17-year-old skier for Philippines talks about making history at 2026 Winter Olympics
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📌 Key Takeaways
- Tallulah Proulx is the first woman to represent the Philippines at the Winter Olympics.
- The 17-year-old alpine skier will make her debut at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games.
- Proulx aims to honor her Filipino heritage through her mother’s lineage while competing.
- Her participation highlights the increasing involvement of the Filipino diaspora in international sports.
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Sports, International Relations, Heritage
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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 debut at the Milano Cortina Games.