71.   EU members Germany, Austria, Italy, France and the Netherlands always send big delegations to Winter Games and some are major medal winners.

72.   For the second time in a month, a Russian Olympic medal winner has died.

73.   Former Olympic swimming gold medal winner Beverley Whitfield has died after a short illness, police said Wednesday.

74.   Four-time Olympic gold medal winner Popov took the lead from the start, made the turn first and was never seriously threatened by Klim.

75.   Gold medal winner Jimmy Shea raised the roof at his old high school, but his comments on underage drinking also raised eyebrows.

76.   Gold medal winner Jimmy Shea urged students at his alma mater to live life to the fullest Friday, but raised a few eyebrows with comments on underage drinking.

77.   Gold medal winners took a back seat at the Asian Games Wednesday.

78.   Gold, silver and bronze medal winners at the championships here will be tested for drugs and three others would be checked at random.

79.   Government sources said Abacha was to announce the firings last week but decided to hold off until after celebrations in honor of the Nigerian medal winners at the Olympics.

80.   He also has beaten gold medal winners Pernell Whitaker, Oscar De La Hoya and David Reid.