Check out this in-depth walkthrough of the Olympic Village athlete residences, from the bedrooms (dormy!) to the kitchens (oven-free to prevent fires!) to the bathrooms (where you’re advised against drinking from the toilets!) (really). The gamesmanship involved in housing a couple thousand athletes and support staff is really something:
Olympic Athletes Live Like Family, And All The Awkwardness That Entails
↵As we said before, there are some politics in this process. Some teams lobby for exclusive access to elevators or staircases. The village organizers also have to be cognizant of lingering issues that go beyond athletic competition between nations.
↵The insanity of having one’s own staircase aside (unless it’s Bode Miller and he’s building a beer slide), what really gets me is the double-occupancy bedrooms. Hard to imagine getting enough rest to compete for a medal if one of your teammates snores like a lawnmower starting up.
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