Benjamin Alexander became the first Jamaican alpine skier to race at the Winter Olympics on Sunday and after completing the event under blizzard-like conditions, he had a message for doubters. (Watch video of his event below.)

That was for everyone who thinks they dont belong in skiing, he said, per Eurosport . Get your kids into winter sports earlier. Lets change the game. Thanks. Im exhausted. I need a massage and a beer.

Alexander is a 38-year-old British-born former DJ who had his first ski lesson six years ago and has been training seriously for two. He made it to the finish line while dozens of fellow competitors did not. He skied conservatively to place 46th overall , 69.17 seconds behind gold medalist Marco Odermatt of Switzerland. And his placing was better than more than 40 skiers tagged with the DNF designation those who did not finish.

Ive performed better than some of the best in the world, they crashed, and thats a fact, he told the BBC .