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Which Countries Have Won the Most Olympic Medals?
From countries that regularly win Olympic medals, like the USA, to others still eyeing that first gold, here are the most and least decorated countries.
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Ski Jump Vests, Beijing Traffic and Medals: 3 Things We've Learned at the Winter Olympics
Ski jumping at the Olympics? Pack your skis, your vest … and a seamstress? NBCLX’s Ngozi Ekeledo and Fernando Hurtado explain why ski jumpers travel with a seamstress. They also get a close look at the medals that will be handed out at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
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More Than 180 Openly LGBTQ+ Athletes in Tokyo – Their Biggest Moments
There are at least 180 out athletes competing in Tokyo in nearly every sport, according to Outsports. That’s three times more than the 56 openly out athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Biden Signs Bill Awarding Congressional Medals to Jan. 6 First Responders
The medal is the highest honor Congress can bestow.
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How Much Olympic Medal Winners Make Around the World
Winning an Olympic medal is a dream for so many athletes, but it also comes with a pretty big payout — one that varies, depending on what country you’re from.
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First Texts Olympic Medalists Sent Post-Win
“Sorry I wasn’t on my phone,” is the text swimmer Lydia Jacoby sent her family group chat after winning a gold medal. “I was at doping [testing] and media.” Hear what other athletes’ first texts were and who they were addressed to.
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Olympic Medal Count: See Who Won Most Overall, Most Gold
After starting Day 1 of the Tokyo Olympics with no medals for the first time since 1972, the United States steadily climbed the medal leaderboard and cemented its place atop the medal throne in both overall medal count and gold medals. Team USA has held the lead at the 2020 Tokyo Games in overall medals since Day 4 and finished…
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Team USA Divers Delaney Schnell and Jessica Parratto Win Silver in Women's 10m Synchronized Platform Diving
Team USA divers Delaney Schnell and Jessica Parratto won silver in the women’s 10m synchronized platform diving competition, the first time the U.S. has medaled in the event.
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The History of Olympic Medals, Explained: What to Know for Beijing
Here is a look at the history of Olympic medals, what they are going to look like in Beijing and what athletes do with the iconic hardware
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Interactive: Which Countries Dominate the Summer Olympics?
The United States dominates in terms of gold medals with over 1,060 of them won since the first game in Athens, but could the nation’s success at the Olympics be based around sending more athletes than their competitors?
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Olympic Medals
Why do Olympians bite their medals? The answer to that and more as we take a deep dive into the history of Olympic medals.
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Olympic Medal Records Held By the United States
The U.S. reached a historic milestone by capturing its 1,000th gold medal in the history of the Olympic Games at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. It was the continuation of the United States’ history of global domination at the Olympics.
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Just in Time for Tokyo Games, Olympic Items up for Auction
The nearly 200-lot sale hosted by Boston-based RR Auction includes a gold medal won by the 1984 U.S. men’s basketball team and several Olympic torches, including one used during last year’s torch relay before it was shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Most Decorated Olympians of All Time
Michael Phelps tops the list of most decorated Olympians in history – and it’s really not even close.
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Which Countries Have the Most Olympic Medals?
From countries that regularly win Olympic medals, like the USA, to others still eyeing that first gold, here are the most and least decorated countries.
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Olympians Will Place Their Own Medal Around Their Neck in Tokyo
The IOC has released guidance on how they will handle awarding medals at the Tokyo Olympics.