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And South Florida doesn’t have a long list of athletes who have medaled in any Winter Games.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2021

She is the first four-time female Olympic taekwondo competitor … U.S. taekwondokas have medaled at every Olympics.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2021

The Germans won the bronze, marking the seventh time they have medaled in this event in the last eight Olympics.

From Washington Times • Feb. 22, 2018

The American men have performed almost as poorly and have medaled only once, in 2006.

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2018

The only American to have medaled in five consecutive Olympics, Rhode pointed to Sweden's Oscar Swahn, who won a silver in shotgun at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp at the age of 72.

From Reuters • Mar. 9, 2016