```curl -u "lab_tech:olympic_medalist" https://usa-curling.org/podium```

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• Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  American? It’s so inspiring hearing stories about people overcoming their disabilities.

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  • panda_abyss@lemmy.ca ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I think that’s unfair.

    Americans are great at sports, it’s the only thing they’re happy to fund.

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    • JoMiran@lemmy.ml ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      We don’t fund sports for shit. The only thing we fund is the military. We fund the Olympic team because that’s just PR and marketing, but outside of that,you’re on your own.

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• huppakee@piefed.social ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Wow the first lab tech to win a medal! What’s next? Someone else with a job because they can’t live off being one of the best in their sport? Good for her though, don’t mean any disrespect, being the best in something is quite the achievement.

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  • bus_factor@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Is it common for curling athletes to be doing it full time? I don’t know many curlers, but all the ones I’m familiar with have a day job, including the ones in Norway, where there’s a pretty strong focus on winter sports.

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    • huppakee@piefed.social ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I don’t think so. My point is that ‘the first American woman to win a medal in curling’ just doesn’t get the clicks. But unless she has a rich dad or husband paying the bills, the fact she has a job is quite obvious. I haven’t read the article, but aside from the title, there probably isn’t much in there about her actual work. Maybe i’m too cynical. Great for all the lab techs they get a shout out, i guess.

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    • adavis@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      John Cullen in his Broomgate series said (and I’m remembering off the top of my head) the best teams might win $150k a season, split between 4 and that’s before expenses. So it’s not sport you’ll get rich even if you’re the best.

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• MimicJar@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Just to add additional context.

  This is Cory Thiesse, who won silver in “mixed doubles curling”, with her curling partner Korey Dropkin on February 10th.

  Cory is also a member of the women’s standard (4 person) curling team, who at the moment have a chance of also winning later in the week.

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  • milkisklim@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Thanks. I was confused how only one woman could win a curling metal. Forgot about mixed doubles.

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• slothrop@lemmy.ca ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I don’t wget it…

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