91.   The Olympic tournament was inspiring with the offensive hockey we played in Salt Lake.

92.   The rest of the squad, however, is the likely base for the Brazilian team that will compete in an Olympic qualifying tournament in Argentina in February.

93.   The top three finishers advance to the Olympic tournament.

94.   The United States, Japan and Korea have the best chance to upset the Cubans in the Olympic tournament.

95.   The three teams, plus Greece, have qualified for the Olympic tournament and could end up playing against each other.

96.   The United States ran into the same problem last year in choosing players for the Pan Am team that qualified for the Olympic tournament.

97.   The United States men, seemingly headed for a low finish in the inaugural Olympic curling tournament, won three straight matches to reach the semifinals.

98.   They feel it should be at least two weeks so players can get over jet lag going to and returning from the Olympic tournament.

99.   Two things to be counted on at the Olympic boxing tournament are a strong Cuban team and controversy.

100.   Two South Korean teams and two Chinese teams advanced to the semifinals of mixed doubles as Asian teams continued to dominate the Olympic tournaments.