Congratulations to the mens' and ladies hockey teams on winning gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Canada is the best in the world.

Dot began dreaming of an Olympic Gold Medal decades before softball was even a sport. Never deterred, Dot smashed stereotypes and exceeded expectations on her amazing journey.

Corkey Nydle is one of the country's top senior golfers. She picks up gold every chance she gets.

Dr. Dot Richardson, who worked her way through med school while earning two Olympic gold medals, inspires others to reach for their dreams.

He's a 3-time Olympic Gold Medalist and the fastest 50+ swimmer in history. What keeps Rowdy Gaines in the pool?

Bob Worrell was the oldest archer at the National Senior Games and came away with the gold in his age group and a new record! Find out how he's kept his love for the sport right on target!

Today is Friday, Dec. 5, the 340th day of 2008. Today's birthdays include singer Little Richard who turns 76. Today in history: "Bottoms up" and "There's gold in them thar hills." Your pic of the day fortune: "You will soon be laughing at weird fortunes.

Peggy Fleming, 1968 Olympic gold medalist and breast cancer survivor, turns 60 today. Fleming's medal signaled the return of U.S. dominance after a 1961 plane crash claimed the lives of all 18 members of the U.S. figure skating team.

A true visionary, Mary Furlong was one of the first to recognize the power of the 50+ market, and these days she's helping small start-ups and major corporations profit from it.

At an age when many people are just happy to be alive, 97-year-old Roger Gentilhomme is competing in multiple sports.

After witnessing the greatest week in swimming history at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, 3-time Olympic gold medalist and NBC analyst Rowdy Gaines dishes all the behind-the-scenes dirt to Growing Bolder.

Triathlete Hunter Kemper is three-time Olympian who has been to Sydney, Athens and is on his way to Beijing. He's the No. 1 triathlete in the world, but he's taking his first steps in a very important march.

Swimmer Edgar Larson wouldn’t let a major medical episode get in the way of his passion. The 85-year-old worked his way back to health and won nine gold medals along the way.

Helen Beauchamp is an 88-year-old world record and gold medal collector that likes to throw her wins away -- literally.

It's only a matter of time till we see Michael Phelps and Dara Torres in TV commercials. Olympic stars have been cashing in since Bob Richards became the first athlete ever on the front of a box of Wheaties. Watch this spot from the '60s.

Just before his death, GB talked to one of the greatest Olympic champions in history who found a second career as a successful abstract artist.

The Olympic Games have been the definition of competitive for hundreds of years. And Rowdy Gaines has been the epitome of athletic success. He's a gold medalist, a world record holder and a member of the swimming hall of fame.

Kudos to Nate Leech of The Villages. At the recent YMCA Masters Nationals, Nate swam eight individual events and five relays, winning five individual gold medals and setting 5 national records.

Tiny Caizel is a big-time athlete with a small name.

For anyone who's ever considered giving up, you have to hear the story of Karen Einsidler, who went from a double mastectomy to a world championship.

Dorothy Hamill recently revealed that doctors have diagnosed her with breast cancer.

She's the greatest female athlete in the world over the age of 60, and some say she may be the greatest female athlete of all time.

Robert Sleigh may have retired as a philosophy professor, but he was far from retired from life. At age 75, he not only entered the World Championships of Indoor Rowing, but he won!

One of the hottest stars of the 1960s is still pumping out new music and thrilling old and new fans.