Olympic Gold Medals Have Almost Zero Gold in Them

With Rio’s Olympics being 51% over budget, costing roughly $4.6 billion, it actually makes sense for why they don’t use much gold in the Olympic gold medals. Read more

Rio Games a Success at ‘Only’ 51% Overbudget

Rarely can a 51% cost overrun be called a success. It turns out, in the bizarro world of the Olympics, going that far overbudget actually isn’t bad. Read more