First woman to complete two triple-triple combinations at an Olympics: American Sarah Hughes, who won the gold medal at the 2002 Games.

City to which Hughes was given a key: New York

Number of world titles American Michelle Kwan has won: 5

Number of Olympic gold medals Kwan has won: 0 (Kwan won the silver medal at the 1998 Games and the bronze at the 2002 Games.)

Number of world titles Canadian Elvis Stojko won: 3

Number of Olympic gold medals Stojko won: 0 (Stojko won the silver medal at in 1994 Games and 1998.)

Item to which Russian Ilya Kulik credited his gold-medal victory at the 1998 Games: The shirt he wore during his long program. It was shiny yellow vinyl with large black blotches. Some observers thought he looked like a bumblebee or a giraffe.

Weapon used to attack American skater Nancy Kerrigan a few months before the 1994 Games: A 21-inch baton. (The husband of Kerrigan’s competitor, Tonya Harding, orchestrated the attack hoping the injured Kerrigan would miss the Games. Kerrigan ended up winning the silver medal. Harding finished eighth.)

Cause of 26-minute delay in medal ceremony following the women's event at the 1994 Games: Officials couldn’t find a recording of the national anthem of Ukraine, home of gold-medal winner Oksana Baiul.

Reason Russian pairs skater Oksana Grischuck changed her first name to Pasha a year before winning gold with her partner, Yevgeny Platov, at the 1998 Games: She was tired of being confused with Oksana Baiul.

Number of top-six finishers in the men’s event at the 1992 Games who completed the long program without falling or touching the ice with a hand: 1 (Despite his accomplishment, American Paul Wylie finished second overall. His program wasn’t as challenging as that of Soviet skater Viktor Petrenko, who won gold.)

Skater who won silver medal in the women’s event at the 1988 Games after battling strep throat for a week: Canadian Elizabeth Manley, whom pundits predicted would finish no better than third behind German Katarina Witt and American Debi Thomas.

Most common first name among competitors in the men’s event at the 1988 Games: Brian. (American Brian Boitano won gold while Canadian Brian Orser settled for silver in “The Battle of the Brians.”)

First North American to win a world figure skating title: Canadian Barbara Ann Scott, who also won the gold medal at the 1948 Games.

Most famous fan of Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie: Adolf Hitler, who twice invited her to lunch at his home near Munich and modestly gave her an autographed picture of himself.

Person who Madge Syers defeated at the British national championships in 1904: Her husband, Edgar.