Word: medals
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...Dick Button '52 entered Harvard. Like most freshmen, Button was good at something. His special talent was figure skating. Button came into Harvard having already won a gold medal in the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland...
Fast forward to 1998--Button is in St. Moritz again, this time celebrating the 50th anniversary of his golden moment. Button can still recall the day he won his first gold medal as if it were yesterday...
Once he finished skating that day, Button became the first American to capture the gold medal in figure skating in Olympic competition...
...This was a very important win for me, especially after in Nagano," said Tomba, who failed in Japan to add to his collection of five Olympic medals. "For me, today's victory is more than a gold medal. It is a platinum...
Lake placid is one of the most memorable places in U.S. sports history. It continually hosts world-class skiing, skating, even bob-sledding. And of course, America still hasn't forgotten the "Miracle on Ice" when the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team captured the gold medal in its arena...