11.   Todd Eldredge of the United States finished third after encountering problems with his skate blades, and perhaps with his confidence.

12.   Woetzel once caught a skate blade in the head and remained in the hospital for three months.

13.   Bradbury somersaulted in the air and got impaled on a skate blade.

14.   Captain Joe Sakic cut his toe on a skate blade late in the second period Saturday but returned in the third period.

15.   Carpets and matting will be laid out to protect skate blades but many skaters will crawl the stretches on their hands and knees to prevent blunting their blades.

16.   Dallas defensemen Sami Helenius and Darryl Sydor will be ready to play Sunday against Ottawa despite being cut on the head by skate blades in separate injuries.

17.   Demitra missed a month with an eye injury and has missed the last eight games after getting cut on the leg by a skate blade.

18.   He cut himself with his own skate blade.

19.   He somersaulted in the air and got impaled on a skate blade.

20.   Olympic speedskaters are having to find creative ways to pack their skate blades for flights now that all sharp objects have been banned from carry-on luggage.