51.   The marks were very good for Olympic champion ice dancers Oksana Gritschuk and Evgeny Platov of Russia.

52.   The summit conference table was set atop the ice rink, where figure skater Katarina Witt and ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean performed.

53.   They hope to end the season with another Olympic gold, becoming the first ice dancers to repeat as Olympic champions.

54.   They could become the first ice dancers to win back-to-back Olympic golds.

55.   Three-time champion ice dancers Elizabeth Punsalan and Jerod Swallow strengthened their lead in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships by winning the original dance.

56.   Usually, ice dancers go right from the top of the medals podium to the pros.

57.   U.S. ice dancer Naomi Lang, a member of the Karuk tribe of northern California, was among those who participated.

58.   Will Jack succeed his father as an ice dancer?

59.   Yagudin had the jumps when he began training with Tarasova, but the former ice dancer added a softer, more artistic side to his skating.

60.   World bronze medalist ice dancers Irina Lobachev and Ilya Averbukh of Russia had been expected to compete, but withdrew before the competition began.