Pita Taufatofua, also known as "The Shirtless Tongan," will once again grace us with his presence during the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Keep your shirt on, Olympics fans. Pita Taufatofua of Tonga is returning to the opening ceremony after being absent in the ...

Nearly 10 years after Tonga's flag bearer first went viral with his oiled-up appearance at the Olympics, he's back for 2026. ...

Pita Taufatofua will likely brave the cold without a shirt once more as Tonga's flag-bearer in the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

When a look works, why change it? For the third straight Olympics, Tongan athlete Pita Taufatofua went for a shirtless, oiled-up look as he carried his country's flag at the Tokyo Games opening ...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Tonga and China held a signing ceremony on Friday for construction equipment that will be used to build infrastructure in the tsunami-hit Pacific island, a day before the top U.S.

But this year the shirtless, glossy Tongan taekwondo athlete has competition from Vanuatu. Plus: What's with the team entrance order? CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture ...

Nearly 10 years after Tonga's flag bearer first went viral with his oiled-up appearance at the Olympics, he's back for 2026.