Q: We enjoyed the Olympics team figure skating, but how many events does each team have to complete? Is the team portion done? If yes, please list the medal winners. Also, did they receive the medal as a team, or did each skater receive a medal?
—Margot Griffith, Johns Creek
A: One woman, one man, a pairs team and an ice-dancing team composed the teams for the 10 countries in team figure skating, which was completed on Feb. 9. The events consist of short programs for both the individuals and the teams – four total – after which the top five countries advance to the long, or free, programs for two individuals, the pairs team and the ice-dancing team. Countries are allowed to substitute skaters between the short and long programs. Russia won the gold medal, Canada took silver and the U.S. finished with bronze. Each team member received a medal at the ceremony on Feb. 10.
Q: What is the amount of income, or net worth, necessary to be considered one of the 1 percent in the U.S.?
—Harris Gottlieb, Dunwoody
A: The top 1 percent in the U.S. had a pretax income above $394,000 in 2012, according to an analysis of Internal Revenue Service figures dating to 1913 by economists at the University of California, Berkeley, the Paris School of Economics and Oxford University. The Associated Press reported that the top 1 percent earned "more than 19 percent of the country's household income last year – their biggest share since 1928, the year before the stock market crash."
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