TADI NEWS FEED:
Figure skater Michael Martinez is the first athlete from the Philippines, a tropical country more known for its white sand beaches, to qualify for the Winter Olympics ever. In this year’s games held in Sochi, Russia, he is our lone representative. But he need not to be alone in his quest for glory for the country that is deprived of the Olympic gold.
Entering his final two months of preparation for the games, the young phenom admitted he was already feeling the heat. “My training is not yet complete,” said Michael in an interview after a training session at the skating rink of the SM Mall of Asia. “I need four hours with a coach, but we can only afford one hour. We lack the budget.”
