Michael Christian Martinez

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Michael Christian Martinez
2012 World Junior FS Michael Christian Martinez3.jpg
Personal information
Full name Michael Christian Martinez
Country represented  Philippines
Born (1996-11-04) November 4, 1996 (age 27)
Parañaque, Philippines
Home town Muntinlupa, Philippines
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Coach Igor Samohin
Former coach Ilia Kulik
Peter Kongkasem
Maria Teresa Martinez
John Nicks
Viktor Kudriavtsev
Choreographer Nikolai Morozov
Philip Mills
Former choreographer Justin Dillon
Skating club Metro ISC
Training locations Hackensack, New Jersey
Manila, Philippines
Former training locations Lake Forest, California
Began skating 2005
World standing 27 (as of April 2016)[1]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 220.36
2015 Cup of China
Short program 74.45
2014 Golden Spin
Free skate 148.12
2015 Cup of China
Medal record
Representing  Philippines
Men's Figure skating
Asian Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bangkok Men's singles

Michael Christian Martinez (born November 4, 1996) is a Filipino figure skater. He is the 2015 Asian Trophy champion, a two-time Triglav Trophy champion and has won one ISU Challenger Series medal, silver at the 2014 Warsaw Cup. Martinez is the first skater from Southeast Asia and figure skater from the tropical zone to qualify for the Olympics and the only athlete to represent the Philippines at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Martinez was born on November 4, 1996 in Parañaque,[2] the youngest of three children.[3] He began experiencing asthmatic bronchitis at two months old and was frequently in the hospital.[2] Although the cold rink initially had a detrimental effect, he stated in 2014, "year after year my health keeps improving, so my mother fully supported me to continue skating. he said it's better to spend the money on skating than in the hospital."[4] Martinez graduated from high school in around 2013.[5]

Career

Early career

Martinez began skating in 2005 at the SM Southmall ice rink.[6] In 2009, he missed two months after a skating blade cut his thigh.[2] In addition to training in Manila, in 2010 he began spending several months a year in California working with John Nicks and Ilia Kulik.[4][7]

Martinez debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in the 2010–11 season. In 2011, he tore two ligaments in his ankle, leading to three months of recovery.[2] In April 2012, he tore a medial ligament in his knee and was off the ice for three months.[2][7]

2012–13 season

Martinez landed his first triple Axel in competition at a 2012–13 Junior Grand Prix event in Lake Placid, New York.[7] He placed 6th in his JGP event in Croatia. At the 2012 Crystal Skate of Romania, Martinez won his first senior international title, also a first for the Philippines. He finished 5th in his second appearance at the World Junior Championships and set a new personal best overall score of 191.64 points. A fractured ankle kept him off the ice for two months in 2013.[2]

2013–14 season

In 2013–14, Martinez started his season at the 2013 JGP Latvia where he finished 4th. He then competed on the senior level at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, the last qualifying event for the 2014 Winter Olympics. He finished 7th and earned a spot for the Philippines in men's singles — a first for his country.[8] Martinez then competed at the 2013 JGP Estonia and won his first JGP medal, a bronze. In January 2014, he received treatment for an inflamed knee.[9] He withdrew from the 2014 Four Continents Championships but competed at Skate Helena and took the gold medal.

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Further information: Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics

The first skater from Southeast Asia to qualify for the Olympics, Martinez was also the only athlete representing the Philippines at the 2014 Winter Olympics and served as his country's flagbearer at the opening ceremony. Viktor Kudriavtsev coached him for one month leading up to the Olympics.[10] In Sochi, Martinez qualified for the free skate after placing 19th in the short program with a score of 64.81 points, a season's best. He scored 119.44 in the free skate and finished 19th overall with a total score of 184.25.[11][12]

MVP Sports Foundation helps fund the skater and announced a bonus of $10,000 after the Olympics.[13] He was named an adopted son of Pasay by Mayor Antonino Calixto.[14]

Recovering from a recurring knee injury after the Olympics, Martinez was replaced by Christopher Caluza at the 2014 World Championships. Martinez returned to competition at the 2014 Triglav Trophy and won the gold medal. In June 2014, he began training at Hackensack, New Jersey's Ice House, under the guidance of Nikolai Morozov.[15]

2014–15 season

Making his ISU Challenger Series (CS) debut, Martinez finished sixth overall at the Lombardia Trophy. He was assigned to his first senior Grand Prix event, the 2014 Skate America.[16] In his short program, he fell on his triple axel, but landed all his other jumps and received level fours on his camel spin, his flying sit spin, and his step sequence; he finished ninth.[17] He also placed ninth in the free skate, falling on his triple axel, underrotating his triple toe in the triple lutz-triple toe combination, and stepping out in his double axel towards the end of the program.[18] Martinez finished tenth overall.[19]

In November 2014, Martinez competed at the CS Warsaw Cup where he won the silver medal behind Russia's Alexander Petrov. Martinez posted new personal best scores with a total of 213.38 points.[20] Martinez competed in his first Worlds at the 2015 World Championships finishing in 21st position.

2015–16 season

Martinez withdrew from several summer competitions due to ongoing therapy and rehabilitation for his spine. He also was unable to compete at the 2015 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic due to acute asthma.[21] He started his season by winning gold at the 2015 Asian Figure Skating Trophy, becoming the first Filipino to win the event. He then competed at 2015 Cup of China where he finished 6th with a new personal best overall score of 220.36 points. He also competed at 2015 Warsaw Cup and Golden Spin where he finished 4th and 7th.

At the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships, finished 19th out of 30 competitors improving from last season's tournament. Martinez planned to execute a quad jump during the tournament's program but decided against the plan. Martinez was advised against by his coach Igor Samohin to do the quad jump at the tournament due to him being inconsistent with executing the move during his training prior to the tournament. Martinez plans to be able to execute the move at tournaments during the next season as part of his efforts to be included among the top 10 figure skaters in the rankings.[22]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2015-2016
[23]
2014–2015
[24]
2013–2014
[26]
2012–2013
[27]
2010–2012
[6][28]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[29]
Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
Olympics 19th
Worlds 21st 19th
Four Continents 16th WD WD 9th
GP Cup of China 6th
GP Skate America 10th
CS Finlandia 9th
CS Golden Spin 6th 7th
CS Lombardia 6th
CS Warsaw Cup 2nd 4th
Asian Trophy 1st
Crystal Skate 1st
Nebelhorn 7th
New Year's Cup 3rd
NRW Trophy 13th
Skate Helena 1st
Triglav Trophy 1st 1st
U.S. Classic 6th
Volvo Open Cup 4th
International: Junior or novice[29]
Junior Worlds 15th 5th
Youth Olympics 7th
JGP Australia 8th
JGP Croatia 6th
JGP Estonia 3rd
JGP Japan 17th
JGP Latvia 4th
JGP USA 4th
Tirnavia 1st N.
National[29]
Philippines 3rd
N. = Novice level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

2015–16 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 27–29, 2015 2015 Warsaw Cup 6
65.64		 4
140.66		 4
206.30
November 5–8, 2015 2015 Cup of China 7
72.24		 5
148.12		 6
220.36
October 8–11, 2015 2015 Finlandia Trophy 7
65.18		 9
125.36		 9
190.54
August 5–8, 2015 2015 Asian Figure Skating Trophy 1
72.14		 1
121.06		 1
193.20
2014–15 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 16–19, 2015 2015 Triglav Trophy 5
51.68		 1
130.16		 1
181.84
March 23–29, 2015 2015 World Figure Skating Championships 22
67.03		 20
125.35		 21
192.38
November 21–24, 2014 2014 Golden Spin 4
74.45		 6
130.00		 6
204.45
November 21–24, 2014 2014 Warsaw Cup 2
73.81		 2
139.57		 2
213.38
October 24–26, 2014 2014 Skate America 9
72.81		 9
124.77		 10
197.58
September 21–22, 2014 2014 Lombardia Trophy 6
67.36		 5
132.56		 5
199.92

References

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