Five Southeast Asian countries already competed at the Winter Olympics despite most countries in the region are in the tropical. These countries are Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
As of the last edition (2014), no athletes from Southeast Asia won medal at the Winter Olympics.
- The first truly tropical nation to compete in the Winter Olympic Games is the Philippines, who sent two alpine skiers to the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
- Ben Nanasca and Juan Cipriano of the Philippines became the first athlete from Southeast Asia to compete in sport of Alpine Skiing in 1972 Sapporo Olympics.
- Prawat Nagvajara of Thailand became the first athlete from Southeast Asia to compete in Cross-Country Skiing in 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, USA. Thailand also debuted its Winter Olympics in this edition.
- Prawat Nagvajara of Thailand also became the first athlete from Southeast Asia to represent its country in two consecutive editions of Winter Olympics - in 2002 and in 2006.
- Michael Christian Martinez of the Philippines is the first athlete from Southeast Asia to compete in the sport of Figure Skating in 2014 Sochi Olympics.
- Cheyenne Goh of Singapore is the first athlete from Southeast Asia to compete in the sport of Short Track Speed Skating in 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.
- The Philippines holds the record of the most number of attended edition by a Southeast Asian nation in Winter Olympics appearing in 1972, 1988, 1992, 2014 and 2016.
- Thailand and the Philippines has the most number of Winter Olympians with six (6).
- Malaysia debuted at the Winter Olympics in 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics with two competing athletes in two sports - Figure Skating and Alpine Skiing.
- Singapore debuted at the Winter Olympics in 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics with one competing athlete in sport of Short Track Speed Skating.
- Timor Leste debuted at the Winter Olympics in 2014 Sochi Olympics with one competing athlete in sport of Alpine Skiing.
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