What the Olympic Village is REALLY Like!

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  • @NickSymmondsToo
    @NickSymmondsToo  3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Tomorrow I'll tell you what the Opening Ceremony is like! Some good stories from that one :D
    ALSO tomorrow I am live streaming our FIRST 1v1 Fortnite match on Twitch. I'll be playing a subscriber and if they beat me they win $100!! Stream starts at noon PT here: www.twitch.tv/nicksymmonds

    • @ehetlaios
      @ehetlaios 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not because i'm Greek but the opening,and closing,ceremony from my country's olympics were the best until now.Also my two favorite athletes(Yuriy Borzakovskiy,Hicham El Guerrouj)won golds

  • @brooks5895
    @brooks5895 3 ปีที่แล้ว +244

    The Olympic village actually sounds just like a college campus, tons of talent with people hooking up and partying

    • @AndrewTube
      @AndrewTube 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i heard there is a free flow of sex after their events finish (not before) because almost everyone is guaranteed not to have STD's or HIV

    • @harvey9508
      @harvey9508 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      also people in the olympics are very attractive

    • @williamhowerton744
      @williamhowerton744 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      My guess is that most of the supposed sex going on is by individuals from North America and the western European nations. I would guess that the middle eastern and Asian countries do not participate based on language barrier, religion and social customs.

    • @Aurorr
      @Aurorr 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah ​@@williamhowerton744

  • @cadenweber6857
    @cadenweber6857 3 ปีที่แล้ว +318

    I can’t wait for Nick react to the actual olympics this year

    • @NickSymmondsToo
      @NickSymmondsToo  3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      COMING SOON! I'm going to live stream my reactions in real time on Twitch also. Watch LIVE with me!! www.twitch.tv/nicksymmonds

    • @unseenstalkr
      @unseenstalkr 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      him and TRP!

    • @haydendubs6287
      @haydendubs6287 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Ahmet Aksoy he's probably gonna get copy right striked

  • @jacobcounts2163
    @jacobcounts2163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Can't wait for the olympics!!

  • @kelvinng2759
    @kelvinng2759 3 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    In summary: What happens in the Olympic Village stays in the village....

  • @andrewmichos3404
    @andrewmichos3404 3 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    1:08 “there are MEDAL detectors” hahaha Michael Phelps must have set those detectors off a ton!!

  • @luckydays8239
    @luckydays8239 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    5:24 😂😂 i waiting for this moment

  • @richardhardy4243
    @richardhardy4243 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Thanks, Nick. I'm a lifelong Olympic junkee and love your takes on all T&F events. Your 800 event is going to be so exciting on men' and women's side. Clayton Murphy looks sharp...Athing Mu looks like a force of nature.

  • @Thomas-fk3cw
    @Thomas-fk3cw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This was a super cool video. I had never even given the Olympic Village much thought..not sure why. Thanks for the great insight into that world.

  • @rogeliotrego9719
    @rogeliotrego9719 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Broooooo you're the man it's like you let us know exactly what we want to know in running, Olympics and even just life. Keep em up man just got some run gum going on long road trip can't wait to try it 👍

  • @AM-he1nd
    @AM-he1nd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    He always says Olympian and then you get hyped when you find out he’s an Olympic Finalist

  • @esotericpig
    @esotericpig 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So thankful for your channel and sharing all of this man 🙏

  • @beastok3148
    @beastok3148 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Only being a 8th grader already makes me so much slower and behind everyone else but after watching all seniors on the team run I picked up something from all of them but the only thing I didn’t was your kick which helped me to be able to beat them through the last 200 meters I just want to thank you for helping become one of the best freshman in the country😁

  • @alanjackman5729
    @alanjackman5729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Phelps won an olympic 8 medals in Beijing. So dope you got to see him.

  • @varunshahvo-tv9854
    @varunshahvo-tv9854 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    One of the rare good guys in sport... Love u Nick

  • @ttesc9253
    @ttesc9253 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    “6 foot 9 person holding a basketball”
    I see what you did there nick, very funny

    • @tommiegreen
      @tommiegreen วันที่ผ่านมา

      I don’t see…

  • @logangullett8390
    @logangullett8390 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    LETS GOOO IVE BEEN WAITING FOR AN OLYMPIC VILLAGE VIDEO

  • @josephlim6854
    @josephlim6854 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My friend volunteered in Rio2016 and had access to the Olympic Village as that's where she was assigned. She told me it was a very cool experience!

  • @Erik291098
    @Erik291098 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    The good thing about Olympic villages is that they can be converted into affordable housing when the games are over.

  • @douglashornbecker2267
    @douglashornbecker2267 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Appreciate your insight! Thanks!!

  • @parkergrimes3374
    @parkergrimes3374 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for sharing your experience, greatly appreciate...

  • @blaketheobald6516
    @blaketheobald6516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey nick
    Just wanted to congratulate you on almost 30k sibs keep up the good work and keep running everyday

  • @EvieM123
    @EvieM123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Nick, I am a young runner and I am very excited as I am getting your book!

  • @tianl98765
    @tianl98765 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice one nick, thanks for the video, very interesting hear!

  • @manvendranm
    @manvendranm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Goat 🐐 of the running community content

  • @KalamariKing23
    @KalamariKing23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great Video Nick. I always heard the village was a miniature Vegas. Lol

  • @adman4344
    @adman4344 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just getting into your content, super dope! As a fitness follower your vids have great insight into things. More Olympic secrets in the next one right?

  • @carsonpendleton8095
    @carsonpendleton8095 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Track and field is the best Olympic sport

    • @seanmcadams1216
      @seanmcadams1216 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      s

    • @va4114
      @va4114 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Boring af

    • @xcx3572
      @xcx3572 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@va4114 most popular event epsically 100m

  • @lwwxc
    @lwwxc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Cant wait for you to come to the rest of the states! Keep up the good work.

    • @NickSymmondsToo
      @NickSymmondsToo  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      working on planning another trip now!

    • @lwwxc
      @lwwxc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exciting! 😁

  • @ellehogg8729
    @ellehogg8729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    during a normal year, do non finals qualifying athletes stay for the rest of the games?

    • @NickSymmondsToo
      @NickSymmondsToo  3 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      usually! It's a fun place to stay. Free food, great athletic facilities to use, new friends, etc :D

    • @BBBBBB-rd8gg
      @BBBBBB-rd8gg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      @@NickSymmondsToo and massive amounts of intercourse!

    • @simoneb3837
      @simoneb3837 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BBBBBB-rd8gg haha 😆

  • @kristoferwong7869
    @kristoferwong7869 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am so excited for the Tokyo Olympic games to start tomorrow can't wait

  • @djlangenbach
    @djlangenbach 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I did some work for Michael Phelps in his house in Scottsdale. Pretty cool guy!

  • @NamiseSports
    @NamiseSports 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I missed this format so much

  • @randomwithtitan973
    @randomwithtitan973 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yess! I’ve been waiting to watch this this is going to be amazing!😁

  • @peytonsand4880
    @peytonsand4880 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This years gonna be a good one

  • @marliyanotripodi8246
    @marliyanotripodi8246 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved it nick

  • @Swimmer-sv6yu
    @Swimmer-sv6yu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video was so cool. Im a swimmer but I also do track for cross training💪

  • @19Kamau79
    @19Kamau79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's true 800m is one of the greatest and one of the latest events in Olympics, it's not ideal schedule for hooking up ☺️ in terms of optimal athletic performance.

  • @APBCTechnique
    @APBCTechnique 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My ankle and foot operation is over and I’m rehabbing now to walk. On crutches now. Once rehab is over I’ve 3 leg more operations

  • @austindrewery143
    @austindrewery143 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I love your videos im trying to break 20 mins this year in cross country.

  • @Rafi-r6n
    @Rafi-r6n 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think 🤔 you hooked up,
    That grin on your face.
    Yes you got some
    Tell us a bout it😂😂🇯🇲❤️🎶

  • @beaniesatthebeach8457
    @beaniesatthebeach8457 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was just thinking about this today

  • @francocruz144
    @francocruz144 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This sounds insane 😭

  • @ellehogg8729
    @ellehogg8729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    are the apartment buildings separated by sport, country, or just random?

    • @NickSymmondsToo
      @NickSymmondsToo  3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      usually a bit of both. Some countries have very small teams and so there may be multiple countries under one roof

  • @samplautz5586
    @samplautz5586 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The accommodations at winter games are a lot nicer. At Beijing in 2022 they had smart beds that you could control with a remote, and the rooms were as big as an apartment

  • @vee985
    @vee985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "Women weaken legs!" Mick, from Rocky 1

  • @bradentankersley
    @bradentankersley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    As a runner, how do you continue training in the village leading up to your race? Treadmills, the track, can you run in the city?

    • @jjs_arkade
      @jjs_arkade ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes

    • @jjs_arkade
      @jjs_arkade ปีที่แล้ว

      They also have training areas and centers

  • @liberty5069
    @liberty5069 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are you going to stream the track and field events live or recorded? If not, where is the best channel to go for that? Thanks!

  • @babyaskin9881
    @babyaskin9881 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Respect to youuu❤❤❤❤❤

  • @roustabout4fun
    @roustabout4fun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Enjoyed the inside perspective. Are there candy and pop machines around there.

  • @shangrila73eldorado
    @shangrila73eldorado 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Did you get a chance to explore Beijing?

  • @Dave-xm9bg
    @Dave-xm9bg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Hey Nick. Love from Canada. When are you going to talk about your experiences with USADA?

    • @cgarc131
      @cgarc131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He has a video on this topic under doping and how the test are conducted just search for it

    • @Dave-xm9bg
      @Dave-xm9bg 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cgarc131 He has a video where he mentions USADA slightly when talking about Coleman, and said he would go in-depth into the experience (hints to some embarrassing and unspoken truths).

  • @tylerbeck5164
    @tylerbeck5164 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have any early predictions on medals for the track and field events?

  • @CiMichel
    @CiMichel 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Got the goosies...so many memories from London...😍

    • @goldenmemes51
      @goldenmemes51 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Please tell us what happened there ! In the village ! Many hookups right

  • @wildWESt76
    @wildWESt76 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The olympics start on my birthday tomorrow and that’s the best gift I can ever think of

    • @jakelynock1224
      @jakelynock1224 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Happy birthday for tomorrow :)

  • @hansensprint
    @hansensprint 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those beds were actually very comfortable, haha...

  • @jean-pierrereinhold4401
    @jean-pierrereinhold4401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    You are probably married now and had to say you never hooked up at the Village. 😉 I enjoy your videos immensely.

    • @creativity.studio4967
      @creativity.studio4967 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He obviously is understating his knowledge of what went on there. I'd like to see a tad bit more honesty when he said he can't speak for what went on there.

    • @tazpengra
      @tazpengra 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@creativity.studio4967 Like I mentioned in another of Nick's videos, I was told many tales of the OV antics by participants. This was in the 1980's, things may have changed, but I doubt by much. It was confirmed that people who couldn't even speak each other's language were hooking up, attracted by sheer animal magnetism to each other! And coaches trying to act like chaperones, unsuccessfully.

  • @fahadakram7135
    @fahadakram7135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dont have a good pair of shoes hope nick surprises me.😀😀

  • @daveconvoy5793
    @daveconvoy5793 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    If anyone is single in the village the temptation to hook up must be huge😃

  • @zanierrules
    @zanierrules 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Sounds like they need a secondary village or segregated area for athletes who've completed their events. You shouldn't have to rent spaces outside of the village in order to stay focused. Surprised this system hasn't been upgraded or modified.

    • @jefffawcett
      @jefffawcett 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There’s way too many swimming events and the swimmers are assholes that’s the way it is every Olympics. And the dudes fuck everything that moves when they’re done with their events and they stick around the Village for over a week of nothing but partying.

    • @hanlee6147
      @hanlee6147 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jefffawcett someone’s mad

  • @TokyoPaul
    @TokyoPaul 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hopefully the Tokyo 2020 olympics goes on without a problem.

  • @carlosolivares2405
    @carlosolivares2405 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Now We know how you really got the nickname “the bison” 😉😂

    • @dubbyx8490
      @dubbyx8490 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahaha! The BISON!!!

  • @joenescio1077
    @joenescio1077 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Favorite memory with the track team at the games?

  • @zach1085
    @zach1085 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do world championships have a village?

  • @melaniemaker2350
    @melaniemaker2350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    are roommates from the same sport? like two swimmers in the same room. or can it be one person from one sport and the other person from another sport?

    • @Appaddict01
      @Appaddict01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They generally pair athletes from the same sport.

  • @tazpengra
    @tazpengra 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    yay! My request to hear about the sexcapades of the OV has come true! Or has it?

  • @ernie9776
    @ernie9776 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hyped for mens 10,000

  • @nickpham0
    @nickpham0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:28 just casually takes pics with lebron and kobe what

  • @marsme7511
    @marsme7511 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Nick, for all this insights! Let’s the games start….日本

  • @janosaw1916
    @janosaw1916 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nick, can you make a video about nutrition for runners.

    • @shomariboulet
      @shomariboulet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The right training is 10x more important than what you are eating trust me. Stay hydrated and eat food, you don't need to overthink the food, the type of training is more important

    • @SuperKamiGuruu
      @SuperKamiGuruu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shomariboulet facts

  • @Itsfalcon9
    @Itsfalcon9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do they turn the village into well an actual village when the games are over?

    • @mssha1980
      @mssha1980 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes they can. In ATL GA State university purchased the village as dorms before selling them to GA tech to use for dorms.

    • @Clara-hh3kz
      @Clara-hh3kz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      In Vancouver Canada, it was transitioned into a typical community where people can live. Although I did hear that the apartments built for the olympians and later sold to residents were built really poorly LOL

  • @brandonharrison3144
    @brandonharrison3144 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Who was your roomate?

  • @carsonpendleton8095
    @carsonpendleton8095 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do you have any advice for a high school freshman transitioning from middle to high school track

    • @thelastlegionare896
      @thelastlegionare896 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'd say focus on trying to adjust to a higher level of competition get ready for harder workouts and long track meets if you're willing to put in the work it's super rewarding and fun I'd recommend training in the off season to get ready for the jump I'm not sure how things are where you are but where I did track the indoor and outdoor high-school seasons usually overlapped so I'd be training and competing from October until June so be ready for a mental drain it's really all mental it boils down to how much you love the sport

    • @mdsk7623
      @mdsk7623 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do your best and don't expect to be a Olympian

  • @micmac1719
    @micmac1719 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nick, are you religious/do you practice any religion? And if so, how does that go into running?

  • @user-fe3gy1wf2r
    @user-fe3gy1wf2r 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Who have you sold your medal??? And do you regret now?

  • @nathanbarrett7286
    @nathanbarrett7286 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    He said unfortunately 😂

  • @emjay2045
    @emjay2045 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    So let’s talk about street brawls in the village …

  • @z123462075
    @z123462075 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    😊😊

  • @Smoke_PHAmily357
    @Smoke_PHAmily357 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So they basically put y'all in rooms like they do the army

  • @alexanders4911
    @alexanders4911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5:36: but nick, hows your game? im sure you cud have scored if u put some effort into it. what sports chic wud u have gone for if u cud have had ur pick?? a beach volley ball chic?

  • @thatboydre8649
    @thatboydre8649 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Olympic villages should look like a hotel suit

  • @vip-cw1st
    @vip-cw1st 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I heard there is a lot of digging goin on there

  • @csingsing8300
    @csingsing8300 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yos. Even if you have "did it" in the Olympics village, you won't share with us, you wife will punish you. 😂

  • @pierceasweat6336
    @pierceasweat6336 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi nick

  • @kyleevans8053
    @kyleevans8053 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Can nick break 2 right now in an 800 is the question.

  • @razeblitz2147
    @razeblitz2147 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video really inspired me to become an Olympian because of all of the.... competition

  • @lilmario0
    @lilmario0 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How much you increased your body count by in the village Nick? 😂

  • @crazymusicman13
    @crazymusicman13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    all I wanted to hear about was the sex and you barely talked about it!

    • @jordanholloway5223
      @jordanholloway5223 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Right just imagine be surrounded by gods and godesses

  • @valinwittenburg1874
    @valinwittenburg1874 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bruh making it so that the beds only hold 1 person is just gonna make it less comfortable when people do hook up. Not prevent it.

  • @spmarei
    @spmarei 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I stayed in the Olympic housing in Moscow, its now a hotel.

  • @silassarbo8584
    @silassarbo8584 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    First!

  • @snowfall7503
    @snowfall7503 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think the cardboard beds are just to save money.

  • @stt5v2002
    @stt5v2002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm not an Olympian. I imagine it's basically like the Harry Potter school. Close?

    • @spencerappell3067
      @spencerappell3067 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      swap freak athletes for wizards and they’re prob similar

  • @judahweesner2651
    @judahweesner2651 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Imagine the genetic freaks that could be born from accidental pregnancies in the Olympic village lmao, "Yeah my dad is Jakob Ingebrigsten and my mom is an Olympic Swimmer, just broke 15 in the 5k and I'm in 8th grade"

  • @4Dangert
    @4Dangert 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What do you mean unfortunately? You were saving for your future wife, the lovely Tiana 😃.

  • @santosAmoo
    @santosAmoo 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Nah .. definitely people hook up like crazy

  • @davidmalak4711
    @davidmalak4711 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Kobe
    ❤️

  • @sandyacombs
    @sandyacombs 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Too bad you didn't get laid in the village Nick, I've run internationally and have been on some US teams and after competition was over there was lots of hooking up.

  • @HawaiianStyle808
    @HawaiianStyle808 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wonder how many folks Michael Phelps hooked up with?

  • @GrogDC1
    @GrogDC1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So why are they replacing mattresses with something made out of cardboard. All I have ever heard about the Olympic Village is that it turns into one big f***k fest.