Who is the highest paid figure skater?Kim Yuna – $35.5 million.Scott Hamilton – $30 million.Evgeni Plushenko – $21 million.Kristi Yamaguchi – $18 million.Brian Boitano – $18 million.Johnny Weir – $10 million.Michelle Kwan – $8 million.Nancy Kerrigan – $8 million.6 Mar 2021
The 25 greatest figure skaters of all time1 of 25. Brian Boitano. Colorsport/Icon Sportswire. 2 of 25. Kurt Browning. Andrew Stawicki/Toronto Star via Getty Images. 3 of 25. Richard Button. 4 of 25. Patrick Chan. 5 of 25. John Curry. 6 of 25. Artur Dmitriev. 7 of 25. Peggy Fleming. 8 of 25. Gillis Grafström.More items •31 Aug 2021
By PJ KwongDick Button, United States (1948 and 52 Olympic champion, 5- time world champion, 7-time U.S. champion) John Curry, Great Britain (1976 Olympic, world and European champion) Toller Cranston, Canada (1976 Olympic and world bronze medallist) Kurt Browning, Canada (1989, 90, 91 and 93 world champion)More items
Figure Skating SalaryAnnual SalaryWeekly PayTop Earners$115,500$2,22175th Percentile$100,000$1,923Average$64,473$1,23925th Percentile$21,000$403
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Figure skating is one of the most glamorous sports in the Winter Olympics — but its not cheap. Figure skaters are required to spend money on elaborate costumes, private coaches, skates, travel, physical therapy, and more. It can cost between $35,000 and $50,000 a year, if not more.
Total medal count by nationRankNationGold1United States262Norway103East Germany94Japan812 more rows