![]() According to The New York Times, the athletes do not receive any money from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), but medal winners are paid by the national federations - depending on what country they are from.Īmerica, for instance pays their winning athletes the same across all sports. Of course just being able to say you won at the Olympics is a hefty prize of its own, but some Olympic athletes do get some compensation. Yeah sure, winning a medal is totally great and all, but if I'm being honest, what we all are dying to know is, do Olympic medal winners get paid prizes? Because everyone likes to make it rain. It's all blood, sweat, tears and lots of hustle for the glory. The PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic athletes are living their best lives right now. The whole point of the Winter Olympic games is to compete hard so you can show some pride for your country and bring that shiny medal back home.
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