Canadian figure skater launches diversity program to mentor skaters of color Spring isn't the usual season to think about ice skating, but a retired competitive skater is making the sport hot. His ...

Baldé opened up about his past struggles as a person of color in figure skating. "I would change the way that I skate. I would change what kind of music I listen to. I would try to adapt to that ...

Figure skating didn't allow Elladj Balde to live his truth. He felt it didn't look like him, so he changed. Now he's trying to change the sport so others don't have to do as he did.

Elladj Baldé said he is rediscovering a sense of fun on the ice, giving him an escape from the figure skating world as well as the struggles of losing work and a tumultuous year.