Philippines’ flag bearer Asa Miller leads the delegation as they enter the stadium during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, at the National Stadium, known as the Bird’s Nest, in Beijing, on February 4, 2022. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)
MANILA, Philippines—Alpine skier Asa Miller carried the Philippine colors during the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremonies of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at Beijing National Stadium Friday.
Miller, the country’s lone representative in this year’s Winter Games, will compete in the slalom and giant slalom events beginning next week.
This is also the second time that Miller carried the Philippine flag as he had the same honor during the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.
Philippines’ flag bearer Asa Miller leads the delegation as they enter the stadium during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, at the National Stadium, known as the Bird’s Nest, in Beijing, on February 4, 2022. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)
The Philippines is one of 19 countries in the Winter Games that fielded a lone representative.
Other countries with only one athlete representing them are Albania, American Samoa, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ghana, Haiti, India, Kyrgyzstan, Malta, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, and US Virgin Islands, according to CNN.
Unsurprisingly, most of these countries who fielded a lone athlete are located near the equator where snow are non-existent.
