51.   Jenny Thompson set aside politics to win her first major individual gold medal Monday.

52.   Johnson and Torrence also will try to win two individual gold medals at the Atlanta Games.

53.   Last year, the United States won only three individual bronze medals.

54.   Kenya did win all four of the team golds, but the individual medals in the junior races went to Ethiopia and Finland.

55.   Last year, Kenyan runners won all four individual gold medals and three of the four team titles.

56.   Last year, Kenyan runners won all four individual gold medals and three of the four team titles at the World Cross Country Championships.

57.   Niemann-Stirnemann equaled the Winter Games record of eight individual medals held by East German speedskater Karin Enke-Kania and Norwegian cross country skier Bjorn Daehlie.

58.   No woman had ever won an individual gold medal in the event, which until this year combined the team and individual medals in the same competition.

59.   Olegs Maluhins of Latvia emerged as the best male biathlete with two individual gold medals, and a bronze in the relay on Sunday.

60.   Sarmunah also was leading in competition for the individual gold medal.