Contributed By Scott Lipscomb

Navigating COVID has made many events and gatherings more challenging than ever before. With safety as the main priority, the U.S. gymnastics squad will not stay in Olympic Village.

Instead, the squad will stay in a nearby hotel. Cecile Landi, the coach of Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles, wrote on Twitter that the reason behind the decision is safety for the coaches and athletes CBS Reported.

“It was also a decision that we all made together,” Landi wrote. “We know it isn’t ideal during a pandemic. We feel like we can control the athletes and our safety better in a hotel setting!”

It was also a decision that we all made together, we know it isn’t ideal for the Olympic experience but nothing is ideal during a pandemic 😢we feel like we can control the athletes and our safety better in a hotel setting!

— Cecile Landi (@CLcecile) July 19, 2021

The news comes after alternate Kara Eaker tested positive for Covid-19. A nonathlete tested positive on Saturday, two athletes staying in the village tested positive on Sunday and two more athletes tested positive on Tuesday.