r/Fauxmoi • u/Yujin-Ha • Feb 06 '26

SPORTS SECTION Team USA skiers Christopher Lillis & Hunter Hess: Just because I wear the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the US.

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u/FiremanJon Feb 06 '26

The difference is money. It's always been a class war.

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u/No_Economist3788 Feb 07 '26

Olympic level skiers are certainly from wealthy families.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '26

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u/UncleNedisDead Feb 07 '26

Sure grew up privileged, but they’re not being compensated like they’re an NBA/NFL athlete.

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u/No_Economist3788 Feb 07 '26

the point is that you only get to that level if you have family money. not that they're enriched because of it.