BORMIO, Italy – Tallulah Proulx gave her best in the women’s slalom event of alpine skiing Wednesday and provided Team Philippines a strong finish in the 25th Winter Olympics here. The 17-year-old Proulx clocked 1:02.

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.

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.

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

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.

BORMIO, Italy – After Francis Ceccarelli crashed out in the men’s slalom, Tallulah Proulx competes in the women’s side Wednesday as the Philippines wraps up its short campaign in the 25th Winter Olympics here.

Francis Ceccarelli will say goodbye to the 25th Winter Olympics with the hope of being a better, stronger and faster skier. The

Two weeks before the Philippines’ two athletes plunge into action in the 25th Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina in Italy, a Filipino from the corporate world already stood tall as Raymond Li was selected as one of the Olympic torch bearers.