Hurdler Lolo Jones' athletic talent, good looks and sassy social-media posts catapulted her to Internet fame before and during the 2012 Summer Olympics.  But Jones landed in hot water this week for a post she made about the financial rewards — or lack thereof — of her lastest athletic endeavor: bobsledding.  Jones earned good money as a two-time Olympic hurdler, successful track star and endorsement powerhouse before taking up bobsledding last fall and competing with the U.S. national team.  Seems bobsledding doesn't pay so well, however, so Jones took to Twitter and Vine on Monday to post this video bemoaning the lack of income:  I'm going to be short on my rent this month... https://t.co/dae79siq03  — Lolo Jones (@lolojones) June 17, 2013  USA Today then tracked down Olympic gold medalist and bobsledder Steven Holcomb, who was none too pleased with Jones' post about a sport where few, if any, athletes earn significant money. Here's part of what Holcomb had to say:  The way it came across to a lot of the athletes here was kind of snobby because she's one of the most well-known athletes in the world and she's making pretty good money in endorsements (as a two-time Olympic hurdler). And to basically turn around and slap us in the face because you didn't make any money this year in bobsledding while taking money from other athletes? She slapped pretty much every athlete in the U.S. federation in the face. That was the general consensus.  Jones released a statement through her sponsor Red Bull saying she didn't mean to offend anyone, and hoped the video actually helped people understand how little bobsledders earn compared to worldwide track stars like herself. She also expressed a similar sentiment in this Twitter exchange with 2006 Olympic bobsledder Brock Kreitzburg:  @brockkreitzburg Speaking out is the first step to change. That is how Track and field changed our sport. We demanded improvements.  — Lolo Jones (@lolojones) June 17, 2013  Was Jones' Vine a thoughtless dig at bobsledders, or do you think she really meant to start a movement in the sport? Give us your take in the comments.  Image via Marwan Naamani/AFP/Getty Images
Olympic star hurdler-turned-bobsledder Lolo Jones posted a Vine video mocking her bobsledding earnings, which ticked off some in the sport.