The beds sucked, the food was a disaster and the venues prioritised form over function. But there’s no denying it looked fabulous on a postcard.
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.France is the home of the Michelin Star, so it was fitting that they installed Michelin-starred chefs in the kitchen at the athletes’ village during the Olympics. The country’s cuisine is lauded globally, and organisers promised “a very French touch”.
“They started running out of food,” said Australian tennis player Daria Saville on social media. “Some nights, I’d just have canned tuna and rice in the Australian building.”There’s an old cliché about Europe that goes something like this: in heaven, the couturiers are French, the mechanics are German, and everything’s organised by the Swiss. In hell, the French are the mechanics, and the Italians are the organisers.
The athletes complained about the beds, too. The frames are made of cardboard, and the mattresses from recycled materials to help achieve a promise to halve the amount of plastic used by London in 2012. Yet it came at the cost of comfort, which is fundamental to athletes competing at the highest level. “They suck,” said gymnast Simone Biles. Not even mattress toppers provided much extra comfort. “Already had a massage to undo the damage,” posted Australian water polo player Tilly Kearns.
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