Rowing 2024 Discussion Thread

[copravolley 515]

7 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

Our  rowers are supported by lottery money, so are effectively making maybe double pr triple the average income of someone else their age, plus whatever extra sponsorship they can arrange for themselves. 

I've heard about this lottery, but still, for example, the prestige of studying at Harvard and becoming, for example, a doctor or lawyer in the US + potential earnings are higher than a difficult sports career. It's always a matter of priorities. From what I see the Netherlands copied this idea with the lottery from the UK (the NL team also has the logo with the local lottery on their shirts)? I`m also curious why, if this idea with the lottery is so great in the UK and the Netherlands, other countries do not copy this model, e.g. Germany, which on paper should win the most medals from Europe at the Olympic Games - recently they won less than the Netherlands!!!

Edited December 9, 2024 by copravolley

[Grassmarket 4,062]

14 minutes ago, copravolley said:

I've heard about this lottery, but still, for example, the prestige of studying at Harvard and becoming, for example, a doctor or lawyer in the US + potential earnings are higher than a difficult sports career. It's always a matter of priorities. From what I see the Netherlands copied this idea with the lottery from the UK (the NL team also has the logo with the local lottery on their shirts)? I`m also curious why, if this idea with the lottery is so great in the UK and the Netherlands, other countries do not copy this model, e.g. Germany, which on paper should win the most medals from Europe at the Olympic Games - recently they won less than the Netherlands!!!

It's still possible to study or be a doctor or lawyer and be a national team member rowing, because it is not really an all year sport like many others.  Probably only about 18 very intense months out of the 47 month Olympiad cycle. 

 

British lottery was specifically created to finance sport, but even with lots of money we still must make choices - bobsleigh but not luge, triathlon but not wrestling, artistic but not rhythmic gymnastics etc.  

Edited December 9, 2024 by Grassmarket

[copravolley 515]

1 minute ago, Grassmarket said:

It's still possible to study and be a lawyer in rowing, because it is not really an all year sport like many others.  

 

British lottery was specifically created to finance sport, but even with lots of money we still must make choices - bobsleigh but not luge, triathlon but not wrestling, artistic but not rhythmic gymnastics etc.  

OK, but for example you have teams in cross-country skiing or alpine skiing and analyzing it coolly, it would be more profitable to invest everything in skeleton and short track from winter sports.

[copravolley 515]

5 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

It's still possible to study and be a lawyer in rowing, because it is not really an all year sport like many others.  

 

British lottery was specifically created to finance sport, but even with lots of money we still must make choices - bobsleigh but not luge, triathlon but not wrestling, artistic but not rhythmic gymnastics etc.  

But overall it sounds like a perfect system - perhaps each country would have to make some adjustments due to its specificity and geographical conditions.

[Grassmarket 4,062]

7 hours ago, copravolley said:

OK, but for example you have teams in cross-country skiing or alpine skiing and analyzing it coolly, it would be more profitable to invest everything in skeleton and short track from winter sports.

Alpine and CC are mostly privately financed because they are seen as unlikely medallists.  Cross Country is financed by a  Private Bank, who also sponsor others - you can tell by the orange leggings on the ski suits.