Estonian figure skater Aleksandr Selevko to compete at Grand Prix stage in France
Estonian figure skater Aleksandr Selevko will compete this weekend at the first stage of the Grand Prix figure skating series in Angers, France. He has already won two other international events this season.
Estonian figure skater Aleksandr Selevko will take part this weekend in the first stage of the figure skating Grand Prix series, held in Angers, France. The Grand Prix is an international competition series run over six stages during the season.
In August, Selevko won an ISU Challenger series event in the United States, scoring 246.15 points across his two programs. In September he won a competition in Germany with 246.24 points. The information was reported on Friday, 23 October, by the "Sports News" programme on Estonia's "Radio 4".
Selevko will perform his short program in Angers on Saturday. The men's event starts at 13:30, and the Estonian skater is due to skate tenth. The free skate takes place on Sunday and begins at 14:10.
Rivals
Among Selevko's competitors will be two-time European champion Adam Siao Him Fa of France and Olympic champion Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan. The Estonian skater is coached by Aleksei Letov.
Upcoming stages
The Grand Prix series consists of six stages. Next week in Canada, other Estonian representatives, Nina Petrykina and Mikhail Selevko, will begin their competitions. In November, events will also be held in Shenzhen, China; Everett, United States; Helsinki; and Tokyo.
