1.   He has raced in only six outdoor meets this season.

2.   He runs every morning and has missed only one meet this season because of boxing.

3.   Brenner has won four of the seven meets this season and Stone has won twice.

4.   He pulled out of his other scheduled meets this season with a variety of other injuries.

5.   Laitinen has won five of nine meets this season, including one on Saturday in Oberstdorf, Germany.

6.   Now Goebel meets Yevgeny Plushchenko, who was favored for worlds after winning six consecutive meets last season.

7.   The International Amateur Athletic Federation, the world governing body for track and field, is trying out the new rules at its Grand Prix II meets this season.

8.   The ISU requires top-seeded skaters to compete in at least two Grand Prix meets each season to qualify for the series final.

9.   The season opening meet in Sao Paulo, Brazil, was on Saturday.