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

This is the biggest days so far in

these games for the British teams.

Let's hand over to our commentary

duo...

duo...

Isabel Atkin, what does she

have in her run? It's the biggest

run of her life. It starts now.

have in her run? It's the biggest

run of her life. It starts now. Come

on, Izzy Atkin... The final jump...

Ooh!

CHEERING

Must try and remain impartial here.

Third-place!

Third-place! Ladies and gentlemen,

Great Britain's Izzy Atkin takes a

bronze medal.

Let's turn our

attention now to short track speed

skating.

A big night of short track

racing ahead. Not least in the

women's 1500 metres. The seats are

about to start. A tremendous return

to the ice. Elise Christie safely

through to the semifinals.

Today

it's all about the skeleton...

A

warm welcome to the Sliding Centre

ahead of round three of the women's

skeleton. Lizzy Yarnold is two

hundredths off the lead. They will

not be separated by much on the

line. Laura stays in fourth place.

Elise Christie needs to finish in

the first two to get into the

Olympic final. The race is on as

they take the bell. Elise Christie

in third-place! They come around the

final bend... Elise Christie has

crashed again now, in the semifinal,

and yet again she ends up in a

distraught heap on the floor.

Now we

come to the potential medallists...

Hold it together! Laura Deas going

next for Great Britain... She is

confirmed as for fudges-macro Lizzy

Yarnold next. The Olympic champion,

can she make history and win again?

This could be at least a silver for

Lizzy Yarnold Eriksen it's a gold

medal run, I'm sure of it.

She needs

the run of her 28 years to tip out

Lizzy Yarnold.

Time is dropping

away. And it looks like Lizzy

Yarnold will win again. Does Laura

Deas have a medal in her? She wins

gold again! Laura Deas has won

bronze as well.

A great day for

Great Britain at the Winter

Olympics...

STUDIO: A day of such mixed

emotions.

STUDIO: A day of such mixed

emotions. 30 years, the tension, the

triumph and in the end a

record-breaking day for Team GB. The

first time three medals have ever

been won on one day, the first time

British athletes have ever

successfully defended an Olympic

title and the first time two places

on the podium had been filled by

British athletes. It all meant that

early this morning, Lizzy Yarnold

climbed onto the middle step of that

podium to receive her gold medal.

The smile and a clapping for all of

those who supported her. Her team

members, family members and her

husband too. And, the pleasure that

she was able to share this moment

with Laura Deas. Laura winning the

bronze medal. Her friend and

team-mates. Laura has been

instrumental in keeping Lizzy going.

She said that pressure is a

privilege, she is the queen of the

skeleton.

"God Save The Queen" PLAYS.

CHEERING

APPLAUSE

There are all of the people

celebrating with Lizzy and Laura,

the two flags going up together.

Only seconds before she says to come

up. The silver medallist from

Germany there and the mementos that

they have representing the mountain

range in Pyeongchang. They will take

those home with them. And straight

after the ceremony, Nick Hope caught

up with the double Olympic champion,

Lizzy Yarnold...

This must feel

incredible. Two-time Olympic

champion, you finally got your hands

on the gold?

It is becoming more

real. Being able to belt out the

national anthem was extraordinary. I

loved it!

How does the medal feel?

It is beautiful! It is the bark of

the tree, that is what it

represents. I'm a big

environmentalist. I adore the

design. It is heavy and beautiful

and represents everything I have

been working for.

And what a

journey?

Yes, I cannot even begin to

explain all of the arts and the

downs. We really did believe that we

could do this. I mean, British sport

is coming on so far. The Winter

Olympics, although we are the

underdog, we are making a name for

ourselves. We could not do it

without the support of everyone at

home. The British press, national

lottery players, I do not do it by

myself. This is everyone's gold

medal, who has helped me.

You said

that Britain was the underdog, with

three medals in the skeleton they

are now the favours?

It is

extraordinary, we have a skill of

learning the track quickly, no home

advantage but learning an Olympic

track wicket. Focusing inwardly and

not worrying on what anyone else is

doing. Hopefully that can continue

into the future and into Beijing!

Absolutely, talk us through the last

24 hours, they must have been crazy!

Yes, I only had three hours sleep, I

cannot really sleep with my chest at

the moment but it is a media

whirlwind. Laura and I started to

cry an hour ago, live on TV with

Clare Balding! The emotions will

keep going for weeks and weeks.

And

how strange was that this morning,

going to breakfast as normal but as

an Olympic champion again, and a

bronze medallist?

The bobsleigh guys

always shout at me, "Champ! " and

now they don't know how to say

double Champ! It is lovely to have

other athletes with you and know you

in the gym, day in, day out. This is

a success together.

Is a double

Olympic champion, and part of

history, it was a Super Saturday,

can you sum up what it means to you?

What Super Saturday means and our

success without the winter athletes,

we never stopped believing in

ourselves and all of these

extraordinary events that we put

ourselves through, we do it with

British grit and go for it and do

the best that we can. It isn't bad,

bringing home four medals already

and seeing what the week-old is!

Lizzy Yarnold,

Lizzy Yarnold, thank you! It has

been a triumph of commitment.

These

are the headlines in the Sunday

papers, celebrating the success of

Lizzy Yarnold, one of them referring

to her as Queen Lizzy We have other

studio guests with us. What do you

think this moment means for women's

sport and winter sport?

Obviously,

so much.

so much. For British winter sport,

we are not an Alpine nation, we

don't have the facilities but

British skeleton look at it from a

business perspective, like British

cycling, how do we put together a

programme that will deliver success.

They have done it and kept doing it.

Bronze, silver, gold, gold, and now

three medals. It shows if you are

systematic and approach it well,

there are no barriers to success. It

doesn't mean it is easy but you can

put together a programme. To have

three medals yesterday, three women,

such fantastic role models for young

girls to look up and say, it doesn't

matter on my background. I can

achieve and do anything that I want.

It is just amazing.

For all of the

sweating and the pain in training,

and all of the doubts that Lizzy may

have had another struggle with her

sinuses and her breathing, sharing

the joy with her friend and

team-mate Laura Deas, this will

inspire people but as an individual,

how do you think Lizzy Yarnold

personifies the attitude and how

well she talks about what is needed

to be a champion?

She has an amazing

mix of passion but level-headedness.

She knows it takes a roller-coaster

ride to get there. She had a tough

four years. She still has self

belief. She is perfect for winter

sports. She is the perfect a bit me

of someone who has gone and done it

four years ago, and takes the grit

and does it again four years later.

It is so difficult to do. She's had

a target on her back. It would have

been easy to retire four is a guy at

the top of her game. To do a second

Olympics, if she didn't win the gold

it would have been a failure. She

believed in herself, against

everything, against this sinus

problem. That she hasn't been on top

form this year. I'm getting goose

bumps again because she is

incredible.

Bet is the first race

she has won since taking the World

Championships in 2015.

She has had

concussion, injuries, and huge

setbacks. But she never stopped

believing. She hasn't had the

greatest season but she got it right

and in that moment it shows what a

superstar she is. Uber and that is

synonymous with life. People think

that you are at the top and we see

Lizzy every four years being

amazing. We need to see that she's

gone through real lows to bring it

back up. Even if young women

watching think this is a tough time

they are at now, Lizzy has been

there. Yesterday she was at the top

of what you could do in sport.

That

is why sport reaches out beyond the

winning of a match or a race, it is

bigger than that. These men and

women have gone through so much to

get to where they are and it is

exciting to think that we have

reached a stage where we aren't just

hoping for a bronze medal here or a

great fifth-place finish, we are

winning gold medals and to have two

athletes on the podium together size

an awful lot about the team spirit

between them and also the depth of

the talent -- says an awful lot.

We've seen the first rung of the GB

two-man bob. A great time posted by

Brad Hall and Joel Fearon. Brad is

the pilot, job is one of the fastest

100 metre runners. He slots in

behind Brad, this

100 metre runners. He slots in

behind Brad, this track is really

challenging?

We said from the start

that the key on this track is the

velocity. They are super athletes,

they had the start and the velocity.

Brad had a phenomenal run here. A

great first run in training this

week but has been struggling in the

middle of the pack. This is

fantastic.

We can see the speeds

they are reaching. The former bob

one-week get to it will be the

fastest of the sliding vehicles?

Brad is a specialist. This was not

expected, for him to be in this

position at this stage. It is great,

he is such a talented driver and he

can really build over the coming

years.

Two teams in the four man

Bob, is Brad the number one hope?

They have been switching around, but

for him, key has been performing

better this season.

better this season.

You have seen

all of the athletes, the women's

sleds, and the four man pilots,

everybody has been their daily. The

track has changed so much since the

test event.

The quicker they can

pick up those changes, we are

talking centimetres that will make

the perfect line and make those

races.

After the first run, we will

be back at one o'clock for the

second run. Seventh place after the

first run. Brad Hall for Great

Britain, not point to nine behind

the leaders. You can see how close

it is, those top three places.

It is

the same as the Luge and the

skeleton, we will see so much stuff

around. It is a tricky track. It is

the dangerous track we saw in

Vancouver. It is very technical. If

you don't get your minds right, you

can lose huge spaces. We have seen

it in the luge and the skeleton and

hundred percent sure that we will

see it in the

hundred percent sure that we will

see it in the bobsleigher as well!

If you look at this

see it in the bobsleigher as well!

If you look at this for a close

finish, the biathlon that was run

earlier this morning was

extraordinary. The 15 kilometre mass

start. 30 by athletes here. Watch

out for the athlete in the middle

there. With the number two on his

bib. He is trying to become the

first Frenchman to win four Olympic

gold medals. He is going for a

career of four gold medals. Going to

the finish with us, Rob Walker...

Fourcade has to be focused here. I'm

sure when he was in the range for

the fourth time in the individual

race, he was, in his mind, en route

to yet another Winter Olympics gold.

But it unravelled with his last two

shots and that will surely be in the

mercurial Frenchman's mind as he

prepares himself for this last visit

to the range ahead of a three K

circuit to glory. Simon Schempp,

world champion. Eric Lesser, silver

medallist twice four years ago.

medallist twice four years ago. Can

the three-time Olympic champion

Martin Fourcade produce a quartet of

golds?

They are all up and running. No

mistakes from anyone yet. There is

Eric Lesser's first mistake.

Eric Lesser's first mistake. Nasa

has missed two, so Martin Fourcade

and Simon Schempp -- Eric Lesser has

missed two. Real disappointment

therefore Eric Lesser. Can one of

these men get in the mix?

Eder has missed two. The defending

Winter Olympic champion is there as

well. Fourcade will fancy the job

here. Still waiting to see who is

third.

Martin Fourcade, no luxury of a fist

pump to the crowd, because Simon

Schempp, the reigning world champion

in this event, is breathing down his

neck. The defending champion is

coming out of nowhere to be in with

a shout for podium. Eric Lesser made

two costly misses at the range.

two costly misses at the range. It

looks like the three men are all

vying for the bronze, Benedict Doll,

the sprint world champion, the

defending champion and Arrow

Glacier, the German, who has been by

far the most accurate in the region

to that last visit. This is the

battle for gold. It is Martin

Fourcade, the three-time Winter

Olympic champion, aiming for a

hat-trick of medals in the Winter

Olympics in this event. Silver in

Vancouver, silver in Sochi. Two men

battling for gold and silver. Three

men in the bottom of your shot,

battling for bronze.

battling for bronze. What a race on

our hands we have here. This is

superb. The German and French

coaches roaring encouragement to

these biathletes.

these biathletes. Benedikt Doll,

world sprint champion. Bronze in the

pursuit.

This would be amazing from Svendsen.

Many thought the legendary Norwegian

who carried the flag in the opening

ceremony was over the hill and

passed it, but he might be giving

himself one more opportunity for an

individual medal. Benedikt Doll

looks over his shoulder and so does

Svendsen. Nothing to separate those

three.

three. Five men. Only room on the

podium for three. Can Martin

Fourcade some acceleration here in

the last couple of kilometres?

the last couple of kilometres? Can

the three-time Winter Olympic

champion make it four? We will see

some incredible celebrations if he

does. And what about Simon Schempp?

He had a relay silver four years

ago, but this would be by far the

biggest victory of his career. Yes,

he's the world champion in this

event, but this is the Winter

Olympic Games and it only comes

around once every four years. If

Simon Schempp is to become the

champion, he will do so beating one

of the all-time greats, Martin

Fourcade, the Frenchman. 1400 metres

to go. Still nothing to separate

these two men. But which one is

hurting the most? Who is going to

start settling the silver first? Who

is driven on by a relentless desire

for glory? Massive burst of

acceleration by Eric Lesser, and use

the ah -- Benedikt Doll is suddenly

finding himself out of contention.

Lesser in third.

Lesser in third. At the bottom of

your picture, Martin Fourcade,

trying to get a gap between himself

and Simon Schempp as the other three

come tearing down towards that sharp

right-hander before the long climb

and the contemplation of a sprint

finish.

Martin Fourcade and Simon Schempp,

preparing themselves for the final

assault. One more lung bursting push

for the line. What about this battle

for bronze? Three of them are still

there. Svendsen, Eric Lesser,

Benedikt Doll and Svendsen is going

for this. He is desperate for

another Olympic medal. He hasn't

produced his best so far, but this

is the closest he has come to being

on the podium in these games. This

is what world-class sport is all

about. If you are watching hour

biathlon for the first time, it

doesn't matter. Who has got the

heart, who has got the drive, who

has the desire and who has the

belief to see that moment that will

go down in history? Simon Schempp,

the world champion, Martin Fourcade,

the multiple Winter Olympic

champion. This would be the biggest

moment in Schempp's life, but

Fourcade is driving. Schempp is

trying to come on the right-hand

side. It's so close! It is shoulder

to shoulder, eyeball to eyeball! Oh,

my goodness me! It's a photo! I

think Martin Fourcade thinks he may

have lost it on the line. Has Emil

Hegle Svendsen got the bronze? Yes,

he has. Root is on the podium again.

Fourcade is shaking his head. Has

Simon Schempp relegated Martin

Fourcade down to the silver medal

for the third successive time in

these games? Fourcade has been given

it. Silver in Vancouver, silver in

Sochi. Is it gold for Martin

Fourcade? I think it might be. Rob

Walker was right. Fourcade can

finally celebrate because this time,

he is on the right side of the photo

finish. It was a tremendously

exciting closing lap and lunge for

the line. Simon Schempp of Germany

just missed out. Fourcade gets his

timing spot on to win the fourth

Winter Olympic gold medal of his

career and to make up for just

missing out on this event for the

last two games. Look out his

frustration! Last time, he was in

that photo finish with Svendsen and

they got the same time, but Fourcade

was adjudged to have finished just

behind. This time, he has done it.

Martin Fourcade becomes the greatest

ever French Winter Olympian, moving

past Jean-Claude Killy. We can see

where France stand now in the medal

table. Norway are top for the first

time.

Now, the latest news on Elise

Christie, who so far has had two

incredibly unlucky but also

disastrous falls in the speed

skating. She was taken to hospital

last night for x-rays on her right

ankle. No broken bones. She says she

is working hard alongside Team GB to

try and turn this around, but her

leg is very swollen. Chemmy, she is

in a lot of pain.

Very swollen. She

is cycling to get that swelling out

and then there are these boots that

have compression, so she's trying to

get that swelling up to the heart so

she can get rid of it. She is doing

all the right things. The fact that

she is already on the bike is good

news. If anyone can do it, she is

fierce enough.

If you can make it to

Tuesday, there is just one race than

a couple of days to keep icing it,

get the swelling down. But she will

have to deal with the pain.

She will

not feel the pain if she gets on the

start line. The adrenaline will kick

in and she will be ready. She is

tough enough to handle the pain.

So

speaks a woman who has looked

through pain barrier is more than

once before!

There has been drama in the curling.

Eve Muirhead knows that this stone

can't count because the red light

comes on to signify that she had

committed a hard-line violation. You

have to release the stone before the

red line. And although it looked as

if she had released it before the

red line, she may just have tapped

the back of the handle with her

finger as she was taking her hand

away, and that would have activated

the red light. There are still

discussion as to whether the

technology was working, but the

upshot of it is that Sweden have

beaten with Britain and the British

women manage to win two of their

last three games to progress to the

knockout stages. Those last three

games are going to be tough as it is

Switzerland, Japan and Canada they

have got. Canada started

appallingly, but have made a

comeback as they always do. That

could be the one that decides. Onto

the men's team. They are currently

in action against Italy. We will be

rejoining the game shortly, but here

is their table.

is their table. The top four go

through to the knockout stages, so

Britain need to be winning their

remaining matches. When we left them

on BBC Two, Great Britain were

leading but Italy took two in the

sixth end and as we join it, the

score is 3-3. Britain have the

hammer in end seven. Logan Gray and

Jackie Lockhart.

You join us at an extremely exciting

part of the end. There is a tactical

exchange going on here as GB look to

try and blank in the seventh end to

take the hammer into the eighth.

Kyle Smith, the GB skip, is trying

to make a take-out of his own. He

wants to hit this red on the

left-hand side. Get it a bit close

to the nose. GB are still lying in

shot position after that. Italy have

a bit of work to do here is the

debrief of that Stone continues.

debrief of that Stone continues. A

positive result for GB.

He has left just about all you can

see that red.

see that red. Has to be very careful

here, though.

here, though.

Joel Retornaz' eyes

peeled on the stone coming down the

ice. We have seen them flirt with a

couple of guards in this game and

sneak by.

He is playing a controlled

weight here.

weight here.

Lovely shot by the

Italian fourth player.

But he has left a controlled double

take-out for Team GB to school two

here.

It leads an opportunity for Team GB.

A shot required from Kyle Smith. If

he makes it perfectly, it could

remove both of the reds and go to

line two.

A deep breath required... Again,

favouring that controlled takeout.

This one is quite a lot more

difficult than that one. It looks

very close. Have they got it? They

certainly have! A great shot by Kyle

Smith to score too. A big response

from Team GB as they restore a two

shot lead that they had earlier in

the game. Team GB are looking good.

Just three ends to come. Leading

Italy 5-3.

Italy 5-3. It has been an

enthralling match all the way. An

extremely tight game. A big two in

the first end. For the first time,

you can really sense that Team GB is

beginning to take control again?

They played that end very well,

there was a lot of cat and mouse

initially, with Italy putting its

guards up but they had to make a

play on something. With how the

stones Lane, it's a great

opportunity to pick up two. Italy

played a lovely shot. They turned

the play and they did a wonderful

job of picking up a deuce.

The

second of the game for Team GB. It

comes at a very important time in

the match. Italy running out of

time, just three ends to come. Cammy

Smith gets that next end started...

If we cannot pick a winner in that

time, we will go to an extra end,

like we did earlier with the women's

team.

It must be extremely reassuring to

know that you have their weight

control in the back pocket?

He has

set them up well with this game.

Just after that big shot that Kyle

Smith played, the whole team are a

little pumped and ready to finish

off the game. It would be nice if

they could for one here. -- Force

one. Womack the Italians are looking

focused, they are not down and out

here.

The corner guard goes up... Italy

try and forge an opportunity to

school with two of their own to get

back into the game. It's even

Stevens at the lead position, 91%.

The line is good!

The boys had to

remember that even if they give up a

two here, they have the hammer in

the ninth, and it would be really

nice if they could try and play an

end where they have a blank. Take

the hammer down the last...

CHEERING

A big roar goes up in the arena, as

Korea put a steel on the board. The

seventh end to tie the game up after

a score of two in the sect, five

each against Denmark.

each against Denmark. It looks like

a similar approach to what we saw

from Italy in the sixth end. The men

put their first score of two on the

board in the game. They try and tap

the yellow back alongside the other

GB stone. The sweepers are trying to

drag it down there.

drag it down there. For the first

time in the match, we have seen it

getting under the skin of the

Italian fourth, Lizzy.

Completely

the wrong line, probably down to the

weight. You need more to tap the

yellow back. Did not have it, it's

an opportunity for Team GB to clean

up the corner guard. That was a shot

that will cause difficulty. Should

they get one round behind it.

they get one round behind it.

It is

good to see the Team GB boys

relaxing a little bit. Even Stevens

at second, 70% there. It is good to

see them relaxing. Let's keep

focused on the job in hand and not

relax too much. A two shot lead at

this stage, by no means a decisive

margin.

margin. You would prefer to be two

shots up rather than two down!

Certainly!

The Italians trying to particular

Don the red. -- card on the red. I

think that Great Britain will go for

it...

it...

We saw Team GB doing this the

last time, they are happy to run the

stones down. Make it difficult for

Italy to score. The more Italian

stones that they can move from play,

the less likely that they will score

a big end.

We are getting a Mexican

wave in the crowd, the first this

week!

The first in the Gangneung

curling arena. I was lucky enough to

be part of one in the ganging Ice

Arena on the short track the last

weekend -- Gangneung Ice Arena.

weekend -- Gangneung Ice Arena.

They

would be focused on the game in

hand, it shouldn't really be

affecting them.

affecting them. In another corner

for Italy.

for Italy.

The Mexican wave is still

going, a great performance by the

home crowd! CHUCKLES

All right, enough now!

They will get

tired very shortly!

They will need a

cat nap before the tenth end. Thomas

Muirhead making the appeal...

Muirhead making the appeal... Great

energy shown by the home support.

Joel Retornaz makes his way up.

Italy will keep trying to protect

that Stone in the house.

They have been putting it in pretty

much the perfect spot over the last

couple of stones. More of the same

and as Jackie said, they keep

running the stones down before they

make a move. Giving Team GB as

little time as possible to make a

double.

That was overdone there. Not

at all covering the red in the

house.

8% between those statistics.

It could be the beginning, where we

see a two shot gap between the two

teams on the scoreboard. A great

performance so far from Thomas

Muirhead. A slightly different

delivery. A more classical delivery.

We call it the Manitoba tarp, where

your knees are over the front bed.

-- the Manitoba tuck.

-- the Manitoba tuck. A lot of speed

making in delivering the stone like

that.

Thomas would like to have

rolled right between these two

yellows. But there is an opportunity

for a takeout on these two yellows.

Or is he looking at tapping them

back? Trying to create a nest.

We shouldn't get too excited. GB

lying in three. They gave up a score

of two. There is still work to be

done here.

After some discussion

they are looking to catch the yellow

and catch a little role. They have

the guard. They have to utilise it.

A sneaky fleck.

A sneaky fleck. It hasn't been

catching well at all.

It should be a straightforward

takeout for Kyle Smith. Said it a

couple of games ago. It really

spurned the opportunity. Hopefully

he has learned from that one. A

couple of lovely takeouts with the

last end anyway. Suggesting it is

the case.

the case. The sweepers will tire on

this one. Trying to keep it

straight. Get this red pass the

yellow. It was over curled again.

That is a big mistake by the GB

skip. It seems there is a silly shot

that brings Italy right back into

it.

It is a missed opportunity, two

yellows. Making it very difficult.

It is another gifted opportunity to

the Italians.

We should see a double takeout here.

He will want the shooter to lie.

That has too happen if he wants to

create two here.

Throwing a lot of

his weight behind this.

That was way

too much, a missed opportunity.

Going from one side to the other.

He

is looking a little agitated out

there at the moment, Amos Mosaner. A

couple of mistakes are creeping into

the Italian performance. Whether it

is getting the better of him...

Maybe he plays golf in the summer?

Swinging his brush around anyway.

Kyle Smith should be able to see

this red stone. It should be happy

enough for Italy to blank here.

Going past the guard... He has

courted, can you believe it? Come

on...

Sat right behind the shot. I

thought from the moment he let it

go, it was tight. Just a fuse slack

shots, it was a get out of jail free

card. The possibility of rolling the

end, in taking the hammer into the

ninth end... Italy would have taken

it into the ninth there. A simple

draw for two here for Italy.

It will

be a score of two for Italy.

Disappointing for Kyle Smith. GB

will concede a couple of shots. I

think we could see Kyle Smith

getting a bit of a telling off from

the officials there.

It changes things for GB so much.

Five each.

Five each.

You can hear the boys

rallying around to support Kyle. The

game is not over. Two Moore ends to

go.

go.

A lot of panic on the face of

Kyle Smith there.

Kyle Smith there. He is starting to

get angry and miss shots as a

result. You want to keep making

shots.

The Italians can be quite

over excitable. I think we were

beginning to put pressure on and

they were making mistakes, but we

are not capitalising at the moment

and that is a real shame.

Just taking two is back and forth in

the last few ends. Italy scored two

in the sixth and the eighth end and

GP had one of their own in the

seventh -- GB.

seventh -- GB. Jackie, the boys are

playing well at the moment. They

just need to have a few finishing

touches.

touches.

Yeah, Cammy is setting the

end up well. They just have to

remember that and use each other to

support one another. If Kyle is

having a bad game, try and keep him

involved, talk him through the shot

before he plays it. There must be

lots of things to do to support one

another. Think about plan B if plan

A isn't going to work. He didn't

have too sit on the nose of that

shot. I realise he couldn't see a

loss of it, but he only had to catch

the outside of it.

Do you think

those shots are still playing on his

mind?

For sure. You will know

yourself, being a skip, that

sometimes it is difficult to get rid

of the shots that you have played

badly. But that is why we have

psychologists in the sport, to

mentally help you progress and

calculate what you have done wrong

to improve it for the next game.

Kyle Smith is taking a bit of

time-out and watching the game next

door, trying to end the stewing.

Sometimes it's better to have that

kind of close proximity of

discussion. You don't want to give

away your game plan.

Not if you are

a Canadian or American, because they

do like to give away their game plan

and to the opposition what they are

going to play and what the

opposition is going to play. They

had a little confab to decide what

to do. All of the team have to want

to do the same thing.

They are really curling at the end

here.

I think they are looking for

something in a similar position

here.

here. Kyle Waddell keeping his eyes

up, trying to judge the distance.

They didn't want that short of the

house.

No, they needed it right in.

Sitting on top of their own yellow

would have been great.

would have been great. Italy choose

to come round the other side.

Coming down the other side of the

sheet this time, Simone Gonin.

sheet this time, Simone Gonin. They

would like this one to stay in front

of the TV line. As Jackie mentioned,

lots of curl. A bit of a let off

here for GB.

That is going a little

too far. What a curl that took one

came into the house.

came into the house. Kyle Waddell is

going to remove the red stone we

see.

Got a fortunate result out of

that. I don't think he meant to

leave his shooter out there.

There are a few yellow stone is

kicking around and just the one red

of Italy. Right next door, USA

against Norway.

against Norway. Norway are in their

red, floral fancy pants today.

Yeah,

the Norwegians must have a whole

suitcase of fancy pants. They have a

different power on every day.

They would have liked that to come a

bit further in.

bit further in. There was an

opportunity

opportunity for a slash on the

yellow.

What a shot. They love the

result.

Apologies again for the foul

language. A little bit of excitement

coming in. But that was a wonderful

shot.

shot.

Hit its sweet as a nut.

Great

result.

Italy still lie one shot at the

moment, though.

They don't nearly

have the same amount of protection

that they did before, though.

This will be a long guard.

He kicked the yellow stone, but he

has replaced it back to where he

thought it was, which GB are allowed

to let because he has confirmed that

he kicked it accidentally.

Thomas Muirhead makes the peel

nicely.

It is going to be more of the same

for Italy.

for Italy. It has been a common

theme from one end to another of

Italy throwing guards and then GB

claimed appeals. -- playing the

peels.

Let's see if they get the job done.

There might be more deliberation

over this one.

What would be nice is

a nice, controlled way, with the

opportunity that you can hold it,

push the red back.

Looks like you're

going to get that, Jackie.

A good shot by Thomas Muirhead.

That

was a nice try. At least they gave

at every opportunity. The fact that

it stayed in the house is good. It

is fully visible to Italy, so they

could get a hit and roll.

could get a hit and roll.

We were

talking about how the stones can

swing more as the game goes on. The

sliding track is where the players

deliver the stone up the middle of

the playing area. It has had a bit

of the pebble knocked off and the

stones are curling a bit more. Amos

Moss and -- Amos Mosaner looking to

match the stone play by Thomas

Muirhead.

Muirhead.

And he has. There is a

fair bit of tension out there today.

He is frustrated because he feels

like he made that shot but it was

slightly misjudged. All of a sudden,

GB can see the poking its nose out

of the other side.

He led a very

good stone, but we already knew that

once the weight comes off it, there

is a lot of movement. We saw Thomas'

do the same thing.

do the same thing.

We have our first

final score of session eight. It is

Sweden disposing of Japan with

consummate ease with a score of five

in the eighth end to win 11-4. So

Sweden go to six and zero, still

perfect this week. And Japan go to

three wins and three losses, which

is good for GB. With a win here

against Italy, we can join Japan. We

have already played and beaten them,

so we have a better ranking over

them.

That took a long time before it

wanted to make contact with the red

stone. I think he has done enough.

That could be a handy one later.

Just two stones to come here in the

ninth end.

Well, this is a huge shot here for

Amos Mosaner.

Amos Mosaner. Going for the more

adventurous shot here. They know

they need to force GB to score one

here in the ninth end.

That looks like a draw for two for

GB.

There is a high red guard, which

means you can't chip that red out,

so...

A draw to four is what we are

looking for. We have to be careful,

if he does not get right to the

brush here, and give it a full

opportunity, there is a huge swing

as it comes into the house. We saw

the Italian shot, make a real drive

towards the left hand side there.

Right across the line...

This is the

final stone of the ninth end. I

think they would be quite pleased

seeing the draw, the takeout has not

been very accurate in the last

couple of ends.

Does he need to

catch this, will it stop? I don't

think it is going to stop.

Trying to

sweep it through...

It is too heavy!

Oh, dear.

Another missed

opportunity, a real shame. The guys

thought about catching the edge of

the yellow but they were too late.

The pool is so big there.

Karl Smith

is struggling to get the job done

for Team GB. They are still in the

lead after nine ends by one shot.

Denmark scored three in the eighth

end. Taking an 8-5 lead against the

informal Korean side. Korea defeated

Team GB yesterday -- in form. Giving

them a third loss. Korea with their

third of the week. It looks like

Korea will go to one wing and five

losses whereas Denmark will move up

to two and four. It is a real shame,

for Team GB. The score of two.

Surely they would have been able to

run the game home? Now it is a bit

of a 50-50.

I would have been more

comfortable if I saw two on the

scoreboard there.

scoreboard there.

Looking at it

statistically, generally, a team

with a 1-shot lead, coming home

without the hammer, that would be

about 60% of the time they win. We

do have an advantage here. Not a

very big one.

very big one.

Italy have, a couple

of times, created and made two.

That's what we need to be careful

of.

It is a shame his younger

brother Kami wasn't throwing that.

He has had a good game but

unfortunately that is the story of

curling. The four man team...

There

is a great deal more pressure on

that final shot at the end. The job

well done.

Sometimes there are those

high and technical shots and

sometimes the pressure, the simplest

shot there. It is the pressure of

playing the last stone.

Still all to

play for for both teams. A 1-shot

game. Both teams on two wins and

three losses. With a win... Either

team could very much stay in the

hunt for the semis, two and four

would be a long way back. You would

not be down and out.

Really having

to work this out. Take it as far as

you can. Guarding the red and in the

house. Well swept.

Italy with a tap back on the yellow

stone here for the second

stone here for the second stone of

Daniele Ferrazza.

Daniele Ferrazza. How frustrating

can it be, Jackie, to know that you

have been there. You have been the

better team and had the upper hand

but it does not tell on the

scoreboard?

It must be really

frustrating. It will be telling on

Kyle Smith at the moment. Down to a

few of his stones that he has not

executed well. He must be

frustrated, the rest of the guys

have played so well and set up those

ends for him. That is the story of

the week so far. You need the four

guys to all play at the same time.

What has happened here?

What has happened here?

I can only

assume that the stone was burnt. I

think Amos Mosaner reared up. The

handle stops on it. It is rotating

quite quickly there. A little kick

and the handle stops.

Did we think

it would hit the guard, what do we

think?

I'm not sure, I don't think

it was going to hit the guard.

My

goodness, it has been a day of

controversy.

Well, it is a little bit of a

negotiation. It is quite nice to

see. That is not what happened

between Canada and Denmark earlier

in the week.

It is a running stone,

they burnt it and they should remove

it. Fair play if there are some

stones in the house coming to rest,

and the turgid, you know what it is

going to do. Did he catch the

running stone or did his foot catch

a different stone?

If you are

wondering whether the time clocks

are still running, they have

stopped. It is a technical time-out

situation. Players are waiting to

see another replay. As they are down

at the playing end of the ice. You

are not the director, Kyle! He kicks

it there. It is over the hog line.

Did he touch it with his brush?

His

left foot just stalled it.

It has touched just after the hog

line.

The official comes in to help

decipher the situation.

If it is a

running stone, Italy have touched

their own running stone and it is

burnt and it should be removed.

Yes... What a pressure for these

young boys to be put under.

You

could have added weight. It could

have landed there.

have landed there.

If I am totally

honest, in my opinion, I don't

really think it would have changed

the trajectory of the stone that

much.

No, but whether it does or

not, if you are

not, if you are playing if you touch

it with your brush, it you say you

touched it and you move it. I

realise it was getting close to the

house but it wasn't in it. Real

pressure put on there. The opposing

skip has the decision, what they

want to do with it.

Another thing to

consider is although the red stone

is in the house, it could well be

helping Team GB! But I am happy to

see that they have not actually

removed it in some ways. It has been

a bone of contention this week

already.

It would have been a huge

pressure for Kyle. I sometimes think

the person who burnt the stone

should be the one to remove it.

And

Rachel Homan decided to take one of

those stones. It came back to bite

her in the backside! They had some

bad, and ended up losing. Hopefully

the gods will look favourably on

decision from Kyle Smith.

decision from Kyle Smith. Back to

the game in hand...

the game in hand...

It was nice that

it was handled amicably online. It

is up to you to make a decision as

to what to do.

They are having to work this hard...

Are they going to take it in? Is it

going to be in?

going to be in? Just!

It is a big

decision for Kyle Smith. Time to

tidy things up... Or it is time to

go for it.

Because of the angle of

the Reds there, you could put

another guard on.

I don't know whether it has gone

that far in...

Thomas wants to throw

a guard in and take the game down.

What do you like?

Long or intern.

You are making him draw the white.

That is good for us at the moment...

We cannot slip too far and leave

him...

him...

Yes, that has tried to

prevent them from getting in close

to the other one. Four feet there.

Makes it harder for Italy to get

through. That is good. Those stone

placements are key. They don't want

to come in too far. They've really

got to be on the 12 Foot Circle.

got to be on the 12 Foot Circle.

A

good early call from the sweepers to

tell Kyle Smith that it isn't quite

what they were looking for, the

weight.

They want to set...

Italy looking to see if they want to

come down and catch the edge of

their own red. Try and split them to

opposite ends of the house. Or

whether they come down to the other

side. They sit in the corner.

All of

the decisions are slowing right

down, the end is almost grinding to

a halt. Both teams understanding the

gravity of this situation. The next

eight or ten stones.

The next is

crucial. Whatever team wins the

game. They are still very much in

contention.

Coming down on the intern, trying to

do something a little nifty and

moving them around. This is the line

that Kyle Smith came down earlier.

Does he pass? Nope!

Kyle Smith tries

to encourage it in. He just catches

it.

He plays enough weight, it is

still in the house.

still in the house.

I do not think

that Team GB will want any more of

their stones to build up. It glances

off the guard and back. Team GB can

play a take out here.

play a take out here.

You have to be

careful. This part of the ice here,

are we passed the guard? Well done!

That was nice and well played.

It

looks like it was pulling hard. Both

teams were wary. Italy calling a

time out here.

time out here. The coach begins to

make his way down. He used to be the

Team GB men's coach for the British

curling programme. A great story for

you, Jackie. He played in two

Olympic Games in 1988 and 1992. Both

when it was a demonstration sport,

so no medals. Soren Gram did not win

a game in 1992.

No way?

I will

remind him of that later on!

And

playing for Sweden?

Try on the side

that you want to be at...

Do you want to play the double?

I think it is too dangerous to

play...

If you try that one, how are you

going to get rid of all the stones?

Try to hit...

Soren Gran always has a clear

opinion on things and isn't scared

to voice it. It looks like they are

potentially going to peel the guards

here.

here.

At the moment, the guards are

the danger shot to them, because

it's not making it easy for them to

get into that GB yellow in the

centre.

So we will be looking to lift both

of these.

As you said, Joel Retornaz doesn't

play a heavyweight. He had two

stones he had to remove.

You would have two hit it on the

nose or just a little high.

If we go

here, what's he doing?

Where to put

your shot.

Where are probably dead

garden this one.

When you first

start learning how to defend a one

shot lead coming home, you're taught

to make sure you get rid of all the

opposition stones. You don't give

them a chance to hide anything

behind. But when you get to the

elite level, it's not quite as

simple.

simple.

What is good for us is that

the two reds at the front are not

separated. They are angled together.

It depends how you hit it.

They are putting another guard on

here.

here. He has done what was asked of

him.

It helps that GB are lying

three, not just two. So it makes it

easier to call that guard. They have

a lot of work to do to bring those

reds at the front into a scoring

position.

They only have three

stones left.

stones left.

As the Italians finish

their discussions, we can confirm

another final score on sheet D.

Norway have finished off the USA to

win 8-5. Norway are up to three wins

and three losses. The United States

of America will move to two and

four.

Italy have decided to come down here

and catch their own red and roll the

shooter across the other side to

make some separation.

A nice shot by Joel Retornaz. It

will be easier for them to get at

that shot stone now.

that shot stone now. It is a very

intriguing tenth end here. Still

looks like it could go either way.

Seems to be going in slow motion at

the moment because there are a lot

of discussions. The guys have plenty

of time on the clock to have these

discussions. So a nice, controlled

weight here. Tap that red through,

get a role on the centre line.

Kyle needs to concentrate here.

Kyle needs to gather himself after a

few errant stones in the second

half.

Up and down with the brushes is

usually a good sign. A well-placed

shot.

How are Italy going to magic a score

of two out of this?

The GB two yellow stands out count

the red on the other side.

He could come down either side and

get the four foot, or he could try

the double.

The difficulty for Italy is that

they don't have a great chance to

score two at the moment.

They need

to think about going for the one.

to think about going for the one. I

guess this isn't a bad call, because

it could open up the four foot for

them.

Here is this monstrous takeout

weight that Amos Mosaner can play.

Leaves a stone in the eight foot.

Maybe if you put Joel's weight and

Amos' weight together, that might be

a better weight. That is real heavy

granite here's pushing. And it

didn't work out for him. You can see

in his face.

in his face.

Kyle Smith is going for

the straightforward shots, which may

be the best course of action, given

the struggles he has faced in this

second half of the game.

second half of the game. Could play

the draw around if he wanted to turn

up the pressure.

It is a very well played tenth end.

I am not sure when the last time

Amos Mosaner through a draw was.

Yeah, because he is going to play a

hit here. I thought he might have

plagued the draw. This is the kind

of shot baskets have to have in

their back pocket. -- the kind of

shop the skips need to have.

He has just scraped past.

That end

must have taken about half an hour,

between bloodstone controversies --

burnt stone controversies and long

discussions. But it is a tied game

and we will need an extra end to

break this one up.

CLARE BALDING: Another exciting game

in the curling. Jackie and Logan,

how crucial is it that Great Britain

win this match? Where are they in

relation to the other teams? You

have all the other games going on

the other sheets the moment.

Yeah,

it's critical that we win this game.

We are only sitting on two wins at

the moment and we need to get three.

Italy are sitting on the same score,

so both teams desperately want to

get the win. We have to hammer going

down the extra end, so let's make

sure we get a win and we go three in

three and keep ourselves alive in

this competition.

Great stuff, let's

let you take us through the extra

end.

Daniele Ferrazza is ready to start

this extra end for Italy. You feel

that GB probably should be out of

sight and the game should be over by

now. It has been a great performance

by the GB team, but Kyle Smith

struggled to put the final touches

on in the second half of this game.

GB have already come through an

extra end of their in the first game

of the event, beating Switzerland.

Cammy Smith played two wonderful

shots to set things up for GB. More

of the same, please, Cammy. I

believe he did the same against

Japan as well.

He did. And it looks

like this is another lovely shot. I

personally think he should get five

points for that.

That is one of the

best ones yet. Really opening up the

centre line. The more open it is in

the middle, the more easy it will be

for Kyle Smith on the GB skip, to

drop one in to win the game.

Looks like Cammy Smith will be going

for a sixth one. Just a reminder

that GB can't remove the opposition

stones because the Freegard is in

play. Rather, they are just removing

them to the side. Any violation of

that rule would result in the GB

stone being removed and the Italian

stone being replaced.

He hit that one a bit thicker.

Did

that one touch or did it not? It is

touching the foam.

touching the foam.

What a day we are

having here!

The noise in the crowd

is because they are cheering Korea,

who picked up a two to go 8-8 into

an extra end with Denmark. His head

is over the top of that, but surely

if it touches the foam at all...

It's in the way.

Great shot by Cammy

Smith. Six for six here at the

Olympic Games. You won't make them

too much better than that.

Absolutely on the money. You

couldn't fit a bit of paper between

that and the edge of the sheet. As

an official, you might spend whole

event is doing nothing apart from

the odd measure. But they official

in this game has been a busy boy!

We talked about karma in the

previous end. Kyle Smith was good

enough to leave the Italian stone

after it had been burnt. Maybe that

is then getting we paid for that

decision, that it stays in play by a

fraction of a millimetre. Nice shot.

Kyle Waddell clearing up well. The

less stones in play, the better for

GB. They just want to keep things

clear.

I am sure the boys can see a

finish here. Everybody is playing

well in this end. Fabulously set up

by Cammy Smith. Played two beautiful

shots, and then Kyle Waddell

clearing up.

Minor errors are jangling a little

bit. I cannot imagine how Kyle Smith

feels down there!

Only two stone is

left to play each. Play them well!

Support your colleague, who is

following you can ask something of

your team-mates.

That was nicely done, going for the

appeal here... Denmark were two up

with the hammer coming home. They

gave up a steel of two to even

things up with Korea. 8-8 there. I

do not think the game makes much

difference to the Team GB at the

moment. Both of those teams on one

win and four losses. Really needing

to win out, to have any chance of

making the play-offs.

Italy deciding they will not play a

centre guard, they will come around

these corners and try and pull Great

Britain away from the centre. By

doing this, they are still leaving

it open for Kyle Smith, to then draw

for his final stone.

for his final stone.

A change in

approach from Italy. They are not

going for the centre guard, as they

have with previous stones. They will

try and draw one around to the wing.

The general thinking here, why have

they decided to do this?

The boys

are just playing so well and clear.

They are not going to get that

mistake from them, it is no benefit.

If they put it to the wing here.

They may get a mistake from the boys

and probably will put another centre

up. Two in the house, to make it

more difficult for those guys...

Time-out is called. I'm thinking if

I was playing against Kyle at the

moment, his hitting hasn't been very

good. If you face two on the last

stone, you may get the hit that you

are looking for.

are looking for.

Just draw it over

here... And let them make you face

through them. And plant one there.

I

do not see any risk in this. Even if

they land up here, are you going to

go around that one again?

It is

interesting, the guys are saying

that they do not want to face two

but at the end of the day, if you

are doing that and you have the

whole of the four third to draw too,

you should have the confidence to do

that. A tiny lack of confidence that

they could be lying against two. --

four foot. Let's hear

four foot. Let's hear what Viktor

has to say...

What if you put it

open on this side? Like somewhere

around there. If you freeze that

one... It doesn't change that much.

That is a good comment.

It is the

same shot either way. This way we

could lie one. If we make it good...

OK.

I don't mind either.

There is no

point in appealing this...

It is a

reflection of what a good position

they are in. Because of those great

shots from Cammy Smith.

shots from Cammy Smith. You can see

in the middle of the sheet it is

wide open. Thomas Muirhead looking

for a draw, beside the red stone,

two out counted. They know that

Italy will face two shots with the

last stone for Team GB.

last stone for Team GB.

Don't touch

it!

It looks a little pacey.

it!

It looks a little pacey.

It

looks a lot pacey. This looks like a

ten...

The ten being on the back

line. The guys have numbers

throughout the sheet there. Sevens

at the top of the house. When you

get into eight... Four, five, six,

seven... Tens through the back. But

there will be more important shots

in this end than that one.

Everything is wide open. It is a

mistake but it will not really

affect them, I don't think. It

shouldn't. Not when you have an

eight foot at the moment but even if

he had another one on the other

side, the whole house is open. Does

he put a short one on, that is the

question.

Soren Gram has coached a

few different nations over the

years. I will be more kind to him

this time! He coached the David

Murdoch team from GB to the metal in

Sochi.

Did coaching for Great

Britain, or Scotland as it was

before...

If you are going to make it, make it

there. And play that. Depending on

where you want to put it, do you

want to put it further this way, or

that way?

that way?

Maybe if we are lucky...

That one is not dangerous for you.

Maybe not. What do you think? Do you

want centre?

Centre. I prefer it a

little more this way.

Well, they have one in the house.

Soren Gram's suggested they have a

centre guard. Some play between the

Italian boys there.

Italian boys there. Where are they

looking to plonk this one?

They are

just going to come off centre.

just going to come off centre. Just

be a little to the side. If the

center line. -- of the center line.

Joel Retornaz here...

I think it

will sit on the center line. Will it

come across? Sometimes you want to

take it off the center line. It is

easy for a player to slide up the

centre. And peel them off.

centre. And peel them off.

It is

almost the same situation each way!

Cool!

Cool!

This time, Thomas Muirhead

will try and rip the centre guard

onto the

width one. It would be a bonus if he

can get one in the house... A little

too thin. Chipping it over the top.

It is the same situation this time

for Italy. And just four stones to

come here in this 11th end, the

extra end.

extra end.

The Italians debated

whereabouts they would like the

stone to stop. They knew they had to

put it across and remove the stone

from the house. They wanted to make

Kyle face the stone. Even there it

sat in the wings, they wanted

something in the house, to put a bit

of tension and that last stone, for

Kyle...

Kyle...

It is a similar shot here

for Amos Mosaner.

They have full confidence in Kyle

here. His take-out play hasn't been

spectacular in the second half of

this game but it should be

straightforward. Doesn't need to be

very accurate with this one at all

to make it go away and run the

shooter out of harm's way.

He wants

to make it go away and connect with

it, for sure. You don't want to stay

up there either. When you stay

connected, catch the edge of it.

This looks pretty good, can he get

the white one as well full -- the

width one as well? Unfortunate for

Team GB. It would make things a

little

little more complex.

A little more

tense.

What are the chances of that?

You get the speed and the exact

angle that spills it towards the

center line, just where you don't

want it! The difficulty of Kyle

Smith's final stone has just gone

up.

These guys want to have the red

stones stopping where the brush head

is. He could take the opportunity,

if he wanted to try and hit the

double but that would be quite... Or

does he do the draw?

When was the

last time that Kyle threw a draw?

Italy with a minute and a half left,

to get the stone away. Amos Mosaner

already there.

already there. Should be a final

stone of the game position might

Amos Mosaner.

Where it finishes up,

it could make life very difficult

for Kyle Smith. Too short, and he

should have an easier draw. You just

want to be biting on the four foot.

Playing a nice shot, and right in

line. Leaving Kyle with the draw. We

want to touch four feat for the game

here.

I think the Italian stone

could have done with a little bit

closer to the center line. He had to

be biting the four foot. Kyle Smith

has the whole of the four foot to

come to.

As a skip yourself, you

always say give me four foot for the

game!

Yes, and fingers crossed he

can lay this and the sweepers will

take it in for us. It has been a

tight game and it has gone one way,

then the other. But we do have the

opportunity to secure a win and keep

our chances alive in this Olympic

championship here.

60% on draw for

Kyle Smith. Adrenaline will be

pumping.

pumping. Everybody is very positive

with their communication. The

sweepers seem happy with it. Just

needs to be in the red bed for the

game.

It looks well. These guys are

controlling it well. A great shot to

finish with!

And unbelievable draw

from Kyle Smith, and at the highest

levels of pressure. Keeping Team GB

alive at the Olympic Games, and

still very much in the hunt for the

semifinals. Great resilience from

Kyle Smith after a difficult game.

Team GB, somehow, they get it over

the winning line. Taking this one

down in session eight. The final

score is Great Britain seven, Italy

with six.

STUDIO: Jackie, you said it in

commentary, the most important stone

of Kyle Smith's life and he

delivered, what a relief!

Yes, these

guys played a good end there. Cammy

Smith set them up beautifully by

playing two beautiful take shots and

it opened up the four foot. You were

right, leave me with four foot. The

sweepers can take it down. A

wonderfully played shot. What a

difficult game. It swung both ways.

A great win for Scotland. Great

Britain keep their hopes alive.

I'm

sure the interview will be well

worth hearing. That is the result.

Great Britain, after three hours,

just short of three hours of

curling, coming down to the extra

end but they have beaten Italy 7-6.

Denmark, Norway and the USA left for

them but they will have had to have

won all of those three games if

them but they will have had to have

won all of those three games if they

had not managed to beat Italy. There

is a little bit of leeway. Chemmy

Alcott Nicki Minaj cello and myself

have been joined by his 11. You will

be taking on, what's coming up?

We

will reflect on James Woods, in the

freestyle slopestyle, if you have

not seen it it is definitely worth a

watch! We have the men's aerials

finals. It is all kicking off. The

president of Belarus has now written

to the IOC president because the

Belarussians have a keen heritage in

this. Going for three golds in a row

and their defending champion did not

make the final. He is not happy so

it is all kicking off! He wants to

make himself very well understood,

key is not happy!

There is one Belarussian in the

final, no pressure on him!

Stay

tuned for that. All of the political

news as well as the sporting news

with Hazel Irvine. We catch up now

on the second one of the two-man

bob. Going into this, Great Britain

were in seventh place.

were in seventh place. Brad Hall and

Joel Fearon are at their first

Olympics.

Let's see how those leading

contenders could fare in the second

run with our commentators.

Next ago and three tenths of the

lead at the moment is Benjamin

Meyer, who will marry Elisabeth

Vathje shortly. He is at his second

Olympic Games, nights in the World

Championships two years ago. He did

49.41 earlier and a 4.91 start.

That

is a great start. They are a good

pair of athletes. The thing with

Benny is, he is either really good

or sometimes he is inconsistent, but

he seems to be getting on with this

track and it suits his style. It

suits the Austrian equipment. We

have seen Marcus's team-mate have a

good run as well. That is not the

optimum online, but he should get

away with it and not lose too much

speed. Comes into the big curve. He

should be able to hold on.

He

started off nine

started off nine hundredths ahead

and that has now dropped to just

100th. But he has just got his nose

in front with his brakeman. Maier

leading the way as we had towards

the top eight have to run one.

This

is going to be a tight race.

Everybody has now started to

condense and close up on the second

run. As we come into runs three and

four tomorrow, I think we will have

a good race for the medals. The top

ten will be changing around. If you

look at how much ice is getting spat

off with every sled that comes down,

it is almost down to the concrete

now.

In terms of the contest, I

would like to see the next four or

five to take a significant jump

forward, maybe find 15 hundredths,

possibly two tenths. That would make

things really interesting, take them

towards a good halfway position.

It

certainly would. That is a better

start than the first run. The

world-class

world-class brakeman that is

Lascelles Brown for Canada, they

should have been quicker than that,

but Chris has been sliding well. A

bit of overdrive on turn three.

bit of overdrive on turn three.

They

are up against it.

They are. They

are just behind. They might be able

to pull it back with more speed.

They started almost eight hundredths

behind, but they are starting to

close in. But is there enough track

left to close in on the Austrians?

I

think it is going to end in

disappointment. They have gone two

tenths slower. That is a backward

step for the Canadians, whose

support remained cheery, but they

will not be happy with that.

That

was the mistake he made in three,

just over drove it. You do should

expect this pad to start quicker.

You see Lascelles Brown struggling

to get in.

to get in. And all of a sudden, he

tweaks it and what a great line that

is. So it shows that it can be done

with these big sleds. But you almost

have to be so accurate.

have to be so accurate.

Come on,

Brad. A straightforward, but earnest

display of encouragement from the

sidelines. Brad Hall, going for

Great Britain, ranked number seven.

Yes, seven after run number one.

Joel Fearon with him. They had a

super first run. What was the making

of that first one so good? It was

just clean. It was one of the best