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From: [url]http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2009-01-18-2848413646_x.htm[/URL]
According to this year-old article about Johnny Weir, expenses for an elite skater is about/more than $60,000 annually. Does anyone know if expenses vary widely from skater to skater or are they all in about the same range? And how much do national skating federations provide for skaters?
Even skating's glitz and glamour has bottom line
"Expenses for an elite skater can run more than $60,000 a year. Besides coaching and costumes, many pay for ice time, a choreographer, a ballet coach and a massage therapist. Ice time can cost anywhere from about $135 an hour in the Midwest to as much as $350 an hour, though most elite skaters pay only a fraction of that."
According to this year-old article about Johnny Weir, expenses for an elite skater is about/more than $60,000 annually. Does anyone know if expenses vary widely from skater to skater or are they all in about the same range? And how much do national skating federations provide for skaters?