Estonian figure skater Arlet Levandi sets personal best in short program
Estonian figure skater Arlet Levandi is in third place in the men's singles after the short program at the ISU Challenger series event in Budapest. He scored 81.50 points, a new personal best.
Estonian figure skater Arlet Levandi sits third in the men's singles after the short program at an ISU Challenger series event in Budapest, Hungary, on Friday, October 16. The Challenger series is a circuit of international figure skating competitions organised by the International Skating Union (ISU). Levandi, who turns 21 at the end of November, scored 81.50 points in the short program, a new personal best.
His previous best at ISU competitions was 77.45 points, so he improved it by more than four points, ERR Sport reported.
Rivals
The leader after the short program is Daniel Grassl, a six-time Italian champion, with 97.14 points. Germany's Heinrich Gartung is second with 83.59; he also set a new personal best, improving his previous mark by just over four points.
Levandi finished ahead of Switzerland's Lukas Britschgi, who won the European men's singles title in Tallinn in 2025. Britschgi scored 80.05 points. He is followed by American Patrick Blackwell (78.44) and Finland's Matias Lindfors (77.51), both of whom also improved their personal bests.
What comes next
The men's free skate in Budapest takes place on Sunday. Levandi is due on the ice at 16:45 Estonian time.
