Dozens of nations at the Milan Cortina Games promised their athletes bonuses for podium finishes, but one country’s success puts it in a league of its own financially.
Gu clapped back after being asked if she saw her appearance on the Olympic podium as “two silvers gained or two golds lost.”
Each of the gold medals set to be awarded at the 2026 Winter Olympics contains six grams of the precious metal, surrounding 500 grams of silver – together worth more than $2,000, thanks in part to the historic rallies of each. But for athletes from certain countries, the value of that medal will be far greater. Ahead of […]
Born in France and raised in Sydney’s west, Jessica Fox made her Olympic debut in canoe slalom in the 2012 London Games. Fox is now a reigning champion, having taken out gold in Tokyo, backing it up with two gold medals in Paris.
The viral story of Raygun, the Australian breaker whose Olympic performance has sparked global headlines, has taken a dark turn.
For most American squads at the Games, lodging, transportation and security might run $400,000. But the Dream Team established a luxurious precedent 32 years ago.
A survey of almost 500 elite athletes—many of whom were bound for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021—showed more than half of them struggled financially.
In Sunday’s gold medal match Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest player to be in the men’s singles finals since 1988, while Serbia’s Novak Djokovic was the oldest player ever in a tennis singles final.
Athletes living in the Olympic Village in Paris have posted dining hall food reviews to TikTok, lamenting the quality of the offerings.
Two children of billionaires will compete this week at the Paris Summer Olympics.