Edrian Paul Celestino

Edrian Paul Celestino (born April 7, 1998) is a Filipino-Canadian figure skater. He is the 2019 Philippine national champion and qualified to the free skating at the 2020 Four Continents Championships. For Canada, he is the 2016 Autumn Classic International junior champion and a two-time Canadian junior national medalist (2015–16).

Edrian Paul Celestino
Personal information
Alternative namesCélestino
Country represented Philippines
Former country(ies) represented Canada
Born (1998-04-07) April 7, 1998
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
ResidenceMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
CoachNicholas Young
Ian Connolly
Former coachDaniel Béland
Mélanye Goldyn
ChoreographerJulie Marcotte
Former choreographerDavid Wilson
Milena Todaro
Skating clubPhilippine Skating Association
Former skating clubCPA Saint-Laurent
Training locationsMontreal, Canada
Former training locationsSaint-Laurent, Canada
Beaconsfield, Canada
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Canada
Began skating2002
ISU personal best scores
Combined total191.45
2019 CS Finlandia Trophy
Short program65.11
2020 Four Continents
Free skate129.73
2019 CS Finlandia Trophy

Personal life

Celestino was born in Montreal, Quebec on April 7, 1998. He is a model for Canadian streetwear brand Hypewearnation.[1] Celestino's skating idols are Daisuke Takahashi, Patrick Chan, and Yuzuru Hanyu.[2]

Career

Celestino began skating in 2002. He competed for his native Canada until the 2017–18 season, before switching to representing the Philippines in the following season.[3] Celestino was also an ice dancer.[4]

For Canada, Celestino competed on the ISU Junior Grand Prix three times, with his highest finish being ninth at 2016 JGP Russia. He is the 2016 Autumn Classic International junior champion, after previously finishing fourth in 2015. Celestino is the 2014 Canadian novice national silver medalist, the 2015 Canadian junior national bronze medalist, and the 2016 Canadian junior national silver medalist.[5] At the senior level, he finished 12th in 2017 and 18th in 2018.[5]

2018–2019 season

Celestino won the national title at the 2019 Philippine Championships by over 30 points ahead of Christopher Caluza and Yamato Rowe.[6][7] He did not compete internationally during the season.[3]

2019–2020 season

Celestino debuted for the Philippines and competed internationally for the first time since the 2016–17 season by competing at three Challenger Series events. He finished eighth at the 2019 CS Ice Star and ninth at the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy and the 2019 CS Autumn Classic International.[3] In November 2019, Celestino finished fourth at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, after placing third in the short program and fourth in the free skating.[8] Despite being nervous for the competition, he told media that he found inspiration "from within [himself] and sheer love and passion for skating."[9]

Celestino qualified to the free skating segment at the 2020 Four Continents Championships, finishing 20th overall. He failed to attain the minimum technical element scores required to compete at the 2020 World Championships in his hometown of Montreal.[10] Celestino would have ended his season at the 2020 Philippine Championships in April; however, the competition was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.[11]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
[4]
  • You & Me
    by Aron Wright
  • You (Piano & Strings)
    by Future of Forestry
    choreo. by Julie Marcotte
2018–2019
2017–2018
2016–2017
[12]
2015–2016
[13]
2014–2015
[14]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix.

For the Philippines
International[3]
Event 2018–19 2019–20
Four Continents20th
CS Autumn Classic9th
CS Finlandia Trophy9th
CS Ice Star8th
SEA Games4th
National[3]
Philippine Champ.1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

For Canada
International: Junior[3]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
JGP Austria13th
JGP Estonia11th
JGP Russia9th
Autumn Classic4th1st
National[3][5]
Canadian Champ.2nd N3rd J2nd J12th18th
SC Challenge2nd N7th J
Levels: J = Junior; N = Novice

Detailed results

For the Philippines
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 4–9, 2020 2020 Four Continents Championships 18
65.11		 21
102.54		 20
167.65
Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, 2019 2019 Southeast Asian Games 3
61.52		 4
108.07		 4
169.59
October 18–20, 2019 2019 CS Ice Star 6
64.61		 9
117.66		 8
182.27
October 11–13, 2019 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy 10
61.72		 7
129.73		 9
191.45
September 12–14, 2019 2019 CS Autumn Classic International 9
64.01		 9
115.20		 9
179.21
2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 25–26, 2018 2019 Philippine Championships 1
66.27		 1
130.42		 1
196.69

For Canada
2017–18 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 8–14, 2018 2018 Canadian Championships Senior 18
56.14		 18
97.57		 18
153.71
2016–17 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 16–22, 2017 2017 Canadian Championships Senior 10
69.41		 12
125.49		 12
194.90
Sept. 28 – Oct. 1, 2016 2016 Autumn Classic International Junior 1
59.99		 2
105.00		 1
164.99
September 14–18, 2016 2016 JGP Russia Junior 12
50.39		 9
111.30		 9
161.69
2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 18–24, 2016 2016 Canadian Championships Junior 2
56.27		 2
123.17		 2
179.92
October 12–15, 2015 2015 Autumn Classic International Junior 2
53.37		 4
84.02		 4
137.39
September 9–12, 2015 2015 JGP Austria Junior 17
46.55		 13
97.89		 13
144.44
2014–15 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 19–25, 2015 2015 Canadian Championships Junior 3
58.24		 4
114.44		 3
172.68
September 24–27, 2014 2014 JGP Estonia Junior 15
45.17		 10
96.63		 11
141.80
2013–14 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 9–15, 2014 2014 Canadian Championships Novice 7
34.27		 1
81.33		 2
115.60

References
  1. "Hypewearnation: About". Hypewearnation.
  2. 2016 ACI: Edrian Paul Celestino (Junior Men Gold) (YouTube). Skate Canada. September 30, 2016.
  3. "Edrian Paul CELESTINO: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  4. "Edrian Paul CELESTINO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020.
  5. "Edrian Paul Celestino". Stats on Ice.
  6. "Senior Men" (Facebook). Philippine Skating Union. November 27, 2018.
  7. "2018 Phil. National Figure Skating Championships: Results – Senior Men Final Results" (PDF). Philippine Skating Union. November 26, 2018.
  8. Lising, Charmie (December 1, 2019). "Perticheto, Caluza settle for silver medals in figure skating competition". ESPN.
  9. Malig, Kaela (December 1, 2019). "Pinoy skaters say love and passion for sport keep them going". GMA News Online.
  10. "ISU World Championships 2020: Men". International Skating Union. February 26, 2020.
  11. "2020 Philippine National Figure Skating Championships". Philippine Skating Union.
  12. "Edrian Paul CELESTINO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019.
  13. "Edrian Paul CELESTINO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016.
  14. "Edrian Paul CELESTINO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 28, 2015.
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