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Philippines wins its first Asian Winter Games medal, a curling gold

The Philippines curling team won gold at the Asian Winter Games, defeating South Korea 5-3 in the men's final in Harbin, China, on February 14, 2025.
This victory marks the Philippines' first medal ever at the Asian Winter Games, achieving a historic milestone for the nation.
The Philippines Olympic Committee celebrated the win on Instagram, marking it as the highest achievement for a Southeast Asian athlete in the Games' history.
The men's team, consisting of Marc Angelo Pfister, Alan Beat Frei, Christian Patrick Haller, Enrico Gabriel Pfister, and alternate Benjo Delarmente, became members of the World Curling Federation in September 2023.

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The Manila Times

PH curling team wins gold at Asian Winter Games

THE Philippine national men's curling team made history on Friday by winning the country's first-ever Asian Winter Games gold medal in Harbin, China. Wikipedia describes curling as a sport in which two teams of four players each slide polished granite stones called rocks on a surface of ice toward a target area or the house. The stone that ends up the closest to the house earns a point. The team with the highest number of points wins the game. D…

8 days ago·Manila, Philippines

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Spiegel

Curling: Philippines Celebrate Historic Asian Champion Title

Alan Frei, Christian Haller, Marc Pfister: This is what some of the new curling heroes of the Philippines are called. About a historic triumph that also has its origins in Switzerland.

9 days ago·Germany

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Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)

Asian Winter Games - Philippine curlers write history

At the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, the Philippines surprisingly win gold.

9 days ago·Zürich, Switzerland

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Associated Press News

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Philippines wins its first Asian Winter Games medal, a curling gold

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

9 days ago·United States

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The Korea Times

Korea loses to Philippines to take men's curling silver at Winter Asiad

South orea fell to the Philippines to take silver in men's curling at the Asian Winter Games in China on Friday.

9 days ago·Korea, Republic of

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France24

'Absolutely wild': Philippine curlers win historic Asian Games gold

Philippines on Friday bagged a historic and unlikely gold medal by stunning South Korea 5-3 in men's curling at the Asian Winter Games in China's Harbin.

9 days ago·France

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