1.   There was a major upset when the young skater took the gold medal.

2.   As for the overly theatrical accessories and romance novel tresses, some think skaters are taking their cues from ballroom dancing.

3.   Every novice in-line skater should take lessons because skaters who do not know how to balance, stop and turn are unsafe, experts said.

4.   Every beginning in-line skater also should take lessons, experts said.

5.   Friday, the U.S. skaters will take center stage again when they compete in the long program, the one that will determine the gold.

6.   Helmets and wrist guards are required, and most skaters take further precautions with elbow and knee pads.

7.   That skate, in which the blade is fixed only at the toe instead of across the entire bottom of the skate, enables skaters to take longer strides.

8.   The Statehouse overlooks the Boston Common, where, at this time of year, skaters take to the frozen Frog Pond.

9.   There is the exhilaration of having been there, but there is also the rush of nerves as she watches other skaters take to the ice.

10.   Each skater has taken one of the major fall invitationals leading up to the World Figure Skating Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland next March.