This is true …. The players that make a grand slam will both become millionaires. Look at the prize money for the 2017 US Open.
The Winner receives $3,700,000. Runner-Up. 1,825,000
That's a lot of money. Entire ISU budget for prizes money.
This is true …. The players that make a grand slam will both become millionaires. Look at the prize money for the 2017 US Open.
The Winner receives $3,700,000. Runner-Up. 1,825,000
A passion is a passion. Outside of the very top elite professional alpine skiers don't make millions either, but they do it with burning passion all the time they can. Rain, mud, twisted knees and bruised bodies, they keep doing it. And they cannot live without it.
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OH and I love how you change your argument everytime someone refused it, Sports! Actors! Tennis! Alpine skiers!
Why are you attacking me for not understanding?
I don't get it. I simply don't get a 22 years old athlete (or 15, or 17,...) who doesn't want to keep doing it every possible moment and every possible day. I simply don't understand.
And again - it's not against just Kaetlyn. In my previous post I applied it to an entire group of skaters. Many of them. Including my faves.
It's more philosophical than technical.
A passion is a passion. Outside of the very top elite professional alpine skiers don't make millions either, but they do it with burning passion all the time they can. Rain, mud, twisted knees and bruised bodies, they keep doing it. And they cannot live without it.
Why all the hate?
Where is the hate?
My question might be actually important. I am watching several sports very closely. Figure skating is one of them. And is the only one with such a high rate of burnouts and early retirements. Not present in other sports. In fact, I don't know any other sport with such issues. And this is what I don't understand - what is so specific in figure skating?
Why can't figure skating cannot be compared to other sports or activities - skiing, snowboarding, swimming - where passion is the very foundation, while in figure skating burnout is an issue.
I might think I know the answer, but why can't I ask the forum about it? It's an off-season, so maybe it makes sense to think about it.
Where is the hate?
And is the only one with such a high rate of burnouts and early retirements. Not present in other sports. In fact, I don't know any other sport with such issues.
Didn’t Virtue and Moir take a year off and came back and won the Olympic Gold, Not because you take time off, you become a couch potato..Osmond is just not doing the GP and even if she do retire, that’s her prerogative. She won’t be the first skater to retire. Best of luck girl...
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regarding Osmond, isnt the GrandPrix not that big in comparison with others competitions? I dont see anything back, as long as she comes back stronger than ever. All ladies knows the deal there, we know what it is