NEW YORK — Jack Wallace had an extra incentive to go for the gold at the 2018 Paralympics in South Korea.

Then a sophomore at The College of New Jersey, Wallace was still living at home in Franklin Lakes. His parents promised he could get a dog if the U.S. sled hockey team won.

The Americans did bring home gold, and a month later, Wallace got a golden retriever named Charlie. He also got a special way to store the medal: a pair of socks decorated with pictures of Charlie. It was a Christmas gift from his sister, Colleen.

Four years later in Beijing, Team USA did it again. And Wallace had to figure out how to store a second gold medal. That's now in a cotton string bag that was part of Team USA's official gear distribution.

The well-padded medals, and Wallace's championship rings, are

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