According to sources, the Swedish cross-country skiing team chose to award prize money for medals at the Olympics, which is otherwise a championship without prize money. The prize money is taken from the cross-country team's own capital and is not something distributed from the ski federation to more sports. In contrast, the biathlon federation does not pay out any bonuses after the Olympics.
A gold medal gave 200,000 kronor, silver 60,000, and a bronze 30,000 kronor. In relays, the sum is divided between the skiers. Frida Karlsson was the only one in the team who won two gold medals.
In the Olympics, there are no prize money otherwise, but it's mostly cool to write yourself into the history books.
With two golds and a relay silver, she collected 415,000 kronor. Ebba Andersson, with one gold, two silvers, and a relay silver, earned 335,000 kronor. Linn Svahn, with one gold and a relay silver, received 215,000 kronor.
Jonna Sundling, with one silver, one gold in sprint relay, and a relay silver, got 175,000 kronor. Maja Dahlqvist, with one gold in sprint relay and one bronze, was awarded 130,000 kronor. The skiers also earn prize money during the season in the World Cup.
It's just to thank and accept. It's good visibility and I hope at least that what we did there can increase interest in the sport.
" She added, "It's just to thank and accept. " Despite the money being a welcome addition, it is a smaller part of the total economic gain from succeeding at an Olympics. Most money comes from sponsor deals and the increased market value for the athlete.
The total amount of capital in the cross-country team's fund used for these bonuses is not known. How the decision was made within the cross-country team to award these bonuses also remains unclear.