31.   Four-time Olympic gold medallist, Russian swimmer Alexander Popov, was being treated Sunday for serious stab wounds after a fight with fruit sellers in Moscow.

32.   Her nearest rivals, based on world championship achievements, would be teammates He Cihong and Liu Limin, triple gold medallists in Rome.

33.   Ikpeba, an Olympic gold medallist with Nigeria, also scored twice in their UEFA win in Germany.

34.   A CAS statement said that it came jointly from the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation and several skiers including Olympic gold medallists Ole Einar Bjorndalen and Bente Skari.

35.   A Spanish radio report in Madrid on Sunday said triple cross-country skiing gold medallist Johann Muhlegg had tested positive for the banned drug EPO.

36.   Aerials gold medallist Alisa Camplin on the difficulties of being an Australian skier.

37.   After a year-long break, Chun made a comeback in the middleweight on the advice of his coach and former Olympic gold medallist Kim Jae-Yop.

38.   After the heats, four-time gold medallist Evans acknowledged she had heard rumours about Smith.

39.   Aerials gold medallist Alisa Camplin need fret no more - the world will know she is a trueblue Aussie and not another product of the Austrian alpine ski machine.

40.   Among the British sporting heroes taking part were Manchester United legends Bobby Charlton and George Best, plus five times Olympic rowing gold medallist Steve Redgrave.