Meet Carlos Yulo— the first Filipino athlete to win 2 Olympic Gold Medals | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho
Ang pambato ng Pilipinas sa Paris Olympics na si Carlos Yulo, umarangkada sa artistic gymnastics men's floor exercise at sa men’s vault finals!
Ang batang pasirko-sirko lang noon, naging kauna-unahang atletang Pinoy sa kasaysayan na nanalo ng dalawang gold medal sa Olympics!
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Ang batang pasirko-sirko lang noon, naging kauna-unahang atletang Pinoy sa kasaysayan na nanalo ng dalawang gold medal sa Olympics!
Panoorin ang video.
'Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho' is GMA Network's highest-rating magazine show. Hosted by the country's most awarded broadcast journalist Jessica Soho, it features stories on food, urban legends, trends, and pop culture. 'KMJS' airs every Sunday, 8:15 PM on GMA Network. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes. #KMJS
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00:00YOLO! YOLO! YOLO! YOLO!
00:07The people were almost trembling last night.
00:10In the finals of the Men's Gymnastics Floor Exercise in the Paris 2024 Olympics,
00:17our competitor is Carlos YOLO.
00:20Pumarangkada!
00:31And the glorious gold medal was awarded.
00:43Carlos is the second Filipino athlete in history to win a gold medal,
00:48followed by Heidlin Diaz.
00:51I'm proud of you.
00:52Congratulations!
00:53Your sister Heidi is always here for you.
00:56I'm happy because we're proud.
00:58She's a great athlete.
00:59I'm proud of YOLO because he's really pushing for our country to win.
01:07He's at our house watching Carlos fight on his cell phone.
01:10He's a little nervous, but he won.
01:13Proud, of course, of him and his family.
01:17As a father, I'm really proud that they were able to receive such medals,
01:21especially now that it's the Olympics.
01:23Before, it was just like a Filipino kid playing for the country.
01:26Now, there are Asian Games.
01:28Now that it's the Olympics, it's a big league.
01:31I'm proud because it's an international training.
01:35He wants to win medals, whatever it is.
01:38That's his dream since he was a kid, to be able to podium in the Olympics.
01:46He's still in the ring, he doesn't know that.
01:48He doesn't have any skills in the ring.
01:56He's in the floor exercise and vault.
01:59That's his favorite.
02:00I feel like I can do it.
02:02I was happy and I cried.
02:04I still can't believe it until now.
02:06It's the first time I've seen my own brother
02:09who won gold in the Olympics.
02:11Before, we were just watching at the same time.
02:14The three of us were in the gym,
02:16Caloy and Eldron, before he went to the Olympics.
02:19My two Olympians.
02:21I'm one of the gymnasts.
02:23My grandfather always brought me to my brother's training.
02:28So, I can see their training.
02:32My brother influenced me because of his tips.
02:36As a teammate, I can see that he's focused.
02:41This is a picture of a fan photographer of my brother
02:45in the 2018 Asian Games.
02:47This is my brother in Qatar.
02:49He's a pommel horse and he circles.
03:01You're so good, brother.
03:02You made all the Filipinos cry.
03:05We're so proud of you.
03:11I always do this.
03:14I always pray.
03:17Even if they're far away from me,
03:25they're always safe.
03:30Who would have thought that this kid,
03:32who was circled in 2010,
03:35was able to become an Olympic gold medalist.
03:40Caloy, congratulations.
03:43First, I was able to interview our newest Olympic medalist
03:47back in 2019,
03:49after winning the World Artistic Gymnastics Championship in Germany.
03:55We're so proud of ourselves because of you.
03:59The Philippines is so proud of you.
04:01You're a gymnast.
04:04It was so unexpected.
04:07I didn't expect to win a medal.
04:10I just wanted to see the results.
04:12You're like this small guy.
04:15I mean that as a compliment.
04:17But you're very steady on your feet when you're landing.
04:20I know that's what gives you big points, right?
04:23I know how to execute it cleanly and beautifully.
04:27Point toes, close to high landings.
04:30Because if your chest is close to the floor,
04:33it's a big deduction.
04:34How did you feel when you were circled by Erika?
04:41Sometimes, I get dizzy when I do it many times.
04:44You can really see the floor.
04:46It's like I'm flying.
04:52Caloy was only seven years old
04:54when he became interested in gymnastics.
04:56He started by circling in a park in Malate.
05:01Teacher Ezra was always with him in competitions.
05:06Every year, we joined.
05:08He started in Tacloban.
05:10He lost there.
05:11He also did POF.
05:13It's like gold.
05:14Because he's a beginner, he lost there.
05:16Then the next time, he won.
05:19It's the same in national games.
05:21He's a perennial champion.
05:22You can see his progress.
05:24He doesn't feel weak inside.
05:26It's like his motivation to get better.
05:29Before Caloy practices,
05:31he needs to do intense stretching.
05:34Just like us, ordinary people,
05:36stretching is really important,
05:38especially for athletes like him.
05:54In your story,
05:55it's not easy to enter this sport.
05:58But it's fun.
05:59It's enjoyable.
06:01It's challenging.
06:02If you enjoy the hard work,
06:04you'll enjoy it even more.
06:06For example, if you win.
06:08Your hands are so hard.
06:11It's a hole.
06:12Let's talk about it.
06:13This is what happens to Caloy's hands.
06:15This is the proof of how hard it is to train.
06:18This kid's hands are made of steel.
06:20It's so hard.
06:21But there are wounds.
06:23Tell me, why are your hands like that?
06:25It's a cyborg.
06:27When you do understrings,
06:29especially when your hands are soft,
06:31it's easy to break.
06:32When you do calyos, it's okay.
06:34Yes, because...
06:35Because your hands are stronger.
06:37It protects my hands.
06:39What do you think when you first came to Caloy?
06:43He's big,
06:44but there's something bigger waiting for me.
06:47My mindset is different.
06:49My mindset is already in the Olympics.
06:51I promise you, listen to me hard.
06:54He's going to get the Olympic gold.
06:57Please.
06:59Fast forward to 2024.
07:01Caloy's dream of winning a medal in the Olympics
07:05has already come true.
07:09But his Paris 2024 Olympic journey is not yet over.
07:15Tonight, he will also try to win his second Olympic medal
07:21in the finals of the vault events.
07:24He entered the vault exercise.
07:26I was nervous.
07:27I thought he wouldn't be able to enter the 6th event
07:30because that is one of his favorite events,
07:33the vault.
07:34It's still 50-50
07:36because there are a lot of clean moves
07:39and the difficulty is high.
07:41This gold medal means an awful, awful lot.
07:44Not only to the Philippines,
07:46to the Gymnastics Association,
07:47and especially to me,
07:48it means a lot to me.
07:50It's good for the Philippines
07:51because now we have a lot of grassroots,
07:53the kids.
07:54They want to be another kind of student.
07:57A lot of people want to be a gymnast now.
08:00What does gymnastics mean in your life?
08:03My life has changed.
08:04I'm really shy.
08:07I don't really talk to people.
08:10People don't approach me.
08:11And my confidence is rising.
08:15Caloy, talk to the kids
08:17that maybe they should also enter
08:19and listen to gymnastics.
08:21We all have a chance.
08:23The key to gymnastics,
08:24choose what you want to do.
08:26That's the key
08:28because that's where you'll really excel.
08:30Even if it's hard,
08:31you won't notice it
08:33because you want to improve.
08:35Aside from Caloy,
08:37we have a lot of fellow Filipinos
08:39who are continuing to fight
08:41for their Olympic dream.
08:43Let's support our Filipino Olympians
08:47who are building our flag
08:51all over the world.
08:54Long live!