United States snowboarder Jamie Anderson, who took home the gold medal in the women's SlopeStyle event at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, told Us Weekly staying focused wasn't so easy in the Russian mountains.
"Tinder!" Anderson told Us Weekly. "Tinder in the Olympic Village is next level. It's all athletes! In the mountain village it's all athletes. It's hilarious. There are some cuties on there."
Tinder is an online dating application that involves users scanning through photos of prospective partners and swiping in one direction to "like" them, or the other to bypass them. In the event two people like each other, they will be able to chat and meet up. In the Olympic village, it's not hard to believe then that the athletes are eager to hook up during their time at the Games.
Anderson told the magazine that playing "matchmaker" in her downtime with her teammates was a lot of fun, but the app became a little too encompassing. "There was a point where I had to be like OK, this is way too distracting," Anderson said. "I deleted my account to focus on the Olympics."
Anderson added how excited she is to head home following her big win, and said that part of the reason Tinder's been such a big hit is a lack of alternatives for athletes to avail themselves of. I can't wait to go out with all my girlfriends and dance," the gold medalist said.
"There is nowhere to go out here! It's been too long. I'm excited to just go home and let everything sink in. It's been such a busy roller coaster. It's been one of the craziest seasons of my life . . . I am so thankful and fortunate that I got through it."
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