11.   Gale flew down the course, through the snow and to her first world-class medal.

12.   He led his team to its first gold medal, recording six goals and six assists in four games.

13.   He said his first Winter Games medal means a lot to him.

14.   He goes after the gold in the steeplechase, which would be his first Olympic medal.

15.   He won his first individual gold medal.

16.   In a way, it seemed fitting for the Americans to play for the first gold medal in water polo against the Australians.

17.   It was the first gold medal in track and field won by the United States at the Atlanta Games.

18.   It was the first gold medal for a North Korean woman, and Kye received an apartment and a car as a reward.

19.   It will provide the first gold medal.

20.   It was the first gold medal by a Nigerian woman.