Mikaela Shiffrin is chasing a record-breaking 16th medal at the world championships in the slalom on Saturday.

The artifact, from the first Games held in the United States, reaped the third ... for another reason: it kicked off the tradition of awarding gold medals to the top finisher in each event.

When New Zealand freestyle skier Fin Melville Ives pulled off a dream run to clinch his first World Cup gold medal in Calgary ...

When New Zealand freestyle skier Fin Melville Ives pulled off a dream run to clinch his first World Cup gold medal in Calgary ...

Swimmer Ryan Lochte auctioned off his six Olympic silver and bronze medals the same year, with the $166,779 raised going to an organization benefitting children. He kept his gold medals.

(AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti) United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin, left, and United States’ Breezy Johnson show their gold medals for a women ... “So just, hats off.” Without Vlhova, younger ...

Roger Christian, left, and Bill Christian, won Olympic gold for Team USA in 1960. Credit: AP “Gosh, I probably have a picture of wearing their medals when ... Especially for us, we were down ...

Hill and the film’s director talked about the time a team of college basketball players beat Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and ...

The 4 Nations Face-Off is off to a great start with wins by USA and Canada. The National Anthem was booed on Thursday and ...

The women’s squad won medals ... things off with a bronze in super-G; Breezy Johnson took a stunning victory in the downhill and then teamed with Shiffrin to win another gold in the team ...

Paula Moltzan was fourth in the slalom Saturday morning, missing the bronze medal by just 0.02 seconds ... “I think winning one gold was out of this world beyond expectations.

"It’s sort of strange to balance the feeling of, `I just want to make progress' and then the feeling of where do the medals fit into that? Winning one gold was ... She was off the slopes for ...