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>>>

Fil-Am lass eyes Winter Olympics

by Francis Gerald Santiago (Manila Bulletin)

The snowboarding daredevil strongly believes she can become the first female athlete to represent the Philippines in quadrennial Games set February 12 to 28 in Vancouver, Canada.

“It is a challenging goal but one that I believe I can do. It’s a task that I would love to achieve to bring glory to the Philippines,” the 34-year-old Filipino-American said in an E-mail interview with this writer.

Serina was born to Filipino parents in West Virginia but lived for a few years in the Philippines.

For the past nine years, the New York University graduate has been the team captain of the Philippine Snowboarding team and the only female representative of the country in the Parallel Giant Slalom event of the different tourneys around the world. >>>READ STORY HERE>>>

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…What’s next you ask? Even I don’t even know the answer right at this moment. As I still try to catch my breath from the last race, I know that one can only try so many times to shoot that half-court shot, blindfolded and backwards until it’s time to pack things up and go home. I love the sport of snowboarding. I love racing. I love the Philippines and the opportunities that I’ve had to literally fly my country’s flag down courses around the globe. It’s been a great journey – and it’s been a great mission. Mission Impossible? READ FULL BLOG>>>