BBC Two Day 11: Great Britain's women in bobsleigh action Winter Olympics

Elise Christie, but World Champion,

clearly not fully fit with that

ankle damage, but keen to have a go

here if she can get through this

heat. She will have another couple

of days to recover.

A wave a go, and Christie goes down

before they reach the very first

corner. And I think we will be

restarting the race.

She's going to go again, Elise

Christie is not finished. Away they

go. Christie at the back of the

field. She has avoided any trouble.

And now she can get up to speed.

Three laps to go as they come

around, and Christie just about

manages to stay on her feet, just

forcing her way into second place as

they take the bell. Van Ruijven of

the Netherlands leads with half a

lap to go. Christie in position to

qualify here. Van Ruijven first over

the line, Christie in second.

And this time, she manages to get

the job done, almost going down

again there.

Managed to stay up and the referees

are looking at the video replay.

The referee has gone across. Yellow

card, Elise Christie. I can't

believe they have awarded her a

yellow card.

Elise Christie is out of the Olympic

Games.

It has been a desperately

disappointing game for Team GB, for

Elise Christie, a heartbreaking day.

Her Olympic Games are over, and she

will take a fair while now to

recover both emotionally and indeed

physically. She has this ankle

injury, she may have damaged it by

trying to qualify for the

quarterfinals of the 1000 metres.

Sarah Lindsey has been a friend and

team-mate for over a decade. Nicola

Minichiello is a World Championship

gold medal winning bobsleigh driver,

and Amy Williams, and Olympic

champion. They know what it takes to

be the best. Sarah Lindsey, right

now, Elise Christie, you would think

has had enough. But she said she

would be back for Beijing.

Straightaway reflecting and fairly

clear-headed. It may be that we'll

catch up with her in the next few

days. She came out very positive,

and she loves our sport and has done

so much for it. Like she was saying,

she has all these messages from kids

and people she's inspired, which I

think probably helps her.

It isn't always the easy stories, it

is the tough ones that have more

effect.

Oh, my God, sport has such

highs and unfortunately today, such

devastating lows today. She is a

competitor, a three-time world

champion, reigning world champion,

but today she is an athlete that has

gone out and not met anything she

wanted to do. Devastating for her.

Amy, when you are the star of the

show, and you have been in that

position when you are the one that

everyone is looking at, it does make

it even more difficult, doesn't it?

Yeah, this pressure on athletes, and

you are fighting for yourself and

your coaches, for your team, for

Great Britain, and it mounts up and

becomes so big. But she is so

inspirational to so many young

people, the determination and grit,

picking yourself up. Unfortunately,

yes, in sport, there are not always

highs, there are highs and lows, and

we are watching her, and her low is

in the public eye at these Olympics.

It should be for her. She said in

her interview, she will go back out

and represent Great Britain and do

Britain proud. She is taking a lot

of responsible on there. She has

already done a lot for the sport,

and everybody knows what track is.

But we are devastated for her, and

we fielded the -- we are

disappointed, and it is times 1

million for Elise.

If you are just

joining us on BBC Two, this is what

she said as soon as she came back

out after realising she had a yellow

card and was described by.

I did everything I could to turn

this around. I have ligament damage

in my ankle, and putting a skate on

is not the comfiest thing in the

world. We did everything we could to

turn this around. It just wasn't

meant to be.

If it was any other competition,

would you have been on the start

line today?

No, I would have been

off the ice for five of weeks. I

wouldn't have gone on in the World

Championships, and it wouldn't have

been my choice. The only reason they

gave me the choice is because it is

an Olympics. The worst that could

happen is I damage it more, and I

may have, I have been kicked and

thrown off the start. But that

didn't matter. I trained all my life

for this. It meant everything for

me. Yet, it is done.

I hope everyone watching will think

you have a hell of a lot of guts.

Yet, thanks! I

Yet, thanks! I felt I really wanted

to get short track out there. It is

such an amazing sport. I am going to

put my hands up, and say I have no

idea why I have a yellow card. When

I watched the race, I was kicked on

the start and fell over. I have

never had a yellow card in my life,

I rarely get penalties. I went up

the inside, and on the video, I am

past the girl. I have no idea! The

only thing I can think of is

possibly the referee doesn't think

it is safe for me to race with my

ankle as it is. He was encouraging

me to get off the ice after the fall

at the start. If that is it, fair

enough. I can see why he might not

want me to race like that, because

it might not be the safest. But,

yeah...

We know how much work you put in.

You are talking about putting short

track out there, you have already

done that, you are the short track

champion. How do you some up these

games, because I think it's fair to

say it has not gone very well.

LAUGHTER

You will have to ask me tomorrow.

Right now, I am shell-shocked. I

worked so hard to come back from

this injury. I think 1000 people

wouldn't have skated with my ankle

how it was. The only thing I can say

is, I can promise Britain I will

come back from this, and I will come

back for Beijing. And hopefully, I

can do Britain proud then.

STUDIO: She is thinking of how to

put this right. Incredibly brave and

resilient, Elise Christie, she

stayed out doing interviews with

radio, television as well. Here is

the response of Team GB's

performance director for short track

skating, Stewart Laing.

First of all, if I can ask about

Elise Christie, the big short track

hope for the games. It ended

tonight, and I don't know how to

describe the circumstances in which

it ended. Put it into words for us.

A shock, if you like. We have worked

really hard over the last two days

to get Elise to the start line and

able to compete. She competed, she

finished, she crossed the line in

second. And then, unfortunately, had

a Jelle Klaasen. We are in shock. --

had a yellow card.

Were their complaints about the

decision, getting the yellow card?

I

haven't watched the racing back and

haven't had the chance to catch up

with Nicky. We have been focusing on

making sure we are able to look

after Elise and support her. She has

done a lot of media, so I am not in

a position to comment on the yellow

card at this point.

The fact she was on the start line

at all is testament to her and her

desire to be out there. She did say

the sort of injury she had,

normally, if it wasn't the Olympic

Games, she would look at 5-6 weeks

of the eyes.

Maybe 4-6. And that is

purely and simply because we want

the ligaments and ankle to be as

strong as we can do. On the eyes,

they are pushing from a 17 inch

blade, and the power is going

through the ankle. We would like it

to be as optimal as it can be. The

Olubi games comes every four years.

We were medically cleared, we made

the decision and Elise was at heart

of that decision.

You say you want to support Elise

now, speaking to her afterwards, she

seemed like she was already focusing

on Beijing. She seems like she is

already better than where she was

four years back at Sochi.

Absolutely. You have seen Elise this

evening, she is far more robust

after she was at Sochi. We have a

national lottery to thank for that

and the support they have given us

throughout the four years cycle. It

is great to hear an athlete in the

position Elise is in talking about

Beijing and the future. Hopefully,

with the support of the national

Lottery and UK sport, we continue

the journey and target Beijing will

stop I think the medal target was 1-

to medals.

It didn't happen for us,

what is your take on that?

A lot of

people have said this is short

track, which it is. We can't forget,

Elise made a capital a final, coming

forth outside the podium, so we have

shown we have a genuine podium

potential. We weren't able to

realise it here. There are a number

of great athletes coming through the

ranks, Farrell Treacy, highest

position, 14, at this and in big

games. Kat Thomson, in another four

years, I am sure she will be vying

for medals as well. The future is

bright, we will have potential that

we didn't realise it. This is the

sport of short track, it is a crazy

sport.

Everyone watching can see

that. You can be the best in the

world, and all it takes is a nudge

to go down. For the people that

decide whether money goes, do they

understand that?

I understand so.

The director of performance were at

the World Champion chips where Elise

became world champion. We talk about

being triple world champion, because

one of them is not an Olympic event.

But they fell in love with short

track and have shown the support to

short track speed skating over this

Olympic cycle.

What is next for Elise, Charlotte,

Kat

What is next for Elise, Charlotte,

Kat, after Pyeongchang?

We go home

and review, take a break. At the end

of a cycle, people work hard. One

thing this season was that the

Olympic qualifiers were so early,

there was only a two week break from

the end of one season to the next.

Everyone will take downtime and

breast, it will vary in terms of

time. I think Elise and Charlotte

might take a little bit longer, that

is absolutely fine, but both are

talking about their future and that

is on the ice, which is great to

hear.

Have they discuss that with

you? They both mentioned Beijing?

It

is not something we have entertained

getting stuck into now because we

want to focus on Pyeongchang, but

the fact they are walking through

the mix zone and talking about it,

and that is music to my ears.

Tough luck on the way it has panned

out this week, but thanks for your

time over the week.

Thanks for the

support.

It has been a long night and come

addition for Stewart Laing and the

short track team and support team.

These the allocation of funding is.

Short track were predicted 1-2-mac

They have achieved that name.

We

have to see how that goes. --

haven't achieved. Like Stewart said,

have to see how that goes. --

haven't achieved. Like Stewart said,

we demonstrated we were good enough,

but it is impossible to predict in

our sport.

That is what makes it so

different. If you keep investing in

Bobsleigh and skeleton, results will

improve. You can invest as much as

you like in short track, and you

have an incident where you foul or

someone found you and you are out.

Three medals at the Olympic Games

potentially, but coming away with

none. It can go in your favour as

well, you can be outside medal

contenders, things can go wrong and

you can take advantage, it is swings

and roundabouts. It is such a

terrible shame that we have somebody

so good, she is the fastest girl out

there, and it has unfolded the way

it has.

Do you think the Olympics is

becoming this thing in her head? Did

you see her skate differently? Is

there anything you wish she had

done?

She skated brilliantly. If you

look back through all the races,

things were happening to her out of

her control. She went into the

Olympics satisfied with her previous

performances. She is World Champion.

On paper, that is much more

difficult than the Olympics. The

Olympics comes with other things

that make it harder, but she knows

she is the best, and she is

comfortable with that. Obviously,

the Olympics holds a lot of kudos

for everybody outside the sport, and

it gets media attention, so there is

more pressure. She has gone into the

com petition with a lot of weight on

her shoulders.

Looking at the

funding graphic, Nicola, you were

looking at Bobsleigh, who hasn't

received any funding. Misha McNeill

and Measham more of the quickest duo

after the first run -- Mica Moore.

We know they have talent and

potential. This is testament, if you

look at the start time, the start

differential for every hundredth of

a second at the start, that is

automatically around 3 or 4-mac

hundredths.

They would have been right up there

or do you see from this that gives

you encouragement that they could

move up the leaderboard? They need

to be consistent on the start still.

If they can maintain the time they

had on this long run, she is driving

it really well. She didn't make any

big mistakes. She didn't really make

any mistakes on what you can see.

Tiny taps here and there. This will

have given her confidence. She has

great speed. She is building it up

as she goes down the track. To know

after run one, she is in sixth

place. The double Olympic champion

is in first place, who started

faster and yet Mica has crept up. I

would take a lot of confidence. She

knows she needs to do exactly the

same thing three more times and she

might move up.

Exactly. America leading the way, as

Amy mentions, Kayleigh Humphreys,

the double Olympic champion in

fifth. Misha McNeill just behind her

in sick. If you could say anything

to them right now, what would it be?

Just do your thing. Just focus on

her. At this point, there will be

Olympic fever going crazy. Everyone

will want to talk about the

opportunity of medals, but she needs

to concentrate, same track, same

sled, same drive, same start.

They

are going in reverse order. Here are

one of the German crews. It's pick

it up with John Jackson and John

Hunt.

COMMENTATOR: Eighth quickest off the

blocks in one with 547, and they

have gone slightly slower. The

Austrian is leading. We go in

reverse order from 20 down to one.

She was one of the potential outside

medallists, top five, top six, she

is overdriving the sled. She hasn't

dialled into the track today, for

whatever reason, whether it is just

first round nerve, she is not an

experienced pilot. That is what she

is costing her time. The German sled

love this track. They love the speed

at the bottom. But I don't know

whether she has done too much and

forced the line, and not found the

speed.

This is the world number

seven pairing we are looking at a

the moment. They are not looking

like that at the moment. They can't

get past Hengster, which is a great

disappointment. There the Austrians

enjoy a bit more time in centre

stage. Same sort of time, but they

just needed to go quicker. Others

round them are going quicker.

That

is a different, when we talk about

consistency with medal, it has to be

quick, this is going to be middle of

the road which is why she is sat

where is is. Not a bad run at all.s

there was no real mistake, a nudge

in the wall, you see the difference

between the lines here, a lot

smoother line from the German sled,

that could be just how much more

work she has done, as they come on

to the same line as exiting the

corner.

All these in the bottom half are

currently desperately trying to get

near to 51 seconds. When we get to

the leaders they will be trying to

get nearer 50. That is the

difference. Here for Romania in 12th

place. We have consince and Grecu.

Very versatile these two. Each can

operate either pilot or brake. The

Romanians have done really well at

this Olympic games in all sorts of

disciplines.

We saw it in luge, we saw it in the

men's two man bob as well. Trying to

hold on to 12th place. They need a

5.50 sort of start to push them to

their goals.

Again, one of the teams that are

just suffering a bit with their

overall sort of result, just because

of their start. If they had a good

start they would be further up the

order. This pilot really drives

well. Maria is still a developing

pilot but has some good skills in

the front of a sled. All the lines

here are looking good, as she comes

across, this pivotal part of the

track, a nudge and a little

nudge,some he is closing in, but is

it going to sort, the time grow or

is she going to catch up to the

Austrian, she has lost a lot of time

coming down that straight.

It will

be disappointing for them. They have

dropped behind, can they pull any

time back? No, they have lost over

three tenths in one run on the

Austrians who continue to smile and

improve their position. Hengster

still our leader. They will be

disappointed with that, Constantin.

It is a rare bad run for them.

Nothing major but the bits are the

difference, the times are so tight.

If you make one mistake you have got

the potential of dropping back two

or three place, a little nudge here,

little mistake at the top, but all

in all she might have overdrove 12,

which can cost a lot of time at the

bottom.

Moving all the time to the top ten.

Mica McNeill and Mica Moore sit

sixth. Belgian, in 11th place.

Williamson and arts. Sixth in Sochi,

fine result there. -- Aerts. . Twice

being ranked in the top four, that

has drifted away a bit.

And here she goes, this is one of

the slowest starring teams. 5.53

they achieved earlier, they have

gone slower, I that handicap

themselves with this start

They do.

This has been Willemsen's problem,

she has had top four result, she is

a quality driver but the issue is

everybody has the same I quipment as

the Belgians and so she is on a

level playing field. That is why she

can't drive them back like she used

to be able to.

She was good down the straight

again, amazing line, right down the

middle. She will carry the speed, a

tap there, that won't cost her too

much, but the peed is starting to

drop away, because the Austrians'

run was really good.

History

repeating itself for Willemsen here,

can she hold the Austrians at bay?

No, drops behind them. As the

Austrians celebrate further they

were clear at the top of this hill.

Seven 8th of a mile.

Not going to be sixth again on that

run, John.

No, certainly not. It is

just because they have got far too

much work to do from this point on,

when they are at the top of the

track, you can see here, she has a

great line through the, the oh, into

corner 12, she does a bit too much

there, and scrubs off some speed. I

think she overdrove the bottom of

the track, which is why she started

losing speed.

There is our leader.

Working till the last minute.

Taylor, putting in the graft. She

leads. Next up for the Olympic

athletes of Russian team. In tenth

place. Kocherzhova and Rodionova. In

stark contrast to the Belgian team,

these guys are like rockets off the

blocks but it all just goes horribly

wrong. At the end of testify track.

You expect a good time here off the

block, 5.30 something like that.

5.39. Still good. One of the best.

This is why it is going wrong, you

can hear her driving straightaway.

The big mistake there, a bit too

much in the top three Conners

already, she is overdriving. That is

where she is losing speed. She is

doing too much. You can hear her

cutting ice, she will get that wrong

because she runs too long, too long

on eight. She is getting a bit

behind the sled. What I mean is she

is missing the steering points which

is why she looks a bit out of

control. She has not been settled at

all on this run. She will be lucky

to stay ahead at this point from

looking what the the clock is doing.

She was nearly 25th hundreds in

front of the Austrians that is in

danger of evaporating and it has.

She has lost nearly half a second on

the Ouse stran, Hengster still in

front. That was pretty moderate

stuff from the Russians.

Lots of

mistake, all the way down that, was

the problem, from corner four, on

wards, it was just tap, corner,

entrance wrong, entrance wrong,

entrance wrong, and you can't have

that at this level. The start was

good, but you need four consistent

drives, and there is half a second

difference nearly between the first

and second run, she has lost five

places on one run, everything is so

tight. You can't afford to make

mistakes like that.

mistakes like that. That.

Hengster.

Chat things the through. Here now,

Canadians. Three teams here at the

Olympic Games. They are all in the

top nine at the moment. We will see

Humphreys and Rissling shortly. This

is De Bruyne and Lotholz in ninth

place. The snapshot of run one was a

good started but it slowly but

surely slipped away, down the run,

they lost speed after aed good

start. 5.48. Almost exactly the same

as run one, let us see if they can

hold it this time.

Christina is a

relatively inexperienced pilot

compared to the other Canadian, but

maybe it was just a bit of first

round nerve, hopefully she can

settle in and make a move move

forward. Don't think about the

Austrian, think about moving forward

and getting up the ranks. That

should help her. She is pulling out

of big margin, a lot will be to do

with the start. This driver has been

cleaned up. Maybe she might lose

speed at the bottom but still she

will have a lead. Lead.

She started

off with a three tenth advantage and

it has grown to four tent, you are

right, that just puts a bit of

pressure on the next to to go, in

8th and seventh place.

8th and seventh place. It wasn't a

lot quicker.

That is the consistency

you need. If you can't put four

consistent runs down you end up

dropping place, great overhead shots

of the way the brake woman and pilot

come into the sled. A couple of

little errors but overall that was a

good run. She will be happy with her

first day's work. You can see how

tight it is to miss the right wall

and get into that corner.

Canada lead but that leaderboard

will be shaken up dramaticically in

the next 15 minutes.

-- dramatically.

You can see the

camaraderie between the athlete,

ewhen hen they know they have put

one down well they congratulate each

other.

other.

In 8th place for Switzerland

Rebsamen and Hafner. Shouting to

each other, coaches bellowing,

unbelievely Sabrina was fourth in

the World Championships 13 years

ago. 5.53. Not as quick as she would

have hoped for.

She has been in the

sport of sliding for a while. She

took a few years out. Did skeleton

and now she is back in the

bobsleigh, she is a quality pilot.

Although she makes a mistake there,

she runs a bit long on seven, a bit

too high, to stay in front testify

Canadians. Di.had a good run. She is

tolding -- holding it but needs to

be good through this part of track

to keep hold. It is going to be a

dead tie.

She was very high on the curve

there, she hit to the left-hand

side, exit of 15 as well. Two costly

points at the tail there. And Hafner

can't get past De Bruyne. In fact,

was 17 hundreds off. She is looking

quizzical about that.

Sloppy in

place, she had a mistake at the top

and one down the bottom and

overdrove the sled. The start was

OK, again, her roughly about where

she would be within the pack but

they both get in together to try and

carry velocity, not bad through

here, squeezes through, maybe

overdrove corner 12 a bit. That is

what has cost her a bit of time.

The British women will be out in a

minute. There is a big pairing to

come next for Canada, who have had a

great games here. Rissling and

Heather Moyse, standing in seventh

place.

They were so consistent through

their run, just really not quite

fast enough with a 50.81 first time.

They were second quickest off the

blocks and they finished of course

if seventh place as well. -- seventh

quickest off the block. Moyse is an

amazing athlete at the break.

Rissling got in touch with her on

Instagram to form this partnership.

Moyse was formally with the former

double gold medallist Humphreys. The

first thing to watch for and hay

have done it again, exactly the

same.

Now this run, I believe will be, no,

I don't think, she made a mistake

there, I was going to say this run

could be the one she moves forward.

She was third here last year but she

has made a mistake at the top. Top.

So I don't know if she going to

settle in. He will want to stay in

front of her team-mate who has put

the run down and she was really good

through there, she has a big lead.

Will this be the run that will put

pressure on Mica McNeill who is

coming up? As she comes through the

big curve into the speed trap.

83mph

at their peak. Rissling and Moyse,

and that leader sap rated. They had

a big advantage at one stage over De

Bruyne. They held the advantage but

it whittleded away, round the last

three or four curves.

It could have

been because corner 12 wasn't as

good, you don't look at the split

you go through, you look at the one

before, that is where the mistakes

have been made or you have

overdriven the sled. Again, you have

two time Olympic champion on the

back of your sled, it brings

confidence to you, and she is a

young pilot, first Olympic game, but

it is about building that experience

and that is what Heather is there

are to to help her build experience.

You can see the difference between

the two Canadian sled, there is not

much difference in the line,

Rissling at the back,er sorry the

other way round, it is not much

difference in the line, you can see

the small margins we have got

between the top pilots coming

14th quickest after run one with

that 552, but they were a dream team

down this track to put themselves in

sixth place. Given what wrestling

has done, there is a big chance they

can hold six or better. 553 was

anticipated.

This gap will grow a

little bit and that is down to the

start. Mica is driving this track

really well, considering that she

has only had ten runs on this track.

You can see the gap is starting to

close. This is the part of the track

she has been doing so well, getting

the straight right. Coming through

clean, she gets a tap, but she will

carry enough speed at this point.

Another mistake, she needs to settle

into the run. She is closing, but is

there enough track to come in front

of the Canadians at the bottom?

It

has gone green, they are quicker,

can they put pressure on Kaillie

Humphries for the next position.

4-mac hundreds ahead of wrestling.

That is a slight improvement of 100,

relative to wrestling, who has just

gone. But now, Kaillie Humphries to

go. Babbel end run two no worse than

six. It wasn't to be.

It was due to

the little mistakes in the lower

part of the track. She had a great

load into the sled. It was this,

here. Getting a tap and she makes a

mistake and that is where the time

difference has gone. Overall, what a

great day for this team.

Sixth place

at the higher end of expectations,

John, wasn't it?

It was.

Realistically, Mica has had a top

ten, but six is good.

Now, Kaillie

Humphries finds herself in fifth

place with work to do if she is to

hold on to the gold medal for the

third time. Electric start, usually.

We are

We are talking 5.31, so she has done

it again. Curiously for her, even at

her elevated standard, it dribbled

away in run number one.

This is the

run Kaillie Humphries needs to keep

her Olympic... retaining her Olympic

title for a third time alive. If she

gets it wrong at any point, her

chances of a medal are gone,

certainly the gold. She needs to be

good through this point. This is her

sort of best now. I think she is

losing speed. I don't know whether

Mica will come in front of her, but

she is losing speed to the British

sled.

If she keeps on losing speed,

she is already 2-mac tempts behind.

She only finishes a tenth ahead of

Mica McNeill. More of a gap between

Humphries and McNeill between fifth

and six, but whether that is good

enough,

enough, there is real doubts now

that Kaillie Humphries can get

herself another gold-medal.

You can

see it in her eyes. She knows it

wasn't good enough. A great pair of

athletes on the sled. A great start,

but she is losing speed at the

bottom of the track. That is coming

from over driving eight down to 12,

killing the speed as we get down to

the bottom part of the track.

the bottom part of the track. You

just can't find the speed, it is so

easy to lose it.

Into the top four.

Two strong American teams, and two

strong German teams. Next up in

fourth place, Stephanie Schneider.

She went 5.35 earlier. Number five

in the world. She dropped to 18 last

year or the year before, largely due

to injury, a broken collarbone

twice, I think. There is a rumour

around that she is still carrying an

injury here, Schneider. 5.35, she

has gone quicker than that. There is

every chance she can cement her

position relative to Kaillie

Humphries.

That was a little mistake

there in corner two on the entrance

to corner three. Another mistake

there. She is a relatively

inexperienced pilot compared to

Kaillie

inexperienced pilot compared to

Kaillie. Is this where she will drop

behind and Kaillie will show her

experience? The Germans really,

their equipment loves the fast part

of the track down here. Is this

where she pulls ahead of Kaillie

Humphries because she has started

losing speed? It certainly looks

like she is losing speed at the

bottom compared to Kayleigh.

The

Germans sled stone normally lose

speed. A fraction ahead of

Humphries. Humphries has seen the

gap close on Schneider. There she

is, Kaillie

gap close on Schneider. There she

is, Kaillie, on the right. 50.93

won't be good enough. We saw it in

the men's event, run two,

invariably, they were slower than

run one.

That is what happened here.

It certainly is. They have obviously

had 17 sled is go down already. The

track will scuff up a little bit,

but some of the lines are not as

consistent and good as the first

run. They were online and in the

zone. Now, they are relaxing and

things are getting loose for these

inexperienced pilots stop Mica

McNeill and Mica Moore, no worse

than six at the end of today. It is

a great achievement. Now we move on

to those who have a big chance for

the medals. First of the American

teams, Sabina Hafner, bronze

medallist in Sochi. Always

competitive together with Aja Evans

behind her. They won in Park City,

consistent this winter, the only

blip

blip came earlier in the season.

5.32 would be a good replica time,

slightly slower, a 50.59 would be

good news like they achieved in run

number one.

It would and they have

got through the crucial part of the

track really well. I was watching to

see if they got through. 1 Hundred

behind at the moment. They will

start pulling away from the Germans

as they come down the track, because

they made a lot of mistakes at this

point. Building speed now. This is

crucial, the corner as they come

through the stage. The American

sleds really like building speed at

the bottom part of the track. Is it

enough? Yes, I think she will pull

ahead, but by how much in the flat

part of the track?

Four hundreds

ahead of the run one, she has

dropped back into the red. She is

behind Schneider now. We did not

expect that. Schneider and Jamie

Greubel Poser swap places. Schneider

goes third, Greubel Poser will

probably be fought. The two still to

come may have good runs. We should

know, John, never, ever assume

before we see on this track.

Certainly not. Just to go back to

Mica's run, Mica was faster than the

person that was in... she is around

third and fourth place. It shows how

well the Brits driving. That mistake

in the straight cost her.

Worth

emphasising, Mica's overall position

to the leader is now only 0.16 off

Schneider. Let's see what the final

two do. This is Mariama Jamanka, the

former Hammer thrower, presenting

Germany with Lisa Buckwitz. They are

good starters, not usually the

fastest. 5.37 was their speed in run

one, marginally slower. Jamanka gave

it everything in run one to sit

second.

A mistake that she got away

with. The sled touched down. A

mistake again. These small margins,

these pilots have to be perfect. The

first person to fringe will miss out

on a medal. Medals can't be won

today, but they can be lost, as you

get through centimetres off the

perfect line, but that is the

difference between getting it right

and costing time. She has got to

keep a good margin as she comes down

to the speed trap.

A good margin as

well. Jamanka finishing well for

Germany. She puts herself in a great

position. Jamanka has moved three

tenths ahead of Schneider and

Greubel Poser. It is a case

Greubel Poser. It is a case now of

Elana Meyers Taylor doing better.

That was great from Jamanka.

A

couple of little mistakes here and

there. It was almost perfect.

Through here, it looks like she taps

on the wall, just there, that nudge

across is crucial, just hundredths

of a second. What we need to see now

is Elana Meyers Taylor put a big run

in. If she doesn't, she's going to

drop behind. Because that was a good

run.

It was. Jamanka in great shape.

1 to go.

Currently in first place, the

Americans, Elana Meyers Taylor and

Lauren James. They were the quickest

starters and they were in front as

well at the finish. They had a two

hundreds advantage. They have seen

Jamanka take a big lead over the

rest of the field. Meyers Taylor

needs to do the same. If you missed

run one, it was very quick but

littered with errors. Meyers Taylor

goes off in pursuit of the one prize

that has eluded her throughout her

career, an Olympic gold medal, 5.21

is a track record to start with.

This is why they are in the lead.

That is a big mistake. That is what

is going to cost her, 23 hundredths

of May but her in the red, or she

may hold onto the green. She has

lost a tenth in two corners, so I

think she will struggle to keep

that, unless she is perfect, which

she wasn't through here on the first

run.

run. Yeah, you can see it, but has

she got enough?

Meyers Taylor was

fast as well. Germany, the states,

Jamanka, 2-1, the two will be the

leaders. Meyers Taylor has lost the

lead, 7 hundredths behind Mariama

Jamanka, who will lead after day

one. The big message is that those

two are a comfortable margin ahead

of Humphries, Greubel Poser. But

Mica McNeill, as we will see in a

moment, is less than two tenths of

the medals at the moment. A big

statement run from Mariama Jamanka

in particular. As Meyers Taylor

loses the lead.

It was this mistake.

We have gone past it already. Not

here, that was another mistake. It

was in corner two when she had a big

tap on the left and a big slide

around corner three. That cost her.

You can see the snow thrown up as

the break woman stopping the sleds.

It is hard to stop these sleds at 80

mph.

mph. Everyone heading back and

requiring a big night of sleep.

Getting the congratulations is

Mariama Jamanka, on the right, Elana

Meyers Taylor, who lost the lead. At

the halfway stage, close between

Jamanka and Elana Meyers Taylor,

quite a big gap to Schneider,

Greubel Poser and the defending

Olympic champion Kaillie Humphries

in fifth place. But then, only a

tenth behind them the Great Britain,

still in sixth place. Mica McNeill

and Mica Moore.

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behind but only just.

Great speed in the first two runs,

quite exciting.

It is a brand-new track so this is

day six on the track for us, and we

haven't had a lot of time here, our

focus, we wanted to build each run

on the start and the drive down, but

it's a front track and it's going

well so far, so we're looking

forward to carrying that into

tomorrow.

What has been your mind

set for your first Olympics?

Oh my

gosh, mainly enjoy it. It is both

our first Olympics and we have done

so well to get here, and we just

want to ensure it and hopefully that

enjoyment will result in a good

position.

Mica, most team B athletes have an

enormous amount of support but you

have had supporters who got you

here.

Definitely, we stand by all

the way through to the Olympics were

were brought by the people. We want

to say a massive thank you, our

family and friends behind us all the

way and the kind messages from

everyone at home. It has been

incredible and overwhelming support.

We have urn theed our Wi-Fi off

today because we wanted to just

focus on the race but we are excited

to read the messages tomorrow.

So we

have 21, 22 hourses before you race

again, what is your mind going to be

full of between now and then?

I

think I am going to replay the run

through my mind. It was fun, I

enjoyed it. It is amazing to be out

there with Mica.

There

There is a

message from everything in the

studio which is do your thing.

Thank

you so much.

Just great to see those smiling

faces. This is the classic underdog

story.

This is so exciting, and she

had the talent, she had the

potential. This is a reflection, she

said there is no pressure, they are

going tout to enjoy it. Considering

she has had less runs than everybody

else on the track, she has a nice

feeling for it. Mica is a great

driver, they are a fantastic team.

They put down two solid teams. They

are only 16 hundredth off bronze

medal place. They have had six runs

to learn these 16 corners, and you

are doing like two or three steers

or more in each corner, having to

change your decision so quickly, if

you make a bump like that, how am I

going to get through the next one?

She is such a natural driver, and,

me and Nicola have beaming faces

because it is

me and Nicola have beaming faces

because it is so exciting to see two

young girls not knowing this track

in sixth place. As they say power by

the people. Everybody who has

invested in them they are getting

their money's worth.

Just a bit. If

it wasn't for the people, the

British public who got behind them,

they wouldn't be here, that is just,

they wouldn't have got to the start

line. This is just an amazing story.

You wonder if they had had full

support and funding, how much higher

up would they be?

This is our

future, these two girls are here in

the bobsleigh, that I train in Bath.

They have the push track there, they

can practise their start, get

stronger and faster, she is a

natural driver, and we with good

coaching and a lot of time on the

ice bring on four years after that.

I can't believe they have to car

Irish their own bob off the ice! One

of the runs I am sure they will look

at to see how the drive course well

is the Jamaican first crew

She is

fantastic. She is relatively

inexperienced but the underdog. She

wasn't one of the favourite, she has

gone out there. Fantastic velocity

again and the lines are clean. It a

tidy run.

3.72, the fastest of the

second runs.

Yes, and once you have

got that, you have your confidence,

you know the track, you like it, you

have to be consistent, keep your

head together and it is such a

psychological game, the drivers can

be almost as skilled as each other,

who can hold it together in the

head. As we saw after the Germans

come down here, the Americans had an

incredible start time. Track record,

they couldn't keep it together on

the head. It is, you have tiny

change, hundredth of a second. I

think we will see a few of the bobs

in the top 1, 2, 3 places should

shift round.

It could be exciting.

After the first day the Olympic

champion was in sixth place.

There

has been a lot of talk about the

Jamaican crew, the first female crew

30 years after the men made their

debut. It has been a disappointed

two runs.

On the first run, Jaz

slipped is off the handle. It took

her four or five steps to get in her

groove. It was just messy, her first

two of the week,

Fenlator-Victorian

is the pilot. Behind her, Russell

who was a good relay runner, didn't

she win a World Championship gold

medal?

Yes, in the 2013 World

Championships, so she is world

class, and for her transferring over

to bobsleigh it was about trying to

use everything she had through

track, in March she will be starting

in the front seat so it is

continuing their legacy. 30 years

after the men in 1988 from Calgary.

To see a Jamaican bobsleigh and a

woman's one, it is history in the

making.

Let's hear from both of them

they spoke the Matthew.

making.

Let's hear from both of them

they spoke the Matthew. Hower with

your runs?

I am pretty proud of the

runs today. They were consistent. I

know there is little things that can

be improved. Runs won't be perfect.

Looking to debrief today, see what I

can improve upon tomorrow and start

again tomorrow.

Your week has been a

bit up and down I guess with

training and some of the politics

behind the scene, has that been

difficult to deal with?

Not really

for me, because I have thought

myself to separate stuff if that is

not my job. My job is to be an

athlete here, I am here to come,

slide, recuperate and revise what we

did in the day and stuff like that.

Are you happy with the equipment and

the coach you have at the moment

I

mean, I am happy with what we have

now and I was before, it doesn't

change what happens a, I am enjoying

the moment right now.

Jamaica has a

proud tradition in bobsleigh, how

important is it for you to be here,

continuing that?

It really means a

lot. At the end of the day, as much

as we are not happy with our place,

we know there is a bigger picture,

we are the what happens a, I am

enjoying the moment right now.

Jamaica has a proud tradition in

bobsleigh, how important is it for

you to be here, continuing that?

It

really means a lot. At the end of

the day, as much as we are not happy

with our place, we know there is a

bigger picture, we are the first

women's eteam for our "and land and

the first women's team in the Winter

Olympic, that is a trailblazer, I am

hoping to build on that, that is

what barriers are made to be broken

and we will take that positive and

use it as motivation for tomorrow to

get better.

So just to recap, Germany lead the

way, going into heat three, and

Great Britain are in the top six.

Could they move up into a medal

position? Could they finish top

five, top four? Who knows, they will

be sleeping tonight dreaming,

dreamling of the chance of a medal

tomorrow and heat three will be live

at 11.40 tomorrow and heat four, the

medal decided run when they go in

reverse order will be from 1.00 on

BBC Two. But it is time now for me

to hand on the baton, or if we were

doing the relay I in short track I

would push you to Hazel Ervine.

Ladies the champagne is on ice in

the women's bob for tomorrow. We are

looking forward to that. I am sure

you is been following the ice hockey

matches so far. It has looked

predictable in the women's events

with the USA against Canada,

anything but predictable in the

men's and we had quarterfinal places

up for grabs today, and the first of

the matches we will see pits the

Finns against South Korea. This has

been a cracking match so far. It is

still going on, five goals so far

and these are they.

still going on, five goals so far

and these are they.

Looking to switch play round.

Tolvane. Should be dealt with by

Plant. Fantastic finish.

Plant. Fantastic finish. Kontiola.

You don't see too many players in

world hockey that can do that and

Finland have a lead.

Side of the net. The man out in

front and a second power play goal.

Comes off his skates and goes over

the line. Not a thing of beauty but

a thing of real function and Finland

are well on course for a date with

the Canadians in the quarterfinals.

They are leading the hosts Korea but

two goals to nil. Tolvanen did well.

The danger is not cleared and it is

in the back of the net.

Heiskanen with the Senate shot. He

stayed with it and snapped it home.

Dalton couldn't keep it out and

Finland lead by three goals to nil.

Is there one last chance? Under ten

minutes to go. It is there. A goal

for the Koreans. Finished off from

close range. Look what it means.

This place has erupted. Korean flags

everywhere waving. Radunske scores.

Where ever you glance there is

something happening in this game.

Fall, a turn over, a chance and now

the opportunity to work it. There is

a player without his stick as well.

That is a great finish. 3-2. Korea

fighting back here. They have

momentum. They are moving they want

a place in the quarterfinals and in

their first Olympic game, they are

lighting it up right now.

Stunning finish. And you have to

credit him. A terrific shot from Ahn

Jin Hui. He has this arena rocking

now.

now. Kontiola touched it. A good

save by Dalton.

He is not worried

about getting three goal, he wants

his team to have four. Dalton

continues to stand tall as he tracks

that puck off the rebound.

that puck off the rebound. Off the

shot of Ohtam Galina Arsekina. What

a save. Even with number 8 is

lurking as well. It goes through his

skates. That is fantastic stuff

there by Dalton.

Nice and low.

Easy

for his team-mates to tip. Got all

the way through as well.

Matt Dalton has been a super start.

Quickly it comes back and high and

over the top from the Finnings as

well.

-- Finns as well.

Now it comes back anchorians will

step in again and try and clear this

one away. Good work to get it down

the ice from Cho Min Ho. Finland

trailing but they fought back as

Swift goes in the corner, he will go

chasing. Neat play though by the

Finns to get it away and it is with

one of their youngs player, the man

who leads the way in points so far,

Tolv a anen.

Plant, this one hurts.

Tolvanen you have to respect him all

over the ice, you give him an inch

and he can make you pay and see the

frustration from Plante. He gets his

one handed stick, and he has one

hand on it. When you get it in

between the arms and body, the

referees don't like that. That is a

tough call. But it goes to show how

dangerous Tolvanen is.

dangerous Tolvanen is.

Plante's dad

play for Peterborough. That is where

he played his junior career, now

gracing an Olympic Games for South

Korea. Here is a chance at the side

of the net. This is Finland's

opportunity to finish this. It is

forced home and they have the goal

they want. Finally some breathing

space for Finland. On the power

play, again. It is their third power

play goal of the game. Plante didn't

like the decision, the scramble

forcing Pastor Maldonado Dalton and

over the line.

This is an ugly goal.

Everyone gets a whack at it.

Everybody everyone gets a whack and

it rolls round, you can't watch the

puck. When you are in front of the

net and you are a defence man you

have to take the body, you have to

push it there and you can just see,

he got three and four whacks. He had

to be put on. That is too bad.

And a win disappears ever so

slightly out of this building.

Heiskanen will get the credit for

that goal.

that goal. So, it's back to the

grindstone for the Koreans. They

have to just keep working. They have

a chance, once, twice, a hack and

aid whack and been nearly replied

immediately. They are going to keep

working this zone. They've done so

well.

Pushed out in front again. And now,

Finland will get this clear. They

did really well there. No quit at

any point in this Korean team.

They're going for it all the way.

You have got to like this response,

giving up the power play to go down

4-2. They come right back out, and

get a chance at the side of the net.

A big hit.

Quick puck movement, back

on the stick of the Koreans, and

they will move into the zone with

some speed. Skating forward is

some speed. Skating forward is.

He froze and didn't do anything.

Good skating from the Finns to get

in first. Winning position back,

players in front of the net, trying

to squeeze this one. Anywhere will

do. Finland will come forward. Drop

pass. Across the net, and the puck

goes out of play.

Across the net, and the puck

goes out of play.

Finland, thanks to you so Hietanen,

what do the Koreans do to work their

way back in?

They have to keep going

the same way they have and get into

the zone.

The Finns do such a good job of

keeping their teams to the outside.

We have seen instances of breaking

through. There is nothing to save it

for now, you have the crowd behind

you and your whole country behind

you.

Huge hit. Somehow he managed to ride

that. Incredible stuff from told

Annan, 20 years of age, he will be

bound for the National Hockey League

in the not too distant future. He is

a frightening talent.

A nice pass, but not held onto by

Swift. A bit hard handed at times.

Plant, the goal on his hooking

penalty has given that breathing

space for Finland, who have

possession back again. Behind the

back of the net, they are looking to

make a shooting option.

Looking for something more, though.

They needed a tip to make a

difference. Finland have got the

Koreans running all over the place

right now. This is all Finland.

Takes a big deflection.

Koskiranta. Still Koskiranta. As

they try to bring it in, they can

clear way. Second time of asking, do

just that. Eight and a half remain,

in terms of minutes in this game, as

the offside is given here against

the Koreans. Finland lead 4-2, what

a ride this has been.

What a

remarkable game, and this really

shouldn't have been this close. It

should not be within two. This is

the fifth seed going against the

12th seed, looking for a date with

Canada in the quarters. That second

period was one of the most electric

periods we have seen in a while.

Corriere getting the entire crowd on

their feet, making believers out of

everyone -- Korea.

Time is running out, and Finland

have looked much better in this

period.

For those that had tickets

and missing this event, they are

missing a really good game of

hockey. Technically, there will be

better games, but in terms of

spirit, fight, desire or stop isn't

this what the Olympic Games is

about.

This is a Korean team way down in

the world rankings going against the

fourth ranked Finnish team. And they

are making a game of it. Fabulous

stuff.

We all know, if this was a

Disney movie, what would happen over

the course of the next eight minutes

and ten seconds. This is real life.

But sometimes, there are these odd

moments, where art and real life

collide.

Maybe I am doing a disservice to

sports films saying they are as

artistic as that one goes into the

glove of Koskinen.

Relying on their

centre man to win a draw. Get the

puck out. Around their own zone more

often than they would like. Paek, a

former NHL player. He has to be

proud with what he sees today. But

you bet he still wants more.

This is

not the end for the Koreans, this is

the start for their hockey

programme. They have been promoted

to the top tier, irrespective of

what happens here, they have a World

Championships to go to. They have a

chance to build and have a programme

in place as it is tipped towards

goal, well saved by Matt Dalton.

This has put them on the map. And

has hopefully inspired the next

generation of eight, nine,

ten-year-olds that want to be

international ice occupiers for

Korea.

I am sure there are a load of

new fans in Korea will stop they

want to be just like their new

heroes. The Olympic men's hockey

team.

Will they get one more chance?

That's the question. Will they get

one chance they can put away, reduce

it to one and see what they can come

up with in the last few minutes?

It's what they need to do to break

this game down.

They've taken on all the big guns,

really, in this tournament. A bit of

speed into the zone. Can they finish

this one off? Such a good

opportunity for told

opportunity for told Annan -- and he

didn't take advantage of it. Pushed

into the zone and taken back by the

Finns. Time is ticking. Six and a

half minutes, potentially, remaining

on this Korea Olympic Ice Hockey

Challenge.

Finland are hoping they will end it.

They may end it now with a chance.

Dalton! That left catching glove has

been electric in this game. He

plucks that one out of the.

Dalton's

been simply fabulous here this

evening, doing everything in his

power, 34-35 shots directed his way.

And you're right, that left hand is

getting a work out, the amount of

times he has had to raise that thing

up. He turns aside the goal-scorer

there. He got the fourth goal for

Iceland, Hietanen.

The face of was won there bike Korea

but they will do it again. 11:10 at

night, this arena is so loud.

Face-off win by the Finns. Pushed

towards the net. That is well

stocked in the end, and pushed down

the line. Trying to use the boards,

but it's in finish possession.

Awkward looking play and this gives

an opportunity. A pass out in front

for the Koreans.

I think you are going to see two

lines on the ice from the Koreans

the rest of the way.

I think we are going to see a little

bit more, here is Swift. Plante

barrels his way forward, but without

any real opportunity to get in the

zone. Finland bring it back with

ease.

ease. Lepisto checking his options.

That is another good stop by the

netminder, Dalton.

Well set, the

winner of this game, place tomorrow

against Canada, and you can bet that

the Canadians are probably the

happiest team watching this game

here. I'm sure a lot of people are

expecting an easy romp for Finland,

get into the third period, extend

their bench, play four lines. Save

lots of reserves for tomorrow. But

it is going to be all hands on deck

for this remaining few moments.

It

is late at night, and amazing that

anybody can sleep in this kind of

atmosphere. Can you imagine if Korea

turned it around from here? And the

child remains asleep. You can

imagine in the teenage years, the

conversations they will have around

the table. "You Were there that

night, you know?"

I don't remember anything. Was that

a Korean or an American had? Maybe

it was one of those half and half

things.

Maybe it is for Mike Testa

thoroughly enjoyable game, this,

five minutes and nine seconds to go.

These players have done Paek and the

Korean Federation proud here with

the way they have played through

this tournament. They have shown

they are not just making up the

numbers, which is so important. As

hosts, when you get the opportunity,

and their big aim now is to get

there by rights and their play

within the World Championships and

group qualifying campaigns. And how

amazing would it be for a Korean

team to make it through to Beijing?

Icing is called here. There is Jimmy

Paek, never going to see him get a

sweat on that bench. He is never

going to shout and scream. He is the

antidote to so many. The anxious

looks are on the Finnish bench with

their coach Lauri Marjamaki.

Deflected shot goes over the top.

Pushed all the way round. Using the

boards well.

Finland get to it first. Finland

have taken the sting out of this

game beautifully.

game beautifully. Three assists in

this game Tolvanen.

Testwuide. They break in with speed.

Options are out in front. If they

can force it there. It bobbles

through the crease. Korea can hold

it on the blue line. It is a high

chip.

Played away. Testwuide again. Takes

the hit to make the play.

Good

stuff.

stuff. Looks like he was maybe going

to go up and over. Would have been

the first time we had seen that.

Striding up the middle with bait of

purpose. Finland trying to finish

this out. Tipped out in front. Goes

wide of the target. Osala.

Now it goes wide. Finland are

chipping in and out. Miss play.

Big stretch for Plante. How much

longer before the coach removes his

netminder? Not long. Here comes

Plante.

Pushes it into the corner.

Finland have it. They will send it

down the ice.

The net is empty. But the shot

misses, bad rebound, that causes

everybody to panic. Weird bounce off

the glass. We are into the final two

minutes. And will it be the final

two minutes of this Korean team's

interest in this hockey tournament,

I wonder? It looks that way.

But a goal here and that may be

throws it up in the air again.

Finland have it. Oh, nice move.

Really really good. Now steadies

himself. Shot is blocked.

himself. Shot is blocked. This is

the opportunity maybe for the Finns.

Deflects wide. Reagan to Swift.

Swift dangerous play but they have

men forward.

Testwuide.

Pushes it behind the net. Lepisto

first man there waiting for it.

Flips it round.

Not hell at the blue line. They have

given it everything they could.

They

are running out of steam. They need

two, three, four guys on the puck,

they can't get up ice in time. Three

guys standing at the blue line. Only

one on pursuit.

Rip round the boards again. The

Finns have it here. Maybe now they

will put this game to bed.

will put this game to bed. Kennel

none takes it deep. Finland have

done so well. Goodness me, that

would have been a bad end to this

one. The end is nigh for Korea. And

the Korean ice hockey team,

Pyeongchang 2018.

Finland just playing keep away right

now. Could be another chance, it is

deflected off a stick, a skate. It

goes in.

Manninen will get the credit for it.

It extinguishes any hopes Korea have

of reaching the seemy final, they

deserve so much credit that. I have

given Finland a huge fright and they

have told the rest of the world,

hey, we're here, take us seriously.

That is what this Olympic Games is

all about.

Look at Young number five. He is

exhausted. He can't even move. He

was out there for the last

two-and-a-half minute, he had

nothing left. You were right Seth,

this Korean team can hold their head

high, to take Finland to an empty

net goal, in this qualification

game, that is something else.

The Korean ice hockey adventure is

over. It's first Olympics for the

men and the women, has brought so

many talking points of, from those

historic first goals to the

opportunities that it has created

for the peninsula. But as a purely

sporting spectacle, this was

something special. 3-0 down at one

point. Finland were in control.

Korea fought back to make it 3-2

before Finland put their foot down

in the final period. The empty

netter at the end, little more than

adding fat to the score line. Canada

up next with the Finns, but the

nation has embraced this tournament.

I think the world of ice hockey has

firmly embraced Korea.

It could have been easy for the

Korean team to pack things up when

they were down 3-0. You had them

electrify the nation and make

everyone believe, even the it was

just for a half hour it was

possible. You can see the respect

among these teams in the handshake,

Finland moves on to Canada. They

will be more tired than they thought

they were going to be.

The Finns

will play the Adrians in the

quarterfinal and well I, -- the

Canadians in the quarterfinal. We

will have more from the men's team

in a moment. One women's team to

tell you about it. Featured Korea.

in a moment. One women's team to

tell you about it. Featured Korea.

Sip the pan-Korean team. They have

caused a real stir not least because

of the nature of that unification,

they haven't played particularly

well, they have lost all four

matches until the last one today.

They scored one goal but it didn't

matter. They were playing Sweden,

foer the seventh and eighth place.

It was the wooden spoon, would this

be the last time we would see the

history making team on ice? Who

know, they did lose 6-1, there was a

sign off goal.

sign off goal. Goal. The two Koreas

still technically at war. 20,000

fans have watched their matches and

their Canadian coach who has had to

bond two squads together, with the

South Korean President and the North

Korean President's sister there to

see them. They said the players have

been incredible and it was a

testament, there she is to the

bonding power of sport. I never

imagined she said the team would

connect this well. After the last

practise yesterday we had eight

players from the north and five of

our team and they were hugging and

taking pictures together. Sport is

breaking down the barrier. It would

be good to think it was.

We had ping-pong diplomacy in the

'70s, we might have big stick

diplomacy or puck diplomacy which is

problematic on a number of levels.

Back to the men's competition we go

then, and it is the USA who are

traditionally strong but only on

North American ice. The last time

they won a medal grey the north

American continent was in the 72

games in Japan and that was a

silver, they are a long away from

home and a away off a medal. They

are up against Slovakia for a place

in the quarters.

Intercepting that puck on the break.

Oh. Now a chance down the middle.

Goes wide.

Second opportunity. Following up,

third of the tournament for him.

And the pressure from the Americans

to start the second session has seen

them take the lead in this game.

This is an elimination game and you

need the take your goals when you

can.

What an effort from Terry. The

goal tender lost his stick there.

It could be game over at the end of

this next five minute period if the

US play it well.

Quick shot, quick goal.

Wow! The US lead by two goals to

nil. Are they now on course for a

place in the quarterfinals?

This was

the only reason that James is on

this team right now. All he does is

play on the powerplays. For that one

time shot, there, one of the finest

in the game and terrific job from

Terry, coming across the top.

Forcing the two Slovakian forwards

to respect him.

Looking for a third,

USA and they have done it. Terry

with another great play,

with another great play, and he

picked up another player.

Watch the

work from Terry here. Wins the

battle behind the net.

battle behind the net. He recognises

Archibollo. Into the high spot. On

and off his stick in a second. What

a play from Terry.

US clogging up the middle. Sacked so

low in the zone. Another one time

and they score. And the deficit cut

to two goals. And the Slovakians are

keeping on fighting.

Look at this

rocket. Looked like the net minder

may have got a piece of it but not

enough.

He did well. A a wonderful finish. A

fourth for the USA. Great puck

movement, out in front. The

Americans have played a perfect

game.

They have kept Slovakian

forwards away from danger and what a

play here. As O'Neill drops it off

to Liddle. We talk about the quick

puck movement, up the Americans,

their speed, letting the puck do the

work, they have done that in spades.

Spades.

Another goal for the Americans, the

netminder beaten clean, and it is

the superstar of this American team

Donnato will top and tail it. He

scored the first and he will enjoy

the adulation, he is having a superb

tournament now.

That is one

confident player right there. Coming

down on the strong side. Head up,

short side rocket.

And the US fully deserve this.

Really impressive forever the

youngsters.

And have been led once again by

Donnato and team USA are going to

the quarterfinals of this men's

competition and now they have done

it in some style.

competition and now they have done

it in some style.

They will play the 1998 cheques who

won the gold medal 20 years ago.

Only a quarter of hour before Norway

took to the ice against Slovenia, a

new story broke of the third

positive test in the games and it

was for one of their player, a 29,

tested positive for a drug which can

be taken for asthma because it opens

up the airway, now he accepted that

violation immediately, he didn't

wait for the B sample and will leave

within 24 hours, how he has been one

of the key men for Slovenia, he

scored the winner the other night.

His team will now have to face this

important match without him, and

remember quarterfinal place up for

grabs against Norway. Now.

remember quarterfinal place up for

grabs against Norway. Now.

Power play time for the Slovenians.

Goes across the zone and that is

over the top.

Another shot on the goal.

Or is it? It is. Took some time for

the referee to recognise that.

28 seconds of the power play elapse.

And Sloviansk that from the lead.

This powered past the net mind e you

can see it get hung up in the net.

No doubt about it the leader for

Norway, that is the Captain. Norway

score! Score! Touched home, Norway's

hard work at the beginning of this

period has them back on level terms.

And now this game is up in the air,

a place in the quarterfinals remains

very much at stake. What a pass back

door.

Way too nonchalant, the

Slovenian defender, next goal wins.

We are going to overtime, 60 minutes

can't split these two. That was a

wrecking ball play. Lost possession.

Still, can he finish in style can

they force it over the line? Where

is it? Could be a chance, lots of

bodies and they score. Norway have

won it in overtime. The shock coming

from high up in the zone.

Late on the play. He fires and

Norway are heading to the

quarterfinals for the very first

time in their history.

STUDIO: Slovenia will play the

Olympic Athletes from Russia, and

one more Place to be decided between

the Swiss men and the Germans. The

Germans didn't qualify with 18th

Sochi, so have made good progress to

get this far. Watch out for the

Swiss goalkeeper, one of the best in

the tournament. He is a former NHL

players with the Anaheim ducks.

COMMENTATOR: Dramatic start to the

match. Confirmation that... One-time

slapshot and a goal.

slapshot and a goal. It is Germany.

Eventually, the puck found its way

across to the left-hand side, Hiller

couldn't keep it down. 1-0 to

Germany. Really good save from the

one-timer. Almost a second chance

but forced into the corner. Loose in

front.

front. It fell for Suter.

Scrambling