A Finnish skier suffered a painful injury during the brutal Men's 50km Cross-Country Skiing event on Saturday at the Winter Olympics. Due to strong winds the race was shortened, but that did not stop the elements from getting to Remi Lindholm, who reportedly suffered a 'frozen penis' as a result of the conditions.
It is well known that cross-country skiing is one of the most challenging on the roster of the Winter Olympics. Research has shown that top cross-country skiers burn more than 1,000 calories in an hour, and it is perfectly normal to collapse at the finish line.
The 50km event is the toughest round of cross-country skiing at the Beijing games, and it was made even tougher for Lindholm in freezing cold winds, The Express reports.
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After coming home a disappointing 28th, it was claimed by Finnish outlet IL that Lindholm had suffered a frozen penis during the race which needed immediate attention in the locker room. He said: "You can probably guess what was on the ice when I got to the finish line."
It is said to be the second time that the 24-year-old Finn has suffered a frozen penis in just the last four months, having endured a similar impediment during November's Ruka World Cup, according to the Express. However, Lindholm admitted: "It was [worse this time]. Pretty unbearable pain."
A heat bag apparently came to his rescue once the race was over, but Lindholm still expressed concern about his prospects of having children in the future. "The headwind sections were the most difficult," he added, "Maybe 7/10 is my grade for these races."
Due to strong winds and difficult conditions, the race was shortened from 50km to 30km as athletes fought to see the finish line at the Zhangjiakou Olympic Ski Stadium. ROC athletic Alexander Bolshunov came home to take gold in a time of 1:11:32.7.
Bolshunov, who now has nine Winter Olympics medals in his collection, described the victory as a 'huge accomplishment'. The ROC are ninth in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics medals table, with six of their 32 medals gold.
Despite Lindholm's heroic efforts, he was not able to add to Finland's tally of two gold medals, leaving them in the cold outside the top 15 countries. Great Britain trails four places behind the Scandanavian country, bringing home one gold and one silver medal from their time in Beijing.
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