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By Lux Butler
Cronkite News
PARIS – The Paris Olympics have taken social media by storm, and at the top of the trending list are the beds that were provided in the Olympic Village.
“Oh my God, these cardboard beds are so stiff,” said Sierra Vista native Jasmine Schofield, a swimmer competing for Dominica this summer. “It’s actually terrible.”
Paris officials made the decision for the 2024 Games to use the cardboard frames as a part of their initiative to make the Games as eco-friendly as possible. Continue reading “Cardboard cutouts: ‘Stiff’ beds in Olympic Village receive mixed reviews as Paris Games wind down”