Posted on 02/11/2022 1:57:41 PM PST by nickcarraway
If Olympic athletes test positive for covid-19 upon arrival or during their time in China, they are placed in mandatory isolation but especially the food in isolation may not be what the athletes are used to or need.
The Olympic Summit has therefore taken action to help the Norwegian athletes who are or may end up in quarantine hotels in China and when Secretary-General of the Norwegian Curling Association Pål Trulsen went to Beijing last week, he brought with him large amounts of food, NRK writes.
The food is meant to improve conditions for the isolated Norwegian Olympic athletes while also providing them with a better diet.
One to recently criticize the food in quarantine in China is Russian athlete Valerija Vasnetsova who tested positive upon arrival in Beijing and had to be placed in isolation. After five days she took to Instagram to complain about the food and said, amongst other things, that she had lost a lot of weight, that her stomach was hurting and that she was pale due to the lack of food options.
Commenting on the food brought from Norway, Olympiatoppen’s media manager Halvor Lea says, “Of course, they get food in isolation. We are talking about Olympic athletes, but it’s more about what they also get.”
“We have indeed taken some initiatives there for the athletes to get more replenishment,” Halvor Lea adds.
China putting on the best Olympics ever, since 1936 /s
don’t get mad
get even
Lots of geitost, herring and akavit. That’s all you need
Send them some Nokkelost, bread (for toast), butter (for the toast), and a couple of cases of King Oscar sardines and they’ll be good to go.
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That does sound good!
Nothing works up a big appetite like curling.
On right: Left overs from some Chinese food stall, gotten cheap, great profits. On left: guy who needs lots of food to sustain himself.
Breakfast staples around my house when growing up during the winter.
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What is that thing in the upper right?
It looks like a raw plucked sparrow.
Who says the athletes will ever get the food in a timely fashion? It will take over a week just for it to pass through quarantine and ‘inspection’.
that’s a bat, baby!
Lutefisk. It’s not just for breakfast, anymore!
Hope they send Surströmming - the Chinese will just LOVE that.
Regarding the poor nutrition foods, are the Chinese players being fed the same?
I wonder whether the food selection is intentionally poor to impact the non-Chinese players’ capabilities.
I would not be surprised at the Chinese using any and every means they can to gain an edge in the competition.
Salmonella au juice.
New York City has never hosted the Olympic Games, not even after 9/11 when they could have really used the tourism. On the other hand, it seems like every 2 years the games are in China. I feel sorry for the athletes, but maybe the USA should just send Lia Thomas and have done with it. (/s)
I wonder whether the food selection is intentionally poor to impact the non-Chinese players’ capabilities.
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I am suspicious of that myself. I read that the Chinese have a more sensitive Covid test, so they may be taking out athletes from other countries so they can’t train either.
Ah, Glorious China!
/sarc
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