An Olympic skier landed an 'insane' trick holding one ski in his hand — and he still didn't qualify for the finals

• Simo Peltola competed in Monday's men's freestyle skiing big air qualifiers at the Beijing Olympics.
• The Finnish skier did something "no one else" is doing: landed a huge trick on just one ski.

Simo Peltola pulled off one of the most impressive feats of the 2022 Beijing Olympics so far.

But it still wasn't enough for the Finnish freestyle skier to compete for a medal.

During Monday's men's freestyle skiing big air qualifiers at the Beijing Olympics, the 21-year-old completed four rotations in the air while grabbing one ski. Then, instead of dropping the ski as he approached the ground, he kept hold of it in his hand and managed to keep his balance while landing on just one foot.

"That is so difficult," one NBC broadcaster proclaimed as Peltola continued down the slope. "There's no one else in the contest that's doing it."

"And showing the judges that this is the progression of the sport," he added. "That was insane."

Peltola earned a 72.00 out of a possible 100 on the improbable stunt, besting his first two scores of the day considerably. Those previous runs had already left him out of contention for Wednesday's final, so his all-in approach to run No. 3 was purely for fun — not an attempt to qualify.

Check out the incredible replay below: