1.   Cohen, who had spent a good deal of the six-minute warm-up buzzing in the vicinity of Kwan, has the best jumps of the three Yanks.

2.   My best jumps were competitive with elite women.

3.   My older sister was the valedictorian of her high school, raising the bar higher than my best jump could handle.

4.   Phillips called that his best jump ever but has no plans to go diving this off-season, and his explanation shows his cautious side.

5.   Robert Howard was an angry fourth after claiming his best jump was improperly measured by officials, who then raked the landing pit before he could appeal.

6.   Andy Pettitte caught him leaning toward second in an effort to get the best jump he could and picked him off.

7.   Arguably the best jump jockey of all time, McCoy had been creeping towards the record for the last month.

8.   Burge was awarded the gold because of a better next best jump but Taurima missed the last three rounds because of a groin injury.

9.   His best jump came on his fifth attempt and no one got close after that.

10.   Joyner-Kersee had taken the lead with her best jump in round five, but Jones, jumping behind her, quickly overtook her.