The IOC, International Olympic Comittee.
The Olympic committee of that country. 25,000$
Team USA Winter Olympic Uniforms - 2010 TV was released on: USA: 20 February 2010
The cast of Team USA Winter Olympic Uniforms - 2010 includes: Tanith Belbin as herself Ted Ligety as himself
No one
The Chinese government.
The country who is hosting the Olympics
Their sponsors!
According to the link on http://happyamsguy.blogspot.com/2008/08/singapore-pays-most-for-olympic-medals.html, it states the countries paying for Olympics Gold medal.
It's up to the company to decide. Policemen, for example, tend to be required to pay for their own uniforms. Some areas reimburse the police for this purchase, some do not.
It is tradition and it pays homage to ancient Greece where the games started.
It is tradition and it pays homage to ancient Greece where the games started.