Elladj Baldé

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Elladj Baldé
2011 Canadian Championships Elladj Baldé.jpg
Baldé in 2011
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (1990-11-09) November 9, 1990 (age 33)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Home town Montreal, Quebec
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Coach Bruno Marcotte, Manon Perron
Former coach Yuka Sato, Jason Dungjen, Eric Therrien, Lynette Ouellette, Anna Sherbatov
Choreographer Julie Marcotte, Pasquale Camerlengo
Former choreographer Yuka Sato
Skating club CPA Anja Kinsmen
Former skating club CPA Pierrefonds
Training locations St. Leonard, Quebec
Former training locations Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; Pierrefonds, Quebec
Began skating 1997
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 242.36
2015 Nebelhorn Trophy
Short program 78.56
2015 Nebelhorn Trophy
Free skate 163.80
2015 Nebelhorn Trophy

Elladj Baldé (born November 9, 1990) is a Canadian 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[1] to a Russian mother and a Guinean father, Ibrahim, from the village of Tombon, near Labé.[2][3] His elder sister, Djulde, died from leukemia.[3] After a year in Bonn, Germany during his sister's treatment,[4] the family moved to Canada in 1992.[5] He speaks English, French, and Russian.[5]

Career

Baldé at the 2013 Canadian Championships

Elladj Baldé was introduced to skating at the age of seven by his mother.[6] Though at first he would hide his skates in an attempt to avoid practice,[7] he began to love skating when he was ten.[6]

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.[8] His doctor gave the go-ahead to resume practicing triples after three months of lighter training on the ice.[8] 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.[9] 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.[7] Both his knees were taped as a result of tendinitis.[7] In the short program, he landed his first quad toe in competition and added a double toe to the end.[7]

Baldé withdrew from the 2014 Skate Canada International on October 30, having sustained a concussion.[10] He relocated to Montreal in or before July 2015, joining Bruno Marcotte and Manon Perron.[11][12] He won an ISU Challenger Series event, the 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy, improving his personal best by 30 points.[13][14]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2015–2016
[15][11][12]
  • Echoes of Harlem
    by Duke Ellington
    performed by Burgstaller Martignon 4 (Joe Burgstaller, Hector Martignon)
    choreo. by Julie Marcotte
  • Barrie San Miguel
  • Galicia Flamenca
  • Jumpin' Jack
    by Scotty Morris
    choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo
2014–2015
[4][16]
  • Barrie San Miguel
  • Galicia Flamenca
  • Jumpin' Jack
    by Scotty Morris
2013–2014
[9][17]
2012–2013
[18]
  • Malaguena
  • Montana Skies
  • Futuro Flamenco
  • Girlfight (soundtrack)
2011–2012
[19]
  • Malaguena
  • Montana Skies
  • Futuro Flamenco
  • Girlfight
2008–2009
[20]
  • Freedom
    by Mei Li and Yin Yue Hui
    performed by 12 Girls Band
  • Drum Solo from Ozlem
    by Turku
2007–2008
[21]
  • Freedom
    by Mei Li and Yin Yue Hui
    performed by 12 Girls Band
  • Drum solo from Oziem
    by Turku

Competitive highlights

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

International[22]
Event 06–07 07–08 08–09 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
Worlds 18th
Four Continents 18th 11th
GP Cup of China 11th
GP NHK Trophy 6th 11th
GP Skate Canada 10th 7th 7th WD
CS Nebelhorn 5th 1st
Lombardia 4th
Nebelhorn 10th 14th
International: Junior[22]
Junior Worlds 21st 8th
JGP Final 7th
JGP Czech Rep. 6th
JGP Germany 14th
JGP Mexico 2nd
JGP Romania 10th
JGP South Africa 3rd
JGP U.K. 7th
National[1]
Canadian Champ. 2nd J 1st J 10th 5th 4th 4th 4th 6th 7th
J: Junior level; WD: Withdrew

References

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  17. ↑ Elladj Balde: 2013/2014 at Skate Canada at the Wayback Machine (archived April 7, 2014)
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External links

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