Sentences with phrase «at the gold medal»

Looking at gold medals, the U.S. still ranked first, with 46 won.

Tomba gazed at the gold medal Polig was wearing but superstitiously refrained from touching it, because, he explained, that might cause sfiga — literally, «disfigurement» — in his races this week.

Like many Olympians, he has sacrificed countless hours for a chance at a gold medal.

Not exact matches

In 2000, she and Venus won gold medals in the doubles event at the Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

She resumed athletics as a wheelchair basketball player, starring on the U.S. gold medal - winning team at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, then took up alpine skiing, winning two gold metals, a silver and a bronze in Vancouver and this past weekend a silver in Sochi.

The program was organized after Russia finished in 11th place with just three gold medals at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, its worst performance since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

(The judges at the World Beer Cup agree, having awarded it a gold medal in 2014.)

Whatever the cause, Williams opened defense of her Olympic singles gold medal with a patchy - at - times 6 - 4, 6 - 2 victory over Australia's Daria Gavrilova on Sunday, gesturing or yelling at herself as she often does when not all goes her way.

Founder of The Factory Agency, he represents several Paralympians, including Taylor Lipsett, who despite suffering from a serious bone disease is a member of the U.S. sled hockey team that won the gold medal at the Vancouver Winter Paralympics four years ago.

Edwards also points out that over 70 % of the athletes that won a gold medal in track and field events did so while wearing Nike gear, a helpful marketing buzz for a business that generates $ 5 billion in revenue for Nike at wholesale channels today.

Michael Phelps laughs after being presented with his 20th Olympic gold medal after winning the men's 200 - meter butterfly at Rio 2016 on Tuesday, August 9, 2016.

Sure, they both have two Olympic medals now (Vonn has one gold and one bronze; Shiffrin has two gold medals including one this week at the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea).

The United States took home the gold medal at the men's 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay in Rio on Sunday night, led by Michael Phelps's big second lap.

She and her twin sister, Lieke, a teammate on the Dutch squad for several years, are known as for the particular attribute that earned Sanne a silver medal at worlds last year and a gold medal in Rio.

Kim was too young to compete at Sochi 2014, so during the wait for the 2018 Olympics, she racked up three X Games gold medals, became the first woman to land back - to - back 1080s, scored a perfect 100 at the X Games, and won golds at the Youth Olympics — all before she turned 17.

Another way to look at the value of a gold medal is how much it costs the participant just to have a chance at winning one.

Biles's gold - medal run paused at three on Monday, though she captured her fourth Olympic medal, taking bronze on the beam after nearly toppling off.

Before becoming EMBAs, Cornell's Salas earned a Civilian Meritorious Medal for her work at the U.S. Africa Command, while Notre Dame's Ruth Riley won an Olympic Gold Medal in basketball at the 2004 Olympics (plus two WNBA championships).

And as I learned later it won a gold medal at the 2014 Wizards of Whiskey Awards.

Chanu's persistence for bringing gold to India has given nation the first medal on its opening day at 2018 Commonwealth Games, in Australia.

The 19 - year - old U.S. swimmer, who earned five gold medals and broke world records, won't be partaking in any sponsorship deals since she's opted to enroll at Stanford University instead of going pro.

India has managed just one gold medal since 1980, when shooter Abhinav Bindra became the first individual to win gold for his country at the 10 meter air rifle event in 2008.

One thing to know: Dahlmeier doesn't have any Olympic medals to her name, but has a strong chance to get one at Pyeongchang after winning five of six possible gold medals at the 2017 world championships.

Karnam Malleswari was the first Indian to win the gold medal at Common Wealth Games in 1994 and 1995.

One thing to know: Fourcade won three medals, including two golds, at Sochi, and has been dominant on the world championship circuit.

Her inspiration was Kunjarani Devi, who has till date won three gold medals at the Manchester Common Wealth Games in 2002.

Katinka Hosszu, the «Iron Lady» swimmer from Hungary, shattered a world record and won three gold plus one silver medal at the Rio Olympics.

White won his third gold medal in Pyeongchang on Wednesday, adding to the two medals he had already won at previous Olympic Games.

Mike Eruzione, former Team USA captain of the 1980 men's hockey team, discusses the U.S. women's hockey team gold medal win against Canada and how much his hockey stick from his historic Olympic win went for at auction.

And there's the «Biles,» named after Simone Biles, who just won the women's all - around gold medal at the Rio Olympics.

In May, it took home a gold medal for unaged whisky at this year's San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

After retiring with 18 gold medals at the end of the 2012 Olympic games, Phelps reflected:

He stopped sprinting, in front of an audience of millions at the Olympics at least, Friday night in Rio, having won the ninth gold medal of his record - shattering career.

(Ray Ewry won 10 gold medals in his career but the IOC does not recognize the medals won at the 1906 Olympics, where he won two.)

What's more, even the metal in their medals are taxed, at a value of up to $ 501 for gold medals and $ 300 for silver.

MARGARET River wine producer Evans & Tate has been awarded gold medals for its 1996 Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon and 1996 Margaret River Merlot at the 1999 International Wine Challenge in London.

Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's 4x100 - meter relay final during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.

Jamie Gray, wife of U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit shooter Staff Sgt. Hank Gray, bites her Olympic gold medal after winning the women's 50 - meter rifle 3 - positions event, Aug. 4, 2012, at the Royal Artillery Barracks range in London.

Just a few weeks ago, Elite SEM took home the Gold medal for Best Culture at the 2015 Ad Age Small Agency Awards.

«You can equate it to a gold medal hockey game: Canada and the United States are playing, but all of the referees are from the U.S.,» said Andrea van Vugt, vice president for North American affairs at the Business Council of Canada, a group representing about 150 companies.

PITTSBURGH & CHICAGO --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, the Miracle Whip brand and the San Diego Splash, the oldest team in San Diego Women's Basketball Association and winners of multiple gold medals at National Senior Games, announced an official endorsement deal spanning the 2017 - 18 basketball season.

In June 2017, the Americas Society awarded Flatt a Gold Medal at its 37th annual fundraising event — an organization dedicated to education, debate and dialogue on the Americas.

Specialist Angela Euson of Joint Base Lewis - McChord's Warrior Transition Battalion returned to Washington state with seven gold medals from events in swimming and track and field earned during the 2018 Warrior Games Army Trials March 2 to 9 at Fort Bliss, Texas.

All eyes were on the auctioning of a 20 kg block of Bega Cheddar that had recently been awarded a gold medal at the Sydney show.

FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, Kenya's Asbel Kiprop celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's 1500m final at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing.

«I know that, at the Olympics, when I see the American get a gold medal and they play «The Star - Spangled Banner,» I cry,» the rabbi said.

We play pretty good games of golf and tennis at our own clubs, and in 1972 Mark Spitz became the first Jew, as the joke goes, ever to win seven gold medals at the Olympic Games.

And it could become even more popular in 2012, given the adulation around long - distance runner Mo Farah, who won two gold medals for Britain at the Olympics.

Knob Creek ® Single Barrel Reserve received a Gold Medal at the 2015 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, and was awarded a Consumer's Choice Award and a Gold Medal in the Single Barrel American Whiskey 10 Years and Younger category at this year's SIP Awards.

Knob Creek ® Rye Whiskey was awarded «Rye of the Year» and also won a Gold Medal at the 2015 Berlin International Spirits Competition.