{"id":304895,"date":"2024-08-07T04:36:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T09:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/peruvian-surfer-lucca-mesinas-had-just-one-complaint-about-floating-olympic-village"},"modified":"2024-08-07T04:37:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T09:37:08","slug":"peruvian-surfer-lucca-mesinas-had-just-one-complaint-about-floating-olympic-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/peruvian-surfer-lucca-mesinas-had-just-one-complaint-about-floating-olympic-village","title":{"rendered":"Peruvian Surfer Lucca Mesinas Had Simply One Grievance About Floating Olympic Village"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"51.3027522936\">\n<section id=\"cb-e1ba9a7475ea0f67921b4780e1f63452\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-3b8b8aef-1c09-4369-9b52-442152a36713-912589853-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-3b8b8aef-1c09-4369-9b52-442152a36713-912589853-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Francisco Boza\" alt=\"Francisco Boza\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/91\/16by9\/2024\/08\/05\/919073c5cd58406581641584dcc96ac7_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e1ba9a7475ea0f67921b4780e1f63452--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8c7ca0cb932b12a4be1ef95d1b4c68e7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>While athletes in the Olympic Village are (allegedly) sifting through their food for worms, Peruvian surfer <strong>Lucca Mesinas <\/strong>says everything was smooth sailing over in Tahiti &#8230; telling <strong>TMZ Sports<\/strong> he only had one complaint with their setup!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8c7ca0cb932b12a4be1ef95d1b4c68e7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fbb0f8dd35afda62dd41ab0c53116ed8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28.8514851485\">\n<p>We caught up with the Peruvian surfer at LAX this week &#8230; not long after he competed in the surfing portion of the 2024 Games. Naturally, we had to ask all about the surfers&#8217; HQ on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/08\/01\/olympics-cruise-ship-better-than-village-paris-surf-competitors\/\"><strong>luxurious cruise ship<\/strong><\/a> in the South Pacific &#8230; and it sounds MUCH better than what the folks in Paris have been saying.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fbb0f8dd35afda62dd41ab0c53116ed8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f7527b91761cb79e6b7df000347492f6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240806_6c45aa5d5cd14f92827574e54b0ee9e8\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:5c97ee0f-94cf-445d-a220-f3cd4c1ddc0c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Grievance\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6c\/4by3\/2024\/08\/06\/6c45aa5d5cd14f92827574e54b0ee9e8_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Grievance\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f7527b91761cb79e6b7df000347492f6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-865cba229b906fedec91b7d49e754b3e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>&#8220;We had good food, we had ping-pong, things to do over there,&#8221; Mesinas said. &#8220;We were allowed to leave the boat anytime to go to surf. It was pretty fun anyway.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-865cba229b906fedec91b7d49e754b3e--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-21d55c99d62b00ca401358de97431c14\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"24.6281407035\">\n<p>Many competitors have complained about the conditions in France &#8230; groaning over lack of air conditioning, small rooms and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/07\/28\/coco-gauff-tennis-teammates-left-olympic-village-hotel-crowded-bathroom\/\"><strong>lack of bathrooms<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; with one gold medalist even electing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/08\/04\/italian-swimmer-thomas-ceccon-sleeping-outside-olympic-village\/\"><strong>sleep outside<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-21d55c99d62b00ca401358de97431c14--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c9aed335f01b246fe0085d875f94098b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Mesinas said his only gripe was that considering they were on a ship, there was a bit of movement going on due to the wind &#8212; so not the best for catchin&#8217; Zs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c9aed335f01b246fe0085d875f94098b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0960c3d2b25bee3856c6bb8e39a0e9d6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0960c3d2b25bee3856c6bb8e39a0e9d6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bd057609b50cdf21fe2676b147ed3a53\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"26.6652542373\">\n<p>The surfer did have a good review of the beds on the boat &#8230; saying they were also solid. While he didn&#8217;t say exactly whether they were like <a href=\"https:\/\/tmz.com\/2024\/07\/22\/tom-daley-rhys-mcclenaghan-anti-sex-cardboard-beds-olympics-paris-2024\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>the &#8220;anti-sex&#8221; bed<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tmz.com\/2024\/07\/22\/tom-daley-rhys-mcclenaghan-anti-sex-cardboard-beds-olympics-paris-2024\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>s<\/strong><\/a> in Paris &#8212; he did claim there weren&#8217;t any real romantic hookups on board.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bd057609b50cdf21fe2676b147ed3a53--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e4903057747232d78e614f32f7d9f393\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>&#8220;Maybe one,&#8221; he said, laughing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e4903057747232d78e614f32f7d9f393--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-53aafa6fa6694c9e2a96c8dd2d0d3fd6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240806_35c965e2e7484e4b84b647fb3b6f7ae0\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:5c97ee0f-94cf-445d-a220-f3cd4c1ddc0c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"L.A.\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/35\/4by3\/2024\/08\/06\/35c965e2e7484e4b84b647fb3b6f7ae0_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"L.A.\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-53aafa6fa6694c9e2a96c8dd2d0d3fd6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-870948b012feaef926e01e94b8c17420\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>The ping-pong tournaments &#8212; along with watching the Olympics, of course &#8212; sounded like a big part of the experience &#8230; and Mesinas didn&#8217;t hesitate to call the Peruvian team the best on the boat.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-870948b012feaef926e01e94b8c17420--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-363b6b4178d7c2a84f0aab24ac500c1c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m pretty sure we were [the best], the Peruvians,&#8221; he said. &#8220;As surfers, every time we travel, we play ping-pong all the time. I&#8217;m not amazing at it, [but] all the team is pretty good at it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-363b6b4178d7c2a84f0aab24ac500c1c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f30b8102b03bf4b1cd9222c52282c55f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Mesinas didn&#8217;t earn a spot on the podium &#8230; but it&#8217;s clear it didn&#8217;t take away his experience in the Olympics. The question now is &#8230; can L.A. top the experience in 2028?!?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f30b8102b03bf4b1cd9222c52282c55f--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/08\/07\/peruvian-surfer-lucca-mesinas-complaint-floating-olympic-village-boat\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play video content TMZSports.com While athletes in the Olympic Village are (allegedly) sifting through their food for worms, Peruvian surfer Lucca Mesinas says everything was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-304895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304895\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}