The Mexican skater Donovan Carrillo received the award in New York Will Sears to persistence in his passion for this sport, a recognition he described as a “motivation” for his young career.
The figure skater explained that after realizing his dream in February to join someone Olympic Games in winter his goal is “to be in the top fifteen places in a world competition”, which he acknowledges is very difficult due to the level but which he pursues “with the hunger to reach it”.
Carrillo, 22, appeared in the Big Apple after making his debut at the Figure Skating Grand Prix in NorwoodMassachusetts, which he mentioned as a “pleasant experience”.
In this sense, he acknowledged that he appreciates the US public: “Skating is a bridge for us Latinos and Mexicans around the world, and I feel connected to them. There are many people who have emigrated and have difficult histories, with hard work and sacrifices, “He explained.
The Olympic finalist said he empathizes with these emigrants and that the possibility of them identifying with him is something that motivates him to continue growing, to which he added: “The pattern that unites us is that those of us who place gods we are the limits “.
In addition to this motto, the athlete encourages his followers to “fight for dreams”, as did that boy from Zapopan who has fulfilled his dream of skating for the past 14 years, and “takes advantage of the opportunities available to him, too. if I’m not the top “.
Carrillo, who is already looking at the Milan Olympics 2026he assures that “time flies” and must grow at the same speed as his sport, then he follows a hard training of about 6 or 7 hours a day, half on the skating rink, “to reach an optimal sporting level”.
