Alexander ovechkin is the most expensive athlete for Russia. In 2008 he signed a 13 year contract for $124 million dollars meaning he is stuck in Washington until he is 35 years old lets hope he still plays let alone the fact that pro athletes in all sports are makeing bigger deals and short term contracts i doubt that it will be alot a money by 2015 let alone 2012 $10 million a year
Evanick Tolrwnzlenif. . . from Northern Russia no just kidding. . . but no one has answered this because there probably isn't anyone on this that knows the answer
Tiger Woods is the most expensive athlete in the world. He gets paid 75 million a year.
Viktor Ahn, who was an athlete from Russia, won the most medals at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, with 4 medals.
Moscow, Russia
Cristiano Ronaldo from Madrid was just "bought" for $132 million US.
Maria Sharapova
Right now, I would have to say Yevgeni Plushenko or Alex Ovechkin.
United States and Russia.
Gymnast Aleksey Nemov of Russia with 6 (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze).
Russia sent a team of 470 athlete to the 2008 Games in Beijing.
Tiger Woods is the most popular athlete in 2008.
Lets not forget that Russia was a Superpower and host many of the worlds richest people ... Russia has for a long time been a 'developed' Nation since the days of Czars and the completion of St. Petersburg ... Russia is a nuclear country with a permanent seat in the UN ...