1.   Only the American medley relay quartet, which broke the games record, won by a comfortable margin.

2.   But Bjoerndalen is leaning toward not entering any other cross-country races in these games although he could make the medal-contending Norwegian relay quartet.

3.   Coughlin was the leadoff swimmer in the relay quartet.

4.   The reason for not fielding a relay quartet is because they cannot raise a good side following the retirement of Rommy Rijun and former national sprinter Suhairi Salem.

5.   The United States sprint relay quartet, fresh from snubbing Carl Lewis, lost its Olympic title here on Saturday as the Canadian world champions triumphed in glorious style.