Alain LaRoche explained
| Alain LaRoche |
| Birth Date: | 20 September 1963 |
| Seasons: | 8 |
| Wins: | 21 |
| Totalpodiums: | 53 |
| Individual Starts: | 199 |
| Wctitles: | 1 |
| Medaltemplates: | |
Alain LaRoche (born 2 September 1963) is a retired Canadian freestyle skier who competed from 1982 to 1990.[1] LaRoche competed in aerials, moguls, ski ballet, and combined.[2] At the inaugural Freestyle World Ski Championships in 1986 at Tignes, France, LaRoche took gold in the combined event.[3] Across eight World Cup seasons, LaRoche amassed 21 first-place finishes, a mark that was eclipsed by Mikael Kingsbury in 2015.[4]
With his brothers Yves, and Philippe, LaRoche along with Lloyd Langlois, Jean-Marc Rozon, and Nicolas Fontaine were a group of Quebec freestylers who excelled in the sport and collectively were known as the Quebec Air Force.[5] Another brother, Dominique also competed in freestyle, and sister Lucie was an alpine ski racer.
LaRoche has been inducted into Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame (1987), and the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame (1999).
Notes and References
- Web site: Alain LaRoche - Canadian Ski Hall of Fame. Canadian Ski Museum. 27 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210327131213/http://skimuseum.ca/bios/LaRoche_Alain.pdf. 27 March 2021.
- Web site: Alain Laroche - Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame. Canadian Olympic Committee. 27 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118040344/https://olympic.ca/canadian-olympic-hall-of-fame/alain-laroche/#:~:text=From%2520the%2520famous%2520skiing%2520Laroche,Lucie%2520Laroche%2520(Calgary%25201988).. 18 January 2021.
- News: Rangers trade Patrick to Nords. 7 February 1986. Winnipeg Free Press. 64. 27 March 2021.
- Web site: Mikael Kingsbury wins gold in World Cup moguls. 3 January 2015. CBC News. 27 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210327140329/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/skiing/mikael-kingsbury-wins-gold-in-world-cup-moguls-1.2889105. 27 March 2021.
- Web site: Road to the Olympic Games: Quebec's love affair with freestyle skiing. Russell. Scott. 20 January 2017. CBC Sports. 27 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210227082728/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/freestyleskiing/quebec-love-affair-freestyle-1.3944253. 27 February 2021.
