Beijing Olympics plush remote-controlled beds put Tokyo 2020’s cardboard mattresses to shame


Beijing Olympics plush remote-controlled beds put Tokyo 2020’s cardboard mattresses to shame

Beijing 2022 Beds

The 2022 Winter Olympics are all set to commence from February 4 onwards in Beijing, China. The grand preparations for the multi-nation are almost done where the organizers have taken special care of the participating athletes. 

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Meanwhile, American luge athlete and two-time Olympian Summer Britcher recently showed off the beds where athletes will be sleeping at the Olympic Village over the next few weeks. Notably, while the beds at Tokyo’s Olympic Village were made of cardboard, the Beijing 2022 beds are remote-controlled.

In a recent Tik Tok video, Britcher demonstrated the luxe beds, alongside a fellow athlete. This took place when one of her fans asked Britcher about the athlete accommodations at the Beijing Olympics.

Summer excitedly talks about the “incredible” beds

Summer Britcher showed off the beds
Summer Britcher showed off the beds

“I am so excited you asked this question because I have something incredible to share,” Britcher said. “Because not only do we did not have cardboard beds here, but it’s as if the Beijing organizing committee said, ‘How can we just absolutely just one up Tokyo?'”

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The video showcases the plushy, remote-controlled bed that athletes were given during their stay at the upcoming Winter Games. The remote appeared to have as many as eight settings.

To this, a fellow athlete in Britcher’s room examined the remote and then asked, “What’s Zero-G mode?”

Britcher later appeared in the video. 

“I’m in Zero-G mode now, and it’s phenomenal,” she said while lying on her bed.

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U.S. rugby player Ilona Maher, who went to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, didn’t shy away from commenting her experience with the beds.

Your… Your bed has a whole remote to it? It has modes? How big is it? It looks pretty big,” Maher said as she amped up the fake emotion. 

Our beds in Tokyo were like, only like that big,” she said, holding her thumb and forefinger a few inches apart. “And they were highly flammable. And very solid. They were very solid beds. My back hurt like, a week after I started laying on them.”

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