BBC One Day 9: GB Men in Curling and GB in Two-man Bobsleigh

0:00:42 > 0:00:46This is the biggest days so far in these games for the British teams.

0:00:46 > 0:00:55Let's hand over to our commentary duo...

0:00:55 > 0:01:00duo...Isabel Atkin, what does she have in her run? It's the biggest

0:01:00 > 0:01:05run of her life. It starts now.

0:01:05 > 0:01:05have in her run? It's the biggest run of her life. It starts now. Come

0:01:05 > 0:01:08on, Izzy Atkin... The final jump... Ooh!

0:01:08 > 0:01:14CHEERING Must try and remain impartial here.

0:01:14 > 0:01:20Third-place!

0:01:20 > 0:01:24Third-place! Ladies and gentlemen, Great Britain's Izzy Atkin takes a

0:01:24 > 0:01:27bronze medal.Let's turn our attention now to short track speed

0:01:27 > 0:01:34skating.A big night of short track racing ahead. Not least in the

0:01:34 > 0:01:39women's 1500 metres. The seats are about to start. A tremendous return

0:01:39 > 0:01:44to the ice. Elise Christie safely through to the semifinals.Today

0:01:44 > 0:01:51it's all about the skeleton...A warm welcome to the Sliding Centre

0:01:51 > 0:01:56ahead of round three of the women's skeleton. Lizzy Yarnold is two

0:01:56 > 0:02:02hundredths off the lead. They will not be separated by much on the

0:02:02 > 0:02:09line. Laura stays in fourth place. Elise Christie needs to finish in

0:02:09 > 0:02:16the first two to get into the Olympic final. The race is on as

0:02:16 > 0:02:22they take the bell. Elise Christie in third-place! They come around the

0:02:22 > 0:02:29final bend... Elise Christie has crashed again now, in the semifinal,

0:02:29 > 0:02:36and yet again she ends up in a distraught heap on the floor.Now we

0:02:36 > 0:02:41come to the potential medallists... Hold it together! Laura Deas going

0:02:41 > 0:02:48next for Great Britain... She is confirmed as for fudges-macro Lizzy

0:02:48 > 0:02:56Yarnold next. The Olympic champion, can she make history and win again?

0:02:56 > 0:03:05This could be at least a silver for Lizzy Yarnold Eriksen it's a gold

0:03:05 > 0:03:13medal run, I'm sure of it.She needs the run of her 28 years to tip out

0:03:13 > 0:03:17Lizzy Yarnold.Time is dropping away. And it looks like Lizzy

0:03:17 > 0:03:22Yarnold will win again. Does Laura Deas have a medal in her? She wins

0:03:22 > 0:03:32gold again! Laura Deas has won bronze as well.A great day for

0:03:32 > 0:03:36Great Britain at the Winter Olympics...

0:03:36 > 0:03:38STUDIO: A day of such mixed emotions.

0:03:38 > 0:03:40STUDIO: A day of such mixed emotions. 30 years, the tension, the

0:03:40 > 0:03:44triumph and in the end a record-breaking day for Team GB. The

0:03:44 > 0:03:50first time three medals have ever been won on one day, the first time

0:03:50 > 0:03:52British athletes have ever successfully defended an Olympic

0:03:52 > 0:03:57title and the first time two places on the podium had been filled by

0:03:57 > 0:04:02British athletes. It all meant that early this morning, Lizzy Yarnold

0:04:02 > 0:04:07climbed onto the middle step of that podium to receive her gold medal.

0:04:07 > 0:04:12The smile and a clapping for all of those who supported her. Her team

0:04:12 > 0:04:16members, family members and her husband too. And, the pleasure that

0:04:16 > 0:04:21she was able to share this moment with Laura Deas. Laura winning the

0:04:21 > 0:04:24bronze medal. Her friend and team-mates. Laura has been

0:04:24 > 0:04:30instrumental in keeping Lizzy going. She said that pressure is a

0:04:30 > 0:04:40privilege, she is the queen of the skeleton.

0:04:51 > 0:05:01"God Save The Queen" PLAYS.

0:05:12 > 0:05:17CHEERING APPLAUSE

0:05:17 > 0:05:22There are all of the people celebrating with Lizzy and Laura,

0:05:22 > 0:05:28the two flags going up together. Only seconds before she says to come

0:05:28 > 0:05:32up. The silver medallist from Germany there and the mementos that

0:05:32 > 0:05:37they have representing the mountain range in Pyeongchang. They will take

0:05:37 > 0:05:41those home with them. And straight after the ceremony, Nick Hope caught

0:05:41 > 0:05:48up with the double Olympic champion, Lizzy Yarnold...This must feel

0:05:48 > 0:05:52incredible. Two-time Olympic champion, you finally got your hands

0:05:52 > 0:05:57on the gold?It is becoming more real. Being able to belt out the

0:05:57 > 0:06:04national anthem was extraordinary. I loved it!How does the medal feel?

0:06:04 > 0:06:08It is beautiful! It is the bark of the tree, that is what it

0:06:08 > 0:06:11represents. I'm a big environmentalist. I adore the

0:06:11 > 0:06:15design. It is heavy and beautiful and represents everything I have

0:06:15 > 0:06:23been working for.And what a journey?Yes, I cannot even begin to

0:06:23 > 0:06:28explain all of the arts and the downs. We really did believe that we

0:06:28 > 0:06:34could do this. I mean, British sport is coming on so far. The Winter

0:06:34 > 0:06:38Olympics, although we are the underdog, we are making a name for

0:06:38 > 0:06:43ourselves. We could not do it without the support of everyone at

0:06:43 > 0:06:49home. The British press, national lottery players, I do not do it by

0:06:49 > 0:06:56myself. This is everyone's gold medal, who has helped me.You said

0:06:56 > 0:07:00that Britain was the underdog, with three medals in the skeleton they

0:07:00 > 0:07:03are now the favours?It is extraordinary, we have a skill of

0:07:03 > 0:07:08learning the track quickly, no home advantage but learning an Olympic

0:07:08 > 0:07:13track wicket. Focusing inwardly and not worrying on what anyone else is

0:07:13 > 0:07:18doing. Hopefully that can continue into the future and into Beijing!

0:07:18 > 0:07:24Absolutely, talk us through the last 24 hours, they must have been crazy!

0:07:24 > 0:07:29Yes, I only had three hours sleep, I cannot really sleep with my chest at

0:07:29 > 0:07:35the moment but it is a media whirlwind. Laura and I started to

0:07:35 > 0:07:40cry an hour ago, live on TV with Clare Balding! The emotions will

0:07:40 > 0:07:44keep going for weeks and weeks.And how strange was that this morning,

0:07:44 > 0:07:50going to breakfast as normal but as an Olympic champion again, and a

0:07:50 > 0:07:56bronze medallist?The bobsleigh guys always shout at me, "Champ! " and

0:07:56 > 0:08:01now they don't know how to say double Champ! It is lovely to have

0:08:01 > 0:08:12other athletes with you and know you in the gym, day in, day out. This is

0:08:12 > 0:08:16a success together.Is a double Olympic champion, and part of

0:08:16 > 0:08:22history, it was a Super Saturday, can you sum up what it means to you?

0:08:22 > 0:08:26What Super Saturday means and our success without the winter athletes,

0:08:26 > 0:08:29we never stopped believing in ourselves and all of these

0:08:29 > 0:08:33extraordinary events that we put ourselves through, we do it with

0:08:33 > 0:08:39British grit and go for it and do the best that we can. It isn't bad,

0:08:39 > 0:08:43bringing home four medals already and seeing what the week-old is!

0:08:43 > 0:08:48Lizzy Yarnold,

0:08:48 > 0:08:53Lizzy Yarnold, thank you! It has been a triumph of commitment.These

0:08:53 > 0:08:57are the headlines in the Sunday papers, celebrating the success of

0:08:57 > 0:09:05Lizzy Yarnold, one of them referring to her as Queen Lizzy We have other

0:09:05 > 0:09:14studio guests with us. What do you think this moment means for women's

0:09:14 > 0:09:22sport and winter sport?Obviously, so much.

0:09:22 > 0:09:26so much. For British winter sport, we are not an Alpine nation, we

0:09:26 > 0:09:31don't have the facilities but British skeleton look at it from a

0:09:31 > 0:09:34business perspective, like British cycling, how do we put together a

0:09:34 > 0:09:40programme that will deliver success. They have done it and kept doing it.

0:09:40 > 0:09:46Bronze, silver, gold, gold, and now three medals. It shows if you are

0:09:46 > 0:09:49systematic and approach it well, there are no barriers to success. It

0:09:49 > 0:09:54doesn't mean it is easy but you can put together a programme. To have

0:09:54 > 0:09:58three medals yesterday, three women, such fantastic role models for young

0:09:58 > 0:10:03girls to look up and say, it doesn't matter on my background. I can

0:10:03 > 0:10:09achieve and do anything that I want. It is just amazing.For all of the

0:10:09 > 0:10:14sweating and the pain in training, and all of the doubts that Lizzy may

0:10:14 > 0:10:18have had another struggle with her sinuses and her breathing, sharing

0:10:18 > 0:10:22the joy with her friend and team-mate Laura Deas, this will

0:10:22 > 0:10:29inspire people but as an individual, how do you think Lizzy Yarnold

0:10:29 > 0:10:34personifies the attitude and how well she talks about what is needed

0:10:34 > 0:10:39to be a champion?She has an amazing mix of passion but level-headedness.

0:10:39 > 0:10:44She knows it takes a roller-coaster ride to get there. She had a tough

0:10:44 > 0:10:49four years. She still has self belief. She is perfect for winter

0:10:49 > 0:10:53sports. She is the perfect a bit me of someone who has gone and done it

0:10:53 > 0:10:57four years ago, and takes the grit and does it again four years later.

0:10:57 > 0:11:02It is so difficult to do. She's had a target on her back. It would have

0:11:02 > 0:11:07been easy to retire four is a guy at the top of her game. To do a second

0:11:07 > 0:11:12Olympics, if she didn't win the gold it would have been a failure. She

0:11:12 > 0:11:14believed in herself, against everything, against this sinus

0:11:14 > 0:11:18problem. That she hasn't been on top form this year. I'm getting goose

0:11:18 > 0:11:23bumps again because she is incredible.Bet is the first race

0:11:23 > 0:11:29she has won since taking the World Championships in 2015.She has had

0:11:29 > 0:11:32concussion, injuries, and huge setbacks. But she never stopped

0:11:32 > 0:11:36believing. She hasn't had the greatest season but she got it right

0:11:36 > 0:11:42and in that moment it shows what a superstar she is. Uber and that is

0:11:42 > 0:11:45synonymous with life. People think that you are at the top and we see

0:11:45 > 0:11:49Lizzy every four years being amazing. We need to see that she's

0:11:49 > 0:11:55gone through real lows to bring it back up. Even if young women

0:11:55 > 0:12:00watching think this is a tough time they are at now, Lizzy has been

0:12:00 > 0:12:05there. Yesterday she was at the top of what you could do in sport.That

0:12:05 > 0:12:10is why sport reaches out beyond the winning of a match or a race, it is

0:12:10 > 0:12:14bigger than that. These men and women have gone through so much to

0:12:14 > 0:12:18get to where they are and it is exciting to think that we have

0:12:18 > 0:12:22reached a stage where we aren't just hoping for a bronze medal here or a

0:12:22 > 0:12:26great fifth-place finish, we are winning gold medals and to have two

0:12:26 > 0:12:30athletes on the podium together size an awful lot about the team spirit

0:12:30 > 0:12:36between them and also the depth of the talent -- says an awful lot.

0:12:36 > 0:12:43We've seen the first rung of the GB two-man bob. A great time posted by

0:12:43 > 0:12:49Brad Hall and Joel Fearon. Brad is the pilot, job is one of the fastest

0:12:49 > 0:12:57100 metre runners. He slots in behind Brad, this

0:12:57 > 0:12:58100 metre runners. He slots in behind Brad, this track is really

0:12:58 > 0:13:01challenging?We said from the start that the key on this track is the

0:13:01 > 0:13:07velocity. They are super athletes, they had the start and the velocity.

0:13:07 > 0:13:11Brad had a phenomenal run here. A great first run in training this

0:13:11 > 0:13:14week but has been struggling in the middle of the pack. This is

0:13:14 > 0:13:23fantastic.We can see the speeds they are reaching. The former bob

0:13:23 > 0:13:30one-week get to it will be the fastest of the sliding vehicles?

0:13:30 > 0:13:35Brad is a specialist. This was not expected, for him to be in this

0:13:35 > 0:13:40position at this stage. It is great, he is such a talented driver and he

0:13:40 > 0:13:44can really build over the coming years.Two teams in the four man

0:13:44 > 0:13:50Bob, is Brad the number one hope? They have been switching around, but

0:13:50 > 0:13:59for him, key has been performing better this season.

0:13:59 > 0:14:02better this season.You have seen all of the athletes, the women's

0:14:02 > 0:14:07sleds, and the four man pilots, everybody has been their daily. The

0:14:07 > 0:14:11track has changed so much since the test event.The quicker they can

0:14:11 > 0:14:14pick up those changes, we are talking centimetres that will make

0:14:14 > 0:14:19the perfect line and make those races.After the first run, we will

0:14:19 > 0:14:24be back at one o'clock for the second run. Seventh place after the

0:14:24 > 0:14:28first run. Brad Hall for Great Britain, not point to nine behind

0:14:28 > 0:14:36the leaders. You can see how close it is, those top three places.It is

0:14:36 > 0:14:39the same as the Luge and the skeleton, we will see so much stuff

0:14:39 > 0:14:44around. It is a tricky track. It is the dangerous track we saw in

0:14:44 > 0:14:50Vancouver. It is very technical. If you don't get your minds right, you

0:14:50 > 0:14:54can lose huge spaces. We have seen it in the luge and the skeleton and

0:14:54 > 0:14:57hundred percent sure that we will see it in the

0:14:57 > 0:14:59hundred percent sure that we will see it in the bobsleigher as well!

0:14:59 > 0:15:02If you look at this

0:15:02 > 0:15:02see it in the bobsleigher as well! If you look at this for a close

0:15:02 > 0:15:06finish, the biathlon that was run earlier this morning was

0:15:06 > 0:15:12extraordinary. The 15 kilometre mass start. 30 by athletes here. Watch

0:15:12 > 0:15:15out for the athlete in the middle there. With the number two on his

0:15:15 > 0:15:23bib. He is trying to become the first Frenchman to win four Olympic

0:15:23 > 0:15:27gold medals. He is going for a career of four gold medals. Going to

0:15:27 > 0:15:34the finish with us, Rob Walker...

0:15:34 > 0:15:41Fourcade has to be focused here. I'm sure when he was in the range for

0:15:41 > 0:15:47the fourth time in the individual race, he was, in his mind, en route

0:15:47 > 0:15:51to yet another Winter Olympics gold. But it unravelled with his last two

0:15:51 > 0:15:55shots and that will surely be in the mercurial Frenchman's mind as he

0:15:55 > 0:16:01prepares himself for this last visit to the range ahead of a three K

0:16:01 > 0:16:11circuit to glory. Simon Schempp, world champion. Eric Lesser, silver

0:16:11 > 0:16:18medallist twice four years ago.

0:16:22 > 0:16:23medallist twice four years ago. Can the three-time Olympic champion

0:16:23 > 0:16:32Martin Fourcade produce a quartet of golds?

0:16:38 > 0:16:44They are all up and running. No mistakes from anyone yet. There is

0:16:44 > 0:16:50Eric Lesser's first mistake.

0:16:50 > 0:16:52Eric Lesser's first mistake. Nasa has missed two, so Martin Fourcade

0:16:52 > 0:17:01and Simon Schempp -- Eric Lesser has missed two. Real disappointment

0:17:01 > 0:17:18therefore Eric Lesser. Can one of these men get in the mix?

0:17:24 > 0:17:33Eder has missed two. The defending Winter Olympic champion is there as

0:17:33 > 0:17:41well. Fourcade will fancy the job here. Still waiting to see who is

0:17:41 > 0:17:46third.

0:17:52 > 0:17:55Martin Fourcade, no luxury of a fist pump to the crowd, because Simon

0:17:55 > 0:17:59Schempp, the reigning world champion in this event, is breathing down his

0:17:59 > 0:18:06neck. The defending champion is coming out of nowhere to be in with

0:18:06 > 0:18:17a shout for podium. Eric Lesser made two costly misses at the range.

0:18:17 > 0:18:19two costly misses at the range. It looks like the three men are all

0:18:19 > 0:18:26vying for the bronze, Benedict Doll, the sprint world champion, the

0:18:26 > 0:18:29defending champion and Arrow Glacier, the German, who has been by

0:18:29 > 0:18:34far the most accurate in the region to that last visit. This is the

0:18:34 > 0:18:38battle for gold. It is Martin Fourcade, the three-time Winter

0:18:38 > 0:18:42Olympic champion, aiming for a hat-trick of medals in the Winter

0:18:42 > 0:18:49Olympics in this event. Silver in Vancouver, silver in Sochi. Two men

0:18:49 > 0:18:52battling for gold and silver. Three men in the bottom of your shot,

0:18:52 > 0:19:02battling for bronze.

0:19:02 > 0:19:06battling for bronze. What a race on our hands we have here. This is

0:19:06 > 0:19:14superb. The German and French coaches roaring encouragement to

0:19:14 > 0:19:24these biathletes.

0:19:24 > 0:19:29these biathletes. Benedikt Doll, world sprint champion. Bronze in the

0:19:29 > 0:19:34pursuit.

0:19:42 > 0:19:56This would be amazing from Svendsen. Many thought the legendary Norwegian

0:19:56 > 0:19:58who carried the flag in the opening ceremony was over the hill and

0:19:58 > 0:20:01passed it, but he might be giving himself one more opportunity for an

0:20:01 > 0:20:08individual medal. Benedikt Doll looks over his shoulder and so does

0:20:08 > 0:20:18Svendsen. Nothing to separate those three.

0:20:18 > 0:20:23three. Five men. Only room on the podium for three. Can Martin

0:20:23 > 0:20:36Fourcade some acceleration here in the last couple of kilometres?

0:20:37 > 0:20:40the last couple of kilometres? Can the three-time Winter Olympic

0:20:40 > 0:20:46champion make it four? We will see some incredible celebrations if he

0:20:46 > 0:20:51does. And what about Simon Schempp? He had a relay silver four years

0:20:51 > 0:20:55ago, but this would be by far the biggest victory of his career. Yes,

0:20:55 > 0:20:59he's the world champion in this event, but this is the Winter

0:20:59 > 0:21:02Olympic Games and it only comes around once every four years. If

0:21:02 > 0:21:08Simon Schempp is to become the champion, he will do so beating one

0:21:08 > 0:21:15of the all-time greats, Martin Fourcade, the Frenchman. 1400 metres

0:21:15 > 0:21:20to go. Still nothing to separate these two men. But which one is

0:21:20 > 0:21:25hurting the most? Who is going to start settling the silver first? Who

0:21:25 > 0:21:34is driven on by a relentless desire for glory? Massive burst of

0:21:34 > 0:21:43acceleration by Eric Lesser, and use the ah -- Benedikt Doll is suddenly

0:21:43 > 0:21:54finding himself out of contention. Lesser in third.

0:21:54 > 0:21:57Lesser in third. At the bottom of your picture, Martin Fourcade,

0:21:57 > 0:22:02trying to get a gap between himself and Simon Schempp as the other three

0:22:02 > 0:22:08come tearing down towards that sharp right-hander before the long climb

0:22:08 > 0:22:14and the contemplation of a sprint finish.

0:22:27 > 0:22:32Martin Fourcade and Simon Schempp, preparing themselves for the final

0:22:32 > 0:22:38assault. One more lung bursting push for the line. What about this battle

0:22:38 > 0:22:47for bronze? Three of them are still there. Svendsen, Eric Lesser,

0:22:47 > 0:22:55Benedikt Doll and Svendsen is going for this. He is desperate for

0:22:55 > 0:22:59another Olympic medal. He hasn't produced his best so far, but this

0:22:59 > 0:23:06is the closest he has come to being on the podium in these games. This

0:23:06 > 0:23:10is what world-class sport is all about. If you are watching hour

0:23:10 > 0:23:15biathlon for the first time, it doesn't matter. Who has got the

0:23:15 > 0:23:20heart, who has got the drive, who has the desire and who has the

0:23:20 > 0:23:24belief to see that moment that will go down in history? Simon Schempp,

0:23:24 > 0:23:30the world champion, Martin Fourcade, the multiple Winter Olympic

0:23:30 > 0:23:33champion. This would be the biggest moment in Schempp's life, but

0:23:33 > 0:23:38Fourcade is driving. Schempp is trying to come on the right-hand

0:23:38 > 0:23:43side. It's so close! It is shoulder to shoulder, eyeball to eyeball! Oh,

0:23:43 > 0:23:47my goodness me! It's a photo! I think Martin Fourcade thinks he may

0:23:47 > 0:23:53have lost it on the line. Has Emil Hegle Svendsen got the bronze? Yes,

0:23:53 > 0:24:03he has. Root is on the podium again. Fourcade is shaking his head. Has

0:24:03 > 0:24:08Simon Schempp relegated Martin Fourcade down to the silver medal

0:24:08 > 0:24:14for the third successive time in these games? Fourcade has been given

0:24:14 > 0:24:19it. Silver in Vancouver, silver in Sochi. Is it gold for Martin

0:24:19 > 0:24:27Fourcade? I think it might be. Rob Walker was right. Fourcade can

0:24:27 > 0:24:31finally celebrate because this time, he is on the right side of the photo

0:24:31 > 0:24:34finish. It was a tremendously exciting closing lap and lunge for

0:24:34 > 0:24:40the line. Simon Schempp of Germany just missed out. Fourcade gets his

0:24:40 > 0:24:43timing spot on to win the fourth Winter Olympic gold medal of his

0:24:43 > 0:24:48career and to make up for just missing out on this event for the

0:24:48 > 0:24:52last two games. Look out his frustration! Last time, he was in

0:24:52 > 0:24:55that photo finish with Svendsen and they got the same time, but Fourcade

0:24:55 > 0:25:06was adjudged to have finished just behind. This time, he has done it.

0:25:06 > 0:25:09Martin Fourcade becomes the greatest ever French Winter Olympian, moving

0:25:09 > 0:25:14past Jean-Claude Killy. We can see where France stand now in the medal

0:25:14 > 0:25:25table. Norway are top for the first time.

0:25:31 > 0:25:36Now, the latest news on Elise Christie, who so far has had two

0:25:36 > 0:25:39incredibly unlucky but also disastrous falls in the speed

0:25:39 > 0:25:43skating. She was taken to hospital last night for x-rays on her right

0:25:43 > 0:25:50ankle. No broken bones. She says she is working hard alongside Team GB to

0:25:50 > 0:25:56try and turn this around, but her leg is very swollen. Chemmy, she is

0:25:56 > 0:26:01in a lot of pain.Very swollen. She is cycling to get that swelling out

0:26:01 > 0:26:06and then there are these boots that have compression, so she's trying to

0:26:06 > 0:26:09get that swelling up to the heart so she can get rid of it. She is doing

0:26:09 > 0:26:12all the right things. The fact that she is already on the bike is good

0:26:12 > 0:26:22news. If anyone can do it, she is fierce enough.If you can make it to

0:26:22 > 0:26:27Tuesday, there is just one race than a couple of days to keep icing it,

0:26:27 > 0:26:32get the swelling down. But she will have to deal with the pain.She will

0:26:32 > 0:26:36not feel the pain if she gets on the start line. The adrenaline will kick

0:26:36 > 0:26:41in and she will be ready. She is tough enough to handle the pain.So

0:26:41 > 0:26:45speaks a woman who has looked through pain barrier is more than

0:26:45 > 0:26:52once before!

0:26:52 > 0:26:58There has been drama in the curling.

0:27:00 > 0:27:05Eve Muirhead knows that this stone can't count because the red light

0:27:05 > 0:27:09comes on to signify that she had committed a hard-line violation. You

0:27:09 > 0:27:14have to release the stone before the red line. And although it looked as

0:27:14 > 0:27:18if she had released it before the red line, she may just have tapped

0:27:18 > 0:27:21the back of the handle with her finger as she was taking her hand

0:27:21 > 0:27:25away, and that would have activated the red light. There are still

0:27:25 > 0:27:29discussion as to whether the technology was working, but the

0:27:29 > 0:27:33upshot of it is that Sweden have beaten with Britain and the British

0:27:33 > 0:27:36women manage to win two of their last three games to progress to the

0:27:36 > 0:27:43knockout stages. Those last three games are going to be tough as it is

0:27:43 > 0:27:45Switzerland, Japan and Canada they have got. Canada started

0:27:45 > 0:27:50appallingly, but have made a comeback as they always do. That

0:27:50 > 0:27:55could be the one that decides. Onto the men's team. They are currently

0:27:55 > 0:28:00in action against Italy. We will be rejoining the game shortly, but here

0:28:00 > 0:28:06is their table.

0:28:06 > 0:28:09is their table. The top four go through to the knockout stages, so

0:28:09 > 0:28:13Britain need to be winning their remaining matches. When we left them

0:28:13 > 0:28:16on BBC Two, Great Britain were leading but Italy took two in the

0:28:16 > 0:28:21sixth end and as we join it, the score is 3-3. Britain have the

0:28:21 > 0:28:28hammer in end seven. Logan Gray and Jackie Lockhart.

0:28:28 > 0:28:33You join us at an extremely exciting part of the end. There is a tactical

0:28:33 > 0:28:38exchange going on here as GB look to try and blank in the seventh end to

0:28:38 > 0:28:44take the hammer into the eighth. Kyle Smith, the GB skip, is trying

0:28:44 > 0:28:50to make a take-out of his own. He wants to hit this red on the

0:28:50 > 0:28:56left-hand side. Get it a bit close to the nose. GB are still lying in

0:28:56 > 0:29:06shot position after that. Italy have a bit of work to do here is the

0:29:06 > 0:29:12debrief of that Stone continues.

0:29:13 > 0:29:18debrief of that Stone continues. A positive result for GB.

0:29:26 > 0:29:38He has left just about all you can see that red.

0:29:38 > 0:29:48see that red. Has to be very careful here, though.

0:29:48 > 0:29:51here, though.Joel Retornaz' eyes peeled on the stone coming down the

0:29:51 > 0:29:57ice. We have seen them flirt with a couple of guards in this game and

0:29:57 > 0:30:09sneak by.He is playing a controlled weight here.

0:30:09 > 0:30:20weight here.Lovely shot by the Italian fourth player.

0:30:22 > 0:30:31But he has left a controlled double take-out for Team GB to school two

0:30:31 > 0:30:36here.

0:30:36 > 0:30:44It leads an opportunity for Team GB. A shot required from Kyle Smith. If

0:30:44 > 0:30:50he makes it perfectly, it could remove both of the reds and go to

0:30:50 > 0:31:00line two.

0:31:00 > 0:31:11A deep breath required... Again, favouring that controlled takeout.

0:31:11 > 0:31:15This one is quite a lot more difficult than that one. It looks

0:31:15 > 0:31:23very close. Have they got it? They certainly have! A great shot by Kyle

0:31:23 > 0:31:30Smith to score too. A big response from Team GB as they restore a two

0:31:30 > 0:31:37shot lead that they had earlier in the game. Team GB are looking good.

0:31:37 > 0:31:45Just three ends to come. Leading Italy 5-3.

0:31:49 > 0:31:52Italy 5-3. It has been an enthralling match all the way. An

0:31:52 > 0:31:58extremely tight game. A big two in the first end. For the first time,

0:31:58 > 0:32:03you can really sense that Team GB is beginning to take control again?

0:32:03 > 0:32:11They played that end very well, there was a lot of cat and mouse

0:32:11 > 0:32:14initially, with Italy putting its guards up but they had to make a

0:32:14 > 0:32:18play on something. With how the stones Lane, it's a great

0:32:18 > 0:32:25opportunity to pick up two. Italy played a lovely shot. They turned

0:32:25 > 0:32:34the play and they did a wonderful job of picking up a deuce.The

0:32:34 > 0:32:39second of the game for Team GB. It comes at a very important time in

0:32:39 > 0:32:48the match. Italy running out of time, just three ends to come. Cammy

0:32:48 > 0:32:57Smith gets that next end started... If we cannot pick a winner in that

0:32:57 > 0:33:00time, we will go to an extra end, like we did earlier with the women's

0:33:00 > 0:33:05team.

0:33:11 > 0:33:16It must be extremely reassuring to know that you have their weight

0:33:16 > 0:33:21control in the back pocket?He has set them up well with this game.

0:33:21 > 0:33:25Just after that big shot that Kyle Smith played, the whole team are a

0:33:25 > 0:33:32little pumped and ready to finish off the game. It would be nice if

0:33:32 > 0:33:41they could for one here. -- Force one. Womack the Italians are looking

0:33:41 > 0:33:49focused, they are not down and out here.

0:33:50 > 0:33:58The corner guard goes up... Italy try and forge an opportunity to

0:33:58 > 0:34:02school with two of their own to get back into the game. It's even

0:34:02 > 0:34:12Stevens at the lead position, 91%. The line is good!The boys had to

0:34:12 > 0:34:16remember that even if they give up a two here, they have the hammer in

0:34:16 > 0:34:20the ninth, and it would be really nice if they could try and play an

0:34:20 > 0:34:26end where they have a blank. Take the hammer down the last...

0:34:26 > 0:34:30CHEERING A big roar goes up in the arena, as

0:34:30 > 0:34:36Korea put a steel on the board. The seventh end to tie the game up after

0:34:36 > 0:34:48a score of two in the sect, five each against Denmark.

0:34:48 > 0:34:51each against Denmark. It looks like a similar approach to what we saw

0:34:51 > 0:34:58from Italy in the sixth end. The men put their first score of two on the

0:34:58 > 0:35:03board in the game. They try and tap the yellow back alongside the other

0:35:03 > 0:35:15GB stone. The sweepers are trying to drag it down there.

0:35:15 > 0:35:19drag it down there. For the first time in the match, we have seen it

0:35:19 > 0:35:26getting under the skin of the Italian fourth, Lizzy.Completely

0:35:26 > 0:35:29the wrong line, probably down to the weight. You need more to tap the

0:35:29 > 0:35:36yellow back. Did not have it, it's an opportunity for Team GB to clean

0:35:36 > 0:35:40up the corner guard. That was a shot that will cause difficulty. Should

0:35:40 > 0:35:46they get one round behind it.

0:35:46 > 0:35:49they get one round behind it.It is good to see the Team GB boys

0:35:49 > 0:35:54relaxing a little bit. Even Stevens at second, 70% there. It is good to

0:35:54 > 0:35:59see them relaxing. Let's keep focused on the job in hand and not

0:35:59 > 0:36:05relax too much. A two shot lead at this stage, by no means a decisive

0:36:05 > 0:36:10margin.

0:36:10 > 0:36:14margin. You would prefer to be two shots up rather than two down!

0:36:14 > 0:36:19Certainly!

0:36:28 > 0:36:36The Italians trying to particular Don the red. -- card on the red. I

0:36:36 > 0:36:42think that Great Britain will go for it...

0:36:42 > 0:36:47it...We saw Team GB doing this the last time, they are happy to run the

0:36:47 > 0:36:54stones down. Make it difficult for Italy to score. The more Italian

0:36:54 > 0:36:58stones that they can move from play, the less likely that they will score

0:36:58 > 0:37:05a big end.We are getting a Mexican wave in the crowd, the first this

0:37:05 > 0:37:14week!The first in the Gangneung curling arena. I was lucky enough to

0:37:14 > 0:37:22be part of one in the ganging Ice Arena on the short track the last

0:37:22 > 0:37:28weekend -- Gangneung Ice Arena.

0:37:28 > 0:37:31weekend -- Gangneung Ice Arena.They would be focused on the game in

0:37:31 > 0:37:37hand, it shouldn't really be affecting them.

0:37:37 > 0:37:44affecting them. In another corner for Italy.

0:37:44 > 0:37:46for Italy.The Mexican wave is still going, a great performance by the

0:37:46 > 0:37:57home crowd! CHUCKLES All right, enough now!They will get

0:37:57 > 0:38:05tired very shortly!They will need a cat nap before the tenth end. Thomas

0:38:05 > 0:38:13Muirhead making the appeal...

0:38:13 > 0:38:19Muirhead making the appeal... Great energy shown by the home support.

0:38:22 > 0:38:26Joel Retornaz makes his way up. Italy will keep trying to protect

0:38:26 > 0:38:35that Stone in the house.

0:38:43 > 0:38:47They have been putting it in pretty much the perfect spot over the last

0:38:47 > 0:38:51couple of stones. More of the same and as Jackie said, they keep

0:38:51 > 0:38:56running the stones down before they make a move. Giving Team GB as

0:38:56 > 0:39:04little time as possible to make a double.That was overdone there. Not

0:39:04 > 0:39:12at all covering the red in the house.8% between those statistics.

0:39:12 > 0:39:18It could be the beginning, where we see a two shot gap between the two

0:39:18 > 0:39:22teams on the scoreboard. A great performance so far from Thomas

0:39:22 > 0:39:30Muirhead. A slightly different delivery. A more classical delivery.

0:39:30 > 0:39:37We call it the Manitoba tarp, where your knees are over the front bed.

0:39:37 > 0:39:45-- the Manitoba tuck.

0:39:46 > 0:39:48-- the Manitoba tuck. A lot of speed making in delivering the stone like

0:39:48 > 0:39:56that.Thomas would like to have rolled right between these two

0:39:56 > 0:40:10yellows. But there is an opportunity for a takeout on these two yellows.

0:40:18 > 0:40:32Or is he looking at tapping them back? Trying to create a nest.

0:40:33 > 0:40:40We shouldn't get too excited. GB lying in three. They gave up a score

0:40:40 > 0:40:53of two. There is still work to be done here.After some discussion

0:40:53 > 0:41:05they are looking to catch the yellow and catch a little role. They have

0:41:05 > 0:41:21the guard. They have to utilise it. A sneaky fleck.

0:41:22 > 0:41:29A sneaky fleck. It hasn't been catching well at all.

0:41:52 > 0:41:57It should be a straightforward takeout for Kyle Smith. Said it a

0:41:57 > 0:42:01couple of games ago. It really spurned the opportunity. Hopefully

0:42:01 > 0:42:08he has learned from that one. A couple of lovely takeouts with the

0:42:08 > 0:42:14last end anyway. Suggesting it is the case.

0:42:16 > 0:42:21the case. The sweepers will tire on this one. Trying to keep it

0:42:21 > 0:42:26straight. Get this red pass the yellow. It was over curled again.

0:42:26 > 0:42:38That is a big mistake by the GB skip. It seems there is a silly shot

0:42:38 > 0:42:48that brings Italy right back into it.It is a missed opportunity, two

0:42:48 > 0:43:02yellows. Making it very difficult. It is another gifted opportunity to

0:43:02 > 0:43:13the Italians.

0:43:15 > 0:43:21We should see a double takeout here. He will want the shooter to lie.

0:43:21 > 0:43:29That has too happen if he wants to create two here.Throwing a lot of

0:43:29 > 0:43:34his weight behind this.That was way too much, a missed opportunity.

0:43:34 > 0:43:40Going from one side to the other.He is looking a little agitated out

0:43:40 > 0:43:46there at the moment, Amos Mosaner. A couple of mistakes are creeping into

0:43:46 > 0:43:53the Italian performance. Whether it is getting the better of him...

0:43:53 > 0:44:00Maybe he plays golf in the summer? Swinging his brush around anyway.

0:44:00 > 0:44:09Kyle Smith should be able to see this red stone. It should be happy

0:44:09 > 0:44:21enough for Italy to blank here. Going past the guard... He has

0:44:21 > 0:44:29courted, can you believe it? Come on...Sat right behind the shot. I

0:44:29 > 0:44:34thought from the moment he let it go, it was tight. Just a fuse slack

0:44:34 > 0:44:44shots, it was a get out of jail free card. The possibility of rolling the

0:44:44 > 0:44:53end, in taking the hammer into the ninth end... Italy would have taken

0:44:53 > 0:45:01it into the ninth there. A simple draw for two here for Italy.It will

0:45:01 > 0:45:08be a score of two for Italy. Disappointing for Kyle Smith. GB

0:45:08 > 0:45:12will concede a couple of shots. I think we could see Kyle Smith

0:45:12 > 0:45:20getting a bit of a telling off from the officials there.

0:45:24 > 0:45:37It changes things for GB so much. Five each.

0:45:39 > 0:45:45Five each.You can hear the boys rallying around to support Kyle. The

0:45:45 > 0:45:54game is not over. Two Moore ends to go.

0:45:54 > 0:46:01go.A lot of panic on the face of Kyle Smith there.

0:46:01 > 0:46:03Kyle Smith there. He is starting to get angry and miss shots as a

0:46:03 > 0:46:12result. You want to keep making shots.The Italians can be quite

0:46:12 > 0:46:19over excitable. I think we were beginning to put pressure on and

0:46:19 > 0:46:22they were making mistakes, but we are not capitalising at the moment

0:46:22 > 0:46:28and that is a real shame.

0:46:36 > 0:46:40Just taking two is back and forth in the last few ends. Italy scored two

0:46:40 > 0:46:47in the sixth and the eighth end and GP had one of their own in the

0:46:47 > 0:46:52seventh -- GB.

0:46:56 > 0:46:59seventh -- GB. Jackie, the boys are playing well at the moment. They

0:46:59 > 0:47:06just need to have a few finishing touches.

0:47:06 > 0:47:12touches.Yeah, Cammy is setting the end up well. They just have to

0:47:12 > 0:47:18remember that and use each other to support one another. If Kyle is

0:47:18 > 0:47:23having a bad game, try and keep him involved, talk him through the shot

0:47:23 > 0:47:27before he plays it. There must be lots of things to do to support one

0:47:27 > 0:47:35another. Think about plan B if plan A isn't going to work. He didn't

0:47:35 > 0:47:39have too sit on the nose of that shot. I realise he couldn't see a

0:47:39 > 0:47:44loss of it, but he only had to catch the outside of it.Do you think

0:47:44 > 0:47:51those shots are still playing on his mind?For sure. You will know

0:47:51 > 0:47:53yourself, being a skip, that sometimes it is difficult to get rid

0:47:53 > 0:47:58of the shots that you have played badly. But that is why we have

0:47:58 > 0:48:01psychologists in the sport, to mentally help you progress and

0:48:01 > 0:48:08calculate what you have done wrong to improve it for the next game.

0:48:19 > 0:48:23Kyle Smith is taking a bit of time-out and watching the game next

0:48:23 > 0:48:32door, trying to end the stewing. Sometimes it's better to have that

0:48:32 > 0:48:37kind of close proximity of discussion. You don't want to give

0:48:37 > 0:48:43away your game plan.Not if you are a Canadian or American, because they

0:48:43 > 0:48:47do like to give away their game plan and to the opposition what they are

0:48:47 > 0:48:51going to play and what the opposition is going to play. They

0:48:51 > 0:48:57had a little confab to decide what to do. All of the team have to want

0:48:57 > 0:49:03to do the same thing.

0:49:14 > 0:49:25They are really curling at the end here.

0:49:29 > 0:49:32I think they are looking for something in a similar position

0:49:32 > 0:49:37here.

0:49:37 > 0:49:45here. Kyle Waddell keeping his eyes up, trying to judge the distance.

0:49:53 > 0:50:00They didn't want that short of the house.No, they needed it right in.

0:50:00 > 0:50:07Sitting on top of their own yellow would have been great.

0:50:12 > 0:50:19would have been great. Italy choose to come round the other side.

0:50:26 > 0:50:39Coming down the other side of the sheet this time, Simone Gonin.

0:50:39 > 0:50:41sheet this time, Simone Gonin. They would like this one to stay in front

0:50:41 > 0:50:47of the TV line. As Jackie mentioned, lots of curl. A bit of a let off

0:50:47 > 0:50:58here for GB.That is going a little too far. What a curl that took one

0:50:58 > 0:51:04came into the house.

0:51:04 > 0:51:10came into the house. Kyle Waddell is going to remove the red stone we

0:51:10 > 0:51:20see.Got a fortunate result out of that. I don't think he meant to

0:51:20 > 0:51:31leave his shooter out there.

0:51:32 > 0:51:36There are a few yellow stone is kicking around and just the one red

0:51:36 > 0:51:46of Italy. Right next door, USA against Norway.

0:51:48 > 0:51:53against Norway. Norway are in their red, floral fancy pants today.Yeah,

0:51:53 > 0:51:58the Norwegians must have a whole suitcase of fancy pants. They have a

0:51:58 > 0:52:05different power on every day.

0:52:10 > 0:52:17They would have liked that to come a bit further in.

0:52:19 > 0:52:29bit further in. There was an opportunity

0:52:29 > 0:52:39opportunity for a slash on the yellow.What a shot. They love the

0:52:39 > 0:52:47result.Apologies again for the foul language. A little bit of excitement

0:52:47 > 0:52:53coming in. But that was a wonderful shot.

0:52:54 > 0:53:07shot.Hit its sweet as a nut.Great result.

0:53:11 > 0:53:17Italy still lie one shot at the moment, though.They don't nearly

0:53:17 > 0:53:24have the same amount of protection that they did before, though.

0:53:43 > 0:53:54This will be a long guard.

0:53:58 > 0:54:03He kicked the yellow stone, but he has replaced it back to where he

0:54:03 > 0:54:07thought it was, which GB are allowed to let because he has confirmed that

0:54:07 > 0:54:18he kicked it accidentally.

0:54:23 > 0:54:31Thomas Muirhead makes the peel nicely.

0:54:31 > 0:54:40It is going to be more of the same for Italy.

0:54:40 > 0:54:43for Italy. It has been a common theme from one end to another of

0:54:43 > 0:54:50Italy throwing guards and then GB claimed appeals. -- playing the

0:54:50 > 0:54:53peels.

0:55:05 > 0:55:13Let's see if they get the job done.

0:55:13 > 0:55:20There might be more deliberation over this one.What would be nice is

0:55:20 > 0:55:26a nice, controlled way, with the opportunity that you can hold it,

0:55:26 > 0:55:43push the red back.Looks like you're going to get that, Jackie.

0:55:48 > 0:56:00A good shot by Thomas Muirhead.That was a nice try. At least they gave

0:56:00 > 0:56:07at every opportunity. The fact that it stayed in the house is good. It

0:56:07 > 0:56:21is fully visible to Italy, so they could get a hit and roll.

0:56:21 > 0:56:23could get a hit and roll.We were talking about how the stones can

0:56:23 > 0:56:27swing more as the game goes on. The sliding track is where the players

0:56:27 > 0:56:36deliver the stone up the middle of the playing area. It has had a bit

0:56:36 > 0:56:47of the pebble knocked off and the stones are curling a bit more. Amos

0:56:47 > 0:56:50Moss and -- Amos Mosaner looking to match the stone play by Thomas

0:56:50 > 0:56:55Muirhead.

0:56:56 > 0:57:15Muirhead.And he has. There is a fair bit of tension out there today.

0:57:15 > 0:57:21He is frustrated because he feels like he made that shot but it was

0:57:21 > 0:57:25slightly misjudged. All of a sudden, GB can see the poking its nose out

0:57:25 > 0:57:31of the other side.He led a very good stone, but we already knew that

0:57:31 > 0:57:37once the weight comes off it, there is a lot of movement. We saw Thomas'

0:57:37 > 0:57:46do the same thing.

0:57:46 > 0:57:50do the same thing.We have our first final score of session eight. It is

0:57:50 > 0:57:53Sweden disposing of Japan with consummate ease with a score of five

0:57:53 > 0:58:01in the eighth end to win 11-4. So Sweden go to six and zero, still

0:58:01 > 0:58:04perfect this week. And Japan go to three wins and three losses, which

0:58:04 > 0:58:11is good for GB. With a win here against Italy, we can join Japan. We

0:58:11 > 0:58:16have already played and beaten them, so we have a better ranking over

0:58:16 > 0:58:26them.

0:58:31 > 0:58:37That took a long time before it wanted to make contact with the red

0:58:37 > 0:58:50stone. I think he has done enough.

0:58:50 > 0:58:56That could be a handy one later. Just two stones to come here in the

0:58:56 > 0:59:06ninth end.

0:59:19 > 0:59:26Well, this is a huge shot here for Amos Mosaner.

0:59:30 > 0:59:35Amos Mosaner. Going for the more adventurous shot here. They know

0:59:35 > 0:59:43they need to force GB to score one here in the ninth end.

1:00:04 > 1:00:12That looks like a draw for two for GB.There is a high red guard, which

1:00:12 > 1:00:26means you can't chip that red out, so...

1:00:27 > 1:00:35A draw to four is what we are looking for. We have to be careful,

1:00:35 > 1:00:39if he does not get right to the brush here, and give it a full

1:00:39 > 1:00:43opportunity, there is a huge swing as it comes into the house. We saw

1:00:43 > 1:00:50the Italian shot, make a real drive towards the left hand side there.

1:00:50 > 1:00:56Right across the line...This is the final stone of the ninth end. I

1:00:56 > 1:01:01think they would be quite pleased seeing the draw, the takeout has not

1:01:01 > 1:01:04been very accurate in the last couple of ends.Does he need to

1:01:04 > 1:01:11catch this, will it stop? I don't think it is going to stop.Trying to

1:01:11 > 1:01:20sweep it through...It is too heavy! Oh, dear.Another missed

1:01:20 > 1:01:22opportunity, a real shame. The guys thought about catching the edge of

1:01:22 > 1:01:32the yellow but they were too late. The pool is so big there.Karl Smith

1:01:32 > 1:01:36is struggling to get the job done for Team GB. They are still in the

1:01:36 > 1:01:48lead after nine ends by one shot.

1:01:49 > 1:01:57Denmark scored three in the eighth end. Taking an 8-5 lead against the

1:01:57 > 1:02:05informal Korean side. Korea defeated Team GB yesterday -- in form. Giving

1:02:05 > 1:02:11them a third loss. Korea with their third of the week. It looks like

1:02:11 > 1:02:16Korea will go to one wing and five losses whereas Denmark will move up

1:02:16 > 1:02:25to two and four. It is a real shame, for Team GB. The score of two.

1:02:25 > 1:02:31Surely they would have been able to run the game home? Now it is a bit

1:02:31 > 1:02:35of a 50-50.I would have been more comfortable if I saw two on the

1:02:35 > 1:02:40scoreboard there.

1:02:41 > 1:02:43scoreboard there.Looking at it statistically, generally, a team

1:02:43 > 1:02:48with a 1-shot lead, coming home without the hammer, that would be

1:02:48 > 1:02:52about 60% of the time they win. We do have an advantage here. Not a

1:02:52 > 1:02:58very big one.

1:02:58 > 1:03:02very big one.Italy have, a couple of times, created and made two.

1:03:02 > 1:03:09That's what we need to be careful of.It is a shame his younger

1:03:09 > 1:03:15brother Kami wasn't throwing that. He has had a good game but

1:03:15 > 1:03:22unfortunately that is the story of curling. The four man team...There

1:03:22 > 1:03:29is a great deal more pressure on that final shot at the end. The job

1:03:29 > 1:03:35well done.Sometimes there are those high and technical shots and

1:03:35 > 1:03:40sometimes the pressure, the simplest shot there. It is the pressure of

1:03:40 > 1:03:46playing the last stone.Still all to play for for both teams. A 1-shot

1:03:46 > 1:03:54game. Both teams on two wins and three losses. With a win... Either

1:03:54 > 1:04:00team could very much stay in the hunt for the semis, two and four

1:04:00 > 1:04:06would be a long way back. You would not be down and out.Really having

1:04:06 > 1:04:11to work this out. Take it as far as you can. Guarding the red and in the

1:04:11 > 1:04:18house. Well swept.

1:04:24 > 1:04:32Italy with a tap back on the yellow stone here for the second

1:04:32 > 1:04:38stone here for the second stone of Daniele Ferrazza.

1:04:40 > 1:04:44Daniele Ferrazza. How frustrating can it be, Jackie, to know that you

1:04:44 > 1:04:48have been there. You have been the better team and had the upper hand

1:04:48 > 1:04:52but it does not tell on the scoreboard?It must be really

1:04:52 > 1:04:57frustrating. It will be telling on Kyle Smith at the moment. Down to a

1:04:57 > 1:05:02few of his stones that he has not executed well. He must be

1:05:02 > 1:05:05frustrated, the rest of the guys have played so well and set up those

1:05:05 > 1:05:11ends for him. That is the story of the week so far. You need the four

1:05:11 > 1:05:19guys to all play at the same time. What has happened here?

1:05:23 > 1:05:36What has happened here?I can only assume that the stone was burnt. I

1:05:36 > 1:05:41think Amos Mosaner reared up. The handle stops on it. It is rotating

1:05:41 > 1:05:49quite quickly there. A little kick and the handle stops.Did we think

1:05:49 > 1:05:54it would hit the guard, what do we think?I'm not sure, I don't think

1:05:54 > 1:05:58it was going to hit the guard.My goodness, it has been a day of

1:05:58 > 1:06:08controversy.

1:06:13 > 1:06:19Well, it is a little bit of a negotiation. It is quite nice to

1:06:19 > 1:06:25see. That is not what happened between Canada and Denmark earlier

1:06:25 > 1:06:30in the week.It is a running stone, they burnt it and they should remove

1:06:30 > 1:06:34it. Fair play if there are some stones in the house coming to rest,

1:06:34 > 1:06:41and the turgid, you know what it is going to do. Did he catch the

1:06:41 > 1:06:46running stone or did his foot catch a different stone?If you are

1:06:46 > 1:06:48wondering whether the time clocks are still running, they have

1:06:48 > 1:06:54stopped. It is a technical time-out situation. Players are waiting to

1:06:54 > 1:07:02see another replay. As they are down at the playing end of the ice. You

1:07:02 > 1:07:11are not the director, Kyle! He kicks it there. It is over the hog line.

1:07:11 > 1:07:29Did he touch it with his brush?His left foot just stalled it.

1:07:30 > 1:07:38It has touched just after the hog line.The official comes in to help

1:07:38 > 1:07:41decipher the situation.If it is a running stone, Italy have touched

1:07:41 > 1:07:46their own running stone and it is burnt and it should be removed.

1:07:46 > 1:07:57Yes... What a pressure for these young boys to be put under.You

1:07:57 > 1:08:08could have added weight. It could have landed there.

1:08:08 > 1:08:10have landed there.If I am totally honest, in my opinion, I don't

1:08:10 > 1:08:14really think it would have changed the trajectory of the stone that

1:08:14 > 1:08:22much.No, but whether it does or not, if you are

1:08:25 > 1:08:29not, if you are playing if you touch it with your brush, it you say you

1:08:29 > 1:08:32touched it and you move it. I realise it was getting close to the

1:08:32 > 1:08:40house but it wasn't in it. Real pressure put on there. The opposing

1:08:40 > 1:08:45skip has the decision, what they want to do with it.Another thing to

1:08:45 > 1:08:49consider is although the red stone is in the house, it could well be

1:08:49 > 1:08:53helping Team GB! But I am happy to see that they have not actually

1:08:53 > 1:08:57removed it in some ways. It has been a bone of contention this week

1:08:57 > 1:09:06already.It would have been a huge pressure for Kyle. I sometimes think

1:09:06 > 1:09:10the person who burnt the stone should be the one to remove it.And

1:09:10 > 1:09:14Rachel Homan decided to take one of those stones. It came back to bite

1:09:14 > 1:09:24her in the backside! They had some bad, and ended up losing. Hopefully

1:09:24 > 1:09:33the gods will look favourably on decision from Kyle Smith.

1:09:36 > 1:09:42decision from Kyle Smith. Back to the game in hand...

1:09:43 > 1:09:47the game in hand...It was nice that it was handled amicably online. It

1:09:47 > 1:10:00is up to you to make a decision as to what to do.

1:10:02 > 1:10:08They are having to work this hard... Are they going to take it in? Is it

1:10:08 > 1:10:13going to be in?

1:10:15 > 1:10:22going to be in? Just!It is a big decision for Kyle Smith. Time to

1:10:22 > 1:10:28tidy things up... Or it is time to go for it.Because of the angle of

1:10:28 > 1:10:39the Reds there, you could put another guard on.

1:10:41 > 1:10:47I don't know whether it has gone that far in...Thomas wants to throw

1:10:47 > 1:11:02a guard in and take the game down. What do you like?Long or intern.

1:11:02 > 1:11:12You are making him draw the white. That is good for us at the moment...

1:11:12 > 1:11:18We cannot slip too far and leave him...

1:11:19 > 1:11:24him...Yes, that has tried to prevent them from getting in close

1:11:24 > 1:11:30to the other one. Four feet there. Makes it harder for Italy to get

1:11:30 > 1:11:35through. That is good. Those stone placements are key. They don't want

1:11:35 > 1:11:47to come in too far. They've really got to be on the 12 Foot Circle.

1:11:52 > 1:11:53got to be on the 12 Foot Circle.A good early call from the sweepers to

1:11:53 > 1:12:00tell Kyle Smith that it isn't quite what they were looking for, the

1:12:00 > 1:12:06weight.They want to set...

1:12:22 > 1:12:27Italy looking to see if they want to come down and catch the edge of

1:12:27 > 1:12:35their own red. Try and split them to opposite ends of the house. Or

1:12:35 > 1:12:43whether they come down to the other side. They sit in the corner.All of

1:12:43 > 1:12:49the decisions are slowing right down, the end is almost grinding to

1:12:49 > 1:12:56a halt. Both teams understanding the gravity of this situation. The next

1:12:56 > 1:13:06eight or ten stones.The next is crucial. Whatever team wins the

1:13:06 > 1:13:18game. They are still very much in contention.

1:13:18 > 1:13:22Coming down on the intern, trying to do something a little nifty and

1:13:22 > 1:13:28moving them around. This is the line that Kyle Smith came down earlier.

1:13:28 > 1:13:41Does he pass? Nope!Kyle Smith tries to encourage it in. He just catches

1:13:41 > 1:13:50it.He plays enough weight, it is still in the house.

1:13:50 > 1:13:53still in the house.I do not think that Team GB will want any more of

1:13:53 > 1:14:01their stones to build up. It glances off the guard and back. Team GB can

1:14:01 > 1:14:08play a take out here.

1:14:08 > 1:14:15play a take out here.You have to be careful. This part of the ice here,

1:14:15 > 1:14:22are we passed the guard? Well done! That was nice and well played.It

1:14:22 > 1:14:29looks like it was pulling hard. Both teams were wary. Italy calling a

1:14:29 > 1:14:34time out here.

1:14:34 > 1:14:39time out here. The coach begins to make his way down. He used to be the

1:14:39 > 1:14:45Team GB men's coach for the British curling programme. A great story for

1:14:45 > 1:14:50you, Jackie. He played in two Olympic Games in 1988 and 1992. Both

1:14:50 > 1:14:58when it was a demonstration sport, so no medals. Soren Gram did not win

1:14:58 > 1:15:10a game in 1992.No way?I will remind him of that later on!And

1:15:10 > 1:15:22playing for Sweden?Try on the side that you want to be at...

1:15:24 > 1:15:30Do you want to play the double?

1:15:38 > 1:15:50I think it is too dangerous to play...

1:15:50 > 1:15:58If you try that one, how are you going to get rid of all the stones?

1:15:58 > 1:16:05Try to hit...

1:16:05 > 1:16:08Soren Gran always has a clear opinion on things and isn't scared

1:16:08 > 1:16:14to voice it. It looks like they are potentially going to peel the guards

1:16:14 > 1:16:19here.

1:16:19 > 1:16:25here.At the moment, the guards are the danger shot to them, because

1:16:25 > 1:16:28it's not making it easy for them to get into that GB yellow in the

1:16:28 > 1:16:33centre.

1:16:39 > 1:16:50So we will be looking to lift both of these.

1:17:04 > 1:17:07As you said, Joel Retornaz doesn't play a heavyweight. He had two

1:17:07 > 1:17:18stones he had to remove.

1:17:27 > 1:17:34You would have two hit it on the nose or just a little high.If we go

1:17:34 > 1:17:45here, what's he doing?Where to put your shot.Where are probably dead

1:17:45 > 1:17:50garden this one.When you first start learning how to defend a one

1:17:50 > 1:17:57shot lead coming home, you're taught to make sure you get rid of all the

1:17:57 > 1:18:00opposition stones. You don't give them a chance to hide anything

1:18:00 > 1:18:03behind. But when you get to the elite level, it's not quite as

1:18:03 > 1:18:10simple.

1:18:10 > 1:18:15simple.What is good for us is that the two reds at the front are not

1:18:15 > 1:18:29separated. They are angled together. It depends how you hit it.

1:18:32 > 1:18:41They are putting another guard on here.

1:18:41 > 1:18:49here. He has done what was asked of him.It helps that GB are lying

1:18:49 > 1:18:54three, not just two. So it makes it easier to call that guard. They have

1:18:54 > 1:18:57a lot of work to do to bring those reds at the front into a scoring

1:18:57 > 1:19:10position.They only have three stones left.

1:19:10 > 1:19:12stones left.As the Italians finish their discussions, we can confirm

1:19:12 > 1:19:22another final score on sheet D. Norway have finished off the USA to

1:19:22 > 1:19:31win 8-5. Norway are up to three wins and three losses. The United States

1:19:31 > 1:19:42of America will move to two and four.

1:19:44 > 1:19:50Italy have decided to come down here and catch their own red and roll the

1:19:50 > 1:19:56shooter across the other side to make some separation.

1:20:08 > 1:20:16A nice shot by Joel Retornaz. It will be easier for them to get at

1:20:16 > 1:20:22that shot stone now.

1:20:22 > 1:20:26that shot stone now. It is a very intriguing tenth end here. Still

1:20:26 > 1:20:31looks like it could go either way. Seems to be going in slow motion at

1:20:31 > 1:20:34the moment because there are a lot of discussions. The guys have plenty

1:20:34 > 1:20:40of time on the clock to have these discussions. So a nice, controlled

1:20:40 > 1:20:49weight here. Tap that red through, get a role on the centre line.

1:20:54 > 1:21:00Kyle needs to concentrate here.

1:21:07 > 1:21:13Kyle needs to gather himself after a few errant stones in the second

1:21:13 > 1:21:18half.

1:21:24 > 1:21:28Up and down with the brushes is usually a good sign. A well-placed

1:21:28 > 1:21:34shot.

1:21:39 > 1:21:53How are Italy going to magic a score of two out of this?

1:21:58 > 1:22:07The GB two yellow stands out count the red on the other side.

1:22:14 > 1:22:20He could come down either side and get the four foot, or he could try

1:22:20 > 1:22:25the double.

1:22:31 > 1:22:36The difficulty for Italy is that they don't have a great chance to

1:22:36 > 1:22:46score two at the moment.They need to think about going for the one.

1:22:48 > 1:22:51to think about going for the one. I guess this isn't a bad call, because

1:22:51 > 1:22:59it could open up the four foot for them.Here is this monstrous takeout

1:22:59 > 1:23:14weight that Amos Mosaner can play. Leaves a stone in the eight foot.

1:23:14 > 1:23:19Maybe if you put Joel's weight and Amos' weight together, that might be

1:23:19 > 1:23:24a better weight. That is real heavy granite here's pushing. And it

1:23:24 > 1:23:31didn't work out for him. You can see in his face.

1:23:32 > 1:23:35in his face.Kyle Smith is going for the straightforward shots, which may

1:23:35 > 1:23:40be the best course of action, given the struggles he has faced in this

1:23:40 > 1:23:46second half of the game.

1:23:46 > 1:23:50second half of the game. Could play the draw around if he wanted to turn

1:23:50 > 1:24:00up the pressure.

1:24:01 > 1:24:10It is a very well played tenth end.

1:24:10 > 1:24:17I am not sure when the last time Amos Mosaner through a draw was.

1:24:17 > 1:24:22Yeah, because he is going to play a hit here. I thought he might have

1:24:22 > 1:24:25plagued the draw. This is the kind of shot baskets have to have in

1:24:25 > 1:24:31their back pocket. -- the kind of shop the skips need to have.

1:24:42 > 1:24:55He has just scraped past.That end must have taken about half an hour,

1:24:55 > 1:25:02between bloodstone controversies -- burnt stone controversies and long

1:25:02 > 1:25:05discussions. But it is a tied game and we will need an extra end to

1:25:05 > 1:25:13break this one up. CLARE BALDING: Another exciting game

1:25:13 > 1:25:16in the curling. Jackie and Logan, how crucial is it that Great Britain

1:25:16 > 1:25:20win this match? Where are they in relation to the other teams? You

1:25:20 > 1:25:26have all the other games going on the other sheets the moment.Yeah,

1:25:26 > 1:25:30it's critical that we win this game. We are only sitting on two wins at

1:25:30 > 1:25:37the moment and we need to get three. Italy are sitting on the same score,

1:25:37 > 1:25:41so both teams desperately want to get the win. We have to hammer going

1:25:41 > 1:25:46down the extra end, so let's make sure we get a win and we go three in

1:25:46 > 1:25:52three and keep ourselves alive in this competition.Great stuff, let's

1:25:52 > 1:26:03let you take us through the extra end.

1:26:03 > 1:26:08Daniele Ferrazza is ready to start this extra end for Italy. You feel

1:26:08 > 1:26:11that GB probably should be out of sight and the game should be over by

1:26:11 > 1:26:16now. It has been a great performance by the GB team, but Kyle Smith

1:26:16 > 1:26:26struggled to put the final touches on in the second half of this game.

1:26:27 > 1:26:31GB have already come through an extra end of their in the first game

1:26:31 > 1:26:39of the event, beating Switzerland. Cammy Smith played two wonderful

1:26:39 > 1:26:48shots to set things up for GB. More of the same, please, Cammy. I

1:26:48 > 1:26:53believe he did the same against Japan as well.He did. And it looks

1:26:53 > 1:26:59like this is another lovely shot. I personally think he should get five

1:26:59 > 1:27:08points for that.That is one of the best ones yet. Really opening up the

1:27:08 > 1:27:13centre line. The more open it is in the middle, the more easy it will be

1:27:13 > 1:27:28for Kyle Smith on the GB skip, to drop one in to win the game.

1:27:35 > 1:27:45Looks like Cammy Smith will be going for a sixth one. Just a reminder

1:27:45 > 1:27:50that GB can't remove the opposition stones because the Freegard is in

1:27:50 > 1:27:54play. Rather, they are just removing them to the side. Any violation of

1:27:54 > 1:27:59that rule would result in the GB stone being removed and the Italian

1:27:59 > 1:28:09stone being replaced.

1:28:10 > 1:28:20He hit that one a bit thicker.Did that one touch or did it not? It is

1:28:20 > 1:28:28touching the foam.

1:28:28 > 1:28:36touching the foam.What a day we are having here!The noise in the crowd

1:28:36 > 1:28:41is because they are cheering Korea, who picked up a two to go 8-8 into

1:28:41 > 1:28:50an extra end with Denmark. His head is over the top of that, but surely

1:28:50 > 1:28:59if it touches the foam at all... It's in the way.Great shot by Cammy

1:28:59 > 1:29:06Smith. Six for six here at the Olympic Games. You won't make them

1:29:06 > 1:29:10too much better than that. Absolutely on the money. You

1:29:10 > 1:29:15couldn't fit a bit of paper between that and the edge of the sheet. As

1:29:15 > 1:29:19an official, you might spend whole event is doing nothing apart from

1:29:19 > 1:29:28the odd measure. But they official in this game has been a busy boy!

1:29:32 > 1:29:37We talked about karma in the previous end. Kyle Smith was good

1:29:37 > 1:29:41enough to leave the Italian stone after it had been burnt. Maybe that

1:29:41 > 1:29:48is then getting we paid for that decision, that it stays in play by a

1:29:48 > 1:29:59fraction of a millimetre. Nice shot. Kyle Waddell clearing up well. The

1:29:59 > 1:30:02less stones in play, the better for GB. They just want to keep things

1:30:02 > 1:30:09clear.I am sure the boys can see a finish here. Everybody is playing

1:30:09 > 1:30:20well in this end. Fabulously set up by Cammy Smith. Played two beautiful

1:30:20 > 1:30:26shots, and then Kyle Waddell clearing up.

1:30:26 > 1:30:30Minor errors are jangling a little bit. I cannot imagine how Kyle Smith

1:30:30 > 1:30:38feels down there!Only two stone is left to play each. Play them well!

1:30:38 > 1:30:42Support your colleague, who is following you can ask something of

1:30:42 > 1:30:53your team-mates.

1:30:54 > 1:31:03That was nicely done, going for the appeal here... Denmark were two up

1:31:03 > 1:31:08with the hammer coming home. They gave up a steel of two to even

1:31:08 > 1:31:16things up with Korea. 8-8 there. I do not think the game makes much

1:31:16 > 1:31:20difference to the Team GB at the moment. Both of those teams on one

1:31:20 > 1:31:24win and four losses. Really needing to win out, to have any chance of

1:31:24 > 1:31:29making the play-offs.

1:31:38 > 1:31:42Italy deciding they will not play a centre guard, they will come around

1:31:42 > 1:31:51these corners and try and pull Great Britain away from the centre. By

1:31:51 > 1:31:57doing this, they are still leaving it open for Kyle Smith, to then draw

1:31:57 > 1:32:03for his final stone.

1:32:03 > 1:32:08for his final stone.A change in approach from Italy. They are not

1:32:08 > 1:32:13going for the centre guard, as they have with previous stones. They will

1:32:13 > 1:32:20try and draw one around to the wing. The general thinking here, why have

1:32:20 > 1:32:28they decided to do this?The boys are just playing so well and clear.

1:32:28 > 1:32:32They are not going to get that mistake from them, it is no benefit.

1:32:32 > 1:32:38If they put it to the wing here. They may get a mistake from the boys

1:32:38 > 1:32:44and probably will put another centre up. Two in the house, to make it

1:32:44 > 1:32:56more difficult for those guys... Time-out is called. I'm thinking if

1:32:56 > 1:33:00I was playing against Kyle at the moment, his hitting hasn't been very

1:33:00 > 1:33:04good. If you face two on the last stone, you may get the hit that you

1:33:04 > 1:33:11are looking for.

1:33:11 > 1:33:15are looking for.Just draw it over here... And let them make you face

1:33:15 > 1:33:21through them. And plant one there.I do not see any risk in this. Even if

1:33:21 > 1:33:28they land up here, are you going to go around that one again?It is

1:33:28 > 1:33:30interesting, the guys are saying that they do not want to face two

1:33:30 > 1:33:34but at the end of the day, if you are doing that and you have the

1:33:34 > 1:33:38whole of the four third to draw too, you should have the confidence to do

1:33:38 > 1:33:46that. A tiny lack of confidence that they could be lying against two. --

1:33:46 > 1:33:52four foot. Let's hear

1:33:52 > 1:33:56four foot. Let's hear what Viktor has to say...What if you put it

1:33:56 > 1:34:02open on this side? Like somewhere around there. If you freeze that

1:34:02 > 1:34:13one... It doesn't change that much. That is a good comment.It is the

1:34:13 > 1:34:20same shot either way. This way we could lie one. If we make it good...

1:34:20 > 1:34:29OK.I don't mind either.There is no point in appealing this...It is a

1:34:29 > 1:34:32reflection of what a good position they are in. Because of those great

1:34:32 > 1:34:39shots from Cammy Smith.

1:34:39 > 1:34:41shots from Cammy Smith. You can see in the middle of the sheet it is

1:34:41 > 1:34:49wide open. Thomas Muirhead looking for a draw, beside the red stone,

1:34:49 > 1:34:55two out counted. They know that Italy will face two shots with the

1:34:55 > 1:35:01last stone for Team GB.

1:35:03 > 1:35:10last stone for Team GB.Don't touch it!It looks a little pacey.

1:35:10 > 1:35:13it!It looks a little pacey.It looks a lot pacey. This looks like a

1:35:13 > 1:35:20ten...The ten being on the back line. The guys have numbers

1:35:20 > 1:35:25throughout the sheet there. Sevens at the top of the house. When you

1:35:25 > 1:35:34get into eight... Four, five, six, seven... Tens through the back. But

1:35:34 > 1:35:41there will be more important shots in this end than that one.

1:35:41 > 1:35:44Everything is wide open. It is a mistake but it will not really

1:35:44 > 1:35:52affect them, I don't think. It shouldn't. Not when you have an

1:35:52 > 1:35:57eight foot at the moment but even if he had another one on the other

1:35:57 > 1:36:06side, the whole house is open. Does he put a short one on, that is the

1:36:06 > 1:36:09question.Soren Gram has coached a few different nations over the

1:36:09 > 1:36:17years. I will be more kind to him this time! He coached the David

1:36:17 > 1:36:23Murdoch team from GB to the metal in Sochi.Did coaching for Great

1:36:23 > 1:36:34Britain, or Scotland as it was before...

1:36:38 > 1:36:45If you are going to make it, make it there. And play that. Depending on

1:36:45 > 1:36:48where you want to put it, do you want to put it further this way, or

1:36:48 > 1:36:53that way?

1:36:54 > 1:36:59that way?Maybe if we are lucky... That one is not dangerous for you.

1:36:59 > 1:37:08Maybe not. What do you think? Do you want centre?Centre. I prefer it a

1:37:08 > 1:37:14little more this way.

1:37:20 > 1:37:29Well, they have one in the house. Soren Gram's suggested they have a

1:37:29 > 1:37:36centre guard. Some play between the Italian boys there.

1:37:39 > 1:37:42Italian boys there. Where are they looking to plonk this one?They are

1:37:42 > 1:37:48just going to come off centre.

1:37:48 > 1:37:52just going to come off centre. Just be a little to the side. If the

1:37:52 > 1:38:09center line. -- of the center line. Joel Retornaz here...I think it

1:38:09 > 1:38:14will sit on the center line. Will it come across? Sometimes you want to

1:38:14 > 1:38:18take it off the center line. It is easy for a player to slide up the

1:38:18 > 1:38:26centre. And peel them off.

1:38:26 > 1:38:30centre. And peel them off.It is almost the same situation each way!

1:38:30 > 1:38:35Cool!

1:38:36 > 1:38:38Cool!This time, Thomas Muirhead will try and rip the centre guard

1:38:38 > 1:38:42onto the

1:38:45 > 1:38:51width one. It would be a bonus if he can get one in the house... A little

1:38:51 > 1:38:56too thin. Chipping it over the top. It is the same situation this time

1:38:56 > 1:39:04for Italy. And just four stones to come here in this 11th end, the

1:39:04 > 1:39:09extra end.

1:39:10 > 1:39:12extra end.The Italians debated whereabouts they would like the

1:39:12 > 1:39:17stone to stop. They knew they had to put it across and remove the stone

1:39:17 > 1:39:24from the house. They wanted to make Kyle face the stone. Even there it

1:39:24 > 1:39:27sat in the wings, they wanted something in the house, to put a bit

1:39:27 > 1:39:36of tension and that last stone, for Kyle...

1:39:38 > 1:39:47Kyle...It is a similar shot here for Amos Mosaner.

1:39:58 > 1:40:03They have full confidence in Kyle here. His take-out play hasn't been

1:40:03 > 1:40:06spectacular in the second half of this game but it should be

1:40:06 > 1:40:10straightforward. Doesn't need to be very accurate with this one at all

1:40:10 > 1:40:17to make it go away and run the shooter out of harm's way.He wants

1:40:17 > 1:40:22to make it go away and connect with it, for sure. You don't want to stay

1:40:22 > 1:40:32up there either. When you stay connected, catch the edge of it.

1:40:32 > 1:40:41This looks pretty good, can he get the white one as well full -- the

1:40:41 > 1:40:46width one as well? Unfortunate for Team GB. It would make things a

1:40:46 > 1:40:53little

1:40:53 > 1:40:58little more complex.A little more tense.What are the chances of that?

1:40:58 > 1:41:02You get the speed and the exact angle that spills it towards the

1:41:02 > 1:41:07center line, just where you don't want it! The difficulty of Kyle

1:41:07 > 1:41:16Smith's final stone has just gone up.These guys want to have the red

1:41:16 > 1:41:23stones stopping where the brush head is. He could take the opportunity,

1:41:23 > 1:41:27if he wanted to try and hit the double but that would be quite... Or

1:41:27 > 1:41:35does he do the draw?When was the last time that Kyle threw a draw?

1:41:35 > 1:41:42Italy with a minute and a half left, to get the stone away. Amos Mosaner

1:41:42 > 1:41:47already there.

1:41:50 > 1:41:53already there. Should be a final stone of the game position might

1:41:53 > 1:42:01Amos Mosaner.Where it finishes up, it could make life very difficult

1:42:01 > 1:42:10for Kyle Smith. Too short, and he should have an easier draw. You just

1:42:10 > 1:42:18want to be biting on the four foot. Playing a nice shot, and right in

1:42:18 > 1:42:22line. Leaving Kyle with the draw. We want to touch four feat for the game

1:42:22 > 1:42:28here.I think the Italian stone could have done with a little bit

1:42:28 > 1:42:34closer to the center line. He had to be biting the four foot. Kyle Smith

1:42:34 > 1:42:42has the whole of the four foot to come to.As a skip yourself, you

1:42:42 > 1:42:47always say give me four foot for the game!Yes, and fingers crossed he

1:42:47 > 1:42:53can lay this and the sweepers will take it in for us. It has been a

1:42:53 > 1:42:58tight game and it has gone one way, then the other. But we do have the

1:42:58 > 1:43:02opportunity to secure a win and keep our chances alive in this Olympic

1:43:02 > 1:43:09championship here.60% on draw for Kyle Smith. Adrenaline will be

1:43:09 > 1:43:14pumping.

1:43:16 > 1:43:18pumping. Everybody is very positive with their communication. The

1:43:18 > 1:43:23sweepers seem happy with it. Just needs to be in the red bed for the

1:43:23 > 1:43:29game.It looks well. These guys are controlling it well. A great shot to

1:43:29 > 1:43:37finish with!And unbelievable draw from Kyle Smith, and at the highest

1:43:37 > 1:43:41levels of pressure. Keeping Team GB alive at the Olympic Games, and

1:43:41 > 1:43:45still very much in the hunt for the semifinals. Great resilience from

1:43:45 > 1:43:53Kyle Smith after a difficult game. Team GB, somehow, they get it over

1:43:53 > 1:43:59the winning line. Taking this one down in session eight. The final

1:43:59 > 1:44:10score is Great Britain seven, Italy with six.

1:44:19 > 1:44:23STUDIO: Jackie, you said it in commentary, the most important stone

1:44:23 > 1:44:29of Kyle Smith's life and he delivered, what a relief!Yes, these

1:44:29 > 1:44:34guys played a good end there. Cammy Smith set them up beautifully by

1:44:34 > 1:44:40playing two beautiful take shots and it opened up the four foot. You were

1:44:40 > 1:44:44right, leave me with four foot. The sweepers can take it down. A

1:44:44 > 1:44:49wonderfully played shot. What a difficult game. It swung both ways.

1:44:49 > 1:44:54A great win for Scotland. Great Britain keep their hopes alive.I'm

1:44:54 > 1:45:01sure the interview will be well worth hearing. That is the result.

1:45:01 > 1:45:03Great Britain, after three hours, just short of three hours of

1:45:03 > 1:45:10curling, coming down to the extra end but they have beaten Italy 7-6.

1:45:10 > 1:45:13Denmark, Norway and the USA left for them but they will have had to have

1:45:13 > 1:45:15won all of those three games if

1:45:15 > 1:45:15them but they will have had to have won all of those three games if they

1:45:15 > 1:45:20had not managed to beat Italy. There is a little bit of leeway. Chemmy

1:45:20 > 1:45:26Alcott Nicki Minaj cello and myself have been joined by his 11. You will

1:45:26 > 1:45:33be taking on, what's coming up?We will reflect on James Woods, in the

1:45:33 > 1:45:37freestyle slopestyle, if you have not seen it it is definitely worth a

1:45:37 > 1:45:43watch! We have the men's aerials finals. It is all kicking off. The

1:45:43 > 1:45:50president of Belarus has now written to the IOC president because the

1:45:50 > 1:45:55Belarussians have a keen heritage in this. Going for three golds in a row

1:45:55 > 1:45:59and their defending champion did not make the final. He is not happy so

1:45:59 > 1:46:03it is all kicking off! He wants to make himself very well understood,

1:46:03 > 1:46:08key is not happy!

1:46:09 > 1:46:13There is one Belarussian in the final, no pressure on him!Stay

1:46:13 > 1:46:17tuned for that. All of the political news as well as the sporting news

1:46:17 > 1:46:20with Hazel Irvine. We catch up now on the second one of the two-man

1:46:20 > 1:46:28bob. Going into this, Great Britain were in seventh place.

1:46:30 > 1:46:32were in seventh place. Brad Hall and Joel Fearon are at their first

1:46:32 > 1:46:40Olympics.

1:46:40 > 1:46:42Let's see how those leading contenders could fare in the second

1:46:42 > 1:46:48run with our commentators. Next ago and three tenths of the

1:46:48 > 1:46:57lead at the moment is Benjamin Meyer, who will marry Elisabeth

1:46:57 > 1:47:03Vathje shortly. He is at his second Olympic Games, nights in the World

1:47:03 > 1:47:15Championships two years ago. He did 49.41 earlier and a 4.91 start.That

1:47:15 > 1:47:19is a great start. They are a good pair of athletes. The thing with

1:47:19 > 1:47:23Benny is, he is either really good or sometimes he is inconsistent, but

1:47:23 > 1:47:28he seems to be getting on with this track and it suits his style. It

1:47:28 > 1:47:31suits the Austrian equipment. We have seen Marcus's team-mate have a

1:47:31 > 1:47:39good run as well. That is not the optimum online, but he should get

1:47:39 > 1:47:46away with it and not lose too much speed. Comes into the big curve. He

1:47:46 > 1:47:54should be able to hold on.He started off nine

1:47:54 > 1:47:57started off nine hundredths ahead and that has now dropped to just

1:47:57 > 1:48:05100th. But he has just got his nose in front with his brakeman. Maier

1:48:05 > 1:48:14leading the way as we had towards the top eight have to run one.This

1:48:14 > 1:48:18is going to be a tight race. Everybody has now started to

1:48:18 > 1:48:24condense and close up on the second run. As we come into runs three and

1:48:24 > 1:48:30four tomorrow, I think we will have a good race for the medals. The top

1:48:30 > 1:48:35ten will be changing around. If you look at how much ice is getting spat

1:48:35 > 1:48:38off with every sled that comes down, it is almost down to the concrete

1:48:38 > 1:48:47now.In terms of the contest, I would like to see the next four or

1:48:47 > 1:48:52five to take a significant jump forward, maybe find 15 hundredths,

1:48:52 > 1:48:57possibly two tenths. That would make things really interesting, take them

1:48:57 > 1:49:04towards a good halfway position.It certainly would. That is a better

1:49:04 > 1:49:14start than the first run. The world-class

1:49:14 > 1:49:17world-class brakeman that is Lascelles Brown for Canada, they

1:49:17 > 1:49:21should have been quicker than that, but Chris has been sliding well. A

1:49:21 > 1:49:30bit of overdrive on turn three.

1:49:30 > 1:49:37bit of overdrive on turn three.They are up against it.They are. They

1:49:37 > 1:49:42are just behind. They might be able to pull it back with more speed.

1:49:42 > 1:49:48They started almost eight hundredths behind, but they are starting to

1:49:48 > 1:49:54close in. But is there enough track left to close in on the Austrians?I

1:49:54 > 1:49:58think it is going to end in disappointment. They have gone two

1:49:58 > 1:50:04tenths slower. That is a backward step for the Canadians, whose

1:50:04 > 1:50:09support remained cheery, but they will not be happy with that.That

1:50:09 > 1:50:22was the mistake he made in three, just over drove it. You do should

1:50:22 > 1:50:27expect this pad to start quicker. You see Lascelles Brown struggling

1:50:27 > 1:50:33to get in.

1:50:33 > 1:50:36to get in. And all of a sudden, he tweaks it and what a great line that

1:50:36 > 1:50:43is. So it shows that it can be done with these big sleds. But you almost

1:50:43 > 1:50:51have to be so accurate.

1:50:51 > 1:50:58have to be so accurate.Come on, Brad. A straightforward, but earnest

1:50:58 > 1:51:02display of encouragement from the sidelines. Brad Hall, going for

1:51:02 > 1:51:07Great Britain, ranked number seven. Yes, seven after run number one.

1:51:07 > 1:51:13Joel Fearon with him. They had a super first run. What was the making

1:51:13 > 1:51:18of that first one so good? It was just clean. It was one of the best

1:51:18 > 1:51:24runs we have seen so far. It would be lovely to see them go under five

1:51:24 > 1:51:29seconds for the start.

1:51:33 > 1:51:37seconds for the start.That is good. Brad just needs to keep calm. He has

1:51:37 > 1:51:46been having issues, but he is clean. He has a good feel. He is really

1:51:46 > 1:51:50talented in the front seat. He has only been driving four years, but he

1:51:50 > 1:51:56had to take nine months out because he almost tore the back of his hand

1:51:56 > 1:52:01wide open and got rid of all the tendons. This was what he did on the

1:52:01 > 1:52:05first run, but he had the freshest eyes. Hopefully, he can pull back

1:52:05 > 1:52:08towards the Austrians and we will see the British sled stay where it

1:52:08 > 1:52:14is.

1:52:15 > 1:52:21is.And it turns green, just. Brad Hall nipped ahead of Ben

1:52:22 > 1:52:25Hall nipped ahead of Ben Maier. Celebrations in the British camp.

1:52:25 > 1:52:29They are definitely going to and they won not worse than seventh

1:52:29 > 1:52:36place.You can see how happy they are. Me and Brad were walking down

1:52:36 > 1:52:40the track and I was speaking to him. He was explaining in great detail.

1:52:40 > 1:52:53It shows that he has the knowledge of the track. He ran 9.96. Those

1:52:53 > 1:52:56runners along the bottom of the sled are the runners I will be using when

1:52:56 > 1:53:00racing for the Royal Navy team in a couple of weeks' time. So I will

1:53:00 > 1:53:05make sure I take them to Austria with me in a couple of weeks.

1:53:05 > 1:53:12Passport and your runners!Yeah! Having secured seventh place, it

1:53:12 > 1:53:17would be unlikely that Brad will improve upon it because these are

1:53:17 > 1:53:26some seriously good athletes coming up now and we are into the top six.

1:53:26 > 1:53:30Lochner is next. His last three World Championships have yielded a

1:53:30 > 1:53:33muddle on every occasion. He is number six in the world in the

1:53:33 > 1:53:41two-man event.You can see from the way he loaded in, it looked like the

1:53:41 > 1:53:47sled shunted forward and they carry great velocity.

1:53:48 > 1:53:58great velocity. He was clean. If you watch the front runners, you can see

1:53:58 > 1:54:01them turning, but you have to be really clued into what they are

1:54:01 > 1:54:08doing. This is the run that Johannes Lochner needs to put pressure on the

1:54:08 > 1:54:20medals. I had him down as one of the medal winners here.

1:54:24 > 1:54:39He goes straight into the lead. Brad was a tenths slower as well.

1:54:39 > 1:54:41was a tenths slower as well.These sleds are closer to the start, so it

1:54:41 > 1:54:47might be that the track is just losing a bit of speed. We have now

1:54:47 > 1:54:51had almost 15 sleds down there and it is screwing the track up a bit

1:54:51 > 1:54:59and crunching the top up. Not a massive jump, but you can see he's

1:54:59 > 1:55:04still has four runners off the ground. That is 390 kilos that are

1:55:04 > 1:55:10airborne. You can see how much force there is in the track. Great to see

1:55:10 > 1:55:16Brad Hall congratulating the guys in front of him. It is one big sliding

1:55:16 > 1:55:22community. We are all one big family.German roars now as we

1:55:22 > 1:55:28welcome one of the big names in

1:55:28 > 1:55:31welcome one of the big names in the sport, Francesco Friedrich. He has

1:55:31 > 1:55:35won the last 42-man competition is at the World Championships.These

1:55:35 > 1:55:43are one of the best starting teams in the world. He hasn't got that

1:55:43 > 1:55:48right. That is going to cost him a medal. That mistake in corner two,

1:55:48 > 1:55:54he hasn't worked it out yet. He is a four-time world champion. In fact,

1:55:54 > 1:55:59these men are five-time champions. For them to start on the journey to

1:55:59 > 1:56:03be true German legends, they need to start winning medals at Olympic

1:56:03 > 1:56:17level.They are falling behind Lochner. Can Friedrich pull it back?

1:56:17 > 1:56:26No. The pressure is on now, John. One of the big favourites will find

1:56:26 > 1:56:32himself going into medal day in deficit.And he will find himself in

1:56:32 > 1:56:37more deficit if you can't sort that out. You can see him shaking his

1:56:37 > 1:56:43head. He knows. He just started driving a bit too soon and too much

1:56:43 > 1:56:49in corner two. But this is what they do best. They start well, they carry

1:56:49 > 1:56:53lots of velocity, and then you have the mistake. Kicks the back of the

1:56:53 > 1:57:06sled out. That is where he lost that tenth. Maybe he has not had enough

1:57:06 > 1:57:11time in the sled to get used to the feeling of it. It sled feels

1:57:11 > 1:57:21slightly different.The Latvian support are in good voice.

1:57:29 > 1:57:41A couple of things to watch out for with Oskars Kibermanis.

1:57:41 > 1:57:48In round one, his eventual time was 49.21. The last two or three have

1:57:48 > 1:57:53gone a bit slower on the second run. The first point to watch for is that

1:57:53 > 1:58:00they are usually cracking starters. Can they get inside 4.91?I don't

1:58:00 > 1:58:11like the way he loads. It was like all of his pressure went backwards.

1:58:11 > 1:58:15Little mistake at the top of the track. It is going to cost them

1:58:15 > 1:58:22time. Between Lochner and Friedrich, they are only separated by three

1:58:22 > 1:58:27hundredths of a second. Any mistakes will cost them. Lochner could drop

1:58:27 > 1:58:32behind Friedrich.

1:58:40 > 1:58:44By his high standards, a pretty rough run. He has dropped two tenths

1:58:44 > 1:58:51off. Goes into third place, just a whisker ahead of Brad Hall. Brad

1:58:51 > 1:59:00Hall is in force at the moment. That is a disappointment for Britain.It

1:59:00 > 1:59:08is. Maybe Lochner didn't have such a good first run and he has found

1:59:08 > 1:59:15himself relaxed. Maybe this is Oskars Kibermanis having his bad run

1:59:15 > 1:59:20and not being quite where he needs to be. You see how much he is

1:59:20 > 1:59:26working on the steering to get round. You can see how much height

1:59:26 > 1:59:35he has got. You are talking about inches, and that's all it is,

1:59:35 > 1:59:39especially when you are building up to 60 or 70 miles an hour. It is

1:59:39 > 1:59:46difficult to be that accurate, but that is the difference. They will be

1:59:46 > 1:59:50happy with that because they are now pushing towards the medals as their

1:59:50 > 1:59:58German team-mates come down.We like this pair.

1:59:58 > 2:00:06this pair. Nico Walther is such a talented German pilot.

2:00:06 > 2:00:07make himself very well understood, key is not happy!

2:00:07 > 2:00:13We will see how he goes now. They looked fairly good, shaving a 100th

2:00:13 > 2:00:19of a second off that. They start this run, four and trucks off the

2:00:19 > 2:00:26leader. Let's see if they can improve?I think they will, because

2:00:26 > 2:00:31Johannes Lochner started quicker, it may drop into the red. I think that

2:00:31 > 2:00:41he will pull away, unless he messes up in this corner Downey Street. --

2:00:41 > 2:00:47down the street. This is where he makes his magic. This is him

2:00:47 > 2:00:50charging towards the gold medal position and really putting in a

2:00:50 > 2:00:55run. He is not worried about his team-mate. He has crashed on the

2:00:55 > 2:01:01corner but that will not affect his time. Hopefully they will not be

2:01:01 > 2:01:05injured. He has tried to run the corner a little too long and hasn't

2:01:05 > 2:01:09steered it often enough. This can happen, because the finish line is

2:01:09 > 2:01:13right on the edge of the corner, he will still have all of his velocity

2:01:13 > 2:01:18and momentum going forward. Now they will be hoping they have not damaged

2:01:18 > 2:01:23the sled or hurt themselves going up the breaking straight.We are not

2:01:23 > 2:01:29getting pictures. Let's hope when we do it is good news. What a time.

2:01:29 > 2:01:3449.20 seven. Relative to what the others have done, look at that! Not

2:01:34 > 2:01:41a bruise on him.No crashes are nice but when you are going down the

2:01:41 > 2:01:49breaking straight, there are nice crashes and not so nice ones. They

2:01:49 > 2:01:55will not be too fast, they know they are still in front. He gives

2:01:55 > 2:02:01something to talk about -- too fussed. He is the best pilot.

2:02:01 > 2:02:05Running a little long, that is why the sled shifted towards the

2:02:05 > 2:02:08right-hand side. He's hardly doing anything with the runners. Nice and

2:02:08 > 2:02:15straight. He is perfect, his head is down as he tries to get the best

2:02:15 > 2:02:18aerodynamic profile as possible. That meant because he couldn't see

2:02:18 > 2:02:23the edge of the corner he didn't quite get his steering point right.

2:02:23 > 2:02:27They are on their heads coming down the breaking straight. Their

2:02:27 > 2:02:31team-mates need to stop the sled to make sure that they do not roll

2:02:31 > 2:02:41back.Nico going, what is all of the fuss about?Now, second place after

2:02:41 > 2:02:49run number one, Justin Kripps, after what Nico Walther has done, he can

2:02:49 > 2:02:55still hold the lead. Starting with a fair advantage over Walther.I

2:02:55 > 2:02:59started this pair to start a lot quicker. Maybe the profile does not

2:02:59 > 2:03:07suit them. Dropping away too much. Still in great shape. Is it at the

2:03:07 > 2:03:12point where Walther will pull them back in? They have dropped off, at

2:03:12 > 2:03:15this top level with these pilots, they do not make big mistakes but

2:03:15 > 2:03:21hopefully he will get through. He will take that, coming in late. This

2:03:21 > 2:03:27will be right down to the wire. As they come in. I think Walther will

2:03:27 > 2:03:32take it by five or six hundredths at the bottom. He is losing some speed.

2:03:32 > 2:03:37Do we have a slight change to the order? Walther staying in front by a

2:03:37 > 2:03:44tenth of a second. Kripps lost a fair bit there late on. Walther

2:03:44 > 2:03:53embraces his team-mates. Kripps is in second place. Very tight though,

2:03:53 > 2:03:58that is how it will be at the end of Day one. In the two man competition,

2:03:58 > 2:04:08a recap after the next one to go. That was a really tidy run.You

2:04:08 > 2:04:11couldn't say that that is what cost him. Look at the difference in his

2:04:11 > 2:04:19runners. How does he compare to Walther in the German sled? He was

2:04:19 > 2:04:23on the perfect line. Trying to force the corner a little bit. It has

2:04:23 > 2:04:28worked as he gets through clean. But he overdrive is the sled at that

2:04:28 > 2:04:31point. You can see how all of these guys congratulate one another in

2:04:31 > 2:04:37what they are doing. We are fierce competitors on the track but we are

2:04:37 > 2:04:44also all friends. One big community. A sliding family.A big chance for

2:04:44 > 2:04:47Oskars Melbardis to put distance between himself and the others in

2:04:47 > 2:04:56the race for the gold medal. Run one, 40 9.0 eight. An impressive

2:04:56 > 2:05:04time, -- 40 9.0 eight. Awaiting confirmation of a gold in the four

2:05:04 > 2:05:08man. Sochi and a bronze in this two man event. It's a big opportunity

2:05:08 > 2:05:16for him to open up some daylight over the rest of them.The Latvian

2:05:16 > 2:05:21equipment is good, we saw it on the first run. A little off, but Oskars

2:05:21 > 2:05:26is a really good pilot. That will cost him. That will cost him at the

2:05:26 > 2:05:30bottom. You saw how quickly the sled turned around the corner. Handbrake

2:05:30 > 2:05:36turn, almost. He is going to drop back quite a way. Perhaps even

2:05:36 > 2:05:42dropping behind into third or fourth place he. Depending on whether he

2:05:42 > 2:05:48can nail it. That's the best line so far. Second place is only one tenth

2:05:48 > 2:05:53behind. He will drop behind that. It could be a big mistake... One at the

2:05:53 > 2:06:01top, that has cost him. Certainly a position from day one. Walther made

2:06:01 > 2:06:05a mistake at the end and the Latvian has done one at the start. He is

2:06:05 > 2:06:10only in fourth place, and having led he is now two tenths of a second

2:06:10 > 2:06:17behind. A fascinating watch, this has been the second run with the top

2:06:17 > 2:06:2320 now complete. We will finish run two with those who struggled after

2:06:23 > 2:06:32run number one. Walther in front by a tenth. They fluffed a good

2:06:32 > 2:06:36opportunity there. It all went wrong earlier, as you say? It all went

2:06:36 > 2:06:41wrong in the exit of the second corner. We have gone down to Ben

2:06:41 > 2:06:49nine. -- bend number nine. You can see what a knock-on effect it had at

2:06:49 > 2:06:53the bottom. When we talk about these runs, we talk about being consistent

2:06:53 > 2:07:00over four runs. The reason why Walther is at the top on day one is

2:07:00 > 2:07:06because he's had two of the most consistent runs.STUDIO: Despite the

2:07:06 > 2:07:15crash, they lead the way, Germany, after the halfway stage.

2:07:15 > 2:07:17after the halfway stage. Germany two in third place. We have three German

2:07:17 > 2:07:26crews in the top five, all within about three tenths of a second.

2:07:26 > 2:07:32about three tenths of a second. Brad Hall and Joel Fearon there. Let's

2:07:32 > 2:07:39hear their opening reflections. Two runs down, how were those lines?

2:07:39 > 2:07:45I'm really happy with them. Two solid and good heats.How difficult

2:07:45 > 2:07:50has it been to learn the track, is it an ongoing process?Yes, we are

2:07:50 > 2:07:55still learning at the moment. I think I pretty much nailed it today.

2:07:55 > 2:07:59I really happy with the runs. We missed out coming here at the

2:07:59 > 2:08:03beginning of the season. I need more practice on the North American

2:08:03 > 2:08:07tracks. We are a little behind in the heats on this track. But we've

2:08:07 > 2:08:10done really well in this week of training. It shows in the

2:08:10 > 2:08:15competition today.Andy Jolly, two fantastic pushes from you. It must

2:08:15 > 2:08:22be nice to be in the Team GB kit again? -- and Joel.I haven't had

2:08:22 > 2:08:27any of the training runs.Have you been saving yourself?Yes! I am so

2:08:27 > 2:08:33proud of bright, he has come a long way in a short time. He is here and

2:08:33 > 2:08:37here is competitive, he is smiling and enjoying himself. More than

2:08:37 > 2:08:41anything, and always proud to wear the flag.And what was your

2:08:41 > 2:08:49expectation is for the two man event.I wanted Brad to smile and so

2:08:49 > 2:08:53far he still is! I'm over the moon for him, honestly.And halfway,

2:08:53 > 2:08:58solidly inside the top ten. At the moment, knocking on seven? That's

2:08:58 > 2:09:04quite good!Definitely. We always knew that I will equipment wasn't

2:09:04 > 2:09:09that good in the two man. We are looking to use it as experience.

2:09:09 > 2:09:15Going into the four man, we meddled earlier in the season. Use as much

2:09:15 > 2:09:19experience as possible. It's my first Olympic Games, get used to the

2:09:19 > 2:09:24atmosphere.They will be in travel next week!If we can get hold of the

2:09:24 > 2:09:27four man, we should be doing pretty well. Great to see you going quickly

2:09:27 > 2:09:30and smiling.

2:09:30 > 2:09:34well. Great to see you going quickly and smiling. STUDIO: It is on both

2:09:34 > 2:09:39counts. Joel Fearon was the only survivor from Joe Jackson's bronze

2:09:39 > 2:09:43medal winning side from Sochi. Do you think that he will reflect

2:09:43 > 2:09:49positively on the opening day of work?A fantastic day, Brad Haddin

2:09:49 > 2:09:53amazing day. Not amazing results this season but he is still

2:09:53 > 2:09:57developing. The four man is the stronger event for him. He will be

2:09:57 > 2:10:02so pleased. And Joel, bringing in his experience and knowledge. He has

2:10:02 > 2:10:07been a track and field athlete for years. He has gone under ten

2:10:07 > 2:10:10seconds, he has all of that positivity and Brad is riding the

2:10:10 > 2:10:16wave.Three German crews in the top five. This is different territory to

2:10:16 > 2:10:22four years ago. They had a nightmare in the bobsleigh events generally?

2:10:22 > 2:10:26We see it in the football, Germany went to Sochi and had a shocker.

2:10:26 > 2:10:30They tore their programme apart and restarted, and we can see the

2:10:30 > 2:10:34results here. They have been building and building and Germany in

2:10:34 > 2:10:38the next few years will dominate again. They have the world champion

2:10:38 > 2:10:45and European champion. In the men's and women's, considering where they

2:10:45 > 2:10:48were four years ago, I think they will see a lot of medals coming from

2:10:48 > 2:10:52this Olympics and over the next four years it will be a German show

2:10:52 > 2:10:58again.Nicola, great to have you with us. Yesterday we watched the

2:10:58 > 2:11:0119-year-old freestyle skier Izzy Atkin taking the first British medal

2:11:01 > 2:11:08on skis on snow. I wonder whether it would be like buses? Having waited

2:11:08 > 2:11:13for so long, and with another one coming along the next day, that is

2:11:13 > 2:11:17what we were hoping we would get from James Woods today. He was in

2:11:17 > 2:11:21the main's slopestyle today and he was brought up on the bristles of

2:11:21 > 2:11:27the Sheffield ski village. From there, he is very much a medal

2:11:27 > 2:11:33contender. Let's go over to our commentators.

2:11:33 > 2:11:34contender. Let's go over to our commentators.

2:11:34 > 2:11:41COMMENTATOR: The Canadian...Evan has been so solid through this

2:11:41 > 2:11:47course. He should have a technical top section. He is really strong on

2:11:47 > 2:11:58these rails...Getting it done there.Nowhere near the speed that

2:11:58 > 2:12:02we have seen from anyone else but the level of difficulty and

2:12:02 > 2:12:07technicality was off the chart. Coming out of the corner, a really

2:12:07 > 2:12:15nice little lie.Possibly the strongest we have seen on the rails.

2:12:15 > 2:12:26A big 1260... And now into the bottom jump...

2:12:26 > 2:12:31bottom jump... Singh, two, four .5... 16, 20! Ooh! That is how you

2:12:31 > 2:12:37start things off! This boy has landed an incredible run! So much

2:12:37 > 2:12:45composure.Yes, very clean, apart from the one rail. He was pinpoint.

2:12:45 > 2:12:49This will be breathtaking. With perfect conditions he at Phoenix

2:12:49 > 2:12:55Park, it means we are seeing consistency. That is what we saw in

2:12:55 > 2:12:59qualifying. Everybody stomping their runs. The judges leaving themselves

2:12:59 > 2:13:09with plenty of room there.

2:13:09 > 2:13:11with plenty of room there.So, Woodsy... Great Britain's finest

2:13:11 > 2:13:19free skier. Qualifying comfortably. He has been in great form, winning

2:13:19 > 2:13:23the first World Cup of the season in New Zealand committee took a silver

2:13:23 > 2:13:28two weeks ago at the X Games. Can he do what he did in the qualifiers and

2:13:28 > 2:13:36lay down a clean first run.I love this line... Ooh... Tapping the

2:13:36 > 2:13:41goalpost and showing the control to the judges. He will be absolutely

2:13:41 > 2:13:45frothing. Here he will be feeling like a kid that has come down at

2:13:45 > 2:13:51Christmas and seen a bounty of presents under the tree. Into the

2:13:51 > 2:13:56first of these jumps... And right off the top corner.Sending it deep.

2:13:56 > 2:14:05He has looked so good on the first jump. Huge 1260... Now are we going

2:14:05 > 2:14:14to see his new trick? Yes, it is! Ooh! Woodsy!It was silent in here,

2:14:14 > 2:14:21hearts were bouncing off the walls. He looked so deep and relaxed on

2:14:21 > 2:14:25every landing!He knows, doesn't he? He knows it was there on his

2:14:25 > 2:14:33fingertips.An unbelievable run. Look at the grab on that. He sent it

2:14:33 > 2:14:45so deep. Just catching on the edge. Now, the Norwegian... Oystein

2:14:45 > 2:14:51Braaten is a big name on these jumps.

2:14:52 > 2:15:01jumps.Got some big tricks. Hold tight...Using the detail up there.

2:15:01 > 2:15:11To pique the judges affection. Switching up. 450 out...

2:15:12 > 2:15:22Really nice. Chatting in -- chucking something in off the saddle there.

2:15:22 > 2:15:35Yeah. Double 1260. Winding up hard. Switch double 14. Back 14s. Left and

2:15:35 > 2:15:40right. So much going on! Is absolutely stomping the landing.

2:15:40 > 2:15:48Braaten with the first really powerful run here in men's ski slope

2:15:48 > 2:16:00finals.There is detailed grab to the -- the tail grab and then

2:16:00 > 2:16:07shifting hands.The judges have gone early. That seems very high, very

2:16:07 > 2:16:12soon.

2:16:14 > 2:16:17soon. Ragettli, the man who knows how to milk points out of the

2:16:17 > 2:16:26judges. How has the decoded the course?

2:16:26 > 2:16:36course?Cheeky 270, 270 on and off. He has such a big frame, he can't

2:16:36 > 2:16:42half move it around.Switching up through the double kink.Yeah.

2:16:42 > 2:16:49Switching up.For me, that's when it gets harder to judge the rails

2:16:49 > 2:16:56because he slowed it down. Compared to the speed we saw from Kenworthy.

2:16:56 > 2:17:01He just milk that 1260 around, I don't know how he got it round.

2:17:01 > 2:17:10Looking

2:17:10 > 2:17:15Looking really good, Ragettli.How did he get that last kick around? It

2:17:15 > 2:17:24looked like he went around very slowly. 85.8, sliding in to third

2:17:24 > 2:17:38place behind McEachran. Such an eclectic run, some parts were fast

2:17:38 > 2:17:43flowing and smooth. It was technical.My goodness!He has

2:17:43 > 2:17:50literally fallen over as he set up. Well, what a mistake that was.

2:17:50 > 2:17:56Wouldn't have been out of place at the Tamworth Snow Dome.Very tight

2:17:56 > 2:18:02at the top and then it drops off after fourth place. James Woods of

2:18:02 > 2:18:09Great Britain is currently in eighth place, just behind Kenworthy. Came

2:18:09 > 2:18:18so close on his first run. He had everything in place.

2:18:18 > 2:18:22everything in place. His coat saying he so has it.Take a breath,

2:18:22 > 2:18:32everyone.-- his coach. Look at the smile.Well, really liked by the

2:18:32 > 2:18:41free skiing community. 70 on, 270 off.The double hit this time, you

2:18:41 > 2:18:48could hear both of them.Locking the down bar nicely. Spinning onto the

2:18:48 > 2:18:59rails in different directions, which the judges will like.360

2:18:59 > 2:19:01the judges will like.360 mute grab. Using the direction of the twisted

2:19:01 > 2:19:09sister kicker but going off the corner.A better grab that time.The

2:19:09 > 2:19:20bottom jump, what has he got for us? The octo's there!

2:19:21 > 2:19:25The octo's there!Yes, Woodsy, that was huge. Throwing down a run that

2:19:25 > 2:19:30showcases him at his very best. That was majestic. Take a deep breath and

2:19:30 > 2:19:37breathe it in. One of the best slopestyle skiers in the world lays

2:19:37 > 2:19:48down a huge run when it matters. 91. So, second place for Woodsy at the

2:19:48 > 2:19:57moment, four points behind Braaten. But 1.6

2:19:57 > 2:20:00But 1.6 ahead of McEachran. Back at the top with Braaten. Now we should

2:20:00 > 2:20:07see some relaxed skiing. A man who knows he's in gold medal position,

2:20:07 > 2:20:19he can start to turn it on and turn the screw.Wow. Very clean. 270 up

2:20:19 > 2:20:29the box. 450 out, going through the kink rail.We could explain it but

2:20:29 > 2:20:34the run would be over. Oh, he missed it!He pulled the ripcord on that

2:20:34 > 2:20:42one.The Norwegian is going to let it go for run three. But he has set

2:20:42 > 2:20:49such a high bar.

2:20:49 > 2:20:56such a high bar. Currently in fifth place, ABM. He knew that his rails

2:20:56 > 2:21:01were going to be strong but backing it up with very powerful kickers on

2:21:01 > 2:21:06his first run and now he is poised to strike.Yes, he's like a wild

2:21:06 > 2:21:12Cobra, ready to attack this at any given moment. You say that, he's

2:21:12 > 2:21:17attacking it right now!Is there such a thing as a same Cobra?Oh,

2:21:17 > 2:21:25yeah! -- H

2:21:26 > 2:21:29yeah! -- H Hamer -- tame cobra. Now into the second jump. Going very

2:21:29 > 2:21:32deep on that.

2:21:35 > 2:21:42Switch 16, treble at the end. Very big and the Canadians know it. And

2:21:42 > 2:21:49ABM knows it. A shake of the head as if to say, wow, I did it.Can't

2:21:49 > 2:21:58believe it.Gold is 95, we think that may be beyond him, silver is 91

2:21:58 > 2:22:03and bronze...

2:22:03 > 2:22:05and bronze... 92.4, ABM, Beaulieu-Marchand of Canada moving

2:22:05 > 2:22:12into the silver medal position. First-place qualifier, the only

2:22:12 > 2:22:19sweet to have made it

2:22:19 > 2:22:21sweet to have made it through, Oscar Wester.Better start.Much better

2:22:21 > 2:22:29start.Lovely, the switch, adding a little flourish there.A bit early

2:22:29 > 2:22:38on the rail.Flirting with the judges.

2:22:40 > 2:22:47Wester with the perfect response so far to a frustrating first run.

2:22:47 > 2:22:52Double 14 and then we've got the double lack spin from the side

2:22:52 > 2:22:56take-off.And the judges absolutely love the use of those side

2:22:56 > 2:23:04take-offs.

2:23:04 > 2:23:06take-offs.Switch double misty 12, taking off backwards and landing

2:23:06 > 2:23:12forwards. We know that the judges loved the side take-offs but I think

2:23:12 > 2:23:25that he is rails weren't up to speed.Wow.Look at that, 62.So,

2:23:25 > 2:23:32Oscar Wester with it all to do. So, second runs are done, Braaten is in

2:23:32 > 2:23:43gold medal position. ABM in silver and James Woods in bronze. James

2:23:43 > 2:23:48Woods, Britain's finest, looking to repeat Izzy Atkin 's' accomplishment

2:23:48 > 2:23:54yesterday and take a medal here yesterday in the ski slopestyle.

2:23:54 > 2:24:02Just pulling out his lace, having a little joke up there. Woodsy is in

2:24:02 > 2:24:09bronze medal position with 91. So many options, will heed tidy up the

2:24:09 > 2:24:16one we've already seen or will he try something different?Switch now,

2:24:16 > 2:24:22onto the down bar. 450 out. Up and over the goalpost.Going bigger.I

2:24:22 > 2:24:29really like that line.He's missed the 450 out. So a lot of work to do.

2:24:29 > 2:24:35He needs to do something special. He just thought his way out of that as

2:24:35 > 2:24:42well. He's going to use the transition.

2:24:42 > 2:24:49transition. So, so smooth there. Going straight over the front.To

2:24:49 > 2:24:56the 1216, the Earth came to meet him then.Oh, my goodness. It was

2:24:56 > 2:25:04perfect. But he's missed that one rail. Arguably the rail teasmade

2:25:04 > 2:25:10look so stylish and clean until this point. -- he's made look so stylish.

2:25:10 > 2:25:20Onto the down bar.450 out. One and a quarter spins all stop that was

2:25:20 > 2:25:24the mistake, landing too late on it and wasn't able to get the pop off

2:25:24 > 2:25:32it. 90 points. If the 450 had been there it would have been an

2:25:32 > 2:25:44improvement and he might have reeled in ABM, Alex Beaulieu-Marchand. The

2:25:44 > 2:25:46Canadian, Teal Harle, hasn't put down a run yet. Can he put it

2:25:46 > 2:25:51together and put together the run we saw in qualifiers to get on the

2:25:51 > 2:25:58podium?The form we saw in the World Cup at the start of the year.He

2:25:58 > 2:26:10missed his tag there. Nice through the rails.Nice 360. That's

2:26:10 > 2:26:20beautiful. The best he's done as well, so big, that rail.Oh, and he

2:26:20 > 2:26:24got plenty of purchase off the top. Looked like he was hitting its low

2:26:24 > 2:26:35but he wound up.Big 14, into 12. Switching to the bottom jump.Switch

2:26:35 > 2:26:4414. Very, very big.Switch ten, excuse me.It's a big run but is it

2:26:44 > 2:26:5490 points? It is all clean.Very, very nerve-racking. It's a good run.

2:26:54 > 2:26:57Did he push it far enough?

2:27:02 > 2:27:0790 points. Only good enough for fourth. So, James Woods hold onto

2:27:07 > 2:27:17the bronze medal position. One more skier. One down, five to go.

2:27:19 > 2:27:26skier. One down, five to go. Braaten is in gold medal position. But he

2:27:26 > 2:27:32better his performance in Sochi? -- will he better his performance.I

2:27:32 > 2:27:37don't know, the simple answer. Bronze medal in Sochi, so he needs

2:27:37 > 2:27:46to up his game a little bit here. Nice section through the top. They

2:27:46 > 2:27:54may switch 270 off and on the kink rail. He's coming off it from the

2:27:54 > 2:27:59side.Rotating on and off in opposite directions, a good show of

2:27:59 > 2:28:06control through the kic. Into the first of the kickers and goes

2:28:06 > 2:28:13deeper.1260 now.Beautifully controlled.Switch the right double

2:28:13 > 2:28:25misty. Double grab.He made it look easy, he did it early and saw the

2:28:25 > 2:28:31landing and a grimacing look, good enough for the podium?I think it

2:28:31 > 2:28:40will be close. It's too close to call.It's so close.

2:28:40 > 2:28:46call.It's so close. The scores have come in, 93.6, Goepper into Silver

2:28:46 > 2:28:53Medal position.

2:28:53 > 2:28:55Medal position. Beaulieu-Marchand into bronze and James Woods drops

2:28:55 > 2:29:04out of the top three. Here is the man currently leading, the

2:29:04 > 2:29:12Norwegian. Focused on his third and final run. Will he need to better

2:29:12 > 2:29:23that 95? And more pressingly, can he?I think he'll try.I think he

2:29:23 > 2:29:34corked that one.He worked hard to get that around.

2:29:34 > 2:29:40get that around.Ooh! It has gone. Almost punching his way into that,

2:29:40 > 2:29:46frustrated.

2:29:46 > 2:29:53frustrated.1260 on the first of the twisted sisters.Ooh.Absolutely

2:29:53 > 2:30:02huge there.The Norwegian

2:30:02 > 2:30:05huge there.The Norwegian coach,... His boots are going to have diamonds

2:30:05 > 2:30:08on them, such is the pressure on the ski to keep them on. They should

2:30:08 > 2:30:15have come off but they didn't.No.

2:30:17 > 2:30:22Beaulieu-Marchand the Canadian dropping in. Currently in bronze

2:30:22 > 2:30:29medal position, can he improve? Really good skier. It would be nice

2:30:29 > 2:30:37to see him do well here.

2:30:37 > 2:30:48to see him do well here. And the gap, 450. Just slipped on it.

2:30:48 > 2:30:51gap, 450. Just slipped on it. He's so consistent with that.Swinging

2:30:51 > 2:30:57himself over the front. There's that double underlined that you so like.

2:30:57 > 2:31:04He made it look good their -- double under nine. And a huge trouble to

2:31:04 > 2:31:09finish things off.The way he throws that, such centrifugal force on it,

2:31:09 > 2:31:19it's like he's a passenger. Doesn't really have the style of Woodsy's

2:31:19 > 2:31:29triple. Beaulieu-Marchand fans.He remains in third place with that

2:31:29 > 2:31:3792.4. Two men left to drop.

2:31:37 > 2:31:4192.4. Two men left to drop. Andri Ragettli, if anyone can, he can stop

2:31:41 > 2:31:47yellow really got to focus now and turn it on.

2:31:47 > 2:31:57You can see him just closing his eyes.Getting his iPod in order. Or

2:31:57 > 2:32:04are the generic MP3 device! Visualising the run, getting himself

2:32:04 > 2:32:11in the zone, blocking out everything else. All of the media, all of the

2:32:11 > 2:32:16preparation, all of the TV, all of the expectation. He talks himself

2:32:16 > 2:32:23through it. Now it's only about the skiing.

2:32:23 > 2:32:29skiing.Really clean through that first rail. Almost comes to a stop

2:32:29 > 2:32:36before he gets onto the kink rail. He looked like he was tap dancing,

2:32:36 > 2:32:40that was magic. A little bit of Michael Flatley through the kink

2:32:40 > 2:32:52rail.Nice flat spin there over the drop.

2:32:52 > 2:32:57drop.Gone deep on the first kicker. 1260, brings into the switch here.

2:32:57 > 2:33:00This is the fastest we've seen him come through these kickers. He wants

2:33:00 > 2:33:10to go big. He scrubs it. Had to open up. Did he take too much speed off

2:33:10 > 2:33:13with the butter? So disappointing for the Swiss. He knew what he

2:33:13 > 2:33:17wanted to do and he knew it would have put him on gold medal

2:33:17 > 2:33:24contention, but that level of risk, that level of desire unfortunately

2:33:24 > 2:33:38not being repaid. By consistency.

2:33:39 > 2:33:4465.4. Braaten is guaranteed at least a silver. Nick Goepper at least a

2:33:44 > 2:33:54bronze. Beaulieu-Marchand will watch very, very nervously in bronze medal

2:33:54 > 2:33:57position, as Oscar Wester, the lone Swede who made it through from

2:33:57 > 2:34:07qualifying ahead of some of the favourites. What's he got?He needs

2:34:07 > 2:34:20the run of his life here.Huge 450. Pretzel out... He's gone!That's it.

2:34:20 > 2:34:25And the celebrations can begin down at the bottom here. Though Norwegian

2:34:25 > 2:34:29with a fantastic first run that has stood the test of time in this final

2:34:29 > 2:34:40will take the gold medal.

2:34:40 > 2:34:40stood the test of time in this final will take the gold medal.

2:34:40 > 2:34:41I

2:34:41 > 2:34:44to your brother before the qualifiers start today, he told me

2:34:44 > 2:34:49you were going to win, was not always the case?I didn't think so.

2:34:49 > 2:34:53I thought there were so many amazing riders here today. I was happy to

2:34:53 > 2:34:58make it to the finals and then my goal was to go for my best run.

2:34:58 > 2:34:58Nothing to lose.

2:34:58 > 2:35:01goal was to go for my best run. Nothing to lose. I landed my best

2:35:01 > 2:35:07run I think in the first one. Really stoked, but I didn't expect to win

2:35:07 > 2:35:11here today.It's tough because your rails are your strongest point. But

2:35:11 > 2:35:22at the slip yes, on that last run. Oh, man! It was, totally. It was

2:35:22 > 2:35:26obviously that little bit out of control. It's a game of perfection,

2:35:26 > 2:35:31and it's not just that. You've got to go above and beyond technical

2:35:31 > 2:35:37difficulty. Whereas that was insane. I've come here, constructive this

2:35:37 > 2:35:43run to win. It was definitely go for broke. But it wasn't the perfect run

2:35:43 > 2:35:54for me, and that's what you need.

2:35:58 > 2:36:03Agony for Woodsy.He created that run to get on the podium. He knew if

2:36:03 > 2:36:07he had to top that was a possibility.He was in silver medal

2:36:07 > 2:36:11position after run one but that slight slip off the rail did for

2:36:11 > 2:36:15him.He's so good at rail riding which is why he's got the X Games

2:36:15 > 2:36:19medals behind him. He's got to wait another four years but he will do

2:36:19 > 2:36:27it.He's a fabulous skier.And the big air. Really confident going into

2:36:27 > 2:36:32the big air after the X Games a few months ago.Unfortunately

2:36:32 > 2:36:35snowboarding big air. Just as Great Britain has found its skeleton

2:36:35 > 2:36:39groove, there's a lot of countries who have specialities in different

2:36:39 > 2:36:43things. We've got the Dutch at the Oval, the Austrians in the scheme,

2:36:43 > 2:36:50the Norwegians in the cross-country and the Germans in the luge. The

2:36:50 > 2:36:55Belarussians thing is the freestyle aerials. They are good at it.

2:36:55 > 2:36:58They've won back-to-back women's gold. They were going for three in a

2:36:58 > 2:37:05row in the men's. As I said, there has been drama. The Belarussian

2:37:05 > 2:37:09president was complaining to the IOC president about the defending

2:37:09 > 2:37:13champion Anton Kershner's failure to qualify. He said they simply through

2:37:13 > 2:37:19the main competitor out of the competition, I had to send an alarm

2:37:19 > 2:37:26and told them everything I think. There is one Belarussian, no

2:37:26 > 2:37:34pressure from him, but it's just as well but

2:37:34 > 2:37:37well but Switzerland's has made it to the final. His parents have

2:37:37 > 2:37:44cycled from Switzerland. They are peddling 10,000 miles through 20

2:37:44 > 2:37:50countries to be in the crowd to see the men's aerials. I think they will

2:37:50 > 2:37:56be flying home.They deserve a medal.

2:37:56 > 2:37:57be flying home.They deserve a medal.

2:37:58 > 2:38:0312 men will go toe to toe over three rounds. 12 men in the first round,

2:38:03 > 2:38:11nine in the second. It will be cut to just six in the third round. Pay

2:38:11 > 2:38:15attention, the format is quite complicated. Each athlete declares

2:38:15 > 2:38:20which jump they will perform before they jump, and then five judges will

2:38:20 > 2:38:28score them on air, that is take-off, and trajectory, perform, the

2:38:28 > 2:38:34aesthetics in the air, and then landing. Two points air, five points

2:38:34 > 2:38:42for form and three points for landing. A total of 30 points is

2:38:42 > 2:38:48available for each jump. That school will then be multiplied by the

2:38:48 > 2:38:54degree of difficulty of the trip they are performing.

2:38:54 > 2:39:02they are performing. Gasser to drop in.Beautiful. Straight to his back.

2:39:02 > 2:39:11Such good form in the air. Fantastic separation. Slightly

2:39:11 > 2:39:14separation. Slightly overcooked that one. Triple somersault, full twist,

2:39:14 > 2:39:23double twist on the second.

2:39:23 > 2:39:29double twist on the second. 99.12, the Swiss.

2:39:30 > 2:39:35the Swiss. The man who steel blue eyes could cut through Fort Knox's

2:39:35 > 2:39:41deepest safe, Abramenko the Ukrainian.You can hear the

2:39:41 > 2:39:46helicopter blades in the.

2:39:53 > 2:39:57Beautiful. Really good. Absolutely beautiful. I think the ankles were

2:39:57 > 2:40:05tidier. He couldn't help get a bit excited.Really great separation

2:40:05 > 2:40:09between all of the jumps and the landing here. Beautiful. There we

2:40:09 > 2:40:15go, first place.

2:40:27 > 2:40:35A K eight the Jedi. Let's see if he can summon the force. -- AKA the

2:40:35 > 2:40:40Jedi. Can he ever!He does so in some style. Looks really good in the

2:40:40 > 2:40:50air.Showing why he's one the favourites.Very, very solid

2:40:50 > 2:41:02performance.OK, results after run one at the men's aerials finals.

2:41:08 > 2:41:20These are all safely qualified. They will be joined in positions 7-9...

2:41:29 > 2:41:35Jia Zongyang needs to land this perfectly.

2:41:39 > 2:41:45perfectly. He went huge and he stopped it.Beautiful. He put in the

2:41:45 > 2:41:50two twists in the middle slip. He cannot believe it. He is known as

2:41:50 > 2:41:55Tiger Woods because he is so precise. Probably the favourite

2:41:55 > 2:42:01coming into this Olympic Games. He scraped through to these second

2:42:01 > 2:42:09round of finals here. I'd tell you what, he's taken a very solid one

2:42:09 > 2:42:16would and he's knocked it straight down the middle.

2:42:17 > 2:42:21down the middle. That's Gore would have cleaned up in the first round.

2:42:21 > 2:42:31Jia Zongyang giving it up for the people's Republic.

2:42:31 > 2:42:33people's Republic.Stanislau Hladchenko. So many strong jumps

2:42:33 > 2:42:40yesterday. Sat in the middle of the pack today.His country's

2:42:40 > 2:42:44expectations on his young shoulders. Defending champion, it's up to him

2:42:44 > 2:42:54to bring the gold home.It was beautiful. The Belarussians can

2:42:54 > 2:42:58start to celebrate just a little bit. A bit of an arch in the back as

2:42:58 > 2:43:06he took off.So rigid in the air, he would have been likely tuning fork.

2:43:06 > 2:43:20-- like a tuning fork.The landing was very, very good.

2:43:24 > 2:43:32Jia Zongyang of Canada. The former gymnast in his first Olympics.

2:43:33 > 2:43:37gymnast in his first Olympics. -- Olivier Rochon of Canada.He's doing

2:43:37 > 2:43:43a lap of honour, someone should tell him it's only the semis.A very,

2:43:43 > 2:43:51very strong jump.These guys are like wound springs.You're good,

2:43:51 > 2:44:03you're good!CHEERING Look at that.

2:44:03 > 2:44:17Look at that. 128.05, a huge score for the Canadian.Proper blue steel.

2:44:17 > 2:44:25He's on a roll tonight. He really is.Absolutely magical. What's

2:44:25 > 2:44:28brilliant, his celebrations are mechanical as well, almost as

2:44:28 > 2:44:34mechanical as the jumps!Unzip his skin and make sure he's not a

2:44:34 > 2:44:39titanium

2:44:40 > 2:44:45titanium inside, T-1000. The take-off was just a robotic.Oh,

2:44:45 > 2:44:50forth. It's still good enough for qualification, going just above

2:44:50 > 2:45:02Burov. Guangpu, the Chinese, dropping in. Two twists in the first

2:45:02 > 2:45:12lip.27 years of age. This is his third Olympics.

2:45:12 > 2:45:15third Olympics. I think he's trying to pull the wool over the judges'

2:45:15 > 2:45:23eyes. He hasn't quite performed the first flip with two twists.And then

2:45:23 > 2:45:31the landing, really scrappy.

2:45:31 > 2:45:36the landing, really scrappy. Air was six, maxed out. But he's gone from

2:45:36 > 2:45:41first to last. All change on the second jumps in the men' aerials

2:45:41 > 2:45:47finals.Completely on its head, isn't it?The final six have been

2:45:47 > 2:46:03decided. The end of the road for Guangpu,

2:46:03 > 2:46:09Guangpu, Lillis and Zhongqing. Second at home in Moscow, two

2:46:09 > 2:46:14bronze' in 2016 but that's pretty much it for him.Going

2:46:14 > 2:46:22stratospheric, I think that's the biggest jump we've seen.Going a bit

2:46:22 > 2:46:28early into the double full and his legs are part. Watch, yes, he's

2:46:28 > 2:46:40twisted.Yes, he has, hasn't he? Good spot. Keep an I on the form.

2:46:40 > 2:46:4512.8, the landing and air are very high about the form has hurt him.

2:46:45 > 2:46:50When you consider they are being multiplied by two and a half, four

2:46:50 > 2:47:02and a half, sorry, he's dropped nearly 18 points.Wowsers.Next,

2:47:02 > 2:47:13Krotov. The 25-year-old. Can he better Burov? No, he can't.Livid.

2:47:13 > 2:47:16After some solid jumps in qualification and the first two

2:47:16 > 2:47:19rounds, the Russians appear to have let the final slip through their

2:47:19 > 2:47:25fingers. Looked really solid, the two Russians, Belo really

2:47:25 > 2:47:33comfortable. He has gone early as well.

2:47:33 > 2:47:42well.103.17. Two very low scores. Four men left and three medals. A

2:47:42 > 2:47:56man whose face, those piercing eyes, like looking into a hurricane.

2:47:58 > 2:48:06Oh, look at that! He knows he's given it a good try. Very, very

2:48:06 > 2:48:10strong jumps. Especially when put into context by the first two jumps

2:48:10 > 2:48:16by the Russians. Doesn't snatch anywhere near. Going a little bit

2:48:16 > 2:48:26early but not as early as we saw Burov. Yes!

2:48:29 > 2:48:37Burov. Yes! Air, six, form and landing, dropping 0.8. The

2:48:37 > 2:48:44Ukrainians and Abramenko know that it could be gold.These next two

2:48:44 > 2:48:51jumps, a lower degree of difficulty. They have to be absolutely perfect.

2:48:51 > 2:48:55Belarus, the Ukraine and Russia. Powerhouse nations, going toe to

2:48:55 > 2:49:07toe. Hladchenko, oh, no! And he has rinsed himself on the landing. He

2:49:07 > 2:49:17went for the double full, double full, full and he looks like he's

2:49:17 > 2:49:30done an hour with a Jack Russell. Roche on is going for Back

2:49:30 > 2:49:34Lay-Triple Full-Full. It is going to go from pedestrian up to 125 mph

2:49:34 > 2:49:46very quickly.Yeah.Ooh, he overrode faded. You could hear the coach

2:49:46 > 2:49:54yelling, stretch it, stretch it. So, Abra Manco is guaranteed silver.

2:49:54 > 2:49:56Abra Manco is guaranteed silver. So, the tornado starting there and it

2:49:56 > 2:50:01looks like he's going into hyperspace. That's macro Abramenko

2:50:01 > 2:50:08is guaranteed elbow. Rochon makes it into fourth place, just ahead of

2:50:08 > 2:50:13Hladchenko.

2:50:13 > 2:50:16Hladchenko. So, the sole Chinese athlete left will be the last man to

2:50:16 > 2:50:30jump. Zongyang.Zongyang, full bold, for glory, for China. -- for gold.

2:50:30 > 2:50:38Oh, that's going to push Abramenko. Burov giving it a round of applause.

2:50:38 > 2:50:50Abra Manco turning away. Because now, the torturous weight comes.

2:50:50 > 2:50:52now, the torturous weight comes.-- Abramenko turning away. If Mary

2:50:52 > 2:50:58Berry were judging this, she'd say perfect, just perfect.Silver Medal,

2:50:58 > 2:51:02Zongyang. So close and yet so far. It looks like this appointment and

2:51:02 > 2:51:08dare I say it, it is. It plays to the thought that for many Chinese

2:51:08 > 2:51:18athletes, silver is second place. The Ukrainians, they are mobbing

2:51:18 > 2:51:23Abramenko. You've got to give it to the 29-year-old. Zongyang is unable

2:51:23 > 2:51:29to celebrate that silver. He genuinely looks like a man who's

2:51:29 > 2:51:35lost rather than taking a medal. Yes, that's a real shame. It shows

2:51:35 > 2:51:40how much it means. You have to say that Burov has had a fantastic

2:51:40 > 2:51:54competition. And look at the scores. Just 0.46 separate in them.STUDIO:

2:51:54 > 2:51:57Yes and Abramenko is the first Ukrainian ever to win a Winter

2:51:57 > 2:51:59Olympics gold.

2:51:59 > 2:52:00Ukrainian ever to win a Winter Olympics gold. The president may

2:52:00 > 2:52:05have something to say for that sixth place for Belarus. Yesterday was the

2:52:05 > 2:52:12best day in Britain's windowless big -- Winter Olympics medals when we

2:52:12 > 2:52:15claimed medals. Lizzy Yarnold was a former track and field heptathlete

2:52:15 > 2:52:21before it was suggested to her that she may be perfect for the sport of

2:52:21 > 2:52:27bob skeleton. She hadn't heard of it. From being a Abramenko of all

2:52:27 > 2:52:32trades as she is a mistress of one, she is great Britain's greatest ever

2:52:32 > 2:52:37Winter Olympian and our standard-bearer, also a flag bearer.

2:52:37 > 2:52:41I know I'm a ruthless competitor when it comes to it. It's me and the

2:52:41 > 2:52:45track. You're lying on the sled, listening to the Rattle, the

2:52:45 > 2:52:51vibrations of the ice. It's just a complete orchestra of information.

2:52:51 > 2:52:57You have to be sure, if you're going headfirst. Nothing to block you,

2:52:57 > 2:53:03nothing to stop you. Nothing between you and triumphant or disaster.You

2:53:03 > 2:53:07just have to really look at the ice, understand the basics of the ice and

2:53:07 > 2:53:12then on the first day of training, you jump on the sled, you go down

2:53:12 > 2:53:21and see what it's doing with you. Life hasn't always gone Lizzy

2:53:21 > 2:53:25Yarnold like this, she wanted to be a heptathlete before she was pointed

2:53:25 > 2:53:28towards a sled. She relied on the generosity of others initially, a

2:53:28 > 2:53:32work colleague called Mervin sponsored her when money was short

2:53:32 > 2:53:38and her sled still has his name. Back then, she worked in insurance,

2:53:38 > 2:53:41a trade based on knowing what can go wrong. In a sport she was starting

2:53:41 > 2:53:47to dominate, it is one of terrifying risks. COMMENTATOR: Lizzy Yarnold

2:53:47 > 2:53:49has a few nervous moments to wait.

2:53:49 > 2:53:51risks. COMMENTATOR: Lizzy Yarnold has a few nervous moments to wait.

2:53:51 > 2:53:55Everything was building to Sochi. Lizzy Yarnold going for gold for

2:53:55 > 2:54:02Great Britain. Hitting the left-hand side, it doesn't matter, she's going

2:54:02 > 2:54:07to win the gold medal, surely? She could crash now and then it. She's

2:54:07 > 2:54:12going to do it, Lizzy Yarnold is the Olympic champion! My goodness. Maybe