(ATR) There's more proof that winning Olympic medals pays off.
On Tuesday,Forbes Magazine published its list of the highest-paid female athletes for 2014.
Eight of the top 10 are Olympians, and there's a combined 9 medals.
With $24.4 million Maria Sharapova is the best paid, according to Forbes. She won silver in women's tennis at the 2012 Olympics.
Li Na, and Serena Williams rounded out the top three. Fellow tennis stars Victoria Azarenka, Caroline Wozniacki, Agnieszka Radwańska, and Ana Ivanovic came in at number six, seven, eight and nine respectively.
All seven tennis players competed the 2012 London Olympics. Williams played in the Sydney and Beijing Olympics as well winning the doubles events in all three, while Wozniacki andRadwańska competed in Beijing.
Yu Na Kim was the only Winter Olympian on the list. The South Korean figure skater earned $16.3 million in 2014, making her the fourth highest paid female athlete.
NASCAR driver Danica Patrick was fifth on the list and golfer Paula Creamer was no. 10.
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Written by Aaron Bauer
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