THE Winter Olympics torch lighting ceremony was mocked as viewers said the giant metal rings used to ignite the cauldron looked like a “robot fire penis”.
Millions watched as torchbearer Kim Yuna lowered the flame to an “icicle mound” at the climax of today’s spectacular opening ceremony in Pyeongchang.
Moments later a rod-shaped steel erection burst from underground, and flames shot up the 30 rings to the lip of the cauldron.
Stunned viewers watching on television around the world had only one thing on their minds.
One Twitter user wrote: “Why did South Korea choose to light the Olympic torch with some sort of flaming robot penis?”
Another said: “Exceptionally phallic lighting of the torch #OpeningCeremony”
South Korean figure skater Kim, won gold in Vancouver in 2010 and silver in Sochi four years later, was given the honour to light the Olympic flame in her home country – always a highlight of an opening ceremony.
She performed a short skating routine before receiving the torch at the end of a relay that included action movie hero Jackie Chan earlier in the day.
Her big moment came in front of 35,000 fans in the stadium including a 200-strong North Korean cheerleading squad.
