1.   His voice was even but emotion obvious in the way he ripped the knots from his skate laces.

2.   No broken skate laces and no snide remarks to the judge about white canes and glasses.

3.   World junior champion Ilia Klimkin of Russia skated a strong program despite his skate laces becoming undone early in his performance, dangling just above his skateblade.

4.   Harding was involved in yet another Olympic melodrama when her skate lace broke in competition and she finished eighth.

5.   Kerrigan won the silver, and Harding burst into tears over a broken skate lace and never came close to a medal.