--- title: Olympic Skier German Madrazo Happily Finishes Dead Last description: Mexican cross-country skier German Madrazo may have come in dead last at the Olympics, but his finish line celebration was gold medal-worthy. canonical: https://time.com/5162759/olympic-skier-german-madrazo-dead-last-reaction/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-16T17:49:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:43.340Z og:title: Olympic Skier Who Finished Dead Last Is the Internet's Hero og:description: German Madrazo's finish line celebration was gold-medal worthy og:url: https://time.com/5162759/olympic-skier-german-madrazo-dead-last-reaction/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0048209c32234b2c/698927fb656a3ff313bd392f/olympics-2018-german-madrazo.jpg?branch=production&width=612&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 612 og:image:height: 344 og:image:alt: Cross-Country Skiing - Winter Olympics Day 7 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Olympic Skier Who Finished Dead Last Is the Internet's Hero twitter:description: German Madrazo's finish line celebration was gold-medal worthy twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0048209c32234b2c/698927fb656a3ff313bd392f/olympics-2018-german-madrazo.jpg?branch=production&width=612&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Found Its New Hero. 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German Madrazo of Mexico approaches the finish line of the Cross-Country Skiing Men's 15km Free at the 2018 Winter Olympics on February 16, 2018.Matthias Hangst—2018 Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 16, 2018 5:49 PM UTC Mexican [cross-country skier](http://time.com/5118770/is-skiing-a-good-workout/) German Madrazo may have come in dead last in Friday’s 15km men’s individual race at the [2018 Winter Olympics](http://time.com/5143796/winter-olympic-medals-by-country-2018/), but his finish line celebration was [gold medal-worthy](http://time.com/5162305/winnie-the-pooh-japan-figure-skater-yuzuru-hanyu-olympics/). Madrazo, who picked up skiing in 2017, completed the strenuous course nearly 26 minutes behind Switzerland’s Dario Cologna—whose time of 33:43.9 earned him a historic third consecutive gold in the event—but that didn’t stop him from jubilantly waving his country’s flag as he came down the final straight. A number of fellow warm-weather country skiers—including famed [Tongan flag-bearer Pita Taufatofua](http://time.com/5112498/olympics-2018-tongan-flag-bearer-pita-taufatofua-returning/) and Colombia’s Sebastian Uprimny—joyously greeted Madrazo at the finish before hoisting him into the air, prompting an emotional reaction from viewers watching the scene. “Love this Winter Olympics picture,” tweeted _Telegraph_ reporter Ben Bloom. “26 minutes after the winner, Mexican cross country skier German Madrazo is welcomed by friends/rivals from Colombia, Tonga, Morocco and Portugal as he finishes. They came 111 / 113 / 114 / 115 / 116 (out of 116) and are absolutely buzzing.” > [](https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/964466700287606784) > [](https://twitter.com/benbloomsport/status/964493779880194049) See some of the reactions below. > [](https://twitter.com/amyohconnor/status/964502050922008576) > [](https://twitter.com/BassemCFC/status/964416392677113857) > [](https://twitter.com/Jeneralx9/status/964416304550526976) > [](https://twitter.com/Regi1700/status/964517381329571840) > [](https://twitter.com/ernestopriego/status/964464679652294656) > [](https://twitter.com/lee%5Fmoran/status/964460975989710848) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5162759/olympic-skier-german-madrazo-dead-last-reaction/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5162759/olympic-skier-german-madrazo-dead-last-reaction/"},"headline":"The Internet Found Its New Hero. 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