The unpleasant frostbite of Finnish skiers has become international news.
Finland won eight medals at the Beijing Olympics. The lions won their first Olympic gold in history and Iivo Niskanen skied straight, ie won gold, silver and bronze medals.
But what is the news that has been quoted in the world about Finland? It’s a skier Remi Lindholmin frosted lower end.
The skier experienced a tough men’s final trip in harsh conditions on Saturday. Frost and strong wind caused pain in the groin area.
Read more: Remi Lindholm experienced harsh conditions in the men’s final journey: “Pretty unbearable pain”
Originally, men were supposed to ski 50 miles, but the royal distance was reduced to 28 miles due to weather conditions. In Zhangjiakou, the frost approached -15 degrees, and a gentle wind blew on the tracks built on the open mountainside.
“You can probably imagine what was on the ice when I came to the finish line.”
“Pretty unbearable pain,” Lindholm, who skied in 28th place, said after the race.
First aid there had been a heat bag for melting, which he had received in the finish area from “some German guy”.
Nivusseudun frostbite was not the first time for Lindholm.
“Fingers, toes and egg meant to freeze,” he noted in November After the 15-kilometer chase race in the Ruka World Cup.
The news agency Reuters wrote about Lindholm’s frostbite on Sunday in the headline “A Finnish cross-country skier suffered from a frozen penis in a 50-kilometer race”. The story was published in a British newspaper, among other places In The Guardian and the United States On CNN.
Monday evening Lindholm’s frostbite was also less frequent in the coverage of sports news Rolling Stone as the most read story on. Rolling Stone is a magazine focusing on music, politics and popular culture.
Rolling Stone also used the Reuters story. As a donkey bridge, the music was remembered to tell of Lindholm’s preference for Metallica.
The magazine describes Lindholm as a “Metallica-loving skier”. The information comes from the Olympics presentation profilewhere Lindholm tells his hero Metallica singer James Hetfield.
The skier was left with fond memories of the Beijing Olympics. In the latest Lindholm Instagram release, the pictures show a skier struggling in harsh weather conditions.
Lindholm has written ski pictures alongside China, followed by two frozen mothers.
Men the final race was also included Perttu Hyvärinen, who was 19th in the finish. Iivo Niskanen skipped the race because of the condition of their lungs.
However, Niskanen also managed to conquer the international media with a great gesture and be on the front page of El Tiempo, Colombia’s largest magazine.
Read more: Iivo Niskanen’s great gesture ended up as front page news in Colombia, even though the country is hardly watched
A recent 15-kilometer gold medalist in the finish line was up against Colombia, who had finished the race in 95th place, the last in the ranks. Carlos Andres Quintana and congratulated him on his hard work.
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