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16 Of Team USA's Best Gold-Medal Smiles

Oct. 02, 2015, 11:36 a.m. (ET)

No matter what color medal they win, Team USA athletes have grins as good as gold. In honor of World Smile Day, take a look at some of our favorite celebratory smiles from the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Say cheese!

1) LeBron James
Kevin Durant (#5) and LeBron James celebrate winning the gold medal in men's basketball at the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena on Aug. 12, 2012 in London.

2) Meryl Davis and Charlie White
Meryl Davis (L) and Charlie White celebrate during the medal ceremony for ice danceat the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Medals Plaza on Feb. 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.

3) Jamie Anderson
Jamie Anderson celebrates her gold medal during the flower ceremony for women's snowboard slopestyle at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on Feb. 9, 2014 in Rosa Khutor, Russia.

4) Gabby Douglas
Gabby Douglas (C) celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's individual all-around artistic gymnastics with coach Liang Chow (L) and national team coordinator Martha Karolyi (R) at the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena on Aug. 2, 2012 in London.

5) Missy Franklin and Elizabeth Beisel
Missy Franklin (L) and Elizabeth Beisel celebrate after winning gold and bronze, respectively, in the women's 200-meter backstroke at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 3, 2012 in London.

6) Stephanie Jallen
Stephanie Jallen celebrates her bronze medal during the flower ceremony for the women's standing super-G at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on March 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.

7) Gus Kenworthy, Joss Christensen and Nick Goepper
(L-R) Silver medalist Gus Kenworthy, gold medalist Joss Christensen and bronze medalist Nick Goepper celebrate during the medal ceremony for men's ski slopestyle at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Medals Plaza on Feb. 13, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.

8) Scotty Lago and Shaun White
Shaun White (R) reacts with Scotty Lago after White won the gold medal and Lago the bronze in the men's snowboard halfpipe at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games at Cypress Snowboard & Ski-Cross Stadium on Feb. 17, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

9) Ryan Lochte
Ryan Lochte celebrates with his gold medal during the medal ceremony for the men's 400-meter individual medley at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on July 28, 2012 in London.

10) Jessica Long
Jessica Long poses on the podium with her gold medal during the medal ceremony for the women's 100-meter freestyle - S8 at the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Aquatics Centre on Sept. 6, 2012 in London.

11) Evan Lysacek
Evan Lysacek celebrates after winning the gold medal in men's figure skating at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games at the Pacific Coliseum on Feb. 18, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

12) Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings
Misty May-Treanor (L) and Kerri Walsh Jennings celebrate winning the gold medal during the medal ceremony for women's beach volleyball at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Horse Guard's Parade on Aug. 8, 2012 in London.

13) Apolo Ohno
Apolo Ohno celebrates with his silver medal during the medal ceremony for the men's short track speedskating 1,500-meter at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games at BC Place on Feb. 14, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

14) Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps celebrates winning gold during the medal ceremony for the men's 4x100-meter medley at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012 in London.

15) Rico Roman
Rico Roman celebrates after winning the sled hockey gold medal at Shayba Arena during the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games on March 15, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.

16) Mike Shea, Evan Strong and Keith Gabel
Evan Strong (C) celebrates winning the gold medal with silver medalist Mike Shea (L) and bronze medalist Keith Gabel (R) during the flower ceremony for men's snowboardcross at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on March 14, 2014 in Rosa Khutor, Russia.

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