USWNT soccer star Lynn Williams says she broke her gold medal while partying at Paris Olympics

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  1. I think I’m saving us all a click. The laniard broke off of the medal (she said it was not sturdy enough). The actual medal is fine.

    Edit: there’s a small dent and she might get a new one if the IOC daddy’s allow it.

  2. I thought I watched a video of Shawn Johnson saying she hates taking her medals with her to speaking events because if they get damaged or broken they won’t be replaced.

    But i just looked it up and it seems these ones will be replaced to look exactly like the original if broken. I wonder if you have to turn the broken one in? It’d be cool to have the broken one by the replacement.

  3. I thought I watched a video of Shawn Johnson saying she hates taking her medals with her to speaking events because if they get damaged or broken they won’t be replaced.

    But i just looked it up and it seems these ones will be replaced to look exactly like the original if broken. I wonder if you have to turn the broken one in? It’d be cool to have the broken one by the replacement.

  4. I thought you were allowed to turn in the original for a replacement if the original broke. Although some keep their medals that get dinged up or broken because of the sentimental value of having the medal you got on the podium.

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