The richest female athletes in the world


[post_page_title]Surya Bonaly – $3 million[/post_page_title]
This French figure skater has made a small fortune on and off the ice, over the years. While she may have only ever reached silver medal status at the Olympic Games she participated in, she did become famous for a stunt at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Japan.

Surya Bonaly – $3 million

Bonaly became the first (and only), female skater, to land a backflip on just the one blade. While she may have retired soon after that, she toured with the Champions on Ice skating show for several years and has earned a pretty penny from it.

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