1.   They draw stipends from the national federation and most players have apparel contracts.

2.   And the national federation has not suspended her.

3.   Another fan of the new helmets is Randy Shafer, the technical director of USA Cycling, the national bicycling federation.

4.   As the games unfolded, the figure skating pairs decision appears to have opened the door for aggrieved national federations to protest any ruling they considered unjust.

5.   But coaches say now they are inundated with materials on safety, health and nutritional issues from the national federation.

6.   Eligibility for players, regardless of their citizenship and passport, is a shifting thing, with rules often changed by the roiling politics of the national federations.

7.   For a time, du Pont put his energies into building up his Team Foxcatcher and the struggling national wrestling federation.

8.   Grants from the United States Olympic Committee and the national swimming federation helped defray tuition costs.

9.   Koss is calling for national federations to investigate medals that were won dishonestly.

10.   Lewis places a measure of blame on college coaches and the national federation.