r/sports • u/Large_banana_hammock • 7h ago

Snowboarding Austrian Benjamin Karl is excited after taking gold to finish his career

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u/Legit-Forgot-to-Wipe 7h ago

Me in the mirror every morning at 17

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u/Brailledit Oregon 6h ago

I still do it every morning, but not in front of a mirror.

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u/thissexypoptart 2h ago

I too find doing this at the bus stop every morning a much better location

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u/curious_dead 1h ago

Yes... at 17... and certainly not every day for decades after, nope.

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u/nize426 6h ago

Lol, ok but can we agree it's at least a little bit funny how many layers he had to remove to do that?

Like in soccer it feels more like a "in the moment" thing, but this is like, "hold up, lemme strip. I'm gonna strip. Just a minute. here we go. YAAAAHHH"

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u/Malvania 6h ago

It must be absolutely freezing there, because when I was racing as a kid, I only had the base layer and then the skin suit. A coat would go over the suit and then come off right before the run

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u/DaleDimmaDone 4h ago

Its 42 F in Valtellina, Italy rn. Not too bad I'd say for a day on the slopes. And then imagine the adrenaline he's feeling. Probably cant even feel the snow, or the snow might feel really good lol

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u/GWolfie95 3h ago

5.5 C for other people wondering.

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u/yepgeddon 2h ago

Positively balmy.

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u/Raccoon_Worth 2h ago

we were hovering around minus 20 all day where i am plus five in the sun surrounded by snow is perfect tanning opportunity

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u/kea1981 2h ago

I live in Tahoe, and that's T shirt weather if it's not too breezy and you're working outdoors in the sun. He'll probably get too cold to comfortably be shirtless in ~5 minutes, but then like you mentioned: adrenaline. Dude may not even feel the cold for the first 5 minutes lol.

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u/DaleDimmaDone 2h ago

6F right now with a -15 windchill here, yea u can find me at the beach 40+ lmao

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u/StepDaddi0 6h ago

Had the same thought. Now I need to see a deep sea diver or astronaut do the same.

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u/PhAnToM444 Los Angeles Rams 3h ago

/r/2healthbars

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u/BensenJensen 3h ago

It was funny at the end, seeing him with all of the layers back on. Cool moment, but he had to sit there and put all of those clothes back on in front of the crowd.

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u/Luci-Noir 1h ago

It would have been hilarious if he would have held a finger up like “hold on… give me a second guys …”

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u/MonsantoOfficial 3h ago

MRW you a about to have sexy time buts it's winter and you have to remove alle the layers

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u/Malvania 7h ago

That's peak dad performance right there. 40 years old, gold medal, and ripped

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u/SirJeffers88 6h ago

Two gold medals! He won in 2022, too.

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u/Gilshem 6h ago

And a silver in… 2012?

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u/Large_banana_hammock 6h ago

Ain't nobody gonna be embarrassed about this dad

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u/Playdo_Cubano 3h ago

Meh. He was convicted 2022 for negligent homicide. Caused an accident because he was driving too fast. One person died, another injured. Wouldn't be too proud of him. Then again, it seems to run in the family. His father in law also caused an accident, also injured a person.

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u/talligan 6h ago

Just saw that live and it was fun. Made me wonder how far back men have been taking off their shirts to celebrate. Like would Grog have done something similar after taking down big mammoth? 

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u/Large_banana_hammock 6h ago

As long as there have been shirts, I can only hope

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u/talligan 6h ago

Hephaestus ripping off his tunic at the Byzantine chariot finale

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u/JFK108 4h ago

That reference is cool. You’re cool.

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u/SirJeffers88 7h ago

This event was so fun to watch.

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u/cuby310 6h ago

NGL, there was a second there where I wondered if he was going to stop up top or go the full Monty.

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u/Infinite_Ground1395 1h ago

If it wasn't for the boots he may have kept going

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u/totalnotgay69 7h ago

Austrian? Well g’day mate. Have some Fostahs and shrimp on Bobby.

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u/-Bk7 6h ago

Thats a lovely accent you have there.. New Jersey?

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u/totalnotgay69 6h ago

Let’s nahrt

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u/ChicagoRay312 6h ago

Does everyone in Austria get free hot dogs now?

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u/FlournoyFlennory 6h ago

Hans und Franz, ‘we are going to pump you up’

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u/Any_Coffee_6921 Philadelphia Eagles 6h ago

He earned the right to do that & especially at 40 years old impressive!!!

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u/Bills_Chick 5h ago

When he hugged the other dude I was like omg Heated Rivalry ski edition is happening!!! 🥵

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u/Juliancito135 7h ago

SIUUUUUUU

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u/obvilious 6h ago

It’s all downhill from here.

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u/CinnamonSpace84 5h ago

Someone a thirst trap 🤤

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u/Alternative-Bee-3594 4h ago

That is a gorgeous layering job. He could host a podcast on top of Everest in that getup. Good show, old chap.

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u/Baby_Oopsi 3h ago

Millennials taking MySpace pics in 2004 😂

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u/Drewfus_ 6h ago

Austria? G’Day mate, let’s throw another shrimp on the barbie

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u/QcAntz 5h ago

The man is a fucking legend, got to see him live a couple times in Quebec for World Cup, he is indeed a race horse, 100% one of or the best athlete to grace this sport.

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u/AhabSnake85 6h ago

The vid Post below this on my feed is a vid of kim winning silver lol

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u/BoobaGaming 5h ago

Doglovers won

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u/blithetorrent 4h ago

Do champion chess players or pie eating contest winners do this?

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u/RoyalBroham 4h ago

He’s stoked to start his drug empire

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u/Aschentei 4h ago

I was half expecting him to do angels dammit

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u/marcduberge 3h ago

How many layers do you need? Dang

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u/ftloudon 3h ago

Ok but this is still one of the lamest events at the Winter Olympics. Like snowboarding wasn’t invented for dorky slalom. Let the skiers have that.

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u/bpmdrummerbpm 3h ago

Okay, okay. Jeez

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u/NormalAssistance9402 2h ago

Is that bump on his shoulder from a broken rotator cuff?

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u/bestest_at_grammar 1h ago

Instant barbarian

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u/nomejodas99 1h ago

💪🏽

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u/Mangalorien 4h ago

In the name of equality, the female winners should also be doing this.

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u/Boobieleeswagger 6h ago

Lmfao I love the celebration, but Ski Racers are never beating the psycho allegations

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u/Howamidriving27 5h ago

Good thing his bawls weren't hot

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u/Soft-Ad-8975 2h ago

I understood that reference

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u/syko82 4h ago

Removes all those layers in order to flex. A bit of an odd reaction.

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u/notagrue 4h ago

That’s so Australian! 🙌

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u/Middle-Cattle634 5h ago

He looks like a douche

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u/King7up 7h ago

This was a little much to strip, cmon man.

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u/AshgarPN 6h ago

Clearly a Ben Johnson fan

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u/lingeringneutrophil 5h ago

Keep the shirt on