Several of Zhou’s teammates said they were just as surprised as he was that he had tested positive. I’ve isolated myself so much that the loneliness that I felt in the last month or two has been crushing at times.”
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“And that’s not just because I’m still processing this turn of events, but also because I have been doing everything in my power to stay free of Covid since the start of the pandemic. “It seems pretty unreal that of all the people it would happen to myself,” he said. In Zhou’s video, filmed in his hotel room, he fought back tears as he addressed comments “to the future Vincent watching this,” professing pride in his accomplishments and in his long path to Beijing and declaring his continued love for skating and the people and teammates who had supported him. “When you get held back from doing what you’ve been training to do your whole life, it’s a really tough pill to swallow.” “We just feel bad for him not being able to share this moment with us,” said Brandon Frazier, who, with his partner, Alexa Knierim, was also part of the silver medal winning team. She assumed he was off to the side, lacing up his skates, and would join the United States’ silver medal-winning team on the ice when the final results were confirmed. “Where’s Vincent? Where’s Vincent?” the women’s skater Karen Chen said she had asked herself. His positive test, and his sudden absence from the rink on Monday night hours after he had entered isolation, surprised even his teammates. Because of the Olympics’ strict virus protocols, Zhou, 21, also will not be allowed to join his teammates when they accept their silver medals on Tuesday. In an emotional video posted to his Instagram account, he said he had withdrawn from the event. figure skating hopeful who missed the end of the team competition at the Beijing Olympics after testing positive for the coronavirus, said on Monday night that he would not compete in the men’s singles competition that begins Tuesday. Vincent Zhou competed in the team free skate program on Sunday.