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Asa Miller becomes the first Filipino Alpine skier to compete for two editions at the Winter Olympics after meeting the qualification standard for slalom and giant slalom events.

The 21-year old Alpine skier garnered 68.56 points in slalom and 68.83 points in the giant slalom in the competitions he participated in to qualify for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

He formally declared his second straight Olympic stint on his official Instagram account last December 21.

“Hi everyone! I’m extremely excited to announce that I will be making my second Olympic appearance in Beijing 2022! Big thank you to everyone who’s helped me on my skiing journey so far,” Miller said.

The Oregon native Olympian first waved the Philippine flag in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, where he placed 70th out of 110 skiers in the giant slalom tournament.

He became the second athlete to participate in two Winter editions after figure skater Michael Christian Martinez competed in the 2014 Sochi and 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games.

The Filipino-American will be the sole athlete to represent our country in this year’s Olympics after scoring 160 qualification points or lower in the two events and being granted one quota slot by the International Ski Federation, according to the Philippine Ski and Snowboard Federation President Jim Apelar.

Miller is currently in Salt Lake City, Utah, and looking forward to performing better in Beijing from February 4 to 20.