00:00Sa likod ng bawat ikot at bawat pagbagsak sa yelo, may mga atletang patuloy na lumalaban.
00:06At isa sa mga patunay na hindi hadlang ang oras at commitment sa pangarap ay ang kwento ng isang figure skater na hindi bumitaw sa larangan.
00:16Ang kanyang kwento, alamin sa ulat ng si Mead J.B. Kunyo.
00:19Mula sa pagiging student-athlete hanggang sa ngayon isa ng working athlete, si Francesca San Agustin ay isang figure skater na binabalik-balikan ang kanya pagmamaal sa larangan ng figure skating.
00:33Sa pamamagitan ng kanyang husay at disiplina, nakasungkit siya ng isang gold at dalawang silver sa nagdaang Skate Asia 2025 noong Agosto na ginanap sa Jakarta, Indonesia.
00:45At ngayong taon, ito na ang kanyang pangatlong pagkakataon na makilahok sa National Figure Skating Championships 2025 kung saan nasungkit niya ang silver medal sa ilalim ng kategorya ng adult silver women.
00:59Ibinahagi ni San Agustin na new experience para sa kanya ang pagiging working athlete niya sa kasalukuyan at sa tingin niya ay nakatutulong ito sa paghubog ng kanyang new persona bilang isang atleta.
01:11I think it was a very different experience this year because the last two years that I joined Nationals, I was a student, so I was a student athlete.
01:21So now I'm working, so it's very hard to balance work and being an athlete at the same time.
01:28But I truly believe it mold me to a different person and really create an experience that I really do appreciate.
01:36I really grew as a person being able to do both at the same time.
01:39Iginiit din ang silver medalist na isa sa pinaka-challenging part ay ang kanyang training after working hours, kaya't mahalaga na mentally prepared at committed sa figure skating.
01:51Training. I would train like after working hours, so I would train from like 6.30 to closing time of the mall, so it's really tiring at the same time.
02:02You know, it's mental pagod from work and also going to the rink, trying to hype yourself up.
02:08So it was one of the most challenging experience I've ever faced recently.
02:12Sabi nila, natatapos ang pagiging atleta kapag ikay nagkaroon na ng sariling karera.
02:19Ngunit para kay Francesca, hindi hadlang ang pagkakaroon ng karera kung mayroon kang pusong atleta.
02:26JB Junyo para sa Atletang Pilipino para sa Bagong Pilipinas.
