1.   For Eldredge, who fell on his solo quad attempt, fourth place or third meant little.

2.   During practice, Urmanov makes only a few quad attempts, but hits only a triple.

3.   Elvis Stojko of Canada fell on his quad attempt and wound up fifth in the short program and fourth overall.

4.   He omitted the quad attempt on which he fell last week at Detroit.

5.   In second place to Yagudin was compatriot Yevgeny Plushenko, who failed on a quad attempt but pleased judges with his litheness.

6.   Weiss grazed the ice with his free leg on his quad attempt, not getting credit for it.

7.   Yevgeny Plushenko, also of Russia, finished second, failing on a quad attempt, but pleasing judges with his litheness.