Yu-Na Kim Makes Some Off-Season Cash
Did you know that Yu-Na Kim was the second highest earning athlete at the 2010 Olympics? She made more than 8 million dollars last year in product endorsements. And that was before she was Olympic champion! Yu-Na has been hard at it, endorsing everything from mascara to smoothie drinks to air conditioning units. Brian Orser even gets in on the action in this ad:
Despite this (and many other) cheesy ads, I’m delighted that figure skaters can now cash in on their hard work and fame. For years, amateur skaters couldn’t even take a cash honorarium for show skating or they risked losing amateur status. Here in Canada we’ve seen Joannie Rochette in Cold FX ads. Now, I’m just waiting for the Tessa and Scott Sunny D commercial. Or maybe they’re more Burberry material.
May 27th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
Apparently Tessa and Scott are on the endorsement bandwagon with Roots Canada. All told, a pretty good brand to get behind.
June 23rd, 2010 at 12:07 pm
I totally agree with your Burberry comment! Tessa’s flowing locks would look just as lovely as Emma Watson’s in an Autumn campaign.
I’m really glad to see skaters finally being able to make a living out of our sport, it’s about time! Thanks for embedding the video, I really enjoyed watching it.