Katie Ledecky won 4 gold medals but can't have a free waffle maker
 

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.


But Ledecky — who moves into her freshman dorm at Stanford this week — made it clear she's a college athlete **w, meaning NCAA regulations prevent her from accepting gifts or "extra benefits" **t authorized by the NCAA. Read more...

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