21.   And, wherever speed was needed, the U.S. reigned, winning five medals in the bobsled and skeleton.

22.   As they both learned, winning a medal dwarfed other things.

23.   At least Seizinger won a medal.

24.   At the time, Finland was still winning medals while playing host to the cross-country championships.

25.   At the world championships, the usually dominant Kenyans won six medals to five each for the Moroccans and the Ethiopians.

26.   Bill Demong of Vermontville, N.Y., is also a threat to win a medal.

27.   Black volunteers were dropped into the fighting and began to win medals, both in Europe and the Pacific.

28.   Best chances ride with Bobby Julich,who was third in the Tour de France, and Dede Demet,who has won two medals.

29.   Both have been to the Olympics and won gold medals, but only in relays, not in the individual events.

30.   Both the United States and Great Britain won gold medals.