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The gold medal is an award given to the first place winners in Olympic events. The most recent Olympics in China followed in this tradition.
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There are hundreds of Olympic gold medal winners alive as of 2013.
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Listing of Gold Medal winners for the ladies figure skating in the Olympics?
302 event winners were awarded a Gold Medal.
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Liu Hong of China won the gold medal Maria Guadalupe of Mexico won the silver medal Lu Xhizui of China won the bronze medal
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Hanna Huskova of Belarus won the gold medal in women's aerials. Zhang Xin of China won the silver medal in women's aerials. Kong Fanyu of China won the bronze medal in women's aerials.