The Philippines will send a 20-athlete delegation to the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China which will officially open on Friday.

Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino flies to Harbin today to lead a 20-athlete delegation to the 9th Asian Winter Games.

HARBIN, China (AP) — The Philippines curling team has been rocking it in Harbin, claiming the tropical country’s first Asian Winter Games medal with a victory in Friday’s men’s final against South Korea.

Speed skater Peter Groseclose and curling athlete Kathleen Dubberstein will bear the flag for a proud and inspired Team Philippines in the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games on Friday night.

The unranked pair of Filipino-Swedish Marc Pfister and Filipino-American Kathleen Dubberstein were a nightmare of an opponent for Korean Jihoon Seong and Kim Kyeongae at the start of the round-robin games in Group A on Tuesday morning.

A 20-athlete Philippine team flew to Harbin, China, on Tuesday to compete in the 9th Asian Winter Games. The team, the largest to date for the Philippines, aims to gain valuable exposure and experience rather than focus on medals, according to Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino.

China topped the final medal table at the Asian Winter Games in Harbin with a record haul on Friday but its delegation's head stressed the need for improvement if the country is to be competitive at the highest level.

On the final day of the 9th Asian Winter Games, the Philippines made a historic feat by clinching its first-ever gold medal in the Winter Games courtesy of the men’s curling team. Skipper Marc Pfister,

History was made on Friday as the Philippine men’s curling team took home the country’s first Asian Winter Games gold medal in Harbin, China.