1.   But the stubborn Aussie hung on for eight agonizing seconds to hear one of the sweetest horns of his life.

2.   From then until the last few agonizing seconds Sunday, no one in Pittsburgh had much breathing room.

3.   Thirty agonizing seconds later, Julie Moss pulled herself across the line, becoming perhaps the most celebrated second-place finisher of all time.

4.   English hurdler Tony Jarrett finally broke through for a major gold medal Sunday but was forced to hold up his celebrations for several agonizing seconds.