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Remi Lindholm Left Off Finland’s 2026 Olympic Team as 2022 Cold-Injury Account Resurfaces

Following his omission from Finland's Milan-Cortina roster, outlets are revisiting his first-person account of a severe cold injury during Beijing 2022.

Overview

  • Team Finland did not include the 28-year-old cross-country skier for the Milan-Cortina Winter Games.
  • Lindholm said his penis froze during Beijing 2022’s men’s race, which was held in about −17C with strong winds and was delayed and shortened to 30km.
  • He described "unbearable" pain when the area rewarmed and said medical staff gave him a heat pack at the finish.
  • He reported a similar freezing injury at the Ruka World Cup in 2021, and Sweden’s Calle Halfvarsson has described a comparable incident.
  • Lindholm finished 28th in the Beijing race and later recorded national-level results, including a 15km win in Tampere and a Finlandia Ski Marathon runner-up.