31.   Changes in top management have hit other Olympic host cities.

32.   Carrard said he believed Heiberg may have been referring to terms of the host city contract, a document signed by the IOC with every Olympic host city.

33.   Compared with most decisions on Olympic host cities, this one offers little suspense.

34.   He promised to remove any crooked IOC members and consider changing the way Olympic host cities are selected in order to remove the risks of bribery.

35.   In its year-end news letter, the IOC addressed the allegations of bribery and extortion involving the bidding and selection process for Olympic host cities.

36.   IOC investigators recommended severe censure Friday for the highest-ranking member implicated in the corruption scandal and a high-profile delegate from the next Olympic host country.

37.   It was the only victory for Japan in four games, but it avoided a last-place finish for the Olympic host.

38.   It has announced plans to radically change the way it selects Olympic host cities and even break its historic secrecy by submitting to frequent audits and issuing financial reports.

39.   Manfred von Richthofen, president of the German Sports Federation, said the Olympic host cities should be picked by an independent agency.

40.   Nagano is the southernmost site ever to serve as a Winter Olympic host.