Presenting the keys to brand new cars to Russian winners and medalists of the Olympic Games is becoming a good tradition - along with the obligatory “ritual” reception in the Kremlin. The portal site remembers what the Russian winners of past Olympics drive and finds out what cars await our current medalists upon their return from London.

What will the winners of London 2012 get as a gift?

The award ceremony for the athletes who brought the Russian national team third place in the unofficial team competition for the total number of medals will be held, according to tradition, on Vasilyevsky Spusk in Moscow on August 15. The list of cars that our Olympians will receive (in addition to cash prize money) is already known: like the winners of Vancouver 2010, they will leave Red Square in brand new models.

"Golden" Audi A8

Twenty-four Russian Olympians who brought gold medals from London will be presented with the keys to. An executive sedan with an all-aluminum body is the flagship of the Ingolstadt-based company's model range and a direct competitor to and.

Produced: since 2009, in 2011 1,510 copies were sold in Russia.

Engines: 3.0 TFSI, 290 l. With.; 4.0 TFSI, 420 l. With.; 6.3 W12, 500 l. With. (petrol); 3.0 TDI, 250 l. With.; 4.2 TDI, 291 l. With. (diesels).

Price in Russia: from 3,950,000 rubles.

"Silver" Audi A7 Sportback

Twenty-six athletes who won silver at the last Olympic Games will become owners of: a four-door coupe, built on the basis of a business class model in spade and.

Produced: since 2010, in 2011 1,676 copies were sold in Russia.

Engines: 2.8 FSI, 204 l. With.; 3.0 TFSI, 310 l. With. (petrol); 3.0 TDI, 245 l. With. (diesel).

Price in Russia: from 2,390,000 rubles.

"Bronze" Audi A6

Thirty-two London 2012 bronze medalists will be awarded as prize money. The new generation car, which went on sale a little more than a year before the start of the Olympics, received a lightweight body and new fuel-efficient engines.

Produced: since 2011, in 2011 4,502 copies were sold in Russia.

Engines: 2.0 TFSI, 180 l. With.; 2.8 FSI, 204 l. With.; 3.0 TFSI, 310 l. With. (petrol); 2.0 TFSI hybrid, 245 l. With. (hybrid); 2.0 TDI, 177 l. With.; 3.0 TDI, 245 l. With. (diesels).

Price in Russia: from 1,720,000 rubles.

What was given before

The Russian winners of the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver in 2010 were also awarded cars of the brand in their homeland: two years ago, gold medalists received , silver medalists received , and bronze medalists received .

In 2008, upon completion summer games in Beijing, our Olympians got . Moreover, differentiation was carried out based on gender: male champions received a more respectable (and expensive) one, women -.

The winners of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, who competed as part of the Russian national team, were awarded cars produced by the corporation Toyota Motor. Men were rewarded with SUVs, women with luxury crossovers.

P.S. What else do Olympians get?

Winners of Olympic medals in most countries of the world are awarded cash prizes. Based on the results of the London Games, Russian Olympians, in addition to new Audis, will receive a reward of 4 million rubles (about $135,000) for gold, 2.5 million rubles. (approximately $81,600) - for “silver” and 1.7 million rubles. (about $54,400) - for bronze.

The Italian colleagues of our medalists will be awarded more generously upon their return to their homeland: the winners of the Olympics will receive $172,200 (enough to buy a luxury sedan), the winners silver awards- for $92,250 (you can count on a business sedan in a very “sophisticated” configuration or a luxury SUV), bronze - for $61,500 (you can buy an SUV of a famous brand, a business class sedan or a premium class car). True, the Italians won much fewer medals in London than the Russians: 8 gold, 9 silver, 11 bronze.

The “medal” fees for the US and Chinese teams that overtook us in the team competition are much more modest. Americans who win Olympic gold are entitled to $25,000 (for this amount in America you can buy a mid-size sedan like or), silver medalists - $15,000, bronze - $10,000. In China, only “gold miners” are awarded: $54,000. Silver and bronze medalists are not awarded any cash prizes at all.

A very original prize (though not from the national Federation, but from a private company) will be received by American swimmer Ryan Lochte, who won two gold, two silver and one bronze medal. Gillette will present him with a unique razor with a gold-plated handle encrusted with diamonds.

And judoka Arsen Galstyan from Krasnodar region, which brought the Russian team its first “gold” at London Olympics, upon returning to their small homeland, they expect a Mercedes car (which model is not specified) and a fully furnished new apartment of 60 square meters as prizes from local sponsors. m.

Money, luxury apartments and cool cars. What do they give to Olympic medalists?

The Olympians went home. What gifts await athletes in their home countries?

Today Russian President Vladimir Putin will present Russian Olympians with state awards. But the encouragement for those who performed at the Pyeongchang Olympics is not limited to this.

Russia is a generous soul

Traditionally, financial bonuses are provided for places on the podium. Payments to athletes remained the same as after the 2016 Rio Olympics. The corresponding decree was signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev back in 2017.

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So, for the conquered gold medal The government bonus will be 4 million rubles, that is, a little more than 70 thousand dollars. For silver - half as much - 2.5 million rubles, and bronze “costs” 1.7 million rubles. But the list of gifts does not end there. The Russian Olympians Support Fund immediately purchased 140 BMW cars to be presented to athletes through the Russian representative office of the German concern. There is also a gradation here. The “gold” ones will be given the keys to the X6 model, the “silver” ones will get the X5, and the “bronze” ones will get the X4.

This tradition dates back to 2006. Rio medalists in 2016 were also given BMW cars, but the Sochi winners were given Mercedes. It turns out that for the victory in the final over the German team, Russian hockey players will receive a German car.

By the way, that's not all. After the ceremony in the Kremlin, the athletes will go on to collect pleasant bonuses. They expect rewards from the regions and from their own sports federations. The Krasnodar authorities, for example, will pay the champions 2 million rubles, but in Tver “gold” is valued exactly one million rubles more.

It is almost impossible to calculate the total fee of each athlete. But if we take the Tyumen skier as an example Alexandra Bolshunova who won two silver medals and one bronze, then we can calculate the approximate size of payments. The athlete is entitled to 9.2 million rubles from the federal budget, and another 9.5 million rubles from the regional budget. A BMW car from wealthy patrons costs approximately 3 million rubles. In total, we receive 21.7 million rubles only in official payments and gifts.

It's good to be Singaporean

Cash rewards are paid to Olympic medalists in many countries. But with gifts things are much worse. Mostly Asian countries are famous for this. After the Games in Sochi, an athlete from Kazakhstan received a Daewoo Matiz car as a gift. After Rio, keys to more luxurious cars and apartments in elite areas of Astana were handed over there. They also gave apartments to Olympians from Azerbaijan.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev presented the winners and medalists of the Olympic Games with the keys to BMW. The ceremony took place on Ivanovskaya Square of the Moscow Kremlin, TASS reports.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev congratulated members of the Russian team, winners of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, on their medals and presented them with cars as a reward.

Despite the fact that Russia has its own automobile industry, officials decided not to donate its products to athletes. German BMWs became prizes for Russian Olympians.

A total of 107 medalists at the Rio Games (46 champions, 24 silver medalists and 30 bronze medalists, including team sports) won cars: the Olympic winners received a BMW X6, silver medalists received an X4, and bronze medalists received an X3.

According to car dealers, the cost of a BMW X6 in Russia starts from 4.5 million rubles, the BMW X4 crossover costs from 2.88 million rubles, and the more compact BMW X3 is estimated at at least 2.62 million rubles.

This is not the first time that Russian Olympic winners have been given the keys to prestigious foreign cars. In 2010 and 2012, the Olympians were given an Audi, and in 2014 - a Mercedes.

IN social networks appeared large number negative reviews about donated cars. Russians are outraged that German cars were donated, not Russian Ladas. Many called the actions of officials “strange patriotism.” Some users said it was hard to imagine France giving its athletes something made in Germany.

In addition, the winners of the 2016 Olympic Games are entitled to payments from the budget. Gold medalists will be paid 4 million rubles, silver and bronze medalists - 2.5 and 1.7 million rubles, respectively.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin presented state awards to the winners of the Olympic Games in Rio. Nine Russian Olympic champions were awarded the Order of Honor. 43 Russian athletes were awarded the Order of Friendship. Also, Presidential Aide Igor Levitin and Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko presented state awards to the silver and bronze medalists of the Olympics. They were awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 1st and 2nd degrees.

On August 25, celebrations were held in other countries of the world for athletes who won awards at summer olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

In 2016, Thailand set the prize money for gold at the Games at $314,000, but the state will not pay the entire amount at once, but will assign a monthly “salary” to athletes, which they will receive for 20 years.

Also, large sums for gold at the 2016 Games - 250 thousand dollars - were promised by Japan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Iran. Some countries, such as the UK and Norway, do not pay money.

In Estonia, the bronze medalists of the 2016 Olympic Games and their mentor were awarded only oak wreaths at the ceremony. The Estonian Olympic Committee awards athletes who have won medals in international competitions, based on the results of the half year.

In Lithuania, the country's President Dalia Grybauskaite gave her Olympic medalists, in double scull competitions - spirits.

The Russian national team, which competed with a significantly reduced roster due to the disqualification of many athletes, finished its performance at the Games in fourth place in the unofficial team event. Russian athletes in Rio they won 56 medals - 19 gold, 18 silver and 19 bronze.

Previously it was reported that athletes would receive X6 for gold medals, X5 for silver medals, and X4 for bronze medals. At the presentation, it turned out that X6 models were not among the award cars. The President of the Federation told reporters about this figure skating on Russian skaters Alexander Gorshkov: “In fact, they (the athletes) received X5 and X4. I didn’t see X6 there.” The journalists saw offense in these words. And the very next day Gorshkov had to make excuses. “The media distorted the meaning of my phrase, which once again confirms that in their desire to give out information as quickly as possible, people do not even understand what we are talking about. This is not the first time that exact words have been edited by journalists in such a way that they take on a completely different meaning. I didn't mean any broken promises. On the contrary, we are very grateful to the Olympians Support Fund for their help and attention,” said the FFKKR President.”

The fact that the X6 was not planned to be given as a gift was initially confirmed by the BMW representative. “Even before the Olympics, an agreement was concluded with the Russian Olympians Support Fund that medalists would receive an X5 for gold, a powerful X4 for silver, and a less powerful X4 for bronze,” said Vasily Melnikov, PR manager for product line and lifestyle at BMW Group Russia.”

In total, the winners were given 46 cars. All commemorative models are white and assembled in Russia.

The ceremony for presenting the cars took place on February 28 at the White House. Dmitry Medvedev personally handed over the car keys to the athletes.

March 05, 2018

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Each country has different gingerbreads. Our government obliged the Ministry of Sports to pay OAR (“Olympic athletes from Russia” - these three shameful letters were used to call our athletes after the formal disqualification of the national team) special bonuses - 4 million rubles for “gold”, 2.5 million each for “silver” and 1.7 million for bronze. What’s especially nice is that the bonuses are summed up if the athlete wins several medals.

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First, they took away the name from Russia, called it OAR and disqualified it. Allegedly for the state program to support doping at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. But everything ended well, like in a Russian fairy tale. On the last day of winter, a letter arrived in Moscow from the office of the head of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach: “The Russian Olympic Committee can again enjoy all rights and must fulfill responsibilities in accordance with the Olympic Charter, like any other national Olympic Committee.” Now we can again participate in the Olympics under the name Russia and wear uniforms with the attributes of our native country.