91.   Ohno will be a medal contender in four events in this raucous sport.

92.   Olympic medal contenders in each of the events opted out with injuries.

93.   One strong medal contender, Frode Andresen of Norway, missed four of five targets in his first round of shooting.

94.   Other medal contenders include the Finish trio of Jari Mantila, Samppa Lajunen and Hannu Manninen, and Felix Gottwald of the host nation.

95.   Other medal contenders include the Russians, who are less dominant than in previous years but still powerful, particularly in the relay.

96.   Runner-up in the World Cup standings and another likely medal contender is Johann Muehlegg, who won the first World Cup overall title for Spain last winter.

97.   Shannon Bahrke and Hannah Hardaway are considered medal contenders in a sport in which the United States has an overload of talent.

98.   Schlopy headed into the season as an Olympic medal contender.

99.   Several teams in Nagano have more firepower than the Czechs, but the presence of Hasek makes them a medal contender.

100.   She then fell in the first slalom run of the combined event, in which she was considered a medal contender.