Philippines at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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Philippines at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of the Philippines.svg
IOC code PHI
NOC Philippine Olympic Committee
Website www.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.

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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]

SportMenWomenTotal
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]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Asa Miller Men's giant slalom DNFDid not advance
Men's slalom DNFDid not advance

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