Olympic figure skater Michael Martinez will miss 2022 Winter Games

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<div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/philippineskating/posts/2901826160057914" data-width="auto"> </div><p><br/>Michael Christian Martinez will not be competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.</p><p>This after the Philippine Skating Union (PHSU) announced that Sofia Frank and Edrian Celestino will be the country&#x27;s representatives to the Nebelhorn Trophy on September 22-25.</p><p>Only one skater per gender is allowed per country in the Nebelhorn Trophy, which is the final Olympic qualifying event to be held in Germany.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/14/21/psc-monitoring-michael-martinez-situation-after-fundraising-call">PSC monitoring Michael Martinez situation after fundraising call</a></li></ul><p>Martinez, the first Southeast Asian figure skater to compete in the Winter Olympics, reportedly had to sit out due to injury.</p><p>He represented the Philippines in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games.</p><p>Martinez, who took a hiatus from figure skating after the 2018 Winter Olympics, recently set up a GoFundMe page with the goal of raising $50,000 to support his qualifying campaign for the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1741583" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong><br/> </div>

Michael Christian Martinez will not be competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.

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Olympic figure skater Michael Martinez will miss 2022 Winter Games

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Published Aug 20, 2021 04:08 PM PHT

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Updated Aug 20, 2021 06:57 PM PHT

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