BRISBANE, Australia -- As unlikely as it seems, Olympic gold medalist Marion Jones thinks a woman can eventually break the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters.

"You're not going to hear from me that it can't be done," the second-fastest woman sprinter in history with a best of 10.65 seconds in 1998.

"You can't put limits on yourself. Thirteen years ago, if you had said women were going to run under 10.5, probably no one would have stood up."

Florence Griffith Joyner shattered that theory by running 10.49 at the 1988 U.S. Olympic trials. Flo-Jo has the three fastest times ever, and Jones owns the next six fastest. The men's world record is 9.79 by Maurice Greene.

Home, sweet home
Five-time Australian figure skating champion Anthony Liu is in fourth place after the short program at the Goodwill Games, which is surprising considering he's never skated in front of a home crowd in a major international event.

Figure skating competitions are rare in Australia. The World Championships were scheduled for Brisbane last year, but the international ruling body took them away from the city following a dispute over television broadcast rights.

Liu wore a World War II-style U.S. Navy uniform for his short program, which was set to the movie sound track of "Pearl Harbor."

"I performed well in front of my family, which is important because I never get that chance," said Liu, who will be back in action Friday for the men's free skate.

"My mom has never seen me skate at a big event like this. She encourages me to keep skating ... I was thinking of quitting last year."

Teenager Rollison rewarded
Australia's Melissa Rollison, winner of the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Goodwill Games, has been rewarded by track and field's world governing body.

In recognition of her victory, the 18-year-old Rollison was invited by the IAAF to compete in a flat 3,000-meter race at Sunday's Grand Prix Finals at Melbourne. Rollison accepted.

Meanwhile, her coach, Brian Chapman, is pushing for the steeplechase, a relatively new event for women, to be included in major championships, such as the Olympics.

"It is the only event women are prohibited from doing at the championships and other games," Chapman said.

Szabo hurting
Romania's Gabriela Szabo, the world 1,500-meter champion, has a severe case of sciatica, her manager, Jos Hermens, said.

Hermens, attending the Goodwill Games, said Szabo might have worsened the condition by running the 5,000 meters at the World Championships in Edmonton last month.

Szabo threatened to withdraw from the 5,000, but not because of the injury. She was upset that Russia's Olga Yegorova, who tested positive for the endurance-enhancing hormone EPO at a meet in Paris in July, was allowed to compete. Yegorova was banned by the IAAF after the positive result, but later was reinstated on a technicality.

Yegorova won the 5,000 title, while Szabo finished eighth.