To explain that rather odd sentence, Chumpy was considered one of Australia's best shots at Olympic winter gold at Sochi, which I think is Russian for freezing your patootie off.

I didn't know Chumpy - real name Alex Pullin - from a Chompie a few days ago, but he took my imagination for two reasons: his nickname and the fact he stopped Torah Bright from carrying the Australian flag at the opening ceremony.

(Seriously, Torah should give up trying to do every snow trick possible and because a UN ambassador. Send her into a war zone with that smile and that jiggin' and that conflict is dead in the water before you can say Kim Jong-un has unresolved family issues.)

Anyway, I used my well-honed investigative skills to Google why Alex became Chumpy and discovered he can't even remember where it came from.

Personally, I would have thought if you're going to have a nickname like Chumpy, you need to be able to own it big-time - but that could just be because I usually answer to Gran.

Chumpy and his two Aussie mates, Cam Bolton and Jarryd Hughes, competed in snowboard cross where competitors strapped into skis raced down a winding, hilly course without the aid of poles.

However, staying on their feet got a bit difficult as competitors tried to take each other down with every trick in the book including, according to the commentator, something that involved a small gorilla and a tight squeeze.

Basically, it's like surfing on snow, but the sharks stand up too.

Chumpy, who is a world champion in this event, managed to stay upright, but finished just out of the quarter-final placings. 

Both Cam and Jarryd hit the powder hard. If they were doing aerial skiing, they would have been on the podium for sure.

I have to say, it made for quite a bizarre hour of television viewing. But then again, what do you expect from a sporting event where speed sliding is applauded.