MANILA, Philippines — The naturalization of Russian figure skater Aleksandr Korovin gives the Philippines a shot in the arm for its campaign at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China in February next year.

Korovin, 30, officially became a Filipino after President Bongbong Marcos signed the Republic Act No. 12115 on December 20.

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