The weather conditions that greeted the competitors at the men's 50-kilometer mass start race at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics were so severe that the race ended up being shortened to 30-kilometers.
But the shortened distance still didn’t prevent the competitors from battling the elements.
Among those competing in the race was Finnish skier Remi Lindholm, who spent one hour and 16 minutes on the course, finishing in 28th place.
Facing the extreme cold and winds, it should come as no surprise that Lindholm's body was suffering upon completion of the race.
It wasn't his legs or arms that got the worst of it, but rather his penis.
"You can guess which body part was a little bit frozen when I finished. ..."
"It was one of the worst competitions I’ve been in. It was just about battling through."
As reported by Reuters, the thin layers of Lindholm's ski suit offered little protection to his lower region against the freezing temperatures he had to endure.
While he applied a heat pack to his groin after the race, it proved to be a slow, and painful recovery for the 24-year-old skier.
"When the body parts started to warm up after the finish, the pain was unbearable."
As was to be expected, Twitter users couldn't help but have a bit of a laugh at Lindholm's rather embarrassing ordeal.
There once was a man called Remi\nWho at the Olympics did ski\nIt wasn\u2019t his nose\nBut his penis that froze\nWhich now shoots out ice cubes made of peehttps://news.sky.com/story/remi-lindholm-winter-olympian-suffers-unbearably-painful-frozen-penis-after-cross-country-skiing-race-12547898\u00a0\u2026— Flups (@Flups) 1645479106
\u201cSave The Frozen Penis\u201d by Napoleon\nhttps://link.medium.com/tUvAxYkGQnb\u00a0 #remilindholmpic.twitter.com/1Mu7mPAXvR— \ud83c\udf08Jeeves.eth\ud83c\udf08 (@\ud83c\udf08Jeeves.eth\ud83c\udf08) 1645513628
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/21/sport/beijing-2022-frozen-finn-remi-spt-intl/index.html\u00a0\u2026\nlol! He got a frost bite! @RemiLindholm did it fall off?!?\n\n#WinterOlympics #WinterOlympics2022 #BeijingOlympics #Beijing2022WinterOlympics #BeijingWinterOlympics— I criticize, not because I can do it better!! (@I criticize, not because I can do it better!!) 1645537064
Congrats to Remi Lindholm for keepin' it fresh.— Michael McKean (@Michael McKean) 1645468460
Roses are red.\nDahlias can be greenish.\n\nThe Fin Remi Lindholm finishes with a frozen penis.\n\n#WinterOlympicspic.twitter.com/DbQp1wFVYo— V. (@V.) 1645347241
Bing bong. Frozen ding dong.https://news.sky.com/story/remi-lindholm-winter-olympian-suffers-unbearably-painful-frozen-penis-after-cross-country-skiing-race-12547898\u00a0\u2026— Ken Marino (@Ken Marino) 1645460452
Every 4 years someone captivates the globe, inspires a generation & captures our heart at the Olympics. \n\nKerri Strug. Simone Biles. Tonya Harding. All beloved.\n\nBut this year, the person who won their way into our hearts was Remi Lindholm. And his frozen penis.pic.twitter.com/pqOLGMDQnL— Chris Marler (@Chris Marler) 1645468469
Though, not everyone found Lindholm's painful predicament to be a laughing matter, at least not entirely.
Several people offered their sympathies to Lindholm, while a few used this as a call to change the uniforms for Olympic skiers, or at least offer better protective equipment.
Remi Lindholm breaks the last Winter Olympics taboo and discusses freezing his penis during windy 30 km cross country. It\u2019s an honest and brave interview & people need to be aware of this issue.https://twitter.com/xcswarriors/status/1495062048803373063\u00a0\u2026— Tero Kuittinen (@Tero Kuittinen) 1645296572
Tragedy has struck the Olympics. @RemiLindholm, you\u2019re an honorary on the whitelist man. Be well, be large, and be slightly above room temperature soon \n\n#rule0x22pic.twitter.com/49PEXUFFby— rule0x22.eth \ud83c\udf46\ud83e\udd0f MARCH 4th (@rule0x22.eth \ud83c\udf46\ud83e\udd0f MARCH 4th) 1645477260
Oh hell to the nah nah. I don\u2019t love my country, or getting a medal not nearly enough for this\u2026. Remi Lindholm: Cross-country skier suffers frozen penis at Beijing 2022 - CNNhttps://www.cnn.com/2022/02/21/sport/beijing-2022-frozen-finn-remi-spt-intl/index.html\u00a0\u2026— Deuces (@Deuces) 1645473300
you\u2019d think they\u2019d have a mitten for that or somethinghttps://www.complex.com/life/olympic-skiier-remi-lindholm-beijing-games\u00a0\u2026— Chris \ud83e\uddec (@Chris \ud83e\uddec) 1645412900
Finnish cross-country skier suffers frozen penis: 'The pain was unbearable':\nOn Saturday, Finnish cross-country skier Remi Lindholm suffered a frozen penis during the men\u2019s 50-kilometre mass start race in Zhangjiakou.\n\n-The poor guy. I feel bad for the frozen penis guypic.twitter.com/rN43khT8Ot— Dr. Jeff Rabinowitz (VoteBlueIn22) (@Dr. Jeff Rabinowitz (VoteBlueIn22)) 1645452936
I feel for Remi Lindholm. To work your whole life towards an ideal, then get famous for having your penis get frozen.— RTSlaywood \u2712\ufe0fAuthor\ud83d\udd8d\ufe0f (@RTSlaywood \u2712\ufe0fAuthor\ud83d\udd8d\ufe0f) 1645541557
This is, in fact, the second time poor Lindholm suffered from a frozen penis while competing.
His appendage reportedly suffered the same consequences following a race in Finland in 2021.
An experience that one can imagine would be humiliating enough to make anyone not leave their house for months on end, Lindholm appeared to be taking all the attention he and his frozen penis were getting admirably in stride.
He subsequently shared several headlines reporting on his painful ordeal, as well as shoutouts from fans, to his Instagram story.
And while Lindholm didn't leave Beijing with a medal, he seemed to be in high spirits after the Finnish hockey team's surprise victory over Russia, which he also celebrated on Instagram.
