Vincent Zhou Tests Positive for COVID

[BlackAxel]

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This is not looking good for Team USA.

UPDATE: Vincent withdraws from the individual event - https://www.instagram.com/tv/CZrh0jbgDYU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

 

[RatedPG]

Really? The SP is tomorrow. I know I was mad last night about Ilia not being at the Team Event. But, don’t take it out on Vincent

I hope this doesn’t affect Nathan Chen or the the other American figure skaters.

 

[Supernovaimplosion]

They were all pretty crammed in that box

Hope it's a false positive

 

[skylark]

oh no. My heart goes out to him. I was all set to see him power through with 2 great individual skates. Not to mention I wanted to see his "Vincent" SP at the olympics.

Correction: Having seen the post above mine ... maybe it's a false positive and can be cleared up by the SP time.

 

[BlackAxel]

I was already worried about Team Russia after seeing the FS performances Galliamov and Valieva. I really hope that the Team Event has not turned into a superspreader event.

 

[Remilia]

Ooof...guess the USFS should have flown out the 1st alternatives in case this happened...there won't even be enough time for Ilia to replace him if it's not a false positive

 

[4everchan]

i wouldn't worry too much just yet :

Yesterday, the Australian woman in curling tested positive but was cleared to play ... they were apparently getting ready to pack and go home but then the medical committee told them to go to the rink...

 

[el henry]

Oh no, poor Vincent. Prayers that the test results are reversed, and that he is not truly ill

Ooof...guess the USFS should have flown out the 1st alternatives in case this happened...there won't even be enough time for Ilia to replace him if it's not a false positive

Where would alternates have stayed? The US Fed could not show up with extra athletes in each discipline in the closed loop "just in case", and China has a 21 day mandatory quarantine outside the loop.

 

[Greengemmonster]

Errrr what are the odds of someone catching it from Vincent?

Hubby told me some Aussies tested positive and then negative and could compete!

 

[NAOTMAA]

i wouldn't worry too much just yet :

Yesterday, the Australian woman in curling tested positive but was cleared to play ... they were apparently getting ready to pack and go home but then the medical committee told them to go to the rink...

Maybe she showed no symptoms? What is the official policy at these Olympics? I read somewhere there is already 20 positive cases. Who knows if that's true but I would hate for it to run ramped.

I hope wheather he competes or not Vincent has a speedy recovery

 

[4everchan]

and no point talking about an alternate. It's not possible since Vincent already competed. Only skaters who have not competed in the team event could be substituted for medical reasons. ETA (and of course, that has to be done before the draw deadline... I was answering a specific question about substitution, see the whole rule book a few posts below if you need more details)

 

[yume]

Ooof...guess the USFS should have flown out the 1st alternatives in case this happened...there won't even be enough time for Ilia to replace him if it's not a false positive

Even if there was time, Ilia can't replace as Vincent already competed, even if it's in the team event.

 

[anonymoose_au]

The thing about the Aussie curler is that she actually had COVID a few weeks prior to the games. So the chances were good that it was just residue (not sure if that's the right word) from that.

I don't think Vincent has had COVID so we can only hope it's a false positive somehow.

I'm so bummed I wanted to see the Vincent SP!

But I think the rest of Team USA should be OK, if they took the right precautions. They would have been tested today too and were obviously negative.

 

[readernick]

First, I'm very sad for Vincent. He has a shot at a medal and I'm sure he is devastated.

Second, I hope he didn't spread it to anyone else.

 

[lizardlass]

Well, this is terrible news. Hopefully it's a false positive.

 

[readernick]

The thing about the Aussie curler is that she actually had COVID a few weeks prior to the games. So the chances were good that it was just residue (not sure if that's the right word) from that.

I don't think Vincent has had COVID so we can only hope it's a false positive somehow.

I'm so bummed I wanted to see the Vincent SP!

But I think Team USA could be OK, if they took the right precautions. They would have been tested today too and were obviously negative.

I think Vincent probably has had COVID-19 because his coach caught it twice or something. It was running through the skaters in Colorado. So, it could be a false positive ( as in residue from a previous case) but I'm worried there's just no time for him to get negative test.

 

[ramurphy2005]

First, I'm very sad for Vincent. He has a shot at a medal and I'm sure he is devastated.

Second, I hope he didn't spread it to anyone else.

Or the person he came into contact with that spread it to him spread it to anyone else.

 

[Remilia]

Even if there was time, Ilia can't replace as Vincent already competed, even if it's in the team event.

ohh, I didn't realize that counted. Unfortunate. Hopefully it is just a false positive

 

[ice coverage]

and no point talking about an alternate. It's not possible since Vincent already competed. Only skaters who have not competed in the team event could be substituted for medical reasons.

It is too late for any Men's entry to be replaced in the individual Men's competition (regardless of the team event) -- because the draw for the individual Men's SP already has taken place.

https://olympics.com/athlete365/app/uploads/2022/01/ISU-Figure-Skating-Competition-Contingency-Regulations-Final-.pdf

(hat tip to @Vemvane: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/t...m-olympics-due-to-covid-19.90630/post-2912133 )

Hoping that Vincent will have a negative test in time.

 

[NAOTMAA]

Honestly, I don't like the "can't replace xxx because they already completed" rule. I don't really get it either cause the team competition is totally seperate from the individual. I didn't like it in 2014 when Russia ended up with no men in the individual cause Plushy withdrew and I don't like it now even though the U.S. still have two other men competing