00:00Sa huling araw ng pag-unita ng Women's Month, kilalani natin si Tallulah Pru na nagbigay karangalan sa bansa bilang
00:07kauna-unahang Filipina Winter Olympian.
00:09Yan ang report na teammate Jamaica, Bayaka.
00:14Dream come true para kay Filipino-Chinese-American si Tallulah Pru ang makatapak sa Olympics.
00:20Matapos gumawa ng kasaysayan bilang isa sa mga pinakabata na nagrepresenta ng Pilipinas
00:25sa 1226 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics sa Italy nitong Pebrero,
00:30naniniwala si Tallulah na walang hindi kayang abutin ang bawat kabataang may pangarap.
00:35Naitala ni Tallulah ang ikalimang put-dalawang pwesto mula sa 76 na kalahok sa Women's Giant Shalom
00:41at ikalimang pwesto naman sa 75 na kalahok sa Women's Shalom.
00:46Dahil dito, ginawana ng atleta sa All Women's Sports Awards bilang isang citation awardee
00:51na ginunap sa Philippine International Convention Center o PICC sa Pasay City, Kamakailan.
00:57I'm really proud of myself. It was my dream since I was really young.
01:02And I'm really grateful that I get to represent the Philippines with a lot of pride in my performance.
01:07And what I hope that this brings to other Filipina athletes is I hope that I can be a source
01:13of inspiration
01:14and, you know, someone to look up to when thinking about their own dreams and aspirations in what they want
01:21to compete.
01:22And I hope that every day I can get a little bit better and improve and continue inspiring people.
01:30Tatlong taong gulang pa lamang si Tallulah nang simulan niyang pasuki ng alfine skiing.
01:35Sa matyagang pag-ensayo at suporta ng kanyang mga magulang,
01:38nakamit niya ang kanyang pangarap na maging Olympian sa edad na 17 taong gulang.
01:43Malaki rin ang naging impluensya ng kanyang idol na si Mikayla Shifrin,
01:47na kilala bilang pinakadekoradong American alfine skier sa kasaysayan ng World Championships.
01:53Ayon kay Talula, walang imposibleng abutin ang mithiin anuman ng edad o kasarian.
01:59Every single day, I hope to, like I said, improve in training.
02:04And I really love, I'm passionate about skiing, you know.
02:07So, of course, I wanted to bring it to the highest level possible.
02:11Aminado ang pinay-skier na may kaukulang pressure ang pagiging batang atleta,
02:16pero target niya na mas mapaghusay pa ang kanyang kakayahan at magbigay inspirasyon sa mga kabataan.
02:23I definitely feel a lot of pressure, you know, a lot of people both cheering me.
02:28And, you know, I think that was important to just, like, remember why I was there at the Winter Olympics.
02:33I was there to, like, do my best and have a great experience,
02:36but at the same time to manage my expectations.
02:38I was one of the youngest there, and it was my first Olympics and big international event.
02:43So, I think I'm pretty proud of my performance.
02:46But, of course, I can always do better, and I'm always looking to work even harder.
02:51Don't be afraid to dream and trust yourself.
02:53Because when I was a young girl, you know, my biggest dream was going to the Olympics.
02:58And, you know, I've now achieved it, and it's honestly, it feels really surreal.
03:02But, I think it comes down to trusting my training and my support system.
03:06And, I believe in every single little girl, little Filipina, and I hope that they can achieve their dreams.
03:15Jamay Kabayaka para sa atletang Pilipino, para sa bagong Pilipinas.
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