Solovyev posted a picture of his Mercedes keys on instagram. He and Bobrova are gold medalists too.
Nobody has asked the real question: how many cars does Plushy have now?
"Russian Winter Olympics winners in Turin got Toyota and Lexus cars in 2006 and Audi vehicles after the Games in Vancouver in 2010."
http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/russian-medal-winners-rewarded-luxury-cars-223202775--oly.html
(i wasn't searching for that, but if i found it anyway....)
I'm not sure I'm comfortable with this sort of thing. I realize the rules for amateurs have changed from the old days and they can't be the same, but my Mom is old enough to remember when Barbara Ann Scott had to return the car she was given after the 1948 Olympics.
We don't have to be quite so strict nowadays, but I'm not sure we should have gone in the opposite direction by giving out expensive cars and huge amounts of $$ to Olympic athletes. It does kind of change some of the original concept about keeping Olympic athletics untainted by glitzy gifts.
Nobody has asked the real question: how many cars does Plushy have now?
According to Forbes, American medalists also receive cash bonuses -- but via the USOC, not the U.S. government.
The U.S. Olympic Committee pays out a $25,000 bonus per gold medal, $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze. (The money does not come from the U.S. government — the USOC gets its money from the sale of broadcast rights, licensing and trademark income, and corporate sponsorships.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrissm...already-owed-240000-in-olympic-medal-bonuses/ (Feb 2014)
(And according to the article, each of the eight U.S. skaters in the team event is entitled to the bronze bonus.)
I'm not sure I'm comfortable with this sort of thing. I realize the rules for amateurs have changed from the old days and they can't be the same, but my Mom is old enough to remember when Barbara Ann Scott had to return the car she was given after the 1948 Olympics.
We don't have to be quite so strict nowadays, but I'm not sure we should have gone in the opposite direction by giving out expensive cars and huge amounts of $$ to Olympic athletes. It does kind of change some of the original concept about keeping Olympic athletics untainted by glitzy gifts.
correct me if i'm wrong.. american athletes are not exempted in terms of tax? i read somewhere that even if you win gold you still have to pay taxes and even bigger??
I'm happy Adelina and Yulia got such amazing rewards for a job well done at the Olympics!!
Out of curiosity--How old do you have to be to drive in Russia?
In the US, you get a chance to meet the president...not equal to getting a Mercedes.