11.   Plushchenko landed every jump, including an opening quad-triple with pinpoint accuracy that was both fastidious and cocky.

12.   Alexander Abt, skating a modern Egyptian theme, failed to land three jumps and came in third.

13.   At a press conference at his training rink outside Paris, he said the ankle was still hurting and he was not secure in landing jumps.

14.   Goebel had previously landed the jump at the Goodwill Games and the junior Grand Prix finals, and registering it at the world championships raises a challenge to others.

15.   Russians Alexei Urmanov and Ilya Kulik, both landing quadruple jumps, dominated the second group.

16.   She landed every jump with her blade gripping the ice like a magnet.