That Hunky Tongan Flag-Bearer Is Back — This Time Carrying a Flag at the Winter Olympics!
Pita Taufatofua nearly busted the internet the last time he showed up at the Olympics, slathered in coconut oil and carrying the Tongan flag during the opening ceremonies for the 2016 summer games in Rio.“That was a complete surprise,” Taufatofua, who competed in taekwondo in Rio, tells People.“I had no idea how much attention that would get.
In Tonga where you have a lot of traditional dances, the oil and the outfit I was wearing was quite normal.
But in Rio it turned out to be a pretty big deal.”Keep Following People’s Complete Coverage of the 2018 Winter OlympicsFlash forward two years,