1.   He dropped to his knees and kissed the ice after the performance.

2.   He kissed the ice after finishing the program, then burst into tears as he entered the kiss-and-cry area to await his scores.

3.   Maybe another was offended when Pelletier kissed the ice.

4.   Pelletier kissed the ice, and Sale wiped happy tears from her eyes.

5.   Pelletier kissed the ice at the conclusion of their four-minute program.

6.   The day after Aleksei Yagudin leaned over and kissed the ice after flirting with perfection, Michelle Kwan skidded across the ice after falling on her double axel.

7.   When he was done, he fell to his knees and kissed the ice.

8.   Pelletier was so overcome he dropped to his knees and kissed the ice, then leaned back and let out a scream as he pumped his fists.

9.   Gordeeva dropped to her knees, leaned over and kissed the ice, as if kissing a grave and saying goodbye.

10.   He ended the routine with a triumphant arm-raise, then kneeled down and kissed the ice.