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Russian gold medallists receive $120,000 & Mercedes Benz GL, Swiss gold medallist receives a pig

Published 18:03 28 Feb 2014 GMT

Updated 16:46 13 Nov 2014 GMT

Oisin Collins
Russian gold medallists receive $120,000 & Mercedes Benz GL, Swiss gold medallist receives a pig

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It’s been a seriously good week for Russia’s Sochi Winter Olympic medallists, but the Swiss winners may be feeling a tad left out…

According to reports, Russia has given their gold medallists from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics a brand new Mercedes Benz 4x4 and a nice chunk of change too, to the tune of $120,000 (€87,000). Meanwhile, Switzerland’s double gold medallist, Dario Cologna, got a pig. Poor fella… But wait… there’s more. Russia’s silver medallists received $76,000 and a Mercedes Benz ML, while the bronze medallists were handed $52,000 and a Mercedes Benz GLK. We’ve provided pics of the cars below, just in case you weren’t feeling jealous enough already… Mercedes Benz GL GL Mercedes Benz ML ML Mercedes Benz GLK GLK Via Yahoo Sports

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Russian gold medallists receive $120,000 & Mercedes Benz GL, Swiss gold medallist receives a pig