21.   Freestyle aerialist Emily Cook, the top American qualifier in her sport, will miss the Olympics because of a pair of dislocated bones in her left foot.

22.   Gary Scelzi, John Force, Antron Brown and Randy Daniels were the other top qualifiers for Sunday.

23.   Haavard Bjerkeli of Norway, the top qualifier, finished last in his heat and did not advance.

24.   Hoffman is on the team because FitzRandolph, the top qualifier, declined the spot so he could work on his pre-Olympic training in Calgary.

25.   In U.S. trials in early September, Dominique Moceanu was the top American qualifier, with Miller second.

26.   James Driscoll, of Brookline, Massachusetts, was the top qualifier among five U.S. Walker Cup players in the field.

27.   Last season, they inverted the top five qualifiers, making the fastest start fifth.

28.   Snow and cold weather on its testing dates wrought havoc with Firestone, whose top qualifier was the Reynard-Mercedes of Mauricio Gugelmin.

29.   The crash happened near the end of the five-lap trophy dash, a race in which the top six qualifiers compete.

30.   The top American qualifier was Marianne Morris of Middletown, Ohio.