Olympic Gold Medalist Lisa Buckwitz Turns to OnlyFans to Fund Her 2026 Winter Olympic Comeback

German bobsleigh gold medallist Lisa Buckwitz has revealed she turned to subscription platform OnlyFans to bankroll her road to the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, saying traditional sponsorships dried up after the 2018 PyeongChang Games. Speaking to German media this week, the 31-year-old pilot explained that monthly income from exclusive fitness tips, behind-the-scenes training clips and “tasteful but non-nude” photo shoots now covers equipment upgrades, sled-rental fees and the sport’s punishing travel schedule. “Without that extra support, I wouldn’t be able to compete at the level an Olympic champion is expected to,” Buckwitz said. The Berlin native shocked the sliding world in 2018 when, at just 23, she captured two-woman bobsleigh gold with Mariama Jamanka. Since then, rule changes and rising costs have forced many athletes to seek creative funding streams; Buckwitz’s move places her alongside fellow Olympians who have embraced content platforms to close budget gaps. According to Buckwitz, her page surpassed 10,000 subscribers in January, generating low-five-figure monthly revenue—enough to finance a new high-performance CarbonFlex sled and a full-time strength coach ahead of the 2025-26 World Cup season. Critics accuse athletes on adult-adjacent sites of risking their public image, but Buckwitz counters that the platform gives her control. “I share training insights and the realities of elite sport. If brands return, great—until then, my supporters are my sponsors,” she said in an interview published Monday. German bobsleigh federation officials confirmed Buckwitz remains in good standing and is currently ranked third on the IBSF World Cup leaderboard. Head coach René Spies praised her initiative: “Athletes must be entrepreneurial; Lisa proves resilience off the ice as well as on it,” he told reporters. With less than two years until the Olympic opening ceremony in Italy, Buckwitz’s coaching team plans altitude camps in St. Moritz and Lake Placid, funded entirely through her new revenue stream. For fans, her journey offers a rare unfiltered look at a winter-sport champion balancing high-performance goals with 21st-century hustle—a storyline likely to gain speed as countdown clocks tick toward Milan-Cortina 2026.