The Philippines curling team has been rocking it in China, claiming the tropical country’s first Asian Winter Games medal with a victory in the men’s final against South Korea.

On the final day of the 9th Asian Winter Games, the Philippines made a historic feat by clinching its first-ever gold medal in the Winter Games courtesy of the men’s curling team. Skipper Marc Pfister,

The Chinese win twice as many gold medals (32) as nearest challengers South Korea, with Japan third with 10. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Associated Press photographers captured the most exciting moments of the first six days of the Asian Winter Games, including some gravity-defying moves from ice hockey, figure skating and the Alpine skiing events teams.

Marc Pfister didn’t come all the way from Bern, Switzerland just to grab any medal of lesser value at the 9th Asian Winter Games. The Filipino-Swiss skip accomplished that mission as the PH men’s curling team seized a historic gold medal for the country over highly favored South Korea,

China topped the final medal table at the Asian Winter Games in Harbin with a record haul on Friday but its delegation's head stressed the need for improvement if the country is to be competitive at the highest level.