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3 Italian Olympic gold medalists are getting over $200,000 each for winning in Beijing, the most generous prize of any Winter Olympic nation
In total, Italy is set to pay out $2.7 million in prize money to its Beijing athletes, which is mor…
Barnaby Lane
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Why psychologists say it's better to win a bronze medal than silver
Why? Psychologists attribute the phenomenon to a concept called counterfactual thinking -…
Caroline Praderio
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How much money Olympic athletes earn when they win medals
Here's how much Olympians across the world earn when they win a gold, silver, or bronze medal.
Jacob Zinkula
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Russia Gives 15-Year-Old Figure Skating Prodigy A Mercedes And A Personal Driver After The Olympics
At a ceremony in Moscow on Wednesday, the medalists got their new wheels - which came on top of cas…
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Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu convinced the other medalists to join him on the podium in a great moment of solidarity
After two dominant performances in the short and long programs, Hanyu then embraced the Olympic spi…
Scott Davis
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Here's how much winning a gold medal is worth
Another income source available to some Olympians is endorsement deals. But athletes - even those a…
Matthew Michaels
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How to raise an Olympian, according to the parents of gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin
And they introduced Shiffrin and her older brother Taylor to the sport at the early age. "They had …
Áine Cain
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13-year-old Momiji Nishiya wins gold in Olympics women's street skateboarding, becoming one of the youngest gold medallists in Olympic history
Momiji Nishiya is Japan's youngest gold medallist ever.
Vanessa Gu
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One Photo Perfectly Captures The Many Emotions Athletes Feel When They Win A Medal
While everyone aims for gold, winning any medal at the Olympics is an incredible feeling. But joy i…
Leah Goldman
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Athletes and fans are jokily sharing what they were doing at 13 after a teenage phenom became one of the youngest Olympic medalists ever
"When I was 13 I was in my room all day playing RuneScape," tweeted Team GB swimmer and three-time …
Barnaby Lane
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Obama Isn't Sending Top Officials To Russia For The Olympics - But He Is Sending Lesbians
For comparison, in 2010, Vice President Joe Biden led the delegation to the opening ceremonies of t…
Josh Barro
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BYJU's Early Learn App, Disney onboards Olympic medalists Neeraj Chopra and PV Sindhu as its brand ambassadors
Launched in 2019, Disney.BYJU’S Early Learn app is a special offering from BYJU'S in collaboration …
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Russian athletes celebrated Putin by attending his Victory Day parade, sporting the pro-war 'Z' symbol, and posting supportive messages on social media
Olympic gold medallists Nikita Nagornyy and Angelina Melnikova were among those present at Monday's…
Barnaby Lane
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Mirabai Chanu to lead India's contingent at World Weightlifting Championships
This will be Chanu's second competition this year. The 28-year-old lifter from Manipur had undergon…
ANI
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Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson talked about the 'uncertainty' of being pregnant in a pandemic days before testing positive for the coronavirus
Pregnant Shawn Johnson told Insider about learning to "roll with the punches" less than a week befo…
Debanjali Bose
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Nordic Combined Gold Medalist Jumps For Joy In The Best Podium Celebration Of The Olympics
There were the skiers who hopped onto the same stage after sharing a gold medal in the women's down…
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MAP: The States With The Most Olympic Gold Medals
Again, we only counted individual Olympic gold medals. So team sports like basketball don't count, …
Tony Manfred,Mike Nudelman
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12-year-old skateboarding prodigy Kokona Hiraki just became the youngest Olympic medalist in 85 years
Japanese skateboarders dominated the Olympic Games park final with a brilliant gold-silver finish i…
Alan Dawson
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The best competitive swimmer on the planet spent 3 months training in a backyard pool while training for the Olympics
"A very kind family in the Bay Area here allowed us to go to their backyard every day and swim," Ka…
Meredith Cash
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Philippines' first Olympic gold medalist was once accused of plotting to overthrow the president, but the man who accused her is now thanking her for winning
Hidilyn Diaz became the first gold medalist for the Philippines on Monday, but she was linked to a …