Philippine curlers miss bronze by 1 point

The Philippines narrowly missed securing its first-ever medal at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, where the curling duo of Marc Pfister and Kathleen Dubberstein lost to China's Han Yu and Wang Zhiyu by a score of 6-5 on Saturday.

Despite leading early with a 4-0 advantage after two ends, Pfister and Dubberstein struggled in subsequent rounds, allowing their opponents to take the lead and secure third place.

In mixed doubles curling, Japan's Go Aoki and Tori Koana won gold while South Korea's Kim Kyeong-ae and Seong Ji-hoon claimed silver; the Philippines' duo had earlier defeated Chinese Taipei but lost to Japan in the semifinals.

Speed skater Peter Joseph Groseclose narrowly missed advancing to medal rounds in both 1500m and 500m events, finishing sixth and third respectively, with a chance for redemption in the upcoming 1000m event on Sunday.

Alpine skier Proulx Tallulah placed 16th in the women's slalom event while another alpine skier Francis Ceccarelli is set to compete in the men's slalom starting Sunday, with the Philippines still having a chance for a medal among its 20 athletes competing.