Ice skating as a sport gave a boost among Filipinos after
Philippine home-grown skater Michael Martinez took part in the Winter Olympics.
SM Malls continues to showcase more talents who are also training themselves in
the sport.
As the only facility that operates skating rinks in the
country, SM Lifestyle & Entertainment, Inc. hosts for the 15th
year, the National Figure Skating Championship at SM Mall Of Asia Skating Rink
on November 26 to 27.
This two-day event will serve as a pre-final round wherein
the participating skaters are required to perform interpretative routines on
the first day and on the second/final day will showcase the free-skating
program.
Twenty-nine young skaters will participate with age ranging
from 8 to 17 years in nine categories. According to Ms. Nicole Deato of SMLI’s
Educational Leisure Center and Mr. Manuel Pocholo Veguillas, President of
Philippine Skating Union; these
competitions will give them the proper exposure in the sports and to be better
in the next competitions. This also includes international competitions.
Mr. Veguillas added, “Just to be fair, they will prioritize
the winners. Ms. Deato also shares that
it also opens a lot of doors. Our country was taken seriously in the sport even
though we are a tropical country. The story of Michael Martinez is a Cinderella
story. It also provides awareness that these athletes need financial support if
they want to represent our country. Not
to mention the cost of training with coaches for a long term. They will need
corporate partners.
The competition will be a whole day affair from 9:00 to
4:00. For more updates about the competition, follow this blog or like the L.E.N.S. blogs on Facebook.
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