21.   Later Friday, the skaters will have a free routine to complete the first half of the scoring.

22.   Now, skaters have to go at their assigned time.

23.   Russian skaters have about as hard a time just getting to the Olympics as they do winning medals once there.

24.   Skaters had a chance to pre-qualify before the team trials based on performance in World Cup and other competition.

25.   Shimizu and FitzRandolph will skate in the last two pairs and both skaters will have to skate the final inside lane.

26.   Small, temporary ice rinks grace the city during the holiday season, but budding San Francisco skaters typically have had to commute for lessons and ice time.

27.   The skater also has a tear in his shoulder socket.

28.   The skaters have similar classical styles, mature and polished with elegant positions and strong jumps.

29.   Today, skaters have a much longer competitive season and must train nearly year round, she said.

30.   This year, for the first time, skaters had a chance to pre-qualify before the team trials, based on performance in World Cup and other competition.