00:22The
00:232026 Winter Olympics haven't just delivered drama on the slopes.
00:28They've delivered something else.
00:31Three days.
00:32That's all it took.
00:35The entire stock of 10,000 free condoms at the Olympic Village?
00:39Gone.
00:40Completely.
00:43Vanished faster than a downhill gold medal run.
00:46Welcome to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina.
00:51Officially known as the 2026 Winter Olympics, roughly 2,900 athletes
00:57staying in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
00:59Organizers stocked just under 10,000 condom packs.
01:04Math says that seemed reasonable.
01:07Reality said absolutely not.
01:10Now officials are scrambling to restock, with extra shipments on the way.
01:15No timeline confirmed.
01:16The Olympic Village, however, is not waiting.
01:20Before anyone acts shocked, this is tradition.
01:24Free condoms at the Olympics date back to the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
01:31The goal?
01:31Promote safe sex.
01:33Raise awareness about HIV and STIs.
01:36Responsible.
01:37Sensible.
01:38Necessary.
01:38And over the years, the numbers have exploded.
01:42At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, organizers handed out 200,000 male condoms.
01:4920,000 female condoms.
01:51For around 10,500 athletes.
01:54Some past summer games have even reached 300,000 total.
02:00So suddenly, Milan's 10,000 doesn't look ambitious.
02:03It looks optimistic.
02:05Let's be honest.
02:06You've got thousands of elite athletes, in peak physical condition, living together,
02:12for weeks, high on adrenaline, with intense competition and international camaraderie.
02:18It's basically the most athletic reality show on Earth.
02:22The Olympic Village is its own ecosystem.
02:25The only recent exception, the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in 2021,
02:30where COVID restrictions famously discouraged intimacy.
02:35But those cardboard beds and distancing rules?
02:38Long gone.
02:41Village life is back to normal.
02:43And so is the tradition.
02:46Organizers insist the shortage is temporary.
02:49Supplies will continue through the games.
02:52But still, it's a reminder that sometimes the fastest event at the Olympics isn't skiing,
02:57isn't speed skating, isn't even the 100 meters.
03:00It's the sprint to the condom counter.
03:04And honestly, that might be the most competitive event of all.
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