Aleksandr Selevko

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Aleksandr Selevko

Aleksandr Selevko (born 23 May 2001) is an Estonian figure skater. He is the 2024 European silver medalist, a two-time ISU Challenger Series bronze medalist, the 2019 Nordics bronze medalist, and a three-time Estonian national champion (2020–22). He represented Estonia at the 2022 Winter Olympics, and is the first Estonian skater to win a medal at a senior international championship.[1]

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Aleksandr Selevko
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Aleksandr Selevko at the 2024 Grand Prix de France
Born (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 (age 23)
Jõgeva, Estonia
HometownTallinn, Estonia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Figure skating career
Country Estonia
DisciplineMen's singles
CoachIrina Kononova
Rafael Arutyunyan
Katerina Kalenda
Skating clubKristalluisk Tallinn
Began skating2004
Highest WS30th (2020–21)
Medal record
European Championships
2024 Kaunas Singles
Estonian Championships
2020 Tallinn Singles
2021 Tallinn Singles
2022 Tallinn Singles
2016 Tallinn Singles
2023 Tallinn Singles
2024 Tallinn Singles
2025 Tallinn Singles
2015 Tallinn Singles
2019 Tallinn Singles
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Personal life

Selevko was born on May 23, 2001 in Jõgeva, Estonia to Ukrainian immigrants Halyna and Anatoliy Selevko. His mother is an accountant, and his father is a computer programmer. Selevko's younger brother, Mihhail, also represents Estonia internationally in figure skating.[2]

Career

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Early career

Selevko began figure skating in 2004.

He won gold at the 2014 Estonian Novice Championships.[3]

2014–15 season

Selevko made his debut on the Junior Grand Prix series, finishing eighteenth at the 2014 JGP Czech Republic and twenty-first at the 2014 JGP Estonia. He then competed at the 2014 Ice Star, where he placed seventh.

At the 2015 Estonian Championships, Selevko won the bronze medal at both the senior and junior events. Selevko finished his season at 2015 Skate Helena and the 2015 Rostelecom Crystal Skate, finishing fifth at both events.[3]

2015–16 season

Competing on the Junior Grand Prix series, Selevko placed twentieth at the 2015 JGP Latvia. He then went on to compete at the 2015 Ice Star, where he won the bronze medal. Selevko also went to place ninth at the 2015 Volvo Open Cup and place eighth at the 2015 Tallinn Trophy.[3]

At the 2016 Estonian Championships, Selevko won the silver medal at both the senior and junior events. He then competed at the 2015 Mentor Toruń Cup, where he finished fourth.[3]

Competing at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, Selevko finished eighteenth.[3]

2016–17 season

Starting his season at the 2016 Lombardia Trophy, Selevko placed fourth on the junior level. Competing on the Junior Grand Prix series, Selevko placed sixth at the 2016 JGP Estonia and eleventh at the 2016 JGP Germany.[3]

Making his senior international debut, Selevko finished eleventh at the 2016 Golden Bear of Zagreb and eighth at the 2016 Volvo Open Cup. At the 2017 Estonian Junior Championships, Selevko won the silver medal.[3]

Selected to compete at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival, Selevko finished sixth. He then competed on the senior level at the 2017 Cup of Tyrol, finishing fifteenth, before closing his season with a bronze medal at the 2017 Egna Spring Trophy.[3]

2017–18 season

Selevko started the season with sixteenth-place finish at the 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy, before going on to finish eighteenth at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. He then competed at the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy, where he placed ninth.[3]

At the 2018 Estonian Junior Championships, Selevko won the gold medal. He went on to compete at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, where he finished twenty-seventh.[3]

2018–19 season

Selevko began the season on the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix series, finishing fifteenth at the 2018 JGP Slovenia. He went on to finish eighteenth at the 2018 CS Alphen Trophy and twelfth at the 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy. At the 2019 Estonian Championships, Selevko won the bronze medal.[3]

Competing at the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus, Selevko finished in seventeenth place. He then went on to compete at the 2019 Tallink Hotels Cup and 2019 Jégvirág Cup, winning silver at both events. Selevko also competed at the 2019 Nordic Championships, taking the bronze medal.[3]

Making his World Championship debut at the 2019 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Selevko placed twenty-seventh in the short program and failed to qualify for the free skate segment of the competition.[3]

2019–20 season

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Selevko at the 2020 European Championships

Selevko started the season on the Junior Grand Prix series, finishing fifth at the 2019 JGP Latvia and eighth at the 2019 JGP Poland. He went on to compete at the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy, where he placed fifth, before going on to compete at the 2019 CS Ice Star, where he finished fourth. He then competed at the 2019 Tallinn Trophy as well as the 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, placing second and fifth, respectively.[3]

At the 2020 Estonian Championships, Selevko won his first senior national title. He then went on to compete at the 2020 Tallink Hotels Cup, where he won the bronze medal.

Competing at the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Austria, Selevko finished in sixteenth place. At the 2020 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Selevko placed ninth.[3] Although assigned to compete at the 2020 World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, the event was ultimately cancelled due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

2020–21 season

Selevko began his season at the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, finishing seventh, before going on to win bronze at the 2020 CS Budapest Trophy. Selevko then went on to win his second senior national title at the 2021 Estonian Championships. He also took gold at the 2021 Tallink Hotels Cup.[3]

At the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Selevko placed 24th in the short program, 15th in the free skate, and 16th overall. As a result of his placement, Estonia earned an Olympic spot in men's singles.[3]

2021–22 season

Selevko began his season at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, where he placed eighth. He went on to place sixth at the 2021 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, second at the 2021 Volvo Open Cup, first at the 2021 Tallinn Trophy, and fifth at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.[3]

After winning his third consecutive national title at the 2022 Estonian Championships, Selevko was nominated to represent Estonia at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.[1]

At the Olympics, he dislocated his shoulder in training a couple of days before the short program of the men's event.[5] He managed to compete but finished twenty-eighth in the segment and did not advance to the free skate.[6]

Selevko closed his season at the 2022 Bellu Memorial, finishing ninth.[3]

2022–23 season

Selevko started his season at the 2022 CS Nepela Memorial and the 2022 CS Budapest Trophy, placing seventh and eighth, respectively.[3]

Making his debut on the Grand Prix series, Selevko competed at 2022 Skate Canada International, where he finished eighth. Following the withdrawal of Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov, Selevko was also called up to compete at the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo. He would ultimately place tenth at the event. He went on to compete at the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, finishing fifth.[3]

At the 2023 Estonian Championships, Selevko won the silver medal behind his brother, Mihhail. He closed his season with a fourth-place finish at the 2023 International Challenge Cup.[3]

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Selevko performing his short program at the 2024 World Championships

2023–24 season

In two appearances on the Challenger circuit to start the season, Selevko won the bronze medal at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy and placed fifth at the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy.[3] He was invited as a replacement to the 2023 NHK Trophy, where he finished eighth.[7] Selevko won the bronze medal at the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, earning a personal best short program score in the progress, and took the silver medal at the Estonian Championships.[3]

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Selevko performing his short program at the 2024 Grand Prix de France

Selevko earned new personal bests in all three segments when he placed second at the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania, his best showing in his senior career. This marked Estonia's first ever medal at a senior ISU championship event. He described the result as leaving him "in shock."[8] Selevko finished the season placing eleventh at the 2024 World Championships.[3]

2024–25 season

Selevko began the season by competing on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, finishing ninth at the 2024 Lombardia Trophy and eighth at the 2024 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur.[3]

Going on to compete on 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, Selevko placed second in the short program at the 2024 Grand Prix de France but seventh in the free skate, dropping to seventh-place overall. He followed this result up with another seventh-place finish at the 2024 Finlandia Trophy two weeks later.[9]

In December, Selevko competed at the 2024 Golden Spin of Zagreb and the 2025 Estonian Championships, finishing second to his brother, Mihhail, at both events.[9]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skate Exhibition Ref.
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2015–16 [11]
2016–17 [12]
2017–18 [13]
2018–19 [14]
2019–20 [15]
2020–21 [16]
2021–22 [17]
2022–23
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Competitive highlights

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Competition placements at junior level[9]
Season 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
World Junior Championships 19th 27th 9th
Estonian Championships (Senior) 3rd 2nd
Estonian Championships (Junior) 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st
JGP Czech Republic 18th
JGP Estonia 21st 6th
JGP Germany 11th
JGP Italy 15th
JGP Latvia 20th 5th
JGP Poland 11th 8th
JGP Slovenia 15th
European Youth Olympic Festival 6th
Ice Star 7th 3rd
Lombardia Trophy 4th
Mentor Toruń Cup 4th
Skate Helena 5th
Tallinn Trophy 8th
Volvo Open Cup 9th
World Development Trophy 4th 4th
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Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System[9]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS256.992024 European Championships
Short program TSS90.052024 European Championships
TES49.612024 European Championships
PCS40.442024 European Championships
Free skating TSS166.942024 European Championships
TES83.422024 European Championships
PCS83.522024 European Championships
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ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System[9]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS192.792017 CS Tallinn Trophy
Short program TSS70.762017 CS Tallinn Trophy
TES37.162017 CS Tallinn Trophy
PCS33.602017 CS Tallinn Trophy
Free skating TSS122.042016 JGP Estonia
TES60.242017 JGP Poland
PCS69.102017 CS Tallinn Trophy
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Senior level

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Results in the 2014–15 season[9]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Dec 20–21, 2014 Estonia 2014 Estonian Championships 3 39.48 3 72.31 3 111.79
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Results in the 2015–16 season[9]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Dec 11–13, 2015 Estonia 2015 Estonian Championships 2 52.35 3 94.30 2 146.65
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Results in the 2016–17 season[9]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 27–30, 2016 Croatia 2016 Golden Bear of Zagreb 13 46.52 10 98.64 11 145.16
Nov 9–13, 2016 Latvia 2016 Volvo Open Cup 10 55.06 8 97.06 8 152.12
Feb 28 – Mar 5, 2017 Austria 2017 Cup of Tyrol 19 48.70 12 115.43 15 164.13
Apr 6–9, 2017 Italy 2017 Egna Spring Trophy 3 60.64 2 103.61 3 164.25
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Results in the 2017–18 season[9]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 14–17, 2017 Italy 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy 16 57.96 16 109.62 16 167.58
Sep 27–30, 2017 Germany 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 12 60.63 20 106.43 18 167.06
Nov 21–26, 2017 Estonia 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy 5 70.76 9 122.03 9 192.79
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Results in the 2018–19 season[9]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 11–18, 2018 Austria 2018 Alpen Trophy 18 58.07 17 107.10 18 165.17
Nov 26 – Dec 2, 2018 Estonia 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy 12 60.88 13 117.69 12 178.57
Dec 5–8, 2018 Croatia 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 12 61.87 10 124.22 11 186.09
Dec 14–16, 2018 Estonia 2019 Estonian Championships 3 59.14 1 126.57 3 185.71
Jan 21–27, 2019 Belarus 2019 European Championships 16 69.94 20 125.19 17 195.13
Feb 7–10, 2019 Sweden 2019 Nordic Championships 4 59.86 3 117.82 3 177.68
Feb 15–17, 2019 Hungary 2019 Jégvirág Cup 1 67.80 4 105.05 2 172.85
Feb 22–24, 2019 Estonia 2019 Tallink Hotels Cup 3 63.79 2 137.29 2 201.08
Mar 18–24, 2019 Japan 2019 World Championships 27 63.25 27 63.25
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Results in the 2019–20 season[9]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 11–13, 2019 Finland 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy 7 67.63 3 139.18 5 206.81
Oct 18–20, 2019 Belarus 2019 CS Ice Star 3 74.39 5 134.68 4 209.07
Nov 11–17, 2019 Estonia 2019 Tallinn Trophy 3 65.17 1 138.21 2 203.38
Dec 4–7, 2019 Croatia 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 4 76.18 5 145.76 5 221.94
Dec 13–15, 2019 Estonia 2020 Estonian Championships 2 68.77 1 157.75 1 226.52
Feb 13–16, 2020 Estonia 2020 Tallink Hotels Cup 2 81.50 3 138.02 3 219.52
Jan 20–26, 2020 Austria 2020 European Championships 9 77.45 16 133.23 16 210.68
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Results in the 2020–21 season[9]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 23–26, 2020 Germany 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 8 69.92 6 141.56 7 211.48
Oct 15–17, 2020 Hungary 2020 CS Budapest Trophy 3 71.55 5 133.33 3 204.88
Jan 30–31, 2021 Estonia 2021 Estonian Championships 2 76.75 1 149.80 1 226.55
Feb 18–21, 2021 Estonia 2021 Tallink Hotels Cup 1 77.30 1 147.63 1 224.93
Mar 22–28, 2021 Sweden 2021 World Championships 24 70.74 15 151.32 16 222.06
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Results in the 2021–22 season[9]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 10–12, 2021 Italy 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy 7 68.78 7 128.93 8 197.71
Oct 28–31, 2021 Kazakhstan 2021 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 8 67.52 5 133.51 6 201.03
Nov 3–7, 2021 Latvia 2021 Volvo Open Cup 1 80.84 3 145.05 2 225.89
Nov 16–18, 2021 Estonia 2021 Tallinn Trophy 1 75.05 1 134.05 1 209.10
Dec 4–5, 2021 Estonia 2022 Estonian Championships 1 89.34 2 144.04 1 233.38
Dec 7–11, 2021 Croatia 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 7 80.54 7 157.88 7 238.42
Feb 8–10, 2022 China 2022 Winter Olympics 28 65.29 28 65.29
Feb 26–27, 2022 Romania 2022 Bellu Memorial 7 67.35 9 110.18 9 177.53
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Results in the 2022–23 season[9]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2022 Slovakia 2022 CS Nepela Memorial 9 63.84 7 123.63 7 187.47
Oct 13–16, 2022 Hungary 2022 CS Budapest Trophy 6 71.50 8 129.01 8 200.51
Oct 28–30, 2022 Canada 2022 Skate Canada International 10 60.37 7 145.74 8 206.11
Nov 25–27, 2022 Finland 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo 11 66.96 10 132.51 10 199.47
Dec 7–10, 2022 Croatia 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 7 65.18 3 145.93 5 211.11
Dec 17–18, 2022 Estonia 2023 Estonian Championships 1 84.62 2 143.15 2 227.77
Feb 23–26, 2023 Netherlands 2023 International Challenge Cup 4 78.84 7 137.10 4 215.94
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Results in the 2023–24 season[9]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 4–8, 2023 Finland 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy 4 79.51 3 158.74 3 238.25
Oct 13–15, 2023 Hungary 2023 CS Budapest Trophy 3 79.93 7 137.92 5 217.85
Nov 24–26, 2023 Japan 2023 NHK Trophy 9 75.85 7 145.58 8 221.43
Dec 6–9, 2023 Croatia 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 2 83.58 3 140.66 3 224.24
Dec 16–17, 2023 Estonia 2024 Estonian Championships 3 68.81 1 167.18 2 235.99
Jan 10–14, 2024 Lithuania 2024 European Championships 3 90.05 3 166.94 2 256.99
Feb 8–11, 2024 Estonia 2024 Lõunakeskus Trophy 1 80.54 1 133.64 1 214.18
Feb 15–18, 2024 United Arab Emirates 2024 Abu Dhabi Classic Trophy 1 93.10 1 151.36 1 244.46
Mar 18–24, 2024 Canada 2024 World Championships 12 84.08 9 163.49 11 247.57
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Results in the 2024–25 season[9]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 12–15, 2024 Italy 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy 11 66.08 9 142.97 9 209.05
Oct 16–20, 2024 France 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur 3 83.32 13 125.56 8 208.88
Nov 1–3, 2024 France 2024 Grand Prix de France 2 85.73 7 140.38 7 226.11
Nov 15–17, 2024 Finland 2024 Finlandia Trophy 8 66.36 6 147.79 7 214.15
Dec 4–7, 2024 Croatia 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 2 83.30 3 151.17 2 234.56
Dec 14–15, 2024 Estonia 2025 Estonian Championships 2 80.41 2 160.36 2 240.77
Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 Estonia 2025 European Championships 7 84.65 11 146.26 9 230.91
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Junior level

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Results in the 2014–15 season[9]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 3–6, 2014 Czech Republic 2014 JGP Czech Republic 18 37.66 17 68.46 18 106.12
Sep 24–27, 2014 Estonia 2014 JGP Estonia 21 41.74 21 74.74 21 116.48
Oct 17–19, 2014 Belarus 2014 Ice Star 7 40.23 7 71.63 7 111.86
Jan 20–24, 2015 Serbia 2015 Skate Helena 6 39.12 5 74.73 5 113.85
Feb 7–8, 2015 Estonia 2015 Estonian Championships (Junior) 3 44.61 3 87.56 3 132.17
Mar 27–28, 2015 Poland 2015 World Development Trophy 1 50.71 6 79.25 4 129.96
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Results in the 2015–16 season[9]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 27–29, 2015 Latvia 2015 JGP Latvia 16 43.78 20 74.32 20 118.10
Oct 8–11, 2015 Belarus 2015 Ice Star 3 55.47 4 85.35 3 140.82
Nov 4–8, 2015 Latvia 2015 Volvo Open Cup 8 41.17 8 76.95 9 118.12
Nov 17–22, 2015 Estonia 2015 Tallinn Trophy 5 50.79 8 91.69 8 142.48
Feb 5–7, 2016 Estonia 2016 Estonian Championships (Junior) 3 43.00 2 100.83 2 143.83
Feb 28 – Mar 5, 2016 Poland 2016 Mentor Nestlé Nesquik Toruń Cup 5 47.69 4 95.31 4 143.00
Mar 14–20, 2016 Hungary 2016 World Junior Championships 17 60.91 20 105.70 19 166.61
Apr 11–12, 2016 Poland 2016 World Development Trophy 6 47.71 3 90.71 4 138.42
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Results in the 2016–17 season[9]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 8–11, 2016 Italy 2016 Lombardia Trophy 5 50.10 4 104.30 4 154.40
Sep 28 – Oct 1, 2016 Estonia 2016 JGP Estonia 8 62.89 6 122.04 6 184.93
Oct 5–8, 2016 Germany 2016 JGP Germany 16 49.71 9 114.85 11 164.56
Jan 6–8, 2017 Estonia 2017 Estonian Championships (Junior) 2 62.51 2 110.30 2 172.81
Feb 13–15, 2017 Turkey 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival 4 55.03 6 93.70 6 148.73
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Results in the 2017–18 season[9]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 4–7, 2017 Poland 2017 JGP Poland 15 54.95 8 119.32 11 174.27
Oct 11–14, 2017 Italy 2017 JGP Italy 18 49.09 14 102.86 15 151.95
Feb 2–4, 2018 Estonia 2018 Estonian Championships (Junior) 1 60.57 2 99.52 1 160.09
Mar 5–11, 2018 Bulgaria 2018 World Junior Championships 27 54.90 27 54.90
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Results in the 2018–19 season[9]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 3–6, 2018 Slovenia 2018 JGP Slovenia 13 53.38 15 95.94 15 149.32
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Results in the 2019–20 season[9]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 4–7, 2019 Latvia 2019 JGP Latvia 5 69.19 6 124.81 8 194.00
Sep 18–21, 2019 Poland 2019 JGP Poland 8 66.63 8 119.23 8 185.86
Feb 1–2, 2020 Estonia 2020 European Championships (Junior) 1 83.83 1 136.91 1 220.74
Mar 2–8, 2020 Estonia 2020 World Junior Championships 4 80.87 13 126.13 9 207.00
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