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Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2025

Paige Javier

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1754547495103viber_image_2025-08-07_14-08-24-040.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Senior women&#x27;s division winners. SM SkatingMANILA – Figure skaters from China and South Korea ruled the ice at the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2025 held at the Mall of Asia skating rink in Pasay City from August 1 to 5.</div>China took the top three spots in the Senior Women&#x27;s division led by Ruiyang Zhang who garnered 168.41 points.Yi Zhu came in second with 160.63 points, while Wandi Xu followed with 142.86 points.  The Philippines&#x27; Maxine Bautista missed out on the top ten, finishing in 11th place with 105.69 points; while fellow Filipina Cathryn Limketkai came in 12th place with 105.03 points.As for the Junior Women&#x27;s division, South Korea&#x27;s Youn Seojin captured gold with 165.11 points, Hong Kong&#x27;s Ariel Guo got the silver with 153.31 points and China&#x27;s Ruichen Tong took home bronze with 142.38 points.In the Senior Men&#x27;s division, South Korea&#x27;s Kim Hyungyeom bagged first place with 215.14 points, followed by Chinese Taipei&#x27;s Yu-Hsiang Li with 194.34 and North Korea&#x27;s Han Kwang Bom with 191.99 points. <div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1754547561265viber_image_2025-08-07_14-08-24-701.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Senior men&#x27;s division winners. SM Skating</div>Filipino Paolo Borromeo came in 12th place with 140.51 points, while Brandon Baldoz finished 15th place with 128.79 points.Thailand&#x27;s Hiro Kaewtathip ruled the Junior Men&#x27;s category with 189.34 points, Hong Kong&#x27;s Jarvis Ho and Jiarui Li got second (175.27) and third (175.11) respectively.Meantime, Isabella Gamez and Aleksandr Korovin finished in third place following the Short Program and Free Skating disciplines.The Filipino skaters scored 143.49 in the Pairs division of the competition.  The duo placed second after the Short Program on Sunday with 55.69 points, but a deduction due to their falls in their Free Skating performance on Monday brought down their score.China&#x27;s Jiaxuan Zhang and Yihang Huang took home the gold with 190.23 points, while North Korea&#x27;s Ryom Tae Ok and Han Kum Chol bagged silver after getting 151.14 points.The Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2025 signifies the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics season.  After the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy, the Filipino skaters will turn their focus to earning points for the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships and the World Figure Skating Championships.Team Philippines will prepare to earn a shot at the 2026 Winter Olympic qualifiers in September.The Filipino skaters, except Gamez and Korovin, will also gear up to gain a spot for the Southeast Asian Games in December.

Figure skaters from China and South Korea ruled the ice at the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2025 held at the Mall of Asia skating rink in Pasay City from August 1 to 5.

Figure skaters from China and South Korea ruled the ice at the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2025 held at the Mall of Asia skating rink in Pasay City from August 1 to 5.

China, South Korea top Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2025

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China, South Korea top Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2025

Paige Javier,

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Published August 07, 2025 02:27 PM PHT

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