between the fishing town of Powell River & the logging camp at Boswell in Smith Inlet, British Columbia. Ladret enjoyed many sports as a child but took to the ice after one of his brother's, Greg, started figure skating in 1965. He also had a deep interest in music spurred on by his oldest brother's band (Alfred Spencer aka Snuffy) rehearsing in the basement of their house from the time Ladret was That along with his mother's penchant for playing everything from classical to pop on the family record player allowed Ladret to develop a keen ear for everything musical.

Doug Ladret
Personal information
Full name Douglas James Ladret
Country represented Canada
Born (1961-11-13) November 13, 1961
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Home town North Vancouver, Canada
Residence Scottsdale, AZ
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Former partner Christine Hough
Former skating club Vancouver Skating Club
Began skating 1965
Retired 1992

With Christine Hough, he is the 1988 Canadian national champion and competed twice at the Winter Olympics, in 1988 and 1992.[1] Hough and Ladret performed on Stars on ice from 1992- 1997. They also appeared as skaters in the movie The Cutting Edge.

Ladret coaches in Scottsdale, Arizona with his wife, Lara.[2] They have produced numerous international skaters including Douglas Razzano.[3]

Ladret is currently the Director of Figure Skating at the Ice Den Scottsdale and is a Power Skating specialist for many hockey teams in the Phoenix area.

The Ladrets have one son, Nigel Hayden, born November 30, 2005.

Results

(with Christine Hough)

International
Event 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
Olympics 8th 9th
Worlds 8th 9th 6th 11th 9th
Skate America 4th 4th
Skate Canada 5th 4th 1st 4th
Trophée Lalique 4th
NHK Trophy 3rd 5th
Nations Cup 2nd
St. Ivel 2nd 1st
Skate Electric 1st
National
Canadians 3rd 4th 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd
Canadians Fours Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st

References

  1. "Doug Ladret". sports-reference.com.
  2. Walker, Elvin (August 5, 2012). "Late-bloomer Razzano gains stamina". Golden Skate.
  3. "Douglas RAZZANO: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014.
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