It was a soaring moment for a country that lacks a figure skating culture — and has no Olympic-sized rinks.
Carrillo showed off his national pride throughout his performance, which was set to music by the band Santana. His blade covers displayed the green, white and red colors of the Mexican flag, and he wore a sparkly black and gold costume custom-made by Mexican fashion designer Edgar Lozzano, who offered it to Carrillo for free.
“We have some challenges in Mexico. One of the challenges that we have, it’s sometimes people think that the artistic sports are only for women, so that’s something I had to fight when I was a kid,” Carrillo said. “I always skate because it was something that I was enjoying.” Carrillo will get one more chance on an Olympic-sized sheet of ice on Thursday, when he performs his longer free skate.
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