Watching the X games?

Question

Becaus this is undoubtedly a time consuming sport-- with practice and all-- I was wondering if the participants make a profit off of this or just a name for themselves?

Answer 1

Yes, they make a profit. I don't know how they split up the money (if there's a set amount for gold, silver, bronze, or if it varies by event) but the total purse for this year, X14, is 165 million dollars.

Edit: oops typo, I meant 1.65 million.