Olympic families find solace, create bonds far from Tokyo

Venus Jewett, back left, mother of Olympic runner Isaiah Jewett, watches her son compete in the 800-meter race and reacts as as Isaiah failed to make the finals as she joins other family and friends of Olympic athletes watching the televised action live at the Olympic Family & Friends Experience at the Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Orlando in Orlando, Fla., Friday, July 30, 2021. Parents, siblings, friends and former teammates crowd into the ballroom at the resort daily to watch the Summer Games and bond with others in a similar situation, all of them unable to be in Tokyo to root on their loved ones competing for gold because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Family and friends of Olympic athletes watch the televised Olympics action live at the Olympic Family & Friends Experience at the Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Orlando in Orlando, Fla., Friday, July 30, 2021. Parents, siblings, friends and former teammates crowd into the ballroom at the resort daily to watch the Summer Games and bond with others in a similar situation, all of them unable to be in Tokyo to root on their loved ones competing for gold because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Christina Dressel, mother of Caeleb Dressel, reacts Friday, July 30, 2021, in Orlando, Fla., as Caeleb wins the gold in the men's swimming 100-meter butterfly at the Tokyo Olympics. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Family and friends of Olympic athletes watch the televised Olympics action live at the Olympic Family & Friends Experience at the Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Orlando in Orlando, Fla., Friday, July 30, 2021. Parents, siblings, friends and former teammates crowd into the ballroom at the resort daily to watch the Summer Games and bond with others in a similar situation, all of them unable to be in Tokyo to root on their loved ones competing for gold because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Isaiah Jewett, of United States, competes in a heat in the men's 800-meter run at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

United States' Kelsey Plum celebrates victory over Russian Olympic Committee in a women's 3-on-3 gold medal basketball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Christina Dressel, left, mother of Caeleb Dressel, and Meghan Dressel, his wife, both fall down Friday, July 30, 2021, in Orlando, Fla., as they react as Dressel's win in the 100-meter butterfly in swimming at the Tokyo Olympics Dressel's family was watching the Olympics live broadcast at the Olympic Family & Friends Experience at Universal Orlando. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Christina Dressel, right, mother of Caeleb Dressel, hides as she can barely watch Friday, July 30, 2021, in Orlando, Fla., as her son wins the gold medal in the men's swimming 100-meter butterfly at the Tokyo Olympics. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Members of team United States Kelsey Plum, left, and Jacquelyn Young pose with their gold medals during the awards ceremony for women's 3-on-3 basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Caeleb Dressel's family reacts Friday, July 30, 2021, in Orlando, Fla., as he wins the men's swimming 100-meter butterfly at the Tokyo Olympics. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Isaiah Jewett, of the United States, and Nijel Amos, right, of Botswana, shake hands after falling in the men's 800-meter semifinal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Venus Jewett, mother of Olympic runner Isaiah Jewett, watches her son compete in the 800-meter race as she joins other family and friends of Olympic athletes watching the televised action live at the Olympic Family & Friends Experience at the Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Orlando in Orlando, Fla., Friday, July 30, 2021. Parents, siblings, friends and former teammates crowd into the ballroom at the resort daily to watch the Summer Games and bond with others in a similar situation, all of them unable to be in Tokyo to root on their loved ones competing for gold because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)