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This was a Team format with the USA vs. The World, with head-to-head matchups.

Here are brief descriptions of the matchups:

1) Surya Bonaly vs Kristi Yamaguchi (winner)

2) Michael Weiss (fell on triple axel -- skated to his "William Tell" program) vs. Kurt Browning (winner - landed triple axel)

3) Yuka Sato vs. Sasha Cohen (winner)

4) Todd Eldredge (winner -- details below) vs. Brian Orser

5) Sarah Hughes (winner) vs. Maria B.

6) Alexei Yagudin (winner) vs. Tim Goebel

7) Irina Slutskaya (winner) vs. Michelle Kwan

Final score: USA - 11
World - 10

Todd notes:
Todd has a new IF and costume. The music is "1492" and his costume is described as a shimmery topaz or bronze with a vest similar to the one from "Les Miz" costume. Once again the costume is said to be "difficult to describe". LOL His pants are believed to be brownish color.
During warm-up Todd fell on a quad attempt.
During the program he landed a 3axel, 3axel-2toe, 2lutz, and 3 loop.
Most notably, Todd has lots of new choreographic moves, courtesy of Olga V. -- who was boardside. These includes knee slides, lunges, dance moves, and holding positions longer. *But* the most notable difference is that Todd can writhe on the ice with the best of 'em -- thus the subject line "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em".
After finishing his program, he received lots of dog-related presents on the ice. (Woof! -- my comment) Also, someone in the crowd held up a sign that read, "Who Let Todd Out?".
Todd appeared cheerful in the Kiss Cry area and was observed to be getting a lot of attention from some of the young female skaters.
After Alexei skated he attempted to sit behind Todd instead of the assigned chair for awaiting marks.
Mary said that if the ordinals were ranked for the men, that Todd won.
Todd's scores:
Technical
57 58 58 58 58
Presentation
58 59 59 59 59

Mary promised she'd correct any mistakes when she returned home.
Rita