| Noc: | PHI |
| Nocname: | Philippine Olympic Committee |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Date: | February 19–26 |
| Games: | Asian Winter Games |
| Location: | Sapporo and Obihiro |
| Competitors: | 29 |
| Sports: | 3 |
| Flagbearer: | Carlo Garrucho |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
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The Philippines competed in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26.[1] [2] [3] The team consisted of 29 athletes in three sports (four disciplines) and nine officials, which represented the largest Filipino delegation at the Asian Winter Games compared to the delegations sent in previous editions the Philippines participated in.[4] [5]
On February 19, 2017 it was announced that ice hockey player Carlo Garrucho would be the country's flagbearer during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony.[6]
The following table lists the Filipino delegation per sport and gender.
| width=200 | Sport ! | width=60 | Men ! | width=60 | Women ! | width=60 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Figure skating | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Ice hockey | 23 | 0 | 23 | ||||
| Short track speed skating | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Snowboarding | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 3 | 29 |
See main article: Figure skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Four figure skaters were named to the Filipino team, including 2014 Winter Olympics competitor Michael Christian Martinez.[4]
| Athlete(s) | Event | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jules Alpe | Men's | 42.38 | 17 | 86.03 | 17 | 128.41 | 17 |
| Michael Christian Martinez | 76.53 | 7 | 135.43 | 9 | 211.96 | 9 | |
| Samantha Cabiles | Ladies | 28.54 | 14 | 55.11 | 16 | 83.65 | 15 |
| Shayane Casapao | 28.54 | 18 | 46.66 | 21 | 70.99 | 19 | |
See main article: Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. The Philippines entered an ice hockey team for the first time.[7] [8] The team will play in division two of the competition.[9] The team consists of 23 athletes.[4] The Philippines finished in third place (13th place overall) in division 2 of the competition.[10]
See main article: Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games – Men's tournament. The Philippines was represented by the following athletes:[11]
Legend: G = Goalie, D = Defense-man, F = Forward, C = Captain, A = Assistant captain
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See main article: Short track speed skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. The Philippines has entered one female competitor, marking the Asian Winter Games debut of the country in the sport.[4] [12]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Kathryn Magno | 500 m | 54.031 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| 1000 m | 2:02.991 | 4 | did not advance | |||||||
| 1500 m | 3:16.372 | 5 | did not advance | |||||||
See main article: Snowboarding at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. The Philippines has entered one male competitor, marking the Asian Winter Games debut of the country in the sport.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Ryan Espiritu | 55.84 | 11 | 47.63 | 14 | 1:43.47 | 11 | |
| 44.65 | 13 | 37.95 | 9 | 1:22.60 | 11 | |||