Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo recently shared a video of himself taking a dip in an ice-cold pool during his Christmas vacation in Finland and stunned his fans while sparking a fest of hilarious comments.
In the video, a bare-chested Ronaldo is seen preparing to plunge into the freezing water at minus 20 degrees Celsius. Thereafter, he carefully entered the pool, spending some time in the icy water even as his wife and kids looked on in amazement.
Meanwhile, he captioned the video post on Instagram as “It’s just a little cold,” which soon went viral on social media as fans and viewers commented on his sheer dedication and strong physique.
“A little cold? My man that is minus 20, it should be impossible to even go near it,” one user commented. Others chimed in with similar reactions saying “I got chills just by watching this” and “So this guy simply becomes the strongest human on the planet then”.
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Others humorously joined the fun with one dragging in Ronaldo’s fiercest competitor in football, Lionel Messi, with a comment saying “2m deep, you throw Messi in it, he disappears.” Another wrote, “My teeth would have been clapping 10 times per second.”
Ronaldo also shared moments from his Christmas celebration in Lapland on his YouTube channel, featuring him taking his kids to meet Santa Claus, making gingerbread cookies, sipping hot cocoa, and dancing together.
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On the professional front, Ronaldo had a remarkable 2024 season, scoring 43 goals in 51 games for Al Nassr and playing a crucial role in Portugal's journey to the EURO 2024 quarterfinals.