Nominal vs present value
Local display: $2.4m · Rebased to 2024 USD via US CPI-U
How the total breaks down
Olympic bonuses & prize income. Atlanta team gold and individual medal bonuses.
Endorsements. US sponsors paying for the Magnificent Seven's most decorated star.
Impact 84
- Showed Magnificent Seven gold still minted solid US commercial seasons
- Kept women's gymnastics bankable between Retton and the 2000s stars
- Proved multi-medal résumés sold sponsors even without all-around gold
Miller's Atlanta year kept the US endorsement lane warm through the 1990s and bridged Retton's singularity to the reality-TV era.
Miller entered Atlanta already America's gymnastics résumé queen and left with team gold sponsors could package instantly. A roughly $1.2 million commercial season proved the Magnificent Seven model still paid.