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)

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.

Background

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

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

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 101
Total101

Alpine skiing

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

References

  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. 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. 1 2 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. 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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