1. Adam Nelson got things rolling for Team USA with his gold medal effort in the shot put. After a season that began with Nelson auctioning himself for sponsorship on eBay, the World title was sweet.

2. Lauryn Williams, the Olympic silver medalist, burst out of the blocks in the 100 and grabbed an early lead that she never relinquished in winning the gold medal in 10.93 seconds.

3. After scoring a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics, Bryan Clay moved one spot up the podium and was awarded gold in the multi-event decathlon.

4. Nineteen-year-old Tianna Madison may have arrived in Helsinki as an unknown, but after shocking the track world with her win in the long jump, she'll leave as one of the youngest-ever world champions in the event.

5. Justin Gatlin backed up his Olympic gold with commanding wins in both the 100 and 200, proving to the world that he is indeed the king of the sprints.

6. From left to right, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, John Capel and Wallace Spearmon put on an unprecedented display of dominance in the men's 200 by sweeping the top four places for the first time in World Outdoor Championships history.

7. Sanya Richards had her eye on the gold in the 400, but she was overtaken by Olympic champion Tonique Williams-Darling of the Bahamas down the stretch. Richards hung on for the silver, her first individual World medal.

8. Chaunte Howard literally bent over backwards for her silver medal in the high jump, becoming the first American woman to win a world outdoor championships high jump medal since 1983.

9. Bershawn Jackson led the way to a 1-2 American finish in the 400 hurdles, pulling away from the competition down the main straightaway to win in a personal best of 47.30 seconds.

10. Allyson Felix was picture-perfect in her 200-meter win, leading the U.S. to a 1-2 finish along with Rachelle Boone-Smith and becoming the first teenager (19) ever to win a world sprint title.

11. Jeremy Wariner put the finishing touches on Team USA's record medal haul by winning the 400 in a personal best and world leading time of 43.93 seconds, and anchoring the 4x400 relay to gold.

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