Members of the U.S. Olympic Bobsled crew pose for a photograph earlier than departing on Delta Airways for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Video games.
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COVID-19 is already throwing a wrench into plans for Crew USA, every week earlier than the 2022 Winter Olympics start.
A number of members of america bobsled and skeleton crew have examined optimistic for the virus, Yahoo Sports activities reported on Friday evening.
Bobsledder Josh Williamson introduced Wednesday in an Instagram submit that he had examined optimistic for COVID-19 final Sunday, however he's reportedly not the one one. There may be at the very least one different athlete, along with a number of coaches and assist workers, who examined optimistic, in keeping with Yahoo. A crew official confirmed to the web site that there have been a number of optimistic checks however didn't specify particulars.
“It’s all a nightmare,” one athlete advised Yahoo Sports activities.
Williamson mentioned in his Instagram submit that whereas he was not in a position to fly to Beijing with Crew USA, there have been later flights that he might get on as soon as he returns a number of adverse checks. The Olympics formally start Friday however bobsled coaching runs don’t start till Feb. 10.
The crew official advised Yahoo that “at the moment, [the federation] nonetheless anticipate[s] everybody to go to Beijing.” What might complicate issues is anybody who examined optimistic will want 4 straight days of adverse PCR checks and a fifth-day buffer earlier than they will depart for Beijing.
Crew USA gained the silver medal in two-woman bobsled in 2018. Elana Meyers Taylor, who gained the silver with Lauren Gibbs, tweeted on Thursday that she had made it to Beijing and handed her first COVID-19 take a look at.
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