Michael Martinez, who is he? He at a
tender age of 17 yrs made a mark in the figure skating by being the youngest
and the only Asean to compete in the Winter Olympics. He may not won the gold
but he had won the heart of his fellow Filipino. Everyone was glued at their
seats during the entire times that he was competing. Everyone was cheering him
on their own homes as made his every move at the ice rink.
Lucky me to be able to get a selfie shoot from Michael Martinez |
Michael Martinez maybe alone when he
went out to Sochi but he was welcomed as a new athlete hero when he came home
last Feb. 23,2014 as SM Prime Holdings Inc., the property conglomerate of the
SM Group of Companies, was all set to give a warm welcome to the Winter
Olympian and homegrown skating rink talent.
Michael Martinez first started ice
skating at the tender age of 8 in SM Southmall Skating Rink enrolling in formal
acting lessons towards fulfilling his dream of becoming a professional figure
skater. Eventually, he transferred to SM
Mall of Asia Skating Rink, which had a bigger rink, to continue his trainings
and participate in many local skating competitions. To date,Martinez has
garnered 194 medals and trophies from various international and local
competitions. Martinez clinched 7th place at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy in
Germany that qualified him for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
Through the years, SM and the Philippine
Skating Union have conducted several figure skating competitions that have ushered
in international champions such as Martinez. The excellence demonstrated
by skaters during competitions is a mark of quality of the world-class venue
and facilities of the SM Ice Skating Rink.
SM made the SM Skating Rink to allow
Filipinos to experience the kind of entertainment that four-season countries
enjoy. Little did they know that through this, they also able to hone the first ever South East Asian
Winter Olympian. Of course, they are very happy about what Michael Martinez has
accomplished and promise to continue to
support and produce more world class Filipino figure skaters like him.
Property conglomerate SM Prime Holdings,
Inc. operates ice skating rinks through SM Lifestyle and Entertainment, Inc. at
the SM Megamall’s Mega Fashion Hall in Mandaluyong, SM Mall of Asia in Pasay,
SM Southmall in Las Pinas and SM Clark in Pampanga.
To honor Martinez, SM hold a motorcade at the Mall of Asia grounds last
February 23 at 4 PM, which culminate in an awarding ceremony inside the mall.
As a way to thank his fans for their
unwavering support, Michael Martinez was at the SM Southmall Ice Skating Rink
for a meet and greet last February 24 at 4-5 PM, SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating
Rink on February 25 at 12- 1 PM, and at the SM Skating Rink in Megamall’s Mega
Fashion Hall on February 25 at 4-5 PM.
For information, please visit SM Skating
Rink’s website at www.smiceskating.com
or visit an SM Skating Rink near you.
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