Complex sentence: The favourites and top two after the short program Ilia Kulik and Elvis Stojko would skate first and last while medal contenders Alexei Yagudin, Todd Eldredge and Philippe Candeloro went in between.
Split into simpler sentences: The favourites and top two after the short program Ilia Kulik and Elvis Stojko, who would skate first and last, respectively. Medal contenders Alexei Yagudin, Todd Eldredge and Philippe Candeloro went in between.