MOSCOW, Feb. 19 Russian skier Alexander Bolshunov on the results of his performance at the Olympic Games in Beijing, he will receive more than 16 million rubles from the government of the Russian Federation as a reward. At the Beijing Games, 25-year-old Bolshunov won the skiathlon, the 4 x 10 km relay and the mass start, won a silver medal in the 15 km race with a separate start and a bronze — in the team sprint. An athlete can also receive additional rewards from the region and the sports club for which he plays. Before the start of the Olympics, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced that Russian athletes would receive 4 million rubles for a gold medal, 2.5 million for a silver medal rubles, for a bronze medal — 1.7 million rubles.
