11. Johnson had come close to medaling in recent years, but had always just missed. 12. Medaling at both guaranteed only one invitation.13. We knew we had a lot of talent and a lot of good shots at medaling , 14. This put a damper on things because we had a good chance of medaling in 2004, 15. In truth, the loss doesn't hurt the US's chances of medaling . 16. Hughes said of medaling at worlds. 17. The Australian has told selectors to place her in the boat with the best chance of medaling . 18. Walsh and May competed in Sydney four years ago, but both missed medaling on separate teams. 19. The possibility of medaling at Nagano wasn't a factor in her decision, Lindh said. 20. After eight days of the 10-day championships, no Canadians had even flirted with medaling .