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Love in a cold climate: Winter Olympic village runs out of condoms after three days
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 13 Feb 2026
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Rough estimation says the organizers should’ve provided closer to 100,000 condoms, 10x what they supplied.
I thought that didn’t actually happen? Despite reports before the games that the beds were made of cardboard to prevent sex by collapsing under the weight of two people, the organizers denied that was the reason and athletes posted videos during the games showing multiple people jumping on a bed.
The reason for the cardboard was so they could recycle the beds and IIRC it was a Rupert Murdoch tabloid that started the story that it was actually to prevent sex.
You’re right about the beds and it’s a bit of a joke but I do recall now that it was a Murdoch anti environmentalist slag who wrote it up.
In answer to the question as written: yes, you did think that didn't happen. I'm mostly certain on this.
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