Tallulah Proulx and Francis Ceccarelli are representing the Philippines at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

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.

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."

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.

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

SCHEDULE: Team Philippines at Winter Olympics 2026 MANILA, Philippines—Francis Ceccarelli of the Philippines fell short in the men’s giant slalom event of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics at the Stelvio Ski Centre in Bormio,

A competitor in the 2026 Winter Olympics celebrated at the end of his event with a nod to the biggest internet phenomenon of 2025. As he crossed the finish line at the end of the men’s giant slalom, skier Francis Ceccarelli of the Philippines decided to celebrate his successful trek down the hill.

American alpine skier Tallulah Proulx made history as the first woman to compete for the Philippines in a Winter Olympics. The 17-year-old talks to CBS News' Ramy Inocencio about her historic Olympic

But for the 2026 Winter Olympics, some of the most notable firsts are coming out of the Olympic Village rather than the individual venues. They are the ones pushing their sports forward and making history in the process. Here are 12 athletes set to make history at this year’s Winter Olympics.