71.   It was the first goal in two games for Jonsson, who played for the Swedish team that won the Olympic tournament in Lillehammer, Norway, last winter.

72.   Kariya, whose father was born in Japan, was expected to be one of the most popular players in the Olympic tournament.

73.   Japan is the only country to win medals in all four Olympic tournaments, including the first two when baseball was a demonstration sport.

74.   Jeff Lacy once again had the right stuff at the Olympic boxing tournament.

75.   Juninho is currently playing with Brazil in the South American Olympic qualifying tournament.

76.   Middlesbrough will lose its new Brazilian star Juninho for six weeks if he is called up for the Olympic qualifying tournament early next year.

77.   Nearly every world-class NHL scorer arrived in Salt Lake City on Thursday to begin preparations for just the second Olympic tournament featuring the best against the best.

78.   Norway was considered co-favorite in the Olympic tournament with the United States, but the Norwegians gave little regard to any coherent defense against a seemingly overmatched opponent.

79.   Nigeria remains qualified for the Olympic tournament along with two other African nations, Ghana and Tunisia.

80.   Nine previous Olympic tournaments have yielded three medals.