1.   At Skate America, he beat Alexei Yagudin when the Russian world champion melted down as Goebel was hitting three quads.

2.   He put on a show, hitting two quads -- including a quad-triple-double combination.

3.   Weiss will have to hit the quad to have a chance at a medal.

4.   Plushchenko and Yagudin hit two quads each during the long program.

5.   But in the next qualifying group, two top Russians hit their quads.

6.   But the fans exploded in cheers when he hit the quad, and they never stopped until he left the rink.

7.   But the fans exploded in cheers when he hit a quad, and they never stopped cheering until he left the rink.

8.   But the fans exploded in cheers when he hit the quad, and they never stopped cheering until he left the rink.

9.   Great competitor, hitting a quad in a tension-filled European final where he defended his title.

10.   Now others are hitting the quad more regularly, so what does Yagudin do to challenge that?