Austrian snowboarder strips down in cold temperatures during wild celebration after winning Olympic gold

Adrenaline was at its peak for Austrian snowboarder Benjamin Karl, who won his second consecutive Olympic gold medal in the men’s parallel giant slalom on Sunday.

This adrenaline did not make him feel the cold weather as he took off his jacket and clothes for the celebration.

Karl, 40, was screaming, flexing his arms and tearing off his jacket and four layers of clothes during the celebration. In fact, he could be seen face down in the decidedly cold snow, but he didn’t care.

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Karl had won another Olympic gold medal and that was all that mattered right now.

Before his medal-winning run, Karl took full advantage of Kim’s mistake as he trailed South Korea’s Kim Sang-kyum for much of the final race.

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Karl crossed the finish line 0.19 seconds ahead of his South Korean rival to win the gold medal at Livigno Snow Park. Completing the podium with the bronze medal was Bulgarian Tervel Zamfirov.

The crowd at Livigno Snow Park loved every moment of Karl’s celebration; This is certainly at the top of the initial reactions to winning the gold medal in Milan Cortina so far.

After the celebration, Karl finally put on his clothes and joined Kim and Zamfirov on the podium.

Karl’s smile never faded as the Austrian national anthem played.

He also made Olympic history as the first snowboarder to win four medals. He also won a bronze medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and a silver medal at Whistler in Vancouver in 2010.

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