Alain LaRoche

Alain LaRoche
Alain LaRoche
Country	Canada
Born	20 September 1963
World Cup career
Seasons	8
Individual wins	21
Indiv. podiums	53
Indiv. starts	199
Discipline titles	1
Medal record
Freestyle skiing
World Ski Championships

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.[2][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.[2]

LaRoche has been inducted into Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame (1987), and the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame (1999).[2]

References

"Alain LaRoche - Canadian Ski Hall of Fame" (PDF). Canadian Ski Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
"Alain Laroche - Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame". Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
"Rangers trade Patrick to Nords". Winnipeg Free Press. 7 February 1986. p. 64. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
"Mikael Kingsbury wins gold in World Cup moguls". CBC News. 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
Russell, Scott (20 January 2017). "Road to the Olympic Games: Quebec's love affair with freestyle skiing". CBC Sports. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

External links

Alain LaRoche at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation

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[CSHOF-1] "Alain LaRoche - Canadian Ski Hall of Fame" (PDF). Canadian Ski Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

[COC-2] "Alain Laroche - Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame". Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

[3] "Rangers trade Patrick to Nords". Winnipeg Free Press. 7 February 1986. p. 64. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

[4] "Mikael Kingsbury wins gold in World Cup moguls". CBC News. 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

[5] Russell, Scott (20 January 2017). "Road to the Olympic Games: Quebec's love affair with freestyle skiing". CBC Sports. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.