1. Olympic spectators in LA were upset because Lewis sat down after clinching gold on the first of his six long jumps. 2. Only Kerri Strug, whose courageous vault onto an injured leg clinched the gold, is missing. 3. Strug could not put any weight on the leg when she landed the final vault, but the gold was clinched. 4. The ankle that buckled on a vault runway in Atlanta, but did not keep her from clinching the gold, took nearly two years to heal. 5. A Swedish loss or tie clinches gold for Canada, while a Swedish win sets up a gold-medal game with Canada on Wednesday. 6. A Swedish loss or tie clinches gold for Canada, while a Swedish victory sets up a gold-medal game with Canada on Wednesday. 7. Although both skiers had plenty of strength left for a fast finish, Danilova had the power to clinch the gold. 8. Bernd Kroschewski, eighth after the first run, clocked the fastest second run time and jumped ahead of the pack to clinch the gold. 9. By the time Linares hit his third homer,a two-run shot to center in the eighth, Cuba already had clinched the gold. 10. Davenport watched the doubles final, waving an American flag when her teammates clinched the gold. |