51.   For Lipinski to defend her national title, she must win the long program while Kwan finishes third or lower.

52.   For these Olympics, Kwan has restored the triple-toe loop to her long program.

53.   From the moment Jamie Sale and David Pelletier of Canada performed in the pairs figure skating long program last Monday, NBC became central to the story that followed.

54.   Fourth after the short program, Davis became nervous with the expectation of winning a medal, fell apart in the long program and plummeted to eighth place.

55.   Galindo now needs a second triple axel in his long program.

56.   Friday, the U.S. skaters will take center stage again when they compete in the long program, the one that will determine the gold.

57.   He added more elaborate footwork and change of direction to his long program after skating dull crossover strokes at the national championships.

58.   He knows he could have won without a quad, and he does not seem in a rush to put the jump into his long program.

59.   He plans one quad, the quadruple toe loop, in his long program.

60.   He needed to win the long program and hope Yagudin finished third.