Winter Olympics: Finnish cross-country skier Remi Lindholm suffers a FROZEN PENIS during 50km race
Finnish cross-country skier suffers a FROZEN penis during Winter Olympics 50km race – then uses a heat pack to unthaw it after suffering ‘unbearable pain’
Remi Lindholm came 28th in the Winter Olympics men’s 50km race on SaturdayThe Finn, 24, spent an hour and 15 minutes in freezing conditions during the raceIt’s the second time in his career that Lindholm has suffered a freezing penisOrganisers shortened the course by 20km as they were worried about frostbite
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A Finnish cross-country skier who has been pictured several times training in his underpants suffered a frozen penis during the Winter Olympics 50km race which took place in -17 degrees Celsius conditions over the weekend.
Remi Lindholm, 24, was forced to use a heat pack at the end of the race to thaw out his genitals after spending just under an hour and 16 minutes traversing the course in Zhangjiakou in howling, freezing winds.
‘You can guess which body part was a little bit frozen when I finished,’ he told Finnish media. ‘It was one of the worst competitions I’ve been in. It was just about battling through… when the body parts started to warm up after the finish, the pain was unbearable.’
It is the second time Lindholm, who has been pictured training in several unsuitable outfits including a shorts and t-shirt combination, has suffered the painful injury while racing following a similar incident in Ruka, Finland, last year.
The thin suits and under-layers worn by racers, as well as plasters that cover their faces and ears, offer little protection from the harsh conditions but competitive cross-country skiers usually manage to keep warm by generating body heat as they race.
Such -17 degree conditions can cause hypothermia and lower the body’s temperature to a level that can cause vital organs, including the heart, and nervous system to enter a state of shock potentially leading to a heart attack or lung failure.
It was not immediately clear if any other skiers suffered similar injuries during Saturday’s race, which was Saturday’s race was delayed and then shortened by 20km – from 50km to 30m – by organisers following concerns over frostbite.
Remi Lindholm suffered a frozen penis during his Winter Olympics race at the weekend
Remi Lindholm, 24, (pictured training in underpants in June 2019) was forced to use a heat pack at the end of the race to thaw out his genitals after spending just under an hour and 16 minutes traversing the course in Zhangjiakou in howling, freezing winds
It is the second time Lindholm (pictured relaxing in the snow in his underpants in June 2019) has suffered the painful injury while racing following a similar incident in Ruka, Finland, last year
The Finnish cross-country skier suffered the unfortunate injury during the men’s 50km race
Lindholm told Finnish media: ‘You can guess which body part was a little bit frozen when I finished [the men’s Olympic 50km race]… it was one of the worst competitions I’ve been in. It was just about battling through.’
Lindholm explained that he used a heat pack to try to thaw out his appendage once the race was over.
‘When the body parts started to warm up after the finish, the pain was unbearable,’ he added.
Lindholm finished 28th in the race, which was shortened by 20km because of concerns over the freezing conditions.
He came in four minutes and 22 seconds behind gold-medal winner Alexander Bolshunov from the Russian Olympic Committee.
Cross-country skiing is well known as one of the most brutal sports on the Winter Olympic roster.
Research shows that top athletes burn in excess of 1,000 calories in an hour, and collapsing at the finish line is just another day at the office.
Lindholm finished 28th during the race and had to use a heat pack to thaw out his private parts
Lindholm crosses the line after the event was cut 20km short due to the freezing conditions
Great Britain’s Andrew Musgrave came 12th during the race, a minute and 56 seconds off gold, and was left furious that the race was shortened by 20km, despite the conditions.
After the race, Mushgrave said: ‘I thought it was a ridiculous decision.
‘If it’s warm enough to race then I don’t see why doing an hour and a quarter or 30km, compared to two hours in the 50km, makes it any better.
‘It’s still the same temperature, it’s still the same wind.
‘I couldn’t really do anything about that and just had to go out and make the best of it.
‘I’m a little bit annoyed. 50km is meant to be the ultimate endurance race and I felt like it wasn’t quite the same.’
Great Britain’s Andrew Musgrave was left incensed by the decision to reduce the race distance
