Olympic medal Altius, Fortius" features on four Winter Games medals but does not appear on any Summer Games medal. For three events in a row, hosts of the Winter Games included different materials in the medals: glass (1992), sparagmite (1994), and lacquer (1998). It was not until the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China that a Summer Olympic host chose to use something different, in this case jade. While every Summer Olympic medal except for the 1900 Games has been circular, the shapes of the Winter Games have been considerably more varied. The Winter Games medals are also generally larger, thicker, and
Faster Pussycat recorded, as opposed to the industrial rock version of the band he said Downe continued to front. Muscat also made a legal claim to the name Faster Pussycat. Brent's Faster Pussycat lineup agreed to play the AVN Awards after-party at The Dive Bar in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to a press release, the band—which did not include Downe—would perform "all classic tracks, no remixes, no B.S." Downe posted a bulletin on MySpace saying Faster Pussycat was not playing in Vegas and Brent's version was a "tribute band." Brent responded that he donated all his money from the gig, and planned