- Joined
- Feb 17, 2010
Anyone know if he still has a chance to get second GP assignment?
Well, he missed a few months of training this year while waiting for funding to come through, and he had injuries on top of that. So I think the lack of progress is understandable (at least this season). He was only a few points shy of Gachinski, whose performance I found much more disappointing, all things considered. Michael's 17 and he seems like a very hard worker who wants to succeed. Now that funding is no longer a problem, and as long as he manages to stay healthy, nothing should hold him back.
Well, he missed a few months of training this year while waiting for funding to come through, and he had injuries on top of that.
Michael's 2014 SA's SP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVre4ht9PYs
Michael placed 9th with a 72.81 score.
What were the issues with funding? I just started checking him out so I don't know very much about his situation.
Well, someone else might have more info than I do, but from what I know, he didn't have any private sponsors until very recently. He came to the US to train, but ran out of money to pay a coach for a few months over the summer. Now he has a very lucrative long-term sponsorship deal with a Filipino company (I believe they manage the megamalls where the only ice rinks are located in that country).
Hello!
The private company sponsoring him manages the three rinks in the country. They're promised to sponsor him up to Pyeongchang Olympics, so I hope that this will be a huge help in his improvement.
He shares his birthday with the King of Ice, Plushenko? That means he must be destined for great things. Happy birthday!
Just upping the thread to say that Michael will compete in Warsaw Cup this Friday/Saturday (because most people are into the GPS sooooo yeah - just a mini reminder).
Animo Michael! (Borrowing the cheer of the rival school of my undergrad college ).
I think I already wished him good luck in another thread but good that many people are discussing him and his prospects.
So you're Atenean....? Hehehe.
Good luck to Michael! I hope he continues to improve and continue to receive more international support and recognition.
May I call him “MCM”? I like it, because it sounds so cool :yay: