Philippines at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

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Philippines at the
2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Flag of the Philippines.svg
Flag of Philippines
IOC code PHI
NOC Philippine Olympic Committee
in Gangwon, South Korea
19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Competitors3 in 3 sports
Flag bearer (opening) Laetaz Amihan Rabe
Flag bearer (closing)TBD
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview)

Philippines is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be Philippines's third appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games.

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Having took part in the 2020 edition, this will be the first back-to-back appearance for the Philippines in the Winter Youth Olympics. [1] The Filipino team consisted of three athletes (two men and one woman) competing in three sports. [2]

Laetaz Amihan Rabe, a freestyle skier, was the flagbearer for the Philippine delegation at the opening ceremony. [3] [4]

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Cross-country skiing 101
Freestyle skiing 011
Short track speed skating 101
Total213

Cross-country skiing

The Philippines received 1 male quota. Calgary, Canada resident 16-year-old Avery Balbanida fills the lone quota slot. [5] [6] Balbinada has competed in the sprint freestyle event [7] and will take part in the 7.5-kilometer classical. [8] He is joined by her Australian coach Allison McArdle. [9]

Classic & Skates
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Avery Balbanida 7.5 km classical —
Sprint freestyle 3:44.3469Did not advance

Freestyle skiing

The Philippines received 1 female quota in slopestyle/big air. 14-year-old Laetaz Amihan Rabe fills the slot. [5] Based in Switzerland, Rabe is born to parents hailing from Cotabato City and Malolos. [10]

Rabe sustained an injury on her left knee during a warm-up training just before the freeski slopestyle qualification causing her to miss the event. [11] The injury rendered her unable to compete in the big air event as well. [12]

Slopestyle & Big Air
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Run 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRank
Laetaz Amihan Rabe Girls' big air Withdrew—Did not advance
Girls' slopestyle DNS—Did not advance

Short track speed skating

The Philippines achieved 1 male quota at the 2023 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships. [13] The slot was filled in by Peter Groseclose. [14]

Groseclose, who is coached by Olympic medalist John-Henry Krueger, is the first to compete among the 3-athlete Philippine delegation. He competed at the 1,500-meter, 500-meter and 1,000-meter races. [15] Groseclose failed to advanced from the quarterfinal of the 1,500-meter race which he said is his weakest event among the three; describing the event as an "endurance race" and himself as more of a sprinter. [16] He also finished as a quarterfinalist in the 1,000-meter race. [17]

It was in the 500-meter race that Groseclose had his best performance; reaching the final stage. In the fifth and final lap, Groseclose and China's Zhang Bohao are in close contention for a bronze medal but the two stumbled on each other in the 40-second mark. He was penalized and did not record any time. [18] Close to clinching the first-ever Winter Youth Olympics medal for the Philippines, Groseclose's feat was hailed by the delegation as the best ever finish of the Philippines in an Olympic winter sport event. [19] [20]

Men
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Peter Groseclose 500 m 42.0191 Q41.3291 Q41.6971 QPEN
1000 m 1:30.2431 Q1:28.8994Did not advance
1500 m —2:20.5755Did not advance

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References

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  2. ↑ "Asia will be represented by 18 NOCs at Winter YOG Gangwon 2024". www.oca.asia. Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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