121 medals, the most ever for the U.S.

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SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix after he emerged from a tense battle for pole position just 0.102s ahead of Mercedes teammate and title rival Nico Rosberg.Rosberg can win the championship with victory on Sunday, but Hamilton is showing no signs of giving up as he took the 60th pole of his career and his third in a row at the last three races. Rosberg had the edge over Hamilton in the first sector but was over a tenth slower than his previous lap in the first sector, which was enough to drop him behind his teammate. If the Mercedes drivers finish in the same order at the end of 71 laps on Sunday, the title will go down to the final round in Abu Dhabi.Kimi Raikkonen took third for Ferrari with a lap 0.668s off Hamiltons best effort. The Ferrari driver was not happy with his first sector and his cars lack of downforce cost him in the second sector, but an inch perfect final sector saw him pull a margin over his rivals on the run to the finish line.Despite showing promising pace in Friday practice, Red Bull looks set to be in a battle with Ferrari rather than Mercedes on Sunday as the gap between Raikkonen in third and Ricciardo in sixth stood at just 0.136s. Max Verstappen finished fourth after complaining of a lack of rear grip in Turn 8 on his hot lap, but he lost most of his time to Raikkonen in the power-sensitive final sector.Sebastian Vettel had to settle for fifth -- 0.010s off Verstappen -- but after a brake problem kept him in the garage at the start of Q1, he will be relieved just to be on one of the front three rows. Ricciardo had to settle for sixth after setting a time just 0.055s off Red Bull teammate Verstappen in fourth.Romain Grosjean took an impressive seventh place in the Haas and will start ahead of both Force Indias, with Nico Hulkenberg eighth ahead of Sergio Perez in ninth. Fernando Alonso rounded off the top ten for McLaren-Honda as he eyes more points in Interlagos.Both Williams were knocked out in Q2, with Valtteri Bottas just 0.060s off the cut for Q3. He will start ahead of Esteban Gutierrezs Haas and teammate Felipe Massa, who will start 13th at his final home grand prix. Daniil Kvyat took 14th ahead of Toro Rosso teammate Carlos Sainz and Renaults Jolyon Palmer in 16th.Jenson Button was knocked out in Q1 after struggling with the balance of his car throughout the session and setting a time 0.576s off McLaren teammate Alonso. He will start 17th on the grid ahead of former McLaren teammate Kevin Magnussen in the Renault.The two Manors outqualified the two Saubers, but Pascal Wherlein and Esteban Ocon seemed to be at odds over whether they had blocked each other on their hot laps. Marcus Ericsson beat teammate Felipe Nasr to 21st as both Sauber drivers also complained about traffic. Cheap Curry Shoes For Sale . But now that hes in the NHL, the Calgary Flames centre showed big improvement in that department by scoring the winner in the eighth round of a 5-4 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. Curry Shoes Outlet .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. http://www.curryshoescheap.com/ . Capitals head coach Adam Oates said Ovechkin was injured in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday and clarified it was not a head injury. Cheap Under Armour Curry Shoes . 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All the medal winners, however, can take bonuses from the U.S. Olympic Committee as well as ?from their sport federations.The USOC pays $25,000 for each gold, $15,000 per silver and $10,000 per bronze. Sports federations can pay on top of that, though neither USA Gymnastics nor USA Swimming has publicly disclosed what its bonuses will be. The largest disclosed bonus comes from USA Wrestling. In 2009, the group announced a privately funded prize fund that awards $250,000 for a gold medal.Without knowing swimming and gymnastics federation bonuses, heres what we know the top U.S. medalists from Rio will collect.$275,000 each - Kyle Snyder and Helen Maroulis, wrestling: Snyder, who wrestles at Ohio State, and Maroulis, who won the 53kg class, each won a gold medal and will take home $250,000 from USA Wrestlings Living The Dream Fund and the $25,000 USOC bonus.$140,000 -?Michael Phelps, swimming: The most decorated Olympian of all time picked up the most medals of any athlete at these Games. Five golds and one silver add up to a $140,000 bonus from the USOC.$115,000 - Katie Ledecky, swimming: After dominating in the pool, Ledecky can take the bonus for her four golds and one silver and still be eligible at Stanford.$110,000 - Simone Biles, gymnastics: Biles won the most important medal for endorsements, the individual all-arround, and the U.dddddddddddd. women won team gold. With the endorsement money Biles will make, her bonuses from four golds and a bronze might seem like pocket change.$89,167 - Allyson Felix, track: Felix famously finished with a silver in the 400 meters, having been beaten out by a dive. She also picked up two Rio relay golds, giving her nine career medals and making her the most decorated female track and field Olympian of all time. USA Track & Field awards $15,000 for an individual silver and $25,000 for a relay gold to be divided equally among each athlete who ran at least one round (the U.S. used six different runners in the 4x400 relay, including the qualifying heat, and five runners in the 4x100). That gives Felix $24,167 on top of $65,000 from the USOC.$80,000 - Simone Manuel, swimming: Like Ledecky, Manuel swims at Stanford, so her bonus from two golds and two silvers goes a long way.$75,000 - Ryan Murphy, swimming: The 21-year-old backstroke specialist finished in Rio with three golds. Hes not eligible to take marketing cash because he is swimming for Cal.$70,000 - Nathan Adrian, swimming: Two golds and two bronze medals was the haul for Adrian, who swims freestyle and helped bring Phelps his final gold in the 4x100 medley relay.$55,000 - Aly Raisman, gymnastics: Raisman got her second team gold as a captain and added two silvers in the individual events. History suggests that, even at just 21, she doesnt have another Olympics in her. Her ability to capitalize on endorsement deals will depend on whether corporate America believes she will be back for Japan in 2020. ' ' '