0:00:14 > 0:00:19Previously... Sean White is the gold medallist!An incredible display of
0:00:19 > 0:00:26half pipe snowboarding!What a skate!They win again! Back-to-back
0:00:26 > 0:00:33gold medals.My goodness me, what a start for Great Britain...It is day
0:00:33 > 0:00:41six...
0:01:05 > 0:01:11The downhill run, about 1.5 miles in length, the course involves a drop
0:01:11 > 0:01:18of 2000 feet.It could be a race in history...
0:01:18 > 0:01:24# Get up and get it, we'll do it again!The only way to win this is
0:01:24 > 0:01:30to take a huge amount of risk...
0:01:30 > 0:01:35to take a huge amount of risk...The all-American boy, Bill Johnson!You
0:01:35 > 0:01:40are watching the greatest ski race in the world.He is going to win the
0:01:40 > 0:01:51gold! # Get up, get it, we'll do it
0:01:51 > 0:01:54again... #
0:01:54 > 0:01:57From Jean-Claude Killy to Franz Klammer, to Wild Bill Johnson
0:01:57 > 0:01:59and Pirmin Zubriggen, the Olympic men's downhill has given
0:01:59 > 0:02:01us champions who have stood the test of time.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Welcome to The Games Today.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Clear skies and no wind in Pyeongchang meant
0:02:07 > 0:02:12that the Winter Olympics blue riband event could finally go ahead.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14We'll be whistling down the mountain with the best of them.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19Here's what is else is coming up....
0:02:19 > 0:02:26# You're as cold as ice... #
0:02:26 > 0:02:27Thrice on the ice...
0:02:27 > 0:02:28A busy day's curling.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30We bring you all three GB matches.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32We go to boarding school with the French master.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Can Pierre Vaultier batter the bumps, the bends and the other
0:02:35 > 0:02:36boarders to retain his title?
0:02:36 > 0:02:38It's a marriage of minds in the pairs skating
0:02:38 > 0:02:39as two become one...
0:02:39 > 0:02:43He's rocketed in practice, now it's the real thing...
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Can Dom Parsons pass the skeleton speed test?
0:02:46 > 0:02:49And Mikaela Shiffrin wants to be starting something
0:02:49 > 0:02:52in the Giant Slalom - we'll see if she can win the first
0:02:52 > 0:02:57of a potential four gold medals...
0:02:57 > 0:03:02What a panel we have tonight, a woman who has gone downhill on skis,
0:03:02 > 0:03:08I should say, at 92 miles an hour, Chemmy Alcott. Christopher Dean, and
0:03:08 > 0:03:12we welcome Welsh snowboarder Maisie Potter. Sadly injured, so out of the
0:03:12 > 0:03:17competition but we get the benefit of her wisdom here. No jostling for
0:03:17 > 0:03:21position, it is all about teamwork! The men's downhill is finally here,
0:03:21 > 0:03:27disrupted by high winds on Sunday, the most fearless racers in the
0:03:27 > 0:03:32world to hurtle down the course. First, the intrepid Graham Bell...
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Let's have
0:03:33 > 0:03:35First, the intrepid Graham Bell... Let's have a look at the men's
0:03:35 > 0:03:40Olympic downhill, it's a beautiful view from the top... But this is
0:03:40 > 0:03:46what the racers have to focus on. It starts pretty much straightaway. You
0:03:46 > 0:03:53come around the right footed turn... And you dive down onto this bumpy
0:03:53 > 0:04:01bit. It is important to carry your speed through the bumps here. You
0:04:01 > 0:04:09have to let it fly there. Approaching the first jump. Onto the
0:04:09 > 0:04:16roller-coaster section. The steepest part of the course here. There are
0:04:16 > 0:04:23tunnels under the track. You have to absorb the rollers. Onto the second
0:04:23 > 0:04:28jump... It is the Dragon claw, and straight up of there. Heading
0:04:28 > 0:04:38towards the forest road. This turn here is crucial. It is called the
0:04:38 > 0:04:52Paradise Turn. Onto the flat... The third jump. And heading towards the
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Blue Dragon Valley. It is really important to keep the speed going.
0:04:56 > 0:05:02As you head into this almost half pipe like section of the course.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07Rolling from edge to edge. Making speed through the last turn... And
0:05:07 > 0:05:15heading towards the last jump. Over... And big flight. Across the
0:05:15 > 0:05:19line!
0:05:20 > 0:05:25The men's Olympic downhill is, for many countries, the biggest event at
0:05:25 > 0:05:29these games. Our equivalent to the 100 metre final. In the distant
0:05:29 > 0:05:34past, legends have dominated downhill and won gold as
0:05:34 > 0:05:47favourites...The hero of Austria... He has done it! Going wild!Will be
0:05:47 > 0:05:51the same today, will one of the hot favourites win here? If recent
0:05:51 > 0:05:59history tells us anything, we should be a surprise...He has won the blue
0:05:59 > 0:06:05riband event.It is fair to say the last six winners were outside the
0:06:05 > 0:06:14better of the title.He has never won, but the Olympic champion is
0:06:14 > 0:06:18Matthias Mayer!It could swing back to the bookmaker's favourites...
0:06:18 > 0:06:22This is a course with precision required, the smallest of errors
0:06:22 > 0:06:30will be punished as the fastest battle for the gold...The 2018
0:06:30 > 0:06:37Olympic men's downhill. Tommy Johnston is way for Germany...
0:06:37 > 0:06:43The 24-year-old made his mark in January, he hasn't put a foot wrong
0:06:43 > 0:06:48just yet. The next jump, on the right foot into the Paradise turn...
0:06:48 > 0:06:52He just lost a little bit of ground there. He didn't lose much speed,
0:06:52 > 0:07:00going flat here... After the Paradise
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Paradise turn, heading towards the Blue Dragon Valley. The most narrow
0:07:05 > 0:07:12section of the course. Spectacular racing here. Almost home, the first
0:07:12 > 0:07:18man on because, taking off... He flies over the jump and the time is
0:07:18 > 0:07:251:41.0 three.
0:07:25 > 0:07:36In the start... And he is on his way! The third best downhill racer
0:07:36 > 0:07:41of the World Cup season. A difficult landing, on the Paradise turn,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Dominik Paris could sort them out today. Paris did not make the best
0:07:44 > 0:07:55of it at all. Down towards the Blue Dragon Valley...
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Dragon Valley... Paris may have taken a new line, others may not be
0:07:58 > 0:08:08able to do that. He is still in front, but this is the
0:08:08 > 0:08:09front, but this is the final time that really matters. Paris leads the
0:08:09 > 0:08:19downhill! And, the Swiss skier, the best of the season so far. Three
0:08:19 > 0:08:29victories. Doing solidly in training, and Feuz is living
0:08:29 > 0:08:32dangerously, it's the Olympic downhill. Bringing all of the risk
0:08:32 > 0:08:41into this race. Ooh! Feuz is just about hanging in. He needed a huge
0:08:41 > 0:08:49amount of strength to pour himself upright and over his skis. 120
0:08:49 > 0:08:54kilometres per hour, that's the latest reading on Feuz, as he flies
0:08:54 > 0:09:01down towards the Blue Dragon Valley. Paris's time there. Feuz is faster
0:09:01 > 0:09:07by 0.21 seconds. A little lopsided on his landing as he enters the Blue
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Dragon Valley. Setting up for the final quarter of the Olympic
0:09:10 > 0:09:15downhill course. That was magnificent downhill skiing from the
0:09:15 > 0:09:21Swiss! He is going to go close here... He may well go into gold
0:09:21 > 0:09:30medal position. Feuz has put down a magnificent Olympic downhill run. A
0:09:30 > 0:09:43huge jump to finish... Feuz is first! 0.3 six. Fantastic from Feuz!
0:09:43 > 0:09:48He isn't afraid of taking air, and as long as you are compact, it isn't
0:09:48 > 0:09:51an issue, he goes further than anyone on the jumps but still picks
0:09:51 > 0:09:59up speed all the way down with a good time.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03good time.It will certainly be his final Olympic downhill, and he is
0:10:03 > 0:10:08ready to race. Trailing by a tenth of a second. He flattened it.
0:10:08 > 0:10:17Workers going out to make the repairs. He throws everything at it,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20his last Olympic downhill competition but he may be pushing
0:10:20 > 0:10:25too hard. Winding down the windows on that big jump... Aksel Lund
0:10:25 > 0:10:30Svindal will have to take the riskiest possible line. And cut off
0:10:30 > 0:10:35the corners, as tightly as he dare. If he is to get back into contention
0:10:35 > 0:10:44here... And what a shot that is! In full flight, the great man, landing
0:10:44 > 0:10:52at 111 kilometres per hour. A quarter of a second off the pace.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54quarter of a second off the pace. It may be paying off for Aksel Lund
0:10:54 > 0:11:00Svindal. Into the Blue Dragon Valley. Big flight, off-balance. He
0:11:00 > 0:11:09has recovered his poise. He has his dynamic posture, and Feuz is leading
0:11:09 > 0:11:14by a quarter of a second. Svindal, skiing for a gold medal position,
0:11:14 > 0:11:24for Norway. It is a long flight... He has gone and got into gold!A
0:11:24 > 0:11:28great run from Aksel Lund Svindal. He made a mistake after the first
0:11:28 > 0:11:32jump in the roller-coaster section. His left footed turn, the only
0:11:32 > 0:11:35mistake. Afterwards he must have thought it's time to let rip down
0:11:35 > 0:11:40the lower parser -- part of the course. Then come he was absolutely
0:11:40 > 0:11:50flying!Now, from Norway, Kjetil Jansrud. Number nine. Quicker than
0:11:50 > 0:11:55his great rival and team-mate, Aksel Lund Svindal. On the inside edge of
0:11:55 > 0:12:00the right ski. Wonderful anticipation and control from Kjetil
0:12:00 > 0:12:06Jansrud, the 32-year-old Norwegian. He is flying here! And huge again.
0:12:06 > 0:12:11Not .4 three. He knows he has two rolled the dice and take a real
0:12:11 > 0:12:20chance with this. -- 0.4 three. They are all watching keenly now, as
0:12:20 > 0:12:24Kjetil Jansrud comes into the Paradise turn. At full pelt...
0:12:24 > 0:12:35Absolutely pushing. 112 on the landing. Travelling 38 metres. Not
0:12:35 > 0:12:40.37, in front of Aksel Lund Svindal. He could deny him... One thing that
0:12:40 > 0:12:49is missing in the downhill -- 0.3 seven. Twisting there but he landed
0:12:49 > 0:12:58cleanly enough. Only just... Four hundredths of a second between the
0:12:58 > 0:13:07two Norwegians. Which way will this go? Jansrud takes off... Jansrud is
0:13:07 > 0:13:13in second place! Svindal holds on. Jansrud was great at the top of the
0:13:13 > 0:13:17course, came into the midway point ahead of Svindal but then mistakes
0:13:17 > 0:13:23began to creep in. Coming out of the Blue Dragon Valley, twisting in the
0:13:23 > 0:13:29air, that John probably lost him the race.It feels pretty good. -- that
0:13:29 > 0:13:34jump. This feels different. It is one of those things, you keep
0:13:34 > 0:13:38looking up the hill because you want to make sure that it is real. I'm
0:13:38 > 0:13:40extremely
0:13:40 > 0:13:41to make sure that it is real. I'm extremely happy right now!Earlier
0:13:41 > 0:13:46this evening, he picked up his gold medal, the oldest alpine skier ever
0:13:46 > 0:13:51to win gold, downhill and probably his final Olympics?Yes, he has won
0:13:51 > 0:13:55everything in the sport. The Olympic gold medal is his. Incredibly,
0:13:55 > 0:14:01Norway have never won an Olympic gold medal. They have won 13 Olympic
0:14:01 > 0:14:05medals but not that one.One thing that the downhill winners have in
0:14:05 > 0:14:09common is they always looked utterly out of control! You have to be on
0:14:09 > 0:14:13the edge to get the fastest time? Especially on a downhill as easy as
0:14:13 > 0:14:17that, they were taking so many risks. Maybe they are coming about
0:14:17 > 0:14:22because they feel invincible. With this new technology, they wear
0:14:22 > 0:14:29airbags that thought in milliseconds if they are about to fall. It is in
0:14:29 > 0:14:35their back braces. If they fall at a certain speed or impact, they go off
0:14:35 > 0:14:41immediately.Like motorcyclists? Yes.Let's have a look at Svindal
0:14:41 > 0:14:43and how he won. He
0:14:43 > 0:14:44Yes.Let's have a look at Svindal and how he won. He pushed at the
0:14:44 > 0:14:48start for much further and longer than anyone else.Yes, he has such
0:14:48 > 0:14:52long legs. You can see he has a really long trajectory on the angle
0:14:52 > 0:14:59of his skate. He goes with every part of his body. It is important.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Strength in his gliding position. You see how quickly he gets up to
0:15:02 > 0:15:08speed. This is a side hill, gnarly, and his airtime. We saw a lot of
0:15:08 > 0:15:14sketchy airtime. They were pushing it to the limit. You can see that he
0:15:14 > 0:15:19is trying to force his arms down and stay in that position. A lot of
0:15:19 > 0:15:23people think that the air looks fast. You don't want to actually
0:15:23 > 0:15:27jump, the fastest place to be is on the snow, that's where you make
0:15:27 > 0:15:33speed. These races are trying to squash and get back onto the snow as
0:15:33 > 0:15:38quickly as possible. They take off, Axel did a 43 metre jump on the
0:15:38 > 0:15:40downhill, is that further
0:15:40 > 0:15:40Axel did a 43 metre jump on the downhill, is that further
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Axel did a 43 metre jump on the downhill, is that further than
0:15:41 > 0:15:41Axel did a 43 metre jump on the downhill, is that further than
0:15:41 > 0:15:41Axel did a 43 metre jump on the downhill, is that further than Eddie
0:15:41 > 0:15:42the Eagle?
0:15:42 > 0:15:43downhill, is that further than Eddie the Eagle?It isn't far off and the
0:15:43 > 0:15:49other amazing thing about him is his body. It has been rebuilt. He has
0:15:49 > 0:15:56broken everything?He has had face reconstruction. He is a beast in the
0:15:56 > 0:16:00gym? The Norwegians work so hard in the gym and he has so much muscle
0:16:00 > 0:16:06memory, despite the
0:16:06 > 0:16:08memory, despite the fact he has been injured, he is one of the strongest
0:16:08 > 0:16:10guys there. They use change so they can get East centric and concentric
0:16:10 > 0:16:15loading. It's amazing!Don't try it at home. From the men's downhill,
0:16:15 > 0:16:23let's change the place...
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Enough facial expressions!
0:16:33 > 0:16:36It's day two of competition in the Gangneung Curling Centre.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38After a tight win for the men yesterday against world championship
0:16:38 > 0:16:40bronze medallists Switzerland, they were pipped by
0:16:40 > 0:16:42the Olympic champions, Canada.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45The women had a very easy opening victory over OAR.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50Here's Paddy Gearey.
0:16:50 > 0:16:58In what is apparently Mr T's new favourite sport, a mixed stay for
0:16:58 > 0:17:06Great Britain's A teams. Mission accomplished for the men, while Eve
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Muirhead's crew pulled off a daring raid. They love it when a plan comes
0:17:09 > 0:17:14together. So to their second episode against the USA, who went to live in
0:17:14 > 0:17:19one up before the British women responded. The final stone of end
0:17:19 > 0:17:24four, repeat of judgment, watch this.So Eve Muirhead, two nice
0:17:24 > 0:17:29stones at the end of the four then. Nina Roth's American team was only
0:17:29 > 0:17:33formed two years ago and has no Olympic experience, but they
0:17:33 > 0:17:40reasserted control.It might just hang on, it does, so USA pick-up
0:17:40 > 0:17:45two.They're only negative was that they could never put and out of salt
0:17:45 > 0:17:55British ring away. In end nine, this gave the Americans A1 point lead.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58gave the Americans A1 point lead. -- a one-point lead. Eve Muirhead took
0:17:58 > 0:18:01on the trickiest option, but in this board, if you are an inch away, you
0:18:01 > 0:18:10might as well be a mile away.USA win, disappointing result.Britain's
0:18:10 > 0:18:14coach, Glenn Howard, called the performance dodgy and average at
0:18:14 > 0:18:18best, so you suspect they will have been words before they re-emerged to
0:18:18 > 0:18:22face China. And yet end four, another mistake gave the Chinese a
0:18:22 > 0:18:28chance.Brilliant shot, that is going to be three.They had control
0:18:28 > 0:18:33of the match, so GB had to outscore them over the final ends. They took
0:18:33 > 0:18:38two on seven, and again on nine. Another good shot from Eve Muirhead,
0:18:38 > 0:18:44takes the two.Doubled but still trouble, China would win with two of
0:18:44 > 0:18:49their own from the tenth end. Eve Muirhead restricted them to just
0:18:49 > 0:18:56one.It gets there, and we are tied at 7-7, how are your nerves?
0:18:56 > 0:19:03Shattered!So to the extra end, Eve to throw last for victory. In such
0:19:03 > 0:19:09moments, she says, she becomes robotic, focused on weight, speed,
0:19:09 > 0:19:14power, science.Eve Muirhead brings Great Britain home, it has been a
0:19:14 > 0:19:19tough match, and goodness me, we can all breathe a huge sigh of relief!A
0:19:19 > 0:19:26gutsy performance, very proud, we didn't want to finish the day with
0:19:26 > 0:19:31two losses, so to get a win, 2-1, it keeps as there among the leaders, a
0:19:31 > 0:19:37good game for the supporters.Kyle Smith and company had to recover
0:19:37 > 0:19:42from losing to Canada. No real shame in that, pretty much everyone does.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46A new dawn against the land of the rising son, Japan was soon in
0:19:46 > 0:19:50trouble. Britain had a chance of three in end three.Just squeezed
0:19:50 > 0:19:55and a couple of inches too far, he was inside and let it go.Two would
0:19:55 > 0:20:00do, but this would stay tight, and in end seven the Japanese team found
0:20:00 > 0:20:05a path back into this, four, then 5-5 into the final end. But knew
0:20:05 > 0:20:13they had the last stone, so every throw focused on clearing the ice
0:20:13 > 0:20:16for Kyle Smith.Should be good enough for the win, and it is, well
0:20:16 > 0:20:21done, boys!A couple of times it didn't look good, but we got the
0:20:21 > 0:20:26bailout shot when we needed it, good team performance.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29A huge upset in the women's curling today.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31The crowd erupted as the team from South Korea beat current
0:20:31 > 0:20:35Olympic champions Canada 8-6.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37It made headlines in Korea but was even bigger news in Canada,
0:20:37 > 0:20:42where curling success is sacrosanct.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Later in the day, Canada would also lose a nailbiter to Sweden
0:20:44 > 0:20:47in the 11th and extra end.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51With their record at 0-2,
0:20:51 > 0:20:56Canada sit at the bottom of the women's table.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Just one match tomorrow for the GB curlers.
0:20:59 > 0:21:00The men are facing Sweden from 11:05,
0:21:00 > 0:21:03the women are taking a well earned day off.
0:21:03 > 0:21:10And they may take an opportunity to watch this.
0:21:11 > 0:21:16COMMENTATOR: Merciless format!It is good, though, isn't it?This is far
0:21:16 > 0:21:25from being over! It is going to be difficult to catch them with so much
0:21:25 > 0:21:30board speed. This is getting very, very tight!The Italian has gone
0:21:30 > 0:21:34down!Wow!
0:21:34 > 0:21:37We all thought short-track speed skating was rough
0:21:37 > 0:21:38and random, but this is something else.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42Maisie, how would you sum up snowboard cross?
0:21:42 > 0:21:47Well, like the short track, it is head to head racing, unpredictable,
0:21:47 > 0:21:51exciting, but there is some consistency. We have had four events
0:21:51 > 0:21:54at the Olympics, and only two champions, Seth Westcott twice from
0:21:54 > 0:22:00the USA and Pierre Vaultier from France twice.Talk us through the
0:22:00 > 0:22:02course and what they have to deal with.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09We have a three metres drop start, which is one of the most impressive
0:22:09 > 0:22:14things, we don't have it often on TV. Some big features, all the way
0:22:14 > 0:22:18through, you know, you have to commit, you have to have full
0:22:18 > 0:22:22commitment to land in the right place, because they are big jumps.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26It is going to be wild stuff. Not only have you got to deal with the
0:22:26 > 0:22:30course, but also be aware of all the other borders around you. Ed Leigh
0:22:30 > 0:22:37has the best of the men's competition.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41competition. This is the event the Winter Olympics does best, racers
0:22:41 > 0:22:44throw themselves down the course at up to 50 mph, navigating jumps,
0:22:44 > 0:22:49bumps and banked corners, defying gravity and wipe-outs to hopefully
0:22:49 > 0:22:55crossed the finish line. Six riders start, but how many will make it to
0:22:55 > 0:23:00the end? We join the race in the first semifinal, with offending
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Olympian champion Pierre Vaultier is aiming to be one of three who
0:23:03 > 0:23:07qualifies for the final. -- defending. Put your brew down, turn
0:23:07 > 0:23:16the volume up and enjoy the ride. 12 men left, only six spot in the
0:23:16 > 0:23:20final available. Pierre Vaultier, five-time overall World Cup winner,
0:23:20 > 0:23:26reigning world champion. Nikolay Olyunin, the Russian has looked
0:23:26 > 0:23:30invincible so far. Two Australians, Cameron Bolton, Alex Pullin. The
0:23:30 > 0:23:36Austrian Alessandro Hammerle and then Jarryd Hughes were closest to
0:23:36 > 0:23:40us. Vaultier was like lightning out of the gates as they freefall into
0:23:40 > 0:23:45the first feature, the birdbath.So Vaultier out in the lead, and look
0:23:45 > 0:23:50how he is extending it.So is Alessandro Hammerle in the white
0:23:50 > 0:23:55bib, then it is Jarryd Hughes in a third. But it is about start moving,
0:23:55 > 0:24:02making a move from the outside, Vaultier looking very comfortable,
0:24:02 > 0:24:08Hughes moves into his slipstream. The two Australians coming together.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12We have got Pullin and Boldon, Jarryd Hughes in second position.
0:24:12 > 0:24:19Keep an eye on Alessandro Hammerle, good outside line.I think Bolton
0:24:19 > 0:24:25has gone!Pullin looking to go long. And what a fantastic race, Jarryd
0:24:25 > 0:24:31Hughes leads, Pierre Vaultier tries to... Oh, Vaultier is down! And
0:24:31 > 0:24:37Alessandro Hammerle.The two Australians.Alex Pullin and Jarryd
0:24:37 > 0:24:42Hughes are going to make it through, it is a yard sale for third place,
0:24:42 > 0:24:46everyone else went down.I think the Olympic champion went down of his
0:24:46 > 0:24:51own accord, I don't think there was any coming together. But I can't see
0:24:51 > 0:24:57from here, I think it is Vaultier who is up.Yes, the Olympic champion
0:24:57 > 0:25:06places get out of jail free card. It is Hammerle on the outside, over
0:25:06 > 0:25:11jumped by Olyunin. Vaultier, 20 seconds behind, but it is not
0:25:11 > 0:25:14against the clock, just the first three over.Now, game time, the
0:25:14 > 0:25:22adrenaline starts to kick in. Hernandez in red, Martin Norl in
0:25:22 > 0:25:31green...
0:25:32 > 0:25:38Lindfors drops out of the sky closest to us, but in front it is
0:25:38 > 0:25:45Hernandez in the red beard.He has gone, Robanske in the blue.
0:25:45 > 0:25:51Baumgartner! So the two North Americans chasing down the Spaniard,
0:25:51 > 0:25:57but look how wide Robanske has gone, trying to get a good highlight,
0:25:57 > 0:26:01great move from Baumgartner underneath Hernandez. As they go
0:26:01 > 0:26:05down that enormous step down and into the big sweeping right-hander.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10The world champion from Sierra Nevada, Baumgartner, now leading
0:26:10 > 0:26:15from the front, Hernandez slipping back, the Bluebeard of Robanske, we
0:26:15 > 0:26:23have lost someone!Right at the back. I think it was Lindfors. Oh,
0:26:23 > 0:26:33no, the blue... Oh, Lindfors! Eclipse... That was
0:26:34 > 0:26:37Eclipse... That was phenomenal, like dominoes, taking each other out. No
0:26:37 > 0:26:43sign of anyone behind Fernandez, more drama for second and third.
0:26:43 > 0:26:51What on earth happened there?! Let's take a look.That was Dierdorff that
0:26:51 > 0:26:58went down, Robanske lands flat.He takes out Norl. It was Baumgartner's
0:26:58 > 0:27:03mistake at the top, this is Baumgartner coming down.Baumgartner
0:27:03 > 0:27:12for second place. I can see third place, here we go.It is Dierdorff.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16Dierdorff, who played no part in that, after he crashed out at the
0:27:16 > 0:27:19top, 30 seconds between first and third. But as we have said so many
0:27:19 > 0:27:28times before, it doesn't matter, third place is third place.
0:27:28 > 0:27:34Six men, three medals, who will take it.Jarryd Hughes in the white.
0:27:34 > 0:27:39Hernandez has been breathtaking out of the gate.The Olympic champion in
0:27:39 > 0:27:43the red, Pierre Vaultier. I am looking forward to this. This will
0:27:43 > 0:27:50have plenty of action, like a half-price clothing sale at Primark!
0:27:50 > 0:27:57Really long weight, but Jarryd Hughes is a way in the closest lane
0:27:57 > 0:28:03to us.So Hernandez, again, getting out very well, Pullin getting out
0:28:03 > 0:28:07very well.The Australians either side of the Spaniard, Pierre
0:28:07 > 0:28:11Vaultier bolts into the lead, daylight between him and Jarryd
0:28:11 > 0:28:17Hughes.Look at Baumgartner on the outside, making up some room, making
0:28:17 > 0:28:21up some places.Vaultier looks so fast at this stage, though, Jarryd
0:28:21 > 0:28:25Hughes tagging in behind, trying to get some drag, slipstream the
0:28:25 > 0:28:31Frenchman.Pullin has gone from third, finds itself in fourth.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35Hernandez goes massive!Three men down, who is taking which colour
0:28:35 > 0:28:41medal? Hernandez dives inside Jarryd Hughes, Pierre Vaultier is out in
0:28:41 > 0:28:44front. Jarryd Hughes goes high, Hernandez looking low underneath
0:28:44 > 0:28:48them as they come onto the home straight, through the whale tail,
0:28:48 > 0:28:53dropping down. No way that Jarryd Hughes can really in Vaultier, but
0:28:53 > 0:28:57can he defend the silver medal position?This will go to a photo
0:28:57 > 0:29:05finish, they hit the jump at the same time at the bottom.It is a
0:29:05 > 0:29:10flyby formation flying, Pierre Vaultier makes it two gold medals in
0:29:10 > 0:29:14a row, back-to-back, Sochi and Korea. He was breathtaking! No-one
0:29:14 > 0:29:19could hold a candle to the Frenchman. What a great race,
0:29:19 > 0:29:23Vaultier led from the start, that was the big slopestyle ticket, so
0:29:23 > 0:29:27much on that jump, we have seen a lot of people come down there, and
0:29:27 > 0:29:31it is a great race down the finishing straight between Hernandez
0:29:31 > 0:29:37and Hughes.What a race, smiles all round, your double Olympic champion,
0:29:37 > 0:29:42Pierre Vaultier.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Great television sport, did you enjoy that, Kristian gob amazing,
0:29:45 > 0:29:53some celerity is with short track, when someone impedes another, can
0:29:53 > 0:29:58they be penalised?Yes, you usually get one protest be race, and the
0:29:58 > 0:30:02judges decide.Pierre Vaultier, where is he getting his speed from,
0:30:02 > 0:30:08getting out in front and staying there?
0:30:08 > 0:30:14You can see how the start is so crucial, getting into position for
0:30:14 > 0:30:17the first feature, called the Wu-Tang.Are there people that you
0:30:17 > 0:30:27don't want to get behind? I don't want to be here!
0:30:27 > 0:30:30Like being stuck in traffic, it isn't the ideal place but if you
0:30:30 > 0:30:36focus on what you are doing, that is where the skill comes out.Is the
0:30:36 > 0:30:41centre the best place to start on the grid?Most of the top-seeded
0:30:41 > 0:30:46guys choose the middle. But I don't think it mattered much in this one.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Is a different battle, out on the front in the beginning, you are
0:30:49 > 0:30:54writing your own race, working the terrain but at the back, it is
0:30:54 > 0:31:01combative, it is aggressive. Is his skill always that he is not
0:31:01 > 0:31:05challenged?I guess that is his aim. This course is over one minute long.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08You have to absorb all of those jumps really well, it
0:31:08 > 0:31:09You have to absorb all of those jumps really well, it isn't just the
0:31:09 > 0:31:12start.If you enjoyed that, there will be more snowboard Cross
0:31:12 > 0:31:18tomorrow. Maisie would have competed in the women's event, Lindsey
0:31:18 > 0:31:23Jacobellis is still going at the age of 32. On the hunt for gold. Figure
0:31:23 > 0:31:28skating now...
0:31:29 > 0:31:31And it's the second day
0:31:31 > 0:31:34of the pairs competition and the free programme.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38Chris here has choreographed the German routine.
0:31:38 > 0:31:39Under the I of
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Under the I of the double Olympic champion, Germany would try and win
0:31:42 > 0:31:51for the first time since her victory in 1988, competing at her fifth
0:31:51 > 0:31:54Olympics, Savchenko and Massott were in the short programme after they
0:31:54 > 0:31:58both made a mistake. They had to be flawless if they were to take a
0:31:58 > 0:32:09medal of any colour.Lovely! The first of the throes... She has got
0:32:09 > 0:32:16it on one foot. Clean!
0:32:16 > 0:32:18it on one foot. Clean! She has a tend to land on two feed but not
0:32:18 > 0:32:28even close today. A double toe loop...... It is glorious. The
0:32:28 > 0:32:39detail in the choreography.
0:32:41 > 0:32:47Perfect!Not only that but it was a new world record score of 159.31,
0:32:47 > 0:32:51putting them right back in contention. It was the performance
0:32:51 > 0:32:54of their lives, just when it mattered the most. Now, it's a case
0:32:54 > 0:33:04of waiting and watching the rest... The team gold medallists from
0:33:04 > 0:33:06Canada, Duhamel and Radford, couldn't afford any mistakes if they
0:33:06 > 0:33:15were to stay in the top three...The hardest side by side jump element...
0:33:15 > 0:33:21Hands down... I'm not sure that was fully rotated... That will be in the
0:33:21 > 0:33:34review... A quadruple Salchow, and she has got it. Nine points from
0:33:34 > 0:33:41that one element. Meagan fights for every move. She will be one of those
0:33:41 > 0:33:47to fix any move that is slightly off.Fighting for a medal... I'm
0:33:47 > 0:33:52fighting to hold onto a podium spot. It is all about synchronicity
0:33:52 > 0:34:03teamwork. On the ice, the world champions from China Sui and Han
0:34:03 > 0:34:05were leaders after the short programme but they couldn't afford
0:34:05 > 0:34:10any errors...Opening with a quadruple twist, four revolutions in
0:34:10 > 0:34:16the air from the take-off...
0:34:21 > 0:34:27the air from the take-off... Side by side, triple toe loops... The
0:34:27 > 0:34:35triples were fine... Just singles from him... It triple, and then you
0:34:35 > 0:34:40want a double with a single in between... That was a problem in the
0:34:40 > 0:34:46warm up as well, the triple Salchow. It is rousing stuff! But is it
0:34:46 > 0:34:52enough to hold onto their lead? Uncharacteristic warbles meant a
0:34:52 > 0:34:58combined score of 235.47, less than half a point shy of the resilient
0:34:58 > 0:35:03Germans, and it left the door open for the Olympic Athletes from
0:35:03 > 0:35:08Russia, but Tarasova and Morosov would need to break the world record
0:35:08 > 0:35:18again to take the gold...That was lovely!
0:35:18 > 0:35:26lovely! Side by side triples. The first triple Salchow. She did... She
0:35:26 > 0:35:31didn't.
0:35:32 > 0:35:43didn't. A throw, a triple Salchow now... And that has gone as well.
0:35:43 > 0:35:52143.25, no medal for the Olympic Athletes from Russia.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55Athletes from Russia. That means the Olympic champions are Savchenko and
0:35:55 > 0:36:01Massott.Christopher Dean was almost as emotional as them. Watching it
0:36:01 > 0:36:02earlier, you
0:36:02 > 0:36:03as emotional as them. Watching it earlier, you nearly welled up?
0:36:03 > 0:36:11Working with them was a wonderful experience. The passion Savchenko
0:36:11 > 0:36:15has, she has won everything else but an Olympic medal. This could be her
0:36:15 > 0:36:19last Olympics but talking to her she is so passionate, she may want to
0:36:19 > 0:36:27carry on!You thought a gold was out of the question?They were in fourth
0:36:27 > 0:36:30place and if the other teams were on their game they could have been out
0:36:30 > 0:36:37of reach. But having said that, she and Bruno were on their game.A nod
0:36:37 > 0:36:42to the Bolero with the outfits and some of the movements in the routine
0:36:42 > 0:36:47but they have never performed better than this?Fitted the performance of
0:36:47 > 0:36:51their lives, they went out ahead of everyone else. They knew that they
0:36:51 > 0:36:55needed to do everything in their power to put pressure on the others.
0:36:55 > 0:37:00They went for broke, no holding back. I think what with the other
0:37:00 > 0:37:05teams, there was the nervousness of wanting to skate clean and safe.And
0:37:05 > 0:37:09we saw it, the Canadians were good, they landed the quadruple throw, but
0:37:09 > 0:37:15they did have some little mistakes. That was it, there.
0:37:15 > 0:37:20they did have some little mistakes. That was it, there. It was amazing.
0:37:20 > 0:37:21Just so athletic.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25That was it, there. It was amazing. Just so athletic. That was the
0:37:25 > 0:37:31performance of a lifetime for them. That is why she was so emotional.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35And on the podium? Great.Others fell away completely but many
0:37:35 > 0:37:39congratulations for the part you played.A little part, but thank
0:37:39 > 0:37:43you.It still is! Here is what is coming up...
0:37:43 > 0:37:48Stand by for the skeleton.
0:37:48 > 0:37:49Dom Parsons slides into the Olympics.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51While Mikaela Shiffrin slaloms into it.
0:37:51 > 0:37:52The American superstar starts her gold medal
0:37:52 > 0:37:53hunt.
0:37:53 > 0:38:01She's focused on four.
0:38:02 > 0:38:13Another great day... Ooh!FUNKY MUSIC
0:38:13 > 0:38:22CHEERING
0:38:23 > 0:38:30How was that, Chris? Great! Alex Coomber for Great
0:38:30 > 0:38:38Britain...This is a high octane sport...Great Britain on the verge
0:38:38 > 0:38:48of a medal... She is a supreme competitor... Come on, Alex, keep it
0:38:48 > 0:38:57going cleanly!
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Alex Coomber has got another big medal!
0:39:04 > 0:39:07And here she is, gracefully sliding into position, the woman who started
0:39:07 > 0:39:11the skeleton success in this country. Good evening and welcome
0:39:11 > 0:39:18colour Alex Kimber. Fantastic memories from Salt Lake City 2002 --
0:39:18 > 0:39:24welcome to Alex Coomber.I feel so proud, hopefully there is a legacy
0:39:24 > 0:39:28that is going to continue. We have done so well, the number of people
0:39:28 > 0:39:32who even know what skeleton is now and would like to try it. You know,
0:39:32 > 0:39:36it makes me feel very proud.We've only had female medallists so far
0:39:36 > 0:39:41but in the men's, Dom Parsons has made all of the headlines in his
0:39:41 > 0:39:45training runs with some blistering times. Could this translate into
0:39:45 > 0:39:48competition? Here is the Vancouver Olympic champion, Amy Williams...
0:39:57 > 0:40:06CHEERING
0:40:15 > 0:40:18It is the first day of racing from the men's skeleton.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22Dom Parsons has put down some incredible runs in training but none
0:40:22 > 0:40:26of it matters now. He's got to do it today when it counts against a field
0:40:26 > 0:40:32of incredible competitors... Run once or two athletes making a bit of
0:40:32 > 0:40:38history. Jamaican Anthony Watson and the an athlete became the first from
0:40:38 > 0:40:43those countries to slide at the Olympics... They will not be
0:40:43 > 0:40:47challenging for the medals but at the other end of the leaderboard it
0:40:47 > 0:40:52was the local South Korean favourite setting the pace early...Clean and
0:40:52 > 0:40:59fast, over one second quicker than anyone else so far.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03anyone else so far.Big things were expected of the reigning world
0:41:03 > 0:41:05champion, but the Latvian has struggled on this track and finished
0:41:05 > 0:41:10over half a second back...Dom Parsons goes next for Great
0:41:10 > 0:41:18Britain... Deep breaths!This was the part of the track where you have
0:41:18 > 0:41:22two hold it together and not make mistakes. A clip there. That will
0:41:22 > 0:41:28probably cost him...May be nearer five or six, Dom Parsons is better
0:41:28 > 0:41:34than that! Into fourth place.Jerry Rice followed Dom Parsons, finishing
0:41:34 > 0:41:39into 11th, but with just over three tenths separating second to eighth,
0:41:39 > 0:41:45there was plenty to play for heading into Ron two. Jerry Rice slid into
0:41:45 > 0:41:49first, but the 27-year-old 's time would soon be beaten as the second
0:41:49 > 0:42:00run began to heat up...And here is -- and here he is, Tomass Dukurs has
0:42:00 > 0:42:06thrown down a statement run. Dom Parsons need something similar...He
0:42:06 > 0:42:11needs to forget about the Latvian behind him. Come on, this is what
0:42:11 > 0:42:15you need!He is catching Tomass Dukurs now. Looking smooth to the
0:42:15 > 0:42:22finish here...Dom Parsons goes to the front! Come on!What a finish,
0:42:22 > 0:42:26that puts pressure on those above him. The medal chase for Britain is
0:42:26 > 0:42:31on here.It's a good thing to see that he is enjoying his sliding.
0:42:31 > 0:42:42Then you are fast. Everything feels good!In equal fifth place, the
0:42:42 > 0:42:46legendary Martins Dukurs, he will have to try and chase Dom Parsons!
0:42:46 > 0:42:51He looks like he's losing a lot of time at the top. Is there enough
0:42:51 > 0:42:55track left for Dom Parsons to rein in the legendary Latvian slider as
0:42:55 > 0:43:05he makes his way down?Around the 16th and final curve, for Dukurs.
0:43:05 > 0:43:11Can you believe that Dom Parsons is three hundredths of a second of the
0:43:11 > 0:43:19magnificent Martins Dukurs? Make no mistake, Parsons is in the mix here.
0:43:19 > 0:43:24Here is the number five in the world, Nikita Tregubov. He needs to
0:43:24 > 0:43:30keep up with Parsons and Dukurs, and perhaps close on our leader here?
0:43:30 > 0:43:37WWE he has solid lines, no major mistakes. We could see him with a
0:43:37 > 0:43:48fast time...A contender, for sure. Nearly two tenths ahead of Parsons.
0:43:48 > 0:43:57Run two comes to a conclusion with the Korean Yun Sungbin after this
0:43:57 > 0:44:02fellow, if he can put that in again, we could have put the gold medal
0:44:02 > 0:44:07around his neck.It's what he's come to do. A new start record and it
0:44:07 > 0:44:11wouldn't surprise me with a new track record. He will open the taps
0:44:11 > 0:44:14on this one and put on the afterburners. You can see him
0:44:14 > 0:44:22lifting his shoulders, it is working for him.The magnificent Yun, no
0:44:22 > 0:44:29mistakes. Steering with his right foot. Magnificent!A track record, a
0:44:29 > 0:44:38new track record. You can hear the crowd, absolutely spectacular run.
0:44:40 > 0:44:44Yes, Yun is obviously in a league of his own. But it is really close
0:44:44 > 0:44:49behind.Ten years of your career, and now you are three 100 Kosovo
0:44:49 > 0:44:56second away from me middle position -- three hundredths of a second
0:44:56 > 0:45:01away.Yes, I have to make the most of this moment.
0:45:01 > 0:45:03away.Yes, I have to make the most of this moment.STUDIO: It is
0:45:03 > 0:45:06quarter to five in the morning in South Korea, I'm sure he has woken
0:45:06 > 0:45:10up early thinking about what he can do to make up that time to get into
0:45:10 > 0:45:13a middle position. First thing is to not panic. At this
0:45:13 > 0:45:17stage in the game, you don't want to do any massive changes to anything
0:45:17 > 0:45:21and think, maybe I will drive the bend differently? But where he could
0:45:21 > 0:45:27make an advantage is that the beginning, he
0:45:27 > 0:45:33make an advantage is that the beginning, he
0:45:38 > 0:45:41is a former 400 metre runner, if he can go a bit faster at the start,
0:45:41 > 0:45:45his turnover is quite slow, he needs to get going with a bit more of a
0:45:45 > 0:45:48push and that could set him up for a better downtime.And what do you
0:45:48 > 0:45:51make of him down the course, does it suit him, is he driving well?He
0:45:51 > 0:45:53drives phenomenally well. He was 20th and 21st as a starter.
0:45:53 > 0:45:56Finishing in the top three. On the second run. He drives well, he is
0:45:56 > 0:45:58clean and relaxed on the sledge. He isn't moving around a lot. Shoulders
0:45:58 > 0:46:03nice and low, he tries to flow with the track rather than fight. On this
0:46:03 > 0:46:11technical track, the worst thing you can do is try and fight it.
0:46:11 > 0:46:16So stay relaxed, enjoy it, it could happen, Dom Parsons could be
0:46:16 > 0:46:19Britain's first medallist of these Winter Olympic Games, and he will be
0:46:19 > 0:46:25sliding for glory tonight, from midnight 30.
0:46:26 > 0:46:29Lizzy and Laura are going in the first two runs of the women's
0:46:29 > 0:46:30competition as well tomorrow.
0:46:30 > 0:46:32They start at around 11:20 in the morning.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35Back to the Alpine skiing now, and it's the womens giant slalom,
0:46:35 > 0:46:37this is the race where American star Mikaela Shiffrin
0:46:37 > 0:46:39was starting her quest for mulitple medals.
0:46:39 > 0:46:45She's multi-talented.
0:47:01 > 0:47:11# She sees I'm walking in a straight line... #
0:47:18 > 0:47:24Her third successive world title!
0:47:24 > 0:47:36She is the Olympic champion at 18!
0:47:36 > 0:47:42# I wish that I could be like the cool kids... #
0:47:42 > 0:47:46After three days of high winds, the technical skiers were welcomed by
0:47:46 > 0:47:50clear skies and cold temperatures.
0:47:50 > 0:47:56The first race was Manuela Moelgg, laying down an impressive time
0:47:56 > 0:48:00through the gates set by the Italian coach. Also bracing for Italy,
0:48:00 > 0:48:05Federica Brignone, handling the technical terms to fly into second
0:48:05 > 0:48:10place. After all the hype, Mikaela Shiffrin set off on a quest for
0:48:10 > 0:48:14multiple golds, and only a small error prevented from snatching top
0:48:14 > 0:48:20spot after the first run.
0:48:20 > 0:48:23spot after the first run. Alex Tilley through everything at the
0:48:23 > 0:48:28mountain but lost her battle. In the second run, they race in reverse
0:48:28 > 0:48:33order to see who will be crowned Olympic champion. Rebensburg was the
0:48:33 > 0:48:40Olympic champion eight years ago. But make no mistake, Rebensburg is
0:48:40 > 0:48:45currently at the very top of her game in giant slalom, and she is a
0:48:45 > 0:48:51serious contender for victory today. Rebensburg is keeping it green all
0:48:51 > 0:48:55the way, oh, it is smooth, it is aggressive from Vicky Redwood spoke.
0:48:55 > 0:49:03The knees absorbing all the changes into rain, she tucks into go first.
0:49:03 > 0:49:07She was so smooth down the steep, able to carry speed all the way down
0:49:07 > 0:49:18to the finish, brilliant skill, she takes the lead.
0:49:18 > 0:49:20takes the lead.Mowinckel as an advantage over Rebensburg after the
0:49:20 > 0:49:26first run. Straight into the tag, aggressive, accurate, she has added
0:49:26 > 0:49:340.3 to her lead, sensational start for Mowinckel. She has got them
0:49:34 > 0:49:38sideways, a little stumble over the roller. How has it's damaged her
0:49:38 > 0:49:50time? She is now in the red zone. Mowinckel
0:49:57 > 0:50:00tucks in, gold medal position.A couple of turns where she was
0:50:00 > 0:50:05hanging on, but she fought all the way from start to finish.Three to
0:50:05 > 0:50:10go in the Olympic giant slalom, next up, Federica Brignone. Now,
0:50:10 > 0:50:16Mowinckel's secret was nailing the top ten turns, that is where she was
0:50:16 > 0:50:23better than anybody else. Brignone was just slightly more cautious,
0:50:23 > 0:50:27Federica Brignone is having to work hard through some of these terms. A
0:50:27 > 0:50:36little late again, Mowinckel's next split is 2.04 .0 two. So tight in
0:50:36 > 0:50:41this Olympic giant slalom second run, Brignone could still ski into a
0:50:41 > 0:50:46medal position, what colour will it be? Brignone almost home for Italy,
0:50:46 > 0:50:55she tucks in, she goes into silver with just two skiers to come.A
0:50:55 > 0:50:57scream of disappointment from Federica Brignone in the finish. On
0:50:57 > 0:51:02the course, she set up nicely down the steep but did not have the same
0:51:02 > 0:51:09attack and fight as Mowinckel before her.Now it is the turn of Mikaela
0:51:09 > 0:51:20Shiffrin. 0.35 is a advantage over Mowinckel. It is a smooth,
0:51:20 > 0:51:23error-free macro start for Mikaela Shiffrin, as she comes onto the
0:51:23 > 0:51:30first steep section.
0:51:30 > 0:51:33first steep section. 1:46.19 for Mowinckel, but Shiffrin is getting
0:51:33 > 0:51:36after this giant slalom second run. She was the slalom champion four
0:51:36 > 0:51:41years ago at the age of 18. Now at 22, she is looking for her second
0:51:41 > 0:51:46Olympic title. She could win possibly four golds in Pyeongchang
0:51:46 > 0:51:52in 2018, and she is on her way to the gold medal position surely now,
0:51:52 > 0:51:56if she stays on her feet. It has been lightning quick from Mikaela
0:51:56 > 0:52:00Shiffrin from top to bottom, one mistake, buggy has got enough in
0:52:00 > 0:52:06reserve, she has got the gold medal position with one to come! Shiffrin
0:52:06 > 0:52:12risked everything there on the last six turns and nearly came unstuck.
0:52:12 > 0:52:17Billion skiing on the tough Middle Park, able to pull out a big
0:52:17 > 0:52:22advantage, but lost it's just a few gates from home. That brilliant
0:52:22 > 0:52:29skiing on the tough middle part.The last skier on the hill, the veteran
0:52:29 > 0:52:37Italian, 34 years old, never won a World Cup race. She has made a
0:52:37 > 0:52:42mistake in the early stages, she trails Shiffrin by 0.21. It was not
0:52:42 > 0:52:49the smoothest start. 0.63 now, oh, she is potentially out of the
0:52:49 > 0:52:55medals. And there is no way back now, Shiffrin will be the Olympic
0:52:55 > 0:53:00champion. Mowinckel will take the single, Brignone the bronze, and I
0:53:00 > 0:53:06think that Manuela Moelgg will leave the giant slalom empty-handed. Can
0:53:06 > 0:53:11she fight back in amongst the medals? Oh, only eight! Mikaela
0:53:11 > 0:53:17Shiffrin is the Olympic champion! She begins her quest for a handful
0:53:17 > 0:53:24of Olympic medals with the victory in the giant slalom.Does this put
0:53:24 > 0:53:28more pressure on you for tomorrow or less?It is nice to have a gold
0:53:28 > 0:53:33medal, it is sort of like, OK, I got a gold medal, that is great, but I
0:53:33 > 0:53:38want to go out and enjoy the race tomorrow, you know, not Villeneuve
0:53:38 > 0:53:43us, but feel inspired and really put out my best skiing. -- not feel
0:53:43 > 0:53:48nervous.
0:53:48 > 0:53:53She says she has a low-hate relationship with giant slalom, she
0:53:53 > 0:53:59was so emotional.Really unusual for her, she normally keeps cards close
0:53:59 > 0:54:03to her chest, but you can see she was so emotional, style, speed and
0:54:03 > 0:54:07grace, and she is a force to be reckoned with, because confidence
0:54:07 > 0:54:12builds confidence in skiing, and who knows what can happen?This is the
0:54:12 > 0:54:17schedule she has got ahead of her, because it is compacted, slalom
0:54:17 > 0:54:21straightaway tomorrow, then talk that she will not do the super-G
0:54:21 > 0:54:25because she will do downhill instead.Three different
0:54:25 > 0:54:28disciplines, three different ski lengths, different techniques, we
0:54:28 > 0:54:34know she can do it, but the fact is a third gold, which she believes she
0:54:34 > 0:54:40can win 100% is the Alpine combined, so downhill is really important. If
0:54:40 > 0:54:45she does not stay the super-G, she gets a day off.Alex Tilley of Great
0:54:45 > 0:54:49Britain?In her words, she made a rookie mistake, really tough, but
0:54:49 > 0:54:53she has still got slalom.Paddy with the best of the rest from
0:54:53 > 0:55:02Pyeongchang. Meet Ted-Jan Bloemen, the first non-Dutchman to win a
0:55:02 > 0:55:05speed skating gold at these Games. Granted, he only switched from the
0:55:05 > 0:55:11Netherlands to Canada three years ago, but still! Even stranger, Sven
0:55:11 > 0:55:15Kramer finished sixth. Speaking of surprises, this Frenchman, thought
0:55:15 > 0:55:19to be the best male biathlete in the world, miss two crucial shots to
0:55:19 > 0:55:25hand the individual 20 calamity to his younger rival, the Norwegian,
0:55:25 > 0:55:31Johannes Thignes Bo. A perfect 20 gave gold to Sweden's Hanna Oberg.
0:55:31 > 0:55:37The Norwegian's march of victory in the ten kilometre freestyle was 20
0:55:37 > 0:55:42seconds, Marit Bjoergen took bronze and could be the all-time Winter
0:55:42 > 0:55:46Olympic medal tally by the end of the games. And now to the frantic
0:55:46 > 0:55:50world of the luge relay, men's, women's, doubles, it has got
0:55:50 > 0:55:55everything. If you know your luge, he will know your winners -
0:55:55 > 0:56:00generally's third gold in the sport at the Games. So it is still Germany
0:56:00 > 0:56:04sitting atop the medal table, luge and figure skating gold is adding to
0:56:04 > 0:56:11their tally. The big move is no way, fantastic day for them, Aksel Lund
0:56:11 > 0:56:14Svindal in the downhill, and golden cross country and biathlon as well.
0:56:14 > 0:56:21Let's go off piste.
0:56:21 > 0:56:24Meagan Duhamal was so happy to win a bronze that she found
0:56:24 > 0:56:27the power of levitation.
0:56:27 > 0:56:31We have been talking a lot about get inspired, and this must be where my
0:56:31 > 0:56:37trolley has got to.
0:56:37 > 0:56:44Supermarket sweep! Good use of colander is, that is Harry. And a
0:56:44 > 0:56:51bit of romance on Valentine's. And this guy is new to snowboarding,
0:56:51 > 0:57:04excellent use of oven gloves there! Now red-hot, ice coal. -- cold.
0:57:04 > 0:57:09First up, giant slalom, there you are going for gold, snap, snap,
0:57:09 > 0:57:13snapping away, putting you off, and it all goes wrong, so turn them into
0:57:13 > 0:57:24skittles.That was a strike, wasn't it?Frimpong made down safely in the
0:57:24 > 0:57:28skeleton, despite finishing last, showing off some great dance moves.
0:57:28 > 0:57:32Next, women's ice socket, USA against Canada could end up as the
0:57:32 > 0:57:40gold medal match, but look at this for fisticuffs! The gold medal match
0:57:40 > 0:57:44is going to be fierce. And finally the Norwegian men's curling team, we
0:57:44 > 0:57:50love their trouser collection. Today's fetching tropical look, you
0:57:50 > 0:57:55will see these on the beaches as and when you can. We liked the look!And
0:57:55 > 0:58:00it was a lot warmer down there today, I do not know if they are
0:58:00 > 0:58:06specific.Do think they look at the temperature?Shorts next time!That
0:58:06 > 0:58:11would be something, you might regret putting your knee on the ice! Alex,
0:58:11 > 0:58:17you will be up in the early hours to see whether Dom can do it. Chris,
0:58:17 > 0:58:20congratulations again on your gold medal today! Thank you for being
0:58:20 > 0:58:26with us. And Chemmy, as always, wonderful stuff. Women's slalom
0:58:26 > 0:58:30tomorrow, then the men's super-G, the race was on to be the first
0:58:30 > 0:58:34British medallist, it could be Dom Parsons or Andrew Musgrave in the
0:58:34 > 0:58:44cross-country...Drama! Lindsey Jacobellis is down!
0:58:44 > 0:58:46Jacobellis is down!Oh, my goodness! Talk about saving the best until
0:58:46 > 0:58:53last!The gamble may be paying off for Aksel Lund Svindal!Lightning
0:58:53 > 0:58:58quick from Mikaela Shiffrin! Sensational skating!Musgrave
0:58:58 > 0:59:04announces his arrival at the top of the sport!What a finish that was!
0:59:04 > 0:59:05Come on, Dom!