--- title: Olympic Skier Turns Escalator Ride Into a Hilarious Stunt description: 20 year old freestyle skier Fabian Bösch decided to have a little fun riding an escalator at the 2018 Winter Olympics canonical: https://time.com/5154708/fabian-bosch-escalator-winter-olympics/ author: Aric Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-13T02:19:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:33.993Z og:title: Olympic Skier Turns an Escalator Ride Into a Hilarious Stunt og:description: Don't try to recreate this viral video at home og:url: https://time.com/5154708/fabian-bosch-escalator-winter-olympics/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta4db7dbb3d8595cf/6989274622fb85a142e24b9d/gettyimages-461889218.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3697 og:image:height: 2080 og:image:alt: SKI-FREESTYLE-SNOWBOARD-WORLD-MEN-SLOPESTYLE og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Olympic Skier Turns an Escalator Ride Into a Hilarious Stunt twitter:description: Don't try to recreate this viral video at home twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta4db7dbb3d8595cf/6989274622fb85a142e24b9d/gettyimages-461889218.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Olympic Skier Casually Turns an Escalator Ride Into a Hilarious Viral Stunt > Sponsored content. 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First placed Switzerland's Fabian Boesch celebrates on the podium after the Men's Ski Slopestyle Finals of FIS Freestyle and Snowboarding World Ski Championships 2015 in Kreischberg, Austria on January 21, 2015. LISI NIESNER—AFP/Getty Images by [Aric Jenkins](https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Feb 13, 2018 2:19 AM UTC Swiss skier Fabian Bösch has a new game to play at the [2018 Winter Olympics.](http://time.com/5143796/winter-olympic-medals-by-country-2018/) The 20-year-old freestyle slope specialist decided to have a little fun riding an escalator in [PyeongChang, South Korea.](http://time.com/5070315/winter-olympics-2018-location/) Instead of stepping aboard the rising stairs, Bösch opted to ride along its side in a remarkable show of upper body strength. Perhaps even more impressive is his ability to do it with effortless ease. That, along with a couple bystanders glancing curiously at the dangling skier, makes the feat all the more exceptional — and hilarious. “After 20 years I still couldn’t figure out how this thing works! Am I doing it right?” Bösch wrote in an Instagram post showcasing the stunt. That’s not the only acrobatic display Bösch has put on in recent days — and he hasn’t even started competing yet. Over the weekend, he posted a photo of him perched atop some Olympic rings in salute. Bosch can finally showcase his true athleticism when Men’s Ski Slopestyle qualifying kicks off on Sunday. 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