All the scores are tallied, all the medals are presented.  Time to relax and unwind, time for the skaters to strut their stuff without the watchful eyes of the judges.  And did they ever strut!

Most of the skaters chose light-hearted exhibition routines, making us laugh and clap along to the music.  Notable exceptions were Todd Eldredge -- he performed a version of his free skate -- and Michelle Kwan, who did one of her usual slow numbers.    The gala ended with a bang -- literally -- when fireworks started going off INSIDE the arena, up around the scoreboard!  A smashing conclusion to a simply fabulous week.