Skating club All Year FSC Name Nicholas LaRoche Began skating 1992 Retired 2009 | ||
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Born July 29, 1983 (age 40) ( 1983-07-29 ) Gardner, Massachusetts Former coach Burt Lancon, Nedda Soltani, Ken Congemi, Debi Leeming, Robin DeFazio Former choreographer Heather McGlaughlin, Eric Stretch | ||
Combined total 172.14
2003 Nebelhorn Country represented United States of America Short program 59.16
2003 Nebelhorn | ||
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Nicholas LaRoche (born July 29, 1983) is an American figure skater. He is the 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist, 2007 Ondrej Nepela Memorial silver medalist, and placed tenth at the 2002 World Junior Championships.
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Career
LaRoche debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 1999. He won the junior title at the 2002 U.S. Championships. He was assigned to the 2002 World Junior Championships where he placed tenth. Later that year, he won a bronze medal on the JGP series, in Germany.
From 2003, LaRoche competed on the senior level at the U.S. Championships. He won the bronze medal at the 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy and silver at the 2007 Ondrej Nepela Memorial. His last competition was the 2009 nationals. On April 13, 2009, he announced his retirement on his official site.
LaRoche coaches at the Toyota Training Center in El Segundo, California. He also runs the US Athletic Foundation, which he started with his sister Tricia, to assist athletes in all sports obtain funding.
Personal life
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.