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Medals for 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang unveiled

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 21: View of the Olympic Rings after its inauguration ceremony at the Copacabana Beach ahead 2016 Rio Olympics on July 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 21: View of the Olympic Rings after its inauguration ceremony at the Copacabana Beach ahead 2016 Rio Olympics on July 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Sept 21, 2017

The Olympic medals for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics were unveiled on Wednesday night.

The medals were revealed for the first time in a joint Seoul-New York City ceremony on Wednesday, according to NBC News.

Douglasville's Elana Meyer-Taylor, a two-time Olympic bobsledder who won gold at the 2015 Worlds, is expected to compete next year in China. Meyer-Taylor won bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games and silver four years later in Sochi, Russia.

Below are photos of what Olympic athletes will receive in PyeongChang in a few months:

The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic medals were unveiled on Wednesday.
The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic medals were unveiled on Wednesday.
The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic medals were unveiled on Wednesday.
The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic medals were unveiled on Wednesday.
The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic medals were unveiled on Wednesday.
The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic medals were unveiled on Wednesday.

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