Posted on 07/28/2024 4:00:09 AM PDT by Libloather
Coco Gauff revealed she's the only member of the American women's tennis team still staying in the Olympic Village after her teammates fled to a hotel.
The 20-year-old posted a candid TikTok video on Saturday, exposing the conditions the athletes are subjected to inside the brand new $1.6 billion facility, including 10 women sharing just two bathrooms.
The chaotic clip showed several members of Team USA doing their hair, makeup and getting dressed ahead of the first day of events at the 2024 Paris Games.
'10 girls, two bathrooms #olympicvillage,' she wrote over the post, leading many to comment on how cramped the space appeared to be.
'I would go to a hotel,' one fan wrote under the clip, to which she responded, 'all the tennis girls moved to a hotel except me. so now just 5 girls two bathrooms.'
Gauff, however, noted that she's enjoying herself inside the village, where thousands of competitors from around the world will reside for the next two weeks.
'Well it's only 5 girls now so I have the room alone. roommates are very chill. I love it,' she explained.
Another fan expressed concern about her comfort after it was revealed the athletes would be sleeping on beds made out of cardboard.
'Archery team lended me a mattress topper,' she wrote.
It comes amid outcry after Australia's Olympic Committee angered swimmers by informing them they could only stay in the village for 48 hours following their events before being required to either fly home or find their own accommodation in Paris.
Meanwhile, Aussie water polo player Tilly Kearns and her teammate Gabi Palm have publicly dragged the village's cardboard bed frames.
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Oh...the massive problems of the world’s elitist athletes. Entire LIVES wasted and driven for one thing - gold and the money, fame and ego that goes with.
We have 2-1/2 baths now. No pounding, no waiting.
We are empty nesters now, and as much as I love my kids, and loved raising them and all the crazy activities that come with that, I sure enjoy having just the two of us to take care of now. When the kids visit, it’s wonderful, too, but we are happy to be getting near retirement. Just a few more years.
Not too bad. They're not there most of the day anyway.
Mike Brady was an architect. I guarantee he made sure that he and Carol had their own bathroom that they didn’t share with their 6 kids.
You should cut Kurt Angle some slack as he won his gold medal with a severely broken neck - after coming through all that coach Dave Schultz murdered by John du Pont drama.
He initially rejected pro wrestling but went on to be one of the top earners, praised by nearly everyone he worked with for his dedication and professionalism. Only accumulated injuries and struggles with pain medications made him stand down.
I only mention Kurt Angle because he’s a good example of how, despite all that training and reaching the pinnacle of Olympic gold medals, there is no future for those athletes other than product endorsements, or in his case, a television stage.
In a gaffe shortly before French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Games open, the five-ring Olympic flag was raised upside down at the Trocadero, across from the Eiffel Tower.
Paris isn't a 15-minute city, it's just small and cramped to keep out the riff-raff. Not much different than Manhattan.
I spent most of a year based out of Mac Hoa ATSB. Our commode was a two-holer hung out over the river…
Make the ‘girls’ dig latrines or dump their waste in the river.
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