Joni Maki, of Finland, middle, competes beside James Clinton Schoonmaker, proper, throughout the males's dash free quarterfinals cross-country snowboarding competitors on the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Picture/Alessandra Tarantino)
ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA --
The boys's 50 kilometre mass begin race on the Beijing Video games was shortened to 30 km however that did little to assist Finland's Remi Lindholm, who wanted a warmth pack on the finish of the race to thaw out a very delicate physique half.
Lindholm spent slightly below an hour and 16 minutes traversing the course in howling, freezing winds, resulting in his penis turning into frozen for the second time in a cross-country snowboarding race following an identical incident in Ruka, Finland final yr.
"You possibly can guess which physique half was just a little bit frozen once I completed (the boys's Olympic 50 km race) ... it was one of many worst competitions I have been in. It was nearly battling via," he informed Finnish media.
With organizers anxious about frostbite throughout Saturday's race, it was delayed by an hour and shortened by 20 km.
The skinny fits and under-layers worn by racers, in addition to plasters to cowl their faces and ears, provided little safety.
Lindholm defined that he used a warmth pack to attempt to thaw out his appendage as soon as the race was over.
"When the physique elements began to heat up after the end, the ache was insufferable," he added.
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