1.   He fell on his first triple axel and slid to eighth place, prompting a furious Casey to state that he had choked.

2.   The first triple axel, I tried too hard.

3.   Alexei Yagudin fell on a quad during his short program, then singled on his first triple axel attempt during the free skate.

4.   He also botched his first triple axel and managed just a double axel the next time.

5.   He opened up on his first triple axel attempt, cutting it into a single.

6.   Abt produced a quadruple toeloop in combination with eight triples, but touched down slightly on his first triple axel.