page_title: Philippines at the 2014 Winter Olympics
section_title: Figure skating
hierarchical_section_title: Philippines at the 2014 Winter Olympics / Figure skating
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Michael Christian Martinez
context_page_description: The Philippines competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The country's participation in the games marks the first time a figure skater from Southeast Asia competed in the Games.
context_section_description: The Philippines has achieved the following quota place:
  Michael Christian Martinez secured qualification by finishing 7th in the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy in Germany.
  In the short program, Martinez was the fifth athlete to perform in the men's singles competition which featured 29 other figure skaters from 21 NOCs. He performed to the tune of the "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet". He managed to make a triple Axel, inverted camel and triple loops without landing issues and finished his performance with a Biellmann spin. He is among the 24 figure skaters who advanced to the free skate after he finished 19th with 64.81 points.
  In the free skate, Martinez skated to the tune of "Malagueña" by Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona. The third athlete to perform in the final routine, Martinez garnered 199.44 points. Among the elements he performed were triple Axels, triple double toes, and double flip. However he landed on his right hand following an execution of a triple loop. Like in the short program, he ended his free skate with a Biellmann spin.
  Martinez finished the competition in 19th place (out of 30 skaters), meaning with a single athlete competing in a single event, The Philippines did not win a medal at these Games.
caption: Michael Christian Martinez competed in figure skating as the only athlete from the Philippines.
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