ASA Miller, a Filipino-American skier, will be the country’s representative to the 2022 Winter Olympics set on Feb. 4-20 in Beijing, China.
Mr. Miller, 21, took to Instagram to officially announce his qualification to the quadrennial event.
Mr. Miller, born in Oregon but has roots in Sta. Cruz, Manila, took the country’s lone quota in alpine skiing where he will see action in the slalom and giant slalom events.
“Hi everyone! I’m extremely excited to announce that I will be making my second Olympic appearance in Beijing 2022! Big thank you to everyone who’s helped me on my skiing journey so far,” said Miller, who also raced in the 2018 edition in Pyeongchang, South Korea and placed 70th of 110 giant slalom participants.
Mr. Miller will also carry the responsibility as the country’s flag bearer in the opening ceremony for the second straight edition.
He got enough points from the International Ski Federation (ISF) to be quota eligible.
There is also hope Brandon Leitner, a 17-year-old skier, would also make the cut should the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) earn another slot. — Joey Villar