11.   The unforgivable error wrecked the medal chances for the Russian Svetlana Khorkina and the American Elise Ray.

12.   They enter the long program in ninth and seventh place, respectively, without medal chances.

13.   A decision on the appeal was delayed until Friday, but if it is denied, U.S. medal chances would be jeopardized.

14.   Australia has strong gold medal chances in all those events.

15.   Baldwin also cited medal chances in snowboarding, freestyle skiing, speedskating and bobsledding.

16.   Han Xue, a breaststroke short-course world record holder, also has medal chances, it added.

17.   Her routine lacked footwork, as well, and she seemed to realize her medal chances were gone as soon as she left the ice.

18.   He two-footed his quad in the short program and crashed on his triple axel, taking his medal chances with him.

19.   Last week, Kostelic buried her medal chances in the combined event, dropping out in the first leg of the slalom.

20.   Maier dropped out of the combined event after the crash, losing out on another medal chance.