Originally Posted by
Poppit
Why don’t they just not give points to trade teams?
I would imagine that would create a situation where the Trade Team owns the points instead of the Athlete.
What would the Trade Team use them for? All of the big events are for Nations, not teams: PanAm Championships, Oceanic Championships, European Championships, Asian Games, World Championships, Olympic Games.
I don't think they would let a professional Trade Team compete against National Teams in those events. That would be like the Atlanta Braves playing in the Olympic Baseball Tournament.