OLYMPIAN Michael Martinez will hold a 3-day ice skating camp on June 15-17 at the SM Mall of Asia and a 2-day camp on June 30July 1 at the SM Seaside City Cebu.
 
To be held in collaboration with SM Lifestyle Entertainment, Inc. and SM Skating, the camp is part of Martinez’s dream to impart his knowledge and skills to young skaters.
 
“It has always been my hope to begin a formal program in the Philippines in which I could help raise more Filipino figure skaters ready for the international arena,” Martinez said during the launch of the event yesterday.
 
“We at SM Skating would like nothing more than to support Michael in his dream to develop budding skaters into Olympic athletes,” said SMLEI Sports and Development Head CJ Suarez, “We hope to have this camp in place annually during Michael’s off-ice seasons.
 
We are also creating fullproduction, free ice shows starring Michael and the 2015 Philippine national champs.
 
“There will be a meet and greet after each show. We hope that this doesn’t only create an interest in the sport, but also create a bigger spark among skaters to give them a push towards training harder for the gold medal.” The ice show and meet and greet will take place at the Megamall on June 18 and July 2 in SM Seaside City Cebu.
 
After the last leg of the camp and ice shows in July, Martinez will return to the United States to prepare for the next competition season in August.