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 | |
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 Celestino at the 2019 CS Autumn Classic | |
| Other names | Célestino |
| Born | April 7, 1998 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Philippines (2018–) Canada (until 2017) |
| Coach | Yvan Desjardins |
| Skating club | Philippine Skating Association |
| Began skating | 2002 |
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]
2021–2022 season
Celestino was chosen by the Philippine Skating Union over Christopher Caluza and Michael Christian Martinez, based on the results of the federation's Olympic Qualifier Evaluation, to represent the country at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy to attempt to qualify a spot for the Philippines at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[12][13] He placed eighteenth, insufficient to earn a spot. He was later twenty-second at the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup.[3]
2022–2023 season
Celestino competed at two Challenger events, finishing sixteenth at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge and tenth at the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. At the 2023 Four Continents Championships, he came seventeenth.[3]
2023–2024 season
Appearing first on the Challenger circuit, Celestino came tenth at the 2023 CS Autumn Classic International.[3] In the next month, Celestino competed in the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy and ranked eleventh overall.
In January, Celestino competed at the 2024 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships where he placed eighteenth.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2023–2024 [14] |
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| 2022–2023 [15] |
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| 2021–2022 [16] |
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| 2019–2020 [4] |
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| 2017–2018 | |||
| 2016–2017 [17] |
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| 2015–2016 [18] |
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| 2014–2015 [19] |
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Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix.
For the Philippines
| International[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 18–19 | 19–20 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| Four Continents | 20th | 17th | 18th | ||
| CS Autumn Classic | 9th | 10th | |||
| CS Budapest Trophy | 11th | ||||
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 9th | ||||
| CS Golden Spin | 10th | ||||
| CS Ice Challenge | 16th | ||||
| CS Ice Star | 8th | ||||
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 18th | ||||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 22nd | WD | |||
| SEA Games | 4th | ||||
| National[3] | |||||
| Philippine Champ. | 1st | 1st | |||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | |||||
For Canada
| International: Junior[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
| JGP Austria | 13th | ||||
| JGP Estonia | 11th | ||||
| JGP Russia | 9th | ||||
| Autumn Classic | 4th | 1st | |||
| National[3][5] | |||||
| Canadian Champ. | 2nd N | 3rd J | 2nd J | 12th | 18th |
| SC Challenge | 2nd N | 1st J | 7th J | 4th | 9th |
| Levels: J = Junior; N = Novice | |||||
Detailed results
For the Philippines
| 2023–24 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 30–Feb. 4, 2024 | 2024 Four Continents Championships | 20 62.86 | 18 117.45 | 18 180.31 |
| October 13-15, 2023 | 2023 CS Budapest Trophy | 9 65.21 | 15 118.86 | 11 184.07 |
| September 14–17, 2023 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International | 10 59.02 | 10 118.55 | 10 177.57 |
| 2022–23 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 7–12, 2023 | 2023 Four Continents Championships | 16 66.83 | 19 100.09 | 17 166.92 |
| December 7–10, 2022 | 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 5 69.46 | 12 107.15 | 10 178.35 |
| 2021–22 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| November 17–20, 2021 | 2021 CS Warsaw Cup | 17 66.58 | 22 110.50 | 22 177.08 |
| September 22–25, 2021 | 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 16 64.32 | 18 111.78 | 18 176.10 |
| 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 | |||||
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| 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 |