1.   A halter-style top makes shoulders look narrower, making the total look more proportional.

2.   Marble sink tops make the heads look like bathrooms at the Ritz.

3.   The top two from each of the three semifinal groups advance to a six-team final, with the top three making the Cup field.

4.   The snap-on canvas top made old MG ragtops look like models of all-weather hermeticism.

5.   As in all other events at the trials, the top three make the U.S. Olympic team.

6.   Stowers was seventh and Black eighth in the semis, where the top eight make the final.