The Winter Olympic Virus: Day -9

• Breezy Johnson, one of the USA's best medal hopes on the slopes.  Or she was.  She's out because of a knee injury after a World Cup crash.
• Russian skater Mikhail Kolyada is out of Beijing:  COVID.
• Bobsledder Nikita Tregubov also appears to be COVID-eliminated from the Russian Olympic contingent.
• As also appears to be USA bobsledder Josh Williamson, also COVID-positive.  Guys, WE SHOULD NOT BE THERE.  AT ALL.  THESE GAMES CAN'T BE FEASIBLY HELD!
• Szilveszter Csollany, an Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics for Hungary has passed due to the virus at 51.
• A German Olympic supervisor has tested positive for COVID.
• The US contingent for the Games will apparently number 222.  That is nineteen fewer than four years ago.
• According to predictions and betting sites, Norway is being favored to repeat at the top of the medal table for the Winter Games.  Gracenote projects 45 medals for the Norwegians, 32 for the Illegal Russian Team, with six countries between 18 and 25.  USA?  22, same as Canada.
• Gracenote admits that 11 for the hosts might be a bit low, with Japan and Korea possibly being taken from if the number goes higher.