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Asa Miller (File photo) YANQING, China - Asa Miller admitted on Monday that he learned a bitter lesson from his DNF-Did Not Finish-result in the giant slalom in a snowy and almost zero visibility Sunday morning at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Saying that he lost his focus for waiting long enough to take his turn to start, Miller was aggressive from the get-go as he went for five gates as fast as he can. He skied for only 15.9 seconds before crashing out. "I just have to stick to my pla...

YANQING, China—Asa Miller was up and about on Monday and took a break from training a day after failing to finish the men’s giant slalom at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Miller was DNF (Did Not Finish) in his first of two events in his second Winter Games and was…

YANQING, China—Asa Miller vies in the men’s giant slalom of alpine skiing at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in four days bringing with him modest improvements since his Games debut in Pyeongchang 2018. He’s humble with his goal, knowing pretty well that the field of 150 athletes that will line…

Ernest John "EJ" Obiena (Facebook photo) MANILA - National sports associations (NSAs) will continue to directly receive the financial assistance due the athletes but must devise a better disbursement system to prevent another case similar to pole vaulter Ernest John "EJ" Obiena. During the hearing of the Senate committees on sports and finance on Monday, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chair William Ramirez said the direct financial assistance to NSAs will remain. "Th...

BEIJING—The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) wished Filipino-American alpine skier Asa Miller the best of luck in his quest to level up at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. “We wish Asa Miller good luck. The PSC is supporting his participation to the Winter Olympics and we hope that he comes back…

WORLD No. 3 pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena confirmed on Monday his withdrawal from the Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) effort to mediate his crisis with the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa). “When you speak of mediation, it is a peaceful resolution,” Obiena told BusinessMirror via internet call…

First-ever Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz expressed encouragement to beleaguered fellow Olympian and pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena, saying he must continue jumping for Philippines despite the everyday challenges they encounter.

Pole vaulter EJ Obiena is set to undergo surgery today in Germany.

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THE Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) on Thursday announced that it is deferring the implementation of its four-point action against world-class pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena and co. for two weeks. “In deference to the comments made by Malacañang and due respect to the PSC [Philippine Sports…