David La Rue
Canada
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSCAN12008199801 | |
| NOC | Canada | |
| Born | 20 Aug 1998
in  Montreal | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Quebec, QC, CAN | |
| Higher education | Health Science - College of Maisonneuve: Montreal, QC, CAN | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student | |
| Languages | English, French | |
| Family | Partner Alicia Pineault |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 34.86 | 18 Oct 2019 | Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:07.71 | 19 Oct 2019 | Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:44.37 | 03 Dec 2017 | Calgary |
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| 5000m | 6:35.23 | 19 Oct 2017 | Calgary |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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| World Junior Championships | Event | |||||
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World Junior Championships
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| 1500m | 1 | |||||
| Mass Start 10 Laps | 1 | |||||
| Team Sprint | 1 | |||||
General Interest
General Interest
| Injuries | In February 2020 he tore tendons in his groin and hip adductor muscles at the 2020 World Sprint Championships in Hamar, Norway. He was unable to skate for six months. (lapress.ca, 20 Sep 2020; Instagram profile, 29 Feb 2020; speedskating.ca, 29 Feb 2020) In 2018 he had two bouts of illness. (lapresse.ca, 22 Oct 2019) He suffered a herniated disc in September 2016. The injury stopped him from skating for two months. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2018, 10 Nov 2017) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | "After the 2010 Olympic Winter Games [in Vancouver], I was inspired by the speed skating athletes and I wanted to give it a try. I love the speed." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | His parents. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) | |
| Hero / Idol | US speed skater Shani Davis. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Gregor Jelonek [national], CAN; Muncef Ouardi, CAN | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up short track in 2010 in Montreal, QC, Canada, and switched to speed skating in 2017. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Limits are made to be broken." (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold in the mass start and silver in the 1500m at the 2018 Junior World Championships in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America, and winning his first World Cup medal [bronze] in the team sprint event in 2019 in Minsk, Belarus. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019; Athlete, 20 Feb 2023) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/david.larue.7 |
General Interest
General Interest
| Other sports | He has competed in short track and roller speed skating at regional level in Canada. (passionpvss.blogspot.com, 22 May 2018; shorttrackonline.info, 18 Dec 2016; saint-lambert.ca, 31 Dec 2013) | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (passionpvss.blogspot.com, 22 May 2018; lapress.ca, 20 Sep 2020) | |
| Awards and honours | In 2013 he received the Lambertois Award in the sports category in Saint-Lambert, QC, Canada, in recognition of his achievements in short track. (saint-lambert.ca, 31 Dec 2013) |
Social Media
Social Media
| twitter.com/david_la_rue |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Training Regime | He trains with the national team at the Centre National Gaetan-Boucher in Quebec, QC, Canada. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Other information | FURTHER EDUCATION After completing a diploma in health science at the College of Maisonneuve, in 2019 he began studying for a bachelor's degree in finance at McGill University and then Universite Laval in Quebec, Canada. (Athlete, 20 Feb 2023; Athlete, 14 Nov 2019; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2019) |
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| Famous relatives | His partner Alicia Pineault has represented Canada in figure skating at grand prix level. (Alicia Pineault Instagram profile, 09 Jan 2021; Instagram profile, 21 Sep 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 14 Jan 2021) | |
| Hobbies | Reading books and the news, outdoor activities. (Athlete, 20 Feb 2023) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2022/2023 | Four Continents Championships | Team Sprint | 1 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 27 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2019/2020 | Nagano | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Minsk | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 16 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 18 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 29 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 29 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 41 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 41 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 42 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 49 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 56 | |||