| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Country represented | Canada |
| Born | November 9, 1990 Moscow |
| Residence | Pierrefonds, Quebec |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Coach | Eric Therrien Lynette Ouellette |
| Former coach | Anna Sherbatov |
| Skating club | CPA Pierrefonds |
| Current training locations | Pierrefonds, Quebec |
| Began skating | 1997 |
Elladj Baldé (born November 9, 1990 in Moscow) is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2008 Canadian Junior champion.
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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.
Baldé missed the entire 2009–10 season due to injury. He returned the following season to place 5th at the 2011 Canadian Championships.
Baldé's mother is Russian and his father is from Guinea.[1] His family sought treatment in Germany for his older sister who was diagnosed with leukemia but she died.[1] The family moved to Canada in 1992.[1] He speaks English, French, and Russian.[1]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | Malaguena Montana Skies |
"Dirty Diana," "Billie Jean," "Bad,"
"They Don't Care About Us" and "Man in the Mirror" |
| 2008–2009 |
Freedom |
Carmina Burana (modern arrangement) by Carl Orff |
| Event | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | 21st | 8th | ||||
| Canadian Championships | 2nd J. | 1st J. | 10th | 5th | ||
| Skate Canada | 10th | |||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 10th | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 7th | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Mexico | 2nd | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, South Africa | 3rd | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, England | 7th | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Germany | 14th | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic | 6th | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Romania | 10th |
J = Junior level