page_title: Michael Christian Martinez
section_title: 2013–14 season: Sochi Olympics
hierarchical_section_title: Michael Christian Martinez / Career / 2013–14 season: Sochi Olympics
caption_attribution_description: Michael Christian Martinez (PHI) at the free program at the Nebelhorn Trophy in Obrstdorf / Baviaria / Germany. He performed a Biellman spin.
context_page_description: Michael Christian Martinez is a Filipino Olympic figure skater. He is the 2015 Asian Figure Skating Trophy champion, a two-time Triglav Trophy champion and has won one ISU Challenger Series medal, silver at the 2014 Warsaw Cup. Martinez is the first skater from Southeast Asia and from a tropical country to qualify for the Olympics, was the only athlete to represent the Philippines at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and was one of only two to represent the Philippines at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
context_section_description: Martinez started his season at the 2013 JGP Latvia where he finished 4th. He then competed on the senior level at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, the last qualifying event for the 2014 Winter Olympics. He finished 7th and earned a spot for the Philippines in men's singles — a first for his country. Martinez then competed at the 2013 JGP Estonia and won his first JGP medal, a bronze. In January 2014, he received treatment for an inflamed knee. He withdrew from the 2014 Four Continents Championships but competed at Skate Helena and took the gold medal.
  The first skater in the Winter Olympics to come from Southeast Asia, Martinez was also the only athlete representing the Philippines at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and served as his country's flagbearer at the opening ceremony. Viktor Kudriavtsev coached him for one month leading up to the Olympics. At the Olympics, Martinez qualified for the free skate after placing 19th in the short program with a score of 64.81 points, a season best. He scored 119.44 in the free skate and finished 19th overall with a total score of 184.25.
  MVP Sports Foundation supported the skater and announced a bonus of $10,000 after the Olympics. He was named an adopted son of Pasay by Mayor Antonino Calixto.
  Recovering from a recurring knee injury after the Olympics, Martinez was replaced by Christopher Caluza at the 2014 World Championships. He returned to competition in April at the Triglav Trophy, where he won the gold medal. In June 2014, he began training at Hackensack, New Jersey's Ice House, under the guidance of Nikolai Morozov.
caption: Martinez executing a Biellmann spin at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy
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