1998 Winter Olympics medal table the two-man bobsleigh competition, a tie meant that two gold medals were awarded, so no silver medal was awarded for that event. A tie for second in the men's Super G skiing competition meant that a pair of silver medals were given out, so no bronze medal was awarded for that event. In the four-man bobsleigh, a tie for third resulted in the awarding of two bronze medals. Due to these ties, the number of gold medals awarded was one more than the number of silver or bronze medals. In snowboarding, Canadian Ross Rebagliati won the gold medal in the
Swedish Armed Forces Medal for Wounded in Battle is available in gold and silver and is worn in with ribbon where the red symbolizes the blood and the black mourning. The silver medal is awarded to Swedish Armed Forces personnel wounded in action. The gold medal can be posthumously awarded to those who had been killed in action. On the medal is a laurel wreath and the text "With life at stake" (Med livet som insats) and "For Sweden" (För Sverige) and the name of the person who receives it. The medal may be awarded to a person outside of the Swedish Armed Forces organization. For someone to