51.   He captured the short program Tuesday and, going last Thursday, probably could have skated a conservative program and still captured the gold.

52.   He fell on both the quad toe loop and the triple axel and was fifth after the short program.

53.   Had Kwan finished second to Hughes in the free, her first place in the short program would have given her the gold.

54.   He had appeared torpid in the short program and his stamina was in question after he strained a knee ligament and missed a recent week of training.

55.   He had a chance to recover during the free skate, but Weiss did not inspire confidence during his short program.

56.   He also had a quadruple jump planned Thursday night for his short program.

57.   He hit on a method whereby he would write a short program to generate a parent image and then let his computer introduce random changes to the program.

58.   He had often downgraded the triple toe to a double, repeatedly compromising his chances after the short program.

59.   He stands fourth, one spot behind Timothy Goebel, who during his short program landed the first quadruple Salchow in Olympic history.

60.   He tumbled to the ice on his triple axel and plummeted to seventh place after the short program.