| Scared for Nathan…. |
All this covid testing for the sake of testing is just insane. If he doesn't have symptoms and feels well enough to compete he should be able to skate. I am heartbroken for him and sadly you know he won't be the last athlete who gets screwed by over testing. |
If an athlete were to fall seriously ill or, God forbid, die, you’d be all over here saying China lied about this that the other and put people in danger, all for the sake of money and notoriety from the games. |
| I don't know--if Lebron is allowed to play basketball the day after testing positive and then testing negative again, why can't Vincent test again before the men's event and skate provided he's negative? Why is the decision being made the day before? |
I feel terrible for him. It’s a solo event - he should be able to skate alone. Poor guy. "This absolutely does not define me as an athlete, as a person," Zhou said. "I am more than just another positive COVID test. I am more than just another face in the crowd." |
Because China has more stringent Covid restrictions than no-lockdowns U.S. |
I mean it is China. None of this should be surprising. It’s like trying to pet a Dingo and the getting upset that it bit you. Everyone should have boycotted. |
I may have to go to Reddit. |
I agree. Let the guy skate and then throw him in that horrific quarantine hotel until his next event. He's waited 4 years for this. I think it's crazy that they're kicking him out for testing positive especially if he feels fine and can compete in his event. And they should be banned from ever hosting the Olympics again from the way they're treating athletes in isolation. Why are we allowing communist countries to host the Olympic games? They shouldn't be allowed. |
+1 China is horrible. They got us into this mess to begin with! |
YES. |
Right now you are literally another Covid test. Covid.doesn’t.care and neither does China. |
Exactly! Lots of sketchy stuff going on with testing and quarantining. Seems really messed up that the host country can test you and ship you to mandatory quarantine where you can’t train and they supply the food. Western countries are stupid and passive…do you think the Chinese and Russians would send us their top athletes and allow us to isolate and starve them at will. |
Not sure why they were allowed to host to begin with. |
Because the IOC is disgusting and completely corrupt. |