Is the "bare shoulder" cold at the opening ceremony? Buddha-figure: My hands are cold!

Yanqing, 7 Feb (Xinhua) -- At the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, American Samoa flag bearer Nathan Klompton braved the bitter cold and appeared in a "cool outfit" of shirtless oil, grass skirt and flip-flops on his feet. After the opening ceremony, he was jokingly called "the most frozen flag bearer of the Winter Olympics" by Chinese and foreign audiences.

On the afternoon of the 7th, the male steel frame bobsleigh athlete appeared in the official training of the National Bobsleigh Center. For "the whole network is concerned about whether he is cold or not", Crumpton told Xinhua News Agency reporter that he has been busy training these days and has not paid much attention to the voice on the Internet. "But to be honest, my hands are cold! My hand holding the flagpole was very cold. The rest is fine, after all, it doesn't last long. ”

Crumpton said that the grass skirts and hanging ornaments worn at the opening ceremony are all traditional costumes with a lot of history, hoping to show culture and enthusiasm with the help of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Crumpton said that the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics was very exciting, although he could not watch the first half while waiting, but immediately after returning to the room to watch TV, "it was really beautiful, very unforgettable."

Crumpton said that he is very grateful to the Chinese and foreign audiences for their concern for him, and hopes to repay everyone with a good performance. After the second round of official training, he returned to the Winter Olympic Village.

Crumpton's personal experience is very rich. The 36-year-old was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and now lives in Park City, Utah, usa, and has lived in Switzerland, Zimbabwe and Australia.

But he confessed on his personal website that he always thought the Hawaiian Islands had the most homely feel. "In 2019, I found that American Samoa is very welcoming to those with ties to Hawaii, so I jumped at the chance (on behalf of American Samoa)."

On his personal website, Crumpton introduces himself as an athlete, model and photographer. He is a veritable "sports slash youth" who, in addition to working on steel-framed snowmobiles, enjoys rugby, hockey, athletics, squash and skiing. In 2021, he also competed in the men's 100m at the Tokyo Olympics.

(Xinhua News Agency)