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.

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,

Games end in glory for ‘Curling Pilipinas’ just two years after their federation was founded, but Hong Kong’s curlers just miss medal.