Do you like the new Olympic medals?

[caty]

I like the old medals better. The new ones look like DVDs on a ribbon.

The old medals:


The new medals:
http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=4205

[AllegroRondo]

1. Every olympics has a different medal

and they are all pretty cool.

2004 went for a 'classic' look.

I think the 1992 winter ones were square.

My favorite was the one from 1994 in Lillehammer. They were made of stone, with metal edges and highlights.

[Lavender Brown]

4. The 92 medals were neat

They were glass in the center - looked like ice:
(Can't link the image)
:)

[AllegroRondo]

5. Image for you!

[Lavender Brown]

8. That's it, thanks!

:)

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

2. I really don't think the winners will mind all that much either way...

I know I wouldn't!!

[undeterred]

3. Well, maybe there's valuable information on there

like where the WMDs are or something. :shrug:

[Patiod]

6. They look like bagel slices

Rye, regular and egg

[DS1]

7. They look like Flintstones Wheels

:shrug:

[hippiechick]

9. They look like cd's ....

:shrug: Trendy, I suppose ...

[LynneSin]

10. There are no "Old Medals"

Each host country designs medals specifically for their Olympics. What you're showing is simply the design for Athens. If you look up every medal you'll find they are unique for each Olympics.

I don't think those who are taking medals home are thinking "Damn this things look like discs on ribbons". I'm guessing they're thinking "All those years of hard work and sacrifice have finally paid off"

[caty]

11. I think it's the hole in the middle I don't care for.

A medal should look like a medal---not a disc. Just sayin....

[fishwax]

12. The hole in the center represents the open-air of the piazza

and are also meant to showcase the "heart" behind each olympic victory.

Each olympic committee designs their own medals. My first reaction many months ago when they released the design was negative, but I've come around since seeing some of them awarded and hanging around the athletes' necks. I think they look good.