Among the high-tech serving devices in Beijing is a ceiling-mounted robot arm that delivers bowls of noodles to individuals sitting in their plexiglass cubicles at dining tables. If the summer games taught us anything, it's that Olympic athletes get a vast variety of food options to enjoy during the competition and the upcoming winter games are no exception. And when it comes to the Olympic dining halls, several robots are being used to prepare and deliver food to athletes. Social distancing is also being encouraged in the Olympic bubble which includes 25 different sites. Athletes, coaches, and other participants are required to be fully vaccinated in addition to wearing an underarm thermometer and getting daily COVID tests. White, 35, said he was “enjoying every moment” of his final Games.The Winter Olympics will be taking place in Beijing starting this week and the host country is taking steps to ensure as little person-to-person contact as possible to minimize the chances of COVID-19 exposure. At least one athlete said he was determined to make the most of it.Īmerican snowboarder Shaun White, who became the face of the sport, winning three gold medals, said on Saturday the Beijing Olympics would be his last snowboarding event and that he would retire from all competition. The Games are being held in Beijing in extraordinary circumstances with metal fences, robot bartenders, workers in hazmat suits and strict mask policies meant to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Organisers said the situation was under control and cases were confined to a ‘closed loop’. The number of COVID-19 cases inside the Games bubble hit the second highest since arrivals began after 45 new cases were detected on Friday.
Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt hit out at Olympic ski organisers after Saturday’s downhill training was cancelled with just three runners having completed the course. Norway nabbed the first gold medal at the Games when Therese Johaug powered to victory in the women’s skiathlon race, well ahead of Russian Natalia Nepryaeva and Austria’s Teresa Stadlober, who snagged the bronze medal.īeijing’s slopes were not without their own controversy.
Her compatriot Nika Kriznar claimed bronze as Germany’s Katharina Althaus had to settle for silver. Ursa Bogataj sparked Slovenian joy when she won the women’s normal hill ski-jump gold. Dutch favourite Irene Schouten came from behind in the 3,000 metres speed skating to beat Italian Francesca Lollobrigida, a great-niece of 1950s film star Gina Lollobrigida.
The close contact restrictions were still in place as the winners were presented with their bouquets of flowers, and Boe stood apart from his team at the ceremony.Īn upset in the men’s freestyle moguls saw Walter Wallberg of Sweden pip Canadian Michael Kingsbury for gold. A blistering skiing effort by the beloved biathlete brought his team back from the dead to triumph. Norway’s Johannes Thingnes Boe was forced to isolate from his teammates because of a COVID-19 close contact.
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