According to NBC, Shiffrin’s margin of victory was the largest since 1998. She’s now the first American woman skier to win three Olympic gold medals, and has the distinction of being both the youngest ...

Winning an Olympic medal is priceless, but its real value is more complex. From metal content to taxes and prestige, here’s a look at the medals’ actual worth.

Olympic medals have what's known as a "melt value." But they're worth far more financially than their mineral contents, an auction expert notes.