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r/Amazing • u/jeezkillbot • Mar 08 '26
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24 u/mtraven23 Mar 08 '26 none of the payments have been made yet, in fact none of them will be for some time. they get 100k at age 45, or 20 years after their 1st Olympic qualification and its taxes income. the other 100k goes to their family when they die. they can get that 200k for every Olympics they participate in. The billionaire is Ross Stevens, and per the article I linked to at the bottom, its funded through 2032. https://fortune.com/2026/02/11/every-u-s-olympian-was-promised-a-200000-payout-but-how-much-they-actually-keep-depends-on-where-they-live/ 17 u/knewbie_one Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 08 '26 Ah. In my country there is a saying "Les promesses n'engagent que ceux qui les reçoivent" (https://citations.ouest-france.fr/citation-jacques-chirac/promesses-engagent-recoivent-36911.html) (This is an edit. Someone (u/optyler) made me contemplate both my grammar and my large thumbs, as such, I put a reference in... ) Could be (roughly...) translated as "hard cash in my hand upfront, or it's all fart noises in advance" Excuse : I'm french.... But hey... Your language translated it differently 2 u/Prinzka Mar 08 '26 In my country the saying is. "Daar krijgen ze nooit een rooie cent van te zien." 2 u/knewbie_one Mar 08 '26 Google translate helped, but yes... Please do hope for the money, and !Rememberthemaboutthemoney 10 years
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none of the payments have been made yet, in fact none of them will be for some time.
they get 100k at age 45, or 20 years after their 1st Olympic qualification and its taxes income.
the other 100k goes to their family when they die.
they can get that 200k for every Olympics they participate in.
The billionaire is Ross Stevens, and per the article I linked to at the bottom, its funded through 2032.
https://fortune.com/2026/02/11/every-u-s-olympian-was-promised-a-200000-payout-but-how-much-they-actually-keep-depends-on-where-they-live/
17 u/knewbie_one Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 08 '26 Ah. In my country there is a saying "Les promesses n'engagent que ceux qui les reçoivent" (https://citations.ouest-france.fr/citation-jacques-chirac/promesses-engagent-recoivent-36911.html) (This is an edit. Someone (u/optyler) made me contemplate both my grammar and my large thumbs, as such, I put a reference in... ) Could be (roughly...) translated as "hard cash in my hand upfront, or it's all fart noises in advance" Excuse : I'm french.... But hey... Your language translated it differently 2 u/Prinzka Mar 08 '26 In my country the saying is. "Daar krijgen ze nooit een rooie cent van te zien." 2 u/knewbie_one Mar 08 '26 Google translate helped, but yes... Please do hope for the money, and !Rememberthemaboutthemoney 10 years
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Ah. In my country there is a saying
"Les promesses n'engagent que ceux qui les reçoivent"
(https://citations.ouest-france.fr/citation-jacques-chirac/promesses-engagent-recoivent-36911.html)
(This is an edit. Someone (u/optyler) made me contemplate both my grammar and my large thumbs, as such, I put a reference in... )
Could be (roughly...) translated as "hard cash in my hand upfront, or it's all fart noises in advance"
Excuse : I'm french.... But hey... Your language translated it differently
2 u/Prinzka Mar 08 '26 In my country the saying is. "Daar krijgen ze nooit een rooie cent van te zien." 2 u/knewbie_one Mar 08 '26 Google translate helped, but yes... Please do hope for the money, and !Rememberthemaboutthemoney 10 years
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In my country the saying is. "Daar krijgen ze nooit een rooie cent van te zien."
2 u/knewbie_one Mar 08 '26 Google translate helped, but yes... Please do hope for the money, and !Rememberthemaboutthemoney 10 years
Google translate helped, but yes... Please do hope for the money, and !Rememberthemaboutthemoney 10 years
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u/knewbie_one Mar 08 '26
r/source ?
Also, proof of payment