Three other athletes did not finish the race. Taufatofua has been spending much of his time since he arrived in Pyeongchang with other athletes from countries with low participation in winter sports. His 56:41.1 finish was a vast improvement over his modest goals before the race: “Finish before they turn the lights off. “The 15km never worked so well for me: I always gas out by about the second kilometre,” Taufatofua said. When Wolfgramm returned to Tonga, Taufatofua and his friends lined the road to welcome him, with each boy holding a piece of paper with one letter of Wolfgramm’s name.

Source: The Guardian February 16, 2018 12:04 UTC