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Martinez hard at work as Winter Olympics draws closer

Martinez hard at work as Winter Olympics draws closer

Report from Steve Angeles,

ABS-CBN News

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LAKE FORREST, California ā€“ Olympics-bound Michael Martinez put in some work over the weekend with coach Slava Zagor, as he continues his preparations for the Winter Games.

"Practice has been really good," the 21-year-old Martinez said. "I'm pretty excited to do my performance out there."

After making history four years ago as the first Southeast Asian figure skater in the Winter Olympics, Martinez made history anew as he takes the ice as the first Philippine athlete to compete in back-to-back Games.

Martinez has grown since the Sochi Olympics. He now stands two inches taller, and packs an extra 10 pounds of muscle.

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"Performance-wise, my choreography is a lot better," said Martinez. "The way I project on the ice is a lot better, because I have strength."

Still, Martinez's added physique may not work to his advantage as he attempts to execute a quad jump.

"For my body type, it's just very, very hard," he admitted. "It's really hard to do the job. It takes years to really do it."

"It won't be ready for the Olympics. But if you look at the other skaters, with compact bodies, they can do it no matter what. It's physics."

Martinez will leave Southern California for Pyeongchang on February 5. He competes on February 17.

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