Martinez, Michael Christian

Sport:

Figure Skating

Birthdate:

November 4, 1996

Hometown:

Parañaque City
Martinez, Michael Christian
Martinez, Michael Christian
Martinez, Michael Christian
Figure Skating

Born,

November 4, 1996
Parañaque City
Michael Christian Martinez is a Filipino Olympic figure skater who was the only athlete to represent the Philippines at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and was one of only two to represent the Philippines at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He placed 7th at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.

In the 2012 Olympics, Martinez qualified for the free skate after placing 19th in the short program with a score of 64.81 points, a season best. He scored 119.44 in the free skate and finished 19th overall with a total score of 184.25.

Meanwhile, in the 2018 Winter Olympics, the sixth to perform, skating to the tune of “Emerald Tiger” by Vanessa Mae, garnering a total of 55.56 points. He finished 28th out of 30 competitors. Martinez was a 2015 Asian Figure Skating Trophy champion, a two-time Triglav Trophy champion and has won one silver at the ISU Challenger Series in the 2014 Warsaw Cup. He debuted in the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series during the 2010–11 season. He placed 6th at a JGP competition in Zagreb, Croatia.

GAMES


2012 Winter Youth Olympics, Innsbruck
2014 Winter Olympics, Sochi
2018 Winter Olympics, PyeongChang

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