11.   Russian teammate Olga Danilova also was disqualified for the same drug.

12.   Russian teammates Yanina Batyrschina and Natalia Lipkovskaia were co-winners in the ribbon category.

13.   Signori received a standing ovation from the crowd as he walked off the field in the final minutes, replaced by Russian teammate Igor Kolyvanov.

14.   Russian teammates Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov have won three events this fall.

15.   Sergei Rojkov beat Russian teammate Pavel Mouslimov for third place.

16.   Signori received a standing ovation as he walked off the field in the final minutes, replaced by Russian teammate Igor Kolyvanov.

17.   The overwhelming favorite finished third, while Russian teammate Yulia Barsukova performed flawlessly to win the gold medal and Yulia Raskina of Belarus took silver.

18.   However his Russian teammate Alexandre Botcharov is the teams best hope for a good placing in the overall standings when the race finishes next Thursday.