Participation in Saturday's 50 km skiing run ended very painfully for 24-year-old Remi Lindholm. Thirty-degree frost and a strong wind caused the Finnish Olympian to frostbite the penis.

In most cases, frostbite of the penis is confined to the foreskin, but there are cases involving the entire organ. Symptoms of frostbite include pallor, redness, purple-blue color of the skin, itching, burning, pain, paraesthesia, and edema. If the lesions go deeper, ulcers with purulent discharge may appear.

As the case of Remi Lindholm shows, penis frostbite can develop relatively quickly. The competitor covered the distance from start to finish (shortened by the organizers to 28 km) in 76 minutes, which gave him the 28th place.

- It was one of the worst competitions I have ever participated in. I was fighting for survival. (...) Then, in the hotel, when my penis started to heat up, the pain was unbearable - confessed the Finnish athlete.

It was not the first time that a frosty wind called for Lindholm's birth. A similar situation occurred last year during the competition in Ruce.

The severity of frostbite is rated on a 4-point scale:

Grade I - transient disturbances in blood circulation in the skin, pain, often severe, pallor or bluish-red color of the skin, swelling, burning and itching,
2nd degree - blisters with serum fluid,
Grade III - superficial skin necrosis,
4th degree - deep necrosis, such as fingers, ears or nose.

In case of frostbite above II degree, the injured is administered anti-tetanus serum. Do not pierce the blisters, massage and rub the frostbitten skin area with anything, and do not heat the frostbitten parts of the body rapidly. It is also forbidden to give the injured person alcohol.

Sources: Twitter/Forbes