Norovirus at the 2018 Winter Olympics: Two Athletes Affected
Last week, the Swiss Olympic team announced that a previously existing norovirus outbreak that had sickened security workers at the 2018 Winter Olympics had spread to its own athletes.
The statement said that two Swiss athletes--Fabian Boesch and Elias Ambuehl, both freestyle skiers--had contracted norovirus while at the Olympic games. Both individuals were treated by the team’s own doctors and their symptoms subsided thereafter. According to the statement, both athletes were expected to move forward with competing, with safety precautions in place and approval from the International Olympic Committee.