Melissa Bulanhagui

Melissa Bulanhagui

Personal information
Full name	Melissa Carmen Bulanhagui
Country represented	Philippines
Former country(ies) represented	United States
Born	August 16, 1990 (1990-08-16) (age 21) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Residence	Newark, Delaware
Height	5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Coach	Karen Ludington, Ron Ludington, Kat Arbour
Choreographer	Karen Ludington
Skating club	University of Delaware FSC
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	127.25 2008 JGP Italy
Short program	50.36 2008 JGP Italy
Free skate	82.50 2006 JGPF

Melissa Carmen Bulanhagui^[1] (born August 16, 1990 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a Filipino-American figure skater. She is the 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist. She represented the United States until 2011. In September 2011, she announced that she would represent the Philippines in future competitions.^[2]

Career

Bulanhagui won the junior bronze medal at the 2006 U.S. Championships. She made her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut the following season, winning a silver medal and placing 4th in her other event. She qualified for the Final where she finished 4th. During the 2008–09 season, she won a gold medal at the Junior Grand Prix event in Italy and placed 9th in her other event. Bulanhagui won bronze at the 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy, her first senior international medal.

In September 2011, Bulanhagui announced she would compete at the national championships of the Philippines in November 2011 and would become eligible for international events in the 2012-13 season.^[2][3]

Personal life

Bulanhagui's parents are both from the Philippines.^[4] She speaks and understands some Tagalog although she is not fluent.^[3] In August 2011, she became engaged to Nick Baroco, a TACP with the U.S. Air Force.^[1] She received her Philippines passport in October 2011.^[3]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2010–11	Tango	Rachmaninoff
2009–10	Memoirs of a Geisha by John Williams	Music from Les Misérables
2008–09	Memoirs of a Geisha by John Williams	Slow Dancing by Bill Conte
2007–08	Pink Panther soundtrack by Henry Mancini	Shall We Dance & Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights soundtracks
2006–07	House of the Flying Daggers soundtrack by Shigeru Umebayashi	Shall We Dance & Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights soundtracks

Competitive highlights

Event	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11
U.S. Championships			8th N.	3rd J.	12th	8th		12th	10th
Nebelhorn Trophy									3rd
Junior Grand Prix Final					4th
Junior Grand Prix, Belarus							9th
Junior Grand Prix, Italy							1st
Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria						5th
Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic					4th
Junior Grand Prix, Romania					2nd
Gardena Spring Trophy				1st J.
North American Challenge Skate				2nd J.
Eastern Sectionals			4th N.	2nd J.		2nd	6th	2nd	2nd
South Atlantic Regionals	9th N.	10th N.	4th N.	1st J.				1st

• N = Novice level; J = Junior level

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (August 25, 2011). "The Inside Edge: Bradley takes mound for Royals". Icenetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110825&content_id=23729378&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved August 25, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Melissa Bulanhagui to represent Philippines". Figure Skaters Online. September 14, 2011. http://figureskatersonline.com/news/2011/09/14/melissa-bulanhagui-to-represent-philippines/. Retrieved September 15, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Blanchard, Jamie (October 18, 2011). "Bulanhagui: It is my chance to compete for my parents". Figure Skaters Online. http://figureskatersonline.com/news/2011/10/18/bulanhagui-it-is-my-chance-to-compete-for-them/. Retrieved October 18, 2011. 
4. ^ Yu, Sylvia (January 8, 2005). "Spotlight on Melissa Bulanhagui - Interview". Unseen Skaters. http://www.unseenskaters.com/articles/20042005/20050108_melissa.html. Retrieved January 11, 2010. 

• Melissa Bulanhagui at the United States Figure Skating Association
• Melissa Bulanhagui at the International Skating Union

External links

• Official site

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Name	Bulanhagui, Melissa
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Date of birth	August 16, 1990
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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