Nothing beats the ice but only the country's best
and brightest in the field of figure skating. Figure skating in the country has
been one of the sports that brought the Philippine team in the spotlight of
success. The future of our country in the sport of Skating made a successful
mark when our very own Filipino pride Michael Martinez was ranked WORLD Number
10 by International Skating Union.
So in line with these, The Philippine National
Figure Skating Championships will be held at The SM International Ice Skating
Rink at SM Mall of Asia from November 24-25, 2012.
It is overwhelmingly participated by 44
competitors from various divisions, 11 of which are from the USA and
Switzerland as well as the recently ranked Michael Martinez.
The Philippine National Figure Skating
Championships is highly regarded as the most notable event in the Philippine
competitive figure skating tournaments, This competition is open for amateur
and professional skaters, open for Filipino skaters, skaters with dual
citizenship or long time residents.
The winners from this competition will be ones
who be sent to compete in the international figure skating stilts like World
Figure Skating Championships, World Junior Figure Ice Skating Championships,
Four Continents and the Winter Olympics.
This upcoming competition was presented through a
presscon which was held atIMAX Theatre 2nd floor SM Mall of Asia.
One thing I’ve noticed is that there are a lot of
Filipino skaters who are dual citizenships holders who are joining this year’s
competition. From what I’ve research, these Filipinos chose to compete here in
the Philippines because there are more opportunities here in our country, And
there are more chances that they’ll be given a spot (given if they won in this
competition) to represent our country to other international figure skating
competitions.
Our country is a tropical one, given that we
don’t have snow or ice here, still the sport is growing. Well the parents of
the aspiring skaters are the ones we should thank first because they are
primarily the ones who support the sport most specially, when it comes to
finances. A skater has to, of course pay their coaches. According to one of the
parents I’ve got to talk with, money is just one of the many investments they
have to do in order to support their skaters. Time and a lot of practice are
also one of the many things their children has to endure just to follow their
love and passion for the sport.
I'm sure fans and families most especially the fans of this sport will truly be amazed on this 2-day sports spectacle.
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