81.   The Russian pair of Yelena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze won the event in a controversial decision.

82.   The Russian pair of Yelena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze won the event in a decision that brought hoots from many of the spectators.

83.   The Russian pair, which has just one goal in the last nine games, allowed Milan Hejduk to make a spinning pass to the driving Sakic.

84.   The Russian pair had to withdraw on Sunday, hours before the opening draw.

85.   The Russian pair of Irina Lobatcheva and Ilia Averbouch were second with the American team of Cheryl Demkowski and Gregory Maddalone in sixth place.

86.   The Russian pair of Yelena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze won the event in a decision derided by many spectators.

87.   The two judges also ranked another Russian pair third, while six of the seven other judges ranked them fourth or fifth.

88.   They made a meteoric rise through the ranks of Russian pairs, always the deepest of any nation, and were favored for Nagano.

89.   Third and fourth were two other Russian pairs, and the men were in the top positions following the qualifying earlier.

90.   Third went to another Russian pair, Elena Bereznaia and Anton Sikharulidze.