these athletes will feel there in beijing? athletes still have their support staff and all the things that are essential to allowing athletes to perform at the international level. but the hard part is the distraction from their sport performances. olympics is the pinnacle of an athlete s careers. i m introduced as a to-time olympiaian. not the world cup win but olympics matter especially in most winter olympic sports where there is nothing bigger than the olympics maybe with the exception of hockey, of course. athletes are yeah, this is distracting them from sport and so yes, they may feel isolated but more than that they ll feel like their performances aren t the most important thing at the olympics and there should be nothing more important than an athlete s performance at the olympics. that s what they are about. bill: with these covid