| gold medallist | 6.91 | ...the Olympic gold medallists. | ||
| silver medallist | 6.45 | The silver medallists were all Chinese. | ||
| olympic medallist | 6.32 | ...the Olympic gold medallists. | ||
| bronze medallist | 4.54 | Bronze medallist in Atlanta Olympics time trial. | ||
| double medallist | 0.59 | Rudolf Nierlich, double gold medallist at the Vail World Championships, was third. | ||
| european medallist | 0.59 | European silver medallists Mandy Wtzel and Ingo Steuer of Germany will also pose a threat. | ||
| triple medallist | 0.59 | Killy had been triple gold medallist four years previously at Grenoble. | ||
| former medallist | 0.33 | Loban, a former Olympic bronze medallist, was disappointed. | ||
| russian medallist | 0.33 | Two Russian bronze medallists have won their appeal against being disqualified for taking drugs. | ||
| swimming medallist | 0.26 | She joins the other other double swimming gold medallists of the day Danyon Loader of New Zealand. |