"She’s so utterly normal at it; just so *unremarkable.*"

Never let a grinding lack of talent hold you back from doing what you love. That’s the moral of Elizabeth Swaney’s story. Swaney somehow made the Hungarian Olympic skiing team despite being, and we mean this in the nicest way possible, not very good.

Swaney baffled the world during the women’s ski halfpipe qualifiers in Pyeongchang, after turning in one of the most underwhelming performances you will ever see during an Olympic broadcast. I’m not trying to be mean, but honestly the nicest thing that can be said about her run is that she didn’t fall flat on her face.

It turns out that Swaney, who is an American but has Hungarian grandparents, was only allowed to compete because of a fairly ridiculous loophole. For the past few years she has regularly registered top 30 finishes in World Cup events by virtue of the fact that there were less than 30 competitors. Attend enough events and don’t fall over, and apparently you’re in.

#ElizabethSwaney (US) gamed the system, used her grandparents to join the Hungarian team. No tricks. 30/100. Last place.

Which is only one place better than me! @kevinandbean pic.twitter.com/3zrgre63P3 — Kevin Ryder (@thekevinryder) February 19, 2018

Swaney previously represented Venezuela in the skeleton. It’s unclear if she’s any better at that.

Despite finishing dead last, Swaney told Reuters it was “an honour to compete at the Olympics”, and that she was “really excited to compete among other amazing women from across the world”.

“I hope this can be a platform to inspire others,” she added, and the internet backs her 100% on that.

Elizabeth Swaney has finally validated my mantra of work smarter, not harder. Godspeed, Olympian. — Donny Watson (@BadLuckDonny) February 20, 2018

This is so fucking funny. She’s so utterly normal at it; just so *unremarkable.* That she’s not “funny” bad makes it 1000% funnier. Cackling. https://t.co/ZucbQr3GaF — rob delaney (@robdelaney) February 19, 2018

Monday Goal: have the irrational self-confidence of #ElizabethSwaney after completing the worst performance in Olympic history. pic.twitter.com/5NGaBRm29N — Ben Holcomb (@BenjaminHolcomb) February 19, 2018

So @ElizabethSwaney is my hero. I am going to use this loophole in 2022 to be the first Hawaiian to ski in the Winter Olympics. Yes, I will pizza. Yes, I will do it in jeans. I will probably crash. And I will become an Olympic legend. https://t.co/DTxKkVDU8Y — Mitchell Byars (@mitchellbyars) February 19, 2018

A true inspiration. God bless Elizabeth Swaney, the Boaty McBoatface of 2018. https://t.co/mt9VMSJW6Y — Ryan Hurd (@RyanHurd) February 19, 2018

Elizabeth Swaney, we salute you.