Pita Taufatofua qualifies for Winter Olympics [1]
Monday, January 22, 2018 - 13:34. Updated on Monday, August 17, 2020 - 17:22.
Taufatofua and the Royal Tonga Skiing Federation announced the successful qualification via Facebook.
He stated “I have just qualified Tonga for the Winter Olympics.”
“This was the last day of the qualification process, this was my last race possible and we did it. We have done it.”
“I had seven races and they all failed. I did my best but I fell short each time and I thought there’s one race left, it’s at the end of the world.”
This will be the second Winter Olympics for Tonga since the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, where Bruno Banani represented Tonga in Luge.
Word of Taufatofua’s sensational qualification has already made news headlines around the world.