31.   A victory would be doubly sweet, since America has never won a team title.

32.   All through the week, the Romanians had dominated the beam, and it was instrumental in giving them the team title.

33.   Arnaud Tournant set a sea level best in capturing the kilometer time trial and joined Rousseau and Vincent Le Quellec for the Olympic sprint team title the next day.

34.   Beckenbauer, visibly upset, told the press during the Rostock match that consequences would follow for Rehhagel if Munich failed to capture the team title.

35.   Boeker will try to become the ninth player to win the singles after leading his team to the team title.

36.   But when she added third place in the vault, it seemed she was destined for a bronze finish after leading Romania to its fifth straight team title.

37.   Canada beat out its northern neighbor for another gold, taking the synchronized swimming team title over the United States.

38.   China comes to the tournament as holder of all five individual and both team titles.

39.   China, which won the team title Thursday, fielded no gymnast higher than fifth during the all-around.

40.   China is aiming to repeat the sweep of two singles, three doubles and two team titles it won two years ago.