41.   The evidence of his joy was still there as he stepped onto the medal stand, bowed his head and allowed himself to be draped with a gold medal.

42.   The heroine had to be carried to the medal stand by her coach.

43.   Then came her vaults and a trip to the medal stand in the arms of coach Bela Karolyi.

44.   There were six other gymnasts with Strug on the medal stand.

45.   There, Marion Jones was beating him to the medal stand, on her way to becoming a transcendent American star.

46.   They represented their country with class and won their spot on the medal stand with heart and sweat.

47.   They stood on the medal stand, soaking in the cheers.

48.   Three Romanians joined Podkopayeva on the medal stand.

49.   To be truthful, anything looks good atop the medal stand.

50.   To be up there on the medal stand is another thing.