Mexican Figure Skater Advances – A First For The Country
Feb 8, 2022, 10:01 AM
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BEIJING (AP) — Mexican figure skater Donovan Carrillo advanced to the free skate portion of the figure skating competition at the Beijing Games, a first for the country.
Mexico hadn’t even had an Olympic skater in three decades.
From training in a shopping mall ice rink to the Olympic Games.
What a moment for 22-year-old Donovan Carrillo who is the first figure skater from Mexico to participate at the Olympics in 30 years. 👏
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Carrillo said he was so excited when he landed his first jump – a quad toe loop – that he had to tell himself to refocus in order to finish his routine.
He also pulled off his difficult triple axel, though he was dinged for a triple lutz-triple toe when he took an extra step. But that turned out to be the only real blemish in an otherwise strong program.
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