U.S. Olympic Delegation: Chinese Food? Not For Us

Col. Creamora?

 

Really?

 

The athletes eat at the Village. The food the American Delegation is taking is to be at Beijing Normal for all the support staff, ie. the delegates.

 

Beijing Normal is going to be the USOC training center during the Games. U.S. athletes will train there and can dine there.

 

And that's part of my point. I can understand the need for everyone to win their medal, but this makes it so the entire U.S. Delegation, athletes, trainers, medical, administrators don't actually have to go anywhere other than the hotel, the training facility and the stadium.

While the Olympics has been all about competition for a number of years now, I miss when it was also a chance for all the participants to get to learn about other cultures and experience the local colors and flavors that made the host nation what it is.

 

Yes, as will the entire rest of the delegation. Whatever happened to going out and seeing the place you're in? How about visiting the Forbidden City, or Tiannamen Square? I know, they're there for medals, and apparently nothing else.

 

So how many of the U.S. hoops team goes out for a night on the town with Yao?

 

I've been to a couple of Winter Olympiads. Trust me, there's still time to go out and see the sights.