0:00:37 > 0:00:39Welcome to day six of the Winter Olympics, where there
0:00:39 > 0:00:41are nine medals on offer.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Over the next hour, we'll have extended highlights of two events
0:00:44 > 0:00:50which couldn't be more different.
0:00:50 > 0:00:55But first the grace and beauty of the pairs free skate.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00Welcome to the medal day at the ice Arena, it is the crunch day for
0:01:00 > 0:01:01Welcome to the medal day at the ice Arena, it is the crunch day for the
0:01:01 > 0:01:04pairs, this competition will be fierce today. As it stands, at the
0:01:04 > 0:01:08top of the tree, less than one point between China and the Olympic
0:01:08 > 0:01:13athletes from Russia in the gold and silver medal positions and then two
0:01:13 > 0:01:16points between the pair in eighth position and everyone else between
0:01:16 > 0:01:21them and bronze. It will be a scramble for the podium places
0:01:21 > 0:01:28today, and only perfection will do! This pair, though, are gunning for a
0:01:28 > 0:01:31place on the podium, and they have the weapons in their arsenal to
0:01:31 > 0:01:36clinch a medal, if they perform right here, right now. They came
0:01:36 > 0:01:39tenth in Sochi at the last Olympics and they are looking to improve on
0:01:39 > 0:01:44that. They came through the short programme in six, can they take a
0:01:44 > 0:01:49medal home to France?
0:01:54 > 0:02:02medal home to France?Vanessa and Morgan have a quadruple Salchow
0:02:02 > 0:02:08planned, but they have combinations to come and the twist is going to
0:02:08 > 0:02:18come first.
0:02:19 > 0:02:27A lovely twist there. Brilliant control, good height and flight.
0:02:27 > 0:02:39They need the same on the side by side toe loops. They have got them.
0:02:39 > 0:02:49With two double toe loops Toffolo. -- to follow.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53-- to follow. If the quadruple throw is going to appear, it will be
0:02:53 > 0:02:58here...
0:03:03 > 0:03:10here...They went for it!And they made the rotation.
0:03:38 > 0:03:44The double Salchow from Vanessa...
0:05:10 > 0:05:16The throat... And the triple Lutz.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17CHEERING
0:06:18 > 0:06:23It is too tight at the top for mistakes. How much will that have
0:06:23 > 0:06:34cost them? Just a double when they were looking for a triple.This is
0:06:34 > 0:06:39the throw... One, two, three, four... Landing on two feed and two
0:06:39 > 0:06:49plans. -- two feet and two hands. He did a triple, and she did the
0:06:49 > 0:06:53double.It is a big new season's best. Beating their previous mark by
0:06:53 > 0:07:02a couple of hundred points. That means that Vanessa James and Morgan
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Cipres are our new leaders. They are still in the hunt for a bronze
0:07:05 > 0:07:10medal...
0:07:13 > 0:07:17medal... Next, looking for the state of their lives, they are just
0:07:17 > 0:07:25outside of the medal positions at the moment by 0.23 of a point, no
0:07:25 > 0:07:30mistakes, and a great performance and it could be a third bronze medal
0:07:30 > 0:07:40at the Olympics for Savchenko, and a first for Massott, but they need to
0:07:40 > 0:07:48be perfect.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02They open with a triple twist... Just watch the height that it flies
0:08:02 > 0:08:07at...
0:08:12 > 0:08:20The first of the throes... She has got it on one third... And it is
0:08:20 > 0:08:26clean. -- one foot.
0:08:39 > 0:08:45The triple Salchow, double toe loop... Yesterday it was just a
0:08:45 > 0:08:52double for Brunei and it cost them dearly but today, perfection.
0:09:02 > 0:09:13Second am part -- second jump... Triple toe loops, and well done.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18This is looking good.
0:09:26 > 0:09:40The throw triple Salchow. The big and difficult element done for them.
0:10:06 > 0:10:15Strength and control... Through the lifts...
0:12:19 > 0:12:24Perfect! The race for the bronze medal is on!I think the race for
0:12:24 > 0:12:29the gold is an!They were out of the medal positions before the free
0:12:29 > 0:12:34skate.They are going to be fighting for the bronze medal place but that
0:12:34 > 0:12:43performance has not put them on a podium. What colour it will be, we
0:12:43 > 0:12:47will find out -- but that performance has put them on the
0:12:47 > 0:12:54podium, there have been some beautiful transitions. Some of those
0:12:54 > 0:12:58moves well choreographed by Christopher Dean. He spent time with
0:12:58 > 0:13:05them last year. In the autumn. Hoping to clean and fix these
0:13:05 > 0:13:09transitions between. To me, it was the detail that will separate this
0:13:09 > 0:13:15from some of the others.
0:13:15 > 0:13:22from some of the others. It is going to be big. Absolutely.That is the
0:13:22 > 0:13:30best that they have skated... 159.30 one. The season's best. Is that how
0:13:30 > 0:13:36they clinch the Olympic title?They have broken their own world record
0:13:36 > 0:13:45with the free skate score. It was sensational skating, wasn't it?This
0:13:45 > 0:13:48is the couple with whom they were tussling for the bronze medal
0:13:48 > 0:13:53position.
0:13:53 > 0:13:58position. Megan DuHamel and Eric Radford of Canada, already the team
0:13:58 > 0:14:05champions going away from the games with a gold medal...
0:14:05 > 0:14:08with a gold medal... And the pressure is on these two now, to
0:14:08 > 0:14:14hang on to a spot on the podium...
0:14:46 > 0:14:54A triple twist...
0:14:57 > 0:15:02He had the hardest side by side solo jump element, and this will be the
0:15:02 > 0:15:07side by side triple Lutzs.
0:15:07 > 0:15:14Hands down for Norl, not sure it was fully rotated, that would be a
0:15:14 > 0:15:16review.
0:15:24 > 0:15:41Now quadruple through Salchow. She has got it.
0:15:42 > 0:15:49Nine points from that one element.
0:15:49 > 0:15:59Side by side triple Salchow, double toe loop, double toe loop.
0:16:52 > 0:17:00Triple Lutz.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Fighting for a medal, fighting to
0:18:55 > 0:19:01hold on to a podium spot. Eric Radford and Meagan Duhamel.They are
0:19:01 > 0:19:06thrilled with that skate, she landed the quad.But there was that
0:19:06 > 0:19:13mistake.Slightly on the Lutz. Their triple twist is not the strongest or
0:19:13 > 0:19:21highest, just level three. This is the Lutz.That is where the hands
0:19:21 > 0:19:27went down.For me, that was under rotated, I would not have called
0:19:27 > 0:19:32that. But not so there with the quad on one foot, so good to see them
0:19:32 > 0:19:43able to deliver that quad, boom.Oh, it is not enough to go ahead of the
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Germans, they are in the silver medal position, Meagan Duhamel and
0:19:46 > 0:19:53Eric Radford. And they needed a new world record to chase down the
0:19:53 > 0:19:57Germans, in fact everyone needs a new world record to chase down the
0:19:57 > 0:20:06Germans! So the world champions
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Germans! So the world champions from China, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong. So
0:20:11 > 0:20:15much of the season has been about whether they would be here and that
0:20:15 > 0:20:26their best, because when they are, they are world beaters.
0:20:40 > 0:20:48And they will open their free programme with a quadruple twist, so
0:20:48 > 0:20:50four revolutions in the air from take-off.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06Side by side triple toe loops.
0:21:11 > 0:21:18Dear, dear! The triples were fine, but not the combinations they wanted
0:21:18 > 0:21:26afterwards, just to singles from him.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35Off the triple Salchow for her, that was a problem in the warm up as
0:21:35 > 0:21:43well, two falls.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19Beautiful lift.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09Triple flip. Absolutely glorious!
0:23:28 > 0:23:40CHEERING Triple Salchow.
0:24:59 > 0:25:06CHEERING AND APPLAUSE It is rousing stuff, but is it
0:25:06 > 0:25:11enough to hold onto their lead? The Germans were sublime.The second
0:25:11 > 0:25:16half was absolutely superb, but a couple of very, very costly errors
0:25:16 > 0:25:22on those side by side triple jumps. It was the quad, one, two, three,
0:25:22 > 0:25:34four. She had fallen on the Salchow in the warm up.There is that hand.
0:25:34 > 0:25:39No-one can touch them for the throes, though.Right, is the work
0:25:39 > 0:25:47they did in the short programme going to be enough? No, it is not,
0:25:47 > 0:25:54153.08, it is not enough for them to hang onto that gold medal. So Aliona
0:25:54 > 0:26:00Savchenko and Bruno Massot of Germany out in front. So our final
0:26:00 > 0:26:07skaters, then, of this free skate competition, and these two will be
0:26:07 > 0:26:14looking to push up into the medals as well.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17as well. Team silver winners already, the Olympic Athletes from
0:26:17 > 0:26:22Russia, and they were in the silver medal position after the short
0:26:22 > 0:26:26programme, they are relying on Christian ideal error for an Olympic
0:26:26 > 0:26:35medal. -- Christina Aguilera.
0:26:49 > 0:26:57Our final team will open their bid for gold with a quadruple twist.
0:26:57 > 0:27:08That was lovely!
0:27:10 > 0:27:17Now, side by side triples, first triple Salchow.
0:27:17 > 0:27:25triple Salchow. He did, she didn't.
0:27:34 > 0:27:50Triple Salchow now. Oh, that has gone as well!
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Needs to get the composure back now for the side by side triple toe
0:27:57 > 0:28:01loops.
0:28:02 > 0:28:07With the two double toe loops to follow.
0:30:05 > 0:30:15Triple loop... Beautiful!
0:31:09 > 0:31:13It isn't going to be good enough for a gold medal... And it isn't going
0:31:13 > 0:31:19to be good enough for silver. Is it good enough for a medal at all?I
0:31:19 > 0:31:23think they may struggle to be on the podium, to be honest. It certainly
0:31:23 > 0:31:32did not have their normal pizzazz or champion feel about it... Tentative,
0:31:32 > 0:31:38the double
0:31:38 > 0:31:43the double Salchow there, always strong with the throes but it was
0:31:43 > 0:31:51overcooked on that one. Way too far forward on the toe pick landing...
0:31:51 > 0:32:03Is it a medal for the Olympic Athletes from Russia? No, it is not.
0:32:04 > 0:32:15143.2 five. No medal for the Olympic Athletes from Russia. It means
0:32:17 > 0:32:18Athletes from Russia. It means that the German pair learned that they
0:32:18 > 0:32:27are the Olympic champions, Savchenko and Massott. What fight to jump from
0:32:27 > 0:32:34fourth position to the top of the podium. They are the worthy winners.
0:32:34 > 0:32:39What a performance out there. In a battle with Meagan Duhamel and Eric
0:32:39 > 0:32:44Radford for a bronze medal but they came onto the ice and they were foot
0:32:44 > 0:32:48perfect!Absolutely glorious, she has been fighting for this moment
0:32:48 > 0:32:56for a few years now, it didn't happen as they would have liked it.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00Two Olympic bronze medal is in the past that now she is the Olympic
0:33:00 > 0:33:12champion, at the age of 34 years old.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17So, we have our Olympic champions. What a ride it was in the free
0:33:17 > 0:33:24skate,
0:33:24 > 0:33:27skate, Lutz and Bruno Massott defying the world champions of
0:33:27 > 0:33:32China, by less than half a point. Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford
0:33:32 > 0:33:39adding the individual bronze to 13 gold.Congratulations, first of all,
0:33:39 > 0:33:39Aliona
0:33:39 > 0:33:42gold.Congratulations, first of all, Aliona, your fifth Olympics, 34 with
0:33:42 > 0:33:47your first gold medal, how does it feel?Amazing! I don't know. It is
0:33:47 > 0:33:55just amazing. A dream come true.We can be proud today, of what we did.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59Now, we can just enjoy. It is exactly what we wanted for this
0:33:59 > 0:34:07Olympics. It is hard to speak, sorry! I did not want to stay in
0:34:07 > 0:34:14fourth place. I wanted to reach the medals. On the ice today, we wanted
0:34:14 > 0:34:20the gold. We would do everything for it. And, we did it.And Christopher
0:34:20 > 0:34:26Dean has been helping you?He built the programme. Christopher, thank
0:34:26 > 0:34:33you. He did such an amazing job with us. We are so glad to do his
0:34:33 > 0:34:41programme today and do it well.And it's an amazing story.Many
0:34:41 > 0:34:43congratulations, you finally got the individual medal you were looking
0:34:43 > 0:34:50for?It's what has been missing from our careers, and that great
0:34:50 > 0:34:55performance at the Olympics. I fell in the solo triple Salchow four
0:34:55 > 0:35:01years ago and I was determined not to miss one. I used it as my driving
0:35:01 > 0:35:06force.I'm amazed that we are able to be this much better when we are
0:35:06 > 0:35:14this much older. I've never felt so prepare for a competition. To lay
0:35:14 > 0:35:19down four, really good skates at the Olympics, I'm proud of that.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Celebrations continue on the ice below us. The Germans are wrapped in
0:35:22 > 0:35:27the flag of their country, the Chinese have stepped off. Eric
0:35:27 > 0:35:31Radford and Meagan Duhamel are putting their coats on. Who called
0:35:31 > 0:35:35the final? We know the Germans have what it takes but to lay down a new
0:35:35 > 0:35:40world record and win the gold, nobody saw that coming?It was their
0:35:40 > 0:35:45own record to beat and they did it in supreme style. We saw in the warm
0:35:45 > 0:35:49up from all of the teams that there was some tension. You would hold it
0:35:49 > 0:35:55together? The Germans were flawless. They were out of the medals, I was
0:35:55 > 0:36:00watching the fight for the bronze medal, and when they laid down that
0:36:00 > 0:36:03performance, I was convinced the Chinese would come through. They
0:36:03 > 0:36:06skates so supremely that they would hang onto the gold medal. I was
0:36:06 > 0:36:12convinced!The Chinese have the ability, they have been world
0:36:12 > 0:36:19champions. The athletes from Russia performed exquisitely in the sure
0:36:19 > 0:36:22programmes, they were ready for the gold but you can never discount the
0:36:22 > 0:36:26Germans because they can deliver phenomenal performances and at the
0:36:26 > 0:36:30top, that tight, there's no room for error. Meagan Duhamel said that if
0:36:30 > 0:36:34that would be the fourth place performance, that is amazing. It
0:36:34 > 0:36:39ended up being bronze medal performance, and it is that they are
0:36:39 > 0:36:43all brilliant. Down to the wire. It was who held it together and doesn't
0:36:43 > 0:36:48make the mistakes. Today, it was Aliona Savchenko and Bruno Massott.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51Those tears from Meagan Duhamel at the end, I couldn't tell whether she
0:36:51 > 0:36:56thought she had thrown away the bronze medal, whether they went yes,
0:36:56 > 0:37:03it!You have two wonder if they knew what Aliona Savchenko and Bruno
0:37:03 > 0:37:07Massott had done. You have to do your in thing, they knew they
0:37:07 > 0:37:12couldn't have done better. The quad throw was glorious. There may have
0:37:12 > 0:37:15been minute mistakes that make the difference and they were sat in the
0:37:15 > 0:37:19backstage area of the couch. We think, maybe they are therefore now?
0:37:19 > 0:37:25They got to stand on the podium and it was brilliant.Aliona Savchenko
0:37:25 > 0:37:28and Bruno Massott are the Olympic champions. They said at the start
0:37:28 > 0:37:32that they could be the best Olympic free skating competition that the
0:37:32 > 0:37:36games has ever seen. I don't think it disappointed!
0:37:36 > 0:37:38And tomorrow we'll have extended highlights here on BBC Four,
0:37:38 > 0:37:41as the men take to the ice in the short programme.
0:37:41 > 0:37:42To the mountains now,
0:37:42 > 0:37:50and one of the highlights of any Winter Olympics.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54The men's snowboard cross always provides plenty of drama.
0:37:54 > 0:38:02Ed Leigh and Tim Warwood are in the commentary box.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07Pierre Vaultier red and green. Jerry Hughes is closest to the camera.
0:38:07 > 0:38:15Keep your eye on the Australian closest to the camera.
0:38:15 > 0:38:20closest to the camera.It was a long one. It is between one and four
0:38:20 > 0:38:25second is that they can leave the gate. It is a random opening. Jarryd
0:38:25 > 0:38:32Hughes, what a start by the White Paper of the Austrian, Alessandro
0:38:32 > 0:38:38Haemmerle.He was in 20 Fourth Place but he is blisteringly quick.
0:38:38 > 0:38:45Vaultier is on his tail.The first of the sweeping left... Jostling for
0:38:45 > 0:38:50position and trying to close the door. Through the sweeping right.
0:38:50 > 0:38:55Nothing too tight yet. They've been coming into this huge boot up.
0:38:55 > 0:39:00Vaultier goes long and low. It was a beautiful jump, to move ahead of
0:39:00 > 0:39:05Alessandro Haemmerle. Vaultier on the inside, jostling for third
0:39:05 > 0:39:12place. He desperately wants it.The Austrian in the yellow bib isn't
0:39:12 > 0:39:19going to let that go.Hughes knuckled it. Vaultier has enough
0:39:19 > 0:39:23distance to ensure he isn't being dragged by the others. A brilliant
0:39:23 > 0:39:33race... Ooh! That was huge! An enormous crash there. Vaultier in
0:39:33 > 0:39:42first, Hughes in second and Haemmerle in third. But the blue bib
0:39:42 > 0:39:48has pulled up straightaway. Vaultier looking majestic. He has been the
0:39:48 > 0:39:55boss of this heat.The back protector would have done its job,
0:39:55 > 0:40:03that is for sure. Let's hope so... Let's go back to the top... The
0:40:03 > 0:40:10precocious young Frenchman, Merlin Surget, living up to the hype
0:40:10 > 0:40:14bestowed on him by some of the greats of the snowboard cross.
0:40:14 > 0:40:22Alton. The two Australians in blue and yellow.
0:40:32 > 0:40:42Does ready? Attention!That is the gate. They are in!
0:40:42 > 0:40:47gate. They are in!Alex Pullin on the very outside... Merlin Surget
0:40:47 > 0:40:57just behind Bolton, as they power into the first jump.
0:41:00 > 0:41:08A tiny bit of daylight for Alex Pullin. Merlin Surget low on his
0:41:08 > 0:41:16heels.He isn't going to let this slip, is he? I don't think... Lovely
0:41:16 > 0:41:20work by Alex Pullin squashing the jump. Nikolay Olyunin, into a tight
0:41:20 > 0:41:23left-hander. More than 90 degrees around the corner as they come
0:41:23 > 0:41:29through this section.Bolton has gone from second to fifth place in a
0:41:29 > 0:41:34heartbeat. Keep your eye on the blue bib of Bolton. He needs to claw in
0:41:34 > 0:41:40the Italian. Can he make it stick? The battle for third place... And he
0:41:40 > 0:41:49has gone!He has gone down hard! Really hard.It is the two
0:41:49 > 0:41:54Australians making it through behind the Russian. Nikolay Olyunin in
0:41:54 > 0:41:59first, Alex Pullin and then Cameron Bolton. Michele Godino went down
0:41:59 > 0:42:05very, very hard. In exactly the same place we just saw them go down
0:42:05 > 0:42:10previously.We saw a lot of people struggling in the seedings. At this
0:42:10 > 0:42:16point in the race your adrenaline is peaking. You are on the limiter. You
0:42:16 > 0:42:24are so buzzed up you want to get in the top three.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27the top three.Bolton, Alex Pullin and Nikolay Olyunin advancing to the
0:42:27 > 0:42:32semifinals.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37semifinals. I do like his style in the white closest to us...He flew
0:42:37 > 0:42:46out of this gate. In the black, he was gifted a place in this
0:42:46 > 0:42:51quarterfinal. He needs to seize this opportunity, Loan Bozzolo.I will go
0:42:51 > 0:43:06for the green and the yellow bib, of Paul Berg.
0:43:11 > 0:43:16This is going to be good. I am pinning my tail on Mick Dierdorff's
0:43:16 > 0:43:20donkey... That doesn't even make sense!They are gone, Mick Dierdorff
0:43:20 > 0:43:24is closest to the camera and he goes out well. The Canadian is out in
0:43:24 > 0:43:35front, in the red, Christopher Robanske. Look at that.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38Robanske. Look at that.Flying out in front. Dierdorff, followed by
0:43:38 > 0:43:43Christopher Robanske. Paul Berg is in second or third... Four of them
0:43:43 > 0:43:48have gone down! There will be an incredible race for third position.
0:43:48 > 0:43:53Hopefully the director Lex
0:43:54 > 0:43:55Hopefully the director Lex go of Regino Hernandez and Dierdorff in
0:43:55 > 0:44:01front. The drama is unfolding behind in the battle for third place.It is
0:44:01 > 0:44:05all about qualifying in the top three positions. Advancing through,
0:44:05 > 0:44:11getting into the top three to get into the next round.At some point,
0:44:11 > 0:44:15Dierdorff will see that there is nothing there, and take his foot off
0:44:15 > 0:44:19the gas, hopefully. If they start to push, they are in danger of knocking
0:44:19 > 0:44:24themselves out.
0:44:27 > 0:44:29themselves out.Regino Hernandez... He popped off that... Really
0:44:29 > 0:44:35composed.In third, I think it is the blue bib of Christopher
0:44:35 > 0:44:43rebounds. -- Christopher Robanske. I would like to see that again.There
0:44:43 > 0:44:49was a crash at the back. I think that Hagen Kearney fell of his own
0:44:49 > 0:44:56accord, catching his heel edge? Spots in the finals for these three,
0:44:56 > 0:45:11who will they be joined by? Let's go back up to the top...
0:45:12 > 0:45:20I think it is Nick Baumgartner for me, the blue and yellow. He has done
0:45:20 > 0:45:28the classic tactic that you want in the boardercross, the Grey man.
0:45:28 > 0:45:34Sneak through, don't get in anyone's way. On the keep your eye on the
0:45:34 > 0:45:38green bib, he looked tidy throughout the first heat. A great start from
0:45:38 > 0:45:47windfalls, closest to the camera in that bib.Let's kick things off...
0:45:47 > 0:45:56Nick Baumgartner in second place, with orange goggles.
0:45:56 > 0:45:58with orange goggles. That was brilliantly squashed! Going to the
0:45:58 > 0:46:04second knuckle. Making a move, very tight in the first three here... In
0:46:04 > 0:46:11the lead, Martin Noerl. Coming up the inside, Emanuel Perathoner.
0:46:11 > 0:46:16Inches apart. Nick Baumgartner in third.In the blue, he has all of
0:46:16 > 0:46:24the work to do! Brilliant speed... Keep your eye on the white bib. Look
0:46:24 > 0:46:29at the
0:46:29 > 0:46:32at the finish Anton Lindfors! Nick Baumgartner has managed to get into
0:46:32 > 0:46:38second place. Powering down the finishing straight. The boards have
0:46:38 > 0:46:42come together between Emanuel Perathoner and Nick Baumgartner. On
0:46:42 > 0:46:46the outside, Lindfors of Finland. They will be so close coming over
0:46:46 > 0:46:51the final jump... Three men, two spots Alex Mack and Lindfors gets
0:46:51 > 0:46:58in, and I think it was Baumgardner. It was very close.That was amazing.
0:46:58 > 0:47:03The goose bumps are up.The last four jobs were all we hoped they
0:47:03 > 0:47:10would be.Brilliant racing. Martin Noerl lead for so long. Controlling
0:47:10 > 0:47:17the race. So close.Lindfors jumped over the front of the Italian there.
0:47:17 > 0:47:21Emanuel Perathoner couldn't do anything about it. Clean racing from
0:47:21 > 0:47:27all of them. Brilliant racing. This is why we love boardercross. Nick
0:47:27 > 0:47:32Baumgartner, Lindfors and Martin Noerl joining the rest of them. Give
0:47:32 > 0:47:35Ottio, the defending Olympic champion, the five-time overall
0:47:35 > 0:47:41World Cup winner and reigning world champion is in there. The Russian
0:47:41 > 0:47:46steel has looked invincible.
0:47:46 > 0:47:49Two Australians, Cameron Bolton, Alex Pullin.
0:47:49 > 0:47:50The Austrian Alessandro Hammerle,
0:47:50 > 0:47:52and then Jarryd Hughes closest to us.
0:47:52 > 0:47:54Vaultier was like lightning out of the gates as they freefall
0:47:54 > 0:47:59into the first feature, the birdbath.
0:47:59 > 0:48:02So Vaultier out in the lead, and look how he is extending it.
0:48:02 > 0:48:05So is Alessandro Hammerle in the white bib, then
0:48:05 > 0:48:09it is Jarryd Hughes in third.
0:48:09 > 0:48:13But it is about to start moving, making a move from the outside,
0:48:13 > 0:48:17Vaultier looking very comfortable, Hughes moves into his slipstream.
0:48:17 > 0:48:22The two Australians coming together.
0:48:22 > 0:48:27We have got Pullin and Bolton, Jarryd Hughes in second position.
0:48:27 > 0:48:31Keep an eye on Alessandro Hammerle, good outside line.
0:48:31 > 0:48:34I think Bolton has gone!
0:48:34 > 0:48:38Pullin looking to go long.
0:48:38 > 0:48:41And what a fantastic race, Jarryd Hughes leads,
0:48:41 > 0:48:43Pierre Vaultier tries to...
0:48:43 > 0:48:46Oh, Vaultier is down!
0:48:46 > 0:48:48And Alessandro Hammerle.
0:48:48 > 0:48:50The two Australians.
0:48:50 > 0:48:54Alex Pullin and Jarryd Hughes are going to make it through,
0:48:54 > 0:48:59it is a yard sale for third place, everyone else went down.
0:48:59 > 0:49:01I think the Olympic champion went down of his own accord,
0:49:01 > 0:49:05I don't think there was any coming together.
0:49:05 > 0:49:13But I can't see from here, I think it is Vaultier who is up.
0:49:13 > 0:49:20Yes, the Olympic champion plays his "Get out of jail free" card.
0:49:20 > 0:49:25It is Hammerle on the outside, over jumped by Olyunin.
0:49:25 > 0:49:29Vaultier, 20 seconds behind, but it is not against the clock,
0:49:29 > 0:49:36just the first three over.
0:49:41 > 0:49:48Vaultier has lost the lead to Jarryd Hughes, Hammerle on the outside,
0:49:48 > 0:49:55over jumped by Olyunin.Olyunin tries to go around the top, and
0:49:55 > 0:50:01Pierre Vaultier took out the front of his board.Did UCI Alex Pullin
0:50:01 > 0:50:04had to ride through Pierre Vaultier?! That was like NASCAR
0:50:04 > 0:50:11racing! He was holding his line while the nose of DRS's board was
0:50:11 > 0:50:16spinning around his leg. And look, he has had to hop up and strap back
0:50:16 > 0:50:21in.
0:50:22 > 0:50:27in. No photo finish for his finals qualification, but it doesn't
0:50:27 > 0:50:34matter, these three will have the opportunity to battle it out for
0:50:34 > 0:50:38medals here at the men's snowboard cross finals.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41Now, game time, the adrenaline starts to kick in.
0:50:41 > 0:50:48Hernandez in red, Martin Noerl in green...
0:50:55 > 0:50:58Riders ready!
0:50:59 > 0:51:02Lindfors drops out of the sky closest to us,
0:51:02 > 0:51:05but in front it is Hernandez in the red bib.
0:51:05 > 0:51:09He has gone, Robanske in the blue.
0:51:09 > 0:51:11Baumgartner!
0:51:11 > 0:51:16So the two North Americans chasing down the Spaniard,
0:51:16 > 0:51:20but look how wide Robanske has gone, trying to get a good highlight,
0:51:20 > 0:51:24great move from Baumgartner underneath Hernandez.
0:51:24 > 0:51:29As they go down that enormous step down and into
0:51:29 > 0:51:31the big sweeping right-hander.
0:51:31 > 0:51:33The world champion from Sierra Nevada, Baumgartner,
0:51:33 > 0:51:36now leading from the front, Hernandez slipping back,
0:51:36 > 0:51:40the blue bib of Robanske, we have lost someone!
0:51:40 > 0:51:42Right at the back.
0:51:42 > 0:51:45I think it was Lindfors.
0:51:45 > 0:51:48Oh, no, the blue...
0:51:48 > 0:51:53Oh, Lindfors!
0:51:53 > 0:51:59That was phenomenal, like dominoes, taking each other out.
0:51:59 > 0:52:06No sign of anyone behind Hernandez, more drama for second and third.
0:52:06 > 0:52:11What on earth happened there?!
0:52:11 > 0:52:19Let's take a look.
0:52:22 > 0:52:25I have just seen Baumgartner rises hands into the air for second place.
0:52:25 > 0:52:30What on earth happened there?!
0:52:30 > 0:52:34Goodness only knows, the director has lost everyone, they are so
0:52:34 > 0:52:38spaced out! But I can see third place out of the window.It is the
0:52:38 > 0:52:45black bib of Dierdorff.My goodness!
0:52:45 > 0:52:48Dierdorff, who played no part in that, after he crashed out
0:52:48 > 0:52:50at the top, 30 seconds between first and third.
0:52:50 > 0:52:53But as we have said so many times before, it doesn't matter,
0:52:53 > 0:52:59third place is third place.
0:52:59 > 0:53:03Well, that race will also be under review from the jury to find out
0:53:03 > 0:53:10what went on. We lost it in the commentary box.
0:53:22 > 0:53:29He takes out Martin Norl, the German. He has gone out the side of
0:53:29 > 0:53:33the course. And here we get the helicopter shot of the same
0:53:33 > 0:53:40incident, Robanske takes him out, and it was Baumgartner's own
0:53:40 > 0:53:44mistake.They were carrying way too much speed and all land and
0:53:44 > 0:53:49compressed and bounced into that turn.A proper case of lemmings,
0:53:49 > 0:53:53they all went at it so fast. Baumgartner crossing the line for
0:53:53 > 0:54:03second.Hernandez makes the final, Baumgartner makes the final,
0:54:03 > 0:54:11Dierdorff makes the final. Fantastic view from the helicopter up here of
0:54:11 > 0:54:16this spectacular course. But back up to the top.
0:54:16 > 0:54:19Six men, three medals, who will take it?
0:54:19 > 0:54:26I am looking forward to this, this will have plenty of action, like a
0:54:26 > 0:54:30half-price clothing sale at Primark!
0:54:30 > 0:54:33Jarryd Hughes in the white.
0:54:33 > 0:54:39Mick Dierdorff in the black.
0:54:39 > 0:54:44The Olympic champion in the red, Pierre Vaultier.
0:54:44 > 0:54:51So slick, so fast, so quick on the start, so is this man, Regino
0:54:51 > 0:54:57Hernandez. He has been breathtaking out of the gate.And he is making
0:54:57 > 0:55:06all the noise there. He is ready for this, it is Nick Baumgartner.Then,
0:55:06 > 0:55:11on the outside, the man who was raised so well this season, Alex
0:55:11 > 0:55:17Pullin,
0:55:17 > 0:55:19Pullin, AKA Chump! Listen to the noise.
0:55:19 > 0:55:26Really long wait, but Jarryd Hughes is away in the closest lane to us.
0:55:26 > 0:55:30So Hernandez, again, getting out very well,
0:55:30 > 0:55:33Pullin getting out very well.
0:55:33 > 0:55:35The Australians either side of the Spaniard,
0:55:35 > 0:55:38Pierre Vaultier bolts into the lead,
0:55:38 > 0:55:40daylight between him and Jarryd Hughes.
0:55:40 > 0:55:42Look at Baumgartner on the outside,
0:55:42 > 0:55:46making up some room, making up some places.
0:55:46 > 0:55:51Vaultier looks so fast at this stage, though,
0:55:51 > 0:55:54Jarryd Hughes tucking in behind, trying to get some drag,
0:55:54 > 0:55:58slipstream the Frenchman.
0:55:58 > 0:56:00Pullin has gone from third, finds himself in fourth.
0:56:00 > 0:56:03Hernandez goes massive!
0:56:03 > 0:56:06Three men down, who is taking which colour medal?
0:56:06 > 0:56:08Hernandez dives inside Jarryd Hughes,
0:56:08 > 0:56:11Pierre Vaultier is out in front.
0:56:11 > 0:56:13Jarryd Hughes goes high, Hernandez looking low
0:56:13 > 0:56:16underneath them as they come onto the home straight,
0:56:16 > 0:56:20through the whale tail, dropping down.
0:56:20 > 0:56:22No way that Jarryd Hughes can reel in Vaultier,
0:56:22 > 0:56:24but can he defend the silver medal position?
0:56:24 > 0:56:27This will go to a photo finish,
0:56:27 > 0:56:32they hit the jump at the same time at the bottom.
0:56:32 > 0:56:37It is a flyby, formation flying, Pierre Vaultier makes it
0:56:37 > 0:56:41two gold medals in a row, back-to-back, Sochi and Korea.
0:56:41 > 0:56:43He was breathtaking!
0:56:43 > 0:56:51No-one could hold a candle to the Frenchman.
0:56:51 > 0:56:54Let's take a look back at the action.
0:56:54 > 0:57:00What a great race, Vaultier led from the start,
0:57:00 > 0:57:03that was the big slopestyle kicker, so much wang
0:57:03 > 0:57:10we have seen a lot of people come down there.
0:57:10 > 0:57:17The two Americans got up so quick! Great race down and finish straight
0:57:17 > 0:57:19between Hernandez and Hughes. Ultimately, the Australian
0:57:19 > 0:57:28prevailed.Oh, what a race! There is your double Olympic champion, Pierre
0:57:28 > 0:57:35Vaultier.
0:57:35 > 0:57:41So the official results are in, and they look like that. Alex Pullin did
0:57:41 > 0:57:49not finish. The two Americans could not make it stick. Hernandez in
0:57:49 > 0:57:53bronze, Jarryd Hughes silver, and the gold medal, Pierre Vaultier.
0:57:53 > 0:57:56And tomorrow we'll see how the women get on -
0:57:56 > 0:57:58and if Lyndsey Jacobelis can finally win that elusive gold.
0:57:58 > 0:58:01I'll be back at ten past midnight, as Lizzy Yarnold and Laura Deas
0:58:01 > 0:58:04begin their Olympic campaigns in the women's skeleton.
0:58:04 > 0:58:11It promises to be another great day. See you then.
0:58:13 > 0:58:22Drama, Jack Abella says down! -- Jacobellis.Talk about saving the
0:58:22 > 0:58:28best to last!The gamble may have paid off for Aksel Lund Svindal Al
0:58:28 > 0:58:31vice lightning quick from Mikaela Shiffrin!This was sensational
0:58:31 > 0:58:37skating!Musgrave announces his arrival at the top of the sport!
0:58:37 > 0:58:41What a finish that was!Come on, Dom!