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Many countries pay big bonuses for Olympic medals. This one is on the hook for US$7.8 million.

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.

  • By Brett Knight
  • Forbes Staff

Olympian Eileen Gu goes viral after interviewer asks about ‘two golds lost’

Gu clapped back after being asked if she saw her appearance on the Olympic podium as “two silvers gained or two golds lost.”

  • By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs
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.

Which countries pay the most for a gold medal at the Winter Olympics?

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 […]

  • By Brett Knight
  • Forbes Staff

‘I still pinch myself that I pulled it off’: What’s next for Jess Fox?

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.

  • By Anastasia Santoreneos
  • Journalist & List Editor

Asides

Raygun Olympics controversy: AOC condemn ‘harmful’ petition

The viral story of Raygun, the Australian breaker whose Olympic performance has sparked global headlines, has taken a dark turn.

  • By Forbes Staff

USA Basketball rented out the entirety of a Paris hotel in city centre with 800 rooms

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.

  • By Justin Birnbaum

These Olympic athletes work double time to make ends meet (as a birthday party clown to OnlyFans creators)

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.

  • By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs

Djokovic beats Alcaraz for Olympic gold – in battle of world’s top-paid tennis stars

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.

  • By Molly Bohannon

Athletes give the Olympic Village food underwhelming reviews on TikTok

Athletes living in the Olympic Village in Paris have posted dining hall food reviews to TikTok, lamenting the quality of the offerings.

  • By Conor Murray
  • Forbes Staff

Meet the billionaires’ kids competing at the Paris Olympics

Two children of billionaires will compete this week at the Paris Summer Olympics.

  • By Brian Bushard
  • Forbes Staff
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