Olympic star trolls United States on TikTok over medal payments

Imagine winning a medal at the Olympics. Fame and riches would await you, as you have etched your name in history. Not so fast.

Monica Aksamit, a 2016 fencing bronze medalist, posted a video on TikTok showing what other countries pay their medalists compared to the United States. The video has been shared more than 24,000 times and has more than 21 million views. At the Tokyo Olympics, American athletes are getting $37,500 for each gold medal, $22,500 for each silver medal and $15,000 for each bronze medal, according to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC). That is a 50 percent increase from the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Games.