91.   Lloyd Ward, the new leader of the U.S. Olympic Committee, wants American athletes to win medals.

92.   Many top American athletes therefore preferred to train at home for the upcoming U.S. Olympic trials.

93.   Marquard said in wake of the attacks, skating federations and other skaters from around the world have sent condolences this week to American athletes and team officials.

94.   Most American athletes say they are comfortable with plans to ensure their safety.

95.   Nuhut said organizers would provide special protection for Berube, which had been planned for other American athletes.

96.   Proponents of an independent drug-testing agency for American Olympic athletes want baseball, NBA and NHL players to submit to random tests long before the games.

97.   Several American athletes, including skiers Picabo Street and Erik Schlopy, call Park City home.

98.   Several American athletes have called for the former East German athletes to be stripped of their medals, believing they lost in unfair competition at the Olympics.

99.   Smirnov wrote letters to officials in Salt Lake City and the U.S. Olympic Committee, asking to help Ragulin and proposing to host American athletes in return.

100.   Stack, like other American athletes on teams in Israel and around the world, is working to get back to the NBA.