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Australian & Philippine Curling Teams Make Olympic History
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In Kelowna, British Columbia, the Olympic Qualification event for curling is heating up. Australias womens team, led by skipper Helen Williams, and the mixed doubles team, Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt, are making waves. But the most captivating story is the Philippines mens curling team, led by Swiss businessman Alan Frei. After transforming his life through sports, Frei discovered his Filipino heritage and joined forces with Christian Haller and the Pfister brothers. Despite their unlikely journey, theyve already won the Asian Winter Games, and now theyre just one tournament away from making history at the Olympics.
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