Viral video: Cristiano Ronaldo strips down to shorts in -20°C to take icy dip in pool; social media reacts
Al Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo travelled with partner Georgina Rodriguez and their children to Lapland to celebrate Christmas.
Cristiano Ronaldo has his fans swooning again—just this time, not on the football field. The Al Nassr star posted a bare-chested photo of himself in -20°C freezing temperatures in the snow after taking an icy dip in the pool during his Christmas vacation in Finland's Lapland region.
On a winter break in the Saudi Pro League, the 39-year-old Ronaldo travelled with partner Georgina Rodriguez and their children to Lapland, where they met ‘Santa Claus’. Ronaldo posted a 10-minute video about their celebration on his YouTube channel on Tuesday.
The former Real Madrid and Manchester United forward appeared to decline to ski with his family. He wished his followers — including 645 million on Instagram — a ‘Merry Christmas’ in Spanish.
In a short video he posted on X, Ronaldo looked excited as he got ready to take a dip in the ice-cold water. With his kids and partner by his side, Ronaldo said, “Guys, look at this experience: freezing minus 20 degrees. Now, what I have in front, cold, minus 2. I am gonna do try a little bit.”
The Portuguese star then spends some time inside the water as someone can be heard asking him to move his muscles down inside. Ronaldo also asked how deep the ladder goes inside the water, to which a person replied “two metres.”
Meanwhile, netizens dubbed Ronaldo a ‘Cold man.’
A user wrote, “Are you a human? You are not even shivering. My teeth would have been clapping 10 times per seconds.”
Another user hilariously took a dig at Ronaldo's close friend and rival, Lionel Messi.
“2m deep, you throw Messi in it, he disappears,” he wrote.
“I really don’t know how people do it. As soon as I touch cold water my body starts shaking and I feel like I’m losing control of myself,” posted another.
Cristiano Ronaldo's stats in 2024
On a professional front, Ronaldo had a remarkable season in 2024, both for the club and the country. With the Portugal national team, Ronaldo played 14 matches in 2024 and scored 10 goals and three assists. He played a crucial role in Portugal's road to the quarterfinals in the EURO 2024, only to be eliminated against France in a shootout.
As far as Al Nassr is concerned, Ronaldo scored an astonishing 43 goals in 51 games across the competition. In total, Ronaldo is just 84 goals away from breaking the 1000 career goals.
Ronaldo will return to action on January 9 when Al Nassr face Al-Okhdood in the Saudi Pro League. Currently, Al Nassr sits fourth in the standings with 25 points from a possible 39.
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First Published:25 Dec 2024, 11:24 AM IST
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