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CBC News - Top Stories

CBC News - Top Stories

Title Canada's Sarault has earned $55K for her 3 medals so far. If she were Italian, it would be nearly 7 times that Source CBC News - Top Stories
Description A composite image of Olympic medallist.

The money for medals doesn't come from taxpayers. It comes out of the Canadian Olympic Committee’s Excellence Fund, which funnels corporate sponsorship dollars to our most successful high-performance athletes.

Link https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/short-track-speed-skating/milano-cortina-money-medals-courtney-sarault-chris-jones-feb17-9.7093565?cmp=rss Published At 2026-02-17 12:48:43 (1 week ago)
Created At 2026-02-17 13:32:15 Updated At 2026-02-17 13:32:15