Philippines at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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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.

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

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Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 101
Total101
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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]

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