medalist

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Recent Examples of medalist Among his friends to taste success in the sport is two-time major winner and Olympic gold medalist Xander Schauffele, who was one of the 590 people to message Campbell after the victory in Mexico. George Ramsay, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025 Saturday’s run marked the first time since October 2012 that the 29-year-old Shiffrin, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and eight-time world champion, failed to qualify for the second run in either a giant slalom or slalom. Zack Pierce, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025 Ideas By Cullen Jones February 22, 2025 7:00 AM EST Jones is a former American freestyle competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. Cullen Jones, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025 The newsstand will also host DJ sets, and performances from brand ambassadors including Phil Wizard, Olympic gold medalist in men’s breaking. Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for medalist
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Noun
  • Last year’s acting prizewinners — Cillian Murphy, Emma Stone, Robert Downey Jr., and Da’Vine Joy Randolph — are also slated to appear, meaning a likely return to the Oscars tradition of the previous year's winners passing the title on to the new winners of the opposite gender.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Released in South Korea this past June, the Cannes prizewinner turned French Oscar submission went on to bank more than 45,000 local admissions, making the romantic drama a boutique success story for 2024.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Addison Rae has been a social media superstar for many years now, and her reign as the Queen of TikTok continues to this day.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The Boston Red Sox superstar largely doubled down while speaking with reporters on Tuesday.
    Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • After all, at the Australian Open last year, Andreeva, as a sixteen-year-old, dismantled Ons Jabeur, a former Grand Slam finalist, by a score of 6–0, 6–2.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Every finalist walks away with something; fourth place is worth $5,000 and the remaining four finishers receive $2,500 each.
    Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Rancho Bernardo—With returning state placer and Division 1 titlist Mary Snider (140) plus Division champ Maisen Vesco (145) leading the way, the Broncos qualified six wrestlers into the Masters meet.
    Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Brooke Strauss of Glastonbury (CT) was the top placer from New England, finishing 22nd overall at 18:32.7.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 14 Dec. 2024

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