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PINOY PRIDE. Athletes from the Philippines walk during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, on February 6, 2026. Alpine skier Tallulah Proulx has become the first female athlete from the Philippines to compete in the Winter Olympics — and at 17, the youngest ever from the Southeast Asian country. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Alpine skier Tallulah Proulx speeds down the alpine ski course during the women’s slalom race in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on February 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
From The Asian Reporter, V36, #3 (March 2, 2026), page 15.
Alpine skier Tallulah Proulx becomes the first Filipina to compete at the Winter Olympics
By Andrew Dampf
AP Sports Writer
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Tennis player Alexandra Eala was a fan favorite at the Australian Open. Gymnast Carlos Yulo won two gold medals at the Paris Olympics.
And now Alpine skier Tallulah Proulx has become the first female athlete from the Philippines to compete in the Winter Olympics — and at 17, the youngest ever from the Southeast Asian country.
"This is a new era for the Philippines and sports on the global stage and I really am grateful that I get to be a part of it," the U.S.-born Proulx said as she finished 50th in the slalom at the Milan Cortina Games after carrying her country’s flag during the opening ceremony.
She was 52nd in the giant slalom.
Proulx grew up skiing at the Sierra Tahoe resort in California, then moved at age 7 to Iowa and raced at tiny Sundown Mountain before moving on Colorado and then settling in Park City, Utah, where she now resides.
Proulx’s father is from the Eastern Samar province in the Philippines’ Eastern Visayas region.
"And I have a lot of relatives, family back there, and honestly the response has been so heartwarming," Proulx said. "Filipinos are just such warm and welcoming people. … I think that’s what makes us really strong and I’m so grateful that I get to be the first Filipina because I show that others can follow in my footsteps and hopefully get more involved into winter sports, which I know is quite hard in the Philippines."
Proulx was slated to visit the Philippines for the first time a few years ago before her trip got cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, she has immersed herself in the country’s culture, thanks to her grandmother.
"Me and my brother grew up with her cooking — all of course the delicious Filipino food and sharing her culture," Proulx said. "Unfortunately, last year she passed away. … I really wanted to push for this and wanted to represent such an important part of my heritage, both for her and for myself."
In Cortina, Proulx traded pins with American slalom standout Paula Moltzan and got a picture with slalom gold medallist Mikaela Shiffrin.
"It’s amazing being around these people that I’ve looked up to my whole life," she said, "and then realize I’m skiing that course next."
Next up for Proulx: a trip to the Philippines.
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