1.   Amy Howerton and Steven Pottenger of Dallas lead the pairs competition over Colette Appel and Lee Harris of Detroit.

2.   And judging from the pairs competition, it might be the wisest approach.

3.   A remarkable comeback continued in the pairs competition.

4.   But few skating experts said they believed the resolution to the pairs competition meant the end to the controversy.

5.   Cinquanta gave the impression his proposed scoring system was months in the making, but the judging scandal surrounding the pairs competition last week gave the reforms added urgency.

6.   Didier Gailhaguet said judge Marie-Reine Le Gougne felt pressured to vote for the Russian team of Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze in the pairs competition.

7.   During a judges meeting last Tuesday to review the scoring in the pairs competition, Le Gougne broke down in tears.

8.   He leaned hard on the International Skating Union to remedy the judging distortions that marred the pairs competition, and in so doing protected the integrity of the games.

9.   In the pairs competition, the judges were accused of favoritism toward Russian pair Anton Sikharulidze and Elena Berezhnaya.

10.   In several studio appearances spanning last weekend and the first part of this week, Gordeeva said essentially the same thing over and over in assessing the pairs competition.