31.   Maccabi, a Jewish club based in Frankfurt that plays amateur competition, says its players were insulted during several matches.

32.   She is banned from amateur competition by the U.S. Figure Skating Association.

33.   Though all are schooled in college and amateur competition, the players who have been there before say there is nothing to compare with the pressure of this format.

34.   They decided against competing in the world championships in Nagano, Japan, a few weeks after the Olympics, and hinted then they might leave amateur competition.

35.   Harding said the panel has no jurisdiction over her since she has quit the group and retired from amateur competition.

36.   The four-times world champion returned to amateur competition for the Lillehammer Olympics in February, but failed to make the medals.