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15. Curling is expensive? Speed skating? Hockey?

Sat Feb 7, 2026, 10:56 AM

10 hrs ago

Plenty of winter sports that don't require figure-skating levels of income to compete.

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The Winter Olympics are full of entitlement and leisure class athletes [View all] superpatriotman 12 hrs ago OP

I would hardly call downhill sports (snowboarding/skiing) "elitist". sir pball 12 hrs ago #3

Day passes at skiing resorts are crazy expensive...throw in gear JT45242 11 hrs ago #7

It certainly does not need to be that expensive. sir pball 10 hrs ago #11

Agreed PJMcK 12 hrs ago #2

the nordic skiing events generally highlight warfare skills rampartd 12 hrs ago #4

You probably have to be at least edhopper 12 hrs ago #5

And? So what? BannonsLiver 12 hrs ago #6

Is there a rule that all sports oberle 11 hrs ago #8

Then I Suggest You Not Watch the Winter Olympics. MineralMan 11 hrs ago #9

Where are you getting this information? mysteryowl 10 hrs ago #10

You are wrong, on both counts obamanut2012 10 hrs ago #13

For years it was design to keep the working class Johonny 10 hrs ago #14

Curling is expensive? Speed skating? Hockey? tinrobot 10 hrs ago #15

Hockey is definitely expensive. WhiskeyGrinder 5 hrs ago #22

Ok themaguffin 9 hrs ago #16

Disagree. nt Celerity 9 hrs ago #17

Bryan Sosoo - Bobsled Deep State Witch 9 hrs ago #18

A number of high schools here in the Minnesota Twin Cities MineralMan 6 hrs ago #20

Polo hasn't been an Olympic sport since 1936. That said... sir pball 10 min ago #24

Alysa Liu quaint 5 hrs ago #21

And ???? JI7 5 hrs ago #23

Man, as I read this thread (language warning)... sir pball 1 min ago #25