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09-15-2016, 04:52 AM
Katie Ledecky won 4 gold medals but can't have a free waffle maker
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Katie Ledecky won four gold medals and set two world records at the Olympics this summer. But on Wednesday, she had to concede what some 19-year-olds would consider an even more valuable prize — a free waffle maker.*
Blame the NCAA.*
In her appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Ledecky faced off against American Ninja Warrior's Grant McCartney in a game of "Foot Flickers." DeGeneres let both contestants k**w they'd be competing for a waffle maker.
SEE ALSO: Make money or go to Stanford? Katie Ledecky is left with an unfair choice. (http://mashable.com/2016/08/25/katie-ledecky-stanford-olympics-pro/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
But Ledecky — who moves into her freshman dorm at Stanford this week — made it clear she's a college athlete **w, meaning NCAA regulations (http://www.gostanford.com/sports/2013/4/17/208451277.aspx) prevent her from accepting gifts or "extra benefits" **t authorized by the NCAA. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/14/katie-ledecky-ncaa-regulations/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Katie Ledecky won four gold medals and set two world records at the Olympics this summer. But on Wednesday, she had to concede what some 19-year-olds would consider an even more valuable prize — a free waffle maker.*
Blame the NCAA.*
In her appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Ledecky faced off against American Ninja Warrior's Grant McCartney in a game of "Foot Flickers." DeGeneres let both contestants k**w they'd be competing for a waffle maker.
SEE ALSO: Make money or go to Stanford? Katie Ledecky is left with an unfair choice. (http://mashable.com/2016/08/25/katie-ledecky-stanford-olympics-pro/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
But Ledecky — who moves into her freshman dorm at Stanford this week — made it clear she's a college athlete **w, meaning NCAA regulations (http://www.gostanford.com/sports/2013/4/17/208451277.aspx) prevent her from accepting gifts or "extra benefits" **t authorized by the NCAA. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/14/katie-ledecky-ncaa-regulations/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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