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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)

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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.

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Credit: 2018 평창 동계올림픽대회 및 동계패럴림픽대회 - PyeongChang 2018

The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic medals were unveiled on Wednesday.

Credit: 2018 평창 동계올림픽대회 및 동계패럴림픽대회 - PyeongChang 2018/Facebook

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The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic medals were unveiled on Wednesday.

Credit: 2018 평창 동계올림픽대회 및 동계패럴림픽대회 - PyeongChang 2018/Facebook

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