Gold Medal Meals: What the Olympic Athletes Eat at the Vancouver Winter Games
In 776 BC, Coroebus of Elis, a baker, won the stadion (now known as the sprint), making him the first medalist on record at the world’s very first Olympiad in Greece. Makes perfect sense. A baker with easy access to carb-filled foods is bound to outrun, let’s say, a bricklayer or a sandal maker, right?
There is no question: Diet plays an active role at the Games. Food fuels the body, and each athlete demands a particular kind of sustenance. For instance, a 250-pound bobsledder requires proteins like steak to compete, while an endurance athlete like a cross-country skier needs carbs to go the distance.
To aid the more than 2,000 competitors in their quest for the gold, the folks behind the 2010 Vancouver Olympics spent years researching and planning the grub for the Games. What goes into the prep for these hungry athletes? We got the skinny from Nejat Sarp, VP, Services, Villages and General Manager Vancouver.
Read the interview at Gold Medal Meals: What the Olympic Athletes Eat at the Vancouver Winter Games.
