Tonga's bare-chested flagbearer qualifies for Pyeongchang
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(Reuters) - Pita Taufatofua, the bare-chested and oiled Tongan taekwondo athlete who carried his country's flag at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has qualified for the Pyeongchang Games as a cross-country skier.
The 34-year-old, who went viral when he stepped into the limelight at the opening ceremony in Brazil, told the Olympic Channel that he had made it after a last ditch attempt in Iceland.