1.   But later, he said that he would start asking questions of skating officials.

2.   But US skating officials tracked down Wells on a plane from Boston to Colorado Monday night and got him and Lyons here Tuesday morning.

3.   In retrospect, said Takeshi Tsuchigahata, the top Japanese skating official here, the expectations were too great, the pressure too intense.

4.   Last year, Bobek pulled out of her long program just after taking the ice, a melodramatic move that turned off several U.S. skating officials.

5.   Last week, a Russian skating official expressed concern that the judging could be swayed by the feelings of American patriotism that hover over these Games.

6.   Many skating officials said they believe the real problem lies in the national federations that appoint the judges.

7.   More skating officials could be implicated, said Claire Ferguson, an ISU council member.

8.   Not every skating official believes he has been transparent enough in his investigation.

9.   One skating official said that Gailhaguet was the center of a debate over his recent actions involving Le Gougne.

10.   Reaction among skating officials was mixed.