11.   He has been skating most of his life and attended three other Olympics without winning an individual medal.

12.   He was flying toward the final, toward the individual medal that had eluded him forever at Olympus.

13.   He won his first individual gold medal.

14.   Her four individual gold medals trail only speedskater Bonnie Blair among American women and tie Mark Spitz as the most won by an individual American swimmer.

15.   He won two individual silver medals and two relay gold.

16.   His triumph marked only the second individual gold medal ever won by a Japanese athlete in the Winter Olympics.

17.   If she should win a gold here, Lipinski would edge out Sonja Henie as the youngest ever to win an individual gold medal at the Winter Olympics.

18.   Instantly, it was clear that these US women, who won the team competition, were not candidates for the coveted individual all-around medal.

19.   No younger athlete had ever won an individual gold medal at the Winter Games.

20.   Now, there is talk that he could win three individual gold medals, perhaps even a fourth on a relay team.