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It's not a secret that Japan have become one of the most influential countries in figure skating in terms of finance. Almost all international ISU-held-competitions have Japanese companies on the advertisement board around the ice, and I even heard that if all Japanese sponsors withdraw from figure skating, it would be even impossible for competitions to be held in the future. This might be an exaggeration, but not completely groundless.
Since I know how Mao considered the core of Japanese figure skating, I am wondering what would happen if she doesn't make it to the Olympics. In Japan, it obviously that Japanese Fed, media and most fans treat Miki and other Japanese skaters less importantly than Mao. Will it affect the popularity of figure skating in Japan, those concerned sponsors, and figure skating in the long run? Again this is related to the decline of the popularity of figure skating?
I don't mean any conspiracy in this thread. I am just talking about "what effects would this kind of trend of sponsorship bring to the sport in terms of finance, not in terms of judging or whatever that brings another controversy". Also I am not blaming those sponsors at all.
For example, many foreign riches have became to have so much influence on England Premier League since they buy players and teams causing huge financial influx to the sport. It's said that nowadays EPL financially depend on those non-English riches. If those riches go bankrupt due to huge debts, many teams including Man Utd probably will collapse. Obviously this will shake the sport. You know what I mean? Here the controversy is about teams' financial stability which is closely related to the stability of English football. Same way, if figure skating financially depends on those sponsors from a single country, would it bring the same controversy (again, not about judging or whatever) ?
Again this might be related to the decline of popularity of FS in North America? What can we do about it.
Since I know how Mao considered the core of Japanese figure skating, I am wondering what would happen if she doesn't make it to the Olympics. In Japan, it obviously that Japanese Fed, media and most fans treat Miki and other Japanese skaters less importantly than Mao. Will it affect the popularity of figure skating in Japan, those concerned sponsors, and figure skating in the long run? Again this is related to the decline of the popularity of figure skating?
I don't mean any conspiracy in this thread. I am just talking about "what effects would this kind of trend of sponsorship bring to the sport in terms of finance, not in terms of judging or whatever that brings another controversy". Also I am not blaming those sponsors at all.
For example, many foreign riches have became to have so much influence on England Premier League since they buy players and teams causing huge financial influx to the sport. It's said that nowadays EPL financially depend on those non-English riches. If those riches go bankrupt due to huge debts, many teams including Man Utd probably will collapse. Obviously this will shake the sport. You know what I mean? Here the controversy is about teams' financial stability which is closely related to the stability of English football. Same way, if figure skating financially depends on those sponsors from a single country, would it bring the same controversy (again, not about judging or whatever) ?
Again this might be related to the decline of popularity of FS in North America? What can we do about it.
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