Plenty of athletes are getting paid for winning their medals as well at the Olympics and I wouldn’t be too surprised if for the smaller or developing nations there are other incentives for other competitions as well
this. it’s no different to mondo duplantis choosing to represent sweden because they could offer more funding and his preferred coaching; the americans just get really awful about eileen because obviously it’s china.
I always find it really interesting when you look up Olympians and see that their parents also had very good competitive careers in the same sport and also maybe made it to the Olympics themselves. It’s clearly a bit of a legacy/chasing fame for some of themalysa liu’s dad had four (deliberately chosen to be half white) children with a surrogate selected for her athletic abilities and doesn’t get half the amount of line stepping that gu’s anonymous dad does
definitely. you see that with malinin - as much as i’m not a huge fan i thought it was really sad that his dad didn’t comfort or even say anything reassuring to him on camera after the singles. and i read that his mum doesn’t phone or contact him when he’s competing because she’s “too nervous”. you do wonder how many of them are living their not quite achieved dreams through their kids.
I think Alysa Liu’s family story is DEEPLY ducked up. I think commercial surrogacy is ducked up full stop, but I can’t imagine what drives a Chinese couple (Liu’s father had a wife who helped raised them, right?) choose a white donor? Transracial adoption - rightly - is fraught with ethical issues and rarely happens today, so I don’t see why a Chinese couple not wanting to have full Chinese kids is OK either.some of the stuff that gets written about her is horrible, especially the comments about her father. alysa liu’s dad had four (deliberately chosen to be half white) children with a surrogate selected for her athletic abilities and doesn’t get half the amount of line stepping that gu’s anonymous dad does
I recently read that his parents would incentivise him to win by saying they'd buy whatever he wanted. His two cats, for example, are apparently for winning worlds
TBH I've done this with my children none of which are Olympians.
)it has been an INCREDIBLE game but i somehow knew it would come down to overtime. canada should have the advantage 3 on 3 but we’ll see.Ffs overtime in hockey, I don't like this as with the golden goal rule it always feels like this can be accidental (unless your faves win
NOOOOOOOO! i do like the hughes bros so i’ll allow it.Ffs as I said, OT win is accidental
ready to see the tkachuk brothers at the white houseI woke-up with a headache. No Sid. Now my stomach is sick. Get ready for the orange tit stain to be boasting about this. Too many men on the ice and nothing?
how did that too many men not get called?! how did nate miss that shot?! the one time cale maker makes a big mistake The only good thing is that at least it was Jack who scored not one of the Tkachuksready to see the tkachuk brothers at the white house
they are the WORST and so is their dad.
as you should be!I didn’t know Jack Hughes name a few weeks ago and I’m now a Jack hughes fan
lost four teeth, stick right to the face, hopped back out there and got the gold medal goal 
