Donavan Carrillo makes history as the first Mexican Olympic figure skater in 3 decades
10.02.2022 - 20:03
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Donavan Carrillo is making history. On Tuesday, the 22-year-old from Guadalajara, Jalisco, became the first Mexican in 3 decades to advance and qualify for the Olympic finals. The last athlete was Riccardo Olavarrieta, who dropped out after the short program in 1992.Donovan will continue his journey in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic finals Thursday in the longer free skate competition.
It is a first for Mexico making Donovan the most successful Mexican figure skater in history, per AP. Donovan’s parents low key manifested their son’s Olympic success, naming him after Jamaican Canadian sprinter and Olympian Donovan Bailey, per Buzzfeed. The skater also had the Olympic glory on his mind, telling AP he idolized Spain’s, Javier Fernandez. Fernandez is the first Spanish figure skater to medal, taking home bronze at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Donovan shared a photo on his Instagram following his achievement and wrote in Spanish, “My face says it all, enjoying every moment of this experience. Very happy also for the qualification to the final, thank you for being part of this dream.” The proud Mexican added, “Mexico always in my heart.”The figure skater trained in the central state of Guanajuato and taught ice skating lessons to pay for the expensive sport. The sport is uncommon in Mexico and there are no Olympic-sized rinks in the entire country, per AP.
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