Instead of broken records, Olympics dealing with broken medals
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MILAN, Italy -- Whether gold, silver or bronze, there is one thing Milano Cortina Winter Olympics medals have in common: They can break.
Games organizers on Monday said they have launched an investigation into a spate of mishaps that have left Olympic medalists, including American downhill skiing champion Breezy Johnson, sporting a cracked and chipped medal.