Melissa Bulanhagui
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Melissa Carmen Bulanhagui (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.
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.
. She speaks and understands some Tagalog
although she is not fluent. In August 2011, she became engaged to Nick Baroco, a TACP with the U.S. Air Force. She received her Philippines passport in October 2011.
Pennsylvania
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) is a Filipino-American figure skater. She is the 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy
2010 Nebelhorn Trophy
The 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy was the Nebelhorn Trophy for the 2010–2011 figure skating season. The competition is held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany and is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....
bronze medalist. She represented the United States until 2011. In September 2011, she announced that she would represent the Philippines in future competitions.
Career
Bulanhagui won the junior bronze medal at the 2006 U.S. Championships. She made her ISU Junior Grand PrixISU Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...
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
2010 Nebelhorn Trophy
The 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy was the Nebelhorn Trophy for the 2010–2011 figure skating season. The competition is held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany and is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....
, 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
2012–2013 figure skating season
The 2012–2013 figure skating season begins on July 1, 2012, and ends on June 30, 2013. During this season, elite skaters will compete on the ISU Championship level at the 2013 European, Four Continents, World Junior, and World Championships...
season.
Personal life
Bulanhagui's parents are both from the PhilippinesPhilippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. She speaks and understands some Tagalog
Tagalog language
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...
although she is not fluent. In August 2011, she became engaged to Nick Baroco, a TACP with the U.S. Air Force. She received her Philippines passport in October 2011.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Tango | Rachmaninoff | |
| 2009–10 | Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha is a novel by American author Arthur Golden, published in 1997. The novel, told in first person perspective, tells the fictional story of a geisha working in Kyoto, Japan, before and after World War II... by John Williams John Williams John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T... |
Music from Les Misérables Les Misérables (musical) Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo.... |
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| 2008–09 | Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha is a novel by American author Arthur Golden, published in 1997. The novel, told in first person perspective, tells the fictional story of a geisha working in Kyoto, Japan, before and after World War II... by John Williams John Williams John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T... |
Slow Dancing by Bill Conte |
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| 2007–08 | Pink Panther soundtrack by Henry Mancini Henry Mancini Henry Mancini was an American composer, conductor and arranger, best remembered for his film and television scores. He won a record number of Grammy Awards , plus a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously in 1995... |
Shall We Dance Shall We Dance? (2004 film) Shall We Dance? is a 2004 American film. It is a remake of the award-winning Masayuki Suo 1996 Japanese film, Shall We Dance?. The film made its US premier at the Hawaii International Film Festival.-Plot:... & Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights # "Dance Like This" - Wyclef Jean featuring Claudette Ortiz # "Dirty Dancing" - The Black Eyed Peas# "Guajira " - Yerba Buena# "Can I Walk By" - Jazze Pha featuring Monica# "Satellite " - Santana featuring Jorge Moreno... soundtracks |
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| 2006–07 | House of the Flying Daggers soundtrack by Shigeru Umebayashi Shigeru Umebayashi is a Japanese composer.Once the leader of Japan's new-wave rock band EX, composer Shigeru Umebayashi began scoring films in 1985 when the band broke up. He has more than 40 Japanese and Chinese films to his credit and is perhaps best known in the West for his score for director Wong Kar-wai's In... |
Shall We Dance Shall We Dance? (2004 film) Shall We Dance? is a 2004 American film. It is a remake of the award-winning Masayuki Suo 1996 Japanese film, Shall We Dance?. The film made its US premier at the Hawaii International Film Festival.-Plot:... & Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights # "Dance Like This" - Wyclef Jean featuring Claudette Ortiz # "Dirty Dancing" - The Black Eyed Peas# "Guajira " - Yerba Buena# "Can I Walk By" - Jazze Pha featuring Monica# "Satellite " - Santana featuring Jorge Moreno... 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 United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters... |
8th N. | 3rd J. | 12th | 8th | 12th | 10th | |||
| Nebelhorn Trophy Nebelhorn Trophy The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain.... |
3rd | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix Final 2006-2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2006–2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the tenth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2006–2007 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level skaters... |
4th | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Belarus 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the twelfth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level... |
9th | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Italy 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the twelfth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level... |
1st | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria 2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2007–2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 11th season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2007–2008 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which is for Senior-level skaters... |
5th | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic 2006-2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2006–2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the tenth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2006–2007 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level skaters... |
4th | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Romania 2006-2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2006–2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the tenth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2006–2007 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level skaters... |
2nd | ||||||||
| Gardena Spring Trophy Gardena Spring Trophy The Gardena Spring Trophy is an annual international figure skating competition. It is held every spring in Val Gardena in Italy. Since its inception in 1990, it has been a junior-level competition. In 2006, it added a novice level competition... |
1st J. | ||||||||
| North American Challenge Skate North American Challenge Skate The North American Challenge Skate was a series of annual summer figure skating competitions for American and Canadian figure skaters on the novice and junior levels. It was a developmental program rather than an elite competition series; the purpose of the program was to give young skaters a... |
2nd J. | ||||||||
| Eastern Sectionals Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships The Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating which has been held since 1938.... |
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