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[–] Nuke_the_whales -4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Back not even 20 years ago I swear Olympians were not making bank. They were just regular people.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

Most of them still do. She's ridiculously successful and that gives you sponsorship money, she's basically the exception.

[–] AnyProgressIsGood 2 points 4 months ago

They still aren't unless they are peak

[–] Professorozone 2 points 4 months ago

There was a time when the Olympics were only open to amateurs. They changed it a while back, thus giving us the dream team.