![]() ![]() Shaun White: The carrot-topped athlete is a leader in not one, but two extreme sports - skateboarding and snowboarding. Winners can earn $50,000 for taking top prize in an event, but the money drops the lower a competitor places (10th place only pays $1,000 - barely enough to cover the athletes' travel expenses). In 2008, the X Games doled out $3 million in prize money for the first time. But in recent years, ESPN has grown deeper pockets. At the 2001 Summer X Games in Philadelphia, skateboarders went so far as to threaten a boycott. ![]() In fact, many extreme athletes complained that they were underpaid compared to athletes in more traditional sports. In past X Games, the prize money wasn't much to brag about. For the winner, the top reward is a gold medal, followed by silver and bronze. X Games events may be unorthodox, but the prizes are just like those at the Olympics.
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