1.   Counting on his old-school spins, leaning on his presentation, Eldredge did not dare try to separate himself by attempting a quad.

2.   Eldredge has never attempted a quad in competition, and does not believe he will need one here or at the Olympics.

3.   Eldredge said he did not believe that Stojko would attempt two quads in Nagano because it might require a wholesale reshuffling of his long program.

4.   Fear of a mishap attempting a quad led Eldredge to call an audible before his routine.

5.   How can Eldredge win without even attempting a quad?

6.   Last season, for instance, Weiss won over Goebel at the nationals without even attempting a quad in the long program.

7.   Savoie, who was in third place after the short program, opened his program with a fall and did not attempt a quad.

8.   So let the record show that he went down Saturday without attempting a quad.

9.   Weiss was expected to attempt a quad Sunday, but did not.

10.   Weiss retained his US title without even attempting a quad, even while Goebel landed three in the long program.