Which Winter Olympic athlete earns the most?
February 9, 2010 | 11:55
am
So who's worth the most gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics? Well, let's have a look at those endorsement contracts...
Forbes magazine released its list of the top-earning athletes of the 2010 Winter Olympics and guess who's No. 1?
It's actually a tie between American snowboarder Shaun White and South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-Na, who both raked in $8 million last year, according to Forbes.
Here's the earnings breakdown:
| Athlete | Earnings |
|---|---|
| 1. Shaun White (USA) | $8 million |
| 1. Kim Yu-Na (South Korea) | $8 million |
| 3. Lindsey Vonn (USA) | $3 million |
| 4. Ted Ligety (USA) | $2 million |
| 5. Apolo Anton Ohno (USA) | $1.5 million |
| 6. Bode Miller (USA) | $1.3 million |
| 7. Gretcher Bleiler (USA) | $1 million |
| 7. Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) | $1 million |
| 7. Hannah Teter (USA) | $1 million |
| 7. Maria Riesch (Germany) | $ 1 million |
-- Austin Knoblauch
What about the NHL Hockey Players? I know some of them make more than $8M per year including endorsements?
Posted by: Mike S | February 09, 2010 at 03:11 PM
"Amateur" sports sure have changed since my day...
Posted by: Grandpa | February 10, 2010 at 10:52 AM