Julian Macaraeg became the first Filipino to qualify for the Winter Youth Olympics at the 2019 ISU Junior World Short Track Championships in Montreal. Hailing from New York, Macaraeg wants to make a name for himself by following in the footsteps of two-time Winter Olympian Michael Martinez. The Filipino figure skater represented his country at both the 2014 and 2018 Winter Games.

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Filipino Julian Macaraeg: "In short track anything is possible"

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Olympics.com: With Beijing 2022 less than three months away, how are your qualification efforts for speed skating going?
Julian Macaraeg: I still have to qualify for Beijing. I have to qualify through the four ISU World Cups, so I have to be top 32 in the 500 metres and the

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Julian Macaraeg PHI warms up ahead of training for the Short Track Speed Skating. The Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lausanne, Switzerland, Friday 17 January 2020. Photo: OIS/Joe Toth. Handout image supplied by OIS/IOC.

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Filipino Julian Macaraeg: "In short track anything is possible"