> And that's assuming your sport is in both the summer and winter events
Which none are.
> If their sport is popular, they should be able to make enough money by competing in other events outside the Olympics.
Until fairly recently (and still for wrestling; boxing, IIRC, was another hold out until this Olympics) amateur status requirements prohibited that in most Olympic sports (though a number of countries evaded that, which is what led to the rules being abandoned.)
Which none are.
> If their sport is popular, they should be able to make enough money by competing in other events outside the Olympics.
Until fairly recently (and still for wrestling; boxing, IIRC, was another hold out until this Olympics) amateur status requirements prohibited that in most Olympic sports (though a number of countries evaded that, which is what led to the rules being abandoned.)