Pita Taufatofua knows what the people want, and he’s not afraid to give it to them.
At the closing ceremony of the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, the Tongan cross-country skier made sure to keep his shirtless streak alive.
For a minute there, though, we thought he’d had a change of heart. It was, after all, brutally cold. And Taufatofua, like the other athletes in the parade of nations, was bundled up warm and cozy in a heavy jacket.
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But the Tongan flagbearer, who first found shirtless fame two years ago as a taekwondo athlete at the Summer Olympics in Rio, knows he’s got a reputation to uphold.
And sure enough, the jacket soon gave way to his trademark bare-chested and shiny look, along with a red-and-black traditional Tongan mat. Not to worry, the 34-year-old made sure to keep his gloves on.
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And that’s how Taufatofua ended another memorable Olympic run. Last week, he said he was racing to not finish last. He didn’t. He placed 114th in the 15K cross-country event. Out of 119.
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But he certainly made sure we remembered him. Again.