Airport workers turn travel hub into Winter Olympics playground

Red-brown rolling travel suitcase at the airport terminal with blurred passengers in the background.
Airport Olympics FILE PHOTO: Workers at LaGuardia Airport put their own spin on the Olympics. (24K-Production - stock.adobe.com)

Workers at LaGuardia Airport in New York are going for the gold and putting their own spin on the Winter Olympics.

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Airport staff have come up with their versions of the Olympic events.

Instead of heavy stones and brushes, they’re using luggage and a floor squeegee in the airport “curling” event.

Skiing is done on escalators.

For figure skating, the moving walkway was a stand-in for the ice.

They shared their gold-medal-worthy competition on Instagram.

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