Current carding money not cutting it, time for a raise, say athletes
CALGARY — When speedskater Marsha Hudey couldn’t afford to pay for her cellphone, she shut it off until she could.
The 26-year-old Olympian from White City, Sask., will occasionally skip buying the supplements that help her recover between training sessions because they’re expensive.
Hudey trains with the national team at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, living with her brother and paying $575 in rent and $400 for utilities and food. Her mother owns her car and pays the insurance.
In her short off-season, Hudey heads home to Saskatchewan to make as much money as she can as a physiotherapy assistant.