Alex Ianculescuan Olympic athlete, turned her life around when she decided to open an account at OnlyFans to finance her career as a speed skater. Now, in addition to participating in the Winter Olympics 2026 As a commentator, he helps other athletes monetize their content on the adult platform.
The athlete Romanian-Canadian, 34 years old She began her career at 11. Her mother, once a national ice speed skating champion in Romania, encouraged her to follow in her footsteps. After winning his first gold medal, he decided to move on.
He also dabbled in tennis and skiing, but as he «improved over time,» he decided on this sport, which consists of covering a certain distance in the shortest time possible. «My parents didn’t have any money and skating was the cheapest, so I stuck with it.«Alex said in dialogue with The Sun.
In the 2018 Winter OlympicsAlex represented her country in the women’s 500 meter race. But ice speed skating isn’t exactly a very lucrative sport, which led to financial hardship for her.
«I had to work three part-time jobs. It was very difficult. «I worked at a sushi shop in the mall, at Lululemon – a clothing chain – four days a week and then at a restaurant on the weekends,» he recalled.
These circumstances forced her to stop your workoutsor get up early and train, since then I had to work.
The jump to the platform for adults and its benefits
His situation became more difficult when he emigrated from Canada a Netherlands during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
He didn’t speak the language and couldn’t get a job. Furthermore, the savings he had made after selling his belongings before moving were no longer enough. It was a friend who suggested he enter the OnlyFans platform.
«It was the best decision of all»Alex assured when obtaining great financial success with the sale of adult content. With his income he was even able to afford treatment for a back injury he suffered.
«The equipment and rehab I can invest in is nothing I would have imagined before. There’s no way I could have done it again working three jobs.it is simply impossible,» he stressed.
Alex noted that, since monetizing his content on OnlyFans, his career as an athlete improvedand now he is «in command» of his «own destiny.» «It allowed me to train fully, do my job as an athlete, not have to eat oatmeal three times a day like I did when I was younger,» he said.
After his success, Alex said that «many athletes and Olympians from Great Britain, swimmers, and cyclists» came to her for help on how to enter the platform.. «I had WhatsApp calls with athletes I had never met to give them advice on how to do it,» he said.
«I wish I had that when I was a younger skater. We didn’t have social media. My idols were inaccessible,» he added. In addition, he said that there was a change of attitude in the circle of Olympic athletes. Now, selling content is no longer seen as taboo.
«I’m honest about it.. Now it’s really nice that it’s just part of the normal world. They don’t flinch. It took me a while, but now it’s nice to feel it,» he remarked.
