Children of service members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan received special gold medals.

VOA: special.2009.05.25

Both teams won first place and received gold medals.

VOA: special.2009.03.29

Owens dispelled Hitler's theories on the track, winning gold medals in the 100 and 200 meters, 4x100-meter relay and long jump.

VOA: standard.2009.08.19

Germany was second behind the USA in the total medals count with 30, and second behind Canada in gold medals with 10.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

And in his last five major finals going back to the Olympics, he has won five gold medals and set five world records.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

Canadian athletes certainly proved themselves worthy on the field of play, winning 14 gold medals, which is a record at a Winter games.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

Lodwick became the first American to win two gold medals at a single world championship.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

The gold medals are mostly silver. But each is plated with six grams of gold.

VOA: standard.2010.02.16

Earlier in a busy evening on the track, five other gold medals were awarded.

VOA: standard.2009.08.18

Thirteen won gold medals. Britain,which will host the Summer Olympics in London in 2012, won only one medal, a gold by Amy Williams in women's skeleton.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

And to pull off four gold medals, that is an amazing accomplishment.

VOA: standard.2009.08.19

The win was Canada's sixth gold medal - perhaps fewer than expected - but Canadian officials say more gold medals could come before the Games close Sunday night.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

The women have the first shot at medals Thursday as they vie for the gold medal in the high jump.

VOA: standard.2009.08.19

With that silver medal, Team USA finished with the most medals in Vancouver, with 37,including nine gold.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

Russia,the host nation for next Winter Games in Sochi in 2014,won 15 medals, three of them gold.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

Four years later at the Turin Olympics, Ohno won three short track speed skating medals, a gold in the 500 meters, and bronze in the 1,000 meters and 5,000-meter relay.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

The bronze medals are largely copper because burnished bronze and gold are similar in color, and the mint did not want any confusion as to which medal an athlete receives.

VOA: standard.2010.02.16

They really,I think, represented us very well." Among the American highlights - alpine skier Bode Miller, a two-time overall World Cup champion, ended the frustration of being shut out in the last Olympics by winning a set of medals, a gold,silver and bronze.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01