1.   Skaters have traditionally done well in cycling.

2.   That was what skaters did if they were talented enough.

3.   These athletes admit they take energy from the crowd, just as the skiers and the skaters did for the last two weeks.

4.   Hughes said she and her coach changed the individual jump from a triple flip that the other skaters do to a less-difficult triple loop.

5.   Julia Soldatova of Russia took third, completing a triple salchow-triple toe loop, the only skater to do that in the final programs.

6.   So far, only three skaters have done quadruple-triple combinations at international competitions.

7.   Some skaters are now doing it in combination, tacking on a double or triple jump after landing the quad.

8.   Stephane Bernadis of France, who came in second with Sarah Abitbol, had another view of why the Russian skaters do so well.

9.   The footwork was crisp and entertaining, the spins were as good as any current skater can do.

10.   The quad-triple combination is so rare that only three skaters have done it so far in international competition, according to NHK Trophy organizers.