1.   High energy and high decibel, the events combine the atmospheres of revival meeting, pep rally and support group, where men weep and hug one another.

2.   Saturday, it was the super-G title up for grabs, a hybrid event combining near-downhill speed with a sprinkling of control gates.

3.   The dance event combines skating with ballroom dancing, with a strong emphasis given to composition and how well the partners interpret the music.

4.   The event combined the euphoria of birth with the tragedy of a violent rupture, and was accompanied by bloody religious riots on both sides of the new border.

5.   The Nordic event combines scores from ski jumping and cross-country.

6.   The Nordic event combines ski-jumping and cross-country events.

7.   The two events combined to send transportation issues downward on concerns of higher fuel costs, and hurt financial services stocks that are sensitive to faster inflation.