Got any spare washers lying around? Then you, too, can be an Olympic medalist

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Turin medals have hole in the middle

TURIN, Italy (AP) -- Medals for the Turin Olympics will have a hole in the middle that represents the open space of a piazza.

The new medal design -- shaped like a doughnut -- was unveiled Wednesday at the close of a two-day visit by International Olympic Committee officials.

The Italian piazza, or city square, is at the heart of the design for the Feb. 10-26 Olympics. The medals have the Turin logo on one side and images from various sports and disciplines on the other. A red silk ribbon is looped around the hole in the center.

"They are marvelous medals, they represent what we expect from Italy -- creativity," said Jean-Claude Killy, chairman of the IOC coordination commission.

Eight people collaborate in the 10-hour process to make each medal. Some 1,026 medals will be made for the Olympics, plus 648 Paralympics medals and 35,000 commemorative medals.
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Oy. I thought you meant washer as in 'washer and dryer.' I'd like to see someone hang one of THOSE around their neck.

Anyway, yeah, I agree that those do look kinda neat.
 


I like them. When I first looked, I thought they were too different, but after a minute or two of reading the article and looking at the pic, I think that it's nice to see a little change in the traditional Olympic medal.
 

Dog_Moon2003 said:
Oy. I thought you meant washer as in 'washer and dryer.' I'd like to see someone hang one of THOSE around their neck.
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That would certainly deserve a gold medal! :lol:
 



reveal said:
Got any spare washers lying around? Then you, too, can be an Olympic medalist
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*checks*

Dang, looks like I don't have any washers lying around. I guess that I'll have to get my Olympic medal the old fashioned way: by taking lots and lots of performance-enhancing drugs. ;)
 

Dark Jezter said:
*checks*

Dang, looks like I don't have any washers lying around. I guess that I'll have to get my Olympic medal the old fashioned way: by taking lots and lots of performance-enhancing drugs. ;)
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I'll send you one of my spare washers. ;)
 

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