Athletes at Winter Olympics 2022 praise new adjustable beds over carboard beds used in Tokyo
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Team USA and spectators of the Beijing Winter Games seem to be pleased with the beds that have been prepared for the athletes at the Olympic Village dorms.
Unlike the cardboard bed frames and plastic mattresses that were used during the Tokyo Summer Games six months prior, the seemingly plush beds that are being used in Beijing are remote control adjustable and have a zero-gravity mode, according to a TikTok video shared by American luger Summer Britcher.
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Team USA and spectators of the Beijing Winter Games seem to really like the beds that have been prepared for the athletes at the Olympic Village dorms. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
"Not only do we not have cardboard beds here, but it’s as if the Beijing Organizing Committee said, ‘How can we just absolutely just one up Tokyo?’" Britcher said in response to a TikTok user’s question, which has been viewed more than 366,900 times.
"This is what they went with," Britcher went on while showing off the bed’s eight-button remote control and "zero-G mode" – a feature she said is "phenomenal."
The Team USA TikTok account replied to Britcher’s video with a comment saying, "Ooh this is nice."
"I’m crying," commented Mattie Rogers, an Olympic weightlifter who competed during the Tokyo Summer Games.
"I appreciated Tokyo's commitment to an environmental approach but these are [definitely] a flex," one fan wrote.
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