“ Congratulations Pita! we are all so proud of you, you have a reputation of taking the little dot to the top of the world wherever you go. I join others here in Tonga is giving you our full moral and spiritual support, and I must reiterate the spirit of the Olympics since it started: It is not to win but to take part. Tonga is now part of the Winter Olympics in a sport that is as foreign to Tonga as snow itself, but you show us today that there is nothing Tongans can't do!!! Here is wishing you all the best and w can't wait to see the Tonga flag flying in Korea in February.
Sports has a way of uplifting the spirit of the people of Tonga when things get dark and gloomy in the kingdom. First the Mate Ma'a Tonga, now it's you Pita. May God bless you. ”