11.   In Norway, defeating the Swedes in the Nordic sports is almost more important than winning gold medals.

12.   In part, the USOC is in the business of winning medals for America.

13.   It is impossible to imagine that the thrill of winning one gold medal at these Olympics will do anything except make her hunger for another.

14.   It followed up four years later by winning six medals in Calgary.

15.   She was somewhat disappointed at not winning five gold medals, but not for the mesmerizing attempt she made.

16.   The Sydney Olympics were still two years away, but the chance of winning five gold medals became a tantalizing possibility.

17.   The welterweight Fernando Vargas, the light middleweight David Reid and the superheavyweight Lawrence Clay-Bey all have decent shots at winning medals.

18.   Walker also said Americans may have unrealistic hopes for winning medals in Atlanta.

19.   When she won both breaststrokes at the US trials in March, Beard began thinking about winning medals.

20.   About the only thing Katja Seizinger and Picabo Street have in common is a knack for tearing down the side of an icy mountain and winning medals.