11.   No American has landed a quad.

12.   No man had even landed one quad at a national championships.

13.   Now the top contenders land quads routinely in competitions.

14.   Or he could land the quad and blow a triple axel.

15.   The better shot may belong to Tim Goebel, who landed three quads at the US nationals but has since split with longtime coach Carol Heiss.

16.   U.S. champion Todd Eldredge again tried, and failed, to land a quad, but otherwise skated a clean and impressive performance to finish sixth.

17.   Urmanov could land the quad tonight, but he could also splatter it.

18.   Urmanov and Kulik landed quads two weeks ago in Hamilton, but both finished behind Eldredge.

19.   He landed the quad for the first time in competition at the Masters of Figure Skating in Boise, Idaho, two weeks ago.

20.   Landing another quad excited him.