BEIJING — Vincent Zhou had the greatest moment an Olympian can have — a medal-winning performance, with the anticipation of another — and then saw it all crumble to pieces. Zhou, one of Team USA’s silver (for now) medal-winning team skaters, tested positive for COVID on Feb. 7, and was immediately sent to isolation. His Games were effectively over, and he could only watch as the rest of Team USA skated on without him. “It was very difficult for me seeing the results [of the men’s… Source link
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The International Olympic Committee and the Beijing Organizing Committee said Sunday that it would “address” numerous complaints from athletes about substandard conditions in the isolation centers they were sent to after testing positive for COVID-19. Complaints have come in via official channels and social media accounts about dirty rooms, non-existent internet access, substandard meals and a lack of training equipment or even space for calisthenics. Russian biathlete Valeria Vasnetsova… Source link
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