Sentences with phrase «first gold medal»

There are just 18 holes to go (barring a playoff or three) before a woman earns golf's first gold medal since 1900.

She did and won Australia's first gold medal of these Games.

(Update 12/08/16: Swimmer Joseph Schooling won Singapore's first gold medal at the Rio Olympics.)

Elinor Barker stormed to the points race champion title in a race dominated by the home nations, with Katie Archibald and Neah Evans riding to silver and bronze respectively for Scotland - Wales's first gold medal on the track since 1990.

Snowboarder Redmond «Red» Gerard, a 17 - year - old who overslept on the day of his event and had to borrow a too - big jacket after he couldn't find his own, clinched Team USA's first gold medal last Sunday.

He swam 23.95 s, an identical time to his heat, earning his first and MMU's first gold medal of the championships.

The most recent addition to the legend comes from the 2010 episode Boy Meets Curl, in which Homer and Marge teamed up to win USA's first gold medal in the sport.

American teenager Virginia Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Saturday, holding her nerve against two Chinese Olympic champions to clinch the women's 10m air rifle event.

During her fifth Olympics in Pyeongchang, the 34 - year - old skater won her first gold medal.

The win marks the first gold medal in pairs figure skating for Germany since 1952 and ties Savchenko for the most medals ever awarded to a pairs skater.

During the Games, Teck Resources — the official metal supplier — set up a special event at their offices to celebrate the first gold medal on Canadian soil, Alex Bilodeau's.

India has won its first gold medal on the first day in the 2018 Common Wealth Games, at Gold Coast in Australia.

It was the first gold medal in women's gymnastics for the U.S., a feat that was unrivaled until the «Fab Five» won gold in London last week.

Brazil's first gold medal has boosted Olympic ticket sales and organizers expect attendance to pick up in coming days, although some venues including the Copacabana beach volleyball arena are still struggling to fill seats.

«This is our first gold medal contender,» said C100 founder Chris Albinson.

After weather - related delays postponed her first scheduled event, she collected her first gold medal of 2018 in giant slalom.

A third - time Olympian who overcame Perthes disease, a condition which forced him in leg braces as a child for a year, Brady Ellison is looking for his first gold medal this month.

Su Chih - po, a 26 - year - old worker in a harvesting - machine factory in Hopeh province, scored 552 points in the 50 - meter free pistol event and took the Games» first gold medal.

For Serena, who had already completed the career grand slam, it's her first gold medal, making her just the second women's player to accomplish the career Golden Slam (Steffi Graf being the other).

After USA's Sage Kotsenburg won the first gold medal at the Sochi Winter Olympics in the slopestyle snowboard, he instantly became an...

Sage Kotsenburg, Slopestyle Snowboarding, United States U.S. snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg won the first gold medal of the Sochi Games.

One result of this was the first gold medal ever won by U.S. water poloists in international competition outside the country.

Women's boxing made its Olympic debut in London, and Claressa Shields came home with Team USA's first gold medal in the competition, winning the Middle (75 kg) weight class.

It's the first gold medal in any diving event for the United States since 2000 and the first individual medal for a man since 1992.

It was the country's first gold medal of the Olympic regatta as they took down the defending champions by.51 seconds.

Speed skater Charlie Jewtraw, a Lake Placid, N.Y., boy who won the first gold medal in these first Winter Games, said simply, «It was like a fairy tale.»

Yet, ever since Winter Olympiad I in Chamonix, France, when one Charlie Jewtraw of Lake Placid, N.Y. won the first gold medal in any winter sport (in the 500), U.S. speed skating teams have produced more glittering prizes than any American entry — 32 medals in all, 11 of them gold.

They captured their first gold medal in the 2012 games by beating Spain 8 - 5.

Synchro Canada's Emily Armstrong earned the first gold medal of the competition by winning the junior solo event.

Sevens is now introduced to the Olympics, with the first Gold Medals, Men's and Women's, on offer in 2016 in Rio de Janiero.

It's DeCosta's first gold medal in her third summer wearing the red, white and blue.

U.S. snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg won the first gold medal of the Sochi Games.

The 24 - year - old, who won the world indoor title last winter, ran a 20.99 first lap on his way to winning the Czech Republic's first gold medal of the championships.

It was Britain's first gold medal of these home championships in Birmingham and the crowds showed their approval by creating the loudest cheers of the four - day event so far.

This was the first gold medal that Brazil has won at the Olympics, and it was a very important one especially after their disappointment at the last World Cup.

Neymar has successfully led Brazil to a first gold medal at the Olympic Football tournament where they managed to beat Germany in the penalty shootout.

Former New York State Governor Mario Cuomo (L) and Kenneth Cole (R) talk at The National Arts Club and Living Beyond Belief presentation of the First Gold Medal for HIV / AIDS Awareness in the Arts to Kenneth Cole on February 9, 2007 in New York City.

February 22, 2018 • It's the first gold medal for the Olympic Athlete from Russia team.

His was Finland's first gold medal of the Pyeongchang Games.

Alina Zagitova won the first gold medal for the Olympic Athlete from Russia team at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

Slalom canoeist Joe Clarke, who made history at the 2016 Rio Games by winning GB's first gold medal in the canoe slalom men's K1, shared his inspiring story and spent time with pupils at Riversdale Primary School.

As of 2015, the Southeast Asian country claims to award athletes SGD$ 1,000,000 — around CA$ 969,000 — for their first gold medal.

Jaci was selected for and competed on the first gold medal winning Groom Team USA representing the United States in the International team Grooming competition held in Windsor, England, and silver medaled in Standard Poodles.

The first gold medal awarded by the Harmon Foundation, an early supporter of African American artists, went to Hayden in 1926.

A decade later and the Philippines had won its first gold medal at the Far Eastern Games.»

Purcari heritage goes back to 1827, winning the first gold medal at the Paris World Exhibition in 1878, with a tradition of supplying to the royal courts in Europe.