It appears that the US Snowboarding Team is not going to be able to make it to the final world cup events of the season according to a story on Reuters.
We are short (of enough money) to make it all the way through the season but we’ve known that since last summer when we did our budgeting,” U.S. national team head coach Peter Foley told Reuters. . . . “We thought they would find that money to get us through March but with the tightness of the economy we just haven’t been able to find it. It’s tight with sponsorship and donor dollars and everything costs more.
We were thinking maybe they should have a bake sale but then realized they should probably just shine it and wait until next year when the US Snowboard Team is loaded with people America cares about and the Olympics are on the line.
[Link: Reuters]
your last sentence has truth. to get on the podium of any major event definitely takes a lot of work. that should get recognized right off the bat. unfortunately, in the shred world (unless your name is shaun white and you win every event entered like he did a couple seasons ago) you can win the biggest event and know one will remember your name a week later. a video part, however, is forever.
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