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The ice was so pristine in Chicago that initially, Issai was apprehensive to skate fearing that the ice was too slick and her skates were too sharp, according to her mother.
“You have to go to the Philippines to understand,” said Fe, jokingly.
Fe added that it’s been a surprising two years. She never expected her youngest daughter of eight to be a competitive ice skater. She has accompanied Fe in all of her ice skating tournaments and she has not only seen her grow in experience on the ice but also physically grow “three to four inches.”
“I want her to win a Miss Philippines title,” said Fe. “She has the height and looks.”
That’ll have to wait.
Now standing with a svelte 5’7” frame, Issai and her coaches know tat she still has a long way to go before being the first Filipino born ice skater to compete in a winter Olympics.
“We still have a lot of work to do,” said Albert Aguilar, Issai’s ice skating coach in the Philippines. “We can do it probably in 2014 Olympics. We really have to work hard for it but with her determination and support from her mom and family, maybe we can achieve it.”
If not, she could always try Miss Philippines. (www.asianjournal.com)
(Published July 12, 2008 p.A1 LAWKND)
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