Erik Larson (figure skater)

Erik Larson is a former American competitive figure skater. He captured the gold medal in Colorado Springs, at the 1985 World Junior Championships.

In 1985 Larson was coached by 1960 Squaw Valley Olympic bronze medalist Barbara Ann Roles Williams, and he became the first American figure skater to win a World Junior Championship title in the United States. He was inducted into The San Diego Hall Of Champions with the likes of Olympic Champion swimmer Greg Louganis, short stop Alan Trammell of the Detroit tigers, French open winner Michael Chang and the 1984 Olympic volleyball team. While training at The Broadmoor in 1989 in Colorado Springs under the Carlo Fassi and child star Janet Champion, he invented "The Larson Spin". That same year at the 1989 U.S. Nationals, Larson placed 3rd in the short program and became an alternate for the World Championships. At the 1990 U.S. Olympic Festival in St. Paul Minnesota, Erik also captured the gold ahead of 1985 U.S. National Junior Men's Champion Mr. Doug Mattis.

Later Larson 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 teaches with his wife in south Florida.

Results

International
Event	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90	1990–91	1991–92
World Junior Champ.	7th	4th	1st
Skate America							6th
Nebelhorn Trophy			4th	2nd
St. Gervais			4th	1st
Skate Electric								3rd
NHK Trophy							4th
National
U.S. Championships	8th J.	2nd J.	2nd J.	11th	12th	9th	4th	4th	6th
U.S. Olympic Festival							1st
Pacific Coast	3rd J.						1st
Southwest Pacific	2nd J.	1st J.
J. = Junior level

References

• World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Men PDF (9.06 KB)

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