1.   A skater makes two full rotations in a double salchow, three in a triple salchow, and so on.

2.   He stood aside and watched the final six skaters make a run at his record.

3.   In a triple Lutz, the skater makes three full turns in the opposite direction of the original curve and lands on the takeoff foot, gliding backward.

4.   The top three skaters make the Olympic team.

5.   The top three skaters make the U.S. Olympic team.

6.   The top three skaters make the Olympics.

7.   With skaters still adjusting to jet lag after arriving from the United States and Europe barely three days earlier, most skaters made minor mistakes in their programs.