1. Almost effortlessly she landed seven triple jumps, one more than Chen, including a difficult triple toe jump she adventurously added at the end. 2. Because others were landing triple toes, however, Meno and Sand essentially started each competition with a disadvantage. 3. After she landed her final jump, the triple toe, she grinned. 4. But Sale double-footed her triple toe loop and singled both double axels and the Canadians missed the podium by one vote. 5. Calm and poised, Kwan landed seven triple jumps, including a daring, improvised triple toe at the end of her program. 6. Goebel was the only skater to complete a quadruple jump in the short program, doing his quad salchow in combination with a triple toe. 7. He nailed his final triple axel, then coolly subbed a triple toe for a double axel. 8. He had often downgraded the triple toe to a double, repeatedly compromising his chances after the short program. 9. He skated too close to the boards and reduced an intended quadruple toe loop to a triple toe. 10. He spun at an awkward angle on his triple axel, but rescued the jump, kept his balance and completed the triple toe combination jump. |