It’s not the only team that plans to supply their own cooling devices: The Washington Post reported earlier this month that Germany, Australia, Italy, Canada and Britain were among the other countries with plans to bring air conditioners to France for the Games. 

"As you can imagine, this is a period of time in which consistency and predictability is critical for Team USA’s performance," US Olympic and Paralympic CEO Sarah Hirshland said Friday. "In our conversations with athletes, this was a very high priority and something that the athletes felt was a critical component in their performance capability."

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Paris 2024 organisers have vowed that Paris will mark the most sustainable Games yet. Tony Estanguet, President of the organising committee for Paris, has said the Games will be "historic for the climate”, aiming to reduce by more than half the carbon emitted by London 2012 and Rio 2016.

In accordance with this goal, Olympic organisers plan to cool rooms in the Athletes Village, which will house more than 15,000 Olympians and sports officials, using a system of cooling pipes underneath the floors —much like the one that has helped the Louvre Museum cope with sweltering heat— in addition to insulation built into the buildings that should keep rooms 6 degrees Celsius cooler than the outside temperature, without an AC unit.

The average high in Paris on 1 August is 26 degrees Celsius (79 degrees Fahrenheit). The objective is to keep the rooms between 23-26 degrees (73-79 degrees Fahrenheit).

Despite Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo being adamantly against turning into the bring-your-own-air-conditioning Olympics, several countries —including the US— have made their decision public to do so in concern for their athletes’ health and performance in potential heat waves. 

Greece’s Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos told Greek newspaper Kathimerini earlier this year that they would "spare no expense" for their athletes and plan to buy air conditioners or find a sponsor to cover its needs. Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) CEO Matt Carroll also told the press that they "appreciate the concept of not having air conditioning due to the carbon footprint", but will be providing their delegation with air conditioning to ensure their comfort during resting periods.

"This is a high-performance Games. We’re not going for a picnic," Carroll said.