SO WHAT’S IT WORTH?

The medal counts are ticking up, with dozens of golds awarded so far to countries including Slovenia, New Zealand, Germany and China. But how much is a gold medal worth? According to the International Olympic Committee, gold medals are required to be at least 92.5-percent silver and are plated with about 6 grams of pure gold. A spokesperson from the Beijing 2022 committee confirmed that this year’s gold medal follows those regulations. That works out to $758 (U.S.) worth of gold and silver in those medals, according to Philip Newman of Metals Focus, a London-based research firm.