Alain LaRoche
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| Alain LaRoche | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Canada |
| Born | 20 September 1963 |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 8 |
| Indiv. starts | 199 |
| Indiv. podiums | 53 |
| Indiv. wins | 21 |
| Discipline titles | 1 |
Medal record | |
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]
