51.   He noticed the athletes got VIP care while the rich team owners struggled with the frustrations of traditional health care.

52.   That figures to change when U.S. athletes get in front of crowds energized with patriotic fever and eager to see their countrymen succeed.

53.   The athletes even got custom ski uniforms, courtesy of the company.

54.   The atmosphere turned sour when the athletes got their quiz paper.

55.   The numbers are uneven because many events may end in ties in which two athletes would get the same medal.

56.   Very few athletes get in this position where they have a choice to either play or not play.

57.   Their success was so impressive that hardly any other athlete here got a mention, the one exception being double sprint winner Talal Mansoor and his Qatari teammates.