Gold
Dara Torres
The swimmer got out of the marketing gate early, signing a multimillion-dollar deal for two books that will be released in 2009 and 2011.

Silver
The Beijing Sky
The AP reported Sunday that blue skies have taken the place of smog in Beijing. With four days to go and counting, it's been a much needed morale boost for the city.

Bronze
U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
After reviving its hall of fame in 2004, the USOC got the 2008 induction ceremony broadcast on NBC for the first time on the Sunday before the Olympics.

Tin
International Olympic Committee
The IOC misled the media regarding how free its access to Web sites would be during the Games. The whole thing backfired last week when the IOC and the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee came under fire after media couldn't access.