The Other Olympics (?)

     Whenever I have attempted to watch the Winter Olympics I have seen only commercials or curling. The commercials are boringly repetitive and the latter activity is not that exciting to me, although I did just learn that some excitement was introduced when my countrymen were caught cheating and cursing.

   When I look at Olympic-related headlines, however, I see that apparently not all events in Cortina are being televised -- the ones involving condoms, for example. Here are just a few samples, offered in alphabetical order:

"Adam Rippon Explained What’s Really Happening To All Those Condoms At The Olympic Village"
"Condom Crisis Hits Milano Games on Valentine’s Day"
‘Higher-than-anticipated Demand’ Led to Condom Supply Shortage in Athletes’ Villages, Organizers Say"
"Love in a Cold Climate: Winter Olympic Village Runs Out of Condoms After Three Days"
"Olympic Athletes Promised Fresh Stocks of Condoms on Valentine’s Day After Villages Run Short'
"Olympic Villages Run Out of Condoms at 2026 Games Due to 'Higher-Than-Anticipated Demand'"
"Winter Olympics in Crisis as Athletes Deplete Entire Stock of 10,000 Free Condoms"

   Glory Be! (or perhaps Gloria Patri, since we are talking about the Olympics)

  The athleticism and bravery of the Olympians, which is daily displayed, is diminished a bit when one considers the nighttime endeavours only hinted at. That such a small number of elite athletes, with so much to do over a short period of time, could plow through so many condoms is, well "Olympian."
  Unfortunately, however, it is the case that the explanation for the seemingly rather excessive use of condoms can be explained, in part, simply because of the desire for souvenirs. This is found in the first source noted above:
  "The Olympic Village ran out of condoms earlier this week, which has inspired another round of public fascination about how busy the athletes are getting when they’re not competing for medals. The 2,800 Olympians have apparently already gone through 10,000 this year. That would mean they’re each, on average, having a good time at least three times, which is quite impressive given they’ve barely been there a week. At least that’s what it would mean if all of the condoms were being used for their intended purposes, but not so fast. Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon, who won a bronze medal in 2018 and broke out as a fun pop culture figure and later won Dancing With The Stars, said he found a bowl of condoms in the medical tent and dumped them into his bag. 
   He’s not the only one with the same story too. Mailitiana Clerc, a skier who has represented Madagascar at three Olympics, spoke about the disappearing condoms at a recent press conference. She said some are being used for their intended purpose, but a lot of them are being taken by athletes to give as gifts."
  The Cortino condom story turns out to be about as titillating as the curling.

The Bonus: 
  This one is unusual in that it is a question, which is: "Were There Any Trojans At The First Olympics?"  
   It is the case (an unusual one, I admit) that I have a friend who is a "Classics Scholar" and another who is an "Olympics Scholar." If one or the other reads this post, I will let you know the answer. 

Sources: 
   Although I did not provide the full citation for the headlines, I will assure you that they are real and can be confirmed by a minimal amount of searching by you.
  That I was judicious in my own searching I will prove by offering this dubious headline, which allows me to introduce some CANCON: 
"Doubles Luge Canceled as Olympics Runs Out of Condoms". 
That rather clever condom headline is offered by Leo Morgenstern and is found in a publication which perhaps we should all have a look at: The Beaverton. 

Post Script: 
  Although I do not provide much material related to sports, I did recall that I posted about the Summer Olympics ten years ago. Oddly enough, that post also had more to do with sex than sports. See: Rainbow Flags and Olympic Ones.