Greeson: Athletes save Rio games from Lochte, Brazil

In this Aug. 12, 2016, file photo, United States' DeAndre Jordan (6), Kevin Durant (5) and Serbia's Stefan Bircevic, center, reach for a rebound during a men's basketball game at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The United States plays Serbia on Sunday, Aug. 21 for the gold medal. The U.S. won 94-91 in pool play against Serbia. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) In this Aug. 12, 2016, file photo, United States' DeAndre Jordan (6), Kevin Durant (5) and Serbia's Stefan Bircevic, center, reach for a rebound during a men's basketball game at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The United States plays Serbia on Sunday, Aug. 21 for the gold medal. The U.S. won 94-91 in pool play against Serbia. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

By Jay Greeson August 23, 2016 5 min read

Olympics by the numbers

$12 billion: Projected final estimated cost of the Rio Games. (The projected revenue of the Games is a little more than $9 billion. You do the math.)23: Number of gold medals won in Michael Phelps’ unbelievable swimming career.$575,000: Amount Phelps has earned for those gold medals in his swimming career from the United States Olympic Committee, which pays $25,000 per gold. The USOC also pays $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze.$55,000: The expected income tax charge Phelps faces for his brilliant final chapter in Rio that included five golds and a silver.$1,200: The cost of a single Simone Biles leotard for any of her historic gymnastic routines.450,000: Number of condoms provided by the International Olympic Committee for the 11,000 athletes who competed in these Games. Yes, doing the math that’s roughly 41 condoms per athlete over the two weeks.

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Jay Greeson

Ryan Lochte has been the talking point of the final week of the Olympics.

Despite the pageantry and record-setting performances, sadly Lochte is the lasting image as we pack up our Olympic love in a sporting time capsule and seal it with an “Open in Tokyo, 2020” stamp.

Lochte’s story is as much about we as an audience as his audacity and stupidity.