51.   Anybody who has seen an Olympic medal ceremony on TV knows how moving they can be.

52.   And yes, it is the Kerri Strug, of Olympic gold medal gymnastics, vault-on-a-bad-ankle fame.

53.   Apparently, no swimmer has ever taken such a long sabbatical, then seriously challenged for an Olympic medal.

54.   As a player, she won three Naismith Awards, two national championships and an Olympic gold medal.

55.   Apolo Anton Ohno said he was pleased to have won two Olympic medals, even though that was two short of his goal.

56.   As the world knows, the numbers were strong enough, and Carl Lewis won his ninth Olympic gold medal.

57.   Ask Browning, who won four world crowns and zero Olympic medals.

58.   At least one Olympic medal is a realistic expectation for Hays, and some are even picking him for gold.

59.   Before these Games, no Irish woman had won an Olympic medal.