0:00:45 > 0:00:54ROCK MUSIC
0:00:54 > 0:00:59Glorious slalom skiing from Marcel Hirscher.
0:01:05 > 0:01:15Natalie Geisenberger has won gold.A phenomenal run from Chloe Kim. Wow.
0:01:15 > 0:01:21At last, Marcel Hirscher is an Olympic champion.Christie up the
0:01:21 > 0:01:29inside line. In her quest for gold, Elise Christie ends up on the floor
0:01:29 > 0:01:36again.Contrasting emotions of sport at the highest level. The good news
0:01:36 > 0:01:39this morning is that Elise Christie's tears have turned into
0:01:39 > 0:01:48motivation. As she said on social media, onwards and upwards. She will
0:01:48 > 0:01:54be back on Saturday for the heats and hopefully the final of the 1500
0:01:54 > 0:01:55metres.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58There is no elbowing - we hope - in curling,
0:01:58 > 0:01:59but plenty of shouting and brushing.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02It's all about accuracy and tactics and Britain have strong
0:02:02 > 0:02:04teams in both the men's and the women's competitions.
0:02:04 > 0:02:12Let's glide into action.
0:02:28 > 0:02:34MUSIC: Albatross by Fleetwood Mac.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49I think you could be lulled into a false sense of security with
0:02:49 > 0:02:55curling. It can seem so calming but in fact it's incredibly intense.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58That's the arena - or the "house" in curling terms -
0:02:58 > 0:03:00we are going to be spending a lot of time there over
0:03:00 > 0:03:02the next 12 days or so.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Back in 2002, 6 million people stayed up until past midnight to see
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Rhona Martin skip GB to gold - now Rhona Howie, the canny, calm,
0:03:08 > 0:03:10commander of curling, is with us this morning.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14She delivered that Stone of destiny to win great British gold in the
0:03:14 > 0:03:20curling. Good morning, and we have the bubbling force of nature Chemmy
0:03:20 > 0:03:26Alcott alongside me.You totally inspired me. I was staying in Ogden
0:03:26 > 0:03:29for the Alpine events and you blew me away with your focus and nerves
0:03:29 > 0:03:34of steel. I was so surprised you are so nice because on that day you
0:03:34 > 0:03:40were, I have got this, I will bring it home.Let's live it again.
0:03:45 > 0:03:54It's on its way! So much depending on 1's stone. It needs to be
0:03:54 > 0:03:58absolutely perfect. It needs to be right in the centre of the house.
0:03:58 > 0:04:11It's looking good. She's done it!
0:04:11 > 0:04:18Its Olympic gold for Great Britain. You will never see a better stone
0:04:18 > 0:04:25under greater pressure.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Dougie Donnelly talking about the pressure. What were you saying to
0:04:29 > 0:04:34yourself in that moment?I'm glad I couldn't hear him! You are so
0:04:34 > 0:04:37focused and have done all the psychological training over the
0:04:37 > 0:04:40years so you are focused on the job in hand you have to do and you don't
0:04:40 > 0:04:45know what the crowd is shouting. You don't hear any of it. You are so
0:04:45 > 0:04:50focused. For me as a skip, all I want is a shot to play to win. The
0:04:50 > 0:04:54team played the end perfectly to give me the opportunity. If I hadn't
0:04:54 > 0:04:58done it then I would have been in trouble from them. I had the
0:04:58 > 0:05:04opportunity, so I was happy.What age did you start curling? Eve
0:05:04 > 0:05:08Muirhead, the current skipper, she was barely walking.I wanted a hobby
0:05:08 > 0:05:12for the weekend when I left school. It wasn't an Olympic medal sport
0:05:12 > 0:05:19when I started playing it.It has been in 1924, but then went out and
0:05:19 > 0:05:24didn't come back until 1998.As soon as it came back in, I thought, I
0:05:24 > 0:05:29want that.And now you have the gold medal. We will talk about plenty
0:05:29 > 0:05:35more later in the programme. We have had a moment of history in South
0:05:35 > 0:05:35Korea
0:05:35 > 0:05:39had a moment of history in South Korea with United Korean team in ice
0:05:39 > 0:05:45hockey doing this...
0:05:45 > 0:05:50A good chance of a goal, and they've done it! Korea have scored their
0:05:50 > 0:05:56first ever goal in Olympic ice hockey tournament. And this arena
0:05:56 > 0:06:04stands, they wave their flights. Randy Griffin, what a moment it is.
0:06:04 > 0:06:13Griffin battled and battled. In the end it slip through, not a thing of
0:06:13 > 0:06:18beauty, but a moment of history for this combined Korean team. Whether
0:06:18 > 0:06:23you are from the north or south, you will be on your feet cheering that
0:06:23 > 0:06:29goal.STUDIO: Their last group game against near neighbours Japan, and
0:06:29 > 0:06:36you can see the North Korean cheerleaders are there in force. Can
0:06:36 > 0:06:41Korea score again? Let's rejoin Seth and Kent. COMMENTATOR: They are
0:06:41 > 0:06:47giving it everything they can. They have gone so close. It was North
0:06:47 > 0:06:53Korea who went the
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Korea who went the closest, they have Japan rocking. -- it was a
0:06:56 > 0:07:00North Korean who went closest. They are doing what they can to level
0:07:00 > 0:07:05things up, and are playing brilliantly. They beat them 8-0 in
0:07:05 > 0:07:11their opening two games. Today they have been electric, Kent.They have
0:07:11 > 0:07:16been remarkable. The head coach Sarah Murray has said to embrace the
0:07:16 > 0:07:23final 20 minutes and do whatever you can to make it as memorable as
0:07:23 > 0:07:28possible and Korea is doing that in the third period.The Koreans
0:07:28 > 0:07:33wearing the blue shirts against Japan. These two already missed out
0:07:33 > 0:07:39on a quarterfinal place. This is for bragging rights in Asian ice hockey.
0:07:39 > 0:07:45Something the Koreans would love to have. This would be a real step
0:07:45 > 0:07:50forward, as Griffin, the goal-scorer, steps towards the zone.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55Just to put this in perspective, Seth, if Korea could come back, and
0:07:55 > 0:07:58it looks like they will take a penalty here, if they came back to
0:07:58 > 0:08:01win this game it would be the equivalent of a gold medal for
0:08:01 > 0:08:08Korea. To win a game at these Olympics would be massive. But they
0:08:08 > 0:08:15have some work ahead of them. They will go to the penalty box. Randi
0:08:15 > 0:08:20Griffin is would
0:08:20 > 0:08:24Griffin is would wondering whether she will be taking a penalty.It's
0:08:24 > 0:08:28not a Korean name but it's a name that will go down in Korean sporting
0:08:28 > 0:08:31history, Griffin. Just a couple of weeks before the start of the
0:08:31 > 0:08:35tournament there was a political deal done. You see the penalty on
0:08:35 > 0:08:43Griffin for interference. There was a deal done politically that the
0:08:43 > 0:08:47North Korean and South Korean women's teams would play together.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52And the IOC would allow the roster to be extended to include 12 North
0:08:52 > 0:08:57Korean players. It was agreed three of them would be North Korean in
0:08:57 > 0:09:01every game, at least three of them would be. These teams are going in
0:09:01 > 0:09:04different directions in women's hockey. The North Koreans have been
0:09:04 > 0:09:08up there but are on their way down. The South Koreans have invested
0:09:08 > 0:09:12money in their programme and are going in and upwards trajectory.
0:09:12 > 0:09:18They got promoted at the last World Championship. Randi Griffin takes
0:09:18 > 0:09:25the penalty box.It was an enormous announcement. It sent waves
0:09:25 > 0:09:30throughout the sporting and political worlds. And how the
0:09:30 > 0:09:35unified Korean team has unified those waters has been exemplary.
0:09:35 > 0:09:42They are down to their final ten minutes of these games.Japan have
0:09:42 > 0:09:48possession again. The power play. They escaped with five out skaters
0:09:48 > 0:09:54to four and they will try to use that play advantage.
0:09:59 > 0:10:09Japan have it on the blue line. It's put towards the net. A good blocking
0:10:09 > 0:10:14save from the net keeper, who has stayed controlled on the rebound is.
0:10:14 > 0:10:23Korea trying to clear.
0:10:23 > 0:10:32Japan holding the zone. The captain into the side of the net. Couldn't
0:10:32 > 0:10:40finish it off. Japan were leading 2-0 before Korea hit back. Trying
0:10:40 > 0:10:46again with another opportunity that might put it to bed. A great block.
0:10:46 > 0:11:00The Koreans putting everything on the line here. Brilliant from Park.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11Japan with 20 more seconds of a player advantage. It goes all the
0:11:11 > 0:11:19way through and Japan have it. In the power play.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22the power play. Not quite smashing Korean hearts into smithereens, but
0:11:22 > 0:11:27certainly giving them a good shot here. Japan should now be on their
0:11:27 > 0:11:32way towards a first ever victory in a match at an Olympic Games. It
0:11:32 > 0:11:40could well now be out of reach of the Koreans.
0:11:42 > 0:11:48the Koreans.Wonderful puck movement from team Japan. Two Japanese
0:11:48 > 0:11:54players in front of the net causing havoc for the Korean netminder. It
0:11:54 > 0:11:59was a blast through everybody, right through the ice, getting between the
0:11:59 > 0:12:10legs of the Korean goalie.So what do the Koreans have here? Can they
0:12:10 > 0:12:14go any more gung ho than they have already done?I think they have to
0:12:14 > 0:12:19go the exact same way. Getting three goals in one game is a pretty tall
0:12:19 > 0:12:23order, but they have had their chances. They will get a few more
0:12:23 > 0:12:34before this eight minutes is up. Japan with Toko, almost with a
0:12:34 > 0:12:39chance to finish it off. Toko tries again herself. It will be taken
0:12:39 > 0:12:47away.
0:12:47 > 0:13:00away. A good save download from Shin, who has had a terrific game.
0:13:00 > 0:13:11Making some great saves in this one. That's fired too high. Korea will
0:13:11 > 0:13:21try to force this over the line. Kubo does enough.
0:13:21 > 0:13:29Kubo does enough. Griffin trying to help it on its way.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33help it on its way.You talk about the differences between Japan and
0:13:33 > 0:13:41Korea, and it's the presence of a heavy duty points shot.
0:13:41 > 0:13:49heavy duty points shot. The shot on the third goal, careered Dulac that.
0:13:49 > 0:13:58-- Korea do lack that.This arena will not stop making any noise. The
0:13:58 > 0:14:04atmosphere has been so good. What a pass and what a save. That was
0:14:04 > 0:14:13incredible.
0:14:13 > 0:14:18incredible. Hori picked out the pass to the back door and somehow Shin
0:14:18 > 0:14:24Sojung spread herself out to make the save.It might be the save of
0:14:24 > 0:14:26the tournament, absolutely remarkable from the Korean
0:14:26 > 0:14:31netminder. Down and out, and she flings her blocker to keep the puck
0:14:31 > 0:14:40away.Worked out of the zone by the Koreans. And now they have to go
0:14:40 > 0:14:43back.
0:14:48 > 0:14:58It will be a penalty against Japan with Kim Un Hyang taken down. A
0:14:58 > 0:15:05raised eyebrow.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11The coach tries to give his players some experience playing in Olympic
0:15:11 > 0:15:22Games. You see Jun take a breather as she gets a break.This is the
0:15:22 > 0:15:30penalty. ThePressure on the backside and then the right skate up
0:15:30 > 0:15:34ending Kim. Here is the save. Just got it with her shoulder. Would have
0:15:34 > 0:15:38been a question whether that was going to go in or not. But it was a
0:15:38 > 0:15:44beautiful pass. Here is the long shot right through everybody.
0:15:44 > 0:15:59Slipping under the pad of Shin and the bow of respect after the goal.
0:15:59 > 0:16:07Good shot and it was through a lot of legs. The save 37 of 40. Good
0:16:07 > 0:16:13stats that for the Korean net minder. It has been a great game. If
0:16:13 > 0:16:19it stays like this for the remainder it still has been a really good
0:16:19 > 0:16:23exhibition of women's ice hockey. Maybe not had some of the skill of
0:16:23 > 0:16:28the other games we have seen, but it's made up for it with everything
0:16:28 > 0:16:34else.Both teams giving it everything they have got. Especially
0:16:34 > 0:16:41Korea. Just playing with terrific emotion as well.Offside given as
0:16:41 > 0:16:49Park tried to cut all the way across the blue line.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56the blue line.Sarah Murray, you wonder how hard and how fast her
0:16:56 > 0:17:01heart is beating right now. Looks pretty calm on the inside. We will
0:17:01 > 0:17:07talk about the athletes, we talk about their experience, but what a
0:17:07 > 0:17:11thrill for the coaching staff and especially Sarah Murray, what she
0:17:11 > 0:17:17has had to navigate through over the past month.You feel like there is a
0:17:17 > 0:17:23film to be made in this somewhere down the line. Korea still on that
0:17:23 > 0:17:27power play, but can't do enough with it.
0:17:31 > 0:17:3665 seconds of one player advantage. Six on five, five or four they skate
0:17:36 > 0:17:43to should I say. You only count the out skaters. You don't worry about
0:17:43 > 0:17:51the goalies.
0:17:53 > 0:17:59The Koreans digging in. A big deflection. It was taken out of the
0:17:59 > 0:18:06air, wouldn't have counted, it was off a high stick of Im.Much better
0:18:06 > 0:18:10job by the Koreans, winning that battle. You see this puck gets
0:18:10 > 0:18:17deflected up. You can't touch the puck with your stick above your
0:18:17 > 0:18:21shoulders. That was close, but the referee had already called it a high
0:18:21 > 0:18:28stick. Anywhere around the chest is fine. But above the shoulders is a
0:18:28 > 0:18:35no-no.
0:18:55 > 0:19:05It is outside the lines. Not able to keep it in this time was Jun.Japan
0:19:05 > 0:19:09cause problems for Korea when they're so aggressive on the power
0:19:09 > 0:19:14play. They're overloading on the puck side and it was too much. The
0:19:14 > 0:19:21puck came inches over the blue line, but that's enough. To be called
0:19:21 > 0:19:29offside and a face-off to take place outside of Japanese territory.Good
0:19:29 > 0:19:39skating into the zone, back to full strength, the penalty expires.
0:20:00 > 0:20:10You hear the decibels rise every time there is an opportunity.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12time there is an opportunity. Japan maybe looking for one more insurance
0:20:12 > 0:20:21marker. Korea will keep working and now they will come forward with a
0:20:21 > 0:20:29bit of speed.
0:20:33 > 0:20:45Kubo should finish it. Misses the net. What an opportunity that was.
0:20:46 > 0:20:53Taka went hard to the ice. That is a long range effort that goes into the
0:20:53 > 0:20:58glove and gets a bit feisty as the whistle blows. We're into the
0:20:58 > 0:21:07closing stages. She will be part of a pub quiz question somewhere down
0:21:07 > 0:21:14the line as to who was beaten for the first ever Korean ice hockey
0:21:14 > 0:21:22goal. Shin has had had a great game. Yes, I love the passing from Team
0:21:22 > 0:21:28Japan. Taka tries to go high glove. Just a little too excited and misses
0:21:28 > 0:21:38on the far side.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42on the far side. Jung taking a lock on the big screen at her work. It
0:21:42 > 0:21:50has been a busy evening for her. She has been really solid. Only three
0:21:50 > 0:21:56goals surrendered up until now.Some set plays being drawn out on the
0:21:56 > 0:22:00board. What they're looking for is something from the face-off. If they
0:22:00 > 0:22:04can look at something here, they're looking for a structure. There you
0:22:04 > 0:22:13go. You can see what they're trying to explain here.They want No 3, at
0:22:13 > 0:22:17the top at the blue line. We have said that is the hardest shot. You
0:22:17 > 0:22:23saw him look up at the clock and I'm sure they're going to pull the net
0:22:23 > 0:22:27minder when it gets down to a minute and a half and he was directing
0:22:27 > 0:22:33where the sixth skater is going to go once they come out on to the ice.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37There is Koike, one goal, one assist. And they have already pulled
0:22:37 > 0:22:45the net minder. So six attackers against five for Korea. It all
0:22:45 > 0:22:49starts with the face-off, you need that puck possession and try to move
0:22:49 > 0:22:59it around from there.Japan have the opportunity if they get any puck
0:22:59 > 0:23:05possession to throw this at ununguarded net. -- at ununguarded
0:23:05 > 0:23:08net.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19That goes wide and it will be an icing call. This is like a game of
0:23:19 > 0:23:25jeopardy, if you are the Japanese theme, you have that carrot of the
0:23:25 > 0:23:29empty net, but the stick of icing the puck and giving away a face-off.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33The rule is if you're up by two, you're not too worried about icing
0:23:33 > 0:23:38the puck, because you have that cushion. But typically if it is just
0:23:38 > 0:23:42a one-goal lead, you do not want to ice it. That stops the puck and
0:23:42 > 0:23:48allows the team to set up their face-off play.Japan try and
0:23:48 > 0:24:01overload and it is helped away. Ukita with an empty net. You can
0:24:01 > 0:24:07stick this one in the books - Japan are going to skate to victory over
0:24:07 > 0:24:12Korea. But it has been a way more difficult game than they could have
0:24:12 > 0:24:18imagined. Ukita returns from suspension and makes the most of the
0:24:18 > 0:24:25unguarded net.Just taking too much time to decide where to move that
0:24:25 > 0:24:32puck. Ukita is just a good skater. Was able to take away her pass. And
0:24:32 > 0:24:37then skate on to the empty net. You're right, Seth, I don't think
0:24:37 > 0:24:43going into this one Japan thought it would take an empty net for them to
0:24:43 > 0:24:55have a huge sigh of relief. But with a minute and 27 left, I think Japan
0:24:55 > 0:25:04can know they're skating to their first Olympic victory.
0:25:11 > 0:25:17We knew this was going to be an historic day, turns out we have had
0:25:17 > 0:25:22our cake and eaten it! Because the Koreans have done so much. Can they
0:25:22 > 0:25:29get one more? That would have been a cherry on top of this performance.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36They have worked ever so hard in this game. Japan the better side,
0:25:36 > 0:25:42hands down. But the Koreans have made it very difficult, as Japan
0:25:42 > 0:25:53come in. Here is Kubo. The final 30 seconds. Shin will grab hold of that
0:25:53 > 0:25:59gratefully.Japan definitely the better side, ranked No 9 in the
0:25:59 > 0:26:07world, Korea at No 22. You look at Japan taking Sweden 2-1 and taking
0:26:07 > 0:26:16Switzerland 3-1. Both teams beating the Korean side by 8-0 scores. We
0:26:16 > 0:26:22saw terrific effort from Korea. Feeding off telephone crowd and off
0:26:22 > 0:26:33everyone else. And another offensive zone face-off for the Koreans. Still
0:26:33 > 0:26:41fixtures to come for both of these sides. You play for the minor
0:26:41 > 0:26:47placings in the Olympics.
0:26:47 > 0:26:54Japan know they're 10 seconds away.
0:26:54 > 0:27:03Can they score one more? Time will run out. And it is game over.
0:27:03 > 0:27:10History-makers, Japan skate to a first Olympic victory. Whilst Korea
0:27:10 > 0:27:16get their first ever goal. It was played in a sensational atmosphere.
0:27:16 > 0:27:21Two teams that never gave up, never gave in, never backed down and both
0:27:21 > 0:27:33in the end got their just rewards, but it is the name of that girl
0:27:33 > 0:27:38Randy Griffin who will take the applause. She is the history-maker
0:27:38 > 0:27:43for a Korean perspective and it could have been so much closer.A
0:27:43 > 0:27:48wonderful moment for hockey in general, for this unified Korean
0:27:48 > 0:27:53team, as both clubs shake hands. Korea getting the goal. Japan
0:27:53 > 0:27:59getting the victory in a hard-fought game. Sensational goaltending from
0:27:59 > 0:28:04the Korean side and there is Griffin, the goal scorer, the
0:28:04 > 0:28:11Harvard Grad. Putting the whole nation of Korea on their feet.She
0:28:11 > 0:28:16will be heading to Duke University soon to go and continue her studies,
0:28:16 > 0:28:21but this was an opportunity she didn't want to pass up. And goodness
0:28:21 > 0:28:25me, she won't over pass up an opportunity like this again in her
0:28:25 > 0:28:34life. It was phenomenal for Randy Griffin. That goal made it three.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38She finished that one off from range. Still there was plenty of
0:28:38 > 0:28:47pressure on and the North Koreans, they went close before Ukita sealed
0:28:47 > 0:28:52things for Japan. First Olympic victory for them on a sensational
0:28:52 > 0:29:04day. Bows all around. As Japan finish 4-1 victors here.
0:29:08 > 0:29:14STUDIO: Wonderful shots of Korean teams thanking their fans and
0:29:14 > 0:29:19everybody who got the hottest ticket in town. Everyone said they were
0:29:19 > 0:29:23trying to get a ticket to the ice hockey, because they felt it was
0:29:23 > 0:29:29such an important moment. Great to see them score their first goal as a
0:29:29 > 0:29:40united Korea team. Here what is is coming up this morning.
0:29:40 > 0:29:49All new team had a tense match with Switzerland. They're back on the ice
0:29:49 > 0:30:02soon. Eve Muir head is an old hand at this now.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09at this now. At 31 Shaun White attempts to win the title for the
0:30:09 > 0:30:16third time. And Wust aims for a six gold in speed skating. Next all
0:30:16 > 0:30:21things curling.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34We will see whether Ireen Wust can make a bit more history. And curling
0:30:34 > 0:30:38will continue over on BBC One, starting on the red button, before
0:30:38 > 0:30:41we pick it up on BBC One.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47The schedule continues to be disrupted and sadly alpine events
0:30:47 > 0:30:51were cancelled again. The women's slalom postponed until Friday and
0:30:51 > 0:31:01the women's biathlon also offer. The gang
0:31:01 > 0:31:05gang Olympic Park had to be evacuated for safety as well. That's
0:31:05 > 0:31:11very unusual.Those weather gods are destroying the alpine so far. But
0:31:11 > 0:31:15everybody has to keep their heads up. It's the Olympics, we will run
0:31:15 > 0:31:19the events. You rarely cancel an event for good. We will squeeze it
0:31:19 > 0:31:22in somewhere and we will have bumper days on Thursday and Friday in
0:31:22 > 0:31:27Alpine with men and women racing both days. The forecast is looking
0:31:27 > 0:31:31good, but it's brutal. The girls are preparing every day, waking up and
0:31:31 > 0:31:35getting ready for the event, and then having to release and rest
0:31:35 > 0:31:40again. It's so hard to have that intensity and then back off.We will
0:31:40 > 0:31:44look at what the timetable is meant to be now and it will mean doubling
0:31:44 > 0:31:44up events on
0:31:44 > 0:31:48to be now and it will mean doubling up events on certain days. It's a
0:31:48 > 0:31:57boost for TV viewers and spectators.
0:31:59 > 0:32:05It's great sport.Amazing.What is the weather forecast saying?It
0:32:05 > 0:32:12looks good. We thought the American Michaela Shifrin might come away
0:32:12 > 0:32:18with something, but the programme for her will be stacked. She will
0:32:18 > 0:32:25have giant slalom, then slalom and then super-g within three days. It
0:32:25 > 0:32:32takes a lot of adaptability to change discipline like that. She is
0:32:32 > 0:32:35adaptable, but she will have a lot more challenges than we thought.And
0:32:35 > 0:32:39if she had any fall then she will have no recovery time because there
0:32:39 > 0:32:44are no days off any more.The days off where we don't see them racing
0:32:44 > 0:32:49now our training runs on the hills, so they can learn about the terrain
0:32:49 > 0:32:55on the downhills and the airtime they need.Chemmy knows all things
0:32:55 > 0:33:02about winter sports, so we will have another question and answer session
0:33:02 > 0:33:18with her. Use the hashtag AskChemmy. Bronze medallists in Sochi, the
0:33:18 > 0:33:20women's curling team, Eve Muirhead is the skip. What did you make of
0:33:20 > 0:33:28their match against OAR?The first game is great. The first game they
0:33:28 > 0:33:32came out, they were nervous and you could tell, it's their first game of
0:33:32 > 0:33:33the Olympics, whether they have
0:33:33 > 0:33:34could tell, it's their first game of the Olympics, whether they have been
0:33:34 > 0:33:37out or not, it's still nerve-racking. But very clinical
0:33:37 > 0:33:41performance, plain bread and butter shots very well, putting pressure on
0:33:41 > 0:33:47the athletes from Russia. They really had a convincing win.How
0:33:47 > 0:33:51important is in your first game to demolish the opposition?To be
0:33:51 > 0:33:56honest, I don't even think the scoreline matters, it's the win or a
0:33:56 > 0:34:04loss. In their head, a win's win. It moves them up the scoreboard. It
0:34:04 > 0:34:10doesn't matter if it is 10-9 or 10-2. They will have got used the
0:34:10 > 0:34:15ice conditions, which are good. You can tell the Olympic Athletes from
0:34:15 > 0:34:20Russia struggled with the ice today and were not making shots. They are
0:34:20 > 0:34:23an experienced team, winning gold at the European Championships, but they
0:34:23 > 0:34:27have struggled with the ice. But the great British girls were on it from
0:34:27 > 0:34:31the word go bust up we can remind you of the teams and how they line
0:34:31 > 0:34:36up.You will see a repetition of certain surnames with the Muirhead
0:34:36 > 0:34:47family strongly represented.
0:34:49 > 0:34:58Good juniors, or making the Olympic debuts. That's the men's team. The
0:34:58 > 0:35:02women are very familiar. They took bronze in Sochi, and won the
0:35:02 > 0:35:06European title in 2017 and took bronze at the World Championships.
0:35:06 > 0:35:07They know each other,
0:35:07 > 0:35:09bronze at the World Championships. They know each other, so how
0:35:09 > 0:35:14important is that, to be with people you completely trust?It's so
0:35:14 > 0:35:18important. Team dynamic is a massive part of success. You are spending
0:35:18 > 0:35:27all day every day with these people. You don't have to like each other.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31But you have to have the same goal and when you step on the ice you
0:35:31 > 0:35:34have to work as a team. It's important to work on the dynamic
0:35:34 > 0:35:36because everyone is different and everyone needs different attention
0:35:36 > 0:35:44if they are not playing well or playing well. It's not the same for
0:35:44 > 0:35:49everyone. It's important for Eve Muirhead as the skip, that she knows
0:35:49 > 0:35:53how to speak to her players and her players know how to speak to her
0:35:53 > 0:35:57depending on how they are all playing.How difficult is
0:35:57 > 0:36:01qualification, was it always given that Eve Muirhead's rink would be
0:36:01 > 0:36:05the Olympic team?In Britain we have the election process where they
0:36:05 > 0:36:11could have had a play-off, but nobody had achieved at the European
0:36:11 > 0:36:20and world level to challenge Eve Muirhead,
0:36:20 > 0:36:24Muirhead, so she was automatically selected.It's an all-new team for
0:36:24 > 0:36:29the men this time. How did they get to that?Again, it was the same
0:36:29 > 0:36:36selection process for the men as the women.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39women. Tom Brewster and David Murdoch were in the running having
0:36:39 > 0:36:42been at the world and European Championships last year. If they had
0:36:42 > 0:36:46won a medal then there could have been a play-off, but Kyle Waddell's
0:36:46 > 0:36:49team performed really well on the world stage at the end of last
0:36:49 > 0:36:53season. So they got automatic selection from the panel. They could
0:36:53 > 0:36:57have said, we will have a play-off, three men's teams were in
0:36:57 > 0:37:05contention.Should they have had a play-off?Their arguments both ways.
0:37:05 > 0:37:10This young team up and coming, they finished last season really
0:37:10 > 0:37:16strongly. David Murdoch's team and Anton Brewster's team had
0:37:16 > 0:37:21opportunities to win medals last season, but because they didn't win
0:37:21 > 0:37:27any then the selection team went the way they did.Canada, how big a deal
0:37:27 > 0:37:33is it to get selected to go to the Olympics? How hard is it to be the
0:37:33 > 0:37:38top team in Canada?It's a massive win in Canada, to win the Olympic
0:37:38 > 0:37:44trials. Every year they have the tournament of hearts for the women
0:37:44 > 0:37:49and the pariah for the men. That's to get to the world. In the Olympics
0:37:49 > 0:37:54they have an Olympic trial with ten teams, and any of them could win.
0:37:54 > 0:37:59It's so tough to come through the trials. And it's in December time,
0:37:59 > 0:38:05so it's the team on form. It's only this past December where they have
0:38:05 > 0:38:12the trials and that team is now at the Olympics. It is not long to get
0:38:12 > 0:38:14their heads around what they will compete in, but they are playing
0:38:14 > 0:38:20well, on form.Did you look at the mixed doubles that Canada won and
0:38:20 > 0:38:28think, that looks good.It's just fun. I think it's great the women
0:38:28 > 0:38:32are playing the last stones after the men.A lot of people ask why
0:38:32 > 0:38:37Team GB didn't have a team in that. Can you explain?It's the first year
0:38:37 > 0:38:42in the other Big Sam there are only eight teams. You qualify by ranking
0:38:42 > 0:38:48points from the World Championships. We finished eighth after the last
0:38:48 > 0:38:54two World Championships, but because career hadn't -- because Korea
0:38:54 > 0:39:00hadn't, and the host nation automatically gets a spot.So if it
0:39:00 > 0:39:05had been Canada, we would have been in.We were so close to being there.
0:39:05 > 0:39:11It would have been great to be part of that, but next time, I think all
0:39:11 > 0:39:16these nations will be looking at the structure and process for the mixed
0:39:16 > 0:39:23doubles.Great Britain have had good success in curling in the Winter
0:39:23 > 0:39:28Olympics. Yourself in Salt Lake City in 2002, and the British men won
0:39:28 > 0:39:35gold in the 1920s. There has been a silver and a bronze as well. We are
0:39:35 > 0:39:44hopeful for a medal from both teams. Vary.Rhona is confident. We can
0:39:44 > 0:39:49look at the men from this morning. Two games today and we will see them
0:39:49 > 0:39:49up
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Two games today and we will see them up against Canada later. But this
0:39:51 > 0:39:58was a very tense match against Switzerland, Rhona.Yeah,
0:39:58 > 0:40:03Switzerland had the last stone advantage in the tenth end.This was
0:40:03 > 0:40:09Switzerland to bring it level.Yeah, and they were tapping it up for two,
0:40:09 > 0:40:13and just rubbed the top guard, just feathered off it. If they had got
0:40:13 > 0:40:19past the guard they would have got two and won the game.That slight
0:40:19 > 0:40:24mistake meant it went to an 11th and extra end. We can join the
0:40:24 > 0:40:32commentators Jackie Lockhart and Steve Cram.
0:40:32 > 0:40:40COMMENTATOR: Thomas Muirhead doing a good job. What you don't want to do
0:40:40 > 0:40:45is stick it. You don't want to hit it on the nose and leave your own
0:40:45 > 0:40:51stones sitting there.And that's the difference between the take out and
0:40:51 > 0:40:57what they
0:40:57 > 0:41:01what they call a peel, where you peel your own stone away from the
0:41:01 > 0:41:06playing area, as well as your own stone that's away.
0:41:13 > 0:41:23Here we go again. Up the centre, playing lovely and open, exactly as
0:41:23 > 0:41:29you would want if you were GB. That's largely down to the terrific
0:41:29 > 0:41:36two shots from Cammy Smith to start the end. Those little ticked shots
0:41:36 > 0:41:39to open things up.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Another nice shot from Thomas Muirhead. His last three ends have
0:41:50 > 0:41:56been very good.
0:42:05 > 0:42:12So now Claudio Patz and Peter de Cruz working out what to do with
0:42:12 > 0:42:19their final end.They will try to put one in the centre line around a
0:42:19 > 0:42:26similar distance to the bottom as the one in the back. It's about
0:42:26 > 0:42:33protecting the back red at the moment.
0:42:37 > 0:42:45moment.You can see where he would like it to finish up. The blowers
0:42:45 > 0:42:54have come back on again!
0:42:55 > 0:43:01I think Great Britain's cause has been helped slightly by this sticky
0:43:01 > 0:43:10patch that Benoit Schwarz went through. It will be the last stone
0:43:10 > 0:43:17of the tenth end, catching the guard on the way through as well. Get this
0:43:17 > 0:43:21across...
0:43:29 > 0:43:34Just want to move that out of the way. Trying to keep this nice and
0:43:34 > 0:43:38clear. The skip for Great Britain will have a shot at the end, we
0:43:38 > 0:43:49assume here, to win the match.
0:43:50 > 0:44:00It's gone very quiet in here. The British contingent,
0:44:00 > 0:44:02British contingent, including the British dignitaries from the British
0:44:02 > 0:44:10team, watching this.
0:44:19 > 0:44:22Oops, not what they were looking for, but I guess they get second
0:44:22 > 0:44:28prize. All of a sudden, the difficulty for Kyle Smith's final
0:44:28 > 0:44:32end has gone up threefold.Now he has the chance to draw up behind
0:44:32 > 0:44:39that and go close in.
0:44:39 > 0:44:41that and go close in. Something for Kyle Smith to have to work around.
0:44:41 > 0:44:45Depends how good he goes here. Working out exactly where they would
0:44:45 > 0:44:55like to be.
0:44:56 > 0:45:04It's never over, is it? You just thought it was going nicely Great
0:45:04 > 0:45:08Britain's way, just peel off, leave the ice nice and clear and draw into
0:45:08 > 0:45:12the four foot to win the match. Still going to have a chance to win
0:45:12 > 0:45:16it. It just might have to be a very good shot. Let's see what Benoit
0:45:16 > 0:45:23Schwarz can do here.
0:45:23 > 0:45:28Schwarz has struggled with his weight, but good players come good
0:45:28 > 0:45:38when it matters.Some are just touching the edge of the button is
0:45:38 > 0:45:45what he is looking for.
0:45:52 > 0:45:56That line looks good, but they're having to work this. It just catches
0:45:56 > 0:46:04the guard again. It is not even in the house. That is a real mistake
0:46:04 > 0:46:09from Benoit Schwarz. That is a cardinal error. He has come up, it
0:46:09 > 0:46:15was a tight line, but it was short. They were trying to sweep it in. At
0:46:15 > 0:46:19least into the house would have given Kyle Smith something to think
0:46:19 > 0:46:27about. A straight forward shot now to draw this to anywhere in the
0:46:27 > 0:46:33house and Britain will win their first match. Thomas Muirhead has
0:46:33 > 0:46:38come good towards the end and Kyle Smith has struggled with one or two
0:46:38 > 0:46:43of his shots. But this is pretty straight forward. The British skip
0:46:43 > 0:46:50with the chance to draw in in this extra end, the last stone.
0:46:59 > 0:47:03I'm holding my breath as well, I don't know why. It is such a
0:47:03 > 0:47:08straight forward shot. It looks fine. Well the hand shake comes in
0:47:08 > 0:47:16the end. What a win for Great Britain. It was a tight match all
0:47:16 > 0:47:22the way through. Great Britain in the final end holding Switzerland to
0:47:22 > 0:47:30one. Great Britain with the hammer and they played it brilliantly. One
0:47:30 > 0:47:34or two mistakes from both teams meant it was a bit of a nail-biter.
0:47:34 > 0:47:38But what a great way for the men's team to start. They have won their
0:47:38 > 0:47:41first match with Switzerland.
0:47:47 > 0:47:50Congratulations, what a way to start the campaign?Delighted to get off
0:47:50 > 0:47:56with a win. Couldn't be a better start. Very chuffed.A tight affair.
0:47:56 > 0:48:02How were the nerves?You're always going to get nervy playing our first
0:48:02 > 0:48:05Olympics, but it is keeping them under control and knowing the
0:48:05 > 0:48:12processes to do it right.It sounds like a stock answer, but I bet the
0:48:12 > 0:48:19nerves were jangling a bit.There was a few missed shots, but we
0:48:19 > 0:48:26played them in the Europeans and it makes for a good game. It was easier
0:48:26 > 0:48:32than we expected. I It was a good team shot.You had a wobble in the
0:48:32 > 0:48:37middle. How important was it that the guys got around you?Yes
0:48:37 > 0:48:45struggled for a couple of ends and lost my feel. The boys had some good
0:48:45 > 0:48:50information to pass on. A team effort and I think every little
0:48:50 > 0:48:58helps.You are all giving nice stock answers, it was a tough first day,
0:48:58 > 0:49:03Switzerland and Canada tonight, it was an important win.Yes they're
0:49:03 > 0:49:07one of the teams you expect to be near the podium, so pleased to get
0:49:07 > 0:49:11off to our first Olympics in such a good performance. We struggled a wee
0:49:11 > 0:49:16bit. But we pulled it together and pleased to get the win.
0:49:16 > 0:49:21Congratulations and good luck tonight.
0:49:21 > 0:49:22Congratulations and good luck tonight.
0:49:22 > 0:49:26STUDIO: First appearance and first win. They're funny in the
0:49:26 > 0:49:34interviews.Yes, as Steve said stock answers. First Olympics and they
0:49:34 > 0:49:42have got off to a win against a strong team.Up against Canada, what
0:49:42 > 0:49:47would she expect?It will be a tough game. But they're playing well.
0:49:47 > 0:49:53They're playing the shots well against Switzerland. It is a strong
0:49:53 > 0:49:58Canadian team. So they're a strong team, there is no doubt. But no, I'm
0:49:58 > 0:50:02looking forward to it. I think the British boys have a good chance of
0:50:02 > 0:50:07pushing.Really?If they can play the way they can play they can push
0:50:07 > 0:50:11Canada to the end.That will be a really good match. We will be live
0:50:11 > 0:50:16with that. It will start on the red button and then here on BBC twhun.
0:50:16 > 0:50:24BBC1. Now to the speed skating to see whether the Netherlands greatest
0:50:24 > 0:50:30Olympician can add another gold to her tally.
0:50:30 > 0:50:35Olympician can add another gold to her tally. COMMENTATOR: We are
0:50:35 > 0:50:42across from the Ice Arena where the short track drama took place. It is
0:50:42 > 0:50:47the women's 1,000 metres.
0:50:48 > 0:50:54the women's 1,000 metres.It is two and a half laps of track and the aim
0:50:54 > 0:51:01is to get the maximum speed after the first 200 metres.It is a race
0:51:01 > 0:51:12against the watch. Two and a half laps.
0:51:21 > 0:51:32The Italian ranked 7th in the World Cup.
0:51:36 > 0:51:43Let's concentrate on this 1,000 metres.A super opening for
0:51:43 > 0:51:49Tandiman. She will move to the outer lane. The skaters have to exchange
0:51:49 > 0:51:54every lap, change from the inner to the outer lane.Wondering, we have
0:51:54 > 0:52:02said it is a sprint, is it flat out all the way. Or do you need to
0:52:02 > 0:52:09measure your effort?It is a measurured effort, Tandiman moves
0:52:09 > 0:52:13from the outside. The outer skater has the right of way. But it is a
0:52:13 > 0:52:20sprint. It is a maximum effort the first 200, 99% the second lap and
0:52:20 > 0:52:37then the last lap 110%.Tandiman on the inside lane. . In theory is it
0:52:37 > 0:52:41an advantage to be coming around on the inside lane on the final lap or
0:52:41 > 0:52:49the outside?A lot of short track skaters prefer the inner lane.
0:52:49 > 0:52:55Because they're used to keeping a tight line. Some of the,
0:52:55 > 0:53:00particularly the men, the speeds are up to 60 kilometres an hour, they
0:53:00 > 0:53:06prefer to have the outer lane at the last bend.When you're here they fly
0:53:06 > 0:53:10around this track. It is so impressive. There is a camera
0:53:10 > 0:53:13alongside the finishing straight. Hopefully we will get some shots
0:53:13 > 0:53:20from that to show you the speed. Wust, second in the 3,000 and won
0:53:20 > 0:53:28the other day as well. She is the greatest Dutch winter sports
0:53:28 > 0:53:34Olympician of all time.
0:53:38 > 0:53:38An
0:53:40 > 0:53:47Everybody in the stadium will be rooting for Wust to add another
0:53:47 > 0:53:56gold. But I think she will be lucky to get on the podium.She has only
0:53:56 > 0:54:06ever been the world champion at this distance once way back in 2007.
0:54:08 > 0:54:10distance once way back in 2007. The most successful speed skater in the
0:54:10 > 0:54:17history of the Olympics and it is a false start.
0:54:18 > 0:54:23false start.The skaters only allowed one false start. If they had
0:54:23 > 0:54:29another false start they would have to leave the ice. The skater in the
0:54:29 > 0:54:35white arm band was the skater with the falls start and that was Wust.
0:54:35 > 0:54:41Wow, all that experience and it still happens to her. That shows you
0:54:41 > 0:54:45how keen she is and how important she knows it is to make a fast start
0:54:45 > 0:54:51here.
0:54:51 > 0:54:57here. This will be a split second thing in terms of where the medals
0:54:57 > 0:55:08go. She missed out by 0.03 in the 3,000. She can't afford to make a
0:55:08 > 0:55:15mistake now. Away they go at the second time of asking. You see this
0:55:15 > 0:55:24mad dash to get up to speed. Wust on the inside for the first lap.Wust
0:55:24 > 0:55:28trying to keep as close as possible to the Italian skater and she is
0:55:28 > 0:55:39doing well. Coming through the first 200 metres.At this early stage,
0:55:39 > 0:55:46both inside the previous fastest time. Still early days. We have 16
0:55:46 > 0:55:53pairs. This is only the fourth pair out. But one of the biggest names in
0:55:53 > 0:56:00Wust from the Netherlands as she comes to take the bell.The time
0:56:00 > 0:56:04almost half a second in fronts. But it is not about the time that has
0:56:04 > 0:56:12been set, but it is about Wust skating as fast as possible.Down
0:56:12 > 0:56:15the back straight. They're on the track now. Half way down the back
0:56:15 > 0:56:21straight. It is a big, long sprint for the line. Will it be enough for
0:56:21 > 0:56:24her to claim another gold medal? Well she is going to have a long
0:56:24 > 0:56:28time to find out. But I think she is going to set a new fastest time and
0:56:28 > 0:56:37she has. 1.15.32. By over a second we have a new early leader and it is
0:56:37 > 0:56:42the great Ireen Wust.A great time. I don't think it will be quick
0:56:42 > 0:56:46enough to win the gold. They were having some test races when I
0:56:46 > 0:56:57arrived here a week ago and the time from another athlete in a test race
0:56:57 > 0:57:02was faster. The ice conditions here are superb. I would expect a faster
0:57:02 > 0:57:10time than this time of Wust.It is back-loaded, so you have got the
0:57:10 > 0:57:16favourites going later on.That's correct. Because of of course this
0:57:16 > 0:57:21isn't Ireen's favourite distance and has not skated in many World Cups
0:57:21 > 0:57:29so, she will skate earlier on.
0:57:29 > 0:57:38so, she will skate earlier on.Here is pair five, Jing from China.
0:57:38 > 0:57:44is pair five, Jing from China. World silver medallist. Judith Dannhauer,
0:57:44 > 0:57:49eighth in the World Championship a couple of years ago. She has had a
0:57:49 > 0:57:53couple of top ten finishes in the World Cup. So we will see her later
0:57:53 > 0:57:58in the Olympics as well at the shorter sprint.
0:58:08 > 0:58:17Pair five of 16 away cleany. You can hear the click-clacking of the
0:58:17 > 0:58:23skates as the spring loads on the skates open and close.That was a
0:58:23 > 0:58:31design invented by the University of amster Stam and it is a -- Amsterdam
0:58:31 > 0:58:40and it gives more pressure for longer. Yu, 25 hundredths of a
0:58:40 > 0:58:45second quicker than Wust.
0:58:46 > 0:58:48second quicker than Wust.Dannhauer the fastest at the first time check.
0:58:48 > 0:58:51They will take the bell this time. This will be the next time check
0:58:51 > 0:58:57over the line. See whether Wust's time will be under threat. It is.
0:58:57 > 0:59:01Have they timed and measured their effort correctly? Have they got
0:59:01 > 0:59:06plenty left in the tank to keep this going? They have given themselves a
0:59:06 > 0:59:11platform to set a new leading time. Of course, Ireen, because she is
0:59:11 > 0:59:17better at the longer distances, both are Tiger up coming to that -- tying
0:59:17 > 0:59:23up.You can sense the pain, the lengths will be screaming. The
0:59:23 > 0:59:31German skater as she comes up over the line, 1.17.41. You can visibly
0:59:31 > 0:59:37see she was almost slowing down. In the end Yu Jing from China set the
0:59:37 > 0:59:43second quickst time and Dannhauer of Germany fourth fastest. But they
0:59:43 > 0:59:49couldn't quite bring it home on that last lap. That was the staying power
0:59:49 > 0:59:56and the ability of Wust to keep on going and going.You can see the
0:59:56 > 1:00:03Chinese skater, nice compact position, trying to stay as close to
1:00:03 > 1:00:08the blue inner line, because that is the shortest way around. But Wust
1:00:08 > 1:00:17still there after her 1,000 metres. Two and a half laps of the track.
1:00:17 > 1:00:21She skated early in the 1,500 metre and won. So she is in a similar
1:00:21 > 1:00:28situation.
1:00:40 > 1:00:57The Kazakhstan competitor competing in her third Olympic Games.
1:01:02 > 1:01:14Away they go. Tian Ruining with a very punchy style.
1:01:15 > 1:01:17very punchy style.The right arm swinging rapidly backwards and
1:01:17 > 1:01:21forwards. The left arm out the back, very unusual for a 1000 metre
1:01:21 > 1:01:33skater. They want to get maximum speed.
1:01:35 > 1:01:39And Yekaterina Aydova of Kazakhstan, going very well.Moving round onto
1:01:39 > 1:01:54the inside now.Yekaterina Aydova preferred to skate a little weight.
1:01:54 > 1:01:57A little bit more relaxed. Both skaters already outside the time of
1:01:57 > 1:02:03Ireen Wust.Nine skaters have already completed their races up
1:02:03 > 1:02:12until now. You can see it really hurting. The Chinese skater, Tian
1:02:12 > 1:02:14Ruining, gritting her teeth as they come round to the finishing
1:02:14 > 1:02:21straight. This is where it really hurts, your legs screaming and
1:02:21 > 1:02:29gasping for air. Tian Ruining from China, fourth fastest so far and she
1:02:29 > 1:02:38looks pretty pleased so far. And Aydova of as extant, fifth fastest.
1:02:38 > 1:02:45A personal record for Tian Ruining of 1:15.3 six. All the training
1:02:45 > 1:02:49times they have put in over the last two weeks, the skaters have been
1:02:49 > 1:03:01here since the 1st of February. The times are really going well.
1:03:05 > 1:03:11Here we go with the seventh pairing. There are 16 pairs but we have the
1:03:11 > 1:03:17equivalent of a half-time interval after eight because they resurfaced
1:03:17 > 1:03:21the ice because it will get cut up the longer more skaters have been on
1:03:21 > 1:03:26it. It doesn't take long to resurface, but then they leave it
1:03:26 > 1:03:30for ten minutes or so too harden off a little bit. Ida Njaatun of Norway
1:03:30 > 1:03:36came seventh the other day in the 1500 metres. In really good form.
1:03:36 > 1:03:46Her best Olympic performance, 16th in the race four years ago.
1:03:46 > 1:03:48in the race four years ago. And the 23-year-old Kim Hyun-Yung of South
1:03:48 > 1:03:51Korea.
1:03:58 > 1:04:01Ireen Wust of the Netherlands has set the time to beat. A slightly
1:04:01 > 1:04:08delayed. Start. They looked like they were up and away and running.
1:04:08 > 1:04:12Interesting to see if it was a false start or whether it was another
1:04:12 > 1:04:18problem, the skater in the white armband, thewhite, indicating the
1:04:18 > 1:04:28skater with the white armband... That was Kim of Korea.-- the white
1:04:28 > 1:04:34armband. You can see the blades almost moving as she goes into that
1:04:34 > 1:04:39crouched, tucked position.It's very sensitive as a mechanism, isn't it?
1:04:39 > 1:04:46A deep breath, and you move just a fraction, and it will set it off.
1:04:46 > 1:04:51Kim Hyun-Yung has a couple of team sprint medals this season in World
1:04:51 > 1:04:58Cup races. They went and a third place.
1:04:58 > 1:05:02place. Looking to improve on 28th place over this distance in Sochi
1:05:02 > 1:05:08four years ago. She will have to get this right. You're just one false
1:05:08 > 1:05:17start.
1:05:17 > 1:05:26start. Cleanly away this time. We will have the first time check over
1:05:26 > 1:05:34the finishing line.
1:05:34 > 1:05:39It is Kim of Korea who is currently fastest in real time-out on the
1:05:39 > 1:05:46track. But she has a long way to go. Already the time is starting to slip
1:05:46 > 1:05:53away. But Kim making a superb start here.She is, a former short form
1:05:53 > 1:05:57skater, didn't make the Korean team, and is now trying to put together a
1:05:57 > 1:06:04good performance over 1000 metres.A big 400 metres coming up for Kim
1:06:04 > 1:06:09Hyun-Yung. Still leading the way by just less than four tenths of a
1:06:09 > 1:06:15second. But Ida Njaatun is starting to come back, the Norwegian. She has
1:06:15 > 1:06:19good staying power after performing well at 1500 metres, the longer
1:06:19 > 1:06:24distance. Maybe she can start to wind it up now.An advantage for Kim
1:06:24 > 1:06:31on the inside lane, but she doesn't have the legs.She is really
1:06:31 > 1:06:36struggling. And Ida Njaatun's time is good enough for second fastest.
1:06:36 > 1:06:46Kim just faded on the last lap.
1:06:46 > 1:06:52Kim just faded on the last lap.Ida Njaatun of
1:06:53 > 1:06:58Njaatun of Norway does have the faster time, but Ireen Wust is still
1:06:58 > 1:07:07on top of the leaderboard and in the gold medal position.
1:07:07 > 1:07:09gold medal position.Ida Njaatun of Norway is currently in the silver
1:07:09 > 1:07:19medal position.
1:07:19 > 1:07:25medal position. A fast start, but ran out of puff on the final lap.
1:07:25 > 1:07:29The blue segment of the line indicating whether coaches have to
1:07:29 > 1:07:36stand where the skaters come along. Kaylin Irvine from Canada, the
1:07:36 > 1:07:4027-year-old from Calgary. Her best performancein the World
1:07:40 > 1:07:47Championships, 13th at this distance in 2013.
1:07:47 > 1:07:55in 2013. And Angelina Golikova, from the Olympic Athletes from Russia,
1:07:55 > 1:08:00from Moscow herself. Golikova, all her best results in her career have
1:08:00 > 1:08:05come 500 metres. So maybe sustaining the sprint might be difficult for
1:08:05 > 1:08:19her. Golikova in the blue.I must say that the starter is holding the
1:08:19 > 1:08:24skaters for extremely long before they start.Irvine looking to
1:08:24 > 1:08:30improve on 18th place in Sochi four years ago. Both inside the fastest
1:08:30 > 1:08:35time. Getting off well. We expect that from Golikova, she is really a
1:08:35 > 1:08:44500 metres sprinter.It's all about sustaining the speed you have gained
1:08:44 > 1:08:49over the first 200 metres.Going round the bend and into the first
1:08:49 > 1:08:58finishing straight. Look at that speed, 50 kph. Golikova, over half a
1:08:58 > 1:09:04second up on the time of Ireen Wust, with half a lap to go. This is when
1:09:04 > 1:09:09it hurts. This is when you have to drive on and dig deep. Golikova is
1:09:09 > 1:09:14in that zone now, where the lakes want to tie up and stop, and you can
1:09:14 > 1:09:20barely put 1's gate in front of the other.Golikova is struggling here
1:09:20 > 1:09:25on the last bend. Irvine almost creeping up the inside.Kaylin
1:09:25 > 1:09:29Irvine is coming on strong at the end, and it was closed between a
1:09:29 > 1:09:34pair of them. Golikova was slightly quicker, but again, couldn't hold
1:09:34 > 1:09:38the speed having given herself the platform. She has the pure speed,
1:09:38 > 1:09:45rather than the ability to keep it going with a longer sprint.We can
1:09:45 > 1:09:51see Golikova trying to stay as close as possible to the inner blue line.
1:09:51 > 1:09:56Coming up to the line, it's the skate that crosses the line. We have
1:09:56 > 1:10:06the clap skate mechanism, where the clap skate widens.By the time they
1:10:06 > 1:10:12get to the final bend, they start to look like they have heavy legs.
1:10:12 > 1:10:15That's the difference between the skaters who specialise in 500 metres
1:10:15 > 1:10:21and those who specialise in 1000 metres. There is Ireen Wust, she has
1:10:21 > 1:10:26had her race and will go back to the changing room to wait.Ireen Wust is
1:10:26 > 1:10:30the leader. We will take a break while the ice is resurfaced, and
1:10:30 > 1:10:35then we will come back for the final eight pairs. STUDIO: It shows you
1:10:35 > 1:10:40the effort, it look side she is on oxygen. We now have a chance to
1:10:40 > 1:10:47catch up on some other sports. To remind you, 11:05am, the great
1:10:47 > 1:10:50British male curlers are up against Canada and that will start live on
1:10:50 > 1:10:55the red button and we will join it here at about 11:20am after the gold
1:10:55 > 1:11:02medals in the speed skating. But first... We are going snowboarding.
1:11:02 > 1:11:06We will go to the half pipe, where flying tomato Shaun White is trying
1:11:06 > 1:11:10to win a third Olympic title. He finished fourth in Sochi, quite
1:11:10 > 1:11:14controversial, but has come back into the Olympic programme,
1:11:14 > 1:11:20representing the USA and he has a great rivalries with Australian
1:11:20 > 1:11:24Scotty James. And the Japanese competitor was the youngest
1:11:24 > 1:11:31competitor to win a gold medal at just 15 in Sochi. COMMENTATOR:
1:11:31 > 1:11:38Scotty James, so much has been said about this man. He looks relaxed. A
1:11:38 > 1:11:44smile on his face. He's enjoying every minute of this.He has just
1:11:44 > 1:11:49seen one of his biggest rivals crashed.The classic run is 12 to
1:11:49 > 1:12:0112. Frontside 1260. My goodness, there it is. Backside 1260.
1:12:01 > 1:12:13Back-to-back 12s. Backside nine, frontside 900.A huge crippler.
1:12:13 > 1:12:19There it is, he's done it.What they run to lay down first.That's
1:12:19 > 1:12:24ridiculous.
1:12:24 > 1:12:38ridiculous. Back-to-back 1260s.92! Scotty James moves into first place
1:12:38 > 1:12:42and Shaun White knows the heat is on already, and it's only the first
1:12:42 > 1:12:48runs. Shaun White has had a little nudge from Scotty James.He has his
1:12:48 > 1:12:53eyes closed, taking a few deep breaths. A quick slap and clap with
1:12:53 > 1:12:59JJ Thomas, his coach at the top. This is where Shaun White comes into
1:12:59 > 1:13:08his own. He is brilliant under pressure.
1:13:08 > 1:13:16pressure. 1440 to start. And that was massive, into the switch 1080.
1:13:16 > 1:13:25He skyhook, maybe lost a tiny bit of speed in the flat bottom. How did he
1:13:25 > 1:13:29hold onto that? Frontside 12. He has two tucked in his head, it was like
1:13:29 > 1:13:33he was landing in the barrel a wave. He has just lost his helmet into the
1:13:33 > 1:13:41crowd. He looks like he has been electrocuted.They are behaving like
1:13:41 > 1:13:48it's the third run! I need that back, he said! Yes you do, it's not
1:13:48 > 1:13:54over yet.We already know where this run will improve, and it's there. If
1:13:54 > 1:14:05he gets pushed, that will be 1440. 94.25! Shaun White is claiming it,
1:14:05 > 1:14:12but this is not the third and final runs.
1:14:12 > 1:14:22runs. We are just finishing up the first run.
1:14:29 > 1:14:33We are into the three final riders, and these are the men who are vying
1:14:33 > 1:14:38for gold.
1:14:47 > 1:14:54Stratospheric backside air from him. Frontside 14. Does he have the speed
1:14:54 > 1:15:04for the switch 14? Yes, he has. Back-to-back 1440s and it's a
1:15:04 > 1:15:09backside 1260! You knew he would land it from the moment he took off.
1:15:09 > 1:15:17The heat is on, it's on the street! Shaun White, look at the Japanese
1:15:17 > 1:15:27coaches. They deserve that, they needed some good
1:15:27 > 1:15:30needed some good news and Ayumu Hirano has landed the biggest run in
1:15:30 > 1:15:35half pipe snowboarding just now. Enormous backside air. Five and a
1:15:35 > 1:15:41half metres and into the front side.
1:15:41 > 1:15:47The grabs are held forever, it helps him keep tight and spin as fast as
1:15:47 > 1:15:52he is.Shaun White is in the biggest fight of his Olympic career. He has
1:15:52 > 1:15:59never been put under this pressure. Back-to-back 1440s. He follows that
1:15:59 > 1:16:07up with what looked like 900 and then back-to-back 1260s.He is going
1:16:07 > 1:16:17so big, the spins aren't rushed.The final 1260 still has it. That is a
1:16:17 > 1:16:27run that would give the scientists at CERN a headache.95.25. We have
1:16:27 > 1:16:33talked long and hard about where the judging had to go. Hirano moves into
1:16:33 > 1:16:42first place.I'm just going to rip this script up.That's gone.We knew
1:16:42 > 1:16:48it would happen.We knew it would be close. Shaun White has dominated
1:16:48 > 1:16:54half pipe riding for the last 12 years since he won his first gold in
1:16:54 > 1:17:01Turin. We have seen one drop. This is the second, Scotty James, the
1:17:01 > 1:17:08Australian, who wan so many of the -- who won so many of the big
1:17:08 > 1:17:13contests in 2017. He was furious when he lost to Shaun White three
1:17:13 > 1:17:20weeks ago. He landed the best run of his life and Shaun White scored a
1:17:20 > 1:17:26perfect 100 to steal his glory. Front side at 1260.It was massive.
1:17:26 > 1:17:33That is the best one ehas ever done of those.Look enormous front side
1:17:33 > 1:17:421080. Wow!
1:17:43 > 1:17:471080. Wow! Switch backside 1260. He tried to claim it at the end.
1:17:47 > 1:17:53Massive.The biggest trick in snowboarding now. That is why, it is
1:17:53 > 1:17:56hard, it is difficult. Tries to claim it, but the hand drag was
1:17:56 > 1:18:03there.I would love to see that score broken down trick by trick. I
1:18:03 > 1:18:11think he was on target there. Shaun White in very uncharted territory.
1:18:11 > 1:18:21All change at the top. 95.25 for Hirano. Shaun White in silver.
1:18:21 > 1:18:30Scotty James in bronze. Shaun White - the most successful half pipe
1:18:30 > 1:18:35snowboarder of all time is about to drop in and he is in unfamiliar
1:18:35 > 1:18:40territory. Every time he has taken the gold it has been with the luxury
1:18:40 > 1:18:46of a victory lap. Now he is under pressure and he needs 95.25 and the
1:18:46 > 1:19:01run of his life.Front side 1440. Switch. Rvegts rvegtsThe sky hook.
1:19:01 > 1:19:06The fixture of every winning Shaun White run. Can he?Oh! He has landed
1:19:06 > 1:19:13it. Oh, my goodness. It is no longer about the snowboarding, it is about
1:19:13 > 1:19:17the judges. Look at him, the first time Shaun White has landed that run
1:19:17 > 1:19:23in competition. Scotty James can't believe that Shaun's found another
1:19:23 > 1:19:29gear and I don't think Hirano can. Shaun White might have done it.
1:19:29 > 1:19:34Let's wait and see what the scores are saying.It was a backside air.
1:19:34 > 1:19:40The difference between them is a backside air and a frontside 440.
1:19:40 > 1:19:48This could be history. Judges put the world out of its misery.We are
1:19:48 > 1:19:55getting the replays first, Tim.Look at the direction of the... His head
1:19:55 > 1:20:02is looking almost out out rotation. He is using every ounce of his fibre
1:20:02 > 1:20:08to get these tricks around. The toe-grab there. Frowned upon in
1:20:08 > 1:20:15snowboarding.He is not requiring a body grab to get that around. The
1:20:15 > 1:20:23sky hook. The grab on that. This is his trade mark signature manoeuvre
1:20:23 > 1:20:32he unveiled in Vancouver.The double McTwist. Here is the other 1260. You
1:20:32 > 1:20:42have got to say s Shaun went 1440. He threw it first hit top of the
1:20:42 > 1:20:47pipe.He has put that big dangerous trick in higher up the pipe. That is
1:20:47 > 1:20:55more risk, more risk equals more points.
1:20:55 > 1:20:59points.97.95, Shaun White is the gold medallist in 2018. Say what you
1:20:59 > 1:21:03want about him, think what you want about him, Shaun White has won
1:21:03 > 1:21:09today. That was an incredible display of half pipe snowboarding
1:21:09 > 1:21:13and no one can take that away from him. Look what it means. He has
1:21:13 > 1:21:21played it cool. It is a second silver medal for Hirano, but I don't
1:21:21 > 1:21:25think he can have any complaints, it was not a difficult decision for the
1:21:25 > 1:21:36judges. After a heated season, a hand shake to congratulate the gold
1:21:36 > 1:21:44medallist. Today was brilliant. Simply brilliant. Shaun White, truly
1:21:44 > 1:21:49the rested for the first time in -- tested for the first time in 12
1:21:49 > 1:21:57years and he has delivered in some style. He has put on a master class
1:21:57 > 1:22:06here at Phoenix Park to take the gold medal.Well done. Just how hard
1:22:06 > 1:22:11was that final?It was tough. My first run was great. I did the
1:22:11 > 1:22:18biggest 14 of my life. That I think I will ever do. That set the tone
1:22:18 > 1:22:23for the rest of the competition. I was hoping I would hold and skate
1:22:23 > 1:22:28into the first. But he did an amazing run and I had to step it up.
1:22:28 > 1:22:32Second run was a wash. I came through with that last run. The
1:22:32 > 1:22:37pressure's on. I put it down, man it was great.
1:22:37 > 1:22:38pressure's on. I put it down, man it was great.
1:22:38 > 1:22:46STUDIO: He is a big performance guy. He had to do it.I'm so impressed by
1:22:46 > 1:22:51what that meant to him. He has achieved so much. He had the fight
1:22:51 > 1:22:56for that. It was so exciting. We all thought it was going to be a battle
1:22:56 > 1:23:02between him and Scotty James. But it wasn't. The Japanese Hirano made
1:23:02 > 1:23:08White lift his game. Look at the height on these 1440s. That is what
1:23:08 > 1:23:13is impressive to do it so high up in the pipe and then he backs it up
1:23:13 > 1:23:18with huge 1260s.He knew he couldn't put a hand down or have a wobble. He
1:23:18 > 1:23:24needed to do this absolutely clean. Like Tim said, he hasn't been pushed
1:23:24 > 1:23:27that hard for so long. The first run he thought the first run was good
1:23:27 > 1:23:32enough. He show boated and threw his helmet away and then it was far from
1:23:32 > 1:23:37over. He got challenged not by the person he thought he would be
1:23:37 > 1:23:43challenged by. It was incredible riding. Oh, my gosh, the heights and
1:23:43 > 1:23:50he just, he stomped it. I know that a is snowboard term.You're allowed
1:23:50 > 1:23:56to use it. A fourth gold for the United States all in snowboarding.
1:23:56 > 1:24:02What is different about him is he is older. Two of the winners have been
1:24:02 > 1:24:06teenagers, he is 31. He has come peopled at four lives. He only
1:24:06 > 1:24:12finished fourth in Sochi. He is the come back guy and he is so
1:24:12 > 1:24:17established.He is still inspired. He is huge in the celebrity world
1:24:17 > 1:24:22and he has been in movies, you can see his passion lies in the pipe. He
1:24:22 > 1:24:29still wants to push himself.What is your take on the modern sports
1:24:29 > 1:24:36coming in, the more showbiz element. I I this it is -- I think it is
1:24:36 > 1:24:44great. They're mad! It is the younger and the dynamic part.Before
1:24:44 > 1:24:51we head back to the speed skating, we have some questions, the ask
1:24:51 > 1:24:58Chemmy section can be extended to curling.
1:24:59 > 1:25:01curling. The South Korean flag, Pyeongchang, this is what it looks
1:25:01 > 1:25:09like. The question is those four symbols, what do they mean?We know
1:25:09 > 1:25:15about the centre, which is the oom Yang, representing the red is the
1:25:15 > 1:25:20positive and the Cosmic forces and the blue is the negative. The
1:25:20 > 1:25:26outside is interesting. On the left left we have a sign meaning heaven
1:25:26 > 1:25:33and then sun and moon and earth.The four elements.The four seasons, the
1:25:33 > 1:25:47four elements, they represent the four virtues. The flag is so
1:25:47 > 1:25:55symbolic.Now curling, how do they grip on the ice? How are those shoes
1:25:55 > 1:26:02designed so they just don't fall. One shoe is slidy and one gripy. If
1:26:02 > 1:26:10you're right handed you wear the Teflon on your left foot.What is
1:26:10 > 1:26:18the on grip?Gripping material. It is rubber.You don't have...A
1:26:18 > 1:26:23trainer sole would grip.Would it?A decent enough trainer. The
1:26:23 > 1:26:30importance is the Teflon, the thickness of the Teflon determines
1:26:30 > 1:26:34how fast it is.Do you test it before the games?Yes you will have
1:26:34 > 1:26:44used ethem. A lot of them will customise their trainers.They
1:26:44 > 1:26:48design themselves. You don't just go to a shop for a pair of curling
1:26:48 > 1:26:52shoes.That what is they have done for years. In the last couple of
1:26:52 > 1:27:01years you will see certain people... Using their own trainers.A lot of
1:27:01 > 1:27:07questions about relative speeds. At the Olympics and Chemmy, down hill
1:27:07 > 1:27:14skiers are going fast.100mph is the fastest. Faster than we can drive in
1:27:14 > 1:27:25this country.So the four-man bob? That is around 93mph. But the world
1:27:25 > 1:27:30record is 125mph. Can you imagine what that feels like on your neck.
1:27:30 > 1:27:38Do they not have to wear seat belts? That is why they're jam packed.That
1:27:38 > 1:27:46is Britain's four-man bob. What about the luge?That is about 87mph.
1:27:46 > 1:27:52In Vancouver the top speed was 96mph. That is huge.We have been
1:27:52 > 1:27:56watching the speed skating. How fast are they going?The most important
1:27:56 > 1:28:02thing is the flats surface. It is power generated by muscle. They
1:28:02 > 1:28:11manage to skate at 35mph. That is why the legs are substantial.What
1:28:11 > 1:28:17about a curling stone. How fast that is?A normal draw will take about 25
1:28:17 > 1:28:21seconds to get from one end to the other. But to play the fastest hit
1:28:21 > 1:28:26you could, I don't know, 5 seconds maybe. From one end to the other.
1:28:26 > 1:28:35Curling started in Scotland with people playing on frozen lochs, if
1:28:35 > 1:28:39it wasn't an enclosed link that stone would get up to quite a pace.
1:28:39 > 1:28:45Yes you have to throw it hard on frozen lochs. The current ice is
1:28:45 > 1:28:54faster.The world record, you in a loch. Let's make that happen.So we
1:28:54 > 1:28:58were talking about speed skating and how much power they can generate and
1:28:58 > 1:29:03speed they get their on the ice. And the Dutch have been dominant. But a
1:29:03 > 1:29:07lot of questions, given we are watching the thousand metres and
1:29:07 > 1:29:13Wilf will be answer to this, if Ellise Christie were to switch to
1:29:13 > 1:29:19long track, is the 1,000 metres something she would be able to do or
1:29:19 > 1:29:30is it completely different.
1:29:30 > 1:29:37Simon and I about that Elise might do good at taking a year doing long
1:29:37 > 1:29:43track. The Koreans very, very popular with changing from short
1:29:43 > 1:29:51track to long track. I think she would do well.
1:29:51 > 1:29:55would do well.COMMENTATOR: We saw Park from Korea, that what is the
1:29:55 > 1:30:00cheer was. She was a short track
1:30:00 > 1:30:00Park from Korea, that what is the cheer was. She was a short track
1:30:00 > 1:30:08skater. A former world and Olympic short track champion. In the 500
1:30:08 > 1:30:16meters four years ago, when Elise Christie collided with Fontana, Park
1:30:16 > 1:30:23was also taken out and that is where all the unpleasantness on social
1:30:23 > 1:30:32media that came Elise's way came from, from the Korean fans.
1:30:49 > 1:30:54Looking at it now, we have a lot of very good skaters still to come.
1:30:54 > 1:31:02What chance Ireen Wust still staying at the top of the leaderboard?It
1:31:02 > 1:31:06will be very difficult. Some of the Japanese skaters at the very end,
1:31:06 > 1:31:11and they know what time Ireen Wust has skated, so that'll be something
1:31:11 > 1:31:21to aim for initially. The 1500 metre champion from four years ago didn't
1:31:21 > 1:31:26make the final squad this time, the Dutch standards are so high, and
1:31:26 > 1:31:33they had the trials over the Christmas holiday, and Ireen Wust
1:31:33 > 1:31:42didn't make it.The bronze medal here in the 1500 metres won by
1:31:42 > 1:31:49Marrit Leenstra the other day. And Heather Bergsma is the world record
1:31:49 > 1:31:54holder at 1500 metres. No doubt about her staying power in terms of
1:31:54 > 1:31:59the sprint.The skaters are waiting for the ice to harden up after the
1:31:59 > 1:32:04resurfacing. The top surface of the ice is slightly softer, so to try to
1:32:04 > 1:32:10give all athletes the same advantage, the referees await for
1:32:10 > 1:32:16the ice to harden up.Does that mean that for example, the first pair to
1:32:16 > 1:32:24go now in effectively the second half of the competition, Park
1:32:26 > 1:32:34Seun-Hi and, would they be at a slight disadvantage?The ice
1:32:34 > 1:32:41temperatures in the Oval have been at around -10 degrees. They want to
1:32:41 > 1:32:48ascertain that temperature for the second group, wait until that is
1:32:48 > 1:32:59achieved. -- Park Seun-Hi and Hirschbichler.Park Seun-Hi, a seven
1:32:59 > 1:33:04time
1:33:04 > 1:33:12time world champion. Gabriele Hirschbichler from Germany, best
1:33:12 > 1:33:18Olympic finish so far for her is 12th in the 1500 metres here. Away
1:33:18 > 1:33:25at the first time of asking. It's two and a half laps of the track.
1:33:25 > 1:33:30And it's a wild, flat-out sprint over the first 100 metres or so to
1:33:30 > 1:33:33really get up to speed. As they come through the finishing line for the
1:33:33 > 1:33:39first time, this is when we will get the first time check. It's green,
1:33:39 > 1:33:43meaning Park is set the fastest time at this point. She is the leader on
1:33:43 > 1:33:49the track but has a long way to go. She will try to catch up with
1:33:49 > 1:33:54Hirschbichler.
1:33:54 > 1:33:57Hirschbichler. Park movie to the inside in the blue. She will have
1:33:57 > 1:34:03the benefit of the inside lane, given her short track background.
1:34:03 > 1:34:06Hirschbichler at 34 has bags of experience, but the skater with the
1:34:06 > 1:34:13speed in her legs, you would think would be Park Seun-Hi, with the
1:34:13 > 1:34:17crowd roaring themselves hoarse. She has not had a great season, maybe
1:34:17 > 1:34:24saving the best until last. Maybe it's starting to slip away from Park
1:34:24 > 1:34:34Seun-Hi. Ireen Wust will be looking on anxiously. They would break her
1:34:34 > 1:34:38time. Third and fourth quickest. Park Seun-Hi faded a little on the
1:34:38 > 1:34:45last lap. But Hirschbichler came on strong at the end, timing her effort
1:34:45 > 1:34:49well. Third fastest so far, and the German skater goes into the bronze
1:34:49 > 1:34:54medal position. Look at the effort as they go round the bend and into
1:34:54 > 1:34:59the finishing straight. Hirschbichler of Germany really
1:34:59 > 1:35:06working at last bend. You can see her left arm. Normally skaters try
1:35:06 > 1:35:08to stay nice and tucked and compact, and Hirschbichler was almost all
1:35:08 > 1:35:15over the place. The speeds up to almost 50 kph.We talked about
1:35:15 > 1:35:23aerodynamics the other day, as we look at Nao Kodaira, one of the
1:35:23 > 1:35:27favourites in the warm area in the centre of the track. We talk about
1:35:27 > 1:35:30the aerodynamics and materials for the skin suits. What about the
1:35:30 > 1:35:35blades themselves?They are probably about one millimetre thick.
1:35:35 > 1:35:45Generally speaking they are 40 to 50 centimetres long, depending on how
1:35:45 > 1:35:53tall the skaters are, as we move onto the next pair.Heather Mclean
1:35:53 > 1:35:57turns 25 last month, fifth last year in the World Championships over the
1:35:57 > 1:36:06shorter distance of 500 metres. A last chance to compose herself.
1:36:06 > 1:36:09Arisa Go from Japan, 12th in last year's World Championships held here
1:36:09 > 1:36:17in this Oval on the coast. Just a couple of kilometres away from the
1:36:17 > 1:36:23beach in
1:36:23 > 1:36:30beach in Kwandong. They didn't even get to the point of the gun going
1:36:30 > 1:36:36off there. Both of these competitors have good success over 500 metres.
1:36:36 > 1:36:42Arisa Go of Japan ranked seventh in the World Cup this season, but 520th
1:36:42 > 1:36:56at this distance.It was Arisa Go to make a false start.
1:37:07 > 1:37:13They get away at the second time of asking. Powerful punching of the
1:37:13 > 1:37:18arms, building up the rhythm from Heather Maclean. Arisa Go of Japan
1:37:18 > 1:37:22is furthest from the camera. Down the finishing straight, look at
1:37:22 > 1:37:32speed. Both of them making a fast start. Almost half a second inside
1:37:32 > 1:37:37the quickest times so far.Arisa Go of Japan moving to the outer lane.
1:37:37 > 1:37:44Has almost 1.5 seconds better personal time than Heather Mclean of
1:37:44 > 1:37:48Canada on the inner lane. The Japanese skater on paper is way, way
1:37:48 > 1:37:58better.The blue line is the time of Ireen Wust. At the moment, Arisa Go
1:37:58 > 1:38:02is skating extremely well, and the leader on the ice. Can she keep it
1:38:02 > 1:38:08going?Arisa Go needs to get onto the back of Heather Maclean and try
1:38:08 > 1:38:14to streamline her, pulling her towards the last 200 metres.The key
1:38:14 > 1:38:19moment around the bend. Can they keep the speed going with the legs
1:38:19 > 1:38:24tying up and the lungs are bursting. Arisa Go with a decent sprint, but
1:38:24 > 1:38:31only good enough for the third fastest time.
1:38:31 > 1:38:35fastest time. 1:15.84, just over half a second slower than Ireen Wust
1:38:35 > 1:38:43of the Netherlands. Arisa Go nudges Gabriele Hirschbichler out of the
1:38:43 > 1:38:50bronze medal position.It's just goes to show you that the time Ireen
1:38:50 > 1:39:00Wust has set in the first grouping, how good that time is. 1:15.32. We
1:39:00 > 1:39:11can see Arisa Go of Japan was tucked tightly onto the inner line. Another
1:39:11 > 1:39:16Dutchman is the coach of the Japanese.How many nations are not
1:39:16 > 1:39:23coached by the Dutch?In Holland they have 14 of these 400 metre
1:39:23 > 1:39:27tracks spread around the country, so they have the facilities and
1:39:27 > 1:39:35infrastructure in place.We will go ahead with the 11th pair shortly. A
1:39:35 > 1:39:37two-time World Championship medallist in the team pursuit,
1:39:37 > 1:39:42Natalia Czerwonka. She has been training with the short skaters in
1:39:42 > 1:39:48this season to improve her technique. And the defending Olympic
1:39:48 > 1:39:58champion, the Chinese Zhang Hong. The first-ever Olympic speed skating
1:39:58 > 1:40:04medallist from China.
1:40:06 > 1:40:16medallist from China. 1:15.32 is the time to beat.
1:40:17 > 1:40:21Three shots, just to make sure everybody knows it's a false start.
1:40:21 > 1:40:28That's right. Indicating the white flag, showing the White armband
1:40:28 > 1:40:35making a false start. So it was Czerwonka of Poland at the inside.
1:40:35 > 1:40:39She had a top ten finish here in the 1500 metres. You think the starter
1:40:39 > 1:40:45has been holding them for quite awhile.Absolutely. And now both
1:40:45 > 1:40:56skaters have to wait, which at end, we saw in the 5000 metres, two
1:40:56 > 1:41:00thousandths of a second was the distance.Every fraction of a second
1:41:00 > 1:41:04counts in a distance like this.
1:41:09 > 1:41:12The defending champion underway in the predominantly black skin suit on
1:41:12 > 1:41:22the left-hand side of your screen.A very canny style, the Chinese skater
1:41:22 > 1:41:27on the outside. The upper body, if she can retain that and just keep it
1:41:27 > 1:41:33a little more still, she would get so much more power into the ice.
1:41:33 > 1:41:40Zhang Hong, just slightly in front of Ireen Wust's time at the first
1:41:40 > 1:41:47check. Down the back straight for the first time, switching lanes.
1:41:47 > 1:41:51It's important to stay as tight on the turn. She did that very well
1:41:51 > 1:42:00indeed. The green indicating almost half a second inside the time of
1:42:00 > 1:42:06Ireen Wust.That time under threat from Zhang Hong, the defending
1:42:06 > 1:42:10Olympic champion in the 1000 metres. Down the back straight, and she
1:42:10 > 1:42:16stumbled, almost face planted onto the ice. She has kept going but it
1:42:16 > 1:42:21will cost her time. She lost a bit of her rhythm, moving to the
1:42:21 > 1:42:29outside. I think that has ruined her chances. It did. And Zhang Hong sees
1:42:29 > 1:42:37her Olympic crown disappear. Czerwonka did well as well, bringing
1:42:37 > 1:42:42hers up to fourth place at the moment. But what happened here?You
1:42:42 > 1:42:47can see she just becomes very tired and leans a bit too far forward. And
1:42:47 > 1:42:52then the point of the skate just ground into the ice.You can see
1:42:52 > 1:42:55coming down the finishing straight, it looked like she could barely lift
1:42:55 > 1:43:00one leg in front of the other.The lactate that builds up into the
1:43:00 > 1:43:08legs. It's an elongated sprint, this 1000 metres.Ireen Wust is hanging
1:43:08 > 1:43:14in at the top of the leaderboard.
1:43:19 > 1:43:24We are getting to the business end of this competition. The women's
1:43:24 > 1:43:331000 metres here at the very impressive Oval. We have not seen a
1:43:33 > 1:43:38400 metre long track. It's a very impressive sight. The Gangneung
1:43:38 > 1:43:43Oval.
1:43:44 > 1:43:47Oval. In the long track, this form of the sport, a double Olympic
1:43:47 > 1:43:55champion in 2014 in the 1500 and team pursuit, and Brittany Bowe as
1:43:55 > 1:44:07well, the 2015 world champion. Ter Mors, the 2016 world champion.
1:44:07 > 1:44:09Mors, the 2016 world champion. This is a real heavyweight clash in terms
1:44:09 > 1:44:13of skating ability at this distance.
1:44:17 > 1:44:21This is going to be absolutely fascinating, to see who has the
1:44:21 > 1:44:27speed and staying power between these two. Both of them former world
1:44:27 > 1:44:31champions at this distance. Ter Mors eight double Olympic champion in
1:44:31 > 1:44:38Sochi four years ago. -- Ter Mors, a double Olympic champion.Brittany
1:44:38 > 1:44:42Bowe on the outside for America, in the blue and white, storming away.
1:44:42 > 1:44:49Almost half a second already. Ter Mors, the former 1500 metre world
1:44:49 > 1:44:54champion. It will be all about the last lap. That's where Ireen Wust
1:44:54 > 1:44:58did the damage to the rest of the group.Brittany Bowe was fifth here
1:44:58 > 1:45:03in the 1500 metres over a slightly longer distance. Quite a big
1:45:03 > 1:45:06advantage over the time of Ireen Wust. That's time under real
1:45:06 > 1:45:12pressure here. Brittany Bowe just has to keep it going. We will see
1:45:12 > 1:45:16whether Ter Mors has the strength to close in and put pressure on.
1:45:20 > 1:45:27It looks like the lead will go.The short track experience coming down
1:45:27 > 1:45:34the the line.Ter Mors will set a new fastest time and the Olympic
1:45:34 > 1:45:42record has gone what a skate. A superb last lap from Ter Mors -
1:45:42 > 1:45:47two-time gold medallist in Sochi four years ago and she was all
1:45:47 > 1:45:55business there. Bowe took the fight to her, but Ter Mors has had the
1:45:55 > 1:46:00staying power and the form in her legs. This was sensational skating
1:46:00 > 1:46:08from the Dutch woman.A superb piece of skating from Ter Mors. The Dutch
1:46:08 > 1:46:15have been dominating this event, the long track speed skating.
1:46:15 > 1:46:15STUDIO:
1:46:15 > 1:46:18long track speed skating. STUDIO: Stewed Four more pairs to
1:46:18 > 1:46:25come. On the red button, you can see live coverage of Canada against
1:46:25 > 1:46:30Britain in men's curling. We will be ginning that live at around --
1:46:30 > 1:46:34joining that at around 20 past 11. Now back to the speed skating.
1:46:34 > 1:46:37joining that at around 20 past 11. Now back to the speed skating.
1:46:37 > 1:46:41COMMENTATOR: We are not done yet. We have get some really good skaters to
1:46:41 > 1:46:51come. There is Ireen Wust, who was in the gold medal position. She has
1:46:51 > 1:47:12been bumped down to bronze now. Bokko ready to go and Tu-Ting, the
1:47:12 > 1:47:18first female athlete from her country to compete in this event.
1:47:18 > 1:47:28She fell in the 1,500 metres the other day, finishing in 26th place.
1:47:31 > 1:47:34Skaters cleanly away and the Norwegian on the right-hand side in
1:47:34 > 1:47:43the blue.
1:47:43 > 1:47:49the blue.Really throwing down the gauntlet to the rest of the field.
1:47:49 > 1:47:53Bokko of Norway almost one tenth of a second already inside of it. That
1:47:53 > 1:47:57will be an interesting, you know, the skaters know this ice is capable
1:47:57 > 1:48:03of those sorts of times.
1:48:10 > 1:48:19They come to take the bell. Bokko and Tu-Ting both outside the fastest
1:48:19 > 1:48:29time. Bokko not too far away. Has Huang a big final 200 metres as they
1:48:29 > 1:48:36change over?Bokko moving to the inner side. You can see these
1:48:36 > 1:48:44skaters are tying up and are not used to the longer distances.Bokko
1:48:44 > 1:48:50will lead them home and her time is good enough for fifth place. Two and
1:48:50 > 1:48:59a half seconds down. Huang 14th fastest. It has been all about the
1:48:59 > 1:49:04Dutch here, as it so often is in the long track speed skating. Going into
1:49:04 > 1:49:09today, the Dutch had one all four gold medals on offer. A couple of
1:49:09 > 1:49:13bronze and silver as well. No other country has managed more than one up
1:49:13 > 1:49:23to now.And we still have another Dutch skater to come. Ter Mors will
1:49:23 > 1:49:32be very happy with that performance. We have six skaters still to come.
1:49:32 > 1:49:38Including the current world champion.
1:49:43 > 1:49:53champion. Ireen Wust wondering if she will add to her medals.
1:49:58 > 1:50:02she will add to her medals. That lane on the inside where the writing
1:50:02 > 1:50:07is is used as the warm up lane. It is the outside two lanes that are
1:50:07 > 1:50:14used for the racing. Takagi won the silver medal in the 1,500 metres.
1:50:14 > 1:50:18This is her last event of the games. The over all World Cup champion this
1:50:18 > 1:50:23winter.
1:50:25 > 1:50:34winter. And Erbanova, fifth here last year in the World Championship.
1:50:34 > 1:50:41Erbanova from the Czech Republic and based in the Netherlands.
1:50:52 > 1:51:02Takagi, sixth in the World Championships here last year.
1:51:02 > 1:51:10Erbanova fifth.Takagi has a personal best of more than a second
1:51:10 > 1:51:14quicker than Erbanova.Both have started well, but we have seen that
1:51:14 > 1:51:19before.They need to start hard to get the speed and cruise this first
1:51:19 > 1:51:27complete lap.
1:51:27 > 1:51:31complete lap.Erbanova with the red sleeves, Takagi in the black and
1:51:31 > 1:51:36white as they come around to take the bell. Have they given themselves
1:51:36 > 1:51:43a shot at this. It is close. Erbanova is skating well. She has
1:51:43 > 1:51:50given herself a chance. Takagi finding it tough.Erbanova needs to
1:51:50 > 1:51:59stay technically good to take that time. Both skaters tying up.Has
1:51:59 > 1:52:05Takagi found a second wind? As they come to the line, the clock ticks
1:52:05 > 1:52:15away and second fastest time for Takagi. 1.13.98.
1:52:16 > 1:52:19Takagi. 1.13.98. Well, Ter Mors' Olympic record time, the leading
1:52:19 > 1:52:24time, came under pressure from Takagi. That was a superb skate,
1:52:24 > 1:52:29putting her into second place. Bowe stays third. Erbanova is fourth
1:52:29 > 1:52:37fastest. Wust now down to fifth.As we said for Wust, it is not her best
1:52:37 > 1:52:45distance. As I said, she has thrown the gauntlet down to the rest of the
1:52:45 > 1:52:52field. She has skated the time, Ter Mors and has no more pressure. Those
1:52:52 > 1:52:57are the skater that need to still perform.We have got two pairs to
1:52:57 > 1:53:03come. Skaters in those pairs who are more than capable still of winning
1:53:03 > 1:53:15this title. Not least Kodaira, the 1,000 metre world record holder. And
1:53:15 > 1:53:26we have the current world champion.
1:53:27 > 1:53:31Vanessa Herzog from Austria. Her World Cup ranking at this distance
1:53:31 > 1:53:39this winter is third. And Nao Kodaira from Japan at her third
1:53:39 > 1:53:48Olympic Games. Second in the World Cup rankings this winter. No 1 at
1:53:48 > 1:53:55500 metres and she is the 1,000 metre world record holder. That was
1:53:55 > 1:54:05set in December 2017.
1:54:14 > 1:54:19Beautifully timed from Kodaira. Lovely, smooth, flowing the style as
1:54:19 > 1:54:25she gets up to speed.She makes it look very easy. This is is the medal
1:54:25 > 1:54:33that the Japanese are lacking for. -- Looking for.A strong start from
1:54:33 > 1:54:41Herzog, who has had an excellent season. Literally neck and neck. 0.4
1:54:41 > 1:54:45ahead of the fastest time.Both have opened very fast and it might be
1:54:45 > 1:54:53even a bit too much.Kodaira at the moment is going faster and faster.
1:54:53 > 1:54:57Just reached seven tenths of a second. Coming back slightly now.
1:54:57 > 1:55:02Half a second the advantage with one lap to go here for Kodaira. It is a
1:55:02 > 1:55:07case of whether she has got the staying power here. It is coming
1:55:07 > 1:55:13down the advantage bit by bit. As you can see at the bottom right of
1:55:13 > 1:55:18screen. She is almost level and it may be slipping away. Kodaira has
1:55:18 > 1:55:22got to dig deep now. Into the finishing straight. This is where it
1:55:22 > 1:55:26hurts. You have got to empty the tank here now. Up to the line and it
1:55:26 > 1:55:31is good enough for second place. Kodaira couldn't quite bring it
1:55:31 > 1:55:37home. He did give herself a platform for victory and there is a very
1:55:37 > 1:55:47relieved smile on the face of Jorien Ter Mors. Kodaira now in second
1:55:47 > 1:55:52place and Takagi also from Japan in third. Bowe of the United States
1:55:52 > 1:56:00nudged off the podium.Well that is a very big surprise here at the
1:56:00 > 1:56:09Olympic Games. Kodaira has dominated all season and again like the 15
1:56:09 > 1:56:13hundred metres, that the Japanese ladies have not performed.Kodaira
1:56:13 > 1:56:21the world champ yn at 500 and the world No 1 at 500 couldn't quite get
1:56:21 > 1:56:29the second 500 rigt there. -- right there. The last pair will be on the
1:56:29 > 1:56:39ice shortly. Ready to go. Ter Mors there, her anxious wait will last
1:56:39 > 1:56:46another couple of minutes and then she will know and we will all know
1:56:46 > 1:56:56who is the champion. It might be one of her own team mates who makes life
1:56:56 > 1:57:04uncomfortable. Lenstra already has a bronze in the 1,500 here. And the
1:57:04 > 1:57:18current world champion at both 1,000 and 1,500 metres and the 1,500 metre
1:57:18 > 1:57:27world record holder, Heather Bergsma.
1:57:27 > 1:57:34Bergsma. The only two who can possibly deny Ter Mors. An
1:57:34 > 1:57:43interesting and unique start from Heather Bergsma in terms of style.
1:57:43 > 1:57:49Bergsma crouched down almost like a sprint athlete to start.She has
1:57:49 > 1:57:53come from in-line skating, that is the way they start. Both know what
1:57:53 > 1:57:56time they need to beat.What a couple of laps we have before us
1:57:56 > 1:58:02now. First time time check coming up. And both are inside the fastest
1:58:02 > 1:58:12time.That is good for Lenstra. She will be saving a bit in the tank for
1:58:12 > 1:58:19the last lap.Bergsma getting the opportunity to slip stream behind
1:58:19 > 1:58:22the Dutch woman. Neck and neck into the finishing straight and as you
1:58:22 > 1:58:26can see s it is bang on and it is going to be very close. There is
1:58:26 > 1:58:34nothing in it. Maybe Ter Mors' time ahead of Bergsma at the moment.
1:58:34 > 1:58:39Bergsma having the last outer lane, that will make it tougher for her.
1:58:39 > 1:58:42The coaches urging them on. The skaters on the left-hand side of the
1:58:42 > 1:58:48screen. I think Ter Mors will get the gold here.Around the bend for
1:58:48 > 1:58:54the final time into the finishing straight, the crowd on their feet.
1:58:54 > 1:59:01Are they tying up? They go up to the line, no, and Ter Mors from the
1:59:01 > 1:59:07Netherlands is the Olympic champion. Lenstra and Bergsma gave themselves
1:59:07 > 1:59:13a chance, but they couldn't keep it going quickly enough on that final
1:59:13 > 1:59:18lap and Ter Mors with two gold medals in Sochi now has one here as
1:59:18 > 1:59:23well in Pyeongchang. That was a superb skate from the Dutch woman,
1:59:23 > 1:59:29setting a new Olympic record time as well.Yes, it was nice to see the
1:59:29 > 1:59:36actual national short track coach for Holland there in the middle of
1:59:36 > 1:59:42the rink congratulating Ter Mors. Lenstra coming around that last
1:59:42 > 1:59:49inner lane.Lenstra finished sixth four years ago. Finishes in the same
1:59:49 > 2:00:00position this time. Kodaira and Takagi celebrate medals for Japan.
2:00:12 > 2:00:22SIMON BROTHERTON: So, celebrations start for Jorien Ter Mors.And the
2:00:22 > 2:00:32winner of the ladies 1000m is from the Netherlands, Jorien Ter Mors.
2:00:32 > 2:00:36CLARE BALDING: The Netherlands continue to dominate the speed
2:00:36 > 2:00:40skating, and in snowboarding it is the USA who are open and double
2:00:40 > 2:00:45having won all four of the old medals, most recently thanks to
2:00:45 > 2:00:50Shaun White, who won the halfpipe with the most stunning final run and
2:00:50 > 2:00:55said afterwards he really had to bring his A-game. How thrilled he is
2:00:55 > 2:01:00to regain that title he won twice in a row and ended not even make the
2:01:00 > 2:01:05podium in Sochi four years ago. He now becomes the first snowboarder to
2:01:05 > 2:01:08win three Olympic title Steph let's have a look at what that does to the
2:01:08 > 2:01:17table... And Germany have had a very good sport trust so far.
2:01:17 > 2:01:24good sport trust so far. -- a very good Games so far.
2:01:28 > 2:01:31Meanwhile, Rhona Howie and Chemmy Alcott alongside me and Rona has
2:01:31 > 2:01:36been keeping her eye on the curling. This has been on the red button, but
2:01:36 > 2:01:40we're just at the closing stages of the first end, Hannah Dale against
2:01:40 > 2:01:45Great Britain - what has been happening?Canada have got last
2:01:45 > 2:01:50stone advantage on the first end so they're going up to the corner
2:01:50 > 2:01:53guards trying to score two and looking in a good position to do
2:01:53 > 2:02:01just that. This is Kyle Smith's last stone for Britain at the first end.
2:02:01 > 2:02:04He is looking to put pressure on Canada, but Canada have set this end
2:02:04 > 2:02:11up well.Great Britain had a very tense but good win in their opening
2:02:11 > 2:02:16game, all of this team, first-time Olympians. They went to an extra end
2:02:16 > 2:02:20and beat Switzerland but Canada are a very, very tough challenge. Really
2:02:20 > 2:02:28early stages here. It is one assumes ten ends but if the scores are tied
2:02:28 > 2:02:33it goes to an 11th. The women opened their campaign this morning with a
2:02:33 > 2:02:37very impressive victory over the Olympic athletes of Russia. Rona,
2:02:37 > 2:02:41you the skip who won the gold - what do you do if your Canada and what
2:02:41 > 2:02:48can they do here? Are they looking for two?Yep, that's what they want
2:02:48 > 2:02:51to do, and Canada are very good at this, scoring multiples when they
2:02:51 > 2:02:59have last stone, they're very good at forcing that. Here he has got an
2:02:59 > 2:03:08open nose hit for two at first end. Which is a dream position to start
2:03:08 > 2:03:13the game at the first end, if you can get that two. He certainly
2:03:13 > 2:03:19doesn't want to hit and roll out here. No, he's made it perfectly.
2:03:19 > 2:03:24So, Canada take me from that first end and we're going to be picking it
2:03:24 > 2:03:27up live after we show you this guide to curling.
2:03:32 > 2:03:36Curling originated in 16th century Scotland and appeared in the very
2:03:36 > 2:03:41first winter Olympic Games of 1924, when Great Britain won gold. The aim
2:03:41 > 2:03:45of curling is to get more stones closer to the centre of the scoring
2:03:45 > 2:03:50area, known as the house, than your opponent. Sweeping is a key part and
2:03:50 > 2:03:54it affects the distance and direction that the stone travels in.
2:03:54 > 2:03:58Tactics are crucial, especially retaining the last stone advantage,
2:03:58 > 2:04:02known as the hammer. In the men's and women's there are four players
2:04:02 > 2:04:08in each team, known as a rink, who curl two stones each end. Only one
2:04:08 > 2:04:13team can score each end. Matches are over ten end is. This year sees the
2:04:13 > 2:04:18addition of mixed doubles, a shorter, more dynamic event played
2:04:18 > 2:04:24over eight ends instead of ten. CLARE BALDING: And that new mixed
2:04:24 > 2:04:28doubles event was won by Canada, they are Dominic nation in curling,
2:04:28 > 2:04:34it is the sport of Canada and that is why they are so tough to beat.
2:04:34 > 2:04:36So, Great Britain in their second game in action against Canada,
2:04:36 > 2:04:41second game just on the way, Logan Gray, Jackie Lockhart and Steve Cram
2:04:41 > 2:04:45are our commentators.
2:04:50 > 2:04:53STEVE CRAM: Thank you, Claire, and Great Britain will be hoping to
2:04:53 > 2:04:59respond in the second end here. It was a great start to the competition
2:04:59 > 2:05:03with that victory over Switzerland and they came out looking fairly
2:05:03 > 2:05:06relaxed, full of smiles, and everybody knows when you play Canada
2:05:06 > 2:05:11it is going to be tough. If you do manage to get a win against them,
2:05:11 > 2:05:16that's a bit of a bonus in the round robin. I think what they will be
2:05:16 > 2:05:19looking for is a good performance here, whether they win or lose, try
2:05:19 > 2:05:24and make sure that they give Canada a good match. So, very early stages.
2:05:24 > 2:05:28They didn't do too much wrong, perhaps a couple of missed
2:05:28 > 2:05:31opportunities to play slightly better shots but not too much wrong.
2:05:31 > 2:05:41Logan and Jackie Long with me.
2:05:41 > 2:05:44Logan and Jackie Long with me. Play aggressive against Canada and try
2:05:44 > 2:05:48and score shots, is that the best policy, do you think, try and be
2:05:48 > 2:05:53really positive? JACKIE LOCKHART: Yeah, I think as I
2:05:53 > 2:05:58said at the beginning of the end, they have really got to be on there
2:05:58 > 2:06:03again if they want to beat Canada and stone placement is key. That
2:06:03 > 2:06:07shot I think is way too high, it needed to be much closer to the
2:06:07 > 2:06:14house to make it harder for Canada to catch their stone.
2:06:14 > 2:06:19LOGAN GRAY: I totally agree. The other thing is that if they make any
2:06:19 > 2:06:22kind of slight mistakes, you know the Canadians are going to punish
2:06:22 > 2:06:26them for eight, and that is exactly what happened in the first end. They
2:06:26 > 2:06:31didn't do too much wrong. They made one or 2/2 shots, and Canada, just
2:06:31 > 2:06:41clinical. -- they made one or two half shots.If this is your four
2:06:41 > 2:06:47yearly stint of watching curling, talking about the four stones, they
2:06:47 > 2:06:53can't be
2:06:53 > 2:06:59can't be moved, but you can keep placing the guards in place. Cammy
2:06:59 > 2:07:03Smith, his brother Kyle is the skip, just trying to come around that.
2:07:03 > 2:07:08Just explain, Logan, when you have the hammer, what you're trying to
2:07:08 > 2:07:13set up to try and score derby OK, so, the outcome that you're trying
2:07:13 > 2:07:18to achieve is to score multiple points. It is as simple as that. You
2:07:18 > 2:07:23want to score two or more.And basically you will play quite
2:07:23 > 2:07:28offensively. If it's not really working out then a blanket end is a
2:07:28 > 2:07:31good option because then you can roll the hammer, the last stone
2:07:31 > 2:07:36advantage, over to the next end to try again, really. But generally, in
2:07:36 > 2:07:41the context of the areas where the two teams play, you will expect to
2:07:41 > 2:07:45see the team with the last stone platelet out of the wings, try and
2:07:45 > 2:07:50keep the centre open. Whereas the team with the last stone, Canada in
2:07:50 > 2:07:54this instance, will try to keep the play in the middle, to choke up the
2:07:54 > 2:07:57middle and try and put some pressure on the team with the last stone to
2:07:57 > 2:08:03be able to score.
2:08:03 > 2:08:10be able to score.Kyle Smith, the skip for Britain. He missed one or
2:08:10 > 2:08:14two opportunities in the match against Switzerland I think
2:08:14 > 2:08:18generally, called the game well. And you made the point, Logan, about
2:08:18 > 2:08:22managing the scoreboard, and they did that pretty well also, blanked a
2:08:22 > 2:08:31couple of pence early on. Carrying that hammer, if you can, to the
2:08:31 > 2:08:35eighth and the tenth is always a help. And just getting almost
2:08:35 > 2:08:39blooming success there, certainly removing one, the other one going to
2:08:39 > 2:08:42the back of the house. So, Kyle Smith just needs to lead his team
2:08:42 > 2:08:49well. This is Kyle Waddell playing second.
2:08:51 > 2:08:55second.Although GB are losing two in the first end they don't need to
2:08:55 > 2:09:00go crazy here.That was kind of my point when I was saying about what
2:09:00 > 2:09:04kind of game do you play? The more risky you are the more likely you
2:09:04 > 2:09:10are to make mistakes, so do you kind of, if you're playing Manchester
2:09:10 > 2:09:14City, park the bus for a while and hang on and see if you can get into
2:09:14 > 2:09:20the latter stages still close? Absolutely. They are trailing by two
2:09:20 > 2:09:24at the moment and as the game goes on and they continue to trail, they
2:09:24 > 2:09:28will start to move through the gears and take more risk. But at the
2:09:28 > 2:09:32moment still a long way to go, still nine ends to come, they don't have
2:09:32 > 2:09:39to go crazy, and it's all about hanging on to the Canadians early on
2:09:39 > 2:09:42and give themselves a chance down the stretch against Kevin Koe's
2:09:42 > 2:09:47team.Yeah, I think they don't want to be too aggressive too early
2:09:47 > 2:09:51because they want to play some simple shots, played well wow, get
2:09:51 > 2:09:55their confidence. And then after that that's when in the latter
2:09:55 > 2:10:00stages you can start putting the pressure on.And the thing about
2:10:00 > 2:10:03playing more risky curling is that generally the difficulty of the
2:10:03 > 2:10:07shots goes up, so a I think that's a really good point. We saw earlier on
2:10:07 > 2:10:11today that they did struggle with some of those more technical shots,
2:10:11 > 2:10:14possibly just learning the new playing conditions, and also the
2:10:14 > 2:10:21bright lights of the big show here at the Olympic said. So, a few
2:10:21 > 2:10:32simple shots might not be a bad thing for this young British team.
2:10:32 > 2:10:37So, Marc
2:10:37 > 2:10:39So, Marc Kennedy, Olympic gold medallist from Vancouver. Really low
2:10:39 > 2:10:44delivery from Kennedy.
2:10:45 > 2:10:50delivery from Kennedy. The ask here was to hit and roll across behind
2:10:50 > 2:10:53the red sitting at the top of the house, but he's caught that really
2:10:53 > 2:10:58thin.
2:10:59 > 2:11:10thin. So, a small error there from team Canada. Yeah, and this is when
2:11:10 > 2:11:17you start to Bergsma that you don't have your car guard -- corner guard
2:11:17 > 2:11:24in a good position.Yeah, the GB corner guard is really high.So high
2:11:24 > 2:11:35that it is almost not on the screen! The coach for the GB men's team.
2:11:45 > 2:11:49Because they don't have a good corner guard, it is easy to remove
2:11:49 > 2:11:52any stone behind it and is now having to play down the centre,
2:11:52 > 2:11:57which isn't ideal for the team with the last stone. And this is just
2:11:57 > 2:12:03drifting a bit too far - but it IS hidden behind the guard.That's the
2:12:03 > 2:12:06shot that Thomas Bjorn head was just struggling with a little bit this
2:12:06 > 2:12:14morning. Anything with a bit of weight he was fine.Yeah, it's
2:12:14 > 2:12:18funny, if there is a shot that you feel like you are maybe a bit weaker
2:12:18 > 2:12:27at, that's the first one to go as soon as the pressure comes on.
2:12:34 > 2:12:45So, Kennedy, then, looking to just apply a bit of pressure here. The
2:12:45 > 2:12:51last three stones for Great Britain, at some point you have to decide
2:12:51 > 2:12:57whether or not you can do anything about blanking an end but Canada
2:12:57 > 2:13:04just starting to turn the screw a little bit. That's a nice shot. He
2:13:04 > 2:13:12just wants him to come in on top of that, stay above that tee line. Just
2:13:12 > 2:13:23needs to find his touch here. Earlier we were talking about these
2:13:23 > 2:13:26draws and the importance of the sweeper, when he's just about to
2:13:26 > 2:13:34throw it. Just saying to Tom there, just take a second, throw it soft
2:13:34 > 2:13:40and let us sweep it down there. Because as soon as he throws it too
2:13:40 > 2:13:49hard, then there's no sweeping it. That's not bad. Pretty good effort
2:13:49 > 2:13:57from Thomas Muirhead.Yeah, it's a really good shot, they be if hit at
2:13:57 > 2:14:01being a stone shorter then it would have been absolutely perfect. The
2:14:01 > 2:14:07difficulty here is that if Kevin comes down and freezes on that
2:14:07 > 2:14:17yellow, it's going to be a total nightmare for GB to score.Oddly
2:14:17 > 2:14:23enough, I saw Kevin Koe deliver a couple of draws like this this
2:14:23 > 2:14:25morning, without the sort of accuracy you might expect from him,
2:14:25 > 2:14:31against Italy. Just wonder whether he's found his form early in this
2:14:31 > 2:14:35match this evening.
2:14:40 > 2:14:43They seem to like this one, unfortunately.Yeah, they're working
2:14:43 > 2:14:54it hard.That's a lovely stone.
2:14:55 > 2:15:03I think the guard needs to go back up now. Try and pick it out of
2:15:03 > 2:15:04there.
2:15:04 > 2:15:05up now. Try and pick it out of there.
2:15:11 > 2:15:14Just the difference in that one shot by Thomas Muirhead. Don't get me
2:15:14 > 2:15:21wrong it was a great shot it shows you the difference in the inches. If
2:15:21 > 2:15:26it had been a few inches up towards us it would have been a different
2:15:26 > 2:15:31thing for Kevin Koe to face.That underlines the point about you made
2:15:31 > 2:15:35about playing Canada. If you are not spot on every chance they are going
2:15:35 > 2:15:43to respond with a perfect shot, so, Kyle Smith, trying to run this red
2:15:43 > 2:15:55back, against the other red. Partial success but obviously that
2:15:55 > 2:15:59is making things difficult. One stone left is best, they are going
2:15:59 > 2:16:04to get one here.At least he has moved them all behind the back half
2:16:04 > 2:16:08of the circle, and that shouldn't be a problem to him when he has last
2:16:08 > 2:16:12stone here. It looks like a bad shot in that
2:16:12 > 2:16:15they have lost their stone from the house and are lying four against,
2:16:15 > 2:16:19but in the context of the final score of the en, they have a better
2:16:19 > 2:16:31chance to score one here. These are the chats I love.They are
2:16:31 > 2:16:34out loud telling Kyle Smith which shot he is not very good at. Which
2:16:34 > 2:16:38shot he is not happy with.They are very much open in their
2:16:38 > 2:16:43communication and happy to, but I guess that is one of the strategies
2:16:43 > 2:16:48of the game, is making sure you are making your opposition play the shot
2:16:48 > 2:16:53they least like or they are not having a good day with. Make it as
2:16:53 > 2:17:00difficult as possible for your opposition.Correct me if I am
2:17:00 > 2:17:06wrong, one of options there was to high the tee line there, meaning it
2:17:06 > 2:17:09wasn't not possible for Kyle Smith just to take it out, because they
2:17:09 > 2:17:13have two stones inside the white circle, it wouldn't be close enough
2:17:13 > 2:17:22to count, to force him to draw for the one?You would make a good skip
2:17:22 > 2:17:26one day Crammy. Somewhere nooking into the circle there in front. With
2:17:26 > 2:17:31them being up there, not only do they want to put in a position where
2:17:31 > 2:17:34Kyle can't hit it to score one, but they want to put it on a line that
2:17:34 > 2:17:43is a nuisance for the draw. Let us see how close he is.
2:17:43 > 2:17:48Not going to be far away is itThey want it to finish where Kennedy has
2:17:48 > 2:17:55his boom.Coming in a bit more. -- Cammy.
2:17:55 > 2:18:01If he hit that... He can take the one at the back out as well? He
2:18:01 > 2:18:05might lie shot then? Just going to have a look at it. See if he hits
2:18:05 > 2:18:09that right on, just off the left as we look at it, left of the nose as
2:18:09 > 2:18:16it were.It is going to be rally close, if they nose it would be
2:18:16 > 2:18:21enough, it would outcount that back red. I am going to say they took it
2:18:21 > 2:18:25an inch too far. Just a tad. That is where, that is where these games are
2:18:25 > 2:18:30going to be won and lost, stone placement.
2:18:33 > 2:18:37Well you heard there, probably, if you did hopefully you here, they
2:18:37 > 2:18:41think nose is good enough, going to be close enough to count. It looks
2:18:41 > 2:18:47as though that would be correct. Never and easy shot. He is playing
2:18:47 > 2:18:51against five stones in the house. As a skip you maybe have to go up the
2:18:51 > 2:18:54other end and think there is only one shot in the house, you don't
2:18:54 > 2:18:58want it playing on your mind there five other stones there.Anything
2:18:58 > 2:19:05other than right on the nose and sits... It is not going to be good
2:19:05 > 2:19:09enough. Kyle Smith asking them to sweep this, try and get the line
2:19:09 > 2:19:16right. That might just be good enough.I
2:19:16 > 2:19:23think it is.For the one. That is agreed by Marc Kennedy. A
2:19:23 > 2:19:28bit of a pressure shot there, not two, but one, better than giving up
2:19:28 > 2:19:34a steal. So Canada after two ends lead this
2:19:34 > 2:19:432-1. Kevin Koe looking cool, calm and collected, isn't he.
2:19:43 > 2:19:48I wonder if the sweepers might get a slap on wrist from Kevin Koe, the
2:19:48 > 2:19:53Canadian skip. There is, Kyle Smith should not have had that option,
2:19:53 > 2:20:01they carried that stone too far. Just slid a little but in the right
2:20:01 > 2:20:06direction. You can see how much that was meaning to him, he was shouting
2:20:06 > 2:20:12at them to try and hold the line. That will give them a bit of
2:20:12 > 2:20:17confidence. It was a bit of get out of jail, but they may sure they
2:20:17 > 2:20:22capitalised on it. A slight mistakes from Canada but Kyle Smith delivered
2:20:22 > 2:20:26a Goodstone.The fact they have scored there is good but I think
2:20:26 > 2:20:30probably in the back of your mind you have to be thinking OK, I was
2:20:30 > 2:20:34facing five, so I don't have the hammer in this next end so we will
2:20:34 > 2:20:39have to step it up. I think one of the things I would be
2:20:39 > 2:20:43discussing with my team after that is OK, we're on the score board here
2:20:43 > 2:20:48but we need doe a better job of the set up. Because we didn't have a
2:20:48 > 2:20:52chance in that last ten because we didn't get the first couple of
2:20:52 > 2:20:56stones in the right spot.Exactly. You guys said at the beginning
2:20:56 > 2:20:59making life difficult for themselves with Cammy Smith who sent this stone
2:20:59 > 2:21:04down. Coming up a bit short last time. So trying to place the guard
2:21:04 > 2:21:10here. Again, it is going to be a long way off the house but right on
2:21:10 > 2:21:17the center line. I think... So they just, you might
2:21:17 > 2:21:20be able to hear the British players trying to work out what is going on
2:21:20 > 2:21:24with that stone. They are trying to determine whether it is human error
2:21:24 > 2:21:30or whether that is a bit slower than the rest.
2:21:42 > 2:21:46Getting pretty busy in here, good good atmosphere, buzzing a little
2:21:46 > 2:21:51bit. Korea are play, they are already two down. Two ends against
2:21:51 > 2:22:01Sweden. They are considered a threat for
2:22:01 > 2:22:05Canada and of course, Great Britain and everybody else. On the next
2:22:05 > 2:22:11sheet. Switzerland and Italy. Italy scored one in the first end. It is
2:22:11 > 2:22:22tied between Norway and Japan one all.
2:22:26 > 2:22:32Better effort from Cammy Smith.
2:22:32 > 2:22:39It is locked on that red, so that making it a bit harder for Dan to do
2:22:39 > 2:22:44anything with it. -- Canada to do anything with it. So
2:22:44 > 2:22:48they are going to play a back eight weight, which is heavier and they
2:22:48 > 2:22:52will try and catch it and move the stones around.
2:22:52 > 2:22:54Push the red to the back.
2:23:03 > 2:23:08It he is looking very tanned Benoit Schwarz, whether he has been on
2:23:08 > 2:23:13holiday or the sun beds.If he has been on the sun beds, I wouldn't
2:23:13 > 2:23:19blame him. You could have almost done sunbathing this afternoon.
2:23:19 > 2:23:26Afternoon. Kevin Koe disappointed with that shot. All he has done is
2:23:26 > 2:23:32pushed the yellow in behind goodbye yellow guard.
2:23:32 > 2:23:36A couple of indifferent shots there from backbench Benoit Schwarz. So
2:23:36 > 2:23:41Kyle Waddell playing second for Great Britain.
2:23:41 > 2:23:48-- Ben Hebert.
2:23:58 > 2:24:03Skip watching this.
2:24:06 > 2:24:15Well played. Doesn't stick the shooter though.I
2:24:15 > 2:24:24was going to say a little unlucky. Just spins out the house.
2:24:36 > 2:24:40In the previous end I talked about guards being too long. The Canadians
2:24:40 > 2:24:45are saying that guard is not even in play, so, although it is in line of
2:24:45 > 2:24:49sight, they know that the stones will curl round it and they make
2:24:49 > 2:24:58take outs where ever the stones are. Just as you said that, that is a
2:24:58 > 2:25:05commentators curse. Well done Logan. Well done.Come on!Well... It may
2:25:05 > 2:25:11have been right out there, but he still caught the guard on the way
2:25:11 > 2:25:21in, just enough. Just a little nick, sends it wide. Cammy Smith is having
2:25:21 > 2:25:28a chuckle to himself, perhaps.
2:25:33 > 2:25:39Really nice situation for GB all of a suddenfulI was about to say you
2:25:39 > 2:25:43talked about capitalise on any mistakes Canada make, they won't
2:25:43 > 2:25:48make many but when they do...This is going to overcurl, which is a bit
2:25:48 > 2:25:52of a shame. It was a nice weight but it's just on the wrong side of the
2:25:52 > 2:25:58line. You can see that.
2:25:58 > 2:26:04So, pity there. If they manage to get that guard in
2:26:04 > 2:26:08line they are in greater shape. Canada have to start peeling the
2:26:08 > 2:26:17high guards off and it turns into a chance to steal here.
2:26:17 > 2:26:26He needs to make a compensation for that previous throw.
2:26:36 > 2:26:41Happy to try and take it grey the centre Canada with the hammer, so
2:26:41 > 2:26:47they are looking for some shots away from the forefoot at the moment.I
2:26:47 > 2:26:53was going to say, whether Thomas Muirhead can just hit and roll in
2:26:53 > 2:27:00behind the two yellow stones. He has the same delivery as his
2:27:00 > 2:27:06sister, with he tongue out. Concentration, I know.
2:27:06 > 2:27:19Family trait.Unlucky. Good try. Now Canada, see if they can play
2:27:19 > 2:27:26that shot better. Marc Kennedy. A bit of frustration there from
2:27:26 > 2:27:35Thomas Muirhead. Just saw him tapping hiss hip there,
2:27:35 > 2:27:41that is an indication of the weight. When you tap the hip, is that
2:27:41 > 2:27:49bumper?Yes, it is half way. Bumper, I'm impressed.
2:27:49 > 2:27:53I do read the odd thing now and then.
2:27:53 > 2:27:59The crazy thing about the weights is all the teams call it different
2:27:59 > 2:28:04thing, different ways, there is not a generally accept terminology but
2:28:04 > 2:28:10we try our best.A soft weight, bump weight.If you went, as I understand
2:28:10 > 2:28:15it the lower down if you tap your foot, so coming all the way up it
2:28:15 > 2:28:20has more weight.Over your head is a peel weight.If you are tapping your
2:28:20 > 2:28:30hip or backside. Half weight.A half weight, yes.I'll go with that.
2:28:30 > 2:28:33They want to make sure they hold on to the shooter here.
2:28:33 > 2:28:38That is coming out the other side. They were hoping for it to stop
2:28:38 > 2:28:41somewhere where in the middle so the two yellow cards, you can only see
2:28:41 > 2:28:45one at the moment, they will be using that as protective cover.So
2:28:45 > 2:28:49he played two shots there and he wanted something on either occasion
2:28:49 > 2:28:54that was somewhere in between the two.
2:28:54 > 2:29:01Again, this idea of OK, but not quite 100%.The problem they have
2:29:01 > 2:29:05though, is that the Canadians are tactically astute, and they know
2:29:05 > 2:29:09that that yell however there in the side of the house, although it is in
2:29:09 > 2:29:13a scoring position isn't really doing anything, so they are going to
2:29:13 > 2:29:17completely ignore it, draw one round and try and create another score of
2:29:17 > 2:29:22two to open up the game by four shots to one.This is their
2:29:22 > 2:29:28offensive tactic here. Great Britain haven't made it in behind these two
2:29:28 > 2:29:34guards, so Canada is going to make sure they are there first. Might
2:29:34 > 2:29:43have come out a fraction too far. He has been right on the tee line.
2:29:43 > 2:29:47It is in a similar position to Thomas's draw in the previous end,
2:29:47 > 2:29:55actually. So a very similar situation.
2:29:55 > 2:30:00So Kyle just showing Thomas Muirhead where to hold the brush, where he
2:30:00 > 2:30:12wants how much ice he wants to take for this.
2:30:12 > 2:30:16Somebody there, not sure who it was saying what you said, Logan, same
2:30:16 > 2:30:22adds Tom.
2:30:28 > 2:30:31These are the shots that, if they're going to stay in this game, they've
2:30:31 > 2:30:40got to start laying without any error.
2:30:44 > 2:30:55Thinks it's a bit tight...Hard line! Hard line!Looks short as
2:30:55 > 2:31:01well.
2:31:01 > 2:31:05well.Well, he said as soon as he threw it he knew it was tight for
2:31:05 > 2:31:10line, and maybe a bit under throne as well. So, not a good effort from
2:31:10 > 2:31:18Kyle Smith.
2:31:20 > 2:31:30He's just making the point that one thing it has done is perhaps... He's
2:31:30 > 2:31:35only got one stone left, Kyle Smith, so Kevin Koe...
2:31:39 > 2:31:42What are you thinking?You might make it easier this way, this isn't
2:31:42 > 2:31:47the way he wants to draw. STEVE CRAM: Again, telling Kyle
2:31:47 > 2:31:57Smith what he's going to play next! He's got a couple of options here,
2:31:57 > 2:32:01he could probably hit the yellow and come onto the inside of it, it is
2:32:01 > 2:32:06just how far he hits his own red across. Or he could come from the
2:32:06 > 2:32:09left-hand side into the centre. But you heard him say he is worried if
2:32:09 > 2:32:14he brings it in there is a raise on the yellow, and that's the kind of
2:32:14 > 2:32:17shot that Kyle Smith likes, so he's trying to make it as difficult as
2:32:17 > 2:32:21possible. And they will go through every scenario before they decide
2:32:21 > 2:32:25which one they want to go for.
2:32:43 > 2:32:46I think there are initial inclination was to come down the
2:32:46 > 2:32:50right-hand side and draw another one around, but I think they're worried
2:32:50 > 2:32:52about either Kyle playing the freeze down the left-hand side onto the one
2:32:52 > 2:32:56which is already there, or even setting up some sort of run back
2:32:56 > 2:33:02double possibility. I think they sense a real chance to score
2:33:02 > 2:33:05potentially as many as three here, so they want to maximise their
2:33:05 > 2:33:11chances. Of course something like a 3-wood give them a huge advantage in
2:33:11 > 2:33:18this game and make them almost certain winners. Even at this early
2:33:18 > 2:33:25stage in the game, a great chance if Canada.
2:33:25 > 2:33:32Canada. -- chance for Canada. JACKIE LOCKHART: They haven't been
2:33:32 > 2:33:36playing down this side as much for the drawing game. Can just hear him
2:33:36 > 2:33:40checking the ice that he has been given by his vice skipper at the
2:33:40 > 2:33:49other end just to check it is the right ice.
2:33:54 > 2:34:03That is a great view of the sweeping action from these two.Keep going!
2:34:03 > 2:34:09Oh, and they've just made it - I think!I'm not sure.
2:34:09 > 2:34:18LOGAN GRAY: Ben kind of left that one a bit early.
2:34:25 > 2:34:31Jackie, I don't know if you saw the shot that Jacques Kevin Koe through
2:34:31 > 2:34:35to win in Manitoba, but it looked short all the way down and those
2:34:35 > 2:34:42guys just went to town on it! -- the shot that Kevin Koe played. It
2:34:42 > 2:34:45demonstrates the importance of the gym work and the trading that they
2:34:45 > 2:34:50have had to do for the sweeping. Because that commitment made the
2:34:50 > 2:34:54difference between getting them to the Olympic Games and not getting
2:34:54 > 2:34:59done there.Yeah, they can definitely take that stone five or
2:34:59 > 2:35:05six feet more...May be even more. Maybe even more than that, when you
2:35:05 > 2:35:10see the power that they're putting into it.And I think as a skip it
2:35:10 > 2:35:13gives you so much confidence to know that if you just drop it down there,
2:35:13 > 2:35:23your sweepers can put it too much wherever you want it to be.
2:35:23 > 2:35:29wherever you want it to be.He keeps going back to the draw. I think the
2:35:29 > 2:35:35worry, firstly, I think he might be worried he gets the weight of wrong
2:35:35 > 2:35:40on the draw, and then they've got to...Yeah, there's a possibility
2:35:40 > 2:35:46that he is just going to jam that red into...Yeah, he's gone back.
2:35:46 > 2:35:50He's going down the other and, he doesn't like that at all, he is now
2:35:50 > 2:35:57saying he prefers the draw.That is the skip's preference, because once
2:35:57 > 2:35:59you get down the other end sometimes the stones look completely
2:35:59 > 2:36:04different.
2:36:06 > 2:36:09different.I don't know about you, Jackie, but this potentially says to
2:36:09 > 2:36:15me that Canada may be our only lying one.That's what I think if it is
2:36:15 > 2:36:25very, very close. Well, you see what we see. The yellow of Great Britain
2:36:25 > 2:36:32we think is lying second shot. Very close. It would definitely go to a
2:36:32 > 2:36:38measure.
2:36:38 > 2:36:45measure. Just asking for a little more ice. He's going to try and draw
2:36:45 > 2:36:53an come around and get to the back of the button if he can.
2:36:53 > 2:37:02of the button if he can.This is a really important shot here.
2:37:02 > 2:37:05really important shot here.So, Kyle Smith, then, he's a sort of had one
2:37:05 > 2:37:08good one, one bad one and one average one if you like - this needs
2:37:08 > 2:37:14to be brilliant here. It's got a chance, got to keep sweeping, bring
2:37:14 > 2:37:23it in... Further than that... Well short!This is going to be an easy
2:37:23 > 2:37:31hit for a three, I think.He didn't want to be tight there, either. And
2:37:31 > 2:37:34I think taking that little bit more ice further out to the outside, and
2:37:34 > 2:37:40he just hasn't given it enough.It's fairly straightforward, you can see
2:37:40 > 2:37:50that British stone. That's the target for Kevin Koe. And then just
2:37:50 > 2:37:55to sit in and count three. And if he is successful with this, then Great
2:37:55 > 2:38:01Britain would have amounted to climb against Canada. -- would have a
2:38:01 > 2:38:06mountain to climb.
2:38:07 > 2:38:09mountain to climb. Even if he got this horribly wrong they would still
2:38:09 > 2:38:14pick up two.
2:38:17 > 2:38:27Stay closer!
2:38:28 > 2:38:36That's not going to go... Two. Well, they got away with one there. That
2:38:36 > 2:38:40British stone just spun away, the one sitting at the top of the...
2:38:40 > 2:38:47Well, they had just got inside the 8ft, so it's not as bad as it might
2:38:47 > 2:38:51have been, but it still means that Great Britain are trailing by three.
2:38:51 > 2:38:55That's after three and, and just not quite capitalising on any
2:38:55 > 2:39:00opportunities they get. And in some ways they've been slightly fortunate
2:39:00 > 2:39:04that Canada on occasion as well have not quite delivered the stones,
2:39:04 > 2:39:12either. Kevin Koe perhaps the one who hasn't been quite 100% on form.
2:39:12 > 2:39:17So, Great Britain will have the hammer in the next, but either this
2:39:17 > 2:39:19end or certainly pretty soon, they need to have something dramatic
2:39:19 > 2:39:26happens. It's been a fairly blowy, blustery day but I'm pleased to say
2:39:26 > 2:39:31the winds have abated somewhat. You can see the media centre on your
2:39:31 > 2:39:40left, and those other tents and marquees, a lot of which were taken
2:39:40 > 2:39:45down, and for a lot of people on the part it was a little bit of run for
2:39:45 > 2:39:48cover this afternoon! Thankfully things have calmed down. We didn't
2:39:48 > 2:39:57have a clue in here, it was all calm!
2:39:57 > 2:40:00calm! So, Great Britain, then, with the hammer in the fourth, trailing
2:40:00 > 2:40:08by three.
2:40:09 > 2:40:13Yeah, it was a little bit of a disappointing outcome on the third
2:40:13 > 2:40:16end, because really for the first time in the game they had the chance
2:40:16 > 2:40:21to take the upper hand and maybe could even have gone on to steal it
2:40:21 > 2:40:26if they had strong a few shots together. But if you can fall three
2:40:26 > 2:40:29behind you might as well do it at the start of the game and give
2:40:29 > 2:40:39yourself plenty of time to get that into it.
2:40:39 > 2:40:47How often do you see Canada give up a 4-1 lead? This is the first time,
2:40:47 > 2:40:54right?Let's not talk about it! Corner guard from Cammy Smith.
2:40:54 > 2:41:02They're still discussing that stone there.It's getting gradually
2:41:02 > 2:41:08further away, from one end to the next!
2:41:21 > 2:41:27I think part of the problem that Kyle Smith's team has been having
2:41:27 > 2:41:31with Cammy's stones is that they can't actually work out if they are
2:41:31 > 2:41:33different or not, because Cammy has been releasing them different each
2:41:33 > 2:41:38time. So, when you throw multiple factors into the equation, it's
2:41:38 > 2:41:43difficult to pinpoint exactly what the issue is.
2:41:52 > 2:41:58He's just hoping this can curl enough to get behind that guard.Is
2:41:58 > 2:42:02very important for Team GB that the next score in this game is a score
2:42:02 > 2:42:09of two. If they get the last stone advantage for anything less then it
2:42:09 > 2:42:15will be almost an insurmountable task for them.
2:42:15 > 2:42:18JACKIE LOCKHART: Yeah, we spoke about it earlier when we watched the
2:42:18 > 2:42:25girls' game, the stone placement is key if you want the rest of the end
2:42:25 > 2:42:31to be successful, the placement of that lead stone. So, the guard taken
2:42:31 > 2:42:36off.
2:42:46 > 2:42:49STEVE CRAM: I said earlier on, a defeat to Canada is by no means
2:42:49 > 2:42:53unexpected, but it is how you play. You want to just play well, make
2:42:53 > 2:42:59your shots. If you walk off and Canada have played better than you,
2:42:59 > 2:43:04great. That's not a problem, you're in the Olympic Thames, there are
2:43:04 > 2:43:07going to be teams that might be better than you on the day, but you
2:43:07 > 2:43:14want to find your form, coming back tomorrow, if you haven't played
2:43:14 > 2:43:16well, you've suffered a heavy defeat, carry that through to
2:43:16 > 2:43:26tomorrow...
2:43:26 > 2:43:29So, quite clearly, Canada have switched to a more kind of defensive
2:43:29 > 2:43:36mindset. When you're defending a lead a new play a lot more takeouts,
2:43:36 > 2:43:39just removing the opposition stones to limit the amount that they can
2:43:39 > 2:43:45score in the end. Another mistake here for Brent Laing.Yeah, he's
2:43:45 > 2:43:50just left that
2:43:51 > 2:43:55just left that there. Yeah, I guess any traffic out front helps the
2:43:55 > 2:44:05British cause.
2:44:14 > 2:44:17The green lights come on the top of the handle to signify a clean
2:44:17 > 2:44:24release before the line.Just trying to hit and roll behind that guard
2:44:24 > 2:44:27which has been left out there inadvertently, but not able to do
2:44:27 > 2:44:35so. A little shake of the head from Kyle.That is a good shot, they're
2:44:35 > 2:44:40still very much in a setup phase, so what they need to do is to try and
2:44:40 > 2:44:45build something up and get a few yellow stones kicking around.
2:44:55 > 2:45:03That is a serious haircut isn't it?
2:45:14 > 2:45:18You make the point Logan, you can't just let this drift along, you have
2:45:18 > 2:45:23to try and force the issue a bit. If they do let it drift along Canada
2:45:23 > 2:45:28are capable of making the shots they need to keep it safe.
2:45:28 > 2:45:39They won't mind giving away one here.
2:45:39 > 2:45:50here.I like the split.
2:45:51 > 2:45:56So what they want to do here is move their own yellow stone out the way
2:45:56 > 2:46:00while getting another one into the house, so the problem at the moment
2:46:00 > 2:46:03for them is yellow stone is directly in front the one closest to the
2:46:03 > 2:46:10button, they want to remove that at some point, sos... It looks like
2:46:10 > 2:46:14they may have changed it up. They are still trying to achieve the same
2:46:14 > 2:46:19thing but they are going to play a raised take out instead. Which may
2:46:19 > 2:46:26suit Thomas Muirhead.Has he got this right inMiles inside.I think
2:46:26 > 2:46:31they had more options with the lighter weight, with the split. You
2:46:31 > 2:46:36still, two two shots are going to be remain manager the house. I think
2:46:36 > 2:46:40they are calling long shots at the moment.You are hearing the cheers
2:46:40 > 2:46:44go up. Four matches are being played in this session.
2:46:44 > 2:46:47Every team plays each other in the round-robin.
2:46:47 > 2:46:52You play nine matches in all. And then the top four teams go
2:46:52 > 2:46:58through to the semifinals, the team that will finishes top plays the
2:46:58 > 2:47:01team who finishes fourth, and second and third play each other, the
2:47:01 > 2:47:06winners of that go into the gold medal match, and the losers in the
2:47:06 > 2:47:10semifinals go into the bronze medal match. So although a defeat to
2:47:10 > 2:47:14Canada would be obviously disappointing, this evening, in the
2:47:14 > 2:47:18grand scheme of things, as far as the week is concerned, I think
2:47:18 > 2:47:22Britain are going to be more bothered about the other teams the
2:47:22 > 2:47:26Koreas and the Italies and the Norways an Japans, you want to
2:47:26 > 2:47:31really try and win five, if you win five, you have a pretty good chance
2:47:31 > 2:47:35of qualifying, certainly at least being into a tie-break situation, if
2:47:35 > 2:47:39there are ties then the round-robin results in terms of who beat who
2:47:39 > 2:47:47comes into play. But there is is a lot of curling to
2:47:47 > 2:47:50happen before we start looking at the different permutations.
2:47:50 > 2:47:56That is better. It is a better shot.It it is the
2:47:56 > 2:48:02opportunity has gone though.I am reeling a bit from it to be honest.
2:48:02 > 2:48:10The shot call was fine but you have to make it or the whole end is over.
2:48:11 > 2:48:13You have the opportunity of blanking an end.
2:48:13 > 2:48:17Keep the hammer. Try and build a better opportunity,
2:48:17 > 2:48:22there is still time. It is not as though we are eighth
2:48:22 > 2:48:27ninth end.
2:48:32 > 2:48:36Think we are going to see this end run through.
2:48:36 > 2:48:42If you were watching mixed doubles, that was a feature that one of the
2:48:42 > 2:48:46rules that are different, one man, one woman and eight end but no
2:48:46 > 2:48:52blanked ends so you don't carry the ham e you don't carry it through to
2:48:52 > 2:48:57the next end. It is different in this format.If you blank an end you
2:48:57 > 2:49:07roll your end over into the next end and continue to have the hammer.
2:49:15 > 2:49:20The guys need to settle a bit. It tends to have been one accident
2:49:20 > 2:49:26shot, then not so good. Kyle Smith, like all of them, has struggled to
2:49:26 > 2:49:32find consistency in this match.
2:49:36 > 2:49:42That is an OK shot. But he has just not been confident with how he is
2:49:42 > 2:49:49playing the shot, you can see it in his face, his demeanour.
2:49:49 > 2:49:55It may be he needs goat really good shot and it raises his little tail
2:49:55 > 2:49:59and kneels more confident, but he is not looking as confident as he
2:49:59 > 2:50:05should be at the minute.
2:50:09 > 2:50:14So just play the stones out, hopefully.
2:50:18 > 2:50:23If you didn't see any of the mixed doubles Canada won the gold medal
2:50:23 > 2:50:33and Switzerland took the silver. OAR took the bronze.
2:50:33 > 2:50:39I was saying at the beginning of this match, let us see this stone
2:50:39 > 2:50:46here from Kyle Smith.
2:50:46 > 2:50:53I was saying the two players in this Canadian team, Ben Hebert and Marc
2:50:53 > 2:50:59Kennedy have a gold medal from Vancouver in 2010. They were beat on
2:50:59 > 2:51:03the accolade of having two gold medals by Kaitlyn Lawes and John
2:51:03 > 2:51:10morery who won the mixed doubles goal. The two of them previous mixed
2:51:10 > 2:51:16doubles players. So, Canada then, still 4-1 after four ends, it there
2:51:16 > 2:51:22will be a break after five, of a few minutes and that break Great Britain
2:51:22 > 2:51:24would want certainly, would really want to be within touching distance,
2:51:24 > 2:51:29pick up a couple if they can. They have carried the hammer over into
2:51:29 > 2:51:36the fifth end. They don't quite need to force the
2:51:36 > 2:51:39issue yet, but maybe round the sixth end they will need to make sure they
2:51:39 > 2:51:43get a couple of points of between board.You both have talked about
2:51:43 > 2:51:48having the hammer in the -- even ends and in the second half of the
2:51:48 > 2:51:55match, 6, 8, 10. So I guess if they do score on the
2:51:55 > 2:52:00fifth, that is, advantage is going to be given back to Dan.That kind
2:52:00 > 2:52:05of ideology is only really appropriate when it is a very close
2:52:05 > 2:52:10game. They need to score and they need to make full use of every end
2:52:10 > 2:52:15they have left in this game. There is no point in deliberately blanking
2:52:15 > 2:52:19to stay three shots down because you are wasting an opportunity to put
2:52:19 > 2:52:25more points on the board. I think it becomes key when you get
2:52:25 > 2:52:29to maybe the sixth and seventh end, thinking who do I want to score? You
2:52:29 > 2:52:33definitely want to be having the hammer in the eighth and trying to
2:52:33 > 2:52:36score so you can force in the ninth and have the hammer going down the
2:52:36 > 2:52:42tenth. Just about time and it is waiting
2:52:42 > 2:52:46for the appropriate time to... Change over the happened hammer or
2:52:46 > 2:52:55try and force the hammer.
2:52:55 > 2:53:01So Ben Hebert the lead for Canada, just sent one in to the centre of
2:53:01 > 2:53:04the house and Cammy Smith is trying to set a guard and it is still quite
2:53:04 > 2:53:10long. He has per veered with that stone.
2:53:10 > 2:53:16-- persevered with that stone.Just the guys are really having to work
2:53:16 > 2:53:19that stone there.
2:53:19 > 2:53:25Just explain Logan, the stones, the how they choose the stones they want
2:53:25 > 2:53:30to play with, I know the question, do the players bring their stones
2:53:30 > 2:53:35out. The stones have been here a year, explain how that works and why
2:53:35 > 2:53:41they are different.Yes, all the stones are supplied by the royal
2:53:41 > 2:53:43curling federation, the international governing body for
2:53:43 > 2:53:47curling, they transport them out here to whatever international event
2:53:47 > 2:53:55it is, and they all come from, they are all stored at Greenacres ice
2:53:55 > 2:53:58rink just outside Paisley in Scotland. They are made of granite
2:53:58 > 2:54:04so they are a natural material and they are all different. So what the
2:54:04 > 2:54:09process is, is that once they are turned into curling stones they are
2:54:09 > 2:54:12matched into pairs, where they are reasonably similar, and then still,
2:54:12 > 2:54:16when they get out to the competitions you may find some of
2:54:16 > 2:54:22them are slightly different to each other, some might go a bit faster,
2:54:22 > 2:54:27or go further than other one, some might curl more, some might run
2:54:27 > 2:54:33straighter. There is an art of game, trying to pick them out and using
2:54:33 > 2:54:37them effectively.
2:54:45 > 2:54:48Brent Laing playing second for Canada, maybe not playing as well as
2:54:48 > 2:54:54one or two of his team-mate, particularly with the draw.
2:54:54 > 2:54:59#12Brent is down in the '70s. He is 75% in comparison with the 93 and 88
2:54:59 > 2:55:04and the 91. As I said by comparison, not saying
2:55:04 > 2:55:19he's, you know... A shocking day. Past the guard. Yeah.
2:55:19 > 2:55:22His team-mates setting high standard and again, if this is all a bit new
2:55:22 > 2:55:29to you, and each player is actually, each shot, the, the shot that has
2:55:29 > 2:55:34been called, it is the statisticians are giving them marks out of four.
2:55:34 > 2:55:45You can get zero but one, two, three or four.
2:55:48 > 2:55:52or four.If we are looking for a positive in this fifth end it is
2:55:52 > 2:55:56that Canada aren't just skitling the stones off, they are leaving a few
2:55:56 > 2:56:00kicking round, that is always good for the team chasing game. The more
2:56:00 > 2:56:05stones in play, then the more opportunity there is to make
2:56:05 > 2:56:15something happen.As you say that, this guard is going to be removed.
2:56:15 > 2:56:23He is quite quiet for a skip, Kevin Koe.We are usually a boisterous
2:56:23 > 2:56:28bunch aren't we Jackie?Yes, he is very quiet. He doesn't say very much
2:56:28 > 2:56:37at all.
2:56:39 > 2:56:44I think both teams are... Well they are both questioning some of the
2:56:44 > 2:56:48stones. And the thing is, both teams have nine minutes practise before
2:56:48 > 2:56:52they come on to play this game, to throw their stones and make sure
2:56:52 > 2:56:58they are happy with them. Run of the roles of the alternate with them,
2:56:58 > 2:57:02that his go on at night and practise on the sheet they are going to play
2:57:02 > 2:57:05in and help match the stones so the fifth man's role is important to be
2:57:05 > 2:57:10looking at the stones, not that you can, you can't remove a rogue stone,
2:57:10 > 2:57:14if will is is a rogue stone on the sheet you have to learn to adapt to
2:57:14 > 2:57:19it and play withel. By a role stone I mean may curl too
2:57:19 > 2:57:24feet more than the others, in that instance the skip has to give you a
2:57:24 > 2:57:29bit more ice.
2:57:36 > 2:57:42This is Cammy's rock.There you see, Cammy, who is playing one and two,
2:57:42 > 2:57:47he is given a stone to Kyle to play at the second player, rather than
2:57:47 > 2:57:56playing it himself. I think they just wanted Cammy to
2:57:56 > 2:58:03make it curl more, that is what they are doing.My apology,They have now
2:58:03 > 2:58:06shuffled them round, as far as I know.That is the understanding I
2:58:06 > 2:58:10had. When you said that, I was starting to think...My apologies.
2:58:10 > 2:58:16You are right. Because remember when that first guard that Cammy did
2:58:16 > 2:58:21play, it still was a bit a question mark, it did get a bit further down
2:58:21 > 2:58:27the ice. They can make the stones run a bit
2:58:27 > 2:58:35straighter or curl more depend long is sweeping and in what position.I
2:58:35 > 2:58:38remember Kaitlyn Lawes, John Morris switched one of her stones for one
2:58:38 > 2:58:53of his. A miss. Taken one out. What do we reckon? Three may be
2:58:53 > 2:58:57somebody inThree I think.Goodbye are going to have to start moving
2:58:57 > 2:59:07some red stones. On the nose, it is pretty good.
2:59:07 > 2:59:14So they think this hit this on the nose, it hits the rebehind, comes
2:59:14 > 2:59:23across... Past the tee line and across the button.
2:59:34 > 2:59:38On the face of it, that sort of looks OK, but it wasn't the shot
2:59:38 > 2:59:43they wanted. It is not exactly what they called
2:59:43 > 2:59:50but it is not diss a through, it is not a formality of a double takeout.
2:59:50 > 2:59:56-- disastrous.
2:59:56 > 3:00:09I like the one I just threw. It curled a little bit.
3:00:21 > 3:00:31STEVE CRAM: I'm trying to think who reminds me of, it is nagging me.
3:01:05 > 3:01:13Great shot by Marc Kennedy.Yeah, great shot.
3:01:13 > 3:01:26LOGAN GRAY: Absolutely deadly with those big weight takeouts.
3:01:28 > 3:01:34STEVE CRAM: Yeah, he got everything right there.
3:01:54 > 3:02:02Well, betwixt and between again. Don't forget, Great Britain with the
3:02:02 > 3:02:07hammer here, this is the fifth end, trailing by three, they really
3:02:07 > 3:02:12wanted to score at least two here. The end is not building in their
3:02:12 > 3:02:22favour. Canada lie-in shot at the moment. They've also got two others,
3:02:22 > 3:02:29that single British yellow... That can easily be moved as well. And
3:02:29 > 3:02:38that's what is going to happen. Again, pretty easy to spray this one
3:02:38 > 3:02:47out there.Yeah, it just sat up nicely with that gap there for the
3:02:47 > 3:02:52Canadian skip.The difficulty here for GB is that they're getting the
3:02:52 > 3:02:56odd stone in the house, but they're not making it difficult for Canada
3:02:56 > 3:03:01at all, it's really just like a firing range at the moment.And
3:03:01 > 3:03:08they've got their eye in. Kevin Koe, hands in pockets. The epitome of a
3:03:08 > 3:03:18man enjoying his work. And relaxed at it as well.
3:03:18 > 3:03:24at it as well. Easy day at the office so far for the Canadian skip.
3:03:24 > 3:03:28Well, there's no opportunity here for GB to blank, way too many red
3:03:28 > 3:03:34stones kicking around the house. So, they're going to try something a
3:03:34 > 3:03:44little bit more creative, on that red stone closest to the button.
3:03:57 > 3:04:04It's been a difficult match so far for Great Britain's skip Kyle Smith.
3:04:04 > 3:04:11Needs to start making something happen - and quickly. Just trying to
3:04:11 > 3:04:15come right up against this Canadian stone, they've got to work it,
3:04:15 > 3:04:22though. Got to keep going, bring it right in...
3:04:23 > 3:04:30right in... It's not for the want of sweeping.This might look a little
3:04:30 > 3:04:34bit scary in a minute for GB, they needed to get down at least onto
3:04:34 > 3:04:41that red stone. Couldn't afford to be short and block the way in to the
3:04:41 > 3:04:49button.
3:04:49 > 3:04:53What does he do with the yellow? He's just going to hit it for one.
3:04:53 > 3:05:02Where's Wally?
3:05:03 > 3:05:11Where? What do you think is easier, the hit or the drop?
3:05:11 > 3:05:20STEVE CRAM: I love this chat! I'm sure they don't need to do this,
3:05:20 > 3:05:25they've called a time-out. Kyle Smith is 32% on a drawers at the
3:05:25 > 3:05:29moment, it not going well for him. And surely that's what they want him
3:05:29 > 3:05:35to have another go at. I mean, 4-1 up, calling a time-out? Is it
3:05:35 > 3:05:41necessary? JACKIE LOCKHART: I think if they
3:05:41 > 3:05:50want to talk about it it saves their actual thinking time.
3:05:50 > 3:05:57actual thinking time. Coach Scott Pfeifer will come out.Scott Pfeifer
3:05:57 > 3:06:04is a four-time world champion, not a bad guy to call out!
3:06:06 > 3:06:09bad guy to call out!I think the easiest shot is the draw for the...
3:06:09 > 3:06:17If he plans it, we score... If not, it's a two score, maybe one...
3:06:17 > 3:06:23STEVE CRAM: You see, Marc Kennedy does the whole thing, if he misses
3:06:23 > 3:06:36it... Putting the thought into Kyle Smith's head!
3:06:36 > 3:06:41Smith's head!It's just it's not the easiest line.I know.Even then it's
3:06:41 > 3:06:48for one.
3:06:48 > 3:06:52I'm trying to think of any other sport where you get the time to
3:06:52 > 3:06:59really think and strategically decide just before... A sport like
3:06:59 > 3:07:03golf or something, you've got to work out your shot, have a bit of a
3:07:03 > 3:07:10discussion with your caddie, pick your club...I can only really think
3:07:10 > 3:07:14of a couple and it would be North American sports like basketball or
3:07:14 > 3:07:19the NFL or something like that - they can call time-out and they can
3:07:19 > 3:07:25draw up the plate and then they go and do it.I get that, a kind of
3:07:25 > 3:07:28time-out in a... But this constant chatter during the match, the
3:07:28 > 3:07:33constant discussion all the time about strategy and indeed within
3:07:33 > 3:07:39earshot of your opponents as well. I think it's fascinating.
3:07:39 > 3:07:44LOGAN GRAY: Saw a really nice picture on social media earlier in
3:07:44 > 3:07:51the week, and Scott Pfeifer is just leaving the playing area, him and
3:07:51 > 3:07:54Marcel voc, who's the national coach for the Chinese team, we saw a
3:07:54 > 3:07:58picture of them together. And of course they were the legend of a
3:07:58 > 3:08:02sweeping compilation, the huffed and puffed sweeping combination of the
3:08:02 > 3:08:11famous four who won four world titles between 2001 and 2005 I think
3:08:11 > 3:08:20it was. It was a great picture. JACKIE LOCKHART: So, a lot of chat
3:08:20 > 3:08:23about what they're going to play. Yeah, what was the decision in the
3:08:23 > 3:08:34end?!No idea! Was too busy trying to answer your question, Steve!
3:08:40 > 3:08:50So, Kevin Koe... I think the idea was just to tap theirs back...?I
3:08:50 > 3:08:57think they're just going to try and put a guard on the other side?
3:08:57 > 3:08:59put a guard on the other side?Scott Pfeifer felt that the cold straw was
3:08:59 > 3:09:05the easiest way for Kyle to score, so they're kind of taking that one
3:09:05 > 3:09:08away, or definitely making it a bit more difficult by putting one over
3:09:08 > 3:09:14there.Yeah, it was all open on that side, so just trying to close it out
3:09:14 > 3:09:17a little bit. Suppertime for Great Britain to do a bit of thinking
3:09:17 > 3:09:21here. You will have seen the clock which keeps coming up. Each team has
3:09:21 > 3:09:2538 minutes total time during the match between shots, doesn't matter
3:09:25 > 3:09:32how it is spread, if you like. If you get stuck in your thinking, then
3:09:32 > 3:09:37as we've just seen with Canada, you can use a time-out, but you only get
3:09:37 > 3:09:42one to use in the match with an extra one if it goes to an extra
3:09:42 > 3:09:47end. That's why you will see that clock ticking, it stops when you
3:09:47 > 3:09:53start to push off.
3:09:53 > 3:10:02start to push off. So, Kyle Smith here, how risky is this...? Well, he
3:10:02 > 3:10:08did well to get the one there, just accepted that one was better than
3:10:08 > 3:10:14nothing. Nice double takeout, any other time that would be a pretty
3:10:14 > 3:10:18good shot, and I gas under the sort of pressure he's been under, not
3:10:18 > 3:10:23playing particularly well, that was well executed. So, we reach the
3:10:23 > 3:10:30halfway point, Great Britain have been in a bit of a struggle against
3:10:30 > 3:10:34Canada, are still very much in
3:10:34 > 3:10:34been in a bit of a struggle against Canada, are still very much in
3:10:34 > 3:10:39control. TED LERNER: And we will be back for
3:10:39 > 3:10:46the conclusion of that much. -- CLARE BALDING: And we will be back
3:10:46 > 3:10:52for the conclusion of that match.
3:10:58 > 3:11:10His name is Dominic Parsons, and boy can he run?!
3:11:11 > 3:11:24- Yarnold is the Olympic champion! And later tonight, Dom Parsons will
3:11:24 > 3:11:27start, early hours of the morning, his first run, and then he will
3:11:27 > 3:11:35follow up 24 hours later. The skeleton, that is on in our
3:11:35 > 3:11:38programme, so you're going to see all of these on BBC One. But
3:11:38 > 3:11:42essentially you will not have to stay up late or set your alarm early
3:11:42 > 3:11:46for those. But here's what has been interesting in the last week, all
3:11:46 > 3:11:50three of them have at one stage or another finish to top of the
3:11:50 > 3:11:54leaderboard in the training runs, and that has come as something of a
3:11:54 > 3:11:59surprise, because Laura and - have not had a great season, finishing
3:11:59 > 3:12:04third in World Cup races but no higher than that, and Dom Parsons is
3:12:04 > 3:12:08ranked 12th in the world but it is amazing shock, because he has hardly
3:12:08 > 3:12:12been in the top ten, only twice all season. So for him to be top of the
3:12:12 > 3:12:16leaderboard, write a shop, and it is causing waves of discontent amongst
3:12:16 > 3:12:21the skeleton fraternity. We sent Mappin sent to the Alpensia Sliding
3:12:21 > 3:12:23Center to find out more.
3:12:27 > 3:12:32The sport skeleton has a proud recent history for Team GB, number
3:12:32 > 3:12:40also than - Yarnold's fantastic gold medal in Sochi four years ago.
3:12:48 > 3:12:53It has to be said, though, in the past couple of years, - and Laura
3:12:53 > 3:12:58Deas and Dom are leading skeleton riders have been a bit hit and miss.
3:12:58 > 3:13:04However, on arrival here the Brits have gone from outside contenders to
3:13:04 > 3:13:09the ones to beat, topping times in training, and it has left some of
3:13:09 > 3:13:12the other nations wondering what on earth is going on.I was notified
3:13:12 > 3:13:17this morning about the speed suits and I'm curious to know if it is
3:13:17 > 3:13:23legal. It has nothing to do with the athletes at all. Amy is one of my
3:13:23 > 3:13:27best friends and her helmet in 2010 was in question. I just think it
3:13:27 > 3:13:31seems to be a recurring thing and I would rather address it before we
3:13:31 > 3:13:36start racing.We are always thinking outside the box, where can we find
3:13:36 > 3:13:40these 1% differences, where can we improve our equipment, our helmets,
3:13:40 > 3:13:48our race suits, everything. But there is a very strict rule book,
3:13:48 > 3:13:50and everything gets checked by a jury, the same jury that checks
3:13:50 > 3:13:53every single nation. So I have no worries whatsoever, I would just
3:13:53 > 3:13:58say, people just don't want you winning, do they?You know that the
3:13:58 > 3:14:02British are going to bring out some new developments on race day,
3:14:02 > 3:14:07everybody does, whether it is Sled, helmet, racer suit, a different
3:14:07 > 3:14:11start technique! There are many, many different combinations that you
3:14:11 > 3:14:13can bolt on, as long as you don't go into territory which is illegal,
3:14:13 > 3:14:19then...Is this a track that suits them? They don't really know it that
3:14:19 > 3:14:25well compared to the European tracks, do they?Sometimes you just
3:14:25 > 3:14:29get here and start sliding and you just get a feel for it and it bonds
3:14:29 > 3:14:34with the way that you slide and your equipment and everything. Some of
3:14:34 > 3:14:37the people who have come here are not getting on with the track at
3:14:37 > 3:14:42all.There has been some chat about these British suits in the papers -
3:14:42 > 3:14:47is that a factor in what is making them quick?I don't think so. There
3:14:47 > 3:14:50may be something in the way they have designed the suits, but they
3:14:50 > 3:14:54put a vest over the top of it so that would negate any aerodynamics
3:14:54 > 3:14:59they're potentially getting from the material. Similar to British
3:14:59 > 3:15:02Cycling, they could just mention it and it is a little bit of smoke and
3:15:02 > 3:15:05mirrors that they have actually worked on another element of their
3:15:05 > 3:15:08equipment and it is putting people off the scent.There has been a lot
3:15:08 > 3:15:16of chat about the suit, how is it? As a British team of course we push
3:15:16 > 3:15:18the Olympic Games, no-one sleeps, every nation will be getting the
3:15:18 > 3:15:24best kit that they can, and we're a exactly the same.Have you cleared
3:15:24 > 3:15:27it before racing?Yeah, all equipment is cleared and agreed and
3:15:27 > 3:15:34checked and everything, absolutely.
3:15:34 > 3:15:41Very similar in fact to the campaigns in 2010, and 2014. If the
3:15:41 > 3:15:45results are anything like these two Olympics we will be in for a very
3:15:45 > 3:15:50good weekend. And I am used to this from cycling,
3:15:50 > 3:15:54it is the same people who have made the suits so the technology, the
3:15:54 > 3:15:58work goes in, and at the last minute they make it available. The rule is
3:15:58 > 3:16:02the suits have to be available to everybody but I doesn't matter if
3:16:02 > 3:16:06you make them available the day before competition startsThe
3:16:06 > 3:16:09technology is there for everyone to push the boundaries on within the
3:16:09 > 3:16:13rights of the legal book, because we are at the forefront of that, we saw
3:16:13 > 3:16:18the investment we have put into skeleton, a lot of that has gone
3:16:18 > 3:16:24into aerodynamic, you saw with Amy's melt, for me I think the competitors
3:16:24 > 3:16:28are getting worried and that started this ripple, I am being
3:16:28 > 3:16:32controversial, this ripple of play to play into our Fleetwood threes
3:16:32 > 3:16:37heads, because they are fast, and they are having to defend
3:16:37 > 3:16:42themselves.Yizy is never like that. She speaks calmly, and I am hoping
3:16:42 > 3:16:47they are not letting this panic in, make it is a psychological thing, I
3:16:47 > 3:16:51hope not but this is the Olympics, everyone wants to win, we are the
3:16:51 > 3:16:55Biggs threat in skeleton right now and they are trying to, you know,
3:16:55 > 3:17:02displace us.Now they have to settle down, believe in the times and put
3:17:02 > 3:17:06it in action, so Dom Parsons will set off for his first and second
3:17:06 > 3:17:10runs and tomorrow night he will have the third and fourth, tomorrow, no,
3:17:10 > 3:17:13the morning, Friday morning, what is tomorrow? Friday morning our time,
3:17:13 > 3:17:18we will have the women for their first two runs and Saturday morning
3:17:18 > 3:17:23the medals will be decided. Right, Rhona.
3:17:23 > 3:17:25After all that controversy. His first and second runs and tomorrow
3:17:25 > 3:17:28night he will have the third and fourth, tomorrow, no, the morning,
3:17:28 > 3:17:30Friday morning, what is tomorrow? Friday morning our time, we will
3:17:30 > 3:17:33have the women for their first two runs and Saturday morning the medals
3:17:33 > 3:17:35will be decided. Right, Rhona. After all that controversy. Chemmy
3:17:35 > 3:17:37is going "I am going to be controversial". The only thing
3:17:37 > 3:17:39controversial is the Norwegian men teems and we will get a good sight
3:17:39 > 3:17:42of their outfits, they are in pink. I think it is their Valentine's Day
3:17:42 > 3:17:45outfit. How do you think the Great Britain men are performing against
3:17:45 > 3:17:49Canada? They have the advantage but it is not over yet.It is not. There
3:17:49 > 3:17:53is five ends to go. They are only half way through the game. They are
3:17:53 > 3:17:57two down without the hammer. Canada got off to a good start. Great
3:17:57 > 3:18:04Britain have had to try with the hammer to score, big and it has led
3:18:04 > 3:18:08to them forced to take one at the end and blank an end. They don't
3:18:08 > 3:18:13have that draw weight in their back pocket today. They are about 20%
3:18:13 > 3:18:17behind Canada in their draw success rate. So you know, Great Britain
3:18:17 > 3:18:22will have to get the shots in play if they want to built up their two
3:18:22 > 3:18:26and last stone advantage.It is not the end of testify world if they
3:18:26 > 3:18:30lose this, one would expect Canada to beat everybody but it would be
3:18:30 > 3:18:35important to stay away from Canada in the semifinals.Yes, to be honest
3:18:35 > 3:18:41nobody wants to play da in a semifinal of an Olympic Games but if
3:18:41 > 3:18:46it gets you in the top four that is your priority, you have to make sure
3:18:46 > 3:18:51you yourself are qualifying for that top four place. It is not the end of
3:18:51 > 3:18:55the world, oh... Well... Misseses are...
3:18:55 > 3:19:01LAUGHTER . That was timing!A lot loss is not
3:19:01 > 3:19:06the end of the world. You never know what can happen, but you know there
3:19:06 > 3:19:10is nine games to go, it is a long week, you have to focus on the here
3:19:10 > 3:19:15and now.They have got a win on the board having beaten Switzerland in
3:19:15 > 3:19:19an extra end earlier today, this is the second game of the day. First
3:19:19 > 3:19:23experience of Olympic action for this rink, let us get to know them
3:19:23 > 3:19:30better and see the action develop as we rejoin Logan Gray, Jackie
3:19:30 > 3:19:33Lockhart and Steve Cram. Thank you Claire.
3:19:33 > 3:19:35I think we should talk pants.
3:19:35 > 3:19:36Claire. I think we should talk pants.
3:19:36 > 3:19:42One or two shots of that nature, but the Norwegian pants were mentioned.
3:19:42 > 3:19:47We were having a closer look, full of hearts but the colour is a bit
3:19:47 > 3:19:53shocking, never mind! Yes, you saw, you were watching that shot from
3:19:53 > 3:20:00Kyle Waddell going through. That almost epitomises the way
3:20:00 > 3:20:05things are going. Going. It has been the third and fourth players who
3:20:05 > 3:20:09have been lagging in terms of performance against their Canadian
3:20:09 > 3:20:16counterparts. That was a bit of a shocker.
3:20:17 > 3:20:21So Canada with the hammer here with this two shot lead. Trying to draw
3:20:21 > 3:20:26in, they have three in the house already, if you were, want to have a
3:20:26 > 3:20:29good view of that. A bit of a target for Kyle, that is a much better
3:20:29 > 3:20:33shot. Great shot. Well done, freezing right up against that
3:20:33 > 3:20:44Canadian stone. A bit of a sigh of relief after that previous one.
3:20:44 > 3:20:48With the stones being quite close proximity, in there, then, there is
3:20:48 > 3:20:53maybe a chance to play another freeze on there. Canada is going to
3:20:53 > 3:21:00peel the guard. Come on you two. It's, let us be
3:21:00 > 3:21:06positive about this, keep the body language good up here, it was
3:21:06 > 3:21:12mentioned in the studio, this is Canada they are playing, and, wile a
3:21:12 > 3:21:16defeat here is certainly nothing to be embarrassed about, just want them
3:21:16 > 3:21:22to raise their game, play a bit better here, a better second half.
3:21:22 > 3:21:28Take it through to the tenth end. If Canada win, fine, find your shot
3:21:28 > 3:21:31hearseFind your draw weight. Thomas Muirhead, maybe getting the chance
3:21:31 > 3:21:37to play a couple of take outs. As Rhona said in her commentary,
3:21:37 > 3:21:42there is five ends to go. Keep yourself in the game here.
3:21:42 > 3:21:47The score is only 4-2. I may feel like more than that but it is only
3:21:47 > 3:22:00two shots of a difference. They need to get their stealing
3:22:00 > 3:22:05boots on so they don't have the last advantage and when you score against
3:22:05 > 3:22:11the hammer, we call that steal. We really need to get a couple of steep
3:22:11 > 3:22:14steals going to give us a chance. -- steals.
3:22:14 > 3:22:20It is not bad there, just that coming just the top of the house.
3:22:20 > 3:22:24Things could be, you could be Switzerland, they lost to Great
3:22:24 > 3:22:31Britain. In this very tight game, went to the extra end and they are
3:22:31 > 3:22:37down 3-1 against Italy. Switzerland one of the fancied teams. Norway are
3:22:37 > 3:22:43trailing Japan. Japan with the hammer, going into their sixth end.
3:22:43 > 3:22:48Sweden. They are moving Serb presently on at the moment --
3:22:48 > 3:22:53serenely on at the moment against the home nation Korea.
3:22:53 > 3:22:58If they spend a huge amount of time on the discussions they will run out
3:22:58 > 3:23:05of time.They have used their time out.
3:23:16 > 3:23:22When we are playing with two teams where there is a British team and a
3:23:22 > 3:23:25team speaking a language which maybe the three of us can't quite, we are
3:23:25 > 3:23:31chatting about what they might do, we have the Canadian four, here,
3:23:31 > 3:23:38where all three enthralled to listen to the discussion going on.
3:23:38 > 3:23:45They are kind of doing our job for us out there.Even the best curlers
3:23:45 > 3:23:50in the world like to listen in to discussion other teams have. There
3:23:50 > 3:23:55is an opportunity for learning.In Kevin Koe's team you have one of the
3:23:55 > 3:24:02best teams in the world at the top of their game. They very much sell
3:24:02 > 3:24:06the trends for various techniques or strategies and that sort of thing,
3:24:06 > 3:24:10so every team wants to keep on top of what the best are doing.So after
3:24:10 > 3:24:14all that discussion, they are going to peel the top one, they are hoping
3:24:14 > 3:24:17to take it through between the yellow and the red on the left-hand
3:24:17 > 3:24:20side of the screen as we were looking.Which seemed like the
3:24:20 > 3:24:27obvious call.Yes, the first obvious call, yes, but...He he has done it.
3:24:27 > 3:24:34Exactly what they wanted.
3:24:37 > 3:24:42A shrug from Marc Kennedy as if to say what did you think? Of course I
3:24:42 > 3:24:48was going to do that. I would rather we were a foot short
3:24:48 > 3:24:54than a foot heavy.Freeze here is is a really good call.Yes, sorry a
3:24:54 > 3:24:57nice communication from Kyle, he is very clear about where they could
3:24:57 > 3:25:01and couldn't be here, he would rather it was short of that freezes
3:25:01 > 3:25:05rather than heavy and bumping them off.That comes back to your point
3:25:05 > 3:25:09about a message to Thomas, if they need be they can sweep it in. Be
3:25:09 > 3:25:14short not heavy. It is important as the thrower to
3:25:14 > 3:25:18have that clarity about what is a good shot and what is not.
3:25:18 > 3:25:21Because they can just be very small margins away from the perfect
3:25:21 > 3:25:27result. They are having to work it hard.
3:25:27 > 3:25:31Want to bring it right in the they can.
3:25:31 > 3:25:40Yes. Just thought that was going to slow up a bit but it kept going.
3:25:40 > 3:25:47They are happy to leave it high. It was losing its line.
3:25:47 > 3:25:51I think he was afraid there, because he didn't want to hit his yellow and
3:25:51 > 3:25:57push some space between the yellow and the red. That makes it easier
3:25:57 > 3:25:59for the Canadians to throw big weight at it and spring everything
3:25:59 > 3:26:04out of the house.When those two stone, explain are sitting straight
3:26:04 > 3:26:08like that, so close, it is difficult to move that yellow. Certainly from
3:26:08 > 3:26:18face on.
3:26:20 > 3:26:28Freeze might be better yes.He is going to make this...What about
3:26:28 > 3:26:33your shot, into this?I think the Canadians have to try and touch the
3:26:33 > 3:26:37yellow on to the red and move the red themselves, to give themselves
3:26:37 > 3:26:41at least an opportunitiment the way it is sitting right now is in favour
3:26:41 > 3:26:46of the GB team. I am glad you said that because I am
3:26:46 > 3:26:51thinking why leave it like this? What, they are leading?They don't
3:26:51 > 3:26:56make a play on it it might be too late. It seems crazy that Canada
3:26:56 > 3:27:05would do that. They do like to make things
3:27:05 > 3:27:09complicated at times would be my only criticism of the Canadians but
3:27:09 > 3:27:14generally they spend a lot of time discussing the calls and it is not
3:27:14 > 3:27:18like it affecting the execution, they still make it, so let us see
3:27:18 > 3:27:28how this one works out for Marc. Look how hard they are working this.
3:27:28 > 3:27:38Starting to turn. It is over, over curling.Hello.
3:27:38 > 3:27:45That could have worked out better for us.It has split the two stones.
3:27:45 > 3:27:55It wasn't a good shot from Kennedy, but... Hasn't done too much damage.
3:27:55 > 3:28:05Is he looking to tap that back again a little?I am thinking any kind of
3:28:05 > 3:28:11tap in here he has his own to use? Is that any good? As good as we make
3:28:11 > 3:28:16it.We have heard that a bit this week, it's good if you make it.
3:28:16 > 3:28:25Yes. Positivity off the scale!
3:28:25 > 3:28:32It makes it tough. We can call a tie.Maybe a time out coming here, a
3:28:32 > 3:28:40bit of discussion, time out called. Get Viktor down, see what he thinks.
3:28:40 > 3:28:47We have to throw weight. That means it is either this shot...And I was
3:28:47 > 3:28:50thinking about a guard, a really close guard. Canada is only sitting
3:28:50 > 3:28:58one at moment but you can come off the up side one.
3:28:58 > 3:29:02Whatever they decide to do, they have worked hard in this end to
3:29:02 > 3:29:07create a situation at the very least, which they haven't had too
3:29:07 > 3:29:12many, the one the two times they have had a situation building they
3:29:12 > 3:29:22have to capitalised.
3:29:22 > 3:29:26have to capitalised. I like Viktor, he doesn't say what he is thinking,
3:29:26 > 3:29:36he asks them then one of them answers he says yes.
3:29:39 > 3:29:50Might slash it that way.That is true.You could tap it.I think you
3:29:50 > 3:29:53have done a bit of coaching yourself, you are wear of different
3:29:53 > 3:29:59coaching style, I am sure his coaching style would fall into the
3:29:59 > 3:30:05less away fair category. In a coaching scenario with people
3:30:05 > 3:30:11in the game and you are able to input, I think what you want to do
3:30:11 > 3:30:15is to allow the individual to feel as though they have made up their
3:30:15 > 3:30:20own mind and comfortable with what they have chosen, to always kind of
3:30:20 > 3:30:24come in and go, no, you are wrong, this is what I think you should do,
3:30:24 > 3:30:32to me is not, I don't know, you guys have played this, within reason, not
3:30:32 > 3:30:37anywhere what youry they should be doing, if you can coax someone round
3:30:37 > 3:30:41to a way of thinking that they think they were going do in the first
3:30:41 > 3:30:49place, that is the way to go.
3:30:49 > 3:30:54JACKIE LOCKHART: I am a firm believer, as a skip when you're down
3:30:54 > 3:31:01there, generally, your first thought is the one to go with.
3:31:02 > 3:31:06STEVE CRAM: Sorry, what did they decide?!It looks like they have
3:31:06 > 3:31:11called a tap.Isn't that what we said right at the beginning?
3:31:11 > 3:31:17LOGAN GRAY: I think there are just calling a freeze. I have been
3:31:17 > 3:31:24pointing my Chapstick at the screen! Very annoyingly!Just put it in that
3:31:24 > 3:31:28pocket between the yellow stone is, and that makes it extremely awkward
3:31:28 > 3:31:38for Canada! Because it kind of locks all the yellow stones up. Let's see
3:31:38 > 3:31:43how it works here, they need to get to the nose of that yellow stone,
3:31:43 > 3:31:49that's the key here...It's not far away, is it? Not far away. Lovely.
3:31:49 > 3:31:56That's an excellent shot.
3:31:57 > 3:32:00That's an excellent shot. Good weight. And you can see how happy he
3:32:00 > 3:32:04is, that's the first time I've really seen him smile, a little
3:32:04 > 3:32:09comment. I think he was pretty pleased with himself there. Well,
3:32:09 > 3:32:14you can see Kevin Koe thinking, I'm coming in here, I'm going to shift
3:32:14 > 3:32:20of these around a little bit. But for the first time, Great Britain
3:32:20 > 3:32:26able to make him think a little.
3:32:31 > 3:32:39I can tell you, this one is not going to be hanging around.No, to
3:32:39 > 3:32:43move that many rocks, that close together, you've got to do it with a
3:32:43 > 3:32:47fair bit of weight.Drive it back into the cluster of yellows and see
3:32:47 > 3:32:52what happens...And the determination on the face of the
3:32:52 > 3:33:01Canadian skip as he watches his stone try and run that back in...
3:33:01 > 3:33:07So, Great Britain still lying two after that. Well, he's opened them
3:33:07 > 3:33:12up, though.
3:33:13 > 3:33:16up, though. Even he couldn't know where they were going to end up
3:33:16 > 3:33:22there. I'm not saying it was hit and hope, but for him it was a case of,
3:33:22 > 3:33:26this situation, I've got to change it. So, at least he has done that.
3:33:26 > 3:33:32I'll say it was a hit-and-hope!OK, good! Because that's what it looked
3:33:32 > 3:33:39like!It is so difficult when you're moving so many stones to understand
3:33:39 > 3:33:45where they're all going to go. When you're talking about five or six
3:33:45 > 3:33:52stones, then it's impossible to know. So, for the first time,
3:33:52 > 3:33:55really, in the whole match, GB are actually in strong shape here.But
3:33:55 > 3:34:03again, you have to capitalise. You've got to keep that pressure on
3:34:03 > 3:34:08Kevin Koe, ask him to make a big shot, fine, if he makes it, great,
3:34:08 > 3:34:15but don't give him an easy option here.So, you heard the guys saying,
3:34:15 > 3:34:22they just want to finish somewhere in the 8ft, which is the white heart
3:34:22 > 3:34:35of the circle, the house, that you see. -- the white part.
3:34:35 > 3:34:38see. -- the white part. I think they have to be careful. I would be maybe
3:34:38 > 3:34:43wanting to bring it in a little bit further, because he still has an
3:34:43 > 3:34:48angle on the yellow. To lift the two, depending on how high this
3:34:48 > 3:34:54stone is.
3:34:55 > 3:35:01stone is. OK, so this one is going to come right in.
3:35:01 > 3:35:07Over curling!
3:35:07 > 3:35:19They keep changing their mind on whether to sweep this or not.
3:35:20 > 3:35:26Well, that might just have given a chance here to Kevin Koe. Double
3:35:26 > 3:35:30takeout, is he going to be able to see it if he plays that? They're
3:35:30 > 3:35:37already lying one anywhere.I don't think he has to rely with his
3:35:37 > 3:35:41shooter, because if he takes these two yellows out, his chief rates are
3:35:41 > 3:35:47counting two shots.If he removes both those yellow stone is, they're
3:35:47 > 3:35:51going to lose both the shooter and the one next to it. They just need
3:35:51 > 3:35:57to score one here. They've got to pick the shot to give them the best
3:35:57 > 3:36:06chance of doing that.So, Kevin Koe looking to take out both of these
3:36:06 > 3:36:11British yellows. Oh, just the one! And that is a steal for Great
3:36:11 > 3:36:17Britain! And after a bit of pressure applied, the Canadian skip doesn't
3:36:17 > 3:36:26come up with the goods this time. Well, that was well played, and at
3:36:26 > 3:36:29the end, yes, he had the chance to make the shot and save the
3:36:29 > 3:36:33situation, but for once, it's Canada who will be doing that missed
3:36:33 > 3:36:38opportunity, because it has given a steal to Great Britain netted that
3:36:38 > 3:36:46means that they close to 4-3 after six ends. It will mean task that
3:36:46 > 3:36:51Canada became the hammer into the seventh end, but again we were
3:36:51 > 3:36:55talking about even ends, and that was just much better. Better
3:36:55 > 3:37:04shotmaking, and better decision-making as well. What was
3:37:04 > 3:37:07interesting during that end, you can both comment on this, was just a
3:37:07 > 3:37:11little bit of indecision with Canada, a lot of chat, they've been
3:37:11 > 3:37:15running the clock down as well, they've used two minutes more
3:37:15 > 3:37:19thinking time than Great Britain - is that going to become an issue
3:37:19 > 3:37:26comment we've got four ends to go... LOGAN GRAY: Yeah, the Canadian team,
3:37:26 > 3:37:29they're kind of running things through pretty quickly now. They're
3:37:29 > 3:37:32leading in the game, and generally, you would be quite happy leaving
3:37:32 > 3:37:38about three minutes per end thinking time. But when you get down to the
3:37:38 > 3:37:43business and you want to have a little bit of extra time in the bank
3:37:43 > 3:37:48in case you have a lorry especially interesting situation to face!Quick
3:37:48 > 3:37:53update on the other scores, it is all square between Norway and Japan
3:37:53 > 3:37:59now at 3-3. Sweden look well in control against our hosts, Korea, at
3:37:59 > 3:38:055-1. And Switzerland, well, they are really up against it, another steel
3:38:05 > 3:38:10for Italy, who now lead 4-1 in that match.
3:38:15 > 3:38:20Maybe we should have seen that one coming, Italy played very well
3:38:20 > 3:38:23against Canada this morning. Similar to this, they kind of stayed close
3:38:23 > 3:38:29enough all the way through to the tenth end, Canada running out
3:38:29 > 3:38:36winners 5-3 in the end. A little short there?
3:38:40 > 3:38:46So, all to play for.Yeah, right-back in it, only a one shot
3:38:46 > 3:38:50game all of a sudden. And it worked out well in the end, for them to
3:38:50 > 3:38:58force that mistake from Canada. It kind of goes back to those lead
3:38:58 > 3:39:01stones, Jackie, the importance of the setup, and they actually did a
3:39:01 > 3:39:04better job? JACKIE LOCKHART: Yeah, it is key as
3:39:04 > 3:39:14we have said before, where a place their lead stones sets up the end.
3:39:27 > 3:39:43Still seem to be struggling managing these stones of Cammy Smith's.
3:39:43 > 3:39:48these stones of Cammy Smith's.So, Ben Hebert leading for Canada.
3:39:59 > 3:40:07Not quite getting that one as far in as he wanted, and a chance here for
3:40:07 > 3:40:15Great Britain to come round those guards. Kyle Waddell.The nice thing
3:40:15 > 3:40:20about playing against Kevin Koe is that actually, a lot of time he is
3:40:20 > 3:40:24looking to kind of kill the game. And in doing so, they're leaving
3:40:24 > 3:40:29stones around. And that kind of worked in Great Britain's favour in
3:40:29 > 3:40:32the previous end, and it looks like it will be the same again in this
3:40:32 > 3:40:34one.
3:40:37 > 3:40:41Sits down! That's even better, good shot!
3:40:45 > 3:40:49Well, it has ended up in not a bad place, really. It is well covered
3:40:49 > 3:40:57but it is not the shot he intended to play.
3:41:02 > 3:41:07LOGAN GRAY: Another interesting call here.Kevin Koe definitely playing a
3:41:07 > 3:41:12very offensive game here, he has the chance to open the house up but he
3:41:12 > 3:41:22has chosen to play very aggressive. He's betting himself almost against
3:41:22 > 3:41:30Kyle Smith, isn't he?
3:41:30 > 3:41:35Kyle Smith, isn't he? Marc Kennedy has been playing well, but Thomas
3:41:35 > 3:41:40Muirhead and Kyle Smith certainly got it together in the previous end.
3:41:40 > 3:41:46Again, a little opportunity.
3:41:46 > 3:41:52Can we throw back line and join those?I think we might have to give
3:41:52 > 3:41:56RGB boys a little bit more credit, they had some slack shots at the
3:41:56 > 3:42:00beginning but now into the seventh end, they're settled in and we have
3:42:00 > 3:42:06seen a lot better performances after the fifth end break.I think we were
3:42:06 > 3:42:10saying that they were just not quite getting there shots and Canada were
3:42:10 > 3:42:14capitalising. Maybe the pendulum has just swung the other way, where
3:42:14 > 3:42:21Canada are not quite making their shots now and Great Britain have
3:42:21 > 3:42:28been able to execute better.The longer the game goes on, and GB
3:42:28 > 3:42:33manage to stay in it rather in their mixed performance so far, they're
3:42:33 > 3:42:37going to believe that they can still win this one.I keep coming back to
3:42:37 > 3:42:41the point, I think winning would be brilliant, if you get beat, OK, but
3:42:41 > 3:42:50play well. Play well against Canada. I'll take the point about Italy this
3:42:50 > 3:42:55morning, they've played well against them, and they've carried that
3:42:55 > 3:42:58into... Just watching their match in front of us, against Switzerland.
3:42:58 > 3:43:03They will have
3:43:03 > 3:43:08They will have walked off the ice this morning thinking, we've gave
3:43:08 > 3:43:15Canada a good game, win nearly won it.
3:43:17 > 3:43:21it. Still two left up there.
3:43:36 > 3:43:39CLARE BALDING: This game is poised on a knife edge, we're going to
3:43:39 > 3:43:43conclude it on BBC Two, because we're heading to the news on BBC
3:43:43 > 3:43:47One. So, curling will continue on BBC Two and we will also have
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3:43:53 > 3:43:56the extraordinary sport of double luge.