Back in Venezuela, 'world's worst skier' proud of his performance

FIS Nordic Ski World Championships - Men's Cross Country - Qualification - Lahti, Finland - 23/2/17 - Adrian Solano of Venezuela crashes during the competition. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan skier Adrian Solano may be the butt of the world’s jokes after hapless slips and falls in the Lahti Nordic World Ski Championships last week, but the 22-year-old cook who had never seen snow and practiced the sport on wheels is delighted with his “marvellous” adventure.

In the trails of British skier Eddie The Eagle and the 1988 Jamaican bobsleigh team, epitomized in the film ‘Cool Runnings,’ Solano’s mishaps in Finland went viral, earning him the title of the world’s worst skier.