Philippines at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

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]

Philippines at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
IOC code	PHI
NOC	Philippine Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.ph (in English)
in Sapporo and Obihiro February 19–26
Competitors	29 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Carlo Garrucho
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Asian Winter Games appearances
1990 1996–2003 2007 2011 2017

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]

Competitors

The following table lists the Filipino delegation per sport and gender.

Sport	Men	Women	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

Figure skating

Four figure skaters were named to the Filipino team, including 2014 Winter Olympics competitor Michael Christian Martinez.[4]

Singles

Athlete(s)	Event	SP		FP		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

Ice hockey

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]

Men's tournament

Roster

The Philippines was represented by the following athletes:[11]

• Gianpietro Iseppi (G)
• Paolo Spafford (G)
• Javier Alfonso (D)
• Carlo Garrucho (D)
• Alison Lapiz (D)
• Gino Orda (D)
• Jed Reyes (D)
• Paul Sanchez (D)
• Julius Santiago (D)
• Miguel Serrano (D)
• Jose Cadiz (F)
• Philip Cheng (F)
• Steven Füglister (C) (F)
• Francois Gautlier (A) (F)
• Benjamin Imperial (F)
• Lenard Rigel Lancero II (F)
• Carl Montano (F)
• Hector Navasero (F)
• Miguel Relampagos (F)
• Jon Samson (F)
• Julian Santiago (F)
• Patrick Syquiatco (F)
• Michael Wang (F)

Legend: G = Goalie, D = Defense-man, F = Forward, C = Captain, A = Assistant captain

Group A

Rank	Team	Pld	W	OW	OL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kyrgyzstan	3	3	0	0	0	22	7	+15	9
2	Philippines	3	2	0	0	1	27	15	+12	6
3	Independent Olympic Athletes	3	1	0	0	2	9	15	–6	3
4	Qatar	3	0	0	0	3	6	27	–21	0

21 February 2017 20:00

Kyrgyzstan

10–5 (6–1, 1–3, 3–1)

Philippines

Hoshioki Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 86

Game reference
	20 min	Penalties	28 min
	39	Shots	27

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23 February 2017 20:00

Qatar

2–14 (1–4, 0–5, 1–5)

Philippines

Hoshioki Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 103

Game reference
	39 min	Penalties	10 min
	32	Shots	50

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24 February 2017 20:00

Philippines

8–3 (2–2, 4–0, 2–1)

Independent Olympic Athletes

Hoshioki Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 127

Game reference
	76 min	Penalties	86 min
	38	Shots	41

13th place match

26 February 2017 9:00

Philippines

9–2 (5–0, 2–1, 2–1)

Macau

Hoshioki Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 208

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	42	Shots	25

Short track speed skating

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
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	N/A		Did not advance

Snowboarding

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
Ryan Espiritu	Men's giant slalom	55.84	11	47.63	14	1:43.47	11
	Men's slalom	44.65	13	37.95	9	1:22.60	11

References

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4. "29 Filipino athletes to compete in 2017 Asian Winter Games". Manila Bulletin. Manila, Philippines. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
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6. "Garrucho is PH's flag bearer in Asian Winter Games". Manila Times. Manila, Philippines. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
7. "Entry list for hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games". www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/. National Teams of Ice hockey. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
8. Atencio, Peter (6 January 2017). "Veteran PH hockey team joins winter tilt". Manila Standard. Manila, Philippines. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
9. Morgan, Liam (4 January 2017). "Sapporo 2017 confirm entrants in men's and women's ice hockey tournaments". www.insidethegames.biz/. Dunsar Media Ltd. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
10. "Ice hockey Men's Division II Tournament Progress" (PDF). www.info.sapporo2017.org/. Sapporo Organizing Committee for the 2017 Asian Winter Games. 26 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
11. Satumbaga, Kristel (11 January 2017). "Olympian Martinez heads PH to Asiad". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
12. Leyba, Olmin (10 February 2017). "Fil-Am leads Philippines in Winter Games". The Philippine Star. Manila, The Philippines. Retrieved 10 February 2017.