Comment on ```curl -u "lab_tech:olympic_medalist" https://usa-curling.org/podium```
anyhow2503@lemmy.world 6 days agoThe US spends a shit-ton of money on sports… as long as it’s basketball, baseball, football or soccer. Stadium construction for those sports is breaking records in the US and all of those projects are heavily subsidized. It’s a giant, capitalist industry and as such it is propped up by tax money, lol.
JoMiran@lemmy.ml 6 days ago
Oh, I see. We are talking about different things. I am talking about the US funding sports programs that develop talent and allow amateur athletes pursue sports for a living. You are talking about sports entertainment.
If you are a youth or an amateur athlete, you are all on your own in the American system. Even gold medalists often have to scrape by between Olympics.