Winter Olympics Medals :Torino 2006

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Winter Olympics MedalsTorino 2006

• By Tarun

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Olympic Medals 2006

• This years medals are shaped like rings.
• The ribbon is knotted around the medal making it
  a single set, united and very special.
• The front of the medal shows the graphic elements
  of the game. The back shows the pictogram of the
  sports discipline won. The rest is empty, glossy
  and satiny.

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Amazing Facts About Medals

• There will be a total of 1,838 medals awarded
  this year 604 gold,604 silver, and 630 bronze
  some events dont have 3rd or 4th place winners
  so losers in semi-final rounds get bronze medals.
• In the ancient Olympics 1st place winners got an
  olive wreath placed on his head.2nd and 3rd place
  winners got nothing.
• Today's gold medals are actually sterling silver
  covered with a thin coat6 grams or .21 ounces of
  pure gold.
• Olympic medals are 7 cm. approximately 2 in.
  in diameter.
• The medal must contain a minimum of 6 grams of
  pure gold.

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The Medals Design

• The front depicts the Goddess Nike she
  represents victory whos holding a laurel wreath
  above her head and a bundle of palm fronds in her
  other arm. Shes seated next to a Grecian urn.

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Conclusion

• If you like the Olympics please watch the 15
  Olympic Events Medal Ceremonies and their
  medals. The medals Gold, Silver, and Bronze are
  awarded at ceremonies.