Mexico's Carrillo
Netizen: Fiercely attracted by him!
At the figure skating men's singles short program competition on February 8
Mexico's Donovan Carrillo, 22, is 22 years old
Although ranked 19th
But as for 30 years
The first Mexican to compete in figure skating at the Winter Olympics
He felt that he had "fulfilled his dream" in Beijing
Talk about the reasons why Carrillo embarked on the road to figure skating
There is also a romantic story
At the age of 8, he met the love of his life
Winter sports are not popular in Mexico
Carrillo, who has been practicing skating since the age of 8
Once ridiculed for having "crazy dreams"
Because everyone else told him
The Mexicans are unlikely to qualify
Carrillo came from a family of sportsmen
Both parents are physical education teachers
They are happy to let the kids
Exposure to various sports as a child
Carrillo is no exception
He began practicing diving and gymnastics at the age of 3
Later, he also tried football and karate
Figure skating is Carrillo's sister Daphne
The first project to be exposed to
My sister also met one while skating
A girl named Elizabeth
This girl changed Carrillo's life
Carrillo was 8 years old that year
"I fell in love with her"
Carrillo smiled slightly embarrassed as he recalled
"We used to send letters to each other
It's like a boyfriend and a girlfriend starting to get involved."
To impress this girl
Carrillo also began practicing skating
After a few months the girl stopped sliding
But Carrillo fell in love with skating
His affection for skating
Completely replaced the once youthful love
"Like a fish in the water" is what he uses to describe
How you feel when you're skating on your own
"I think I'm just a figure skater
I love acting
I like the crowd around me to support me
So figure skating fits perfectly with my personality."
Practice diving and gymnastics from an early age
It laid a good physical foundation for Carrillo
Figure skating requires physical control and strength
Carrillo owns it all
Understanding of music from an early age
It also allows Carrillo to master the figure skating performance
Due to the lack of regular ice rinks in Mexico
Carrillo before the game
I even had to adjust my movements
When talking about the game after the game
Carrillo smiled
"I was very happy
Time to perform the show
That's when I enjoyed my entire Olympic journey the most
I don't want this performance to end
My hope is to keep sliding like this."
@hua Killer 001: He laughs so cutely
@TSUKIEJ: Latin American style rare on the ice rink!
@No CodeName Zi Meow : I like his passionate and unrestrained style
@TangPing Bear: Super Happy Donovan~
@Waffles No Winter: He's so happy I like him so much!!
@Please give me a box of Stoke Pears: This Mexican guy is so cute hahaha! Fiercely attracted to him
@Chai Xiaoduo: The enthusiastic Latin American style on the ice rink, he enjoys the game too much
@ Netizen Xiao Li classmate: Mexico "Feather Knot String", love!
Synthesized from: China News Network, The Paper, Sina Weibo netizen comments
Edit: Shizuka