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Philippines at the 2022 Winter Olympics

The Philippines competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2] The country qualified one athlete in alpine skiing.

Philippines at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of The Philippines
IOC codePHI
NOCPhilippine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ph
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors1 (1 man) in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening)Asa Miller
Flag bearer (closing)Asa Miller
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Background edit

The Philippines made its third consecutive appearance in the Winter Olympics, having featured in the 2014 and 2018 editions.[3] The country has qualified a lone alpine skier for the 2022 Winter Olympics and is accompanied by five officials including a coach.[4][5] The government's Philippine Sports Commission provided ₱3.3 million funding for the athlete's Olympic campaign.[6]

The Philippines attempted to qualify two figure skaters for the Olympics[7] and an athlete in short track speed skating.[8]

Asa Miller, the country's lone competitor, was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[9][10] This is also the second time Miller served as flagbearer in an Olympic opening and closing ceremonies.[11][12] He also served as flagbearer in the closing ceremony.[13]

Competitors edit

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.[14]

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 0 1
Total 1 0 1

Alpine skiing edit

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards, The Philippines qualified one male alpine skier.[15] The Philippine Ski and Snowboard Federation has nominated Asa Miller to fill the lone berth.[16][17] This would mark Miller's second appearance in the Winter Olympics having last competed in the 2018 edition.[18] Based in Portland, Oregon, Miller trained in the United States as part of his preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympics.[19] He was joined by his coach Will Gregorak.[20]

While Miller does not consider himself a strong contender to win a gold medal, he is aiming to surpass his 70th place finish in the men's giant slalom event he recorded in the 2018 Olympics.[20][21] His coach Gregorak, believes he is capable of finishing among the top 45 in his event.[22]

Miller and his father expressed wariness of incurring a did not finish (DNF) prior to competing the men's giant slalom event on 13 February noting it could even happen to top skiers citing the case of two-time Olympian Mikaela Shiffrin who recorded DNFs in the women's giant slalom and slalom days earlier.[23] Miller crashed out 20 seconds into the first run of the giant slalom due to heavy snowfall. He was among the 33 skiers who incurred a DNF in the first run.[24] Miller however did not attribute his poor finish to the weather condition admitting that he had lost focus.[25] For the men's slalom held on 16 February, Miller skied for 36 seconds but also incurred a DNF. Gregorak attributed the snow's condition which he described as "a little uneven between being aggressive and icy in some spots" as a factor in Miller's finish, but Miller himself also admitted that he also had fault.[26]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Asa Miller Men's giant slalom DNF Did not advance
Men's slalom DNF Did not advance

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ Alberto, Noel (7 February 2018). "Pyeongchang 2018: The Philippines set to make second consecutive appearance at Winter Games". Vavel. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  4. ^ "POC grateful to PSC for Winter Olympics support". Tiebreaker Times. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. ^ Villar, Joey (22 December 2021). "Fil-Am Asa Miller qualifies for 2022 Beijing Winter Games". BusinessWorld Online. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  6. ^ Villar, Joey (17 January 2022). "Philippines' lone Winter Olympic bet gets P3.3M in funding". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ^ Yumol, David Tristan (26 September 2021). "Filipino figure skaters miss Winter Olympics berths". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on September 26, 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  8. ^ Morales, Luisa (20 August 2021). "Celestino, Frank named Philippine bets in Winter Olympics qualifier". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  9. ^ Lozada, Bong (4 February 2022). "Asa Miller carries Philippine flag at Winter Olympics opening ceremony". Philippines Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Asa Miller savors repeat stint as Olympic flag bearer: 'Proud to have done it again!'". Rappler. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Asian NOC flagbearers for Beijing 2022 opening ceremony". www.ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  14. ^ "NOC Entries - Team Philippines". Beijing 2022 Olympics. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Alpine Skiing Quotas List For Olympic Winter Games 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  16. ^ Ramos, Josef (14 November 2021). "Fil-Am Miller qualifies for Beijing Olympics". BusinessMirror. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  17. ^ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (21 December 2021). "Asa Miller qualifies for 2022 Winter Olympics". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Skier Miller confirmed as sole Philippines competitor". China Daily. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  19. ^ Navarro, June (13 January 2022). "PH has Beijing Olympics bet in skier Asa Miller". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  20. ^ a b Giongco, Mark (9 February 2022). "Asa Miller keeps modest expectations in Beijing, Dad says 'never say never'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  21. ^ Villar, Joey (10 February 2022). "Asa's goal is proud showing for country". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  22. ^ Yumol, David Tristan (11 February 2022). "Asa Miller can land top 45 finish in 2022 Winter Olympics giant slalom run — American coach". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  23. ^ "Winter Olympics: Asa Miller wants to avoid 'DNF' in skiing". ABS-CBN News. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  24. ^ Giongco, Mark (13 February 2022). "Coach still proud of Asa Miller despite DNF in giant slalom". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  25. ^ Villar, Joey (15 February 2022). "Miller vows to stay focused in final event". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  26. ^ "Asa Miller on second DNF in 2022 Winter Olympics: 'I have fault also'". GMA News. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
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