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With one surgically rebuilt knee and a completely torn ACL in the other, the 41-year-old Vonn gutted her way to the starting gate and had a real chance of medaling before her violent crash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Olympic and Paralympic Committee does pay Team USA athletes for medaling but not for competing in the Olympics, although they can apply for grants to support their training and travel.

From Slate • Aug. 9, 2024

The medaling teams averaged at least a 5.6.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2022

He started on the lower-level North American Cup circuit, racing 16 times between Nov. 7 and Dec. 20 and medaling in every race — seven golds, seven silvers, two bronzes.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2022

I jumped right up and finished the event, but I knew I had no chance of medaling now.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles