41.   But Olympic silver medallist Wiranata made no excuses in defeat.

42.   But he finished fifth in the world championships and will face stiff competition from world champion Piotr Markiewicz and worlds silver medallist Knut Holmann of Norway.

43.   Canada, the Olympic silver medallists in Lillehammer, paid the price for leaving their top stars behind in the National Hockey League.

44.   China were Olympic silver medallists for the third time in four Games.

45.   China were silver medallists for the third time in four Games.

46.   Canadian silver medallists, Jamie Sale and David Pelletier were then awarded a second gold medal in a special ceremony.

47.   Canada, the Olympic silver medallists in Lillehammer, paid the price for having top stars stay behind in a National Hockey League season extended by a salary fight.

48.   Combined silver medallist Bode Miller, hoping to become the first US alpine Olympic champion on home snow, was seventh.

49.   Disl was also silver medallist behind Niogret in the longer event.

50.   Daniela Costian of Australia, the Olympic silver medallist and former Romanian, came in eighth and last place.