The athletes opted to stay at a local hotel instead.

The repeatedly-delayed, borderline controversial Tokyo 2020 Olympics are set to begin this Friday. Many athletes from around the world have come to Tokyo and have settled in the 109-acre waterfront Olympic village designed to house all 11,000 of them. However, despite efforts to maintain a “bubble” around the village, multiple athletes and staff members have already tested positive for COVID-19 within its boundaries. This has prompted some athletes to seek alternative lodging.

The US Women’s Olympic Gymnastic team announced earlier in the week that they have opted to skip on bunking in the Olympic Village, choosing instead to stay at a local Tokyo hotel. “It was also a decision that we all made together,” team coach Cecile Landi wrote Sunday on Twitter. “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!”

Unfortunately, following the team’s announcement, two of its members, Kara Eaker and Leanne Wong, tested positive for COVID-19 and have been placed in quarantine from the rest of the team. That said, the residents of the Olympic village haven’t fared much better, as new COVID cases continue to sprout up among the athletes and staff despite best efforts.

“We understand the public’s concern over the positive cases that have been reported so far, including the athlete’s village, and we will continue to handling these cases appropriately based on protocols we’ve established with the guidance of medical experts,” Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto said Tuesday. “Since July 1, so far close to 30,000 people have arrived from overseas, of which 31 people tested positive for Covid, which means the infection rate is roughly 0.1 percent.”