Philippines at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

The Philippines competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The Philippine team consisted of two athletes in two sports.[2]

Philippines at the
2012 Winter Youth Olympics
IOC codePHI
NOCPhilippine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ph
in Innsbruck
Competitors2[2] in 2 sports
Flag bearer Abel Tesfamariam[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview)
Philippine delegation with Consul Christian Traweger (left). The two athletes which formed the delegation are Abel Tesfamariam (second from left) and Michael Christian Martinez (middle).

Alpine skiing edit

The Philippines has qualified one male athlete to compete in the alpine skiing event.[3] Abel Tesfamariam is a Filipino-Eritrean based in Switzerland. Prior to the games, Tesfamariam got involved in an accident during a practice session.[4]

Boy
Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank
Abel Tesfamariam[5] Slalom 52.02 DNF
Giant slalom 1:10.20 1:04.13 2:14.33 37

Figure skating edit

Philippines has qualified 1 athlete.[2] Michael Christian Martinez, who would later qualify for future editions of the senior Winter Olympic Games, represented the country.[6]

Boy
Athlete(s) Event SP/OD FS/FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Michael Christian Martinez Singles 54.35 3 97.25 7 151.60 7

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games NOC Flag Bearers
  2. ^ a b c List of athletes – Philippines
  3. ^ Summary – YOG Quota issued on December 12 – 2011[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Cruz, Ramil (January 24, 2012). "Pinoy bet kinapos sa Winter Games" [Pinoy bet falls short in Winter Games] (in Filipino). Abante-Tonite. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "FIS Biography". Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
  6. ^ Prasad, Sonali. "Manila on ice: YOG athlete Michael Christian Martinez creates history for the Philippines". Olympic.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.