Edrian Paul Celestino (born April 7, 1998) is a

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. 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

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junior champion and a two-time Canadian junior national medalist (2015–16).

Personal life

Celestino was born in

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, on April 7, 1998. He is a

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for Canadian

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brand Hypewearnation. Celestino's skating idols are

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, and

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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. Celestino was also an

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r. For Canada, Celestino competed on the

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three times, with his highest finish being ninth at 2016 JGP Russia. He is the

2016 Autumn Classic International The 2016 CS Autumn Classic International was a figure skating competition held from September 28 – October 1, 2016 at the Sportsplexe Pierrefonds in Montreal, Quebec. It was part of the 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in th ...

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. At the senior level, he finished 12th in

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and 18th in

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2018–2019 season

Celestino won the national title at the 2019 Philippine Championships by over 30 points ahead of

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and Yamato Rowe. He did not compete internationally during the season.

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 The 2019 CS Ice Star was held in October 2019 in Minsk, Belarus. It was part of the 2019–20 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dance Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ...

and ninth at the

2019 CS Finlandia Trophy The 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy was held in October 2019 in Espoo. It was part of the 2019–20 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Entries The Internatio ...

and the

2019 CS Autumn Classic International The 2019 CS Autumn Classic International was held in September 2019 in Oakville, Ontario. It was part of the 2019–20 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dance. Entries The ...

. In November 2019, Celestino finished fourth at the

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, after placing third in the short program and fourth in the free skating. Despite being nervous for the competition, he told media that he found inspiration "from within imselfand sheer love and passion for skating." 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

. Celestino would have ended his season at the 2020 Philippine Championships in April; however, the competition was postponed indefinitely due to the

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2021–2022 season

Celestino was chosen by the

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over

and

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, based on the results of the federation's Olympic Qualifier Evaluation, to represent the country at the

2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy The 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was held on September 22–25, 2021 in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. It was also the final qualifying event for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Medals were awarded in the discipli ...

to attempt to

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a spot for the Philippines at the

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. He placed eighteenth, insufficient to earn a spot. He was later twenty-second at the

2022 CS Warsaw Cup The 2022 CS Warsaw Cup was held on November 17–20 in Warsaw, Poland. It was part of the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Entries The Inte ...

2022–2023 season

Celestino competed at two

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events, finishing sixteenth at the

2022 CS Ice Challenge The 2022 CS Ice Challenge was held on November 9–13, 2022, in Graz, Austria. It was the eighth event of the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, and ice dance. Entries The International Ska ...

and tenth at the

2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb was held on December 7–10, 2022 in Sisak, Croatia. It was part of the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance. The non ...

. At the 2023 Four Continents Championships, he came seventeenth.

2023–2024 season

Appearing first on the Challenger circuit, Celestino came tenth at the

2023 CS Autumn Classic International The 2023 CS Autumn Classic International was held on September 14–16, 2023, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was part of the 2023–24 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. ...

Programs

Competitive highlights

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For the Philippines

For Canada

Detailed results

For the Philippines

For Canada

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Celestino, Edrian Paul 1998 births Living people Filipino male single skaters Canadian male single skaters Figure skaters from Montreal Canadian sportspeople of Filipino descent Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games SEA Games competitors for the Philippines