Question: can olympic athletes be paid?
Answer: But, if they perform well, they can bring home some cash. Many countries reward medalists with bonus money. U.S. Olympians, for example, will earn $37,500 for each gold medal they win this year, $22,500 for each silver and $15,000 for each bronze. ... Silver medalists earn a cool $500,000 and bronze medalists get $250,000.