Proud moment for Fil-Am alpine skierBORMIO, Italy – Fil-American Tallulah Proulx proved that even in alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics, age doesn’t matter. She clocked 1:17.15 in the morning run at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Center at Cortina, site of the 1956 Winter Olympics, then did 1:24.47 in the afternoon. Again, Proulx, the first Filipina to grace the Winter Olympics, is only 17. “We are proud of Tallulah that at her age, she stood her ground against the world’s best. In Alpine skiing, an entry who fails to finish one run, the first or the second, is out of the competition.

Source: Philippine Star February 17, 2026 01:01 UTC