Russia Rewards Olympic Medalists With Cash And New Mercedes-Benz SUVs

Russian medalists at the recently concluded Sochi Winter Olympics are being rewarded quite handsomely for their service to the Motherland. In addition to the $120,000 being handed out for each gold medal, the $76,000 being awarded for slivers and $52,000 given to bronze winners, now word has come out that each of Russia's medalists will be gifted a new Mercedes-Benz.

As with the prize amounts, the type of Mercedes offered was based on what sort of medal was won. Gold medalists got a new GL-Class, silver medalists were given an ML and bronze medalists were treated to a GLK. As prices for Mercedes are higher in Russia, the cheapest model, the GLK, was the equivalent of $59,500, according to The Moscow Times. The cars were handed out by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, pictured above with figure skating medalist Julia Lipnitskaia.

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Car4Life - 2/28/2014 1:12:56 PM

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Ironic that the Russian Olympians and the Russian Mafia now have one thing in common- Mercedes-Benz

jeffgall - 2/28/2014 4:18:04 PM

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Shouldn't Russia award them with Russian branded car?

mre30 - 2/28/2014 10:42:47 PM

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Philosophical question...If Mercedes SUV's stolen from affluent NYC and LA suburbs end up in Russia....then do Mercedes SUV's stolen from Russia end up back in Brentwood, CA or Short Hills, NJ?

Just wondering..

delan - 3/1/2014 6:06:20 AM

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eh?