Brrrrrrr: Tonga's Pita Taufatofua went topless as a flagbearer at the Rio Olympic Games, but will presumably be wearing a bit more when he competes as a cross-country skier at the Pyeongchang Winter OlympicsPita Taufatofua, who captured global attention as the oiled and topless Tongan flagbearer at the Rio Olympics, has gone "to the end of the world" to qualify as Tonga's first Winter Olympian. "I have just qualified Tonga for the Winter Olympics, the first time in history," a beaming Taufatofua told the Olympic Channel. This was the last race possible and we did it." The 34-year-old Taufatofua, who competed in taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Games, said he had been looking for a new challenge and the Winter Olympics became his target with cross country skiing "the hardest sport possible." I did my best but I fell short each time and I thought there's one race left and it's at the end of the world.

Source: Daily Mail January 21, 2018 06:33 UTC