Frozen penis, stone house on the wrist and shameful silver – these pictures commemorate the Beijing Olympics

What moment did you remember best about the Beijing Olympics? Iivo Niskanen’s superiority, the Lions’ historical gold medal or figure skating suit? According to an old saying, pictures tell a story. The team that worked at the IL scene selected ten photographs drawn on the retinas.

Iivo Niskanen is made of steel, the others come from far behind. In Finland, the Finn won 15 kilometers of Olympic gold, silver in the doubles and bronze in the combined competition. PASSI FLAME

Norwegian biathlete Johannes Bö uses a time iron of about 350,000 euros during the competitions. An athlete collecting watches said the Swiss tight is worth a “stone house”. Bö won four Olympic golds and a bronze medal in China. PASSI FLAME

Finland won the first gold medal in hockey history. The Lions did not lose a match in the tournament. In the final, the Russian team fell 2-1. Finland’s winning hit at the beginning of the third round was directed by Hannes Björninen. ZUMAWIRE / MVPHOTOS

The penis of skier Remi Lindholm, 24, froze in the middle of the men’s 28.4-kilometer final. – Pretty unbearable pain, Lindholm described. The active Finn began to take care of his saint in the locker room. – Heat bag crowded eggs. Maybe it went a quarter, so it helped, he said. PASSI FLAME

The harsh weather disturbed the athletes of the ski sports. The wind was about 20 meters per second and almost 20 degrees below zero. According to the Norwegian weather service Yr, frostbite was 32 degrees at the end of the women’s 30-kilometer free race, for example. In the picture, a skier approaching the goal spread his hands as a sail. PASSI FLAME

Figure skater Kamila Valijeva, 15, was in the middle of a stir in Beijing. Despite his doping cart in December, the Russian athlete was allowed to compete in the Olympics. Valijeva burst into tears after failing in a free program. Immediately after the race, coach Eteri Tutberidze asked the inconsolable skater why he stopped and gave up. AOP

Finally! Kerttu Niskanen, 33, Zhangjiakou’s heavy and slow skiing conditions fit like a medal around his neck. “Eternal Nelonen” grabbed 10 kilometers of traditional competition silver and 30 kilometers of bronze. Of course, fourth places also popped into the resume: from the combined race, the message and the double message. PASSI FLAME

Zero-covid line Puri in China to ridiculous insignificance. Even the buses carrying the racers were disinfected from the outside. China succeeded in the midst of the omicron, as cases of the disease remained with individual immigrants arriving at the start of the Games. PASSI FLAME

For the first time in the history of the Winter Olympics, skiing was 100% artificial snow. The tankers carried 730 million liters of water to about 300 snow cannons. At the beginning of the event, there was not a single cent of natural snow, but during the Games, a layer of less than 10 cents came from the sky. Pictured are Kerttu Niskanen (left) and coach Juho Mikkonen. PASSI FLAME

The silver in the fifteen-kilometer traditional interim race was a disgrace to Alexander Bolshunov. The Russian athlete spun his medal sour in his hands. Mörököll-like Bolshunov hatched at the end of the race with a palatable smile when he got home with two personal and one message gold. The dimmer medals mean nothing to a sudden Russian. PASSI FLAME

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