Name: Mary Grace Baldo
Sport: Figure Skating
Mary Grace trains five hours a day Monday to Friday, three hours on the ice and two hours strength and conditioning off the ice. She diligently practices with little fan fare, side by side with the best skaters in the world, at Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California. When her daily training regimen is completed, Mary Grace becomes a sophomore student at El Segundo High School Virtual Academy while concurrently enrolled in Santa Monica Junior College. Under the tutelage of Olympic level coaches, Frank Carroll and Ken Congemi, world-renowned choreographers, Lori Nichol and Henrick Walentin, former Bolshoi dancer, Galina Barinova.
Mary Grace with her trainer, manager, and her Mom, Jean, at the Philippine National Figure Skating Championships held at Mall of Asia on June 15 & 17, 2007 where she won the gold. This event was hosted by the Philippine Skating Union in cooperation with SM International Skating Rink.