The cross country skiing event at the Winter Olympics 2018 was won by Dario Cologna of Switzerland but the race became famous for the people who came in last, 23 minutes later.
Finishing in 114th place, 3rd from last, seen here in the picture was Pita Taufatofua from Tongo, who had never seen snow a year ago. Pita practised on roller skis and his first time on snow was only 12 weeks ago. Pita said his aim in the event was to finish before the lights went out and avoid skiing in to a tree.
Pita then waited at the finish line with other competitors from Colombia, Morocco and Portugal for the person who came in last; German Madrasgo from Mexico who came 116th. As German crossed the line he was greeted with huge cheers and was hoisted up on the shoulders of his competitors while he waved his flag. German only started skiing last year. This picture quickly went viral around the world.
As he was interviewed later, Pita Taufatofua said, "I'd rather be finishing towards the end of the pack with all my friends than in the middle by myself. We fought together, we finished together."
What do you see in the picture?
Where do you think the picture was taken and what is happening?
Say the picture was taken at the finish line of a race. Who do you think the people are?
Explain the story
- Why are they smiling and cheering?
- The man on their shoulders came last; why is he celebrating?
- Why did Pita and other competitors wait for German?
- The three men in the picture are all different nationalities and may have different language, faith, culture; what does this demonstrate about different people? (we have things that unite us)
- Why did the picture go viral?
- Why didn't a picture of the person who won the race go viral? What does this show about people around the world?
- What can we learn from Pita and German?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?
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