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> But don't expect many people to pay to watch right? Why did you ignore the fact from the article that people do pay to watch (it's one of the most watched ev

by eviks 2y ago

> But don't expect many people to pay to watch right? Why did you ignore the fact from the article that people do pay to watch (it's one of the most watched events in the world) it's just that that money doesn't reach the athletes? Not sure which pokemon represents that

insane_dreamer 2y ago
once every four years (and that's if you're good enough to make it to multiple olympics) isn't going to pay the bills
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- eviks 2y ago
  This doesn't make sense as 1) it entirely depends on the prize and the financing infrastructure around it 2) athletes can participate in other competitions besides the Olympics
  - sofixa 2y ago
    > athletes can participate in other competitions besides the Olympics They can, but almost none of them are even remotely as popular as the Olympics. The only exceptions are in massive sports (football, in the US american football, hockey, basketball; in countries like India cricket; tennis, F1). For every other sport, the Olympics are the pinnacle and nothing is even remotely comparable.
  - insane_dreamer 2y ago
    1) athletes don't make much prize money from the Olympics; what it can lead to is advertising ops and endorsements -- and that's where money comes in. 2) yeah, but who watches those? and if there's nobody watching then there's not much money in it
moi2388 2y ago
Murkrow, sneasel, thievul, gholdengo
dod9er 2y ago
First quote from Google-Search: "The International Olympic Committee (IOC) generated US$902 million in revenue for the 2023 financial year."
- onion2k 2y ago
  That's less to do with people paying to watch someone throw a disc as far as they can, and more to do with corporations understanding that putting the Olympic logo on a shirt increases sales.
  - timeon 2y ago
    Logo would not exist if there were no athletes.
- t_mann 2y ago
  That's comparable to the revenue of a single (top-level) soccer club: https://www.sportico.com/leagues/soccer/2024/manchester-united-revenue-record-layoffs-employees-1234796912/ https://www.sportico.com/leagues/soccer/2024/manchester-unit... https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40629331/real-madrid-first-club-world-report-1bn-revenue https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40629331/real-madrid-... A quick Google search suggests that the Olympics feature about 10k athletes in summer games and 3k in winter games - 2-3 orders of magnitude more than the typical 20-30 players on staff at a soccer club. I wouldn't be surprised if the wage gap was even more crass than those numbers suggest, but it shows that major spectator sports are an entirely different game.
jalapenos 2y ago
It's not a great business model as an athlete though is it now? Not really going to build up a following when you do it once every 4 years, or maybe only once. And unless you're in a prestigious event like the 100m sprint you're closer to a clown entertainment role wise, swinging your ball on a string or whatever. Sure, an actual clown will get paid a tad better than zero by their circus, but they don't have the upside of a potential lucrative clown shoe sponsorship deal if they win. TL;DR: these athletes knew the deal before they went in, and shouldn't act victim when they have to show their butts on only fans because their gamble didn't land.
- DrillShopper 2y ago
  > shouldn't act victim Where is anybody "acting" victim? Isn't choosing to open an OnlyFans and posting on it to make rent and travel money the opposite of playing victim since they're taking agency over their situation?

by eviks 2y ago

insane_dreamer 2y ago

once every four years (and that's if you're good enough to make it to multiple olympics) isn't going to pay the bills

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eviks 2y ago
This doesn't make sense as 1) it entirely depends on the prize and the financing infrastructure around it 2) athletes can participate in other competitions besides the Olympics
- sofixa 2y ago
  > athletes can participate in other competitions besides the Olympics They can, but almost none of them are even remotely as popular as the Olympics. The only exceptions are in massive sports (football, in the US american football, hockey, basketball; in countries like India cricket; tennis, F1). For every other sport, the Olympics are the pinnacle and nothing is even remotely comparable.
- insane_dreamer 2y ago
  1) athletes don't make much prize money from the Olympics; what it can lead to is advertising ops and endorsements -- and that's where money comes in. 2) yeah, but who watches those? and if there's nobody watching then there's not much money in it

moi2388 2y ago

Murkrow, sneasel, thievul, gholdengo

dod9er 2y ago

First quote from Google-Search: "The International Olympic Committee (IOC) generated US$902 million in revenue for the 2023 financial year."

onion2k 2y ago
That's less to do with people paying to watch someone throw a disc as far as they can, and more to do with corporations understanding that putting the Olympic logo on a shirt increases sales.
- timeon 2y ago
  Logo would not exist if there were no athletes.
t_mann 2y ago
That's comparable to the revenue of a single (top-level) soccer club: https://www.sportico.com/leagues/soccer/2024/manchester-united-revenue-record-layoffs-employees-1234796912/ https://www.sportico.com/leagues/soccer/2024/manchester-unit... https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40629331/real-madrid-first-club-world-report-1bn-revenue https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40629331/real-madrid-... A quick Google search suggests that the Olympics feature about 10k athletes in summer games and 3k in winter games - 2-3 orders of magnitude more than the typical 20-30 players on staff at a soccer club. I wouldn't be surprised if the wage gap was even more crass than those numbers suggest, but it shows that major spectator sports are an entirely different game.

jalapenos 2y ago

It's not a great business model as an athlete though is it now? Not really going to build up a following when you do it once every 4 years, or maybe only once. And unless you're in a prestigious event like the 100m sprint you're closer to a clown entertainment role wise, swinging your ball on a string or whatever. Sure, an actual clown will get paid a tad better than zero by their circus, but they don't have the upside of a potential lucrative clown shoe sponsorship deal if they win. TL;DR: these athletes knew the deal before they went in, and shouldn't act victim when they have to show their butts on only fans because their gamble didn't land.

DrillShopper 2y ago
> shouldn't act victim Where is anybody "acting" victim? Isn't choosing to open an OnlyFans and posting on it to make rent and travel money the opposite of playing victim since they're taking agency over their situation?