1.   In the Olympics, Underwater Busby Berkeley and ribbon wiggling are medal events.

2.   She was the first American woman to qualify for the Sydney Games, the first Olympics to offer triathlon as a medal event.

3.   The Indonesians and Chinese should dominate the five medal events.

4.   This summer beach volleyball makes its debut as an Olympic medal event, complete with coaches and corporate sponsors, reports Newsweek Sports Editor Mark Starr.

5.   This year, the Winter Olympics had its first medal events in snowboarding.

6.   Today, only Japanese and Korean martial arts are Olympic medal events.

7.   Unless you like soccer, kayaking or shooting, your chances of getting a ticket to an Olympic medal event in Atlanta are kaput.

8.   Curling will make its Olympic debut as a full medal event at this Kazakoshi Park Arena in the Nagano Winter Games next February.

9.   Four other medal events are scheduled for Thursday.

10.   He is credited with getting the sport recognized by the IOC and approved as a medal event, but has faced considerable controversy inside the organization.