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Filipino Michael Christian Martinez Makes History in Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Skating Finals

Posted on February 15, 2014 | 9:03 AM

Performing to Ernesto Lacuona's Malaguena, Filipino Michael Christian Martinez skated his heart out during the finals (free skating) of the men's figure skating event of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia. Michael made history as the first Filipino and Southeast Asian to ever enter the medal rounds of the winter games.

Michael Christian Martinez

Garnering a combined score of 184.25 from the short and free skating programs of the figure skating event, the 17-year-old Martinez ranked 19th (same rank in the short program) among the 24 finalists. He may not have won a medal but his determination and spirit are more than enough for him to be hailed as one of the country's pride today.

According to reports, Michael Martinez is tagged as 'darling of the press' in Russia with international media craving to interview him, curious of how he started and how he trained despite being in a tropical country. 

In the men's figure skating event, Michael's idols Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan and Patrick Chan of Canada (who became close to the Pinoy during their training) bagged gold and silver, respectively. Both maintained their ranks from the short program. The bronze medal was snatched by Kazakhstan's Denis Ten, who only ranked 9th during the short program.

Michael Martinez revealed that he will continue to skate and will again try to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

With Michael's experience in his Olympic debut, he will surely get even better come the next winter games. Congratulations Michael! Makes us proud once more.

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Pinoy Michael Christian Martinez Enters Winter Olympics Figure Skating Finals (Video)

Posted on February 14, 2014 | 9:32 AM

The lone Philippine representative to the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Michael Christian Martinez, qualified for the finals (medal round) of the men's figure skating event to be held Friday (February 14) at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.

Michael Christian Martinez
Proud Pinoy. Proud Olympian. Michael Christian Martinez [Photo: Reuters]
Michael Christian Martinez entered the final round after emerging as one of the top 24 athletes during the short program of the said event held Thursday. The Filipino showed his charismatic moves and flexibility in his performance accompanied by Romeo and Juliet by Arthur Fiedler. He got a score of 64.81 from the judges, enough to make him as one of the finalists.

The 17-year-old Martinez is the first Filipino and Southeast Asian to ever grace the figure skating event of the Winter Olympics and his appearance in the Winter games was history in the making. Watch his performance during the short program of the Winter Olympic games (figure skating event):



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