Mexico returns to the Olympic ice rink with this suit 4:04
(CNN) --
Donovan Carrillo of Mexico said many people told him it was impossible for a Mexican figure skater to qualify for the Winter Olympics.
But in Beijing on Tuesday, he qualified for the figure skating final after his performance in the men's short program.
Donovan Carrillo brings his Olympic dream to Beijing 3:25
Carrillo is the first Olympic figure skater from Mexico in 30 years and his country's flag bearer at Beijing 2022.
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Donovan Carrillo's suit in Beijing
After his performance, Donovan Carrillo said he was "super happy" with his performance, his highlight being a quadruple jump.
Mexico's Donovan Carrillo competes in the skating short program on Tuesday.
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"I didn't want it to end. I wanted to keep skating and living the Olympic dream," he said.
On being a Latin American athlete at the Beijing Olympics, Carrillo said: "A lot of people told me at the beginning of my career that this was a crazy dream."
“I always tried to push more and more, competition by competition, to try to be the best version of myself.
I want people in Latin America and in my country to think about it, have their big goals and go for it," he said.
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Mexican qualifies for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games 1:15
On being able to put together an Olympic-level program despite training on a mall ice rink during public sessions, Carrillo said: "It's a challenge, I'm not lying."
“But instead of regretting and thinking about what I don't have, I always try to work with what I do have.
That is key for me to be here.
It's better to focus on what you have and try to exploit that and live the dream."
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