Pita Taufatofua is going to keep making dreams come true, shirtless whenever possible.
Thank you Tongan flag bearer for being shirtless and oiled up for the Winter Olympics
It was very, very cold in Pyeongchang for the opening ceremony. Pita Taufatofua did his part to heat things up.
We — being regular humans without sculpted abdominal muscles that deserve to be viewed through a sheen of oil or the elite athletic gifts that can earn us national recognition in multiple sports — are going to keep applauding and ogling him.
Two years after stealing the show as Tonga’s flag bearer during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, Taufatofua was back glistening beneath the fireworks in Pyeongchang on Friday. For the Winter Olympics. Again, he carried the Tongan flag in the opening ceremony. Again, he was shirtless:
With frigid temperatures in South Korea on Friday, people in the stands for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics were given a raincoat, a blanket, a knit cap, a warm seat cushion, and multiple hand and feet warmers.
Meanwhile...
After needing four Olympic cycles to become Tonga’s first Olympic taekwondo competitor in Rio, the Australia-born 34-year-old pivoted to cross-country skiing in time for Pyeongchang. He is Tonga’s sole athlete at the 2018 Olympics.
Cross-country events begin Sunday, Feb. 11. As qualification was understandably a struggle for him, you might want to tune in early. Expect Taufatofua to be dressed warmly while competing. But please prepare yourself for the possibility that he is not:
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