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(From left) Filipino alpine skiers Tallulah Proulx and Francis Ceccarelli will compete at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in February. Photos courtesy of Philippine Ski and Snowboard Federation

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2 Filipinos to compete in 2026 Winter Olympics in February

Paige Javier

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17687122167692-Composite 2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>(From left) Filipino alpine skiers Tallulah Proulx and Francis Ceccarelli will compete at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in February. Photos courtesy of Philippine Ski and Snowboard Federation</div>MANILA – Two alpine skiers will be representing the Philippines at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics next month.Francis Ceccarelli and Tallulah Proulx are both qualified and will compete in the giant slalom and slalom events for the Winter Games.The 22-year-old Ceccarelli earned a quota spot for the Milano Cortina Games, making him the first Filipino to qualify and is set to become the fifth Olympic alpine skier from the country.Proulx, 17, booked her spot in the women&#x27;s giant slalom and slalom events, after she reached the 120 International Ski and Snowboarding Federation or FIS points needed for qualification.The 17-year-old initially missed out on the slalom event by a slim margin, but on the final day of qualification she finished with 119.72 point average after five runs.Philippine Ski and Snowboard Federation (PSSF) president Jim Apelar said Proulx is the first Filipina to make it to the regular Winter Games and is the youngest Filipino to be a Winter Olympian at 17 years old.Both Ceccarelli and Proulx previously represented the Philippines in the Asian Winter Games last year in Harbin, China.  The Utah-based alpine skier finished 14th out of 44 competitors in the Women&#x27;s Slalom Run 2 event.Ceccarelli was disqualified in in the Men&#x27;s Slalom Run 1 event in the Asian Winter Games.&quot;These Filipinos may not win medals but set a precedence in opening ways for diaspora [for] Pinoys to win one of these days. This Olympics is led by a Filipino Italian (men’s) and Filipino-American (women’s) as an example to the rest of our kababayans who live abroad,&quot; Apelar told ABS-CBN News in a message.The 2026 Winter Olympics will run from February 6 to 22 in Milan and Cortina d&#x27;Ampezzo in Italy.<div> </div>

Two alpine skiers will be representing the Philippines at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in February.

Two alpine skiers will be representing the Philippines at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in February.