1.   On a cold February afternoon, men with hockey sticks skated up and down the ice and an anxious crowd shuffled into the Olympic venue.

2.   The man skated off unharmed.

3.   The man can skate.

4.   The men skate their short programs Tuesday with the free-skating final on Thursday.

5.   The top three men all skated well.

6.   Weiss, who placed third at the world championships last year, will begin defense of his title on Thursday night when the men skate their short programs.