Have you ever wondered how Olympic athletes transport their equipment? Team USA alone is shipping over 300 pallets of gear, food and clothing to Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Multiply that by the 90-93 nations (approximately 3500 total athletes) participating, and the logistical scope is staggering.
Imagine the care that must be taken to properly protect and package specialized gear from skis to ice skates to curling stones.
Speaking of Olympic-certified curling stones, these granite items are 42 pounds and typically cost over $600 each, with a full set of 16 stones reaching up to $9,600 or more, so special attention would need to be taken to accommodate for shipping such a heavy and valuable item.
