00:00Welcome to PTV Sports for our sports banter.
00:12We're here live in the studio with Juancho Miguel Vezana
00:16to talk about his own games for the 33rd Southeast Asian Games.
00:21Good morning, Miguel.
00:22Hi, Miguel.
00:23I said Juancho before the show,
00:26don't call me Juancho, I want Miguel.
00:28Okay, ayan, Miguel.
00:30First question ko, you started gymnastics when you were 4 years old.
00:34What made you continue gymnastics?
00:37Ngayon nga, nasa national team ka na.
00:39Yeah, so I just continued gymnastics because I enjoyed and loved the sport.
00:45So I met a lot of people, yung mga coaches na tumulong sa akin,
00:50naka-inspire talaga sila and nakita ko lang yung purpose ko dito sa sport na to.
00:56Yes, ito malapit na nga ang Southeast Asian Games
01:01and this is your third appearance.
01:03How are you preparing for this?
01:05So, preparing, I'm preparing myself to do all around in the sport
01:10but our team is still deciding on how we will play out the competition
01:17to see who will join which apparatus
01:19and who will join the meddling competition for each apparatus.
01:24But how different para sa'yo ang Southeast Asian Games
01:27compared with Asian Games?
01:29Na mas madaming bansang kasama.
01:30So, Southeast Asian Games, I think, is more of a smaller competition for us.
01:35It's more of an exposure or a chance for us to experience the competition vibes
01:43and to just prepare ourselves for the upcoming competitions as well.
01:48Now, during the Vietnam Sea Games and Cambodia Sea Games,
01:53you actually bagged the bronze and gold for the vault event.
01:57Is this your favorite?
01:58And ano ba yung ginagawa mong paghahanda
02:00to ensure that you will be able to defend your gold medal last Cambodia Sea Games?
02:05Yes, so, I wouldn't say it's my favorite
02:08but it's most likely the best apparatus I have in the sport.
02:13As of now, we are still planning on whether I will be competing for the vault
02:18in the next competition.
02:21We will see which are the best ways for us to get as much gold medals
02:26in this upcoming competition.
02:28So, despite the fact that you got the golds last Cambodia Sea Games,
02:31hindi pa sure if mag-vault na?
02:33Yes, because I have very good teammates as well
02:37who have the chance to also medal in those events.
02:41So, if my talents will be used better in a different apparatus
02:45to get more medals, to have more variety,
02:49then that's what we will have to adjust to.
02:51Very interesting yun sa akin, teammate Daddy,
02:53because it's so unusual na talagang magkaroon ng rigor doon
02:57when it comes to representing or doing a specific apparatus,
03:01so I suppose especially, for me, as far as I can see it,
03:04talagang ano mo yung vault.
03:07Yes.
03:08Miguel, ako naman.
03:09How is it important for athletes like you to train abroad?
03:12Like, anong advantage?
03:14Yeah, malahing tulong po yung pagpunta sa ibang bansa
03:17because we get to adjust to a new climate,
03:22to a new environment,
03:24and have a change of pace and change of environment
03:27for us to get into the competition mentality
03:30and to just be ready,
03:33both physically and mentally, for the competition.
03:35But aside sa iyo,
03:37sino-sino pa yung mga makakasama mo to train abroad?
03:40So, I will be joined by Carlos Lilo,
03:43our team captain, Justin H. De Leon,
03:45and our teammate as well, Ivan Peace.
03:47Right.
03:48I feel like this is a mixture of veterans
03:50at saka yung young guns in the realm of gymnastics.
03:55Last time na nag-compete ka sa...
03:57was Hong Kong,
03:59and you won individual all around.
04:01This time sa SEA Games.
04:02Ano yung goal mong makuha?
04:03So, obviously, we want to medal,
04:07but for me personally is to just have a good competition
04:10to perform my best
04:12and to have a good showing
04:14to be able to prove to people
04:17that I've been training well
04:19and I have been putting a lot of hard work into this sport.
04:22Miguel, hindi Hong Kong yung last competition mo,
04:25if I remember it correctly,
04:27nag-compete ka sa FISO World University Games.
04:29Tell us more about it.
04:31Any experience, learning experience mo out of that tournament?
04:35So, it was a very rough competition for me,
04:38having a jet lag from a big time defense in Germany
04:42and a bit of a mix-up of schedules.
04:46So, despite not being able to perform the best routines
04:50I think I could have done,
04:51I still tried my best
04:52and there was a lot of upgrades for me.
04:56So, it's a very good learning experience
04:59for my gymnastics career.
05:02I believe, though,
05:04bukod sa competition,
05:07nagkaroon din kayo ng training.
05:09Yes po.
05:10Training camp there.
05:11And, gusto ko lang din sabihin
05:15that hindi lang kayo nagprepare
05:17for the Southeast Asian Games
05:18because you will have a training camp
05:21this weekend
05:22in preparation for Asian.
05:24For World Championships.
05:25For World Championships.
05:26Can you tell us more about that?
05:27So, yeah.
05:28And the World Championships
05:29which will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
05:32So, we will be having a training camp
05:34in Japan for two weeks
05:35before we fly directly to Indonesia
05:39for the two-week competition as well.
05:41So, tingin mo ba, Wancho,
05:43yung World Championship
05:44is gonna be a tough fight
05:46for Team Philippines.
05:48Yeah, for sure.
05:49It will be a very big fight for us
05:51and we're doing our best
05:53to be prepared for that competition as well.
05:55But how does it feel
05:57being with Carlos Yulo na before?
05:59Talagang sunod-sunod na gold
06:00ang kanyang nakbuha.
06:02It's a big help.
06:04Malahang inspiration si Kuya Halong
06:05sa amin sa team
06:06and yung tulong niya sa amin
06:09as a team as a whole
06:10to bring us to the competitions
06:12and to give us the opportunity
06:14to compete with him
06:15is such a big help for me
06:17and for the team as well.
06:19Mayroon ba siyang mga tips
06:20or secret na advice
06:22na binibigay sa inyo?
06:24Every now and then,
06:25we do discuss tips
06:27and different techniques
06:30for our skills.
06:31So, we bounce off of each other.
06:33I help him give...
06:35I give him tips
06:35and he gives me tips as well.
06:37So, it's a team effort for us.
06:39Actually, si Carlos Yulo talagang
06:41nilagay niya sa mapa
06:42of the Philippines
06:44when it comes to gymnastics.
06:45Yes.
06:46And talaga naman,
06:47kahit saan kang pumunta,
06:48kinala si Carlos Yulo.
06:50Do you think,
06:50with his showing,
06:53nasa...
06:54kumbaga,
06:55isa na tayo sa mga contenders
06:56in the world stage
06:58in terms of gymnastics?
06:59I'd say we're getting there.
07:01As a team,
07:02the Philippines is definitely
07:03rising up together.
07:04And Carlos helped us
07:06take a big step
07:07on putting ourselves
07:08on the map
07:09in the gymnastics map.
07:10So,
07:11thankful for him
07:12to be able to
07:14give us the platform
07:15to show ourselves as well.
07:17So, tingin niyo
07:18in terms of your line-up
07:20dito sa gymnastics
07:21is at par
07:22with other international
07:25athletes as well.
07:27Yeah, for sure.
07:28We're definitely
07:29rising up there.
07:30So,
07:31our difficulties,
07:32our executions,
07:33our scores
07:34are just
07:34rising in general.
07:36And hopefully,
07:37by the next year or so,
07:38we will be able to
07:39get to the same
07:41level as Carlos.
07:43But do you feel
07:43any pressure?
07:46I think,
07:47yeah, for sure.
07:48There's always pressure there,
07:49but, you know,
07:50still fighting
07:51the good fight.
07:52Before the program,
07:54I asked you about
07:54video reviews
07:55because,
07:56kadalasan,
07:57after every competition,
07:59ang ating mga atata
08:00does video review
08:01in terms of to,
08:02especially with the coach,
08:03just to analyze
08:04the whole program,
08:06do you do that?
08:07And based doon
08:08sa video analysis
08:09with your coach,
08:11ano yung mga kailangan mo
08:12i-improve?
08:13Again,
08:13both is your
08:14superior apparatus,
08:16but what are the other
08:17apparatuses you need
08:18to improve on?
08:19Based on the video reviews.
08:20Yeah, so,
08:21the video reviews
08:22are a big help
08:23because we get to
08:24analyze both
08:25the techniques
08:25that I do
08:26and as well as
08:27the muscles
08:27that I'm lacking.
08:29So,
08:30with the help
08:30of my physical therapist
08:32as well,
08:32I'm able to,
08:33you know,
08:34change the programs
08:35to better fit
08:36how I play
08:37my gymnastics.
08:39And,
08:39yeah,
08:41so,
08:41my weakest apparatus
08:42right now
08:43would probably be
08:44the pommel horse,
08:44which is,
08:45in general,
08:46the least favored
08:47apparatus in gymnastics.
08:48I know,
08:49even nga si Kaloye,
08:50di ba,
08:51pummel horse,
08:52parang medyo
08:52waterloo ni Kaloye,
08:54but at least
08:55mas binubugbog ninyo
08:57ang inyong training
08:58when it comes to
08:59pummel horse.
09:00And,
09:00kanina natanong
09:01do you have
09:03a foreign coach
09:05right now?
09:05Yes,
09:06po.
09:07I believe in
09:08Nina from Japan,
09:09right?
09:09Yes,
09:09po.
09:09He's from
09:10Australia.
09:11So,
09:11how do you compare?
09:12I mean,
09:13ang Japanese coaches
09:15are very strict
09:16when it comes to
09:17trading.
09:18How will you compare
09:19your new coach
09:19from Australia?
09:21Each coach
09:22has their own
09:22pros and cons
09:23depending on
09:24their coaching style.
09:25and I'm definitely
09:27grateful for
09:27the coaching
09:29that I've been
09:29getting from
09:30our Australian coach
09:31because
09:32it's just a big
09:34leap from
09:35where he was
09:36just to be able
09:37to coach
09:38with the Philippines
09:40right now.
09:40So,
09:41it's a big step
09:41down from
09:42the level
09:43that he was
09:43used to be coaching.
09:45In terms of
09:46your training routines,
09:47ano yung
09:48bas nabago?
09:48Ano yung mga nabago?
09:50I think
09:50the whole
09:51program in general
09:52nagbago pa.
09:53So,
09:54change is not
09:55a bad thing
09:56and I think
09:57the changes
09:58that we are
09:58seeing now
09:59in our team
10:00is a very
10:01big and
10:02positive change.
10:04That's nice
10:05to know
10:05teammate Danny.
10:06Pero,
10:07in gymnastics,
10:08we have
10:09our programs.
10:10In terms of
10:11difficulty,
10:12ito,
10:12sneak peek.
10:13Ano yung mga
10:13difficult routines
10:14na ipapasok
10:15sa iyong routines?
10:17May it be
10:18floor,
10:18vault,
10:19uneven bars,
10:21parallel bars,
10:21bubble horse.
10:23I'm curious
10:24ako eh,
10:25kasi dyan
10:26yung matapaas
10:26sa score,
10:27yung mga
10:27technicalities.
10:29So,
10:29yung support
10:29ko po,
10:30that's one
10:31of my
10:31highest scoring
10:32apparatus.
10:32I will be
10:33maintaining
10:34the same
10:34difficulty
10:35for that.
10:36For the
10:36rest of
10:36the
10:37apparatuses,
10:38I'm
10:38definitely
10:39going to
10:39be upgrading
10:41at least
10:41five-tenths
10:42or one
10:43hole more
10:43to the
10:45difficulty.
10:46And partner,
10:48hindi siya
10:48makakasama
10:49sa darating
10:50na Batang Pinoy
10:51but you
10:52will be
10:52in India
10:53or Indonesia.
10:55Ano yung
10:55preparations
10:55na ginagawa mo?
10:58Lots of
10:59training.
10:59So,
11:00thankfully,
11:00my school
11:01is also
11:01very lenient
11:02and very
11:03understanding
11:04of my
11:04situation
11:05being part
11:05of the
11:06national
11:06team.
11:06So,
11:07I'm able
11:07to continue
11:08my studies
11:08and train
11:09as a
11:10national
11:10athlete
11:10at the
11:10same time.
11:11hindi siya
11:12kasama
11:12sa Batang Pinoy
11:13kasi
11:13he passed
11:14that stage
11:15already
11:15pero magkakommentate
11:16siya doon.
11:18Right?
11:18So,
11:19abangan natin yan.
11:20So,
11:21ganun kakahappy
11:22na supportado
11:23kayo
11:23ng NSA
11:24yung
11:25Gymnastics?
11:25I mean,
11:26the
11:26Philippine Sports
11:27Commission
11:27is talagang
11:28nakatutok
11:29sa gymnastics
11:30right now.
11:31Yeah,
11:31I'm very
11:31thankful
11:32for the
11:33Gymnastics
11:33Association
11:34of the
11:34Philippines
11:34and
11:35Philippine
11:35Sports
11:35Commission
11:35because
11:36without
11:37their support
11:38we wouldn't
11:38be able
11:39to join
11:40the competitions
11:40or even
11:41have a proper
11:42training facility
11:43and just
11:44the whole
11:45place in general.
11:47Miguel,
11:48do you have
11:49any last
11:49message
11:50sa iyong
11:51mga fans
11:52or iyong
11:52mga coach mo?
11:53Gusto mo
11:53batiin?
11:54Yeah,
11:55I'm excited
11:57for the
11:58Asian
11:58World Championship
12:00Juniors
12:00this coming
12:01November.
12:02I will be
12:03commentating
12:03hopefully as well
12:04in that competition.
12:06So,
12:07hope you guys
12:07get to support
12:08our juniors
12:09as well,
12:09Eldru Yulo
12:10in the
12:11upcoming
12:11competition
12:12this
12:12November.
12:14On that note,
12:15maraming maraming
12:16salamat Miguel
12:17and hopefully
12:18na makasama ka
12:18namin mali.
12:19Game ka ba?
12:20Thank you so much.
12:21Of course.
12:21Kawaga namin kayo
12:22ulit ha.
12:23Nandiyan si
12:23Sir!
12:24Thank you so much
12:26Miguel
12:26and thank you
12:27so much
12:27Sir!
12:27and thank you so much
12:28for joining us
12:29and thank you so much
12:29and thank you so much
12:29for coming to see
12:30coming in.
12:30Thank you so much
12:31and thank you so much
12:32for joining us.
