"Now with the years we've had, I feel like we know we're medal contenders," he said.

Canada, which had thought of itself as a medal contender, settled for fourth place.

Her practices will be a running Olympic ice story even if she is not considered a strong medal contender.

She had been considered a medal contender going into the Games.

The women's eight and the lightweight men's four will be medal contenders.

Mo was expected to be a major medal contender at the 1996 Olympics.

Before any of the games had been played, Canada was not counted on as a strong medal contender.

He is seen as a possible medal contender for his nation.

He would have been a sure medal contender in the Olympics.

The team, however, had not reached the level of a medal contender yet.