0:00:11 > 0:00:13Previously at the Winter Olympics.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Welcome to Today at The Games and it's the day after the night before.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58The opening ceremony was a huge hit but now
0:00:58 > 0:01:02is where the action really starts.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Hundreds of millions of viewers around the world and the athletes
0:01:06 > 0:01:10loved it. Now they must focus on the serious business of winning medals.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Here's what's coming up:
0:01:13 > 0:01:19In from the cold - Elise Christie begins her Olympic campaign.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Style icons Jamie Nicholls and Billy Morgan try to qualify
0:01:21 > 0:01:23for the slopestyle final.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25There's nothing normal about the normal hill -
0:01:25 > 0:01:29it's a leap of faith for the ski jumpers.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Going downhill very quickly, can anyone break the German
0:01:31 > 0:01:36domination in the men's luge?
0:01:36 > 0:01:39A country divided becomes a country united in the women's ice hockey.
0:01:39 > 0:01:46Korea take on the very neutral Switzerland.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49The first gold of the Games was awarded early this morning
0:01:49 > 0:01:51as Sweden's Charlotte Kalla beat the Iron Lady, Marit Bjoergen
0:01:51 > 0:01:55of Norway, in the skiathlon.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59This is a reverse of their placings four years ago in Sochi.
0:01:59 > 0:02:04They get awarded the mascot, the White Tiger, at the venue and then
0:02:04 > 0:02:14there is a medal ceremony later. On the left, a third Olympic gold medal
0:02:14 > 0:02:17for Kalle but for Marit Bjoergen, record-breaking 11th medal as she
0:02:17 > 0:02:20moved to the top of the list for FEMA Winter Olympians. She has more
0:02:20 > 0:02:22opportunities to come.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25With me in the studio, two short track speed skating
0:02:25 > 0:02:26experts and a skeleton champion.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Sarah Lindsay, who competed in short track at three Olympics.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Jon Eley who also represented GB at three Olympics and Amy Williams
0:02:32 > 0:02:37who won gold in Vancouver in the bone-shaking skeleton.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Lots to discuss and we start with Elise Christie,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43touted as GB's best chance for a gold medal and potentially
0:02:43 > 0:02:46the first Briton to win more than one medal at the same Winter
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Games.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53As we know in short track, you can't take anything for granted
0:02:53 > 0:02:56but Elise has learnt a whole lot from her heartbreak four
0:02:56 > 0:03:01years ago in Sochi.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Turmoil for Christy!Being disqualified in Sochi hurt.They've
0:03:04 > 0:03:10gone down!I thought about never staking again. It took me two years
0:03:10 > 0:03:18to get over that. It made me tougher than I ever thought I could be.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Christie, aiming to become the first British woman to win a short track
0:03:21 > 0:03:25world title. Christie leading the charge. It is going to be tight.
0:03:25 > 0:03:32She's done it! She is the world champion! Elise Christie. Here comes
0:03:32 > 0:03:38Christie on the inside. It is another gold!Proving something to
0:03:38 > 0:03:42the world, one gold, two golds, three golds. When something breaks
0:03:42 > 0:03:50your heart, it takes awhile to love it again I'm smiling now. I'm ready
0:03:50 > 0:03:53for the spotlight.
0:03:58 > 0:03:58She
0:03:58 > 0:04:03She is now 27 and this is what she has already achieved, gold in the
0:04:03 > 0:04:071000 metres and a 1500 metres and the prestigious overall title at the
0:04:07 > 0:04:11World Championships last year. In the European Championships in 2016,
0:04:11 > 0:04:17gold in the 500, 1000, 1500 and the overall. She's also the world record
0:04:17 > 0:04:20holder at 500.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23What a story it will be if Elise can get something from these Games.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24It is so exciting.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Her first chance of a medal is in the 500m, but she has
0:04:27 > 0:04:30to qualify through the heats first.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33David McDaid picks up the story.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36He's got a precious ticket to the Gangneung Ice Arena.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44It is fair to say Elise Christie's last experience of the Winter
0:04:44 > 0:04:49Olympics did not exactly go to plan. I think we all know what happened.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53They've gone down! They've all gone down!Since then, though, she's gone
0:04:53 > 0:04:56from strength to strength and she comes here to a country that loves
0:04:56 > 0:05:01its short track, as the overall world champion. So good this time be
0:05:01 > 0:05:11a different story? -- could this time.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Skating high-speed!
0:05:20 > 0:05:25For the Korean team, gold medal and your country, British, silver medal.
0:05:25 > 0:05:31LAUGHTER We've got four athletes involved a
0:05:31 > 0:05:35night for Great Britain but the one that most people will be focusing on
0:05:35 > 0:05:39is Elise Christie. Sochi, everyone knows, well-documented, did not go
0:05:39 > 0:05:44so well. How does she feel ahead of her return to the Olympic ice?She's
0:05:44 > 0:05:49in really good spirits, actually. I think we are ready now for getting
0:05:49 > 0:05:54racing. There's always going to be elements of excitement, anxiety.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58This is such a big platform for competing in. But I would say that
0:05:58 > 0:06:01talking to her this morning at breakfast and lunch, she's ready she
0:06:01 > 0:06:07wants to come out and the redemption everyone has been talking about.In
0:06:07 > 0:06:11terms of Great Britain, a big night for Elise Christie.It certainly is,
0:06:11 > 0:06:14I think it's going to be a game changing night for Elise Christie.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18The one thing she really needs to be concerned about the night is staying
0:06:18 > 0:06:22relaxed, that is the key thing.This is the home of short track. What
0:06:22 > 0:06:27will it be like in there tonight? Ballistic, Nicky will be at the
0:06:27 > 0:06:32barriers, trying to instructor and hopefully she will be at the start.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36She won't be able to hear a word he is saying. It's going to be
0:06:36 > 0:06:42absolutely electric inside the building.It's been exactly 1450
0:06:42 > 0:06:45days that Elise Christie has had to wait it out last Olympic experience
0:06:45 > 0:06:49but very shortly, she will be back out on the Olympic ice and I tell
0:06:49 > 0:06:52you what, the atmosphere is incredible!
0:06:55 > 0:06:58COMMENTATOR: The triple world champion from 2017, Elise Christie
0:06:58 > 0:07:05from Great Britain. Four and a half laps of the track. Important for
0:07:05 > 0:07:11Elise Christie to make a clean start to her campaign and she is underway.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15Christie goes to the fight and that is where she will intend to stay, to
0:07:15 > 0:07:24stay out of any trouble. Elise Christie, leading. The Korean is the
0:07:24 > 0:07:29real threat in this competition, Shin, that at the moment. Christie
0:07:29 > 0:07:36out of the gate Greg Leigh. Staying out of trouble. Qu Chunyu right
0:07:36 > 0:07:39behind her. Shim Sukhee of Korea will have to try to challenge. They
0:07:39 > 0:07:44are going to take the Bell and Christie is still leading. To join
0:07:44 > 0:07:50you in second place and it is going to be a real battle with Shim career
0:07:50 > 0:07:53trying to get around the outside. Elise Christie is they be true to
0:07:53 > 0:08:00the quarterfinals.That was a start and a half, finishing first in the
0:08:00 > 0:08:04heat and earned Olympic record. Crazy, I did not even feel like I
0:08:04 > 0:08:07was going max, I went hard of the first lap and a half because I've
0:08:07 > 0:08:10practised my start a lot as I said before and it went really well and
0:08:10 > 0:08:14then I was trying to maintain a good speed after that. If I've got more
0:08:14 > 0:08:18in the bag, that is a good thing.We know what happened in Sochi at the
0:08:18 > 0:08:22last games but it's been a long way to get out there again. How did you
0:08:22 > 0:08:27feel beforehand?I was so nervous! I was like, "Maybe I won't do it
0:08:27 > 0:08:31because I'm so nervous". But when I got to the line I was just excited.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36I'm glad I got to race in front of everyone again.That was certainly
0:08:36 > 0:08:40an Olympic return worth waiting for, first in her heat, really fast time
0:08:40 > 0:08:43and hopefully that is all the nerves banished. Now just the small matter
0:08:43 > 0:08:47of three more races on Tuesday but fingers crossed, the first Olympic
0:08:47 > 0:08:52medal.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Those three races on Tuesday start at about 10am, she will have the
0:08:56 > 0:09:00quarterfinals in and hopefully it all goes to plan for the semifinals
0:09:00 > 0:09:04and the final, BBC One, to follow Elise Christie through on Tuesday
0:09:04 > 0:09:08morning. Sarah, you never really well. You have been texting already
0:09:08 > 0:09:11after the race, before the race.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12well. You have been texting already after the race, before the race.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16What was your response to the performance, how did she look?
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Incredible, got off the start before everyone else, she said she was
0:09:19 > 0:09:23nervous but I think it helped because of the adrenaline, she
0:09:23 > 0:09:23blasted away from
0:09:23 > 0:09:25because of the adrenaline, she blasted away from everybody so it
0:09:25 > 0:09:30did not hurt.John, her technique at the start, wages are effective?The
0:09:30 > 0:09:34reaction to the gun, it sounds like she's been doing a lot of work in
0:09:34 > 0:09:37the last few days in training and like Sarah said, she looked sharp
0:09:37 > 0:09:41and ready to go and get herself in front and very smooth after that.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Sarah, talk me through the line she takes, very wide in the early laps
0:09:45 > 0:09:50into the bend.She's trying to take the fastest line in the early laps
0:09:50 > 0:09:54because her speed is so quick and nobody is catching her until later.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58In the last lap, she is starting to shut the track down a bit more but
0:09:58 > 0:10:02to start with, she is skating her line as quick as she can.She ended
0:10:02 > 0:10:07up second fastest of the qualifiers. How important is that and what does
0:10:07 > 0:10:11it mean for the quarterfinals on Tuesday, to be right up at the top
0:10:11 > 0:10:15of the time leaderboard?It puts a performance marker down and going
0:10:15 > 0:10:18into the next round, she will have lain one which is the favourite to
0:10:18 > 0:10:22Lane so she can get another good start and hopefully get out in front
0:10:22 > 0:10:26again.Amy, it must have felt such a long wait, for years to get your
0:10:26 > 0:10:31chance again.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Is it worse in the first rung of a skeleton, the first short track
0:10:34 > 0:10:38event, just the first event?You need to get yourself out there, even
0:10:38 > 0:10:43if it is just a training run, for us, get one run under your belt, I'm
0:10:43 > 0:10:47fine, now I can relax and let the butterflies settle to the bottom of
0:10:47 > 0:10:50it and then it is like your concentration is heightened and you
0:10:50 > 0:10:54could really focus on what your job is and what you are doing.You
0:10:54 > 0:10:59already on this list it is a very short list of individual gold
0:10:59 > 0:11:03medallists from Great Britain at the Winter Olympics. This is the list
0:11:03 > 0:11:08Elise Christie wants to join. Jeanette Altwegg in 1952, John Curry
0:11:08 > 0:11:13and Robin Cousins, Amy Williams in 2010 and Lizzy Yarnold in 2014, the
0:11:13 > 0:11:17only British athletes who have as individuals won a gold medal and the
0:11:17 > 0:11:20other thing Elise Christie could do, Sarah, and these are things I know
0:11:20 > 0:11:25you don't think about before but we love talking about them, she could
0:11:25 > 0:11:28become the first British Winter Olympian to win multiple their
0:11:28 > 0:11:34medals at one games.Fingers crossed , she had three chances and I think
0:11:34 > 0:11:40she's stronger in the 1000 and the 1500. I think if she gets the first
0:11:40 > 0:11:44one done and get the monkey off the back and then she will fly through
0:11:44 > 0:11:49the rest.This is the kind of frame of mind that she is in. She posted
0:11:49 > 0:11:54this on Instagram. I think it looks like a giant would be Kocian!I
0:11:54 > 0:12:00think it is.Where on earth has she found that?Everyone is stressed and
0:12:00 > 0:12:07if she's nervous but obviously not. People say it is boring in the
0:12:07 > 0:12:11village but obviously not!Where did she find it?Did you texted to tell
0:12:11 > 0:12:17her to go to bed?I reposted it laughing at her read it and she
0:12:17 > 0:12:21wrote back saying she loved me! It was quite late for her so I can't
0:12:21 > 0:12:26member what time it was for us but it was about 11pm, nearly 11:30pm so
0:12:26 > 0:12:31I told her to go to bed.She will be firmly asleep right now because it
0:12:31 > 0:12:35is for 15 AM in Korea. There was a final in the short track speed
0:12:35 > 0:12:38skating and the lights of the home crowd were high with two athletes
0:12:38 > 0:12:43going for gold in the 1500.
0:12:43 > 0:12:44Wilf O'Reilly and Simon Brotherton.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Wilf O'Reilly and Simon Brotherton.
0:12:46 > 0:12:52COMMENTATOR: Semen Elistratov was impressive in the semifinal and now
0:12:52 > 0:12:58hitting the front is Lindsey O John and Hwang Daeheon going around the
0:12:58 > 0:13:02outside, trying to get to the front, Hwang leading this Olympic final
0:13:02 > 0:13:08with half a dozen laps to go.The Koreans though it is such a long
0:13:08 > 0:13:13way, nine skaters in this final and moving around the outside with
0:13:13 > 0:13:17either to go.What a race this is going to be, slowly winding it up
0:13:17 > 0:13:24faster and faster and they managed is they are bright. Sjinkie Knegt is
0:13:24 > 0:13:30being followed down the back straight by Lim Hyojun and Hwang
0:13:30 > 0:13:36Darheon. Semen Elistratov back in fifth. The bad folk and Ed loitering
0:13:36 > 0:13:41at the back. Bregerie is a dinky can I get at the front, the world record
0:13:41 > 0:13:45holder. A desperate struggle, one of the Koreans has gone out and the bad
0:13:45 > 0:13:52Cabinet! Lim Hyojun still leading from the dinky can get in second
0:13:52 > 0:13:57place. Semen Elistratov is third as they have one lap to go and Korea
0:13:57 > 0:14:01leading the way, up towards the line, Lim Hyojun, Lim Hyojun coming
0:14:01 > 0:14:08up towards the finish, Lim Hyojun takes it! The dinky ends with the
0:14:08 > 0:14:12silver medal and Semen Elistratov, the Olympic Athlete from Russia,
0:14:12 > 0:14:16take the bronze, and the hosts have a gold, they have struck gold in the
0:14:16 > 0:14:25Ice Arena. They have lifted the roof. What certainly is a win for
0:14:25 > 0:14:32Lim Hyojun of South Korea. That confirms that Lim Hyojun in an
0:14:32 > 0:14:41Olympic record time is the winner. Stinky can
0:14:43 > 0:14:50Knegt has a silver to add to the Bronzino in Sochi.
0:14:50 > 0:15:01CLARE BALDING: he tactically...He moved up the pack, moved into first
0:15:01 > 0:15:05just at the right time and Knegt had nothing on him. On the last two
0:15:05 > 0:15:08laps, the crowd wanted to push into the finish line.It makes a real
0:15:08 > 0:15:11difference and nine skaters in the body which meant they would never
0:15:11 > 0:15:18all get round a 1-piece snow are done, it is fine. -- in one piece.
0:15:23 > 0:15:31Alain Baxter won gold in salt Lake City so technically was the first
0:15:31 > 0:15:42British skier to win a medal on snow. But was disqualified for being
0:15:42 > 0:15:49tested positive for a banned substance, so Jenny Jones. To follow
0:15:49 > 0:15:56in her footsteps was Jamie Nicholls.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00Young Jamie Nicholls from Halifax one of the best rail riders in the
0:16:00 > 0:16:07world.How much did you enjoy Sochi? I loved it, it was such a great
0:16:07 > 0:16:15place to go to and it was such great place because it was well organised.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20Because I did well it makes everything so much better. I the
0:16:20 > 0:16:24best run I have ever done and the trip was really fun and I enjoyed
0:16:24 > 0:16:31it.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35it.You are a threat in any contest, do you think the setup in South
0:16:35 > 0:16:41Korea is going to suit you?I am thinking, this looks good, so many
0:16:41 > 0:16:46different options and rails. Up rails, drop-down rails and I love
0:16:46 > 0:16:54doing transfers, it is my favourite thing. Transfer 450 in two down
0:16:54 > 0:16:57rails on the other side. Hopefully they will put something good down.
0:16:57 > 0:17:03How do you view your chances in Pyeongchang?I hope I do as well as
0:17:03 > 0:17:08I did in Sochi, if not better. I would love to get on the podium,
0:17:08 > 0:17:12that would be the icing on the cake after four years of training.What
0:17:12 > 0:17:17would be success for you?It would be the performance. If I go and do
0:17:17 > 0:17:23the best run and I can do, even if it wasn't a medal, fifth, sixth, top
0:17:23 > 0:17:28ten would be amazing but if I have done the best I can do on but day,
0:17:28 > 0:17:31it will be amazing.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Before Jamie gets to the final, he has to qualify.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Also looking to make the top 12 is ex-gymnast,
0:17:36 > 0:17:37Southampton's Billy Morgan.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42Here's Ed Leigh.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45The slopestyle in Pyeongchang will be one of the most spectacular
0:17:45 > 0:17:48competitions at these Games.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51The course is beautiful.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Snow sculpted like marble into huge features that will be
0:17:53 > 0:17:58a test of technique, creativity and mettle.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01And the riders will be up to the challenge, starting
0:18:01 > 0:18:04with the men's qualification today.
0:18:04 > 0:18:05The big names?
0:18:05 > 0:18:08The likes of Marcus Kleveland, Mark McMorris and Red Gerrard
0:18:08 > 0:18:11should make it through to the final with room to spare.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14The rest, including Brits Jamie Nicholls,
0:18:14 > 0:18:18Billy Morgan and Rowan Coultas, will have to land near-perfect
0:18:18 > 0:18:26runs to progress.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31After a long delay to the start of the competition, the American Chris
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Corning dropped first in Heat one. The difficult task facing the judges
0:18:35 > 0:18:42was immediately clear. A clean run followed by a triple back 14 didn't
0:18:42 > 0:18:44score very highly.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46followed by a triple back 14 didn't score very highly. Dropping next was
0:18:46 > 0:18:54the favourite for gold, Norway's Marcus Cleveland.Here we go. Take a
0:18:54 > 0:19:04breath. This should be the marker. A lot of speed into the kink rail.
0:19:04 > 0:19:14270. Different line. I feel that might have been a little mistake,
0:19:14 > 0:19:18but don't worry, he can roll with the punches. Switch into the first
0:19:18 > 0:19:28of these jumps. Huge switchback.How did he stop that rotation?This is
0:19:28 > 0:19:35the Marcus we know. Bottom jump.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38the Marcus we know. Bottom jump. He had so much time to spare. He
0:19:38 > 0:19:42finished the four spins and he was probably still three or four feet in
0:19:42 > 0:19:49the air.Carlos Garcia night impressive kicker line saw him go
0:19:49 > 0:19:53second with 80 and Cleveland's team-mate followed him into the
0:19:53 > 0:20:00final claiming fourth spot with a 1440 on the third kicker. Next drop
0:20:00 > 0:20:05in run one was Jamie Nicholls.First Brit of three to drop in. First
0:20:05 > 0:20:16rider to hit the high rail line. Look how easy he made that look?
0:20:16 > 0:20:26Very nice. Switch 180 on, 360 off. Best rail section we have seen so
0:20:26 > 0:20:31far.
0:20:31 > 0:20:38far. His adrenaline will be peaking at the moment.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42at the moment. Backside 1260. It is looking good for Jamie Nicholls.
0:20:42 > 0:20:50Very nice. Very smart. Score on the board, that is what we have said.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55Those rails up top, they were the best we have seen so far.1260,
0:20:55 > 0:21:04slight handwriting.71.56, a lot lower than I thought we were going
0:21:04 > 0:21:13to see.The Finnish rider went ahead of Jamie despite a sketchy rail
0:21:13 > 0:21:19section. It left the Brit on the bubble in the final qualification
0:21:19 > 0:21:30place going into run two.Needs to put this down here. Massive.Jamie!
0:21:30 > 0:21:35It was huge. He saw everyone else coming up short on that and he sent
0:21:35 > 0:21:45it. Top six will qualify for the final.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55Painfully close for Jamie Nicholls and Chris Corning.Do you feel your
0:21:55 > 0:22:00first score should have gone higher with what you did?Yes, I was
0:22:00 > 0:22:04gutted. I felt I was clean through the rails, I was doing something
0:22:04 > 0:22:10different from everyone else and on the third section. I don't
0:22:10 > 0:22:15understand. But that is how it goes sometimes in competitions.Today
0:22:15 > 0:22:20wasn't my day. As the dust settles, it is time to pull the action apart.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24Tim, you can be pleased with yourself on your predictions?Thank
0:22:24 > 0:22:30you very much, I cheated a bit because I picked the favourites. The
0:22:30 > 0:22:34surprise package from me was Carlos Garcia night, the young Kiwi, he
0:22:34 > 0:22:41smashed it.He wrote so well. A lot of people felt, Jenny, Jamie
0:22:41 > 0:22:49Nicholls' first run was marked Rey Lee-Lo?Yes, he is less technical
0:22:49 > 0:22:52than others and he had a hand drag and I guess that is what the judges
0:22:52 > 0:22:57are looking for, in needs to be clean.They flagged up there might
0:22:57 > 0:23:04be inconsistencies when we saw another jumper land 90 degrees short
0:23:04 > 0:23:08and kick up a load of snow and we thought it was the end of the run
0:23:08 > 0:23:14and suddenly he is into fourth place above Jamie.That is a question for
0:23:14 > 0:23:18the judges.You have wriggled out of that one and the debatable rage, but
0:23:18 > 0:23:27it is decided, we have the first six finalists for the men's slope style.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31In he two, Tyler Nicholson from Canada got things under way and got
0:23:31 > 0:23:36off to the worst possible start. His team-mate landed a beautiful run to
0:23:36 > 0:23:41land with a beautiful 83.4. And Canada's mac Spero went into second
0:23:41 > 0:23:48with an excellent run and the backside tripled to finish.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53backside tripled to finish. This second run in style as he scored an
0:23:53 > 0:23:5782 to go for. At the top of the field it was a battle to take top
0:23:57 > 0:24:04spot and bragging rights in the Canadian team.Mark McMorrisa, the
0:24:04 > 0:24:09most dominant rider of the last eight years in slope style. My
0:24:09 > 0:24:17goodness.So perfect.The landing was like laying your head down on a
0:24:17 > 0:24:26pillow. Look how easy these landings are. The ground came up to meet him,
0:24:26 > 0:24:30he didn't have to do a thing, just wait if the Earth to rise to his
0:24:30 > 0:24:36feet.He is coming here for the gold medal, make no mistake. Higher score
0:24:36 > 0:24:43we have seen so far and no surprises for anyone. The Canadian is
0:24:43 > 0:24:52currently in second place.Really weird line. He is going to go big
0:24:52 > 0:25:02here, isn't he? Front-end.Something big here. Backside tripled. Playing
0:25:02 > 0:25:14it safe. When you are talking about Max parrots, then it is playing it
0:25:14 > 0:25:23safe. We are all wrong, 87.3. It was super clean and you said that.The
0:25:23 > 0:25:31two Brits in he two both failed to put down a clean run, completing a
0:25:31 > 0:25:37disappointing day that the team. First run I thought I was coming
0:25:37 > 0:25:43quite fast so I tried to scrub on the take-off but scrub too much.
0:25:43 > 0:25:49Sucking, I couldn't get the full rotation.So close to getting the
0:25:49 > 0:25:54kind of trip. I think I would rather have fallen over and it being
0:25:54 > 0:25:59completely shot. So close to hanging it on, by the hairs on my chin,
0:25:59 > 0:26:03didn't make it to the second jump. They were always going to be up
0:26:03 > 0:26:07against it in the heat stacked with talent but with all the big hitters
0:26:07 > 0:26:10making it too, things have been set of beautifully tough for tomorrow's
0:26:10 > 0:26:17final. If you want to tune into the final, it is 1am tomorrow morning on
0:26:17 > 0:26:27BBC One, so in under five hours, Max Parrot the leading qualify.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Such a shame for Jamie.
0:26:34 > 0:26:42Such a shame for Jamie.I am not a snowboarder, whether or not in
0:26:42 > 0:26:46Jamie's head he is annoyed, hang on a minute he didn't score me justly
0:26:46 > 0:26:52and I needed more, then went a bit too hard and pushed it too much.We
0:26:52 > 0:26:56have seen it in short track speed skating, there is that line, you
0:26:56 > 0:27:03have got to push it if you want to win something. The risk is...It is
0:27:03 > 0:27:06about performing. Those guys have pushed it as hard as they can. On
0:27:06 > 0:27:12the biggest stage, they want to perform.Do you enjoy watching it?
0:27:12 > 0:27:17It is amazing, because it is judged, it is so different. We are used to
0:27:17 > 0:27:21racing and you get over the line and do the fastest time and you win. It
0:27:21 > 0:27:28is more simple, not in someone else's hands as much.But it is the
0:27:28 > 0:27:34sport getting everyone under the age of 20 talking. It is just brilliant.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Ski jumping and Kamil Stoch of Poland
0:27:37 > 0:27:40is trying to defend his title.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Sliding his way into the history books, can Felix
0:27:42 > 0:27:46un-Loch another gold?
0:27:46 > 0:27:54United we stand - the hockey women of Korea combine.
0:28:10 > 0:28:18Absolutely.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26Can you believe 30 years ago on Valentine's day Eddie the Eagle
0:28:26 > 0:28:31soared to finish in dead last place?
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Three decades on, ski jumping still holds an immense fascination,
0:28:34 > 0:28:39and that's where we're going next.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Fans of South Korean football will recognise
0:28:41 > 0:28:46the Alpensia Ski Jumping centre as the home of Gangwon FC -
0:28:46 > 0:28:54the landing area doubles up as a three sided football stadium.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08Jumpers for goal posts then.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11Hoping to score is current Olympic champion Kamil Stoch.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16The Pole started ski jumping at the age of nine and is trying
0:29:16 > 0:29:20to become only the second ski jumper to clinch the double double.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24Stoch's trading blows with a pair of jumping Germans,
0:29:24 > 0:29:31Richard Freitag and Andreas Wellinger.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34The two young Germans will have a lot to learn
0:29:34 > 0:29:35from ageless wonder and crowd favourite Noriaki Kasai,
0:29:35 > 0:29:39who carried the flag for Japan at yesterday's Opening Ceremony.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42The Sochi silver medalist is making a record eighth Olympic appearance.
0:29:42 > 0:29:50Olli Williams was watching a windy competition unfold.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54COMMENTATOR: Noriaki Kasai, eight Olympic Games, they love him. He is
0:29:54 > 0:30:00so popular in the sport.
0:30:00 > 0:30:12Oh, into the air! Lovely jump, Noriaki Kasai. This is a man who was
0:30:12 > 0:30:19winning medals at the last Olympic Games so don't count him out. 130.9
0:30:19 > 0:30:23points, he goes third for now.
0:30:23 > 0:30:32Stefan Hula from Poland. Beautiful, beautiful jump, cutting through the
0:30:32 > 0:30:36green laser that shows you the distance to beat. Just about stuck
0:30:36 > 0:30:45the Telemark Landing. And the judges love it! 19s across out of 20, 100
0:30:45 > 0:30:5131.8 and Stefan Hula goes into the provisional lead. Robert Johansson
0:30:51 > 0:30:56and his moustache escort themselves out of the starting gate. Let's see
0:30:56 > 0:30:58how he gets on.
0:31:06 > 0:31:13He looked a bit unsettled in the air and his coach was reasonably content
0:31:13 > 0:31:19with it, I'm not sure he held the form well enough that the judges.
0:31:19 > 0:31:2418s only from the judges. His score is respectable but he knows he is
0:31:24 > 0:31:32now 12 points off the lead and that is a big difference.
0:31:33 > 0:31:40He won the last pre-Olympic competition, but the issue for this
0:31:40 > 0:31:44man is consistency, if he can put together two Gudjohnsen in a row, he
0:31:44 > 0:31:54will be a contender. He goes into second. Andreas Wellinger, top in
0:31:54 > 0:31:57qualifying, surprised himself as much as anyone else, 22 years old.
0:31:57 > 0:32:07His coach looks down, tames his eyebrows, gives it the green flag.
0:32:09 > 0:32:16Good distance, just not quite the longest jump we have seen. It is
0:32:16 > 0:32:21going to leave Andreas Wellinger just about in contention. 124.9.
0:32:21 > 0:32:26Which brings us to another German, Richard Freitag. This man is their
0:32:26 > 0:32:31favourite. They think he has the chance to win. Good distance. That
0:32:31 > 0:32:38looks like it might put him in contention. Let's see how the judges
0:32:38 > 0:32:43reacted. They loved it! 19s, as soon as you see 19s on the board, you
0:32:43 > 0:32:49know someone will be happy. Defending champion Kamil Stoch won
0:32:49 > 0:32:54the normal hill and the large hill in 2014. Qualified in second place,
0:32:54 > 0:32:57immediately dismissed the jump he did and said it was not very good.
0:32:57 > 0:33:03What has he got tonight?
0:33:04 > 0:33:07What has he got tonight? He's got a big jump, that is what he has got.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11The Polish bands love it. He is bidding to be the first man to
0:33:11 > 0:33:16successfully defend a normal hill title. -- the Polish fans love it.
0:33:16 > 0:33:25Into second place. Well, Kamil Stoch is up there, level with Johann Andre
0:33:25 > 0:33:29Forfang of Norway but they both trail Stefan Hula of Poland by more
0:33:29 > 0:33:33than five points. This is the final round. Robert Johansson, green
0:33:33 > 0:33:39light. Flag down.
0:33:42 > 0:33:47light. Flag down. Johannson makes its way down.
0:33:50 > 0:33:57What a job! What a job! And the aerodynamics on the moustache have
0:33:57 > 0:34:00paid off because that is a fantastic jump from Robert Johansson of
0:34:00 > 0:34:15Norway. 249.7, into first place. Andreas Wellinger, won qualifying.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18Only 124.9 from his first round and this looks like it could be good. It
0:34:18 > 0:34:28is long! It looks like it might be golden!
0:34:28 > 0:34:32golden! 113.5, that is exactly the same distance as Robert Johansson
0:34:32 > 0:34:37and Andreas Wellinger, I think is going to go first. Yes, he goes into
0:34:37 > 0:34:43first place, Andreas Wellinger and he's only got four more to watch.
0:34:43 > 0:34:48The first of which is his team-mate Richard Freitag. He is the German
0:34:48 > 0:34:53that the Germans thought was going to win. Suddenly, he has got Andreas
0:34:53 > 0:34:56Wellinger to deal with and that is not going to push Andreas Wellinger
0:34:56 > 0:35:06off the top. Richard Freitag misses out on a medal and goes into sixth.
0:35:06 > 0:35:15Johann Andre Forfang, 22 and all the pressure in the world. He has the
0:35:15 > 0:35:21green light.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26Launches forward, looking good, as it got the legs? It is good, it is
0:35:26 > 0:35:30good, but is it good enough? It might have fallen short. I don't
0:35:30 > 0:35:36know that is going to be enough. Let's see what the judges think. It
0:35:36 > 0:35:44is second place, Johann Andre Forfang, 250.9. Kamil Stoch, 125.9
0:35:44 > 0:35:53from the first round, he needs an even bigger jump now.
0:35:55 > 0:36:01I don't think he got it. I think Andreas Wellinger might hold onto
0:36:01 > 0:36:06this. There is the result. There won't even be a medal for the
0:36:06 > 0:36:12defending Olympic champion. Stefan Hula for Poland, jumping now for
0:36:12 > 0:36:23gold. Into the air, how long is it? Does it have the legs? It is close!
0:36:23 > 0:36:28I don't think that is going to be enough. It is nowhere near enough
0:36:28 > 0:36:37will stop Stefan Hula is this. Near enough. Stefan Hula is in fifth
0:36:37 > 0:36:42place. And your Olympic champion is Germany's Andreas Wellinger, and the
0:36:42 > 0:36:46silver medal to Johann Andre Forfang of Norway, bronze to another
0:36:46 > 0:36:51Norwegian, Robert Johansson. Strong wind created havoc in that
0:36:51 > 0:36:54competition so it did not finish until about 12:30am.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56After its debut four years ago in Sochi, the women's competition
0:36:56 > 0:37:04starts on Monday 12:50pm BBC1.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06It is
0:37:06 > 0:37:08It is amazing and Andreas Wellinger, 22, a first individual ski jumping
0:37:08 > 0:37:13title for Germany in 24 years. If you want is see extended highlights
0:37:13 > 0:37:17of the jumping and be man they visit moustaches, you can an Olympics
0:37:17 > 0:37:22extra on BBC Four straight after this. Despite huge success in the
0:37:22 > 0:37:26skeleton, Great Britain is not really embraced its sister sport of
0:37:26 > 0:37:30luge, where Germany again tend to dominate.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33Team GB have two men who rattle down feet first -
0:37:33 > 0:37:36AJ Rosen is competing in his thirrd Olympics but it's Rupert
0:37:36 > 0:37:39AJ Rosen is competing in his third Olympics but it's Rupert
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Staudinger's debut.
0:37:41 > 0:37:46My biggest challenge is just to relax, do my best.The feeling never
0:37:46 > 0:37:52gets old.It is me that has to go down the sled. I'm not racing
0:37:52 > 0:37:58against somebody else.The ice is very hard so it makes it a bit more
0:37:58 > 0:38:04difficult.
0:38:04 > 0:38:12Yeah, let's see what happens.How do you describe the state of British
0:38:12 > 0:38:15luge at the moment?We are actually in a very good way at the moment. We
0:38:15 > 0:38:22have a good team, and we have people coming up on the pipes so we have a
0:38:22 > 0:38:26good future coming ahead of us.I know you had a practice run this
0:38:26 > 0:38:30morning that did not perhaps go according to plan. Talk us through
0:38:30 > 0:38:35what happened.It happened just behind me, an corner 12, I looped a
0:38:35 > 0:38:39bit, I had pressure at the end and there is a weird edge in there and
0:38:39 > 0:38:49it made me flip towards the curve but I'm OK. It happens.100
0:38:49 > 0:38:54kilometres per hour?A bit more but I am fine.Typical luge, shrug
0:38:54 > 0:38:57shoulders, that's fine, I fell off the sled this morning but not a
0:38:57 > 0:39:02problem.Yes, the ice is nice and smooth, they did a great job so no
0:39:02 > 0:39:05ice burns or anything, just swept through. I could ring in your
0:39:05 > 0:39:08previous two Winter Games, you have finished 16th, what is your
0:39:08 > 0:39:14expectation for here in Pyeongchang? I would like to be better than 16th,
0:39:14 > 0:39:20maybe third time is lucky. Obviously I want to be better.How proud you
0:39:20 > 0:39:25to be back in the Team GB tit?It's absolutely amazing, considering
0:39:25 > 0:39:28eight years ago was my last time, it is such an honour every time. It's
0:39:28 > 0:39:33absolutely amazing.
0:39:33 > 0:39:39This is where it will all happen, the Alpensia Sliding Centre lit up
0:39:39 > 0:39:43at night, this is the only second artificial track built in Asia, the
0:39:43 > 0:39:48other one was in Nagamoto, Japan, for the 1998 Winter Olympics.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51In the luge, the smallest error can be costly.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53It is the only sliding sport timed to 1000th of a second.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Sliders go four times, let's see how they did in run 1.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Double Olympic champion Felix Loch was the hot favourite and he led
0:39:59 > 0:40:01after his first run before Austrian David Gleirscher went
0:40:01 > 0:40:04a fraction of a second quicker than the German.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08Adam Rosen was eight tenths slower than Gleirscher and was 25th
0:40:08 > 0:40:11after his first run.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13That was eight places above Rupert Staudinger who
0:40:13 > 0:40:15got off to the worst possible start.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18His hopes dashed within the first ten metres.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20So medal prospects for the Brits all but gone
0:40:20 > 0:40:22after the first of four runs.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Gleirscher, the surprise leader but Loch, gold medallist
0:40:25 > 0:40:28in Vancouver and Sochi, was handily placed to strike.
0:40:28 > 0:40:33Run two began in spectacular fashion, Jozef Ninis
0:40:33 > 0:40:35doing well to hang on.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37Next up was Gleirscher.
0:40:37 > 0:40:43Commentary comes from John Hunt and John Jackson.
0:40:44 > 0:40:50COMMENTATOR: This is the leader, David Gleirscher. We were talking
0:40:50 > 0:40:55about his excellent training routines, his first run beyond his
0:40:55 > 0:41:01wildest dreams. He leads into round two. Can he backed that up with
0:41:01 > 0:41:06another flying run?
0:41:12 > 0:41:1547.652, his time delayed after run one, and here he goes, we will hear
0:41:15 > 0:41:19the word consistency a lot this week John, right through the disciplines.
0:41:19 > 0:41:24David Gleirscher has got to prove he can do it again.Exactly and we have
0:41:24 > 0:41:27seen there, and this is what we have been mentioning about, how they
0:41:27 > 0:41:32consistency of the second exit and the ninth exit is key, a bit early
0:41:32 > 0:41:36on to that corner, onto six as he comes into seven. Getting a good
0:41:36 > 0:41:39light into eight, as the corner starts to drop down now, this is the
0:41:39 > 0:41:45key point. That is a great line into 12. He is going to start pulling
0:41:45 > 0:41:48away from the guy in front of him who had a big mistake but this is
0:41:48 > 0:41:51not about the guy who has just gone down, this is about staying in front
0:41:51 > 0:41:55of Felix Loch and the other guys close to him as he comes to the
0:41:55 > 0:42:03finish line.Around they come to the line, David Gleirscher, seeming
0:42:03 > 0:42:11smooth, 47.835, slower.Here is the great man, Felix Loch.Looking for
0:42:11 > 0:42:16his third straight gold medal. Let's see, if ever you can put your money
0:42:16 > 0:42:23on somebody to deliver in the white heat of competition, it is this
0:42:23 > 0:42:29German, who is still only 28. 20, when he won his first gold medal.
0:42:29 > 0:42:37Yes and a great start. There's a hundreds in it, less than a blink of
0:42:37 > 0:42:40a night. He did that in the first run and now you can see the
0:42:40 > 0:42:43right-hand corner, the light has gone green which means he is in
0:42:43 > 0:42:48front. He is just starting to pull away. That was inch perfect in
0:42:48 > 0:42:52there, could not have been any closer to the wall. He's just
0:42:52 > 0:42:55sliding around on the corners on some of the exits but he is still
0:42:55 > 0:42:59pulling away. It is obviously working for him and the sled set up
0:42:59 > 0:43:04that he has. Didn't see the mistake that just happened from the athlete
0:43:04 > 0:43:10prior to him so that is a big margin that he has put down. Stamping his
0:43:10 > 0:43:14authority on this Olympics.What a big run, to come from behind and now
0:43:14 > 0:43:20at the end of the second run, Felix Loch put himself nearly 0.2 seconds
0:43:20 > 0:43:25ahead of the leader on the first run, David Gleirscher. That is all
0:43:25 > 0:43:32about applying pressure. But it is Rupert Staudinger next, and in his
0:43:32 > 0:43:37first run, he had a disaster right at the start. A clap of the hands,
0:43:37 > 0:43:43classic Rupert, tapping the ice as if to say," come on, Rupert, you
0:43:43 > 0:43:47know you are better than that". Explosive start and then relax, that
0:43:47 > 0:43:54is the idea.And that is a lot better start, he has got through
0:43:54 > 0:43:59clean. Let's see what Rupert can do with the lines that we know he can
0:43:59 > 0:44:03drive, a bit of a slide of the corner but this is a lot better
0:44:03 > 0:44:07start than what he had and this will be more of a true reflection, if he
0:44:07 > 0:44:11can get through nine, of what he can actually do. I was speaking earlier
0:44:11 > 0:44:15about how may be they chose the wrong setup but sometimes the
0:44:15 > 0:44:21smaller nations, Great Britain, a small nation in luge, they don't
0:44:21 > 0:44:24have lots of equipment, they only have one set of runners and it
0:44:24 > 0:44:27either works in the conditions or not. He's getting a bit behind the
0:44:27 > 0:44:33sled. None of these guys have got massive amounts of funding like some
0:44:33 > 0:44:37of the bigger Winter sports. A lot of it is self funding. It makes it
0:44:37 > 0:44:40difficult to compete against the top of the world when you are self
0:44:40 > 0:44:45funding.0.4 seconds quicker than run one but he had an awful start.
0:44:45 > 0:44:52Better from Rupert Staudinger. Adam Rosen, 25th after the first run
0:44:52 > 0:44:56which was a shade disappointing although to recap quickly, John, it
0:44:56 > 0:45:00didn't look untidy by any means.No, it looked good but this comes back
0:45:00 > 0:45:04to the point about the equipment. If you've only got one set of runners,
0:45:04 > 0:45:08that's all you can put on, they might not suit these conditions.
0:45:08 > 0:45:12They might only work at certain points, like I said in the first
0:45:12 > 0:45:18run. Runners are really finicky and they almost like tyres for a Formula
0:45:18 > 0:45:251 car. You put slicks on in the wet and they are not working and certain
0:45:25 > 0:45:28runners like certain conditions. Because these guys have limited
0:45:28 > 0:45:32funding and limited support, they have not got the ability to buy the
0:45:32 > 0:45:39equipment they need and again, this is a great run from AJ. But there's
0:45:39 > 0:45:43not the speed there and all you can think is it is because of the
0:45:43 > 0:45:46agreement and they don't have the support, so it is not where it needs
0:45:46 > 0:45:50to be for these guys that have done well. You can see why in past
0:45:50 > 0:45:55Olympic Games, he has finished 16th because the run is worthy of that.
0:45:55 > 0:45:59We seen worse from that -- from the guys in front of them but the
0:45:59 > 0:46:03equivalent is not there. -- the equipment.
0:46:08 > 0:46:16It looked like the same kind of run by Adam Rosen, smooth but not quite.
0:46:16 > 0:46:20It is great to have me and rooted here and we are looking to do our
0:46:20 > 0:46:30best.There is a difference between nations to the highest up, Olympic
0:46:30 > 0:46:38ice. The ice is super hard and that is the key, to be solid and don't
0:46:38 > 0:46:43let yourself skid.
0:46:43 > 0:46:46So Felix Loch is on track for his third straight Olympic
0:46:46 > 0:46:47gold in the men's luge.
0:46:47 > 0:46:49With two runs to go David Gleirscher of Austria sits
0:46:49 > 0:46:56in second and the in-form Roman Repilov lies third.
0:46:56 > 0:46:58Aj Rosen finished 24th and Rupert Staudinger finished 33rd
0:46:58 > 0:47:01and have two more chances to improve tomorrow.
0:47:01 > 0:47:10Amy, watching the list 's -- Felix Loch, I was amazed at the gloves
0:47:10 > 0:47:15they were to push them off at the start.It is all the power and
0:47:15 > 0:47:19explosiveness from the upper body, their shoulders and their arms and
0:47:19 > 0:47:23taped around their gloves they have spikes on their fingers so they are
0:47:23 > 0:47:25clawing at the ice to get the
0:47:25 > 0:47:26spikes on their fingers so they are clawing at the ice to get the power
0:47:26 > 0:47:31to be as fast off the block as possible and then lying down, be as
0:47:31 > 0:47:36still as possible.Let's look at the man who has
0:47:36 > 0:47:39still as possible.Let's look at the man who has been the best at it,
0:47:39 > 0:47:43Felix Loch of Germany.Straightaway into the body position and
0:47:43 > 0:47:47concentrating into the first corner. Aerodynamically, you can see he is
0:47:47 > 0:47:53as smooth and as flat as possible. His legs and feet are in front of
0:47:53 > 0:48:00him. It is all about staying calm under pressure. If he makes a tiny
0:48:00 > 0:48:04mistake, not quite on the correct line, he is calm and not panicking
0:48:04 > 0:48:11and twitching on the sled.How strong does your neck need to be?
0:48:11 > 0:48:19You can get up to five G of pressure. It is like an elephant sat
0:48:19 > 0:48:24on your back, you can have the breath is taken out of you. We have
0:48:24 > 0:48:28a lot of training in the gym with weights around your neck, but you
0:48:28 > 0:48:32cannot replicate what it feels like to be going round those corners.
0:48:32 > 0:48:42They are big corners, but it is a unique track.
0:48:42 > 0:48:46Tomorrow at 11am you can watch the final run of the louche.
0:48:48 > 0:48:52And now to the women's ice hockey and the decision to unify the teams
0:48:52 > 0:48:54of North and South Korea typifies the Olympic spirit of
0:48:54 > 0:48:55universal respect and joy.
0:48:55 > 0:48:58The IOC President Thomas Bach said it gave him goose bumps to see them
0:48:58 > 0:49:01walk out under the same flag at the Opening Ceremony.
0:49:01 > 0:49:04But the united team had a tough first match against Olympic bronze
0:49:04 > 0:49:05medallists from Sochi, Switzerland.
0:49:05 > 0:49:13But sometimes the sport is not the point.
0:49:13 > 0:49:20Korea, a nation divided.I cannot recall what the situation was as
0:49:20 > 0:49:25dangerously.By Borders.This is the most militarised part of the whole
0:49:25 > 0:49:33planet.By deals. But now, and divided nation marching together
0:49:33 > 0:49:38under a unified flag.Korean citizens have the same history and
0:49:38 > 0:49:43we are one people, one Nation.It is in ice hockey, the unified will
0:49:43 > 0:49:50become truly united.
0:49:51 > 0:49:54become truly united. This is the Guangdong hockey arena. It is a very
0:49:54 > 0:49:59big night for Korean sport, isn't it?It is, everybody is so excited
0:49:59 > 0:50:08about having one team in the Olympics.
0:50:08 > 0:50:12Olympics.TRANSLATION:Pyeongchang is the peace Olympics. Holding this
0:50:12 > 0:50:20flag is really meaningful because it is a symbol of peace.
0:50:24 > 0:50:28A momentous occasion for all concerned and for the first time
0:50:28 > 0:50:35ever, combined Korean team and a chance for some hockey history. Your
0:50:35 > 0:50:41commentators are Seth Bennett and Ken Simpson.
0:50:41 > 0:50:52Shot on goal and the opening of the tournament comes from Alina Muller.
0:50:52 > 0:50:57Benz, brilliant.
0:50:58 > 0:51:01Benz, brilliant. This is beautiful from the Swiss, Alina Muller. It is
0:51:01 > 0:51:07a hat-trick in the first period. They are looking to feed Alina
0:51:07 > 0:51:13Muller, she has another chance and scores. Number four. The goalkeeper
0:51:13 > 0:51:21could do not think about it. Another chance and another goal. What a feed
0:51:21 > 0:51:34that was, Evelina Raselli onto Phoebe Stanz. Number six. The shot
0:51:34 > 0:51:44comes in. I don't know if it deflected in front but it was a bomb
0:51:44 > 0:51:49from Lara Stalder. Lara Stalder looking for her second. There it is,
0:51:49 > 0:51:53the opening game for the hosts is over, it ends in defeat. The heavy
0:51:53 > 0:52:02one at that.We have crews from the US, Canada, the US and Germany,
0:52:02 > 0:52:07Austria and Korea. This is so much more than just one hockey match. Are
0:52:07 > 0:52:13you being asked to pay a price for politics here?It is hard, at first
0:52:13 > 0:52:18I was upset about our team being used for political reasons, but once
0:52:18 > 0:52:22the team were combined on a got to know the North Korean players, I
0:52:22 > 0:52:27enjoyed coaching them. We get to go to training camps, we get a lot of
0:52:27 > 0:52:32opportunities they don't get. Now they are soaking everything in.Lots
0:52:32 > 0:52:37of talk of how to integrate the two sections of the team, have you found
0:52:37 > 0:52:44it as a challenge?The team did a great job about adjusting quickly
0:52:44 > 0:52:48and I think we did a great job of being cohesive.What kind of masses
0:52:48 > 0:52:57do you think this team passes to the whole of Korea?I heard it out there
0:52:57 > 0:53:00chanting, we are one.Nice message.
0:53:06 > 0:53:10It gives the opportunity to project a bigger message?It does lend
0:53:10 > 0:53:16itself to that opportunity and it is a nice one. It all starts at the
0:53:16 > 0:53:19beginning, the opening ceremony when everybody marches the same way,
0:53:19 > 0:53:26everybody cheers and everybody starts on uneven playing field.It
0:53:26 > 0:53:32is not the first time that politics has been part of an Olympic Games?
0:53:32 > 0:53:36We had Jesse Owens at the Munich Olympics, he stood up for black
0:53:36 > 0:53:40rights. And thusly everything that went on after that, it a strong
0:53:40 > 0:53:47message.Also, a powerful message about female empowerment that comes
0:53:47 > 0:53:52from watching a mixed sports event? Yes, it is female is now being able
0:53:52 > 0:53:57to do the same things, you said earlier about Ski Jumping. Females
0:53:57 > 0:54:01can do Ski Jumping when before they couldn't.It was medically danger
0:54:01 > 0:54:07is, or something?Yes, simple things like that and now there is an even
0:54:07 > 0:54:12playing field and it doesn't matter. The Olympics is one place everyone
0:54:12 > 0:54:18is cheering each other on, no matter what nation.The media scrum
0:54:18 > 0:54:23afterwards, so a sign of the massive impact of that decision to have a
0:54:23 > 0:54:27unified women's ice hockey team. This is what else that has been
0:54:27 > 0:54:30happening in Pyeongchang.
0:54:30 > 0:54:33We saw Germany claim their first gold as Laura Dahlmeier reigned
0:54:33 > 0:54:36supreme with her first ever Olympic medal at the 7.5km biathlon sprint.
0:54:36 > 0:54:39It was a bit more than just Double Dutch as we witnessed
0:54:39 > 0:54:41a Netherlands one-two-three finish at the speed skating
0:54:41 > 0:54:43in the women's 3000m.
0:54:43 > 0:54:46And in the newest event introduced in these Games, it would be
0:54:46 > 0:54:47the Canadians who locked their place
0:54:47 > 0:54:50into the semis of the mixed doubles of curling as they triumphed over
0:54:50 > 0:54:58Switzerland.
0:54:59 > 0:55:03Let's have a look at the medal table after the first full day of action.
0:55:03 > 0:55:13Out in front, Germany ahead with the two gold medals.
0:55:14 > 0:55:18I had a question from a young viewer Alasdair Fraser, he said has an
0:55:18 > 0:55:23African nation ever won an Olympic gold medal in the winter Olympics?
0:55:23 > 0:55:28The answer is, not yet.
0:55:28 > 0:55:30It's time now for the random and the rad.
0:55:30 > 0:55:37Let's go Off Piste.
0:55:41 > 0:55:46Amy got a Selvie with Elise Christie. Coverage of the louche
0:55:46 > 0:55:47inspired this little one
0:55:47 > 0:55:47Christie. Coverage of the louche inspired this little one this
0:55:47 > 0:55:59morning. That is not your baby, Amy? It is not, but I wish I had sent my
0:55:59 > 0:56:05vote in.Please do. If you want is some photos in, just use the hash
0:56:05 > 0:56:08tag BBC Olympics. Time now, for this.
0:56:08 > 0:56:13Keeping your weight down is very important for ski jumping,
0:56:13 > 0:56:18the downside is that it makes you very hungry.
0:56:18 > 0:56:23Now this is syncronised clapping, Korean Style!
0:56:23 > 0:56:26With all this winter weather, it's vital you always wear the right
0:56:26 > 0:56:31footwear at all times.
0:56:31 > 0:56:35I never touched him, ref, honest!
0:56:35 > 0:56:43And finally, dear men, get a moustache.
0:56:53 > 0:56:56That is a cracking moustache.
0:56:56 > 0:56:58Radzi is here at 11:50pm with a packed overnight schedule.
0:56:58 > 0:57:011am is the final of the men's snowboard slopestyle.
0:57:01 > 0:57:022:30am is the men's downhill.
0:57:02 > 0:57:034:30am is the women's snowboard slopestyle qualification
0:57:03 > 0:57:04featuring Aimee Fuller.
0:57:04 > 0:57:07Then Eilidh Barbour brings you the 30km skiathlon featuring
0:57:07 > 0:57:09GB's Andrew Musgrave at 6:15am.
0:57:09 > 0:57:13I'm back in the morning at 9.15am with the final two
0:57:13 > 0:57:21runs of the men's luge.
0:57:25 > 0:57:27Elise Christie is safely through qualification.
0:57:27 > 0:57:29Elise Christie is safely through qualification.Fingers crossed the
0:57:29 > 0:57:37Tuesday.What will she do?Ed Ling she just relax, bring herself back
0:57:37 > 0:57:42down again. She will calm down and then start building back up towards
0:57:42 > 0:57:53Tuesday, I am sure.Thank you so much to Sarah, John and Amy for your
0:57:53 > 0:57:55insight. We will see you again.
0:57:55 > 0:57:57Tomorrow it's arguably the blue riband event
0:57:57 > 0:58:03of the Winter Olympics - take the men to the mountain...
0:58:03 > 0:58:07They will be hurtling down at speeds that will make your eyes water. If
0:58:07 > 0:58:21they water in that kind of cold, it freezes. We will see you tomorrow.
0:58:28 > 0:58:33Then's Downhill promises to make Olympic history.
0:58:38 > 0:58:46Phil Johnson, the all-American boy. You are watching the greatest ski
0:58:46 > 0:58:55racer and he has done it again.He is going to win the gold.