A new program means US athletes who compete at the Olympics or Paralympics will be eligible to receive thousands in post-retirement benefits.

"The reality is that's only the top 5%," water polo player Kaleigh Gilchrist said last summer. "The rest of us are living paycheck by paycheck." Team USA during the closing ceremony for the Paris ...

"The reality is that's only the top 5%; the rest of us are living paycheck by paycheck," said water polo player Kaleigh Gilchrist, who’s playing for a third straight Olympic gold medal.

4. "It's the most stacked Olympics, just competitive-wise, team-wise," Team USA’s Kaleigh Gilchrist told NBC Sports in April. "Everyone's so good and it's a lot more even playing field." |Despite us ...