Mericien Venzon

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Mericien Venzon
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Mericien Venzon at the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships
Personal information
Full nameMericien Venzon
Country represented Philippines
Born (1991-08-22) August 22, 1991 (age 28) [1]
Hayward, CA
Home townHayward, CA
ResidenceLos Angeles, CA
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
CoachPhilip Diguglielmo
Former coachDiana Miro, Josh Figurido, Michelle Phaler
ChoreographerJustin Dillon
ISU personal best scores
Combined total84.17
2011 Four Continents Championships
Short program31.92 [2]
2010 Four Continents Championships
Free skate66.94 [1]
2011 World Figure Skating Championships

Mericien Venzon (born August 22, 1991) from Hayward, California, United States is a figure skater who represented the Philippines. She qualified to the free skate at the 2011 Four Continents Championships. She was the senior women's champion at the 2009 Philippine Figure Skating Championships. [3]

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Personal life

Mericien Venzon was born in Hayward, California. She attended Moreau Catholic High School and graduated in the Class of 2009. [4] She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with highest distinctions. Currently, she is a fellow with the Society and Genetics Institute.

Moreau Catholic High School Private, coeducational school in Hayward, California, United States

Moreau Catholic High School is a college preparatory Roman Catholic secondary school sponsored by the Moreau Province of the Congregation of the Holy Cross. It is located in Hayward, California, within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland under the care of Michael C. Barber, the Bishop of Oakland. It opened in 1965 as an all-boys Catholic High School, temporarily located on the parish grounds of St. Bede's Church. That same year, construction of the permanent campus began at the current location. That construction was completed in the spring of 1967. At the request of Bishop Floyd Begin, Moreau became a coeducational institution in 1969, with the admission of 177 ninth grade girls. Moreau has twice been named a Blue Ribbon School.

University of California, Los Angeles Public research university in Los Angeles, California

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Competitive highlights

Event2009–102010–112011–12
World Championships 35th
Four Continents Championships 24th22nd27th
Asian Winter Games 11th
Nebelhorn Trophy 27th
JGP SBC Cup (Japan) 23rd
Philippine Championships 1st2nd3rd
JGP = Junior Grand Prix

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References

  1. 1 2 (2001-04-30)"ISU Bio". ISU Results. Retrieved on 2011-05-02.
  2. ↑ "Mericien Venzon (PHI) 2010 Four Continents SP". YouTube. Retrieved on 2011-05-02.
  3. ↑ Cordero, Abac (2009-07-20). "UCLA lass skates way to Olympics". PhilStar Sports Hub. Retrieved on 2011-04-30.
  4. ↑ "Developing the Whole Person" (PDF). The Vector. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2011.


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