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

Three-time Olympian Kami Craig gives feedback after a pool exercise during the Camps4Champs water polo clinic Friday night at Kihei Aquatic Center. The Maui News / DAKOTA GROSSMAN photos KIHEI ...

"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.

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Johnson had a deflection to keep a Spanish penalty shot out of the net, and the U.S. immediately responded with a goal by Kaleigh Gilchrist to get within one. It was for nothing, though. Spanish ...

"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 ...

Athletes who represent Team USA at the Olympic or Paralympic Games will be eligible to receive at least $200,000 in post-retirement benefits as part of a new support plan announced Wednesday.