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Britain's Sarah Stevenson won an emotional gold medal at the Taekwondo World Championships in Korea on Tuesday.

Japan's Yuka Sato won the first gold medal in the inaugural Youth Olympics, racing to a comfortable victory in the women's triathlon on Sunday.

Sir Chris Hoy surges to victory in the keirin event to earn his 10th world title and earn GB's first gold medal at the Track Cycling World Championships.

Sidney Crosby's extra-time goal secures Canada the final gold medal of the Games after a dramatic 3-2 win over the United States in the men's ice hockey

Canada's Jasey-Jay Anderson kisses his gold medal after winning the men's parallel giant slalom snowboard final at the Vancouver Olympics.

Steven Holcomb has driven USA-1 to the gold medal in four-man bobsledding, ending a 62-year drought for the Americans in the event.

Hosts Canada secure their eighth gold medal of the Games with a memorable 2-0 win over the United States in the final of the women's ice hockey.

Gold medal favorite Kim Yu-na and rival Mao Asada skated 1-2 in record style, but the women's short program belonged to Canada's courageous Joannie Rochette, writes E.M.

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The most decorated Alpine skier in U.S. history added another chapter to his legend. Bode Miller rallied from seventh after the downhill to take the super-combined for his first gold.

Apolo Ohno didn't get the gold medal he wanted in 1,000 meter short track, but his third-place finish was good enough to give him an American record seventh Winter Olympic medal.