by Nick Reeves © Agence France-Presse GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AFP) — Filipino skating pioneer Michael Christian Martinez took to the Olympic ice on Friday — barely three weeks after coming out of retirement. The 21-year-old, who at Sochi 2014 became the first skater from the Philippines to compete at a Winter Games, had been resigned to missing out on South Korea. “I was sixth of seven at the qualifying event in Germany so I said to myself, it’s […]
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Martinez Targets to be in the Top 24 of Figure Skating in Sochi
The sole Filipino Olympian in the Sochi Winter Olympics targets a place in the Top 24 of the Figure Skating event, competing against the best skaters in the world. If he makes it, he’ll be eligible competing for the gold medal round.





