Equal pay for Paralympians
U.S. Olympic Committee leaders voted to give Paralympic medal winners the same payout that goes to their U.S. Olympic team counterparts.
Now, all Americans will receive $37,500 for each gold medal, $22,500 for silver and $15,000 for bronze. The new payment structure was made retroactive, so the USOC will distribute more than $1.2 million to medalists from the Pyeongchang squad.
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