00:00PINAHAHANDAAN NA NI OLYMPIAN GYMNASP NA SI ALEA FINIGAN
00:02PINAHAHANDAAN NA NI OLYMPIAN GYMNASP NA SI ALEA FINIGAN
00:04PINAHAHANDAAN NA NI OLYMPIAN GYMNASP NA SI ALEA FINIGAN
00:06ANG PAPARATING NA 33rd SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES
00:09NARITO ANG REPORT NET SI ME JAMAICA VAYACA
00:12PATULOY ANG PAGSASANAY NI USA NCAA CHAMPION AT OLYMPIAN ALEA FINIGAN
00:19BILANG PAGAHANDA SET SA 125 SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES SA THAILAND SA DISYEMBRE
00:24I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO TRAIN HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES
00:28IT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER COORDINATING, YOU KNOW, WITH THE PSC AND WITH GAP AS WELL
00:32AND THEY HAVE JUST OPENED ME HERE WITH OPEN ARMS
00:34AND I'M REALLY THANKFUL FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND, YOU KNOW, FOR THE COACHES AS WELL
00:38AND TRAINING ENVIRONMENT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT
00:40SO I'M STILL GETTING ACTIMATED TO THINGS LIKE WEATHER AND, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE EQUIPMENT
00:44BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, GYMNASTICS AT THE END OF THE DAY IT'S ALL THE SAME
00:47AND I'M REALLY JUST THANKFUL THAT I'M STILL ABLE TO DO THIS AMAZING SPORT
00:50AND BE ABLE TO REPRESENT THE PHILIPPINES
00:52Kahit sa Pilipinas ang training ni Alea, dala pa rin niya ang guidance ng kanyang mga coach sa Amerika
00:58bukod pa ang suporte ng Philippine Sports Commission at Gymnastic Association of the Philippines
01:03So I'm training, you know, virtually with my coaches in the States
01:06and with the help as from the, yes, with the help from the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines here as well
01:13so I'm kind of working with both as well
01:16here at Griffith and Armand Ibrutin Fong in the States
01:21and then as well as the coaches here and at the GAP
01:24Nagsimula ang winning streak ng 22-year-old gymnast sa 2022 SEA Games sa Vietnam
01:31kung saan nakapag-uwi siya ng tig dalawang gold at silver medals
01:34Nasundan ito ng dalawang bronze sa vault at games sa 2023 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championship sa Singapore
01:41Dito rin nagsilbing hakbang ang kanyang pagsali sa 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championship sa Belgium
01:48kung saan nag-qualify si Finnegan sa Paris 2024 Olympics
01:52Sa Amerika, nag-uwi rin siya ng titulo bilang NCAA Floor Exercise Champion
01:57na nagsilbing pundasyon ng mas pinahusay na rutin at disiplina
02:01The goal is to bring back some hardware to the Philippines, you know, especially this being my, you know, second time around
02:07I feel like I'm a little bit more prepared to compete against the best of the best
02:12and especially this time being in Thailand, you know, a little bit acclimated to, you know, time zone and equipment and things like that
02:18I think it's gonna be a very, a very good showing
02:21Kasama ang women's team sa sabak si Finnegan sa tatlong events sa SEA Games
02:25Vault apparatus, balance beam at floor exercise
02:28Jamay Cabayaka para sa atletang Pilipino para sa bagong Pilipinas
