Figure SkatingAll four events consist of a short program (two minutes and 40 seconds) and a long program (4:30 for men and 4:00 for women). Skaters are ranked on technical merit and artistic impression in a consensus vote by nine judges. Factored placements (FP) are determined by multiplying the final short program rank by 0.5 and then adding that number to the final long program. Medal breakdown (4 events): Five medals— Russia (3-2-0); Two— United States (1-1-0) and France (0-0-2); One— Canada (0-1-0), China (0-0-1) and Germany (0-0-1). Men
Top 10 USA: 4th, Todd Eldredge (5.5); 7th, Michael Weiss (11.5). Pairs
Top 10 USA: 4th, Kyoko Ina & Jason Dungjen (6.0); 8th, Jenni Meno & Todd Sand (12.0). Women
Next best USA: 17th, Nicole Bobek (25.5). Ice Dancing
Top 10 USA: 7th, Elizabeth Punsalan & Jerod Swallow (14.0). Fact Monster/Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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