The harsh temperatures at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics have left BBC presenters struggling to talk as make-up freezes to their faces.
As the mercury dipped down to -23C in South Korea the broadcaster’s electronic equipment has also been packing in.
The freezing conditions prompted BBC presenter Amy Williams, the former skeleton racer and Olympic gold medallist, to tweet: ‘So anyone know of good make up that is oil based?
‘Our latest update from other presenters in Pyeongchang, Korea for the Winter Olympics is that water based make up literally is freezing on your face it’s that cold! #help #facefreeze.’
Olympic gold medal winner Amy Williams is presenting the BBC’s covering in Pyeongchang
She sent out a plea for oil based make-up after the water based cosmetics began freezing on her face
The BBC’s presenting team includes, from left to right, Hazel Irvine, Clare Balding, Radzi Chinyanganya and Eilidh Barbour
The BBC have presenters Eilidh Barbour, 35, and Radzi Chinyanganya, 31, to report live from the action at the side of slopes and tracks.
Barbour too complained about the conditions, tweeting: ‘Will PyeongChang be too cold even for a Winter Olympics? It’s not just me looking for the blankets.
‘Even the skis are struggling to cope. My Samsung dies too. And my wireless headphones. It’s a clear indication we should be inside rather than outside.’
A production source told The Sun: ‘A lot of the staff haven’t had to work in such harsh conditions before.
‘Make-up artists have struggled dealing with the extreme cold and have been frantically searching for alternative make-up solutions so the talent can still look good on camera as well as getting their words out without their teeth chattering.’
Barbour has also been feeling the effects of the cold in Pyeongchang
She wondering whether the conditions meant it was too cold even for a Winter Olympics
Temperatures in Pyeongchang were around -3C for the opening ceremony but fell to -23C for the rehearsal
Taufatofua carried his national flag aloft with a beaming smile despite temperatures in the main stadium being as low as -3C
But the freezing temperatures proved no obstacle to Tongan cross country skier Pita Taufatofua.
He appeared topless in his national costume at the opening ceremony with just oil on his torso to keep out the cold, waving the flag of his tiny Polynesian nation.
He competed in taekwondo in Rio, but has since retrained as a cross-country skier, practicing on sand with planks tied to his feet to get a feel for the sport.
Nor did the conditions stop Team Bermuda from wearing their country’s namesake shorts at the ceremony.
As each country made their grand entrance into the Olympic stadium -1C weather, the British island territory members walked in bright red Bermuda shorts and blazers.