1.   Derrick Auch has a delicate balancing act, but both skaters said their relationship has improved.

2.   How many skaters could ever say that?

3.   Lap by lap, the women skaters say they are feeding each other encouragement and beginning to develop the mental strength to compete at the highest levels.

4.   Several skaters said the same thing after participating in the World Cup.

5.   Some skaters say too much has been made of the dangers of their sport.

6.   Some skaters say the complaints have more to do with the way they look than the woofer level of their speakers.

7.   The new regulations regarding deductions for falls will increase the respectability of the sport, the skaters say.

8.   The skaters said it was the first day that there had not been a sizable police presence at the circle.

9.   The skater said that he felt uncomfortable, but that his fear of disappointing Callaghan overcame his sense that something was not right.

10.   But as the skaters said, it was only qualifying.