There has to be one person to do it first. I am grateful that I got to be that person for Filipinas and Filipinos all around the world."

The first woman and youngest to ever represent the Philippines at the Winter Games, the Park City-based skier looked calmer than many veterans in the field as she prepared for her giant slalom debut.

Skier Tallulah Proulx, 17, was raised in the U.S., but she's making Olympic history as the Philippines' first female, and youngest athlete in any Winter Games.

The country already has multiple gold medals in the Summer Olympics. Is the Winter edition next for the country?

Team Philippines is represented in the ongoing Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics by two Alpine skiers–Francis Ceccarelli and Tallulah Proulx. Ceccarelli and Proulx, the first woman to compete in the Winter Games for the Philippines,

On SBS Filipino's Trending Ngayon podcast this week, global attention is focused on the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics following its historic Opening Ceremony. This year’s Games mark a significant milestone for the Philippines,

At only 17, Tallulah Proulx made her long-awaited Olympic debut, in the process becoming the first Filipina and the youngest athlete from the Philippines to compete in the Winter Games.

But for the 2026 Winter Olympics, some of the most notable firsts are coming out of the Olympic Village rather than the individual venues. They are the ones pushing their sports forward and making history in the process. Here are 12 athletes set to make history at this year’s Winter Olympics.

The Philippines is competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, with two athletes set to see action in alpine skiing.