FIGURE SKATER Paolo Borromeo showed his readiness to compete in next month’s Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China after he came through with a solid effort in the Sofia Trophy in Bulgaria recently.

The 27-year-old Boca Raton, Florida-born El Dorado Hills, California-based Mr. Borromeo was fifth with a score of 178.14 in the Bulgarian capital that earned him a berth at the ISU Four Continents Championships scheduled for Feb. 19-23 in Seoul.

Mr. Borromeo ended up seventh in the short program with 50.13 points and fourth in free skating with 128.01.

The Seoul meet will come right after his participation in the Asian Winter Games, where he will be a member of the 20-strong Philippine delegation.

There, Mr. Borromeo will be joined by another figure skater, newly naturalized Aleksandr Korovin. — Joey Villar