Team USA athletes received “$13,000 in clothing and gifts EACH” from brands like Nike and Ralph Lauren
Team USA athletes each received nearly $13,000 in clothing and gifts, it was revealed.
The Americans arrived in style at the opening ceremony, with Ralph Lauren providing their outfits, while SKIMS also launched a collection for the Olympics.
And after athletes like swimmer Mariah Denigan showed off the free items they received on social media, an analysis by the New York Post is able to show how much the 591 athletes received.
The staggering scale of the free “gifts” shows that each athlete received approximately $12,600 in items, the publication reported.
The most expensive item given to the athletes was the Ralph Lauren opening and closing ceremony blazers, which cost a whopping $998 each.
LeBron James and the rest of Team USA dressed in Ralph Lauren for the opening ceremony
And swimmer Mariah Denigan showed off the free swag Team USA athletes receive.
The company also gifted the athletes a $498 satin bomber jacket and a $398 sweater, the Post reported, with each athlete receiving a ridiculous $8,000 in gifts from the iconic brand.
Each athlete also received approximately 20 items worth a total of $1,750 from Team USA, 34 gifts from Nike worth approximately $2,250 and 11 pieces of Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS brand worth an estimated $600.
Team USA gifts also included Oakley sunglasses, slides and a Hamilton watch.
Flag bearers LeBron James and Coco Gauff looked dapper in white Ralph Lauren blazers as Team USA rode down the Seine River during the opening ceremony on Friday.
The rest of the Team USA athletes were dressed in blue blazers, with the athletes completing their look with denim on the bottoms.
Track star Sha;Carri Richardson shows off her star-studded nails while wearing Ralph Lauren
SKIMS also collaborated with Team USA for these Olympics, with models like Suni Lee and Gabby Thomas modeling the brand’s collection for the games.
Kardashian shared photos of several Team USA athletes wearing the clothing on her Instagram page, and also shared a video from the photoshoot.
“I love competing with other athletes and for my country,” Lee began, while Long described the “sacrifice, the tears and the excitement.”
“Team USA, to me, represents strength, confidence and work ethic,” Thomas added, while Dressell called the Games a “surreal emotional moment.”