Elladj Baldé [SEP] occupation
Elladj Baldé
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 to a Russian mother and a Guinean father, Ibrahim, from the village of Tombon, near Labé. His older sister, Djulde, died from leukemia. After a year in Bonn, Germany during his sister's treatment, the family moved
to Canada in 1992. He speaks English, French, and Russian.
Career.
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.
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