Tallulah Proulx

Tallulah Proulx
Personal information
National teamPhilippines
Born (2008-05-08) May 8, 2008
United States
OccupationAlpine skier
Sport
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom, slalom
ClubSno-Gophers
Olympics
Teams1 – (2026)

Tallulah Proulx (born May 8, 2008) is an alpine skier competing for the Philippines. She is the first ever female athlete to compete for the country in the Winter Olympics debuting in the 2026 edition.

Early life and education

Born on May 8, 2008 in the United States to James Proulx and Maia Hightower[1][2], Tallulah Proulx grew up in Berkeley, California.[3] She took up alpine skiing when she was three years old during a family vacation in Lake Tahoe.[4] At age seven, Tallulah moved to Iowa due to her mother's employers.[3]

In 2017, at age ten, Proulx was enrolled by her parents in a six-day-a-week ski program in Vail, Colorado before moving to Park City, Utah a year later.[3] She attended Rowland Hall in Salt Lake City.[5][6] After six years, she moved to the Winter Sports School. She graduated in December 2025.[2]

Career

Proulx started skiing competitively at age seven.[4] She has been part of the Sno-Gophers Ski Club and the Park City Ski Team.[5][7]

In 2018, Proulx was representing Iowa-based Sundown Race Team.[8] She later got sponsored by the National Brotherhood of Snowsports, a non-profit organization catering to minorities in the United States.[9] She has been under a scholarship with the NBS since the 2021–2022 season.[5][10]

Proulx began representing the Philippines in FIS-sanctioned tournaments from August 2024.[11] In the same year, Perry Schaffner became her coach.[2] Her competing for the Philippines was inspired from Filipino alpine skiier Asa Miller's participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics which led to the Proulx family's move to Park City in Utah in 2019.[12] The Proulx family also concluded it would be more difficult to earn a slot in the United States ski team than to represent the Philippines.[3]

She skied for the Philippines at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in China finishing 16th in the slalom.[13][14] She qualified for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.[15]

Still under Schaffner's tutulege, Proulx completed two runs in her Olympic debut at the women's giant slalom event finishing 52nd.[16][2] Proulx became the first woman to compete for the Philippines in the Winter Olympics.[17]

Personal life

Proulx is originally from California before moving to Park City, Utah in 2019.[9][12] She is a dual citizen of the Philippines and the United States.[9] She is partly of African American and Chinese descent through her mother.[18][19][2] Her Filipino heritage comes from her father whose family has roots in Eastern Samar, and she was inspired to represent the Philippines by her Filipina grandmother.[20][21] She is also a K-pop fan, plays the violin, and does crocheting.[22]

Olympic results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom 		Super-G Downhill Combined Team Event
2026 17 TBD 52 — — — —

References

  1. ^ "Tallulah PROULX". Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. Archived from the original on February 7, 2026. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e Meyer, Klara (February 15, 2026). "Winter Sports School grad, 17, makes Olympic debut as first woman racing for the Philippines". Park Record. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d Inocencio, Ramy (February 9, 2026). "Meet the American girl skiing into Philippines Winter Olympics history". CBS News. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  4. ^ a b "'Dream come true:' 17-year-old Tallulah Proulx aims to raise more awareness in Winter Olympics debut". ABS-CBN News. January 21, 2026. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  5. ^ a b c "Tallulah Proulx Highlights". National Brotherhood of Snowsports. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  6. ^ Meyer, John (February 10, 2023). "Black skiers from across the country gather in Vail for '50 years of Soul on Snow'". Boulder Daily Camera. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  7. ^ Sederquist, Ryan (January 23, 2026). "4 Ski and Snowboard Club Vail athletes named to National Brotherhood of Snowsports 2026 team roster". Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  8. ^ "Former Sundown racer makes history at Milan Cortina Games". Telegraph Herald. February 10, 2026. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  9. ^ a b c Vandenack, Tim (March 15, 2025). "'Make it fun for them': Park City Olympic aspirants on a mission to diversify skiing". www.ksl.com. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  10. ^ "Tallulah Proulx – Taking on the Big Mountains" (PDF). National Brotherhood of Snowsports. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  11. ^ "Tallulah PROULX - Athlete Biography". International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  12. ^ a b Bergeson, Heather (February 2, 2026). "Park City athlete to become first female Winter Olympian to represent the Philippines". TownLift. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  13. ^ "Life at sweet 16 is 'fun' for Philippines alpine skier Tallulah Proulx". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  14. ^ Ramos, Josef (February 8, 2025). "Tallulah Proulx proud of performance despite 16th finish in slalom race". BusinessMirror. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  15. ^ Divina, Thea (January 19, 2026). "Filipina teen skier Tallulah Proulx bound for 2026 Winter Olympics". DZRH. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  16. ^ "Young Proulx holds her own in Winter Olympics giant slalom". The Philippine Star. February 16, 2026. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  17. ^ Lindell, Samantha (February 3, 2026). "'Filipinas can do it': This teen is the first woman from Philippines to qualify for Winter Olympics". CNN Sports. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  18. ^ "Blackness On White Peaks: The President Of The National Brotherhood Of Skiers Talks Breaking Barriers In Snow Sports For 50 Years". Essence. February 28, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  19. ^ Meyer, John (February 9, 2023). "Black skiers from across the country gather in Vail for "50 years of Soul on Snow"". The Denver Post. Retrieved January 24, 2026. Proulx said. "I also want to be a role model for other young Black people who want to pursue snow sports.
  20. ^ Javier, Paige (February 4, 2026). "First Filipina Winter Olympian is also a huge K-pop fan". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 4, 2026. So I actually have a lot of family back in the Philippines. My father's family is from Eastern Samar in the Visayas. Yeah. And so I have a lot of family back there. And they've been so supportive, especially recently, of course / Also, I have my Filipina grandma...
  21. ^ Lindell, Samantha (February 3, 2026). "'Filipinas can do it': This teen is the first woman from Philippines to qualify for Winter Olympics". CNN Sports. Retrieved February 3, 2026. Her biggest ties to her (Filipino) culture was her grandmother who passed away last year
  22. ^ Javier, Paige (February 4, 2026). "First Filipina Winter Olympian is also a huge K-pop fan". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
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