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NPR's Tom Goldman reports the International Skating Union is conducting an "internal assessment" of the controversial judging in this week's pairs skating competition. A skating union official confirmed that the American referee of the pairs competition has complained about pressure being applied to at least one of the judges in the competition. The Russian pair of Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze received the gold medal over Canadians Jamie Sale and David Pelletier on Monday, setting off the first major furor of the Winter Games.

Actress Elaine Stritch launches her one woman show, At Liberty, at Broadways Neil Simon Theatre February 13, 2002. Stritch is an established Broadway star whos appeared in the hits Company,Pal Joey, On Your Toes, Bus Stop and Love Letters. Shes also been in many TV shows and films and shes the narrator for the PBS series EGG: the Arts Show.

U.S. snowboarders won Gold, Silver and Bronze in the men's halfpipe competition today at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Meanwhile, Picabo Street will have to wait at least another day in her quest to win a third Olympic skiing medal. The women's downhill was postponed because of high winds. And a German luger narrowly missed becoming the first Winter Olympian to win four straight gold medals in the same event. Noah Adams talks with NPR's Howard Berkes, who is at the Games. (3:30)

In an exclusive report for Morning Edition from NPR's Steve Inskeep, residents of an Afghan village claim American soldiers killed at least 18 people who were actually loyal to the new government -- and that American officials paid the victims' relatives $1,000 in reparations.

Even though there's no snow in their country, some Kenyan distance runners are following Olympic dreams as cross country skiers. They're shaky on technique, but they hope their speed and endurance will ultimately make them competitive in the sport. One Kenyan skier, Philip Boit, races later this week.

Language expert Richard Lederer takes on the misuse of "hopefully," subject-verb agreement, and "one of the only" versus "one of the few." Send Lederer a message about your own pet peeve, and listen to past shows in this series. (5:00)

All Things Considered presents a survey of the results of a search for audio artifacts from the World Trade Center towers. We hear samples of the sort of material people have sent in thus far. Among them, Hispanic workers who listened to Spanish stations while they cleaned the towers at night; marriages at the WTC; and the actual sound of sightseers atop the structures. Further stories about the sounds of the WTC will be heard later in the year. Listeners who want to contribute their own tapes or stories should call 202-408-0300. The project is a collaboration between NPR News, independent producers Jay Allison and the Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva), along with member station WNYC.

Former Enron chair Kenneth Lay sat stone-faced before a Senate committee, refusing to explain what brought down the energy giant. He joins five others who have invoked the Fifth Amendment over the Enron scandal. NPR's Emily Harris has the latest for All Things Considered.

Noah Adams talks with Wall Street Journal sports reporter Stefan Fatsis about NBC's presentation of the Winter Olympics. With fewer profiles and more coverage of the events themselves, the ratings for the games are up. NBC will most likely turn a profit on the games, which is rare for a large sporting event these days.

In what's being called the most important war crimes trial since Nazis were prosecuted in Nuremberg, Slobodan Milosevic faces charges of genocide and "crimes against humanity" for his part in the wars that tore apart the former Yugoslavia. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports for All Things Considered.