I am soft and cuddly that soothe your heart. But, If you pick my last name I am going to tear you all apart. Who am I?

In particular commonwealth games, a female participant won silver and gold medals for a single event.

How can this be possible?

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A guard is positioned at the one side of the bridge saying ‘A’. His task is to shoot all those who try to leave from ‘A’ to the other side and say ‘B’. He also need to welcome the person who comes from another side ‘B’ to his side ‘A’. The guard comes out of his post every 1 hour and looks down the bridge for any people trying to leave. You are at side ‘A’ and wish to go to another side ‘B’. you also know that it would take 1:45 hr to cross the bridge. How will you cross the bridge?

Take away my first letter, then take away my second letter. Then take away the rest of my letters, yet I remain the same. What am I?

A blonde put eyeliner on her head. Why?

You measure my life in hours
I serve you by expiring
I vanish faster when I am thin
and slower when I am thick
The wind is my energy
What am I?

You can find some missing letters in the picture. By placing two particular letters in the spaces, you can form a nine lettered word beginning from one of the corners and going clockwise direction to the middle. Can you find out the letters and the word?

Today, I celebrated my 32nd birthday but I was born in 1972.
How is this possible?

Can you complete the sequence puzzle?

AR TA GE CA LE VI LI _