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Fencer/Model Shares How Much Countries Pay Their Olympians For Winning Medals Vs US

by Larry Leo

August 7, 202133 Comments

Fencer/Model Shares How Much Countries Pay Their Olympians For Winning Medals Vs US

John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

2016 bronze medal winning Team USA fencer Monica Aksamit didn't make it to Tokyo because the shutdown canceled the final qualifying matches so the scores were frozen and she was left on the outside looking in. However, she did turn some heads with this video she posted to social media about how much other countries pay their Olympians vs. the U.S....

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Rip N Lip

How many of those other countries’ athletes post Insta pics from the US Virgin Islands? Entitled bitch is entitled.

Reply•26 months

imjustafatkid

Our country is so stupid. They canceled Olympic qualifying for COVID? Olympic athlete might be some of the fittest people in the world. COVID would be no more than the common cold for these people.

Reply•26 months

atltiger6487

Covid IS basically a cold for healthy people under 65 years old. There are exceptions, of course, but Covid overwhelmingly kills old, unhealthy people.

26 months

Boo Krewe

where were these olympians when i was in school

Reply•26 months

RockyMtnTigerWDE

Tax payer money did in fact fund some US Olympic governing bodies over the last year. About 12 Million was given in PPP funds.

Reply•26 months

JackieTreehorn

Oh yes.

Reply•26 months

jatilen

Wood

Reply•26 months

tjtiger9

So the gymnastics girl that is going to Auburn for gymnastics starting next year should be ineligible for receiving money as a High Schooler right? She won gold and will be getting paid. Just wondering how this works. Same with the track and field guys/gals that won

Reply•26 months

macjonesgoat

You can get around the rules by a trust that is only accessible after she finishes her college career maybe?

26 months

lsutigersFTW

Kurt Angle says current Olympic wrestlers for the US make $500,000 and he only made $3,500 in 1996

Reply•26 months

DomePatrol1980

With a broken freakin' neck!

26 months

denvertiger

I find the current figure hard to believe. But maybe USAW has a benefactor paying these guys

26 months

The Torch

I'd sword fight her with my dong

Reply•26 months

tigerinridgeland

Doubt you’d have one for very long I that case.

26 months

bigDgator

I never knew they were paid. I guess that must have started after they started letting the professionals in.

Reply•26 months

Black n Gold

Dumb question, but are any taxpayer monnies used to fund these athletes? If so, why are US medal winners paid anything at all?

Reply•26 months

Keys Open Doors

No, Olympic sports don’t receive a penny in funding from the government. Those payments are from the USOC and individual sport federations. They are not government institutions and are largely financed through sponsors.

26 months

HubbaBubba

She looks like a young, female version of Vladimir Putin.

Reply•26 months

starkvingrad

Uh, no she doesn't.

26 months

texag7

Went on a date with her when I was in NYC. Cool chick

Reply•26 months

AtlantaLSUfan

Nice!

26 months

stonedbegonias

She seems smart.

Reply•26 months

3amigosanddad

Not really, apparently, she went on a date with texag7

26 months

PUB

US gives more in handouts in a year to the million illegal aliens strolling over the borders every month than Olympic medal winners. Sounds about right ...

Reply•26 months

diat150

I pay about 350 per hour

Reply•26 months

GatorPA84

What an entitled little attention whore

Reply•26 months

VerlanderBEAST

Its always an attention whore who calls other people attention whores

26 months

OceanMan

It’s shocking how stupid young people in America are.