You may not remember Pita Taufatofua’s name, but you’ll likely remember the viral moment from the 2016 Olympics opening ceremony when he carried the flag of Tonga while shirtless and extensively oiled-up.

Taufatofua competed in taekwondo in Rio de Janeiro, but he’s more recently switched to cross-country in an attempt to become the second Tongan Winter Olympian.

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This was one of my better finishes after 15km of pain. 🧐My heart was pounding soo hard and my throat burning it hurt to drink for two days. I was soo glad to cross that line #LeaveNothingInTheTank

A post shared by Pita Taufatofua (@pita_tofua) on Jan 6, 2018 at 1:02pm PST

Taufatofua had until January 21st to qualify for the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang, and he has been scrambling across Europe to compete in a qualification race.  Earlier this week, Taufatofua missed his flight from Turkey to Croatia, which caused him to miss an opportunity to qualify.

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Two days ago I heard whispers of an all or nothing race up near the arctic circle in the remote North western fjords of Iceland. It is on the last day of the Olympic qualification period. For two days we have tried unsuccessfully to drive there. Twice we have been sent back by impassable roads due to a bad snow storm that has shut all roads or flights into the area. We drove for hours only able to see just in front of the car. I have failed more times than I have succeeded, I don’t fear failure.I fear not trying. Tomorrow we will try again.. Mathew17:20 @german_madrazo @reflex_nutrition @tongaskiteam

A post shared by Pita Taufatofua (@pita_tofua) on Jan 16, 2018 at 12:21pm PST

In his very last opportunity before the deadline, Taufatofua qualified Saturday at a race in Iceland.