figure skating

Two-time Philippine Olympic figure skater Michael Martinez took the ice last night, but failed to qualify. Martinez scored of 55.56 in the men short program, finishing 28th out of 30. However, only the top 24 will...

GLENDALE, Calif. – Last minute change of plans for the Philippines ice prince after a bout with acute asthma Michael Martinez has withdrawn from this week’s U.S. International Figure Skating Classic in Utah. Martinez believes the...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Olympic figure skater Michael Martinez finished strong over the weekend at an international competition in Shanghai. The Philippine’s Ice Prince hit several jumps on his way to scoring 125.35 points in the...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – It’s a no-go for the Philippines ice prince in one of the biggest figure skating tournaments in Asia. Martinez has withdrawn from this week’s four continents championship in South Korea due to...

By Connie Macatula DeLeon, ABS-CBN North America Bureau Oct. 24, 2014 HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – Michael Martinez will compete with the best of the best as Illinois hosts Skate America, the first event of the 2014...

July 28, 2014 REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – The ice prince is back. Winter Olympian Michael Martinez arrived in Los Angeles on Sunday night with his mother and brother. Martinez will resume his US training in California...

March 28, 2014 ANAHEIM, Calif. – For the past few weeks Philippine Olympian Michael Christian Martinez has taken the ice, putting in several hours of practice and therapy sessions as the Triglav competition in Slovenia draws...

By Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN North America Bureau March 19, 2014 ANAHEIM, Calif. – Michael Christian Martinez is back on the ice, but this time with some members of the community as part of one of his...

By Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN North America Bureau March 5, 2014 LAKE FOREST, Calif – After a hectic month, which began at the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia and led to endless parades of heroes welcomes, public...

By Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN North America March 3, 2014 LOS ANGELES – Figure skater Michael Christian Martinez got another hero’s welcome. This time, his adopted family from Southern California came to greet him—a pleasant surprise for...