Coco Gauff reveals why her entire team LEFT the Olympic Village for a hotel READ MORE: Flag bearers LeBron James, Coco Gauff get suited in Ralph Lauren READ MORE: Simone Biles' parents reveal why she missed opening ceremony By Emily Selleck Published: 22:33 BST, 27 July 2024 | Updated: 22:33 BST, 27 July 2024 e-mail View comments Coco Gauff revealed she's the only member of the American women's tennis team still staying in the Olympic Village after her teammates fled to a hotel. The 20-year-old posted a candid TikTok video on Saturday, exposing the athletes' very close quarters, including 10 women sharing just two bathrooms. The chaotic clip showed several members of Team USA doing their hair, makeup and getting dressed ahead of the first day of events at the 2024 Paris Games.
'10 girls, two bathrooms #olympicvillage,' she wrote over the post, leading many to comment on how cramped the space appeared to be. 'I would go to a hotel,' one fan wrote under the clip, to which she responded, 'all the tennis girls moved to a hotel except me. so now just 5 girls two bathrooms.
' Coco Gauff exposed the athletes' very close quarters inside the Olympic Village in Paris The chaotic clip showed members of Team USA doing their hair, makeup and getting dressed Gauff, however, noted that she's enjoying herself inside the village, where thousands of competitors from around the world will reside for the next two weeks. 'well it's only 5 girls now so I have the room alone. roommates are very chill.
I love it,' she explained. Another fan expressed concern about her comfort after it was revealed the athletes would be sleeping on beds made out of cardboard. 'archery team lended me a mattress topper,' she wrote.
Team USA's Olympic Village Director Daniel Smith previously told People that athletes can choose whether or not they want to stay in the Village. Many high-profile athletes, including LeBron James and Stephen Curry on the men's basketball team, are staying off-site in luxury accommodations. 'If a sport decides not to stay in [the village], they have to find their own arrangements in terms of where they're going to stay, and make their own hotel contracts,' Smith said earlier this week.
'A challenge with that is that basically you're outside of the bubble at that point and Paris 2024 won't provide you transportation from your specific hotel,' he added. 'All of the meals, all of those additional pieces that come along with logistics that athletes in the Village get, you stay out and all of that is on you.' It comes one day after Gauff stood alongside LeBron James as one of America's two flag bearers during the opening ceremony.
'I never thought in a million years I would have the honor of carrying the American flag for Team USA in the opening ceremony,' the Grand Slam winner said in a statement. 'I could not be more proud to lead my teammates with LeBron as we showcase our dedication and passion on the biggest stage there is.' Gauff stood alongside LeBron James as one of the flag bearers during the opening ceremony Coco Gauff Team USA TikTok Share or comment on this article: Coco Gauff reveals why her entire team LEFT the Olympic Village for a hotel e-mail Add comment.
