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Peter Groseclose of the Philippines action in the men's 1500m short track speed skating event of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, December 19, 2025 at the IWIS International Ice Skating Center in Bangkok, Thailand. POC Media

Peter Groseclose of the Philippines action in the men's 1500m short track speed skating event of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, December 19, 2025 at the IWIS International Ice Skating Center in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Paige Javier

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1766127262835WhatsApp Image 2025-12-19 at 2.41.23 PM.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Peter Groseclose of the Philippines action in the men&#x27;s 1500m short track speed skating event of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, December 19, 2025 at the IWIS International Ice Skating Center in Bangkok, Thailand. POC Media" width="960"/>Peter Groseclose of the Philippines action in the men&#x27;s 1500m short track speed skating event of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, December 19, 2025 at the IWIS International Ice Skating Center in Bangkok, Thailand. POC Media</div>BANGKOK (2nd UPDATE) -- Winter Youth Olympian Peter Groseclose marked his Southeast Asian Games debut with gold and silver medals in the short track speed skating events,  Friday at the IWIS International Ice Skating Training Center in Bangkok, Thailand.The 18-year-old first copped silver in the men&#x27;s 1500m, before doing himself better with a gold in the men&#x27;s 500-m.&quot;I&#x27;m very happy, I&#x27;m proud. This is my first SEA Games so I&#x27;m proud I can represent the Philippines well. I&#x27;m really happy with this result,&quot; he told POC Media.Filipino-American skater Groseclose was leading with nine laps to go in the men&#x27;s 1500-m, having the gold medal already within his reach. But in the first turn in the final lap, Thailand&#x27;s Taprom Chonlacharit saw an opening and overtook Groseclose to skate to the gold.  Groseclose finished with a time of 02:26:207, closely behind the hometown bet who won gold with a time of 02:25:800. Indonesia&#x27;s Firdaus Marva Kayana Putra clinched bronze with a time of 02:26:931.  <div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/11/12/pinoy-figure-skaters-excited-for-sea-games-debut-1727">READ: Pinoy figure skaters excited for SEA Games debut</a></div>&quot;I was too soon to accelerate and I ended up spending too much energy too early. That was the fatal flaw within my 1500,&quot; he said.&quot;Definitely, it was motivation,&quot; he said. &quot;Although a silver medal in the 1,500m is not terrible, I really wanted to be better in the 500m. I just wanted to persevere as well and so happy that this last race result would be a good one.&quot;He sped off at the start, taking the lead in the 500m and holding it the rest of the way en route to a winning time of 43.257 seconds, leaving behind Singaporean Ryo Yik Ong who got the silver in 43.592 time and Indonesian Jeremia Wihardja who clocked 43.962 for the bronze in the race participated in by five entries. Groseclose later clinched bronze in the men&#x27;s 5000m relay event alongside teammates Hans Matthew Buemio, Jahn Asuncion, and Sunphil Zablan. &quot;Any chance I get to prove myself and make myself, my family and the Philippines proud is a great opportunity, I&#x27;m really grateful,&quot; he said. Meantime, Shaelynn Bolos, Xsandrie Guimba, Renee Benitez, and Jewel Suguitan captured bronze in the women&#x27;s 3000m relay.<div> </div>

Winter Youth Olympian Peter Groseclose marked his Southeast Asian Games debut with gold and silver medals in the short track speed skating events, Friday at the IWIS International Ice Skating Training Center in Bangkok, Thailand.

Winter Youth Olympian Peter Groseclose marked his Southeast Asian Games debut with gold and silver medals in the short track speed skating events, Friday at the IWIS International Ice Skating Training Center in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Peter Groseclose claims gold, silver in SEA Games debut

Paige Javier,

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Published December 19, 2025 02:55 PM PHT

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Updated December 20, 2025 05:38 PM PHT

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