41.   Mott produced her best when it mattered most as Australia took the first gold ever for field hockey, a sport new to the Commonwealth Games.

42.   Much to the delight of the host country fans, a Thai cyclist pedalled to the first gold as the Southeast Asia Games began in earnest Sunday.

43.   Nabolski had a good shot Saturday to give America the first gold of the Summer Olympics.

44.   Ritsma, the most decorated all-around skater of the decade, failed again in his bid to win his first Olympic gold.

45.   Reiter made amends, though, giving Austria its first gold of the Games.

46.   Rising star Lee Kyu-hyuk, meanwhile, may win South Korea its first gold in Olympic speedskating.

47.   She had won her first gold and her sixth overall medal, making her the biggest winner in Olympic biathlon history.

48.   She made her marathon debut ten years ago but had to wait until Sunday to take her first major gold.

49.   Slovakia won its first gold of the games, in swimming, and South Korea captured one in judo.

50.   Speedskater Steven Bradbury won the first gold Saturday.