Games closed in Harbin on Friday with host China dominating the medals table a year out from the Olympics and the Philippines among the tropical countries making history. Tightly rehearsed dancers and a digital symphony orchestra kicked off the closing ceremony before athletes entered the 10,

History was made on Friday as the Philippine men’s curling team took home the country’s first Asian Winter Games gold medal in Harbin, China.

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

Philippines on Friday bagged a historic and unlikely gold medal by stunning South Korea 5-3 in men’s curling at the Asian Winter Games in China’s Harbin. The team and about two dozen supporters erupted in cheers after winning the tropical country’s first medal in the 39-year history of the Games.