1.   After the competition, the head referee, Ron Pfenning of the United States, filed a report that said judging improprieties might have tainted the outcome.

2.   He noted that his elbow hit Abdur-Rahim in the ribs, not the chin, as the head referee, Dick Bavetta, said after the game.

3.   If the NFL ever uses robots, the league should install a human voice recording in the head referee.

4.   It also emerged on Wednesday that the head referee had filed a report soon after the event concerning possible judging improprieties.

5.   It also emerged Wednesday that the head referee had filed a report soon after the event concerning possible judging improprieties.

6.   On Tuesday morning, the head referee, Ron Pfenning, held a meeting with the pairs judges at the Salt Lake Ice Center.

7.   Ronald Pfenning, the head referee who oversaw the Olympic pairs competition on Monday night, filed a report after the event concerning judging improprieties.

8.   Stefan Fransson, International Tennis Federation head referee for the tie, also was contacted about the situation.

9.   The head referee in the talks was Phil Carlton, who quietly entered the talks in February.

10.   When announcing the penalty, head referee Paul Labenne identified the kicking team as the offender.