In 2014, he made Olympic history by becoming the first Southeast Asian to ever compete in the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
As a 17-year-old with a reed-thin figure back then, Martinez was one of the newest Filipino sports heroes who made it on the Olympic stage despite limited funding.
Martinez is seeking to make it to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea next year.
source: news.abs-cbn.com
