American snowboarder Shaun White stands with his own private half-pipe built by one of his many corporate sponsors. This Olympics top earner flies by his private helicopter in order to even to reach the highly secretive practice location. Shaun White is currently pocketing eight million dollars from this winter's Olympics. The majority of his earnings are made through his lucrative sponsorship deals with Red Bull, Target, Oakley, Ubisoft and At&T.
Joining White atop the list is South Korean figure skater Kim Yu- Na. Her dominance of the sport has land her a purse size close to Shaun White's eight million. She has sponsorship agreements with several brands ranging from Hyundai to Nike to Samsung.
Other popular earners on Forbes list of top earning Olympians includes U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn who earns three million and speed skating phenom Apolo Anton Ohno who snagged one and a half million from this winters games.
The complete list of earners is available through Forbes website
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