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Pyeongchang Olympics 2018 

Pyeongchang Olympics 2018 

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Tonga's bare-chested Olympic flag-bearer 
Cross-country skier Pita Taufatofua, Tonga's one-man Winter Olympics team, was given a warm reception by the crowd in sub-zero temperatures at the Pyeongchang Olympics opening ceremony. 
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February 09, 2018 
Pita Taufatofua, Tonga's bare-chested flag-bearer for their one-man Winter Olympics team, was given a... 
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Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics 
Pita Taufatofua, Tonga's bare-chested flag-bearer for their one-man Winter Olympics team, was given a warm reception by the crowd in sub-zero temperatures at the Opening Ceremony on Friday.

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February 09, 2018 
Cross-country skier Pita Taufatofua emerged from the tunnel covered in body oil and wearing a grass skirt,... 
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Cross-country skier Pita Taufatofua emerged from the tunnel covered in body oil and wearing a grass skirt, sandals and a huge smile as he led the Tongan delegation around the arena.

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February 09, 2018 
The 34-year-old Taufatofua also carried his country's flag at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro... 
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A combination photo shows Pita Taufatofua of Tonga during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics' opening... 
The 34-year-old Taufatofua also carried his country's flag at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (R) where he competed in taekwondo.

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February 09, 2018 
The flag of Tonga is paraded during the Pyeongchang opening ceremony. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski 
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The flag of Tonga is paraded during the Pyeongchang opening ceremony. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski 
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February 09, 2018 
The Australia-born 34-year-old had never seen snow until two years ago but will become just the second... 
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The Australia-born 34-year-old had never seen snow until two years ago but will become just the second athlete from the balmy Pacific nation to qualify for a Winter Games.

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February 23, 2017 
Having eschewed movie offers and modelling contracts after a telegenic appearance at the Rio Olympics,... 
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Having eschewed movie offers and modelling contracts after a telegenic appearance at the Rio Olympics, taekwondo fighter Taufatofua (seen here during qualifications at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Lahti, Finland in February 2017) will compete as a cross-country skier at Pyeongchang, a reinvention worthy of a Hollywood script.

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February 23, 2017 
"It still feels quite strange actually being here because it took me 20 years to get to Rio, (and) just... 
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"It still feels quite strange actually being here because it took me 20 years to get to Rio, (and) just one year to get here," the former youth worker told Reuters at the Pyeongchang athletes' village. "But, you know, it's just an honor. I mean, how many countries in the Pacific get to go to a Winter Games?"

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February 23, 2017 
With no snow in Tonga or near his Brisbane base in Australia, Taufatofua's training regime began with... 
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With no snow in Tonga or near his Brisbane base in Australia, Taufatofua's training regime began with running on sand dunes with wooden planks strapped to his feet. "We had to mimic being on snow while not being on snow," he said. "We'd strap pieces of wood to our feet and run on the sand just to get the balance and some sort of glide."

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February 09, 2018 
Financing his second Olympic dream was also a constant battle and he started a crowdfunding campaign... 
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Financing his second Olympic dream was also a constant battle and he started a crowdfunding campaign to pay for training in proper northern hemisphere snow. He failed in his first six attempts to qualify but reached the mark in his final chance, only weeks ago in Iceland. With only enough money to book one-way tickets to the Iceland qualifier, he ended up having to borrow money from his brother to get a plane home.

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February 23, 2017 
Taufatofua's cross-country skiing adventure may only be a quick diversion before he re-focuses on taekwondo,... 
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Taufatofua's cross-country skiing adventure may only be a quick diversion before he re-focuses on taekwondo, a sport that has given him six broken bones, three torn ligaments and hundreds of hours of rehabilitation.

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