Philippine winter games bet falls short

By Francis Santiago, Manila Bulletin

Edin Serina started the race strong but a crucial error in the homestretch blew her chances away and finished only 47th overall under extreme conditions in Kreischberg, Austria, site of the latest event for those not qualified yet for the Winter Olympics set next month in Vancouver, Canada.

“It’s great to have the Philippine press interested in my story. Unfortunately, I did not fare well today. A big mistake at the bottom of the course cost me a lot of time and speed,” the Filipino-American Serina, who is bidding to break the country’s 20-year hiatus in the world’s biggest winter sporting event  >>>READ COMPLETE STORY>>>

Snowboarder Eden Serina | Exorcism

…After a long drive of tears and mini-meltdowns, an overnight stay solo in the middle of nowhere where I could just be, seemed to be what I needed.  The next morning I felt miraculously refreshed and motivated again. I think the emotional outpouring gave me the chance to exercise a few demons that have been plaguing me for the past few weeks, and to dig deep down to figure out what my heart and spirit really want. And after peeling back and ridding myself of all those layers of fear and self-doubt, what my heart and spirit really want is to get to the Olympics. READ FULL BLOG>>>

Eden Serina: Finally A Good Race!

by Eden Roa Serina, member of Philippine National Snowboard Team

My start number was in the thirties, a wonderful welcome from the usual high sixties and seventies that I’ve been accustomed to in Europe. My qualification run was against a World Cup rider that I’ve known for many years and has been consistently a few seconds faster than me. It’s always great to race against someone that is faster because it pushes you. I knew that I really had to go for it/go all out/let it all hang out/go for the gusto/put the pedal to the medal/flip the switch/be all in yada yada yada if I wanted to get into the finals and have a chance at those points. Read Complete Blog >>>