1. Michael Phelps
2. Larissa Latynina
3. Paavo Nurmi
4. Mark Spitz
5. Carl Lewis
6. Bjørn Dæhlie
7. Birgit Fischer
8. Sawao Kato
9. Jenny Thompson
10. Matt Biondi
10. NBA Finals ($58 million)
9. Kentucky Derby ($59 million)
8. MLB World Series ($61 million)
7. Rose Bowl Game ($72 million)
6. Winter Olympic Games ($82 million)
5. NCAA Men’s Final Four ($90 million)
4. Daytona 500 ($90 million)
3. FIFA World Cup ($103 million)
2. Summer Olympic Games ($176 million)
1. Super Bowl ($336 million)
According to Forbes.com
2010 Vancouver, Canada (W)
2014 TBD
2018 TBD
2022 TBD
2026 TBD
2030 TBD
2034 TBD
2038 TBD
2042 TBD
2046 TBD
Acccording to the Olympic Games.
1972 Sapporo, Japan (W)
1976 Innsbruck, Austria (W)
1980 Lake Placid, United States (W)
1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (W)
1988 Calgary, Canada (W)
1992 Albertville, France (W)
1994 Lillehammer, Norway (W)
1998 Nagano, Japan (W)
2002 Salt Lake City, United States (W)
2006 Turin, Italy (W)
Acccording to the Olympic Games.
1924 Chamonix, France (W)
1928 St. Moritz, Switzerland (W)
1932 Lake Placid, United States (W)
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (W)
1948 St. Moritz, Switzerland (W)
1952 Oslo, Norway (W)
1956 Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (W)
1960 Squaw Valley, United States (W)
1964 Innsbruck, Austria (W)
1968 Grenoble, France (W)
Acccording to the Olympic Games.
10. Estonia (2.3)
9. Canada (2.9)
8. Netherlands (4.2)
7. Luxembourg (4.3)
6. Sweden (12)
5. Switzerland (13.8)
4. Austria (19.8)
3. Finland (27.2)
2. Norway (57.3)
1. Liechtenstein (266.9)
According to the Nationmaster