How much do you get for winning a gold medal at the X Games?
Payments to U.S. athletes in the Olympic and Paralympic Games are currently set at $37,500 for each gold medal, $22,500 for silver and $15,000 for bronze.
How much do people in the X Games make?
The payouts for athletes at the X Games are among the highest in action sports. While ESPN hasn’t officially released how much its prize purses will be for January’s Winter X Games at Buttermilk, male medal winners at the X Games in Los Angeles this summer earned prize checks of $50,000.
Does Rob Dyrdek own SLS?
ABOUT STREET LEAGUE SKATEBOARDING (SLS) Founded by pro skateboarder Rob Dyrdek in 2010, Street League Skateboarding (SLS) was created to foster growth, popularity, and acceptance of street skateboarding worldwide.
What are Olympians paid?
Compensation for winning medals varies by country. The U.S. Olympic Committee pays $37,500 for a gold medal, $22,500 for a silver, and $15,000 for a bronze. Given the cost of training, financial support for athletes needs to come from other places.
How much money do X Games skateboarders get paid?
At the 2001 Summer X Games in Philadelphia, skateboarders went so far as to threaten a boycott. But in recent years, ESPN has grown deeper pockets. In 2008, the X Games doled out $3 million in prize money for the first time [source: Snowboard Magazine ].
What is the prize money at the X Games?
For the winner, the top reward is a gold medal, followed by silver and bronze. There’s also a much coveted cash prize. In past X Games, the prize money wasn’t much to brag about.
Will skateboarders boycott the X Games?
At the 2001 Summer X Games in Philadelphia, skateboarders went so far as to threaten a boycott. But in recent years, ESPN has grown deeper pockets.
Where are the X Games skateparks?
X Games Skateparks open in Franklin Mills in Philadelphia, Pa. (Aug. 26); Colorado Mills in Denver, Colo. (November 14) and Grapevine Mills in Dallas, Texas (December 3). On November 21, ESPN selects Los Angeles to host X Games Nine and 10.
