"It Literally Looks Like Hot Glue": Olympians Are Reacting To Their Paris 2024 Lodging

If, like me, you were more of a sensitive, arty kid, then you naturally have no idea what accommodation looks like for sporting competitions — let alone the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Well, as per the Paris Olympics website , this year's Olympic Village "will span parts of three cities: Saint-Denis, Saint Ouen, and L'Île-Saint-Denis. It will accommodate 14,250 athletes during the Olympic Games, and 8,000 during the Paralympic Games." Afterward, it'll be turned into a neighborhood which will include 2,500 new homes, a student residence, and offices.

Luckily, we live in the era of TikTok, so we can see even more of what's inside. Puerto Rican diver Maycey Vieta posted a TikTok showing her room for the next 23 days, which she'll share with a swimmer.

Her side of the room features her own bedside books and Chomp bars, as well as an open wardrobe. "I slept here last night, and it honestly was pretty good," she said. "The blackout curtains are fantastic, and we have two fans which has been super helpful because it does get pretty hot in here throughout the day."

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There's also a "super nice" living space for the two of them, which also includes a drying rack for their many swimsuits. Downstairs, there are another two athletes from Puerto Rico.

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And there's the bathroom, which looks fine but similarly...to the point:

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It's safe to say that the initial comments weren't exactly blown away:

Australian tennis player Daria Saville shared similar vibes in her suite, where she also has the joy of sharing a bathroom with three others. Apparently, there is an option to get an extended bed for those long-limbed athletes (alas, she did not get one).

Team USA hockey player Phia Gladieux posted a video showing they'd at least gone slightly festive with their decor. Who doesn't love a "Murica" eagle by an Amazon Prime box coffee table?!

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Simone Biles even shared her own USA decor on her Instagram, making her cardboard bed look slightly more cozy:

Let's take a moment to discuss the beds. À la Tokyo, they are made out of cardboard, which is good for the environment! But the mattresses, which have "soft," "moderate," and "extra firm" sides, apparently are not great. As the Filipino American gymnast Aleah Finnegan put it, "It literally looks like hot glue."

The beds are structurally sound, as Aleah demonstrated via jumping on it: "I don't think the beds are going to go anywhere. So there's that. Gosh, they're not that comfortable."

"This is rock solid," Australian water polo player Tilly Kearns affirmed in her own video , despite sleeping on the "soft" side. Thankfully, in a follow-up, she shared that their team manager bought them mattress toppers: "BACK PAIN NO MORE."

There have been rumors that the beds exist as such to discourage sex, but as British diver Tom Daley exhibited, that's unlikely:

At least it's not super wasteful!