The World Championship in Trondheim turned into a long blue-yellow gold party, at least on the women's side. The Swedish female cross-country skiers took all six gold medals and, in addition to the honor, also received a substantial amount of money.
Ebba Andersson was the biggest winner. The 27-year-old was inconsolable after missing a medal on Sunday's 50km race after falling just before the finish. But three World Championship gold medals, including two individual ones, cannot be dismissed.
Earning over 1 million
Of course, it's disappointing when you're so close and fighting for it. But with a few hours' perspective, Ebba will probably be incredibly pleased with this championship, said Swedish women's coach Stefan Thomson after the 50km race.
Andersson will receive around 690,000 kronor in prize money from the International Ski Federation (FIS) and will be rewarded with an additional 337,500 kronor in bonuses from the Swedish Ski Federation. In total, she will earn over 1 million kronor for her World Championship performances.
Jonna Sundling didn't quite reach the million mark despite winning the same number of World Championship gold medals (sprint, sprint relay, relay) and also a bronze (skiathlon). The reason Sundling's total sum landed slightly lower, around 920,000 kronor, is that the prize money is divided equally among the athletes in the relays.
Five out of five in rating
I have to give myself five out of five for this World Championship, it's the best I've done so far, says Jonna Sundling.
What will you do with the money?
I don't know. Maybe save some. Boring answer?
Maybe you can treat yourself to something?
Yes, I'll probably do that. But what it will be, I don't know.
Frida Karlsson, who won the World Championship gold on 50km on Sunday, leaves the World Championship around 730,000 kronor richer, while the male skier who earns the most is William Poromaa. Thanks to his World Championship silver on the 50km race and bronze in the men's relay, he will earn nearly 300,000 kronor at the championship.
All figures are approximate, converted from Swiss francs.
Ebba Andersson: 688,000 kronor from FIS, 337,500 in bonuses (gold in skiathlon, gold on 10km, gold in relay, 4th on 50km).
Jonna Sundling: 625,500 from FIS, 292,500 in bonuses (gold in sprint, gold in sprint relay, gold in relay, bronze in skiathlon, 5th on 50km).
Frida Karlsson: 516,000 from FIS, 217,500 in bonuses (gold on 50km, bronze on 10km, gold in relay, 4th on skiathlon).
Maja Dahlqvist: 206,500 from FIS, 75,000 in bonuses (gold in sprint relay, 4th in sprint).
Emma Ribom: 69,000 from FIS, 37,500 in bonuses (gold in relay).
William Poromaa: 227,000 from FIS, 67,500 in bonuses (silver on 50km, bronze in relay, 6th on 10km).
Edvin Anger: 151,500 from FIS, 22,500 in bonuses (4th on 10km, bronze in sprint relay, bronze in relay).
Oskar Svensson: 55,000 from FIS, 15,000 in bonuses (bronze in sprint relay).
Jens Burman: 27,500 from FIS, 7,500 in bonuses (bronze in relay).
Truls Gissleman: 27,500 from FIS, 7,500 in bonuses (bronze in relay).
Corrected: In an earlier edition, the bonus for Emma Ribom was incorrectly stated. The correct bonus is 37,500 kronor.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) distributed a total of 672,000 Swiss francs in prize money during the World Championship in cross-country skiing. This corresponds to approximately 7.7 million Swedish kronor with today's exchange rate. The distribution is as follows.
Individual events:
Gold: 24,000 Swiss francs (around 275,000 kronor).
Silver: 15,000 (172,000 kronor).
Bronze: 9,000 (103,000 kronor).
4th: 6,000 (69,000 kronor).
5th: 3,600 (41,000 kronor).
6th: 2,400 (27,500 kronor).
Relays (divided among the athletes in the teams):
Gold: 24,000 (275,000 kronor).
Silver: 14,400 (165,000 kronor).
Bronze: 9,600 (110,000 kronor).
Bonus from the Swedish Ski Federation to the Swedish skiers (in relays, the bonus is divided among the athletes in the team):
Gold: 150,000 kronor.
Silver: 60,000 kronor.
Bronze: 30,000 kronor.
Source: FIS and Swedish Ski Federation.
