Johnny Weir, who had been in medal contention after the short program, hit the barrier during his free skating, got up and restarted his program, then had to withdraw, starting a long chain of bad skating in the men's free.
Johnny Weir, who had been in strong position for a medal after the short program, experienced an unfortunate incident during his free skate, got back on his feet and continued, but was forced to abandon ship, leading to a prolonged period of poor skating by the men's skaters.