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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Actually, I think the gender issue works in reverse here. If this was about lack of funding for another sport with as low popularity in the U.S. as women's hockey, say men's biathalon, we wouldn't be hearing about it. The only reason it's getting any play in the media is because it's been made into a gender issue.
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You're oversimplifying. If it was womens biathlon, nobody would give a toss. Or mens discus.
We're talking about this here because we're hockey fans and follow hockey news. (It wouldn't surprise me if this got more attention in Canada than US, simply because it's hockey news.) It's not like this is a huge story outside the hockey world.
Besides, hockey is a notable sport in the US. It might not be one of the top sports, but it's still big, with tens of millions of fans and hundreds of thousands of players, not to mention the billions of dollars involved.
There's also the added twist that the womens championship games are in US this year. That makes it a more interesting story.