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Bring_Back_Shantz · 02-26-2010, 09:29 AM

It's already been said, but I'd support the two part theory that
1) Hockey is the dominant sport, so the best male athletes go there, leaving a smaller pool of elite athletes for other sports
2) I'd be willing to bet that Canada is well above average for the level of support given to female athletes vs male athletes. In amateur sports like speed skating, I'd be willing to bet that it's at least equal to the money/support the men get, which is probably well ahead of the support female athletes get in other countries.

02-26-2010, 09:29 AM	#13
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