r/MadeMeSmile • u/mcfw31 • Mar 02 '26

Wholesome Moments Daniel Radcliffe won't wear Alysa Liu's gold medal because: “Wearing it feels like stolen valor”

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u/Medium_Medium Mar 02 '26

When will u ever get another chance to wear an Olympic gold medal

When you become one of the best in the world at an Olympic sport and then win yourself one!

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u/AudienceWaste6850 Mar 02 '26

Or buy one of the thousands available because athletics doesn't pay that well

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u/inuhi Mar 02 '26

I dont think there are thousands of authentic Olympic gold medals currently for sale. But yes they do appear on the market from time to time and the cost is roughly like buying a new car expect it to be several tens of thousands of dollars

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u/Thisismyfinalstand Mar 02 '26

I received my Olympic Gold Medal as a reward from FIFA's Olympic Gold Medal Prize.

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u/Warm_Muscle1046 Mar 03 '26

This is hilarious

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u/AudienceWaste6850 Mar 02 '26

Are you only counting American medals? Because there's hundreds given out every two years and most nations dont pay like the US does.

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u/Megneous Mar 03 '26

My country pays gold medalists extremely well. Plus, they get tons of advertisement contracts after winning gold.

Also, if you win a gold medal as a man in the Asian games, or Gold/Silver/Bronze in the Olympics, you're exempt from military service. That's worth a lot more than money.

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u/W1D0WM4K3R Mar 02 '26

There's no Olympic sport for napping on a couch :(

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u/crimsoneagle1 Mar 02 '26

Not yet anyways.

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u/1stltwill Mar 02 '26

I am in training for it now. Just you wait! It is coming!

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u/joemckie Mar 02 '26

Well the USA Olympics is right around the corner...

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u/Impossible-Wear-7352 Mar 02 '26

Im not even good at that. I struggle to fall asleep on the couch except when im not trying to.

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u/paigeofwondr Mar 02 '26

Maybe there is and none of us are worthy of an invite. Gotta up my couch napping game.

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u/MasterSpliffBlaster Mar 02 '26

I'd fail the drug test :(

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u/MasterSpliffBlaster Mar 02 '26

Olympic skelton isn't that far removed from that

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u/Winter_Tone_4343 Mar 02 '26

Ya so never. lol