Английская Википедия:Elladj Baldé

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Elladj Baldé (born November 9, 1990) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He won the 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series event. He is the 2008 Canadian Junior champion.

Personal life

Elladj Baldé was born November 9, 1990, in Moscow to a Russian mother and a Guinean father, Ibrahim, from the village of Tombon, near Labé. He has two younger sisters, Djoulia Baldé141101/> the family moved to Canada in 1992. He speaks English, French, and Russian. On March 18, 2020, he announced his engagement to Michelle Dawley, a dancer and choreographer from Calgary.

Career

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Baldé at the 2013 Canadian Championships

Elladj Baldé was introduced to skating at the age of seven by his mother. Though at first he would hide his skates in an attempt to avoid practice, he began to love skating when he was ten. He was sometimes discouraged by mocking of the sport. His parents also struggled with the expense of skating. In a 2021 interview, he said, "I was lucky that I grew up with coaches that understood our family’s situation and helped us out."

Baldé won the junior silver medal at the 2007 Canadian Championships and won the junior title at the 2008 Canadian Championships. During the 2008–09 season, he won a pair of medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and made his senior national debut at the 2009 Canadian Championships, finishing 10th. Baldé was 8th at the 2009 World Junior Championships.

In 2009, Baldé underwent major surgery after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee, keeping him off the ice for six months. His doctor gave the go-ahead to resume practicing triples after three months of lighter training on the ice. He missed the entire 2009–10 season.

Baldé returned to competition the following season and placed 5th at the 2011 Canadian Championships. In late 2011, he moved to the United States to train with Yuka Sato and Jason Dungjen at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He was 4th at the 2012 Canadian Championships.

After identifying a problem with the blade positioning on one of his new boots, Baldé decided to compete at the 2013 Skate Canada International with an older left boot and new right boot, even though one was soft and the other stiff. Both his knees were taped as a result of tendinitis. In the short program, he landed his first quad toe in competition and added a double toe to the end.

Baldé withdrew from the 2014 Skate Canada International on October 30, having sustained a concussion. He relocated to Montreal in or before July 2015, joining Bruno Marcotte and Manon Perron. He won an ISU Challenger Series event, the 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy, improving his personal best by 30 points.

In early September 2017, Baldé sustained his fifth concussion in three or four years. The 2018 Four Continents Championships was his last competition as an eligible figure skater. Skate Canada announced his retirement on May 4, 2018.

Baldé is a co-founder of the Figure Skating Diversity and Inclusion Alliance. He appeared as a choreographer in season 5 (2019) of Battle of the Blades and served as a judge in season 6. He is also active on social media.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2007–2008	Lunatico Шаблон:Small Tanguera Шаблон:Small Por una Cabeza Шаблон:Small	Freedom Шаблон:Small Drum solo from Oziem Шаблон:Small
2008–2009	Freedom Шаблон:Small Drum Solo from Ozlem Шаблон:Small	Carmina Burana Шаблон:Small
2011–2012	Malagueña Montana Skies Futuro Flamenco Girlfight	Dirty Diana Billie Jean Bad They Don't Care About Us Man in the Mirror Шаблон:Small
2012–2013	Malagueña Montana Skies Futuro Flamenco Girlfight	Moonlight Sonata Remix Шаблон:Small Animal Rights Шаблон:Small
2013–2014	BoBom Шаблон:Small	Shine On You Crazy Diamond Шаблон:Small	Move (If You Wanna) Шаблон:Small Church Шаблон:Small Wall to Wall Шаблон:Small
2014–2015	It's a Man's Man's Man's World Шаблон:Small I Got You (I Feel Good) Шаблон:Small	Barrie San Miguel Galicia Flamenca Jumpin' Jack Шаблон:Small
2015–2016	Echoes of Harlem Шаблон:Small	Barrie San Miguel Galicia Flamenca Jumpin' Jack Шаблон:Small	Uptown Funk Шаблон:Small
2016–2017	The Sound of Silence Шаблон:Small	Blood Diamond Шаблон:Small	Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
2017–2018	The Sound of Silence Шаблон:Small	I've Been Loving You Too Long Get Up Offa That Thing Шаблон:Small Coming Home Шаблон:Small Uptown Funk Шаблон:Small

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International
Event	Шаблон:Tooltip	07–08	08–09	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18
Worlds							18th
Four Continents						18th	11th				8th
Шаблон:Small Cup of China									11th
Шаблон:Small NHK Trophy								6th	11th	10th
Шаблон:Small Rostelecom Cup										6th
Шаблон:Small Skate Canada					10th	7th	7th	WD
Шаблон:Small Nebelhorn								5th	1st
Шаблон:Small U.S. Classic										8th
Lombardia Trophy							4th
Nebelhorn Trophy					10th	14th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds		21st	8th
Шаблон:Small Final			7th
Шаблон:Small Czech Republic	6th
Шаблон:Small Germany		14th
Шаблон:Small Mexico			2nd
Шаблон:Small Romania	10th
Шаблон:Small South Africa			3rd
Шаблон:Small U.K.		7th
National
Canadian Champ.	2nd J	1st J	10th	5th	4th	4th	4th	6th	7th	6th	4th
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

External links

• Шаблон:Isu name
• Elladj Baldé at Skate Canada