Finnish cross-country skier Remi Lindholm disclosed that his 'personal equipment' suffered a minor injury after traversing the 30-kilometer course amid freezing winds and extreme low temperatures for approximately one hour and 16 minutes.
"You can guess which body part was a little bit frozen when I finished," quipped Lindholm to Finnish media after placing 28th in the race.
The Finnish skier described the delayed competition as "one of the worst" in his life.
"It was just about battling through," he said.
Despite the race being shortened due to fears of frostbite, Lindholm was still forced to treat his injury with a heat pack.
"When the body parts started to warm up after the finish, the pain was unbearable," he added.
The gold medal in the February 19 match went to the ROC’s Alexander Bolshunov, who amassed three cross-country skiing gold medals during the 2022 games.