World 100m champ Tori Bowie denied access to Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA over unpaid $6k bill

Oh, you gossiping #kween.

Only in the great country of the US of A an athlete of Tori's caliber needs to pay to access training facilities.

You guys keep being you and maybe in 2024-2028 NBC will start counting top-10's as medals for the medal count.

5th name this year wrote:

who does she owe and for what?

Seriously what is this bill for?

Let's not be so critical about day drinking.

International observer wrote:

Only in the great country of the US of A an athlete of Tori's caliber needs to pay to access training facilities.

You guys keep being you and maybe in 2024-2028 NBC will start counting top-10's as medals for the medal count.

How about participation medals for all?

Smoove wrote:

Let's not be so critical about day drinking.

+1

I'll drink to that.

The training center is no longer owned by the US Olympic committee or USATF. It is owned by the city of Chula Vista and run as a for profit facility.

There are athletes that live and train there through a grant or scholarship from USATF or the training center or another organization. But there are athletes that live and train there and have to pay out of their own pocket.

I am assuming that Tori trained/stayed there last year, thought it was covered when it wasn't, left a 6,000 bill and never paid. When she came back this year, wasn't aware she had a past due bill and the Training Center didn't want to be stiffed another 6,000. So she was asked to pay up or leave.

You gotta pay if you wanna play. Welcome to the real world

We have reached out to Kimberly Holland, Bowie's agent, and left a message with her assistant. Will update you guys if we hear back from her.

It should be free! Free free free! Free training, free therapy, free food, free housing! Cause I'm good! Gimme gimme.

So could an average joe spend a couple weeks here if he so chooses? Anyone have any idea how much a week/2 weeks/month costs for housing, meals, access to facilities, etc.?

You can have a mediocre NFL career, beat up a girl and have access to professional football facilities.

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Wondering why she didn’t just pay up when confronted with the bill. Did they not allow her to, or does she dispute that she owes the money?

Whining on social media is silly and generally the sign of a person who is self -absorbed and/or shallow.

International observer wrote:

Only in the great country of the US of A an athlete of Tori's caliber needs to pay to access training facilities.

You guys keep being you and maybe in 2024-2028 NBC will start counting top-10's as medals for the medal count.

Wouldn't it be an ordinary business expense for a professional athlete AKA independent contractor?

Can't she list it as a business expense on her Schedule C?

Loves to start out everything with the word "so" or in her case, "Soooo". Grow up!

Yes, you're so important and innocent that you have to tell the world. Whiner!

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https://trainatchulavista.com/

The training center is no longer owned by the US Olympic committee or USATF. It is owned by the city of Chula Vista and run as a for profit facility.

There are athletes that live and train there through a grant or scholarship from USATF or the training center or another organization. But there are athletes that live and train there and have to pay out of their own pocket.

I am assuming that Tori trained/stayed there last year, thought it was covered when it wasn't, left a 6,000 bill and never paid. When she came back this year, wasn't aware she had a past due bill and the Training Center didn't want to be stiffed another 6,000. So she was asked to pay up or leave.

+1

Ah, yes

Thank you, that is the rest of the story.

wondering out loud wrote:

Wondering why she didn’t just pay up when confronted with the bill. Did they not allow her to, or does she dispute that she owes the money?

According to Bowie, when she rebuffed the debt, security personnel ordered her to pack up her belongings immediately.

She doesn't come off so well in the flotrack article.

宮城成義 wrote:

-- wrote:

https://trainatchulavista.com/

The training center is no longer owned by the US Olympic committee or USATF. It is owned by the city of Chula Vista and run as a for profit facility.

There are athletes that live and train there through a grant or scholarship from USATF or the training center or another organization. But there are athletes that live and train there and have to pay out of their own pocket.

I am assuming that Tori trained/stayed there last year, thought it was covered when it wasn't, left a 6,000 bill and never paid. When she came back this year, wasn't aware she had a past due bill and the Training Center didn't want to be stiffed another 6,000. So she was asked to pay up or leave.

+1

Ah, yes

Thank you, that is the rest of the story.

+2