Look at the Olympic Medals!

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ilovepaydays

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Have you seen the Olympic Medals that are going to be fought for in Turino? Here is the link:

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/051130/483/xmp10111302100

I liked the medals at Athens and Salt Lake better. They looked more like a prize. These look a little odd like you've been awarded a donut or a big giant washer with a ribbon around it.

 

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Hey, maybe it's just me, but I kinda like them- they're different

But I do agree with you though. They do look rather odd (that is, compared to the other ones) from that angle.

If you play the whole slideshow, there are two more photos of the medals (these are close-ups).

 

Last edited: Nov 30, 2005

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R.D.

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Links to the three photos:

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg....jpg?x=380&y=258&sig=zfJdV871g92eMjLrMyp10w--

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg....jpg?x=380&y=152&sig=E2AegjBncwKTAprP8HBIoQ--

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg....jpg?x=233&y=345&sig=yojrqligJvS9dklcRsao1g--

 

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I don't really like them. They do look like washers or something.

 

CDMM1991

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I'm with RD. They're different. I think they're nice.

 

IDLERACER

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It looks like some sharpshooter decided to toss them each in the air and show off in front of his friends. ​

 

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When I saw the first 2 pics, I didn't really care for them, but looking at the 3rd pic, they're not that bad.

 

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I'm not a big fan of the hole, but I do like them. I think they are much better than the Salt Lake City ones. Those ones weren't even perfectly round. I realize that's the look they were going for, but they just looked mis-shapen to me. I also thought the colour looked as though they had been spray painted with really cheap paint, particularly the gold ones.

I generally like fairly plain ones, such as Nagano. Lillehammer's were pretty cool, though. I think the worst were Albertville. They were almost entiely clear glass, with just a bit of metallic colour at the top.

 

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I must agree. These medals just don't do it for me. Kind of a letdown.

 

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They are a bit odd. (And I kind of liked the crystal ones from Albertville!) But whatever they look like, if I were an athelete, I'd be out gunning for one.

 

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I wouldn't have picked that design, myself. But I do like the contrast of the shiny and the dull on it. It almost looks like a giant coin. I also like writing on the shiny edging.

 

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Eh I'm not going to be winning one anytime soon.
My favorite medals are US Nationals. Worlds are too small!

 

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They are different and not entirely unattractive, but I'm not sure if I like them. They do look entirely too much like doughnuts, washers, or Nintendo discs......the last Winter Olympic medals I really liked were from Nagano. But, as Nicole said, I won't be winning one anytime soon either. I also don't like that the World medals are so small. What is the reasoning behind this?

 

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They look like doughnuts to me. I hope the 2010 games to be held here in Vancouver, BC come up with something nicer. Oh yea, I forgot we did choose the Inookshook for our Olympic emblem! Heaven help us.

http://www.vancouver2010.com/en

 

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I think they are beautifully simple, I love them! I think it's great that they're trying something a bit non-traditional. Also, the close up pictures really show the great detail and engraving around the edge. Stunning!

 

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I liked them a lot better when I saw the close-ups. From straight ahead, they looked bad.

Now I want to eat some doughnuts, dangit.

 

Frau Muller

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They seem to be very EL CHEAPO but its the honor (the win) that counts & not the look of the chunk of metal hanging around one's neck.

Poor Michelle! She's waited all of these years to win Olympic Gold and now (if she wins) she'll be getting this ugly thing! Yet, it's the honor that counts.

 

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They look like lifesavers from a distance, but they are not too bad up close.. They are meant to be looked at with a birds eye view I suppose.. My favorite winter medals are the crystal ones....Albertville, right?

 

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They look like bagels or donuts to me.

 

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Frau Muller said:

Poor Michelle! She's waited all of these years to win Olympic Gold and now (if she wins) she'll be getting this ugly thing! Yet, it's the honor that counts.

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