Mihhail Selevko
Mihhail Selevko (born 20 November 2002) is an Estonian figure skater. He is the 2019 Tallinn Trophy champion, the 2022 Challenge Cup silver medalist, and a two-time Estonian national champion (2019, 2023). Personal life 
Selevko was born on November 20, 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia to Ukrainian immigrants Galina and Anatoli Selevko. His mother is an accountant, and his father is a computer programmer. Selevko's older brother Aleksandr also represents Estonia internationally in figure skating. He can speak Estonian, Russian, and English fluently, and is also learning Finnish. He is currently a student at the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences in Kouvola, where he studies game design. Career

Early career 
Selevko began figure skating in 2005, following his older brother into the sport. He won the Estonian Novice Championships in 2015 and 2016. 2016–17 season 
Beginning his season on the junior level at the 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy, Selevko placed ninth. He went on to make his debut on the Junior Grand Prix series, placing twenty-fourth at the 2016 JGP Estonia. He then competed at the 2016 Volvo Open Cup and the 2016 Tallinn Trophy, Selevko placed thirteenth and ninth, respectively. At the 2017 Estonian Championships, Selevko placed fifth on the senior level and third on the junior level. He also won gold at the 2017 Jégvirág Cup on the advanced novice level, before closing his season with bronze medal at the 2017 Egna Spring Trophy. 2017–18 season 
Selevko began his season competing on the Junior Grand Prix series, finishing eighteenth at the 2017 JGP Latvia and fifteenth at the 2017 JGP Belarus. Going on to compete at the 2017 Volvo Open Cup and the 2017 Tallinn Trophy, Selevko finished tenth and eleventh, respectively. Selevko won the silver medal at the 2018 Estonian Junior Championships. He ended the season with a gold medal at the 2018 Tallink Hotels Cup. 2018–19 season 
Competing on the Junior Grand Prix series, Selevko began his season with a twelfth-place finish at the 2018 JGP Lithuania and an eleventh-place finish at the 2018 JGP Czech Republic. He went on to compete at the 2018 Ice Star and the 2018 Tallinn Trophy, finishing ninth and fifth, respectively. At the 2019 Estonian Championships, Selevko won the gold medal at both the senior and junior-level championships. Assigned to compete at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Games, Selevko won the silver medal. He went on to compete at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, where he finished in twenty-seventh place. 2019–20 season 
On the Junior Grand Prix series, Selevko placed tenth at the 2019 JGP Russia and ninth at the 2019 JGP Italy. Debuting on the senior international level, Selevko placed fifth at the 2019 CS Ice Star and won the gold medal at the 2019 Tallinn Trophy. At the 2020 Estonian Championships, Selevko won silver at both the senior and junior-level championships. He went on to win gold on the senior level at the 2020 Tallink Hotels Cup and 2020 Mentor Toruń Cup. 2020–21 season 
Selevko started his season at the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where he finished ninth. He then went on to win the bronze medal at the 2021 Estonian Championships behind his brother, Aleksandr and Arlet Levandi. 2021–22 season 
Competing on the Junior Grand Prix series, Selevko finished sixth at both the 2021 JGP Russia and the 2021 JGP Austria. Selevko went on to compete at the 2021 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, the 2021 CS Cup of Austria, and the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, placing seventh, fourth, and fourteenth, respectively. At the 2022 Estonian Championships, Selevko won the bronze medal at the senior championships and the gold medal at the junior championships. Going on to compete at the 2022 International Challenge Cup, Selevko won the silver medal. Making his World Championship debut at the 2022 World Championships in Montpellier, France, Selevko placed twentieth in the short program, qualifying for the free skate segment of the competition. He then placed thirteenth in the free skate and finished in fifteenth-place overall. He also competed 2022 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Selevko placed third in the short program but ninth in the free skate, dropping to sixth-place overall. 2022–23 season 
Selevko began his season at the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, finishing eleventh. He went on to compete at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy, where he placed fourth. Making his debut on the Grand Prix series, he finished eleventh at 2022 Skate America and ninth at the 2022 Grand Prix de France. Going on to compete at the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, Selevko won the bronze medal. At the 2023 Estonian Championships, he won his second senior national title and was ultimately selected to compete at both the European and World Championships. Competing at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland, Selevko placed eleventh in the short program and eighth in the free skate, finishing in eighth place overall. His placement earned two spots for Estonian men's singles skaters at the 2024 European Championships. Selevko then went on to compete at the 2023 International Challenge Cup, where he placed eleventh. At the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Selevko placed fifteenth in the short program and seventeenth in the free skate, finishing seventeenth overall. 2023–24 season 
Beginning the season with two Challenger assignments in consecutive weeks, Selevko was fifth at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy and fourth at the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy. Programs

Competitive highlights

Detailed results

Senior results

Junior results

References

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2002 births
Living people
Estonian male single skaters
Figure skaters from Tallinn
Estonian people of Ukrainian descent