What it costs to be an elite figure skater like the 'Quad God'
The Indicator from Planet Money · NPR
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Show Notes
Behind every Ilia Malinin or Alysa Liu, there is an army of elite figure skating coaches and choreographers who have been with them from the beginning. On today’s show, how much does it cost to achieve Olympic glory and why is it so expensive?
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