--- title: Bermuda Wears Shorts to Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony description: The Bermuda delegation wore bright red shorts and blazers for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. canonical: https://time.com/5141403/bermuda-shorts-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony/ author: Tara John article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-09T14:52:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:28.511Z og:title: Bermuda Wore Shorts to the Freezing Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony. The Internet Is Impressed. og:description: "BERMUDA ARE WEARING SHORTS. REPEAT. 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The Internet Is Impressed. by [Tara John](https://time.com/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Feb 9, 2018 2:52 PM UTC  Flag bearer Tucker Murphy of Bermuda and teammates enter the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on Feb. 9, 2018. Flag bearer Tucker Murphy of Bermuda and teammates enter the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on Feb. 9, 2018.Dean Mouhtaropoulos—Getty Images by [Tara John](https://time.com/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Feb 9, 2018 2:52 PM UTC Freezing weather did not stop the Bermuda delegation from wearing bright red shorts and blazers for the opening ceremony of the [2018 Winter Olympics](http://time.com/5064263/winter-olympics-2018-pyeonchang-ticket-sales/) in [PyeongChang, South Korea](http://time.com/5070315/winter-olympics-2018-location/). Cross-country skier Tucker Murphy, who was accompanied by his coach Pepa Miloucheva and assistant coach Waxer Jeff Shaw, wore Bermuda shorts, named after the Caribbean territory, despite the cold temperatures— that dipped below 30 degrees Fahrenheit. “That’s normal,” Dexter Smith, editor of Bermuda’s Royal Gazette newspaper, told [USA _Today_](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/winter-olympics-2018/2018/02/09/team-bermuda-sports-shorts-bitter-cold-opening-ceremony/322597002/)_._ “At the Olympic Games, winter or summer, we’re pretty much famous for our Bermuda shorts. …It’s not a novelty. Not be any stretch.’” The Bermudan delegates were not the only islanders that were under-dressed. Tonga’s [Pita Taufatofua](http://time.com/5112498/olympics-2018-tongan-flag-bearer-pita-taufatofua-returning/) marched [oiled and bare-chested](http://time.com/5141296/tongan-flag-bearer-shirtless-winter-olympics/) during the ceremony as well. Their frigid march comes a day after the British island territory became the [world’s first jurisdiction](http://time.com/5138941/bermuda-same-sex-marriage-repeal/) to legalize and then repeal same-sex marriage, which critics say is rollback of civil liberties. See the reactions to the bold choice of attire below. > [](https://twitter.com/gabycook92/status/961936746689675264) > [](https://twitter.com/scottygb/status/961930248362364928) > [](https://twitter.com/mattgutmanABC/status/961929194736439296) > [](https://twitter.com/ameliagmcmillan/status/961928858810265600) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5141403/bermuda-shorts-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5141403/bermuda-shorts-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony/"},"headline":"Bermuda Wore Shorts to the Freezing Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony. 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