Economy
Why elite surfers win surprisingly small prizes
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Despite risking their lives against massive walls of water and ocean predators, elite wave riders receive shockingly modest compensation. The entire sport's economy is highly reliant on energy drink sponsorships, because the actual tournament payouts are bizarrely low. You can execute a perfect aerial maneuver over a deadly reef and still walk away with a check that barely covers a custom fiberglass board.
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