0:00:09 > 0:00:15Previously at the Winter Olympics... What a day for Soviet Kodjia, she is
0:00:15 > 0:00:19the Olympic downhill champion. Lindsey Vonn goes home with the
0:00:19 > 0:00:23downhill bronze.Record position for the great British team, eighth
0:00:23 > 0:00:28place.Great Britain have cemented their place in the final four.You
0:00:28 > 0:00:38are in the Olympic began final, how does it feel?Pretty great.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Hello and welcome to the Today at the Games and this
0:01:03 > 0:01:06was a record breaking day.
0:01:06 > 0:01:0910 gold medals on offer, the most ever for a single day
0:01:09 > 0:01:10in Winter Olympic history.
0:01:10 > 0:01:16And we'll show them all. Join us for the ride.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18The Rocket has lift-off.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Dave Ryding started skiing on plastic in Lancashire.
0:01:20 > 0:01:25Can he slalom his way to Olympic glory?
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Big air - bigger thrills.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32An unmissable finish to the first women's big air final.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34See America's combined forces in action.
0:01:34 > 0:01:40Shiffrin versus Vonn for the only time at the Olympics.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44Older, wiser - is he still a winner?
0:01:44 > 0:01:47David Wise defends his halfpipe title at the Phoenix Snow Park.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49And a North American duel in the ice hockey.
0:01:49 > 0:01:57Old rivals Canada and the USA face off for gold in the women's final.
0:01:58 > 0:02:04To analyse and enjoy it all, we have 2010 skeleton Olympic champion, Amy
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Williams, four time British ski champion turned ski cross racer Ed
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Drake and two time Olympic snowboarder Ben Kilner. I'm going to
0:02:11 > 0:02:16start with a quiz question. Can you name the three alpine skiers who
0:02:16 > 0:02:18have won three gold medals at one games?
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Austrian Toni Sailer took the triple at the 1956 Olympics in Cortina.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Very good.
0:02:25 > 0:02:2712 years later, French great Jean Claude Killy
0:02:27 > 0:02:30dominated in Grenoble.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Absolutely on home soil.
0:02:32 > 0:02:3516 years ago, Croatian Janica Kostelic did
0:02:35 > 0:02:38the threepeat in Salt Lake City.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40That is why you are the experts.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Marvellous Marcel Hirscher already has two golds in the bag.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Could he get his third in his favourite event, the slalom?
0:03:01 > 0:03:07Marcel Hirscher still in front.My word, Marcel Hirscher on a mission!
0:03:07 > 0:03:14The greatest of all time.Marcel Hirscher is an Olympic champion.He
0:03:14 > 0:03:23is in a different league.Is the giant slalom Olympic champion!
0:03:23 > 0:03:24He'll be the man to beat.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Going for GB will be Dave The Rocket Ryding who has lived
0:03:27 > 0:03:30up to his nickname with a rapid rise in the slalom standings.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34He's claimed six top ten finishes in last season's World Cup.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37And he finished second to Marcel Hirscher in Kitzbuhel.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Let's see if the lad who learnt his craft on the plastic
0:03:40 > 0:03:42slopes of Pendle can win our first Alpine medal,
0:03:42 > 0:03:46or should it be our second?
0:03:46 > 0:03:47or should it be our second?
0:03:47 > 0:03:54Today is the men's slalom. Today is an opportunity to right a wrong.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59Today, we have a medal contender. Dave Ryding rewrite the record
0:03:59 > 0:04:06books!16 years ago, we had a medal contender, Alan Baxter.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09books!16 years ago, we had a medal contender, Alan Baxter.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14Alan Baxter from Great Britain wins the Olympic slalom bronze medal.
0:04:14 > 0:04:20Great Britain's first-ever medal on snow. But it was cruelly taken away.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24British skier Alain Baxter has been stripped of the bronze medal.Baxter
0:04:24 > 0:04:28used a nasal inhaler bought in America with the same packaging as
0:04:28 > 0:04:32the ones in the UK but different ingredients, one of which was on the
0:04:32 > 0:04:38banned list. There was no performance enhancing benefit. That
0:04:38 > 0:04:48bronze was Alan Baxter's. So today, Dave Ryding has an opportunity. For
0:04:48 > 0:04:53an Olympic medal for him and to redress the balance. Slalom is
0:04:53 > 0:04:57contested over two runs with the Times added together to determine
0:04:57 > 0:04:59the winner. Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen is currently ranked
0:04:59 > 0:05:04second in the world and showed his skills in the first run. Smooth
0:05:04 > 0:05:07skiing on the steep and brilliant acceleration across the flat,
0:05:07 > 0:05:12setting a time for the rest of the field to chase.Marcel Hirscher
0:05:12 > 0:05:16might be the best Austrian ski racer of all time but he proved today that
0:05:16 > 0:05:23even he is human.Wonderful ability to recover but not today. Marcel
0:05:23 > 0:05:30Hirscher will not win a third gold. Dave Ryding is wearing bib 13 but
0:05:30 > 0:05:33ignored the possible hoodoo to ski a smooth if slightly cautious run to
0:05:33 > 0:05:38finish 13th.How do you feel up to the first run? I know you felt
0:05:38 > 0:05:43anxious going down.Happily made it down and happy he's happy so we will
0:05:43 > 0:05:48see about the second one.He won't the visitor after the race so what
0:05:48 > 0:05:52will a good result be?I know he will be happy with top ten. I'm
0:05:52 > 0:05:56going to say that, hopefully better but you never know with slalom.In
0:05:56 > 0:06:00the second run, the top 30 go in reverse order, Britain's Laurie
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Taylor skiing superbly on his Olympic debut, finishing 26th
0:06:03 > 0:06:12overall.Dave Riding, the rocket. A slightly, ever so slightly cautious
0:06:12 > 0:06:16first leg from the man who learned his trade on the upturned
0:06:16 > 0:06:22toothbrushes of the Pendle dry slope in Lancashire. But now he moves into
0:06:22 > 0:06:26the favourite part of the course for the British number one, the Rocket
0:06:26 > 0:06:31Stuttgart is to get acceleration on the flat. -- starts to get. This is
0:06:31 > 0:06:34where he's at his best and he is opening up a significant lead over
0:06:34 > 0:06:39the Norwegian. Dave Ryding, skiing for Gold medal position in the
0:06:39 > 0:06:45Olympic slalom. It is his for the moment! Not sure how long the time
0:06:45 > 0:06:51will hold but he's in the lead.He got the green at the mosquito that
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Conservative at the top then switched it up and went for it on
0:06:53 > 0:07:00the flat.Was flying from steeped flat.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03flat.His older brother, Mario, or the Olympic champion four years ago,
0:07:03 > 0:07:08it has never happened that brothers have won Olympic gold medals in
0:07:08 > 0:07:16successive games. His advantage over Dave Ryding was half a second. Now
0:07:16 > 0:07:21it is a quarter of a second. Michael Matt, racing through the final few
0:07:21 > 0:07:26terms, has he done enough to go into gold for Austria? I think so, he
0:07:26 > 0:07:34has.
0:07:34 > 0:07:40has. Ramon Zenhaeusern, the tallest man in the race. He is not built
0:07:40 > 0:07:44like a typical slalom skier but he has got incredible skills from edge
0:07:44 > 0:07:50to edge, so fast. Putting in some fine turns. Now he's in the red zone
0:07:50 > 0:07:55for the first time. Six hundredths of a second but back to green now.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59He is giving Michael Matt a real scare. This is a lovely finish from
0:07:59 > 0:08:06Ramon Zenhaeusern. He is carving it up and he is skiing into top spot. A
0:08:06 > 0:08:13new leader, here.Ramon Zenhaeusern uses his height as they get out of
0:08:13 > 0:08:17jail card. If he runs late in the line, you can just throw his legs
0:08:17 > 0:08:21out and make it inside the gate.And boy, can he work the skis on the
0:08:21 > 0:08:25flat, he puts so much energy into it which is why he is currently in the
0:08:25 > 0:08:32lead.Clement Noel, getting ready to go.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35go. 800th of a second, his advantage over Ramon Zenhaeusern after the
0:08:35 > 0:08:40first run, it was a sensational run first up for the young man from Val
0:08:40 > 0:08:47deserve. Seventh after the first run. Now he is starting to motor.
0:08:47 > 0:08:53Onto the flat. Finding his rhythm, one hundredth of a second in front
0:08:53 > 0:08:57at the last bit, this is going to go down to the wire, Little mistake,
0:08:57 > 0:09:01six gates from home, now he drives for the finishing line and he is
0:09:01 > 0:09:08third, Clement Noel. Not enough to move Ramon Zenhaeusern or Michael
0:09:08 > 0:09:16Matt. Victor Muffat-Jeandet is ready. Sixth in the giant slalom,
0:09:16 > 0:09:19the bronze medallist in the Alpine combined. He's had an outstanding
0:09:19 > 0:09:25Olympics. Can't afford any mistakes now and when he has cleared the
0:09:25 > 0:09:29steep, he's going to have to open the throttle and push and drive
0:09:29 > 0:09:34through the final few terms if he is to overturn Ramon Zenhaeusern's
0:09:34 > 0:09:38lead. Ramon Zenhaeusern has been omnipresent in the leaders in
0:09:38 > 0:09:43closure. Nobody can move him. Victor Muffat-Jeandet is the next drive. Is
0:09:43 > 0:09:51this quick enough? Can he beat 1:39.30 three. Not quite. There will
0:09:51 > 0:09:59be a medal for Ramon Zenhaeusern. Now it is down to Andre Myhrer and
0:09:59 > 0:10:04Henrik is De Vos in to sort things out. Andre Myhrer's lead is
0:10:04 > 0:10:08significant, three quarters of a second over Ramon Zenhaeusern. He
0:10:08 > 0:10:11loves the pressure of competition. That is the first mistake, it might
0:10:11 > 0:10:16not catch up with him until the next intermediate. One or two wide turns,
0:10:16 > 0:10:21his advantage is three quarters of a second, last time the clock stopped.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26Next it. At around 1.25 and it has been reduced to a third of a second.
0:10:26 > 0:10:31A mistake at the top catching up with Andre Myhrer's time. He is
0:10:31 > 0:10:35starting to accelerate through the final few turns. Can he be the
0:10:35 > 0:10:42first, I had a Ramon Zenhaeusern? He can! Gold medal position for Andre
0:10:42 > 0:10:47Myhrer. He can finish in no worse than silver.He's incredibly
0:10:47 > 0:10:52physically strong and he was able to transfer the power onto the skis.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57Definitely the battle of the Giants, he comes down in the lead and really
0:10:57 > 0:11:01deserves it, neither lovable giant. Kristofferson is next and he will
0:11:01 > 0:11:08use technique rather than strength. Henrik Kristoffersen staring out of
0:11:08 > 0:11:13the start heart, visualising what lies ahead, the bronze medallist
0:11:13 > 0:11:19four years ago in Sochi. His advantage over Andre Myhrer is two
0:11:19 > 0:11:25tenths of a second. Fast start for Henrik Kristoffersen, one of the
0:11:25 > 0:11:31smaller, lighter men. Oh, he's down! It's over for Henrik Kristoffersen!
0:11:31 > 0:11:38Andre Myra is the Olympic slalom champion!Well, who would have
0:11:38 > 0:11:41thought it, the two big favourites, Marcel Hirscher goes out on the
0:11:41 > 0:11:44first run and then in almost exactly the same place, Henrik Kristoffersen
0:11:44 > 0:11:49out on the second.Such a surprise because he's normally so visited, we
0:11:49 > 0:11:52were looking for the Scandinavian battle but you can see the Swedes
0:11:52 > 0:11:56going wild because Andrei has only gone and done it, how incredible. --
0:11:56 > 0:12:03Andre.Who would have picked this podium.I knew it would be tough
0:12:03 > 0:12:07because Marcel and Henrik have been really outstanding this year. It is
0:12:07 > 0:12:11hard to beat them. But I knew that this hill could fit me pretty good.
0:12:11 > 0:12:19So happy I pulled it off and going to celebrate.Top ten in the
0:12:19 > 0:12:20Olympics.I'm not complaining
0:12:20 > 0:12:21to celebrate.Top ten in the Olympics.I'm not complaining about
0:12:21 > 0:12:25the top ten, solid day. I made a couple of mistakes. I know I could
0:12:25 > 0:12:28have had a bit more in me but at the same time it's the Olympics and
0:12:28 > 0:12:33everyone is feeling the same thing probably. Ninth is respectful.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37Ed is our Alpine expert and you know Dave. Do you thing he will in time
0:12:37 > 0:12:41think that was a missed opportunity or be pleased he finished in the top
0:12:41 > 0:12:45ten?A bit of both, he will be happy with the top ten which is an amazing
0:12:45 > 0:12:49result in itself but when he looks back, especially with the two big
0:12:49 > 0:12:53guns not finishing, he will wish that he risks a bit more.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55Particularly on the second run?
0:12:55 > 0:12:55that he risks a bit more. Particularly on the second run?I
0:12:55 > 0:13:00think so, a bit of both, he risked a bit more on the second run but for
0:13:00 > 0:13:04him, it was 90%, a tiny bit safe and you can't win a medal skiing
0:13:04 > 0:13:12anything other than 100%. -- 98%.He negotiated 126 gates cleanly, which
0:13:12 > 0:13:16Henrik is De Vos and an even more surprisingly, even though they were
0:13:16 > 0:13:21both pricing, Marcel Hirscher did not. Talk about Dave's technique and
0:13:21 > 0:13:27the difficulty of skiing slalom on this kind of snow a bit.He skied
0:13:27 > 0:13:31very stable, didn't make many mistakes, had a couple of line
0:13:31 > 0:13:33errors but the snow itself is aggressive because it is artificial.
0:13:33 > 0:13:39What we are used to in the World Cup is injected pistes.What does that
0:13:39 > 0:13:46mean?Injection is a huge bar about three meters long and it has needles
0:13:46 > 0:13:49that go into the snow and it hooks up to a fire hydrant kind of thing
0:13:49 > 0:13:53and it pumps water into the snow to make it freeze so it is like skiing
0:13:53 > 0:13:58on glass, it is ice, we don't race on snow, it's ice and it is so that
0:13:58 > 0:14:02it is more even across the field. It's a bit quicker and the guys tend
0:14:02 > 0:14:06to like it more.Marcel Hirscher particularly likes injected snow but
0:14:06 > 0:14:09he did not like this and he was negative about it before the race
0:14:09 > 0:14:13even started. For him not to complete his first run and not to
0:14:13 > 0:14:18finish the race is how rare?Really rare, the last time he did not
0:14:18 > 0:14:24finish the slalom at the World Cup was in February 2016. This guy does
0:14:24 > 0:14:28not not finish, he always finishes, he is so good at recovering. He gets
0:14:28 > 0:14:31pitched over the front and his skis bite which is a characteristic of
0:14:31 > 0:14:35artificial snow but he had it in his head, he wrote about how the IOC
0:14:35 > 0:14:40said the piste would be injected and it obviously wasn't so he had it in
0:14:40 > 0:14:45his mind already.Andre Myra, the first suite to win the slalom since
0:14:45 > 0:14:521980. -- Andre Marriner. He is 35 so was it a shock or would you have had
0:14:52 > 0:14:57him in the top three?It's not a shock because he is very consistent,
0:14:57 > 0:15:01he was so stable top to bottom, made a couple of mistakes but gets the
0:15:01 > 0:15:04skis running really cleanly. He's not been at it in classic slalom
0:15:04 > 0:15:08this year but he has won a city event and he is always there or
0:15:08 > 0:15:12thereabouts and when it is a bit flatter, his strength, he can drive
0:15:12 > 0:15:18the ski and it was not a surprise. Dave Ryding took huge heart from
0:15:18 > 0:15:21that because he will be 35 about in four years' time so if Andre Myhrer
0:15:21 > 0:15:33can do it, so can he. Let's head off two Mr T's favourite sport.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38FUNKY MUSIC
0:15:40 > 0:15:44I pity the fool the!Everybody's watching the curling and everyone is
0:15:44 > 0:15:47trying it.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50After losing their final round robin match against USA yesterday,
0:15:50 > 0:15:52the British men's curling team, led by skip Kyle Smith,
0:15:52 > 0:15:54had a win or bust tie-breaker against Switzerland.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Win and they progress to the semifinals.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Lose and they are out of the Olympics.
0:15:58 > 0:16:06Here's Paddy Gearey.
0:16:07 > 0:16:14Dean Smith had taken the treacherous path. The thinnest ice and the last
0:16:14 > 0:16:17chance. Yesterday progress to the semifinals was blocked by the
0:16:17 > 0:16:22American stone and now the curling family had come to see them take on
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Switzerland. They beat them once in the round robin but they do so again
0:16:25 > 0:16:32and they get through. Everything was rolling into place...Well done,
0:16:32 > 0:16:38Kyle Smith! Two lovely stones to finish!4-1 up and it got tighter.
0:16:38 > 0:16:45At the end of the eighth they were about in control... Stop there...
0:16:45 > 0:16:51Don't panic! Good, I was panicking! 5-4 and they had their crucial last
0:16:51 > 0:16:58shot in the final end. Then, it happened. The nightmare at nine...
0:16:58 > 0:17:03The yellow is our only shot.The idea was to give them two and allow
0:17:03 > 0:17:10no way through.I don't know about that shot...There is still a hole
0:17:10 > 0:17:17through there.It looks as though Benoit Schwarz has got through the
0:17:17 > 0:17:25gap... This could be good!My goodness!A stunning shot. They
0:17:25 > 0:17:31spotted it, he played it. That may well be it for Great Britain.The
0:17:31 > 0:17:37end. Effectively if not quite literally, the Brits staggered, into
0:17:37 > 0:17:42the tenth but the takeout was coming.Switzerland get the win and
0:17:42 > 0:17:46go through to the semifinals. Disappointment for Kyle Smith and
0:17:46 > 0:17:52his team. Great Britain are out.We came to our first Olympics and gave
0:17:52 > 0:17:56it our best shot. We made the play-offs and in the end we had a
0:17:56 > 0:18:00good game today but it wasn't to be, sadly. There is plenty to look
0:18:00 > 0:18:04forward to going forward. We need to take some time and reflect on the
0:18:04 > 0:18:09experience.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13STUDIO: You could see from their faces and hear it in their voices
0:18:13 > 0:18:17and their body language, how upset the whole team was to be out the
0:18:17 > 0:18:23Olympics. They finished in fifth. Rhona is with me, it could have been
0:18:23 > 0:18:27so different?They started so well, they were in control and playing out
0:18:27 > 0:18:33their skins. They were controlling the game, 4-1 up at one point. For
0:18:33 > 0:18:37it all to change, in one end, it is absolutely gutting. The boys will
0:18:37 > 0:18:41play that end for evermore.What other options did Kyle Smith have
0:18:41 > 0:18:48and what was he trying to do?He was basically saying, Switzerland, I
0:18:48 > 0:18:51will give you two because I cannot play anything that will improve the
0:18:51 > 0:18:58situation. If I guard, you can have your two. That was a great position
0:18:58 > 0:19:14to be in. His guard just over cold. By millimetres. -- it over curled.
0:19:14 > 0:19:20But with Benoit Schwarz, how good a shot did he make here?It was
0:19:20 > 0:19:25awesome, unfortunately, if Kyle had been a couple of metres towards the
0:19:25 > 0:19:29centre line, that shot would not have been possible for Switzerland
0:19:29 > 0:19:33and it would have been a different outcome. The sport is cruel at
0:19:33 > 0:19:38times. The boys were so close. It is their best performance of the week.
0:19:38 > 0:19:43Stats wise, individually and as a team. They have fought so hard.
0:19:43 > 0:19:50Sadiq ended that way.Tomorrow morning, at 11 o'clock, Eve Muirhead
0:19:50 > 0:19:54and her rink will go on to the ice for a semifinal game against Sweden.
0:19:54 > 0:20:00What do you want to see?They will go out firing from the word go. They
0:20:00 > 0:20:10want to score big, and keep the game close. Eve and Anna have had close
0:20:10 > 0:20:15games over the years. It will be tight but Britain in the last few
0:20:15 > 0:20:19ends have the edge to stamp their authority. And go on to win the
0:20:19 > 0:20:28game.And ultimately?Play Korea in the final, and then ultimately...
0:20:28 > 0:20:33There is a gold medal at stake. There you go, she said it!
0:20:33 > 0:20:38Some history at the Winter Olympics today. The first ever medals were
0:20:38 > 0:20:45awarded in the women's competition of the big air. Some big names to
0:20:45 > 0:20:49look forward to... Including Jamie
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Anderson and Anna Gasser.Slopestyle didn't even exist three years ago
0:20:52 > 0:20:58but we've come such a long way since then... The women's big air was only
0:20:58 > 0:21:05included three years ago but now it is on another level...
0:21:06 > 0:21:08is on another level... The first big error Olympic medal will be handed
0:21:08 > 0:21:14out today. There are 12 women competing. Including Jamie Anderson,
0:21:14 > 0:21:22Spencer O'Brien, Zoi Sadowski Synnott and the awesome Anna Gasser.
0:21:22 > 0:21:29These girls will send it to the moon.COMMENTATOR: Jamie Anderson is
0:21:29 > 0:21:33the most experienced and successful woman in freestyle snowboarding
0:21:33 > 0:21:38right now. There are two jumps and you are not allowed to repeat a
0:21:38 > 0:21:45rotation. She goes
0:21:45 > 0:21:48rotation. She goes straight in! Jamie Anderson, just when you think
0:21:48 > 0:21:56that she might be out of her depth...That was amazing!Next
0:21:56 > 0:22:03in...
0:22:03 > 0:22:06in... 16-year-old Reira Iwabuchi from Japan. One of the most
0:22:06 > 0:22:09self-motivated people in the Japanese team. She goes, I want to
0:22:09 > 0:22:22do this and she works with the coaches. Wow! That was amazing! I
0:22:22 > 0:22:28like that everyone went "Wow!"
0:22:28 > 0:22:31like that everyone went "Wow!" From the 16-year-old to the 31-year-old
0:22:31 > 0:22:40veteran, Yuka Fujimori. Backside 900. That was so good. Switching to
0:22:40 > 0:22:46grab as well. She has got it on rails, hasn't she?That will score
0:22:46 > 0:22:54her well. Especially landing on the switch. Massive strategy from Jamie
0:22:54 > 0:22:58Anderson, she wanted to come out as you said and put pressure on
0:22:58 > 0:23:06everyone.That is what she has done to Anna Gasser. Dropping in...
0:23:06 > 0:23:14Perfect! Could not have done any better.Run one done, the level is
0:23:14 > 0:23:18already high. The atmosphere is awesome. Probably the best I have
0:23:18 > 0:23:22seen at the Olympics so far for me. COMMENTATOR: Jamie Anderson, putting
0:23:22 > 0:23:28so much pressure on everyone with the frontside flat spin 1080. Very,
0:23:28 > 0:23:39very clean. Doing a little dance... It works for her.
0:23:39 > 0:23:45It works for her. A double and a Coke. How did she hold onto that?
0:23:45 > 0:23:55This second run from Anna Gasser will be critical. The New Zealander,
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Zoi Sadowski Synnott, her movement in the qualifying was beautiful. We
0:23:58 > 0:24:07will see it again now... Wow! That was amazing!I love this trick. It
0:24:07 > 0:24:12is massive.The switch back 900 scored big for Zoi Sadowski Synnott
0:24:12 > 0:24:18there. 92 points. COMMENTATOR: Anna Gasser, the Austrian stands at the
0:24:18 > 0:24:24top of the run for her second jump. We know that she has the backside
0:24:24 > 0:24:30double 1080. We are just about to see it...
0:24:31 > 0:24:39see it... Beautifully lined up! She storms it! Absolutely stomps it.
0:24:39 > 0:24:45That take-off. It was amazing. Jamie Anderson is in the lead after
0:24:45 > 0:24:50that second run. She managed to land both of her tricks. Anna Gasser
0:24:50 > 0:24:55isn't far behind. If she can land the backside double ten clean and
0:24:55 > 0:24:59deeper, she is there. It is all to play for in the third and final
0:24:59 > 0:25:06run... COMMENTATOR: Her first jump got 90 points, she backed it up with
0:25:06 > 0:25:10a 7.2 five. She has the luxury of really going for it here. We did not
0:25:10 > 0:25:17see the little shimmy...
0:25:17 > 0:25:21see the little shimmy... Cab... 1080 to the last line! How did she not
0:25:21 > 0:25:27explode into 1 million pieces? Jamie Anderson went massive but
0:25:27 > 0:25:31totally wiped out on her third run. She will not score anything higher
0:25:31 > 0:25:38and currently sits in first position. COMMENTATOR: Having
0:25:38 > 0:25:42stomped the double flip and the switch backside 900, Zoi Sadowski
0:25:42 > 0:25:53Synnott drops in... Frontside...No way!The frontside 1080, nobody has
0:25:53 > 0:25:58seen that yet.This is so good to watch!That could have been it. It
0:25:58 > 0:26:04could have been a gold medal. WWE the pressure is on for Anna Gasser.
0:26:04 > 0:26:09Can she go bigger and deeper on the back ten and stomp it to move into
0:26:09 > 0:26:13the gold medal position... COMMENTATOR: Anderson knows at the
0:26:13 > 0:26:19least she has a silver. Only this woman can move her from the gold
0:26:19 > 0:26:30medal position...I'm a little nervous... OK...Ooh!This is coming
0:26:30 > 0:26:36down to the wire!
0:26:37 > 0:26:40down to the wire!Anna Gasser landed it bigger, deeper and cleaner. This
0:26:40 > 0:26:47is going to be a good score. Is it enough for her to get a gold medal?
0:26:47 > 0:26:54There it is! She has done it! 96. A gold medal for Anna Gasser.Well
0:26:54 > 0:26:59deserved, what a phenomenal performance. Brilliant.Anna Gasser,
0:26:59 > 0:27:04absolutely nailing her last trick. She comes away with the first ever
0:27:04 > 0:27:08women's big air gold at the Olympics.
0:27:08 > 0:27:15How are you feeling right now?I'm very happy, very happy for her.How
0:27:15 > 0:27:24is mum feeling?It is so good. Really, I cannot believe it.The
0:27:24 > 0:27:29pressure going into the third run, there was so much on you. What were
0:27:29 > 0:27:34you thinking at that point?The good thing was I already knew I had the
0:27:34 > 0:27:38silver and not too much to lose. I was thinking if I should do my
0:27:38 > 0:27:42safety jump again and get a higher score, but I looked at the crowd and
0:27:42 > 0:27:48thought, I'm here to show my best. I'm going to take the risk and if I
0:27:48 > 0:27:52land the jump, I'm going to be in first. That's what I did and I'm so
0:27:52 > 0:27:56happy it worked out.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59STUDIO: I love her attitude, that she didn't have much to lose, stood
0:27:59 > 0:28:03at the top of the biggest ramp in the world. Ed, you
0:28:03 > 0:28:05at the top of the biggest ramp in the world. Ed, you have a question
0:28:05 > 0:28:09for then.Yes, when they take off and you see some of the athletes
0:28:09 > 0:28:14beginning rotations before they take off, do judges look at that?Yes, so
0:28:14 > 0:28:19there are three main components to what the judges are looking for. The
0:28:19 > 0:28:24take-off, in the air, and landing. The take-off, if they "Scrub the
0:28:24 > 0:28:30take-off", they go on the down point.This is the best of the lot.
0:28:30 > 0:28:31Anna Gasser's third jump...
0:28:31 > 0:28:34point.This is the best of the lot. Anna Gasser's third jump...This is
0:28:34 > 0:28:42her hardest trick. It is so hard to do that 1080. You are very blind on
0:28:42 > 0:28:46your landing. Her back is to be landing, that's the last thing that
0:28:46 > 0:28:53she sees. To see this in lady snowboarding, and the fact that
0:28:53 > 0:28:58slopestyle was hard done by with the wind, it is so good for female
0:28:58 > 0:29:01snowboarding to showcase the sport in the way it has.How many times
0:29:01 > 0:29:07would she have practised that trick? Hundreds of times, I know that Anna
0:29:07 > 0:29:12has had a big problem with injuries. She's tried these tricks and had big
0:29:12 > 0:29:18injuries. She's had to get back on her feet and obviously getting them
0:29:18 > 0:29:24down to perfection.Jamie Anderson survived the weather the best in the
0:29:24 > 0:29:29slopestyle, and here in better conditions, she was keen to showcase
0:29:29 > 0:29:32women's snowboarding.Obviously with her experience and everything that
0:29:32 > 0:29:39she has, she has put down frontside 1080 here. Flat spins, they
0:29:39 > 0:29:44generally tend to be a little harder to control. Technically you are
0:29:44 > 0:29:47trying to land and your body is rotating round. She gets it
0:29:47 > 0:29:56absolutely perfect. From her first run, the judges thought, oh, God,
0:29:56 > 0:30:00here we go!It is so different and it looked so good. I think the big
0:30:00 > 0:30:07air is here to stay.I think it is my favourite.Your favourite event?
0:30:07 > 0:30:11Yes! Skeleton, of course, right up there...But
0:30:11 > 0:30:17this is just below! Short track would have been mine...
0:30:17 > 0:30:20It's been two days now since Elise Christie's Olympic came to an end.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22After her disastrous outing four years ago in Sochi,
0:30:22 > 0:30:25she came to Pyeongchang as Britain's best chance of a medal.
0:30:25 > 0:30:26Disqualifications, crashes and ultimately an injured ankle have
0:30:26 > 0:30:28left her empty-handed once again.
0:30:28 > 0:30:35She's reflected on her Games with David McDaid.
0:30:35 > 0:30:40As far as I was concerned, I qualified and I thought it was
0:30:40 > 0:30:45unbelievable, I finished in second place in an Olympics, top 16, with
0:30:45 > 0:30:49ligament damage to my ankle and I think that shows you how physically
0:30:49 > 0:30:53strong I am.After Sochi come he went on to the World Championships
0:30:53 > 0:30:55and you admitted that once you stopped competing, that is when it
0:30:55 > 0:31:00really hit you. How do you think it will pan out emotionally when you
0:31:00 > 0:31:05get back home after this?You know, I suffered from depression and
0:31:05 > 0:31:08everything else at that point. I'm not in that position now. I still
0:31:08 > 0:31:12have a lot of things I want to achieve. I want to be the first
0:31:12 > 0:31:17person to go under 42 seconds, to win the 500 gold I have not got, I'm
0:31:17 > 0:31:20improving, my start is getting faster.You mentioned after the
0:31:20 > 0:31:301000, straightaway you are talking about retiring and it just came out!
0:31:30 > 0:31:34Oh, really?And then I knew I would keep going because I would not have
0:31:34 > 0:31:38said it if I did not mean it but I would like to come back and do long
0:31:38 > 0:31:41track and short track at the next games if I can would probably means
0:31:41 > 0:31:44sacrificing a short track event which would probably be the 1500.
0:31:44 > 0:31:51But that's OK because I will get myself so strong, it's not going to
0:31:51 > 0:31:55matter.Fighting talk from Elise Christie, Team GB has various
0:31:55 > 0:31:58ambassadors and you are one of them, what would your advice be to her
0:31:58 > 0:32:00now?
0:32:00 > 0:32:04She needs to go home, she's already been through some processes in her
0:32:04 > 0:32:07head but when she gets back to the UK, it will come flooding back but
0:32:07 > 0:32:13she needs to take time out, of course, heal, get her injury, back
0:32:13 > 0:32:16to walking and doing everything properly and then go on holiday,
0:32:16 > 0:32:23switch off, walk away, go off for four, five, six months, live, travel
0:32:23 > 0:32:26around and do the things you cannot do as an athlete and then some --
0:32:26 > 0:32:30slowly come back into it. If she stays for another four years, it is
0:32:30 > 0:32:38a long time away, to Beijing. It is a long time to still have to be
0:32:38 > 0:32:43tested so take time out and just kind of find your life again.Step
0:32:43 > 0:32:45out of the bubble?Yeah.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48That disqualification in the 1000m heats on Tuesday denied Elise
0:32:48 > 0:32:50the chance of getting into today's final but as you'll see,
0:32:50 > 0:32:52she had a reason to celebrate.
0:32:52 > 0:32:58Here's Paddy with a round-up of the action on the short track.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03Without Elise Christie, the world champion, South Korea were
0:33:03 > 0:33:08favourites for the 1000 metres, a nation 's eyes on Choi Minjeong and
0:33:08 > 0:33:13Shim Sukhee but this is a sport where the plot does not so much
0:33:13 > 0:33:16twist as grammar, in the final lap, both Koreans out, the arena still in
0:33:16 > 0:33:22shock as a teenage Dutchwoman won. Suzanne Schulting can't believe it!
0:33:22 > 0:33:25GB Olympic champion!Kim Bui to Canada got the silver and Arianna
0:33:25 > 0:33:30Fontana of Italy got the bronze. The men's 500 metres was set up as
0:33:30 > 0:33:34China's chance to win a long-awaited gold. The man with the pressure, Wu
0:33:34 > 0:33:38Dajing, easily the favourite and as we know, that can count for little
0:33:38 > 0:33:43in this sport but neither of the Koreans could get near him.Wu
0:33:43 > 0:33:48Dajing takes the gold and breaks his own world record.This was short
0:33:48 > 0:33:53track at its most serene and supreme.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55Still to come.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59It's Vonn and off for Lindsey.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01We'll watch her and Mikaela Shiffrin in the women's Alpine combined.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04A Wise head helps, even in an event where you probably don't
0:34:04 > 0:34:05want to think too much.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08And one of the Winter Olympics' greatest rivalries rumbles on.
0:34:08 > 0:34:15USA take on Canada for women's ice hockey gold.
0:34:37 > 0:34:47Vomiting at the top.Erm...I love 24, it's my favourite bit!
0:34:47 > 0:34:50After yesterday's emotional bronze medal for US skiing
0:34:50 > 0:34:52superstar Lindsey Vonn, today's Alpine combined was to be
0:34:52 > 0:34:57her last ever Olympic event.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59Standing in her way is Mikaela Shiffrin who took gold
0:34:59 > 0:35:02in the giant slalom and then was only fourth in the slalom.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04In the combined event, skiers go downhill first, then slalom.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07The fastest combined times wins. That's why it's called the combined.
0:35:07 > 0:35:14Have I said combined enough?
0:35:19 > 0:35:23The Green Bay Packers supporter from Switzerland, Michelle Gisin, was
0:35:23 > 0:35:26chasing a gold medal to match her sister's in the downhill four years
0:35:26 > 0:35:32ago. She set the early pace. Compatriot and favourite for gold,
0:35:32 > 0:35:35reigning world champion Wendy Holdener, moved ahead of Michelle
0:35:35 > 0:35:39Gisin, finishing tenth after the downhill but with her specialism,
0:35:39 > 0:35:45the slalom, still to come. With two silvers already, Norwegian downhill
0:35:45 > 0:35:47specialist Ragnhild Mowinckel was hoping it would not again be a case
0:35:47 > 0:35:53of nearly but not quite.She is the first to turn on the green light and
0:35:53 > 0:35:57ski quicker than Michelle Gisin. All she has got to do is stay on her
0:35:57 > 0:36:02feet, surely? She will do enough to lead the way, she will be quicker
0:36:02 > 0:36:09than 140.14. By three one hundredths of a second. Michelle Gisin drops to
0:36:09 > 0:36:12second place and Ragnhild Mowinckel leads the way for Norway. What games
0:36:12 > 0:36:18she is. Now Lindsey Vonn, the bronze medallist yesterday in the downhill,
0:36:18 > 0:36:22decided that she fancied one more Olympic race. It could be her last
0:36:22 > 0:36:28ever Olympic outing. She needs a good margin in her favour, posed
0:36:28 > 0:36:32downhill, to push for a chance to ski for the gold medal after slalom
0:36:32 > 0:36:40today. She leads the way. 1:39.30 seven. She has burst Ragnhild
0:36:40 > 0:36:44Mowinckel down to second and Michelle Gisin into third. Mikaela
0:36:44 > 0:36:49Shiffrin looking for her second gold of the games, looking to emulate
0:36:49 > 0:36:57Marcel Hirscher. Alongside Wendy Holdener, she is the best slalom
0:36:57 > 0:37:02skier on the start this today. Wendy Holdener is currently ninth. If
0:37:02 > 0:37:06Mikaela Shiffrin can get ahead of her, she has a serious opportunity
0:37:06 > 0:37:12to go for gold in the second half of today's Alpine combined. So far,
0:37:12 > 0:37:16reasonable downhill racing from Mikaela Shiffrin. How does her time
0:37:16 > 0:37:21compared to that of Lindsey Vonn? She is sixth. The way things stand,
0:37:21 > 0:37:25with Mikaela Shiffrin's slalom ability, she is favourite for the
0:37:25 > 0:37:29gold.So the real Lindsey Vonn had turned up for the combined, in
0:37:29 > 0:37:34serious form and in the lead by 0.70 four. Ragnhild Mowinckel of Norway
0:37:34 > 0:37:38was in second, Michelle Gisin in third and Mikaela Shiffrin poised to
0:37:38 > 0:37:42strike in sixth and the shrewd race favourite Wendy Holdener ready to
0:37:42 > 0:37:46pounce on a medal places.Ten position in this morning's downhill,
0:37:46 > 0:37:51starting the second run with a lead of 0.5 seconds over Petra Vlhova and
0:37:51 > 0:37:56now she is nearly done more than 1.5 seconds in front, and Wendy Holdener
0:37:56 > 0:38:00is getting after this one. She is going to raise the bar and throw
0:38:00 > 0:38:08down the challenge for the rest of them. 0.65 in front. Mikaela
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Shiffrin, the Olympic giant slalom champion, on the hunt for her second
0:38:11 > 0:38:16gold medal today, finished outside the medals in the slalom. She has
0:38:16 > 0:38:20been up on this hill, training on this track, putting in the miles.
0:38:20 > 0:38:26She begins with an advantage 0.76 and that is more less maintained.
0:38:26 > 0:38:310.71 over Wendy Holdener. Mikaela Shiffrin going up through the gears,
0:38:31 > 0:38:360.66, she has lost a further five hundredths, can't afford any
0:38:36 > 0:38:41mistakes now, McKerracher ring because Wendy Holdener was mighty
0:38:41 > 0:38:44quick on the bottom of the course and Mikaela Shiffrin in the red zone
0:38:44 > 0:38:48for the first time, Wendy Holdener with a combined time of 2:22.30
0:38:48 > 0:38:55four. Mikaela Shiffrin is faster by 0.40 seven. A lightning finish from
0:38:55 > 0:39:01Mikaela Shiffrin. She leads the way. Michelle Gisin's Lee Bevan Mikaela
0:39:01 > 0:39:09Shiffrin is 1.21. She is on her way, Michelle Gisin, silver medallist in
0:39:09 > 0:39:12the Alpine combined at the World Championships. -- lead over Mikaela
0:39:12 > 0:39:18Shiffrin. She finished behind Wendy Holdener. It was a Swiss one-two on
0:39:18 > 0:39:23that day. She's holding it together nicely, Michelle Gisin, she's a good
0:39:23 > 0:39:26all-rounder, and occasional slalom skier. She's had a top ten in slalom
0:39:26 > 0:39:31in the World Cup this season in Vermont, right at the start of the
0:39:31 > 0:39:35campaign. She's doing enough, surely, to deny Mikaela Shiffrin
0:39:35 > 0:39:41with almost a full second still in hand as the light snow begins to
0:39:41 > 0:39:48fall. Michelle Gisin is in gold for Switzerland! That may be enough to
0:39:48 > 0:39:56give her the Olympic title.Yes! Ragnhild Mowinckel has had an
0:39:56 > 0:39:59outstanding Olympic Winter Games, silver medallist in the giant
0:39:59 > 0:40:02slalom, silver medallist in yesterday's downhill. Right now I
0:40:02 > 0:40:07think she is out of gold medal contention. That is beyond her. I
0:40:07 > 0:40:12think she's probably too slow to deny Mikaela Shiffrin silver medal
0:40:12 > 0:40:15position. Her target remains Wendy Holdener in bronze medal place right
0:40:15 > 0:40:22now. Is it fast enough?
0:40:22 > 0:40:25now. Is it fast enough? 2:20.9 is Michelle Gisin's leading time and
0:40:25 > 0:40:29Ragnhild Mowinckel is in fourth, no change in amongst the medals. And
0:40:29 > 0:40:34with just one to come, it's now means that Mikaela Shiffrin and
0:40:34 > 0:40:41Michelle Gisin are guaranteed medals. Lindsey Vonn prepares to ski
0:40:41 > 0:40:45at the Pyeongchang Olympics for the last time. Her advantage of the
0:40:45 > 0:40:51Michelle Gisin is 0.77 after the downhill. A rare outing on the short
0:40:51 > 0:40:55slalom skis for Lindsey Vonn Budgie has so much experience, if she can
0:40:55 > 0:40:58find their way successfully through the steep part of the course, she
0:40:58 > 0:41:01could be in contention but she grinds to a halt! That means
0:41:01 > 0:41:07Michelle Gisin is the Olympic combined champion, four years after
0:41:07 > 0:41:12her older sister Dominique won downhill gold, Michelle Gisin will
0:41:12 > 0:41:16be going home with an Olympic gold medal.
0:41:16 > 0:41:17be going home with an Olympic gold medal.
0:41:17 > 0:41:17She
0:41:17 > 0:41:22she was really inspired by her sister four years ago and it gave
0:41:22 > 0:41:26her the opportunity to dream and it was a great performance but can we
0:41:26 > 0:41:29talk about Lindsey Vonn first? Her downhill, she was
0:41:29 > 0:41:30talk about Lindsey Vonn first? Her downhill, she was so strong and
0:41:30 > 0:41:33committed, if she had skied like this yesterday in the downhill,
0:41:33 > 0:41:37would she have won a gold medal?She certainly would have been there or
0:41:37 > 0:41:41thereabouts, she was much happier today, she was loose, she was lower,
0:41:41 > 0:41:44she was much more aggressive at the same time and that is the downhill
0:41:44 > 0:41:48skiing we are used to seeing from her, she was proving a point.But
0:41:48 > 0:41:53she finds it difficult to transfer to slalom.She is not taken her
0:41:53 > 0:41:57slalom skis out of the bag for a long time, it is not one of their
0:41:57 > 0:42:00disciplines and now each discipline is so competitive, you have to spend
0:42:00 > 0:42:03all the time focusing on one because you cannot be competitive across the
0:42:03 > 0:42:06board any more.Is it easier for a downhill skier to switch to
0:42:06 > 0:42:12incorporate slalom or the other way around?Slalom to downhill because
0:42:12 > 0:42:15the quick movements you have do have is a slalom skier, you can learn to
0:42:15 > 0:42:19slow those down to downhill, if you are a downhill skier, there's
0:42:19 > 0:42:24nowhere you can move that quickly, it is not in your DNA.Let's look at
0:42:24 > 0:42:27the gold medallist, Michelle Gisin mastered both at you -- as you have
0:42:27 > 0:42:34do and she won by a long way.She was solid in the downhill, only 0.77
0:42:34 > 0:42:39off Lindsey Vonn after the downhill leg and then skied a really solid
0:42:39 > 0:42:43slalom run, it's not her favourite discipline, her best was 16th last
0:42:43 > 0:42:47time out but she skied really well and took risks and ended up getting
0:42:47 > 0:42:53the reward.She looks tiny, a lot more compact.She's just a great
0:42:53 > 0:42:57skier.Her reactions are really quick.Stunning competition to watch
0:42:57 > 0:43:00and a good silver for Mikaela Shiffrin.
0:43:01 > 0:43:02Men's skiing halfpipe now and leading the pack is somewhat
0:43:02 > 0:43:04of a freestyle skiing anomaly.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06In a world of baggy trousers and free spirits, David Wise has
0:43:06 > 0:43:07been dubbed the "Undude".
0:43:07 > 0:43:11The father of two won gold in Sochi four years ago and looks in form
0:43:11 > 0:43:14to defend his title after securing a fourth X Games title
0:43:14 > 0:43:15just a few weeks ago.
0:43:15 > 0:43:22We join two guys who are definitely dudes, Tim Warwood and Woodsy.
0:43:22 > 0:43:27How do you do it again?All right, crew, we are about to drop in for
0:43:27 > 0:43:31the finals of the men's free Steve Harper, qualification was amazing
0:43:31 > 0:43:34but believe me when I say the level was about here, everyone did what
0:43:34 > 0:43:38they needed to do to make it to the big show. Finals today, it is about
0:43:38 > 0:43:44to blow the socks off this baby! He's not wrong. This is going to be
0:43:44 > 0:43:49majestic. Strap yourselves in. Here we go.
0:43:49 > 0:43:54# Lights, cameras, it's all there. # With four Americans in the final,
0:43:54 > 0:43:58they were heavy favourites to take the gold but which rider would it be
0:43:58 > 0:44:05to land their run clean? Well, it wasn't defending champion David Wise
0:44:05 > 0:44:07or Torin Yater-Wallace, Aaron Blunck's run was super technical but
0:44:07 > 0:44:11he was penalised for missing a grab. Alex Barrera stepped it up with a
0:44:11 > 0:44:20huge first run, and his celebrations at everything. -- Alex Ferreiro.
0:44:20 > 0:44:24Helicopters on the pole.Noah Bowman was so smooth, a run littered with
0:44:24 > 0:44:26Switch doubles in every direction, giving him second place after the
0:44:26 > 0:44:33first run. James Wells' first effort was all about style, taking third
0:44:33 > 0:44:41place with 87.4.Down a pipe 1260, my goodness!Going into the second
0:44:41 > 0:44:44run, 16-year-old Nico Porteous was already fizzing after scoring 82 on
0:44:44 > 0:44:53his first run. Oh, my days, Nico Porteous! What has he got? Double,
0:44:53 > 0:45:00flat spin nine!It is huge! A 16-year-old!The teenager raised the
0:45:00 > 0:45:05bar to the stratosphere and many of his more experienced competitors
0:45:05 > 0:45:09failed to match it.At the moment, that kid right there will be beside
0:45:09 > 0:45:17himself.Alex Ferreiro, back in the hot seat.Massive, a bit flat but
0:45:17 > 0:45:23keeps his speed. Hit, woodsy.I can't do it.Even better than his
0:45:23 > 0:45:33first run!Oh, my God!I think you will actually explode if he wins the
0:45:33 > 0:45:37gold medal.Into the third and final run, the podium spot had an
0:45:37 > 0:45:40unfamiliar look. Nico Porteous cashed out and settled for his score
0:45:40 > 0:45:45after run two. Noah Bowman's score meant he was relying on no one else
0:45:45 > 0:45:52improving Ter Stegen in the medals. Dropping in.Or the Breschel David
0:45:52 > 0:45:56Wise, the reigning Olympic champion, more than you could possibly
0:45:56 > 0:46:02imagine.He's put it down.Private, left, down the pipe ten, Wright said
0:46:02 > 0:46:0712 to finish this run off, four more doubles, boom!That's it! The
0:46:07 > 0:46:13defending Olympic champion pulls the proverbial rabbit out of the hat!
0:46:18 > 0:46:24We are having some technical difficulties... A huge hit!
0:46:24 > 0:46:26Unfortunately Kevin Rolland and Torin Yater-Wallace tech heavy slams
0:46:26 > 0:46:32in their efforts to
0:46:32 > 0:46:34in their efforts to step up. Beau-James Wells run was a thing of
0:46:34 > 0:46:40beauty, with a huge step up, the run of his life but only good enough for
0:46:40 > 0:46:47fourth place today.If ever there was a time to rip the lid off it,
0:46:47 > 0:46:51this was it!Alex Ferreira had amplitude that was off the charts...
0:46:51 > 0:46:56Alex Ferreira has knocked it out the park, he has slapped it into a space
0:46:56 > 0:47:01rocket and sent it into outer space! But it wasn't quite enough to beat
0:47:01 > 0:47:09out David Wise's ground-breaking offering to this super final. Aaron
0:47:09 > 0:47:14Blunck was the final skier to drop. All eyes on him, could he make it an
0:47:14 > 0:47:21American lock-out on the podium?The 900, completely blind and into the
0:47:21 > 0:47:26switch... Double ten. Bringing it forward. Flat spin nine...My
0:47:26 > 0:47:36goodness! What? Oh, my goodness!He doesn't do it! Well, well, well.
0:47:36 > 0:47:43That is amen's ski half pipe final to remember. Alex Ferreira takes
0:47:43 > 0:47:47second. A huge shout out to Nico Porteous. But David Wise, the
0:47:47 > 0:47:53Olympic champion, has poured the cat out of the bag -- pulled the cat out
0:47:53 > 0:47:57the bag.My plan was to do a run that would be really hard to beat.
0:47:57 > 0:48:02If I did it well and landed it well. I thought it was out of reach but I
0:48:02 > 0:48:08did not know what they would do. Alex laid down a heater. It is an
0:48:08 > 0:48:13honour to ski with him. It is such a rush.STUDIO: They were doing it on
0:48:13 > 0:48:19the podium! I'm going to get it! A massive road in the studio here
0:48:19 > 0:48:23about clothing.I don't understand why they wear such huge and baggy
0:48:23 > 0:48:28clothes. If they were tighter, they are more restricted and cannot move,
0:48:28 > 0:48:37but why don't they wear ski tight -- skintight Lycra?It would suit you,
0:48:37 > 0:48:43to be fair... It wouldn't be freestyle sport.It is the style.I
0:48:43 > 0:48:47understand, but you were moaning about the wind and it is catching...
0:48:47 > 0:48:53He crashed on both of his first two runs. It was a binding issue, he
0:48:53 > 0:48:57stepped out of his skis both times. He had to lay this down, as they
0:48:57 > 0:49:03say, in the third run.So, David Wise, he had way more pressure added
0:49:03 > 0:49:08to himself by leaving it to the last run. Because they do three runs now
0:49:08 > 0:49:13at the Olympics, it allows us to see greater shows. David Wise,
0:49:13 > 0:49:20obviously, he put down a bang of a run, claiming it and his skis stayed
0:49:20 > 0:49:28on his feet.His coat isn't as bag...Amy, you are right! -- isn't
0:49:28 > 0:49:36as baggy.You talk about the guys, some of them are using the poles,
0:49:36 > 0:49:40others are not using the poles. There is ongoing discussion, there
0:49:40 > 0:49:44have been some in the past which do not use the poles. From an aerial
0:49:44 > 0:49:49point of view it would probably be easier without them.I think it
0:49:49 > 0:49:54looks better without them.I think it looks funny without them...
0:49:54 > 0:49:59Skiers themselves do like them.Is it like a comfort blanket?If you
0:49:59 > 0:50:05lost your pace, you could use them! David Wise is my new hero. When he
0:50:05 > 0:50:10got onto the podium, he made sure that his kids were allowed to come
0:50:10 > 0:50:15up as well. He has a three-year-old and a six-year-old. He is best
0:50:15 > 0:50:21friends with Alex Ferreira.He is a family man. He has a wonderful
0:50:21 > 0:50:25family. He doesn't like to compete when his family are not there. He
0:50:25 > 0:50:30wants them there all the time. All of the X Games events, you see
0:50:30 > 0:50:34them supporting him.We love him, he is our favourite!
0:50:34 > 0:50:36The most popular winter sport in North America, by far,
0:50:36 > 0:50:40is ice hockey and it's 38 years to the day since The Miracle On Ice
0:50:40 > 0:50:43when an amateur American team beat the might of the Soviet
0:50:43 > 0:50:44professionals in Lake Placid.
0:50:44 > 0:50:45In the women's game, it's
0:50:45 > 0:50:48been 20 years since the Americans won their first and only final
0:50:48 > 0:50:49in Nagano.
0:50:49 > 0:50:50They beat Canada to win gold.
0:50:50 > 0:50:52Two decades later, it's the same two teams.
0:50:52 > 0:50:55Four-time defending world champions USA take on the four-time defending
0:50:55 > 0:50:56Olympic champions, Canada.
0:50:56 > 0:50:57What a match it was.
0:50:57 > 0:51:05Here's Seth Bennett.
0:51:11 > 0:51:15Canada haven't lost an Olympic ice hockey match since 1998. That was
0:51:15 > 0:51:20the last time the Americans won the gold medal and inspired by the
0:51:20 > 0:51:23disappointment of the Sochi Silver, they were determined to go single
0:51:23 > 0:51:27much better this time around. Hilary Knight set them on their way with
0:51:27 > 0:51:32her first goal of the tournament... But that only prompted Canada to
0:51:32 > 0:51:44respond...Canada are back in this as they level things!
0:51:44 > 0:51:46as they level things! 2-1! Marie-Philip Poulin?!Time was
0:51:46 > 0:51:55running out, Canada were on for a fifth straight goal...
0:51:55 > 0:51:58fifth straight goal...Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson! 2-2!It came
0:51:58 > 0:52:03down to a shoot out. The first ever in a women's Olympic final, one that
0:52:03 > 0:52:11will live long in the memory.The shooter for Canada, looking to set
0:52:11 > 0:52:23the tone early and get a goal, but the USA on the back burner...
0:52:23 > 0:52:27Spooner, and here is Marvin. Stepping in and she scores! The US
0:52:27 > 0:52:40take the lead! Augustus steps in, rifles at home!
0:52:42 > 0:52:44rifles at home! Marie-Philip Poulin? with the move... Good save from
0:52:44 > 0:52:57Rooney! A kick save! We are still level. Ooh, my word! That was
0:52:57 > 0:53:07incredible!Are you kidding me right now? You've got to be! Look at this.
0:53:07 > 0:53:19An amazing goal from Daoust!The US trailing 2-1.
0:53:19 > 0:53:24trailing 2-1. Amanda Kessel for America levels things up! Can she
0:53:24 > 0:53:29put pressure on America? Saved! Hilary Knight, the face of women's
0:53:29 > 0:53:36hockey in the USA. This is a gold medal shot for the USA... Saved! And
0:53:36 > 0:53:45we go to sudden death in the shoot out. Slowly, slowly... Jocelyne
0:53:45 > 0:53:54Lamoureux-Davidson... A great goal! Shake and baked!It is going to be
0:53:54 > 0:53:58Megan Augusta.She has already scored once. She needs to score to
0:53:58 > 0:54:06keep Canada in with a chance. Saved! USA win gold for the first time
0:54:06 > 0:54:11since 1998! Canada's run of 24 straight wins in Olympic hockey
0:54:11 > 0:54:17matches is over! They are devastated!
0:54:17 > 0:54:20devastated! The Americans are crowned the Olympic champions for
0:54:20 > 0:54:26the second time. STUDIO: The best celebrations and the messiest so
0:54:26 > 0:54:30far! Seven gold medals. Here is Paddy with the other three, and
0:54:30 > 0:54:36more, besides... This is the Winter
0:54:36 > 0:54:41Olympics, and no problems for the by athletes in Belarus, they wonder
0:54:41 > 0:54:46women's four by six K relay, thanks to some stunning
0:54:46 > 0:54:50skiing from Darya Domracheva. She took time off to have a baby. What
0:54:50 > 0:54:53has happened to Canadian curling? Women were knocked out in the Round
0:54:53 > 0:54:58Robin but the men have lost to the USA in the semifinals. Canada's men
0:54:58 > 0:55:03have won the gold in the last three Olympics. America have to go some to
0:55:03 > 0:55:12beat Sweden. They beat Switzerland, Britain's conquerors, 9-3.
0:55:12 > 0:55:14Meanwhile, Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky has been stripped of
0:55:14 > 0:55:18the medal that he won in the mixed doubles. The court of up and say
0:55:18 > 0:55:24that he has accepted an anti-doping violation. It will be taken from him
0:55:24 > 0:55:30and his wife and given to Norway. In the Nordic combined, there is a
0:55:30 > 0:55:35Germanic feel. Combining skiing with cross country. The Germans have now
0:55:35 > 0:55:40won all three titles in the sport at this Olympics. And Hungarian history
0:55:40 > 0:55:47in the men's 5000 metre short track relay, Shaolin Sandor Liu got their
0:55:47 > 0:55:50first-ever Winter Olympic gold. He was congratulated at the end by his
0:55:50 > 0:55:54girlfriend Elise Christie. STUDIO: Said she had something to celebrate!
0:55:54 > 0:55:59First ever gold medal for Hungary. Let me mention New Zealand as well,
0:55:59 > 0:56:06trebling their Winter Olympic Hall. Germany, single short of an all-time
0:56:06 > 0:56:12record. The USA push themselves up into fourth.
0:56:12 > 0:56:16Let's go off piste..
0:56:16 > 0:56:19As we have seen, everybody is trying out the curling, even if they are
0:56:19 > 0:56:30very young! Two-month-old Joshua here. And this is a great homage!
0:56:30 > 0:56:37Some training for a new event... What do we call this? Head Bob! And
0:56:37 > 0:56:40cousins Henry and Rebecca are practising their run-up for the
0:56:40 > 0:56:48bobsleigh. Some videos as well. Billy Morgan here, what is he up to?
0:56:48 > 0:56:52This is his way of relaxing. He obviously has a big air final coming
0:56:52 > 0:56:59up. This is what he gets up to. Playing it safe!This is team USA,
0:56:59 > 0:57:06combining skeleton and curling!
0:57:08 > 0:57:16combining skeleton and curling! This is the three-man bob from the Coxan.
0:57:16 > 0:57:19-- the Coxan family. An Olympic record! If you are bored at the
0:57:19 > 0:57:25airport, this is the new thing to do to kill time. Suitcase curling! You
0:57:25 > 0:57:34will see it all over the place. Now, it is time for the Brownies...Human
0:57:34 > 0:57:40curling!And this is one for Tokyo 2020. The beach bobsleigh! Get in!
0:57:40 > 0:57:50Driver, you need to get in! No committee doesn't want to!
0:57:50 > 0:57:57And first up, the ice hockey, the USA versus Canada. Boom! I mean,
0:57:57 > 0:58:04that is a take-out for Brianna Decker. That is a heavy hit. Out
0:58:04 > 0:58:09cold! Next, the skiing, Henrik Kristoffersen, he is so good, he
0:58:09 > 0:58:15can-do slalom without his skis! Next, your moment of glory, your
0:58:15 > 0:58:24country is watching. Wave the flag over the finish line. For Belarus.
0:58:26 > 0:58:32Oh, no!The photo is ruined! Finally, if kissing was an Olympic
0:58:32 > 0:58:36sport, these two would be gold medallists.If the wind changes
0:58:36 > 0:58:43direction, you are stuck that way! Hull let her breathe!
0:58:43 > 0:58:46Turn over to BBC Four now for extended highlights of the Mens
0:58:46 > 0:58:50halfpipe and that incredible womens ice hockey final.
0:58:50 > 0:58:53In just over five hours the Olympic Athletes from Russia
0:58:53 > 0:58:56will see if they can win their first gold medal of these games
0:58:56 > 0:58:58as the incredible teenagers Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva
0:58:58 > 0:59:00go in the womens singles free programme.
0:59:00 > 0:59:08It's 16 years ago since that late night in Salt Lake City
0:59:08 > 0:59:10when Rhona delivered the golden stone to win GB's
0:59:10 > 0:59:11first Winter Olympic
0:59:11 > 0:59:13gold since Torvill and Dean in 1984.
0:59:13 > 0:59:15Now in 2018, can Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams,
0:59:15 > 0:59:17Lauran Gray, supported by alternate Kelly Schaeffer give
0:59:17 > 0:59:20themselves a shot at glory?
0:59:20 > 0:59:23They have to beat Sweden tomorrow to get into the gold medal match
0:59:23 > 0:59:26and it's at a much more reasonable hour - 11am.
0:59:26 > 0:59:32That's what I will be watching. See you tomorrow!