The silver medal he earned in Albertville, France, ____1____ the 27-year-old figure skater into a new existence. He was no longer a nobody who ___2__ at big events, like the 1988 Calgary Olympics, where he finished an unimpressive 10th. No longer the recipient of advice from judges who, after Paul’s performance in the ’91 World Championships, suggested that he ____3____: “Make room for the younger skaters.”