21.   Katja Seizinger of Germany, who was second after the first run, fell early in the second heat and was eliminated.

22.   Kjus, who had been battling bronchitis the first week of the championship, was fifth after the first run but could not complete the second heat.

23.   Kosir blew his chance to close the gap when he was eliminated in the second heat after placing third in the first run.

24.   Langen, who has won four Olympic medals, sustained a partially torn plantar fascia in his left foot during the start of the second heat on Friday.

25.   Ledford qualified three horses for the second heat -- one from each elimination -- before winning behind Looking For Art.

26.   Michael Von Gruenigen of Switzerland fell in the second heat and could not get any points to close on Kjus.

27.   Olympic champion Georgeta Damian of Romania, now teamed up with Vlorica Susanu, clinched the second heat to advance with Australia and Germany.

28.   She ran a discouraging race on her new SuperBike, however, and ditched the high-tech creation for her second heat.

29.   Roten profited from the fall of her Swiss teammate Marlies Oester, the first-run leader who fell in the second heat.

30.   Seizinger fell in the second run and all Compagnoni had to do was complete the second heat.