Why there's so much sex in the Olympics as athletes run out of condoms in three days
Free condoms have been a tradition at the Winter Olympics since 1988, with competitors claiming they’ve already run out in just three days.
Athletes are apparently rampantly having sex at the Olympic Villages, and with their 'anti-sex' beds back in force for another year, you can probably see why they were introduced.
Sports stars no longer have to sleep on cardboard frames for the first time in six years.
The cardboard was initially introduced to cause 'minimal environmental impact and a second life for all equipment'.
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Instead of preventing the sex fest, as it turns out, competitors of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina were able to rest their heads on sturdier beds, with Brit ice dancer Phebe Bekker revealing mattresses and a headboard.
Last year, the cardboard beds caused a stir, but not as much as the news that Olympians were given 300,000 free condoms by organisers, totalling two condoms per person, per day.
But that amount has been sorely underestimated this time around, leading to a condom drought.
“The supplies ran out in just three days,” an anonymous athlete told the Italian newspaper, La Stampa. “They promised us more will arrive, but who knows when.”
Apparently, the organisers had been ‘particularly generous with the numbers’ when ‘in Paris’ they enjoyed the 300,000.
But La Stampa reports that the Winter Olympics have seen ‘not even 10,000’ handed out to the below 3,000 athletes.
In previous years, Olympians admitted to enjoying the freebies, maybe a little too much.
Alpine ski racer Laurenne Ross admitted she 'hooked up with everyone' while speaking to Cosmopolitan in 2018.
Then, Skeleton racer John Daly told the publication why athletes seem to have so much sex, explaining: "Incredibly good-looking [athletes], perfect bodies, tight Spandex... of course there's gonna be some hooking up! Would you expect anything else!?"
"The condoms are Olympic strong," Paralympic alpine skier Andrew Kurka also said, while Paralympic sledge hockey athlete Rico Roman added: "What happens in the Olympic Village, stays in the Olympic Village."
But while you might think the level of romping is something to shy away from, the governor of the French region, Attilio Fontana, said it’s a tradition steeped in awareness.
He said: “Yes, we provide free condoms to athletes in the Olympic village,” he said in a social media post. “If this seems strange to some, they’re unaware of the established Olympic practice. It began in Seoul 1988 to raise awareness among athletes and young people about sexually transmitted disease prevention— a topic that shouldn’t cause embarrassment.”
Regarding the condom shortage, ICO spokesperson Mark Adams added: "Clearly, this shows Valentine's Day is in full swing at the village. Ten thousand have been used - 2,800 athletes - you can go figure, as they say.
"It is rule 62 of the Olympic Charter that we have to have a condoms story. Faster, higher, stronger, together."
Topics: Winter Olympics, Olympics, Sport, Sex and Relationships
Britt Jones