0:00:11 > 0:00:19Previously at the Winter Olympics... It is the golden double!It is a
0:00:19 > 0:00:25wonderful day, Great Britain's Fran hall.A new Olympic record,
0:00:25 > 0:00:29sensational skating!The Norwegian will take the gold medal, incredible
0:00:29 > 0:00:35drama at the finish!
0:00:36 > 0:00:44drama at the finish!Day ten!
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Day ten, and the action is coming thick and fast.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Welcome to Today At The Games,
0:01:06 > 0:01:14and tonight we're cramming seven different sports into the next hour.
0:01:14 > 0:01:20A bob job for Brad and Joel, who were seventh halfway through.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Torvill and Dean set the standard in ice dance.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27Flying the flag for Britain, Coomes and Buckland.
0:01:27 > 0:01:28Norway's leaping wonders look to land one
0:01:28 > 0:01:34of the few medals they're missing.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36They go for ski-jumping gold in the team event.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38We'll stay in the air, big air,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41for a first look at the one of the newest Olympic sports.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44From leaping to sweeping, it was crunch time at the curling.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Then it's skates on for the women's ice hockey.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51It's semifinal time.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53And full throttle in the halfpipe.
0:01:53 > 0:02:01Can Rowan Cheshire flip her way into the final?
0:02:05 > 0:02:10And to discuss this, a three-time Olympian, world champion bobsledder,
0:02:10 > 0:02:15Nicola Minichiello, and fresh off the plane from Pyeongchang, Amy
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Williams, feeling OK? You with us?I am here in body but not brain
0:02:19 > 0:02:26function!We won't ask you any tough questions! Looked like you enjoyed
0:02:26 > 0:02:30yourself out there.It was amazing, to go in on those really special
0:02:30 > 0:02:35days, bringing home medals, and we just completely forgot the camera
0:02:35 > 0:02:43was there! Trying to remain professional, but clearly not! But I
0:02:43 > 0:02:47can't even describe what it was like to bring home those medals for Great
0:02:47 > 0:02:51Britain.A moment of history, and you were part of it, and helped
0:02:51 > 0:02:55inspire it, which is all good.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57And it's with the bobsleigh that we start.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Brad Hall and Joel Fearon are just 0.29 seconds out of the medals
0:03:00 > 0:03:01at the halfway stage.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03The last time GB won a medal in this event
0:03:03 > 0:03:11was Tony Nash and Robin Dixon's gold in 1964.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33Welcome to the Olympics leading centre for runs three and four of
0:03:33 > 0:03:36the two-man competition. GB are currently in seventh, with Germany
0:03:36 > 0:03:40dominating, with three teams in the top five positions. It is bobsleigh
0:03:40 > 0:03:43time!
0:03:49 > 0:03:54Nico Walther, the leader after remember two, made any mistakes, his
0:03:54 > 0:03:59lead evaporated, he drops to paved. Justin Kripps of Canada has a podium
0:03:59 > 0:04:05or bust attitude, a really strong run takes into the lead. Johannes
0:04:05 > 0:04:10Lochner continued to slightly over achieve, world number six goes third
0:04:10 > 0:04:15after another consistent run. Oskars Melbardis of Latvia has been
0:04:15 > 0:04:23struggling with corner two all week, much better to hold fourth-place.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Francesco Friedrich, so disappointing in Sochi, put himself
0:04:25 > 0:04:33right back in the game, the only man to go under 49 seconds. And Brad
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Hall was to lose ground, starting seventh, slowest run of three so
0:04:37 > 0:04:46far, now dropping to 11.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51The British will be disappointed that they have fallen back to 11th,
0:04:51 > 0:04:54but they are still in a strong position going into the fourth and
0:04:54 > 0:05:00final heat. Brad Hall for Great Britain, he has
0:05:00 > 0:05:09got all of Great Britain behind him. He needs a really good one here, his
0:05:09 > 0:05:14starts time, 4.97, and that is pretty decent.It is, but he needs
0:05:14 > 0:05:19to get through this corner, and that is not going to help, that little
0:05:19 > 0:05:23tab. He has got a big lead over the Swiss, but I don't know whether that
0:05:23 > 0:05:28tap at the top will help them out, he really needs to try to tune into
0:05:28 > 0:05:33the track, make sure he is perfect from now on. He has been good on
0:05:33 > 0:05:37this track, he has been good through this point coming up now. Just a
0:05:37 > 0:05:42little bit late coming in, I don't know whether he has got the speed to
0:05:42 > 0:05:48stay Ayr, we really want to be in the top ten, this will be down to
0:05:48 > 0:05:52the hundredths, can you do enough to stay in France?It is going to be
0:05:52 > 0:05:58close, isn't it? Fading away maybe, it is not to be!That run was only
0:05:58 > 0:06:03good enough to secure a top 12 finish, so a question of sitting
0:06:03 > 0:06:08back as the medals were decided. Strap yourself in for a fantastic
0:06:08 > 0:06:14race for the medals now. Mel Bas
0:06:16 > 0:06:20race for the medals now. Mel Bas -- Melbardis comes next, he needs his
0:06:20 > 0:06:27usual 4.9 start, let's see if he gets it. 4.92, fine.Because of the
0:06:27 > 0:06:32staff difference, we will see that gap grow, but he will start pulling
0:06:32 > 0:06:37away, so will you drive well enough, a mistake there yesterday. Will he
0:06:37 > 0:06:42be good enough to stay in front of the Germans who had a perfect run?
0:06:42 > 0:06:45All of the top pilots, there is nothing between them, absolutely
0:06:45 > 0:06:52nothing. The skill level is amazing, and that is another perfect run into
0:06:52 > 0:06:58that corner, he has got that nailed, slightly better than Nico Walther,
0:06:58 > 0:07:04has a good enough to hold onto Maggie loses a bit of ground here.I
0:07:04 > 0:07:09think he probably will, 15 clean, 16, does he take the lead? He does,
0:07:09 > 0:07:14guaranteed fourth at worst. Melbardis has done all he can, he
0:07:14 > 0:07:19has finished ahead of Nico Walther, a good effort. Well, well, well,
0:07:19 > 0:07:24this means the Germans so want to get this gold medal, they had three
0:07:24 > 0:07:29chances, only one more chance of gold, and it remains in the hands of
0:07:29 > 0:07:33Francesco Friedrich, the man who had a nightmare in Sochi, went so well
0:07:33 > 0:07:39fancied. He is a superb, superb pilot, but can he now put his name
0:07:39 > 0:07:46alongside the greats? Let's see how he starts.One thing we know for
0:07:46 > 0:07:52certain knee, Germany are going to get a medal, because Nico Walther is
0:07:52 > 0:07:55sitting second, so whatever happens, if he comes down in front behind,
0:07:55 > 0:08:00they have got a medal, which is what they need. But he is not bothered
0:08:00 > 0:08:06about Nico Walther, he is worried about him getting gold. He lit the
0:08:06 > 0:08:11afterburners on run one, set a new track record, the only person and 49
0:08:11 > 0:08:15seconds. Will this be the run to get him a gold medal? That was almost
0:08:15 > 0:08:20perfect, starting to pull away. A little bit late into that corner?
0:08:20 > 0:08:25That will cost him speed. Dropping off, has he got enough track left to
0:08:25 > 0:08:30stay in front of the Latvians?Has he got enough in the belt? Can
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Friedrich do it? He has, just moved ahead of the Latvian! Friedrich goes
0:08:34 > 0:08:42to the front, guaranteed silver. Are we going to get one final are people
0:08:42 > 0:08:47as Justin Kripps of Canada waits in the sidelines? Friedrich has done
0:08:47 > 0:08:52what he can, Germany will win gold with Francesco Friedrich is, or will
0:08:52 > 0:09:00Canada win gold with this man, Justin Kripps, who is now, in the
0:09:00 > 0:09:05next 60 seconds or so, attempting to win gold in this two-man event for
0:09:05 > 0:09:14Canada for the first time since 1998, he has had identical start on
0:09:14 > 0:09:22each of these three runs, 4.93 is the figure to watch out for. He is
0:09:22 > 0:09:30capable of 4.909, which would do it, of course. -- 40 9.0 nine. 4.93, as
0:09:30 > 0:09:37he goes Canada.What you are going to see here is, initially, falling
0:09:37 > 0:09:40into the red, as they have done, because of the starts deficit
0:09:40 > 0:09:46between these and Friedrich. So what is now going to happen is Justin
0:09:46 > 0:09:50will have to drive the run of his life to come down, and he has been
0:09:50 > 0:09:57so consistent this year, been on the podium nearly every race. His worst
0:09:57 > 0:10:01result is top four, absolutely nailing this, starting to pull in
0:10:01 > 0:10:06front of the Germans. They have made mistakes at this point, they can't
0:10:06 > 0:10:09afford to make any mistakes. This will be gold for Canada and Leslie
0:10:09 > 0:10:14makes a mistake, definitely a gold medal run. -- unless he makes a
0:10:14 > 0:10:19mistake.Can he do it? Oh, it is a dead heat! It is a dead heat with
0:10:19 > 0:10:27Friedrich! For the first time in 20 years, we have a dead heat! That is
0:10:27 > 0:10:35absolutely extraordinary! In 1998, the Italian had a dead heat with the
0:10:35 > 0:10:42Canadian, and we have the same scenario again! Kripps and Friedrich
0:10:42 > 0:10:47shared the gold! Oskars Melbardis is in bronze medal position.
0:10:47 > 0:10:54Astonishing drama once again at the Sliding Centre.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59Amazing performance, joint gold medal.Thank you.How was your final
0:10:59 > 0:11:05run?The final run and the third run was so clean and so good, and I
0:11:05 > 0:11:11don't thought that just in could tie in the last run, but he had 100th in
0:11:11 > 0:11:16front, then the tie, it was fantastic.I knew that I needed
0:11:16 > 0:11:19everything for the last run, mentally and physically, and we
0:11:19 > 0:11:23managed to do it, and to come down in a type is incredible, winning the
0:11:23 > 0:11:27Olympics and sharing with friends, it is amazing.We cannot be upset
0:11:27 > 0:11:33about that, the two-man is not where we are showing, to beat our position
0:11:33 > 0:11:38by one place, our season's best, if we do that in the four man, that
0:11:38 > 0:11:42will make us number one, can't be too upset about that.We will talk
0:11:42 > 0:11:45about Brad Hall
0:11:45 > 0:11:46too upset about that.We will talk about Brad Hall in a moment, but
0:11:46 > 0:11:50what a great celebration of the bobsleigh community, the friendship
0:11:50 > 0:11:56in bobsleigh.Just an amazing day, amazing race, and those two would
0:11:56 > 0:12:00have to be the favourites, Friedrich is well champion, Kripps is the
0:12:00 > 0:12:04World Cup champion, but anything can happen, we have seen it in luge and
0:12:04 > 0:12:09skeleton. If Melbardis had made that mistake on the second run, he would
0:12:09 > 0:12:12have been in the gold medal position. To see the Germans at the
0:12:12 > 0:12:15first people over to congratulate
0:12:15 > 0:12:15position. To see the Germans at the first people over to congratulate
0:12:15 > 0:12:19the Canadiansit was lovely, I guess you all go through the same thing,
0:12:19 > 0:12:27week in, week out, and you're all winners, a gold medal each.It is
0:12:27 > 0:12:31lovely, and you travel six or seven months of the year together, you are
0:12:31 > 0:12:35in the hotels, same routine, you have such strong friendships and
0:12:35 > 0:12:40bonds between each nation.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45Four runs added up to suddenly get exactly the same times, like Nicola
0:12:45 > 0:12:50said, both champions, it is so lovely to see both of them on the
0:12:50 > 0:12:56podium, clearly absolutely the best in the world. And yeah, to see it,
0:12:56 > 0:13:03it is so lovely.It makes me think of Lizzie and Laurent Depoitre, so
0:13:03 > 0:13:09much more fun when you are sharing! Let's look at the split screen. --
0:13:09 > 0:13:17Lizzie and Laura on the podium.
0:13:17 > 0:13:25Kripps starts behind him but starts to claw it back, a few hundredths
0:13:25 > 0:13:29ahead at this point, then he makes one mistake and starts to pull it
0:13:29 > 0:13:33back. Until the very last corner, until the finish, we don't have a
0:13:33 > 0:13:39clue who is going to win.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43clue who is going to win.0.06 going into it, I think. A dead heat in the
0:13:43 > 0:13:48two-man for the second time, it happened in 1998, and also a dead
0:13:48 > 0:13:53heat for bronze that year in the men's four, GB were in that dead
0:13:53 > 0:14:00heat, it happened twice that year. Unbelievable, five men in three
0:14:00 > 0:14:04places that year!Talking of space, we have space for one more person,
0:14:04 > 0:14:08and we had Christopher Dean in the studio, but that is only half the
0:14:08 > 0:14:09story.
0:14:17 > 0:14:24MUSIC PLAYS
0:14:31 > 0:14:39Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean of the world ice dance champions.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43People are standing and applauding, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean
0:14:43 > 0:14:52how won.Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean go first.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Delighted to say that Jayne Torvill is with us! I wanted to ask you,
0:15:00 > 0:15:04before we get into the ice dance, what makes the perfect pair?You
0:15:04 > 0:15:10have to let him think he is the boss! No, seriously, it is, you
0:15:10 > 0:15:14know, at this level of competition, you have to be so tuned into each
0:15:14 > 0:15:18other, and you have to have that discipline of training day in, day
0:15:18 > 0:15:23out, you have to both want it.Time together really matters, you can't
0:15:23 > 0:15:29do it overnight. To get used to it, you absolutely know what move your
0:15:29 > 0:15:33partner will make, and you will know if there is a problem from his eyes.
0:15:33 > 0:15:40You have to know but other closely. The aim is to finish in the top 20
0:15:40 > 0:15:43for the short programme, and for the British duo, the major victory has
0:15:43 > 0:15:47been getting to Pyeongchang at all.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58Three months after the 2016 World Championship, Penny Coomes shattered
0:15:58 > 0:16:03her kneecap into eight pieces during a routine lift in training. Two
0:16:03 > 0:16:07operations and 19 months later, she and Nick Buckland returns to action
0:16:07 > 0:16:10to qualify for Pyeongchang, and here they are aiming for a top eight
0:16:10 > 0:16:18finish. COMMENTATOR:You can see the strapping on Penny's right knee.A
0:16:18 > 0:16:23little bit tentative. They would have loved level four on the twizzle
0:16:23 > 0:16:28is, but it was terrific.She was told she would never skate again but
0:16:28 > 0:16:32Penny Coomes and Nick Buckland are back on Olympic ice.I feel excited
0:16:32 > 0:16:42to get back out there again. When they were reading out the scores, I
0:16:42 > 0:16:43smiled to myself because after everything I have been through, I
0:16:43 > 0:16:52made it.One of three couples competing from
0:16:53 > 0:16:55competing from the USA, Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani,
0:16:55 > 0:16:58brother and sister, put in a confident performance that saw them
0:16:58 > 0:17:06take the lead. But the world champions and gold medallists from
0:17:06 > 0:17:11the team event, Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, on the ice
0:17:11 > 0:17:14next competing in their last games and hoping to take home a second
0:17:14 > 0:17:22gold from South Korea.Terrific control through the midline step
0:17:22 > 0:17:28sequence.And the world champions want that Olympic title. It was only
0:17:28 > 0:17:33silver in Sochi.We are happy we executed but we know there is a
0:17:33 > 0:17:37tonne of work to do tomorrow, the main skate. We have to come out
0:17:37 > 0:17:43ready to go.A new world record for Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue, coached
0:17:43 > 0:17:50by the same person as their closest rivals, Papadakis and Cizeron from
0:17:50 > 0:17:56France, making the Olympic debut, and it was certainly memorable.
0:17:56 > 0:18:02Whoa. Wouldn't want that to happen made to twizzle.An unfortunate
0:18:02 > 0:18:08wardrobe malfunction, wouldn't want that to happen mid-sequence.It was
0:18:08 > 0:18:15tough considering what happened. But it was still a great experience. I
0:18:15 > 0:18:20think we still managed to keep our focus and enjoy the moment. It could
0:18:20 > 0:18:25have been better, for sure, but what is done is done, and we have to look
0:18:25 > 0:18:31forward now.Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donahue, the last of the
0:18:31 > 0:18:35American couples to take to the ice. Could they finish the short
0:18:35 > 0:18:38programme in contention for a medal? Skating at their first Olympics.
0:18:38 > 0:18:47They need to come out on top when it comes to the team USA rival. Scott
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Moir and Tessa Virtue have laid down the benchmark. The last two couples
0:18:50 > 0:18:57falling short of that. So, we are all set for an exciting competition
0:18:57 > 0:19:02tomorrow. Confirmation of the qualification standings... Madison
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Hubbell and Zachary Donahue of the USA currently in the bronze medal
0:19:05 > 0:19:13position. Papadakis and Cizeron, less than two points behind their
0:19:13 > 0:19:17training mates from Canada, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, with a new
0:19:17 > 0:19:22world record, looking to come away with two more gold medals from this
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Olympic Games.
0:19:25 > 0:19:30Katherine Downes and Robin cousins describing the action. Penny Coomes
0:19:30 > 0:19:32and Nick Buckland, an amazing achievement to get
0:19:32 > 0:19:36and Nick Buckland, an amazing achievement to get this far.They
0:19:36 > 0:19:40easily qualify to get through to the free dance. I think when they do the
0:19:40 > 0:19:43free dance it will be such a joy for them to do because they have nothing
0:19:43 > 0:19:48to lose and everything to gain.The standard set for the new record
0:19:48 > 0:19:54score for the short dance from Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, champions in
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Vancouver. Only a silver medal, slightly controversially in Sochi.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01They retired and have come back again and look great together on the
0:20:01 > 0:20:06ice.To have a two year gap and then to come back at that level is really
0:20:06 > 0:20:12tough. They were obviously at the top when they decided to have a gap,
0:20:12 > 0:20:17and they want to be at the top again. They have obviously worked
0:20:17 > 0:20:22very hard. They're skating skills and presentation is fantastic.And
0:20:22 > 0:20:27they always look like they are enjoying it.Would they do, and they
0:20:27 > 0:20:31are great performers. Sometimes I find it a bit over the top, but that
0:20:31 > 0:20:37is their style. Their unison and speed over the ice is amazing.But
0:20:37 > 0:20:43the couple everyone is talking about, and I'm afraid for the wrong
0:20:43 > 0:20:46reasons because of the wardrobe malfunction, the French pair.
0:20:46 > 0:20:47reasons because of the wardrobe malfunction, the French pair. This
0:20:47 > 0:20:50was really unfortunate, because they could easily have been leading. It's
0:20:50 > 0:20:56definitely impeded their freedom. You can see the dress breaking early
0:20:56 > 0:21:01on, the halterneck has gone.To have that right at the beginning of the
0:21:01 > 0:21:07routine. Your mind is on overdrive, trying to think ahead on how you can
0:21:07 > 0:21:12deal with certain moves and hope for the best.And you can't stop and get
0:21:12 > 0:21:18it fixed.No.Surely if it had come all the way down, they would have
0:21:18 > 0:21:26had to stop.They are not supposed to stop and not allowed.Would they
0:21:26 > 0:21:28be penalised?They wouldn't be penalised for the dress coming
0:21:28 > 0:21:33undone. They lost a few points on their synchronicity in the twizzles,
0:21:33 > 0:21:39and one of hers was a bit scratchy, but that was down to the dress. The
0:21:39 > 0:21:43last time they skated against the Canadians in the short dance, the
0:21:43 > 0:21:47French won. Clearly today, the Canadians were much better.But it's
0:21:47 > 0:21:52still very tight and could turn around. Brilliant stuff.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Norway are the leading Winter Olympic nation, and ski
0:21:55 > 0:21:58jumping has historically been a very strong sport for them, but they have
0:21:58 > 0:21:59never won the team competition.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Today they were trying to break that duck, as Paddy reports.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Ski jumping is known for its individuals, but this is where the
0:22:12 > 0:22:16Flyers compete with their flock. Germany are the reigning Olympic
0:22:16 > 0:22:21champions, but their flight crew is much changed from Sochi. Poland have
0:22:21 > 0:22:29the individual large hill gold medallist on
0:22:29 > 0:22:33medallist on board in Stoch but they have never won a team gold medal.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Norway with Robert Johansson comedy of the orange moustache and gold
0:22:36 > 0:22:41medals.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45medals. This is the last chance to see him in action in Pyeongchang.
0:22:45 > 0:22:54But he couldn't finish on a high, Japan down in sixth. -- in fifth.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58Austria have been a fading force of late. They were fast losing touch by
0:22:58 > 0:23:03the third job of the third round.I think he wanted more from that.We
0:23:03 > 0:23:07knew who would be on the podium by the final jumps but were not sure of
0:23:07 > 0:23:11the order. Norway leading all along with Poland edging into second from
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Germany. First of the top three, German Andreas the individual large
0:23:15 > 0:23:22hill silver medallist. Lee Williams takes up the story. COMMENTATOR:
0:23:22 > 0:23:31It's down to these, Andreas Wellinger for Germany. He has an
0:23:31 > 0:23:35Olympic gold and Olympic silver already. He's going to get another
0:23:35 > 0:23:41medal. What colour will it be? It's quite long. He looks like he wanted
0:23:41 > 0:23:50a little bit more. 1:34.5. It opens the door a fraction for Poland. --
0:23:50 > 0:23:59134.5. Germany's final score. And we will see whether the man who won
0:23:59 > 0:24:06gold on Saturday can pull Poland above that.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12above that. Stoch, the three-time Olympic champion. He won the gold on
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Saturday. They smuggled crates of beer into the Olympic Village
0:24:16 > 0:24:20afterwards. Poland were just happy to be celebrating. Will they
0:24:20 > 0:24:27celebrate again? 134.5, matching Andreas Wellinger, and we will go to
0:24:27 > 0:24:33the judges. Those faces are gripped on the screen. They will see it when
0:24:33 > 0:24:40you do. They are second.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43you do. They are second. 1072.4, and they will take at least the bronze
0:24:43 > 0:24:48medal, but Germany stay ahead of them. Will it be silver or gold?
0:24:48 > 0:24:54Robert Johansson of Norway has about a 20 point cushion to play with. And
0:24:54 > 0:24:59for him and Norway, gold is just some whiskers away.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07Here he goes for gold...
0:25:15 > 0:25:22It's long, it's clean, it's surely enough for gold for Norway! Gold for
0:25:22 > 0:25:30Robert Johansson. Gold for the team there on top of him already. He has
0:25:30 > 0:25:35been imperious all Olympics long. Two bronze medals. And now they are
0:25:35 > 0:25:39going to be champions in the team event for the first time in their
0:25:39 > 0:25:45history, which is mad, crazy. The Norwegians invented this, winning 30
0:25:45 > 0:25:50medals at the Olympics but never winning the team event. And the man
0:25:50 > 0:25:54who has captured so much attention around the world is the man who gets
0:25:54 > 0:26:00to glide home to gold.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06to glide home to gold. There will be no close shave in this Olympic team
0:26:06 > 0:26:13final. Robert Johansson delivers a gold medal for Norway. They will
0:26:13 > 0:26:18stand on top of that team podium step for the first time. Those
0:26:18 > 0:26:21whiskers are golden, and Norway are your team's ski jump Olympic
0:26:21 > 0:26:24champions.
0:26:26 > 0:26:31So, out in front by a long way, Norway. Germany sneaking into silver
0:26:31 > 0:26:36position ahead of Poland, but the bronze is a long overdue team medal
0:26:36 > 0:26:39for a nation that loves its jumping.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43STUDIO: Paddy Dearie reporting, but great commentary from Robbie
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Williams. The great thing about Joe Hanson's moustache, it doesn't move,
0:26:47 > 0:26:53even through the job.He takes off at 91 kph and he lands and it stays
0:26:53 > 0:27:00perfect.Does he put gel and hairspray?I will ask Ollie to find
0:27:00 > 0:27:09out.Maybe it has so much stuff on it it will snap!
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Staying in the air now, and it's time for a debut event
0:27:12 > 0:27:14at the Winter Olympics - snowboard big air.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Aimee Fuller is the only Team GB representative
0:27:16 > 0:27:17in a competition stacked with quality.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19This time last, week American Jamie Anderson
0:27:19 > 0:27:21defended her slopestyle Olympic crown in very windy conditions.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24And Austrian Anna Gasser became the first woman to score a perfect
0:27:24 > 0:27:25100 in competition last year..
0:27:25 > 0:27:28The good news was that the conditions were perfect
0:27:28 > 0:27:29for the big tricks.
0:27:29 > 0:27:36Jenny Jones was there to see history made.
0:27:37 > 0:27:42The ski jump has been wowing people at the Olympics four years, but it's
0:27:42 > 0:27:49time for a freestyle takeover.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52time for a freestyle takeover. -- for years. For the first time ever,
0:27:52 > 0:28:01big air is in the Olympics. Looking at this jump, it's going to be epic.
0:28:01 > 0:28:08They don't call it big air for nothing. They drop in from 160 feet,
0:28:08 > 0:28:12reaching speeds of 40 mph on the in-run, and they are in the air for
0:28:12 > 0:28:20two or three seconds. You have to do your best trick, and you are judged
0:28:20 > 0:28:24on how technical you are and how well you execute. And of course, how
0:28:24 > 0:28:32big you go.Great Britain's Aimee Fuller, one of the riders who
0:28:32 > 0:28:35battled the conditions in slopestyle. It'll be interesting to
0:28:35 > 0:28:42see which direction she in. Coming in switch, and she has the cab
0:28:42 > 0:28:48double on the flip. She's going for it, and she has stomped it. Just sat
0:28:48 > 0:28:54back on the landing.OK, Amy Williams fell over, but it was just
0:28:54 > 0:29:01her first run. She has a second chance.Julia Marino, silver
0:29:01 > 0:29:10medallist at the X games two weeks ago. -- Aimee Fuller fell over.
0:29:10 > 0:29:16Under flip, coming switch. The cab, double under flip. A bit more
0:29:16 > 0:29:22rotation on it now.LAUGHTER Are you enjoying get?It's
0:29:22 > 0:29:28fantastic, a beautiful day.Are you enjoying the jumping itself, the
0:29:28 > 0:29:34spectacle?Absolutely, I wish I could do stuff like this.What does
0:29:34 > 0:29:40this one think?She's inspired, loving it.A future champion!She is
0:29:40 > 0:29:54the current leader of the women's World Cup. She took first big air in
0:29:54 > 0:30:01Cobra, paging and Milan. She has won every competition she has entered.
0:30:01 > 0:30:09Very tidy and very big. That is first-place.Having such a good
0:30:09 > 0:30:13time, it's amazing. These girls are fearless.Absolutely fantastic,
0:30:13 > 0:30:16we've never been anywhere like this before.What kind of trick would you
0:30:16 > 0:30:23do?I think I would do a double flip and then a backflip.Yes! Love it.
0:30:23 > 0:30:31High five that.The Canadian in next. Laurie Blouin, a silver medal
0:30:31 > 0:30:33in slopestyle.
0:30:38 > 0:30:43As is so often the case, you find people take a medal, then they find
0:30:43 > 0:30:53their mojo. That could be the case with Louise -- Laurie Blouin. Really
0:30:53 > 0:30:57nice horizontal rotation, mixed with the backflips there, so much more of
0:30:57 > 0:31:05a corkscrew to that. ?
0:31:06 > 0:31:08a corkscrew to that. ?Incredible venue, great atmosphere, the stages
0:31:08 > 0:31:15set, go big or go home.Next in, Aimee Fuller of Great Britain. We
0:31:15 > 0:31:27saw her try the cab double and underflip on the first go. Well
0:31:27 > 0:31:36spotted, she went up to her camp in Mount Herzl, gone early, oh, and she
0:31:36 > 0:31:43went so big on the first hit that she tried to rotate a little bit
0:31:43 > 0:31:49smaller on the second. That was a big hit.Totally came up to short,
0:31:49 > 0:31:54Aimee Fuller, looks like she is all right, though, getting back up. Two
0:31:54 > 0:31:59crashes, a shame, she won't go through to the final.Next incoming
0:31:59 > 0:32:04Yuki Fujimori, the
0:32:06 > 0:32:12Yuki Fujimori, the 31-year-old, the second oldest here. Winds up lovely,
0:32:12 > 0:32:21backside 900. Very, very nice. This is brilliant, we are starting to see
0:32:21 > 0:32:29exactly what the women are capable of, look how stoked she is as well.
0:32:29 > 0:32:38Next in, Iwabuchi, the Japanese rider. Drops in switch. So we are
0:32:38 > 0:32:45not going to see a big trick that she has been warming up. Switch 900.
0:32:45 > 0:32:53Perfect landing. Absolutely stomps it. The number one, Anna Gasser, is
0:32:53 > 0:32:57in the start gate, currently in sixth place. Can she reinstate
0:32:57 > 0:33:07herself at the top of the standings? Switch frontside double cork 1080,
0:33:07 > 0:33:12that is the top spot!Unfortunately, Aimee Fuller Team GB was not able to
0:33:12 > 0:33:20put down a run, but all the big hitters through, this is going to an
0:33:20 > 0:33:28amazing women's final. Aimee Fuller posted this on social media, she
0:33:28 > 0:33:36will not need any blusher for a while!What an incredible venue,
0:33:36 > 0:33:39amazing atmosphere today, so awesome for the girls to show their true
0:33:39 > 0:33:45standard of snowboarding, compared to the slopestyle which was ruined
0:33:45 > 0:33:49by the wind. Aimee Fuller couldn't land any of her runs, she doesn't go
0:33:49 > 0:33:53through to the final. But Anna Gasser, the Austrian, amazing
0:33:53 > 0:34:01performance, she qualified in first place. Hot on her tail is the young
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Iwabuchi from Japan and Sadowski-Synnott from New Zealand,
0:34:04 > 0:34:08both landing great doubles, and they have got more tricks in their bike.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12This is going to be an epic final.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Rhona is back in the house to pour over the latest moves
0:34:17 > 0:34:20in the game of stones.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Gloves are off in the women's ice hockey,
0:34:22 > 0:34:27as the last four battle for a place in the gold-medal game.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29Halfway through the halfpipe,
0:34:29 > 0:34:37and we'll hear Rowan Cheshire's latest news.
0:34:39 > 0:34:51Bahrami how to here today! -- balmy!
0:35:00 > 0:35:02Squeaky bum time!
0:35:03 > 0:35:04And we extend a very warm welcome
0:35:04 > 0:35:05And we extend a very warm welcome
0:35:05 > 0:35:06to 2002 Olympic curling gold medallist Rhona Howie.
0:35:06 > 0:35:13How many hours on the ice do you reckon you spent in Salt Lake City?
0:35:13 > 0:35:18If I asked you how many hours you spend on the ice to win your medal,
0:35:18 > 0:35:22would you know?Roughly 40 hours, nine round-robin games, two
0:35:22 > 0:35:28play-offs, semifinal and final.If you had done big air, it is over in
0:35:28 > 0:35:33ten seconds! Curling is day in, day out, and every wind counts, as only
0:35:33 > 0:35:36the top four will go into the semifinals.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Paddy got an A in his maths GCSE, so he's in charge of working out
0:35:39 > 0:35:43how things stood at the start of the day.
0:35:43 > 0:35:48No medals in Pyeongchang will take longer to win than those in curling.
0:35:48 > 0:35:53So far, we have had five days with 56 matches, which I've seen 731
0:35:53 > 0:35:58points scored, and we are only halfway through the group stages.
0:35:58 > 0:36:04Those stones move slowly. Strange goings-on out on the women's ice,
0:36:04 > 0:36:10Canada lost three from three. Absolute shocker.A nation reeled.
0:36:10 > 0:36:15They are recovering now, ominously for Eve Muirhead's team. Most of the
0:36:15 > 0:36:26Sochi bound back to work on some new material. They took
0:36:26 > 0:36:29material. They took OAR for ten, but it was difficult second album
0:36:29 > 0:36:32territory for Eve
0:36:32 > 0:36:34it was difficult second album territory for Eve.USA win the
0:36:34 > 0:36:38match.That loaded more pressure on the match, China, who took it into
0:36:38 > 0:36:43an extra ten is extra end.We can all breathe a huge sigh of relief.
0:36:43 > 0:36:49They beat Denmark next and looked well set, but they slipped against
0:36:49 > 0:36:55career, coming up furiously short. That is a big disappointment.Tough
0:36:55 > 0:37:00match against Sweden became even tougher, two in the last, into a
0:37:00 > 0:37:05decider, GB's final shot all-important, but Eve's stone was
0:37:05 > 0:37:11stopped by a red light. She had not released before the hog line, a
0:37:11 > 0:37:16curling no ball.This is a real disaster, I have not seen before,
0:37:16 > 0:37:21especially when it falls to the last stone of the extra end.New brooms
0:37:21 > 0:37:25representing Britain in the men's competition, Kyle Smith's young crew
0:37:25 > 0:37:29got an early dose of Olympic pressure, a tie-breaker against
0:37:29 > 0:37:34Switzerland, examination pass.What a win for Great Britain.No greater
0:37:34 > 0:37:40test than the next, Canada, the curling superpower. Too much, too
0:37:40 > 0:37:44soon for GB. Japan put them to the end of the final end, right on cue
0:37:44 > 0:37:50Kyle curled perfectly. Then the stone turned again, Britain were
0:37:50 > 0:37:57swept aside by the supreme Swedes. Worst still, the calamity against
0:37:57 > 0:38:01Korea, who had been without a win. The Brits were shovelled into a
0:38:01 > 0:38:06corner at the host' party. Crucial that they beat Italy, crucial but an
0:38:06 > 0:38:14out of sorts skip had to make this shot.Unbelievable draw.What might
0:38:14 > 0:38:19that stone be worth? Something to build on certainly, but
0:38:19 > 0:38:23they need to beat Denmark. The Danes were ahead over the first five
0:38:23 > 0:38:32events, not think Smith tried was working. -- not thing.Oh!Just
0:38:32 > 0:38:38peppered it.It looked like everyone was annoyed, no reason to be
0:38:38 > 0:38:41annoyed, I don't want to see any shaking heads, help each other.
0:38:41 > 0:38:48Carefully chosen words from the coach led to carefully placed
0:38:48 > 0:38:53stones, and Britain took a crucial two. The meant came with it, and in
0:38:53 > 0:38:58the final end GB needed a double to win. Skill the GE let the Danes
0:38:58 > 0:39:02staking everything on the spectacular, could they take out
0:39:02 > 0:39:07two?It was a great try. This will be a huge win for Kyle Smith and his
0:39:07 > 0:39:11team. Great Britain are getting better and better as this
0:39:11 > 0:39:16competition goes on.Well done, both of you, the reaction at the end
0:39:16 > 0:39:22probably sums it up.Yeah, a wee bit of a struggle, but a lot of good
0:39:22 > 0:39:26curling, two down at the fifth end break, so we did all the good
0:39:26 > 0:39:30curling to get back in the game, pleased with the way we finished.
0:39:30 > 0:39:35What a big win that was, GB up to joint third with two to play. Eve
0:39:35 > 0:39:39Muirhead has a rocky path to the semis, Switzerland ranked above
0:39:39 > 0:39:44them, the last shot of end one the rink was like the idea, a mass of
0:39:44 > 0:39:50Swiss stone, and yet somehow the skip found a clearing.That is a
0:39:50 > 0:39:54cracking shot from Eve Muirhead, by an inch!These women knew that
0:39:54 > 0:40:00defeat would all but eliminate them. Desperation brought inspiration.As
0:40:00 > 0:40:05she got enough in this two spring it out? She has. Goodness me!Wonderful
0:40:05 > 0:40:13shot!And so it went to the final stone of the final end, Eve's stone,
0:40:13 > 0:40:17victory, defeat, sudden-death decider all possible.It is enough,
0:40:17 > 0:40:21two in the tenth end means they have beaten Switzerland, job done. Well
0:40:21 > 0:40:26done, but you are not making this easy!No, that was a tough game, a
0:40:26 > 0:40:31game of interest, both teams played really well, a lot of good
0:40:31 > 0:40:38shotmaking, and we knew that we have to win every game going in now, so I
0:40:38 > 0:40:42think we really did step up from yesterday, and if we can keep this
0:40:42 > 0:40:46going.GB still joint fourth, still in the race. It is all going to
0:40:46 > 0:40:52their final two matches. But just when slips matter most, the Brits
0:40:52 > 0:40:56have found their grip on the ice. Full credit to Eve Muirhead and her
0:40:56 > 0:41:02rink, because yesterday there was the real controversy, the hog line
0:41:02 > 0:41:06making the headlines, we have got one here, this stone doesn't slide,
0:41:06 > 0:41:11but talk us through the infringement.When the player plays
0:41:11 > 0:41:14the stone, they activate, this one obviously doesn't have a light in
0:41:14 > 0:41:19it, but there is a magnetic strip in the hog line, is that picks up the
0:41:19 > 0:41:25centre, so when the player cleans the stone, that activates the light.
0:41:25 > 0:41:30If the stone is faulty, red lights will clash, the player would stop.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34So it has obviously flashed green, and when it reaches the hog line,
0:41:34 > 0:41:38you are able to double touch the handle, but it must be before the
0:41:38 > 0:41:44line. So initially she released the stone before the hog line, but then
0:41:44 > 0:41:48her back finger, her finger touched the back of it just as it was going
0:41:48 > 0:41:54over the line.And we can look at that in slow motion and zoom right
0:41:54 > 0:41:59into her hand, as you say, she let go, releases... But then that double
0:41:59 > 0:42:07tap.04 finger just touched, that is why the light flashes red. -- her
0:42:07 > 0:42:11forefinger.Very distressing and upsetting, but you have got to move
0:42:11 > 0:42:15on, and as we constantly see, you have to pick yourself up, come back,
0:42:15 > 0:42:20and they were pretty good today. Really good attitude, mindset was
0:42:20 > 0:42:24fantastic throughout the whole game, you know, it was a must win game, so
0:42:24 > 0:42:30the pressure was on them. Absolutely, and Eve, in the final
0:42:30 > 0:42:33end, was given an opening by Switzerland, and she took it.They
0:42:33 > 0:42:39had the hammer on the last end, good position, they needed a two, GB
0:42:39 > 0:42:43played a fantastic end to set up their two. The Swiss was about to
0:42:43 > 0:42:50play a really good shot, but she
0:42:50 > 0:42:53play a really good shot, but she was one heavy, so that allowed Eve to
0:42:53 > 0:42:58play her hit weight, just to split it out and up and scored two.So
0:42:58 > 0:43:01they had built towards that really well. What do you make of their
0:43:01 > 0:43:06final matches? They have got Japan and Canada to come, Canada started
0:43:06 > 0:43:12poorly, but they are now building up and starting to look strong.
0:43:12 > 0:43:16Absolutely, the Canadian team, you can never write them out, they have
0:43:16 > 0:43:22found their form, they are fighting back, they have got a chance of
0:43:22 > 0:43:24reaching the semifinals, they will be tough to beat. And Japan have had
0:43:24 > 0:43:28a great Games, they are playing well, so two very tough games for
0:43:28 > 0:43:35Britain, but FAQ playing the way they have, they could win.They
0:43:35 > 0:43:41could win, seriously?Against Japan and Canada! Just to get to the
0:43:41 > 0:43:47quarterfinals!Now the men have been looking really confident, they have
0:43:47 > 0:43:50moved up to third place in their table, what did you make of them
0:43:50 > 0:43:54against Denmark?Again, really strong performance from the boys,
0:43:54 > 0:44:00the team dynamics was great, the harmony was good, they fought a
0:44:00 > 0:44:04tough game, Denmark played really well, but the British boys, you
0:44:04 > 0:44:07know, they put themselves in a good position, the same as Eve, they
0:44:07 > 0:44:12needed a two to win with a hammer, an open draw to win, what more can a
0:44:12 > 0:44:16skip ask for? So you know the guys are playing well, fighting hard,
0:44:16 > 0:44:20they look good at there.We are getting to the sharp end of the
0:44:20 > 0:44:28women's ice hockey competition. It is semifinal time, so the park
0:44:28 > 0:44:35doesn't quite stop here. Here is Seth Bennett.
0:44:35 > 0:44:40The scars of Sochi remain in US minds, and it has been an agonising
0:44:40 > 0:44:44four-year wait for the team to avenge that matter class.The
0:44:44 > 0:44:51memories of Sochi will always be there, so heartbreaking that we
0:44:51 > 0:44:55lost.Motivated to go one better this time around, USA posted their
0:44:55 > 0:45:03best performance of the campaign. Shia a chance, wonderful finish!
0:45:03 > 0:45:14Beating Finland 5- 02 reach the gold medal game. -- beating Finland 5-0
0:45:14 > 0:45:22to reach the gold medal game. USA look at the top of their game.
0:45:22 > 0:45:25Canada extended their Olympic winning streak to a staggering 24
0:45:25 > 0:45:31matches.
0:45:31 > 0:45:40matches. A date with destiny. The USA men lost two of their three
0:45:40 > 0:45:45group games and must now beat Slovakia in the opening game on
0:45:45 > 0:45:49Tuesday if they are to reach the quarterfinals. The hosts have
0:45:49 > 0:45:53provided plenty of entertainment and a number of historic moments along
0:45:53 > 0:46:01the way.Good chance of a goal. They've done it! Korea have scored
0:46:01 > 0:46:07their first ever goal in an Olympic ice hockey tournament.As once
0:46:07 > 0:46:12again, sport has transcended politics. STUDIO: On Thursday we
0:46:12 > 0:46:17will see the women's final, USA against Canada.
0:46:17 > 0:46:18Freestyle skiing next,
0:46:18 > 0:46:20and after Izzy Atkin's fantastic bronze medal in the slopestyle,
0:46:20 > 0:46:24it fell to Rowan Cheshire to see what she could do on the halfpipe.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26But first she has to qualify for the final,
0:46:26 > 0:46:29Tim Warwood picks up the story.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35Rowan Cheshire is Britain's premier ladies half pipe skier and arrives
0:46:35 > 0:46:42at these games injury free and with form on her side. Four years ago,
0:46:42 > 0:46:45aged 18, Cheshire was knocked unconscious and suffered severe
0:46:45 > 0:46:50concussion while training in Sochi. It forced her to withdraw from the
0:46:50 > 0:46:542014 Winter Olympics, and this was the first of three head injuries for
0:46:54 > 0:46:59her within a year and a half. She fought her way back from those
0:46:59 > 0:47:04physical and psychological traumas and wants a place on the podium.
0:47:04 > 0:47:08First she has to face a tough field in qualification where only the top
0:47:08 > 0:47:1612 skiers will progress to the final.
0:47:16 > 0:47:20First was World Cup leader Brita Sigourney of the USA, an impressive
0:47:20 > 0:47:24run saw her put down a score of 90.6. Canada's Cassie Sharpe would
0:47:24 > 0:47:29be the one to beat. This standout run took her into the lead on 93
0:47:29 > 0:47:35points. Sochi silver medallist Marie Martinod scored 91.6 in her first
0:47:35 > 0:47:39run, leaving the French skier in second. Could Rowan Cheshire produce
0:47:39 > 0:47:50a run worthy of a place in the final? COMMENTATOR:A big 540.
0:47:54 > 0:47:56final? COMMENTATOR:A big 540. The Alley oop is almost her signature
0:47:56 > 0:48:07trick. 900, holding on. Straight air. Skiing really nicely here after
0:48:07 > 0:48:15that 720. Switch, 360. That was nice to finish.A good run.A very good
0:48:15 > 0:48:22run. The amplitude was good and consistent. Good grabs, solid run
0:48:22 > 0:48:27from Rowan Cheshire. I would hope that would be enough.Ninth
0:48:27 > 0:48:33position, there we go. Well done.
0:48:38 > 0:48:44Brita Sigourney, second place in the games at Aspen a couple of weeks
0:48:44 > 0:48:51ago.Big straight air. A huge alley oop. Carrying her speed well for the
0:48:51 > 0:48:58900, a massive 900.It was huge. Straight air, just missing the
0:48:58 > 0:49:07ground a little bit. Left 540 with the mute grab. 720 to finish and a
0:49:07 > 0:49:11really good run from Brita Sigourney.90.6 on the first. Let's
0:49:11 > 0:49:20see what the judges do with this. Exactly the same. So, Cassie Sharpe
0:49:20 > 0:49:25at the top.Does she cruise or does she go for it?Definitely can't see
0:49:25 > 0:49:34her being bumped out.No. Big 900. Really smooth. Right side 900 and
0:49:34 > 0:49:43back to back nines. Didn't see that in the first run. The flare. Switch
0:49:43 > 0:49:54three. Big straight air. And what does she have to finish? Left ten.
0:49:54 > 0:50:03Yes.Beautiful. She is light years ahead of everyone else. My goodness,
0:50:03 > 0:50:10she's almost got the keys to the safe that contains gold medals. A
0:50:10 > 0:50:20big improvement of .40. The defending silver medallist from
0:50:20 > 0:50:23Sochi finds herself in the qualifying silver position, second
0:50:23 > 0:50:27place at the moment means nothing until the finals. But skiing very
0:50:27 > 0:50:34well and very confident, the French Gill, Marie Martinod.Left 540.
0:50:34 > 0:50:45Coming in with a lot of speed. Right side 540. Very good. Left 900. Right
0:50:45 > 0:50:51side flare. Just sitting on her table is a little bit there.Marie
0:50:51 > 0:51:01Martinod also up in her run a little bit, stretching her legs.Simetu
0:51:01 > 0:51:05Annalisa Drew, she doesn't really have a switch hit in there, so maybe
0:51:05 > 0:51:12she could pull that out for the finals. It's an improvement.Rowan
0:51:12 > 0:51:21Cheshire in ninth position. It would be nice to improve here.Nice 540
0:51:21 > 0:51:32from Rowan Cheshire. A big alley oop. So smooth on that. 900, solid.
0:51:32 > 0:51:39Right five. Losing amplitude slightly but holding on. Left seven.
0:51:39 > 0:51:48Switch three. Straight air.She has done really well, she had a really
0:51:48 > 0:51:54nasty ankle injury. She's just about skiing back to full speed right now.
0:51:54 > 0:51:59Yeah, she had a tough summer, and a lot of rehab and a lot of work went
0:51:59 > 0:52:03to getting her back on the skis. A great start to the season.It's not
0:52:03 > 0:52:06an improvement on the second runner. I think it was her amplitude
0:52:06 > 0:52:11slightly. The results is looking like this, Cassie Sharpe light years
0:52:11 > 0:52:18ahead. Marie Martinod of Brown 's. Maddie Bowman, the defending Olympic
0:52:18 > 0:52:24champion, is down there in sixth. Rowan Cheshire qualifies in a very
0:52:24 > 0:52:27respectable ninth position.What did it mean for you to go out there,
0:52:27 > 0:52:31given we know what happened four years ago?It means the absolute
0:52:31 > 0:52:35world to me. Four years ago I couldn't show anyone what I could do
0:52:35 > 0:52:39and I heard myself quite badly. I have had a whirlwind four years with
0:52:39 > 0:52:44injuries with my head and ankle. I haven't skied as much as I would
0:52:44 > 0:52:50like to. To come out here
0:52:53 > 0:52:55like to. To come out here today and put down the run that I did, even
0:52:55 > 0:52:58though it was a bit scrappy, I'm so proud and happy to land and get to
0:52:58 > 0:53:00the finals, because that was the goal.Unfortunately Molly Summerhays
0:53:00 > 0:53:02failed to qualify.
0:53:02 > 0:53:05Here's Paddy Gearey with a round up of what else has been happening.
0:53:08 > 0:53:12The 500 metres is the shortest speed skating distance and the men's gold
0:53:12 > 0:53:19medal was settled by the tiniest of margins. Norwegian Havard Lorentzen
0:53:19 > 0:53:23won by 100th of a second, yet another gold medal for Norway, and
0:53:23 > 0:53:26they hadn't won one in this event for 70 years. This games will be the
0:53:26 > 0:53:30last we see of Lindsey Vonn at an Olympics, one of the greatest female
0:53:30 > 0:53:34downhill skiers of all time, showing form in practice for the downhill
0:53:34 > 0:53:38event, going third fastest, but she will not be racing fellow American
0:53:38 > 0:53:42Mikaela Shiffrin, she was hoping to go in the downhill as well but
0:53:42 > 0:53:49expected bad weather has brought the Alpine combined event forward, and
0:53:49 > 0:53:51she has decided to concentrate on that. Shiffrin had hoped to win four
0:53:51 > 0:53:56goals in Pyeongchang but is aiming for two. Her boyfriend, the French
0:53:56 > 0:54:00skier, has been sent home for lacking team spirit. After finishing
0:54:00 > 0:54:03seventh in the men's giant slalom, he said he didn't care about the
0:54:03 > 0:54:08upcoming team event he was supposed to be racing in. He's apologised for
0:54:08 > 0:54:10his comments. Alexander Krushelnitskiy, a Russian curler who
0:54:10 > 0:54:15won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles, is being investigated on
0:54:15 > 0:54:21suspicion of testing positive for a banned substance. He was competing
0:54:21 > 0:54:24for the Olympic Athletes from Russia, a group of athletes who
0:54:24 > 0:54:27could compete if they prove themselves clean. We're still
0:54:27 > 0:54:33waiting for his second results. STUDIO: If those second results come
0:54:33 > 0:54:37back and it is positive as well, we are back where we were. And they are
0:54:37 > 0:54:41meant to be clean with the OAR.As an athlete it consumes your brain
0:54:41 > 0:54:48and thoughts every single day. We sign up in Great Britain to a whole
0:54:48 > 0:54:53drugs whereabouts system, you have to give an hour every single day
0:54:53 > 0:54:58where you knew you would be, I used to give 6am, when you would be
0:54:58 > 0:55:01asleep and you knew you would need the toilet when you walk up. You
0:55:01 > 0:55:05would be obsessed about anything you put in your mouth, you would take
0:55:05 > 0:55:09nothing from the counter. Even in the skeleton run, I wouldn't drink
0:55:09 > 0:55:13from the same water bottle as somebody else because you would find
0:55:13 > 0:55:18a capped and fresh bottle because you are paranoid about being spiked.
0:55:18 > 0:55:22They are saying that he is a bright boy and he wouldn't do this, but
0:55:22 > 0:55:26what drug would you take to help with curling?Absolutely. It's
0:55:26 > 0:55:29disappointed because the world curling Association has spent money
0:55:29 > 0:55:32in the last little while to make sure all Russian athletes competing
0:55:32 > 0:55:36on the ice were clean. They have done extra drug testing on all the
0:55:36 > 0:55:42Russian athletes. And the last test he did, he was clean.It is a
0:55:42 > 0:55:46mystery.We will get the second sample and that will be the
0:55:46 > 0:55:48tell-tale.
0:55:48 > 0:55:51Norway are on course for their most successful ever Winter Olympics -
0:55:51 > 0:55:54gold in the team ski jumping and one in speed skating.
0:55:54 > 0:55:56They're struggling to break clear of Germany, however, after that dead
0:55:56 > 0:55:58heat for gold in the two-man bob.
0:55:58 > 0:55:59We're still in 16th spot.
0:55:59 > 0:56:05Let's go off-piste.
0:56:08 > 0:56:11Look for the bear necessities in these pictures!
0:56:11 > 0:56:13Here's Little Long ice skating with his partner Twizzles,
0:56:13 > 0:56:15dancing to the "Bear-lero"!
0:56:15 > 0:56:17And Molly is practising for the two-man bob
0:56:17 > 0:56:20with her driver, Teddy!
0:56:20 > 0:56:27Here's a dogsled team, although he bears a resemblance to Paddington!
0:56:27 > 0:56:27I bears a resemblance to Paddington!
0:56:27 > 0:56:28I watched bears a resemblance to Paddington!
0:56:28 > 0:56:28I watched that bears a resemblance to Paddington!
0:56:28 > 0:56:28I watched that movie bears a resemblance to Paddington!
0:56:28 > 0:56:29I watched that movie on bears a resemblance to Paddington!
0:56:29 > 0:56:29I watched that movie on the bears a resemblance to Paddington!
0:56:29 > 0:56:29I watched that movie on the way bears a resemblance to Paddington!
0:56:29 > 0:56:32I watched that movie on the way over. It was brilliant.
0:56:32 > 0:56:34This young girl has been inspired by Izzy Atkin,
0:56:34 > 0:56:42and is in training for ski slopestyle at the next Winters.
0:56:44 > 0:56:47She should get the medal for most original use of props!
0:56:52 > 0:56:54First up it's the women's halfpipe, Elizabeth Marian Swaney,
0:56:54 > 0:56:57of Hungary via the USA, is a massive fan of The Eagles.
0:56:57 > 0:56:59She's "taking it easy" maybe a bit too easy.
0:56:59 > 0:57:01She could at least have tried.
0:57:01 > 0:57:04But once you start losing speed, you really struggle. She looks scared
0:57:04 > 0:57:08stiff.
0:57:08 > 0:57:11Sticking with the halfpipe, now this is a handshake
0:57:11 > 0:57:13to end all handshakes, so well synchronised,
0:57:13 > 0:57:18nice work Jang Yujin of Korea.
0:57:18 > 0:57:23They have worked really hard on that.
0:57:23 > 0:57:24Ok, ready, on your marks, get set.
0:57:24 > 0:57:30No!
0:57:30 > 0:57:38Oh no! It's like he stubbed his toe. Nobody likes being a substitute,
0:57:38 > 0:57:50especially when you're on coach does the bunny ears.He is not amused.
0:57:50 > 0:57:54Tomorrow we have the women's bobsleigh, and we hope at ten
0:57:54 > 0:57:57o'clock, Elise Christie in the heats of the 1000 metres. You have been
0:57:57 > 0:58:02talking to her and trying to encourage her.I have been reminding
0:58:02 > 0:58:05her about how she said she loves the lights and it gives her energy.It's
0:58:05 > 0:58:11time for her luck to change. We will see you tomorrow, good night.
0:58:21 > 0:58:28They've gone down!Again, turmoil for Christie.I can't believe it,
0:58:28 > 0:58:34Christie has been penalised again. Elise Christie does get the chance
0:58:34 > 0:58:42to race for gold.A nation holds its breath.Christie tries to make it on
0:58:42 > 0:58:47the inside. Christie crashes out, she's out of it once again!Elise
0:58:47 > 0:58:55Christie to get into the Olympic final. Christie has crashed again on
0:58:55 > 0:58:59the final bend. Yet again, she ends up in a distraught heap on the
0:58:59 > 0:59:02floor.