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Example sentences for: medalist

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The young Russian gold medalist Ilya Kulik got raves for his dazzling skating and nothing but scorn for the yellow-and-black giraffe-print shirt he wore, with more scorn for the gauzy wings on the abstractly designed torso of his other costume.
Artur Dmitriev, another Russian gold medalist, also got negative press for his plunging neckline and wrapped sash, apparently too outrageous for pairs skating.