Yes, they (USFS) are sending 2 different teams to 4CC and Olympics -- link to the 4CC selection criteria is posted here: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...cation-to-tallinn.108605/page-12#post-6070176
I worry about this too, for both the athletes and myself. The memory of my nightmarish trip to and from Detroit 3 years ago is still fresh in my mind. Hopefully, travel calms down next week and the new CDC quarantine guidelines help ease staffing shortages.
To/from the Olys, but I believe the chartered flights are only operating between Beijing and a handful of cities (I think Tokyo is one) so athletes have to get to those cities. And they are not taking chartered flights to/from Nats or 4CC.
I understand why they're keeping us out, but that's a bummer. Would have been nice for the rainy days! I know we can walk through the 5th and Broadway complex, but that's not really appealing with the current crud situation.
The audience isn't going to come into contact with the athletes at US Nationals. What purpose is there in cancelling the gala? I'm sure that the athletes who are named to the Olympic team or who are in the mix for consideration are going to be taking every precaution possible already. It's time to move past the fear.
"It's time to move past the fear" is not a great phrase to use when people are still dying.
Cutting out the production numbers seems like a reasonable suggestion.
As of now vaccinated are not required to be PCR tested negative to enter the arena. Vaccination will not stop omicron transmission. There’ll be many of them omicron infected conceivably in the audience. Unless the arena is negative pressured, which of course is not, there’ll be plenty of viruses in the arena air. Some of the athletes will be sure get infected afterwards.
Okay, I'll be happy to say you were right if it turns out any athletes are infected post-Nationals. But, if the audience isn't coming into contact with the skaters then I fail to see how they are going to infect any of them.
I just posted an article about this earlier today: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...-news-articles-etc.108615/page-2#post-6143919
Viruses are in the air circulation in the arena.
I assume the practice rink (closed to anyone who is not credentialed) is listed in the first column for Monday, Jan. 3 because the start time is earlier there than at the main rink.
Exactly how many people are being infected by attending NBA or NHL games? Social distancing still works wonders and I'm positive the skaters will keep themselves appropriately distanced to prevent transmission of the virus.
Should be a lot. For general population omicron is a gift from god to let us all get a natural “immunity” to c’vid, but it’s a different story for the athletes needing a PCR negative result to enter China.
Again, you are making a huge leap that ANY of the skaters who are in the mix for an Olympic spot are going to mix with the general population/audience at Nationals. We already know that Hubbell/Donohue stay in airBnBs at competitions and were doing that pre-C19. Do you think the rest aren't being just as careful?
Madison Hubbell addressed this during H/D's pre-Nationals media call: https://twitter.com/anythinggoe/status/1473073128498675712
I fully expect a number of athletes to become infected before, during and after the event. Not because of the air circulating in the arena, but because the newest variant is highly transmissible and most of these athletes and coaches are flying in commercial airlines. They're staying in a general hotel and mostly eating out in some way. Even amongst themselves and those being tested, anything can happen in the 3 days after you were tested, and yes, vaccinated people are carriers too.
When I looked at the colored schedule, I didn't see any times when they would rehearse numbers with the whole group. I guess we'll see.
The athletes are much more likely to get infected traveling, eating out, and interacting with each other backstage.
