BBC Two Day 13: Women's Combined Slalom and USA v Canada Ice Hockey Winter Olympics

Good morning from Pyeongchang. They

say 13 is unlucky for some, but

plenty here hopes that it will be

lucky for them. Ten medals up for

grabss today, the most than any

other day, and one is the Alpine

combined. We have had the downhill

section of the women's event, it's

followed by the slalom event,

Lindsey Vonn is the downhill

specialist, she's out in front, not

known for her slalom so we'll have

to see if her her lead is enough to

claim a surprise gold or if someone

can come from behind to claim the

title. Let's join our commentators.

Good afternoon, welcome back. The

first skier on the course was the

Bosnian who failed to complete but

it's now down to Barbara Kantorova.

She's got to make the last few towns

and she will move into gold medal

position in the Alpine combined

which she does, so that's our

leader. They've had a downhill run

this will led by Lindsey Vonn,

Ragnhild Mowinckel, who was in

silver medal position in the

downhill proper yesterday, then

Michelle Gisin, then Ramona

Siebenhofer, Marusa Ferk and Mikaela

Shiffrin is sixth. With her slalom

is Gilles, she is favourite. -- her

slalom skills. We only have 22 out

of the 30 competing, they are going

in reverse order. Only 22 finished

after the downhill. The next is

Katerina Paulathova from the Czech

Republic. She's in front by .63,

that the time from the downhill

added to the slalom score so far.

Giving her an advantage. Better

slalom skiers include petulant over,

while the -- Petra Vlhova, Wendy

Holdener, and Michelle Gisin.

Lindsey Vonn has won a World Cup

slalom in her career and pride to

the Olympics, there was a World Cup

event where she finished fourth, so

she's not outside of Gold medal

opportunity. But she will need a

solid second run. Next up, Maryna

Gasienica-Daniel from Poland. 19th

position in the downhill and she

brings with her and advantage but

she has doubled. She is one of the

better slalom skiers. Absolutely

charging through this second run.

Not the most demanding style, not as

technically demanding as the

individual classic slalom track

where the men raised this morning at

Yongpyong, and where the women race

to the slalom double. Frieda Hanns.

Polish skier in first, by nearly two

seconds. We start to see some of the

slalom specialists on display. The

skis they use for the downhill this

morning, two metres ten. The skis

they now use for the slalom are one

metre 57. A huge difference.

metre 57. A huge difference. So,

Maryna Gasienica-Daniel leads. Next

up, Alex Mario Mola -- Alice

Merryweather, the first of three

Americans in this Alpine combined.

She's a good all-rounder with good

slalom skills, honed as a junior.

She is racking up Goodspeed here. I

rather old school slalom technique,

not a regular on the World Cup

slalom tour. But she's got the

skills required and the towns of the

Green Knight. Her lead is reducing,

-- she retains the green light. She

has got it. One of three Americans

involved this afternoon here. Alice

Merryweather into gold medal

position. Maryna Gasienica-Daniel

into silver, Katerina Paulathova

bronze. 17 still to ski.

Big smile on the face of Alice

Merryweather. Now one of the regular

combined athletes, the news fire

combined athletes, the news fire --

Denise Feierabend. She knows her way

through slalom track. She has added

to the advantage significantly. Not

the most tricky slalom set that the

Slovenian coach has laid out here.

Designed to allow the downhill

skiers, the specialist in the speed

event to have an opportunity.

Feierabend is thriving on this

track, two seconds in front. She has

smashed it. Nearly three seconds

quicker.

quicker. So Denise Feierabend moving

up the ranking, 17th after downhill.

2.96 seconds in front now. Looking

down the list, Denise Feierabend

will quite possibly finish in the

top six in today's competition. Good

slalom skis on display here, good

skills.

skills. Nevena Ignjatovic from

Serbia next to go. Her lead over

Feierabend after the downhill is

slight, just 16 hundredths of a

second. So Feierabend in gold for

Switzerland, Merriweather in silver

for the USA.

for the USA. Ignjatovic has lost

touch with the leaders. Not enough

terrain left on the track to claw

her way back into contention. She

could end up being a second and a

half off the pace. No change in the

leaders editions, she has gone into

second. Denise Feierabend staying in

top spot. Alice Merryweather now

into third.

into third. Ana Bucik will be next

ago and she's got a serious chance

of pushing for medal today but she

needs something super quick. The

second run has been set by her

coach, there are two Slovenians

still involved, Bucik who is next

and Marusa Ferk, fifth after the

downhill. Pinch-macro finished fifth

after the world champ Richard Larman

-- Ana Bucik finished fifth after

the World Championship slalom last

year.

What has changed is an improvement

in visibility today. The sun has

come out, it was a little overcast,

the floodlights are on, aiding the

athletes with their vision on this

track. Now Bucik surprisingly

trails. Pretty soft on this part of

the mountain, the course is eroding

quickly. A bit of a rut forming.

Bucik into silver medal position.

The Slovenian fans deliberately

dressed in mountain costumes. They

still have Marusa Ferk to come at

the moment. At the moment they have

Ana Bucik in silver spot. Denise

Feierabend still leads the way and

moves steadily up the standing.

Lindsey Vonn is at the top of the

course, doesn't often race slalom,

watching the race unfold on the

monitor.

Next to ski will be Marta

Bassino. She has good recent form in

Alpine combined events. Finished

fifth in the Olympic giant slalom,

her best discipline. But no slouch

in slalom as you can see. Fiery

start for Marta Bassino, just 21

years old. Potentially the best of

the Italian GS skiers in the next

season or two or three. Her lead has

been reduced now. She needs to let

them run as she powers towards the

finish line. The time to beat

belongs to Denise Feierabend. She's

missed it. Marta Bassino into silver

medal spot for the moment. Another

one has come and gone. Denise

Feierabend has now watched three try

and three fail to remove her from

gold-medal position. The next skier

will probably have no -- more luck

if she stays on her feet, one of the

best slalom skiers in the world,

Petra Vlhova. She's had a

disappointing games in the

individual disciplines where she was

expected to thrive but only managed

to finish 13th in her specialist

discipline of the slalom. 13th in

giant slalom as well. She is a World

Cup winner this season. Twice she

has a World Cup slalom wins, and she

also skied into third position in

the Stockholm parallel slalom. She's

the second ranked slalom skier of

the season behind Mikaela Shiffrin

and that's a proud as she racks up

and advantage here over Denise

Feierabend whose leadership of this

Olympic Alpine combined is about to

end. Nearly a full second. She was

expecting that, she

expecting that, she nos Vlhova's

form in slalom. There was a big

mistake and he put the brakes on,

apart from that it was pretty clean.

So Vlhova leads,

So Vlhova leads, Feierabend second,

Bassino said, but the fastest 12

have not skied yet. Next Federica

Brignone, who does ski slalom but

she is by no means the best. Already

Olympic

she is by no means the best. Already

medallist in the Olympics games, won

bronze in the giant slalom. Her

advantage has gone deep into the red

now. Her mum was a great slalom

skier, a World Cup winner in slalom.

She won a four slaloms at the end of

the 70s and into the 80s. She's come

into second position. Silver medal

spot. Vlhova stays in the leader's

box.

box. Vlhova in gold, Brignone in

silver, Feierabend pushed down to

bronze. Still to come, Wendy

Holdener, one of the best slalom

skiers, Mikaela Shiffrin, the best

slalom skier. Michelle Gisin could

be on the medal podium. Third

quickest after the downhill. She

will be followed out of the start by

Ragnhild Mowinckel, twice a silver

medallist, and Lindsey Vonn who won

bronze in the downhill yesterday and

who has won slalom races in her

career but not for long time. Now,

Laura Gauche. 11 after the first

run. That was the downhill this

morning. Need some slalom form now.

Not bad, all of the races train

slalom as juniors, whether they race

regularly as seniors, they have all

got experience home in sports clubs.

That's recruit honed in sports

clubs. Getting a bit clunky as she

moves from flat to sleep. The

terrain was her own doing, she has

lost her chance to lead this

competition. Gone into six out of

the medals.

Otten still to come, and prepare for

fireworks because Wendy Holdener is

one of the best, and she will be

next.

The Swiss have had a great day so

far on the mend's

far on the mend's slalom, getting a

medal. Wendy Holdener is next to go.

She is in good shape after the

downhill leg. In tenth position.

She's more at home on the short

slalom.

slalom. Maybe a little too much

attack at the top. The current

leader, Vlhova, and Wendy Holdener

have done battle many times. Started

with a lead of half a second over

Vlhova. Now she's more than 1.5

seconds in front!

She leads, into gold medal position.

Will that bring her a medal?

Will that bring her a medal? Silver

in the slalom, and she's in gold at

the moment for the combined. The

next two, three, unlikely to trouble

her lead.

Paris St Miller Dolly next.

-- Romane Miradoli. Not enough speed

and direction.

Easy to spot the established slalom

racers from the occasional ones.

Romane Miradoli is very occasional.

Vlhova in silver, Wendy Holdener in

gold. Valerie Grenier is next.

She is unlikely to trouble Wendy

Holdener's lead. But let us see.

Mikaela Shiffrin has arrived at the

top. She has her headphones and, as

usual. Valerie Grenier is eighth

after the downhill this morning.

after the downhill this morning. She

will be wishing she gave a similar

performance on downhill race day

yesterday. It has been a busy

schedule for the women overhear.

She will not be troubling the

current, gold, silver and bronze

medals. She is! She has gone into

bronze.

bronze. She has moved Federica

Brgnone from bronze.

-- Federica Brignone down to fourth

position.

position. Still to come, Ricarda

Haaser, Mikaela

Haaser, Mikaela Shiffrin...

The top three now, Valerie Grenier,

the Canadian. A good downhill

performance this morning, eighth

quickest. Petra Vlhova. Not so

strong in downhill, but with a

mighty slalom run, she's holding

onto silver at the moment. Wendy

Holdener, tenth quickest this

morning, is in gold medal position

at the moment.

Two minutes 22.34 seconds, that is

the combined times added to the

downhill.

Ricarda Haaser, then Mikaela

Shiffrin.

Shiffrin. Mikaela Shiffrin was sixth

quickest in the downhill.

Ricarda Haaser is next. She has just

had the 30 seconds call. She's years

old. She finished ninth in the

championship combined last February.

-- she is 24 years old. Seventh

after the downhill this morning.

I don't think our leaders enough to

get past Wendy Holdener. Can she

push for a provisional medal place?

That has gone, she is half a second

down, she does not have the slalom

skills of Wendy Holdener.

1.10 between gold and bronze medal

positions.

She's into ninth position. 2.5

seconds almost off the pace of Wendy

Holdener. Now it will get serious,

and Wendy Holdener knows she has a

serious threat to her lead in this,

Mikaela Shiffrin, who is not only

are more successful slalom skier,

she also has a quicker time after

the downhill than Wendy Holdener, so

she starts with an advantage.

She finished outside the medals in

the slalom. She has been on this

course, training. Her lead is more

or less maintained.

She cannot afford any more mistakes

because Wendy Holdener was quick at

the bottom.

She is faster by 0.47 seconds!

Lightning finish from Mikaela

Shiffrin. She leads the way. Five

competitors to come. Will that be

good enough?

Wendy Holdener has gone into silver.

And Vlhova into bronze, top slalom

skiers in the world leading the

competition with one hand on the

medals.

medals. Next we have Ramona

Siebenhofer.

Siebenhofer. Heartbreak for a Wendy

Holdener as she is moved from gold

medal position.

Michelle Gisin, whose next.

Was that straddle? We may need to

check. Sometimes these things happen

so quickly. She has decided she will

take chances, and we will get a look

the replay. Either way she will be

out of the medal positions, I think.

Marusa Ferk. The Slovenian team is

yet to get a medal.

yet to get a medal. Yes, it was a

struggle, she has disqualified. --

straddle. The skis go either side of

the control gate, which is instant

disqualification. She should really

have stopped, but she was maybe

hoping that they had gone the right

side. Maria Shifrin in gold position

at the moment, then Wendy Holdener

Ben Petrov bid -- then Petra Vlhova.

Ramona Siebenhofer had a two second

lead over Maria Shifrin, but that

will have already just about gone.

Slalom is not a happy place for her.

-- lead over Mikaela Shiffrin. She

is deeper into the red zone. Can she

finish quickly enough to get a

medal? Not fast enough, she's 50.

Vlhova still and bronze position.

Wendy Holdener in silver, and

Mikaela Shiffrin leads the way. Just

three competitors to come. Michelle

Gisin, Ragnhild Mowinckel and then

Lindsey Vonn. And Lindsey Vonn

finish with the gold in the Alpine

combined? -- can she finish?

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Vlhova and Wendy Holdener and

Mikaela Shiffrin in discussions.

Michelle Gisin is 1.2 seconds ahead

of Wendy

of Wendy -- Mikaela Shiffrin. She

finished behind Wendy Holdener at

the World Championships.

She is a good all-rounder,

occasional slalom skier. She has had

a top ten in slalom in Vermont at

the start of the campaign.

the start of the campaign. Almost a

full second in-hand! She is in gold

position! She leads the Alpine

combined! The Swiss fans are

delirious. She has pushed Mikaela

Shiffrin to silver. Vlhova is out of

the medals. That may be enough to

give Michelle Gisin the Olympic

title, her sister was the Olympic

champion in downhill four years ago.

She had to share the title with the

Slovenian. Right now, it is Michelle

Gisin's turn to shine. A stunning

run.

She leads the way with just two less

accomplished slalom skiers to come.

Ragnhild Mowinckel will be next, and

then it will be the turn of the

great Lindsey Vonn. Last to ski in

what could well be her last Olympic

race. It's Gisin's gold right now,

Shiffrin

Shiffrin in silver,

Shiffrin in Holdener holding on for

bronze.

bronze. Shiffrin in silver. We're

reaching the climax of the combined

events here. Ragnhild Mowinckel has

had an outstanding Winter Olympic

Games, two silver medals, silver

medallist in the giant slalom and

yesterday's downhill. Behind Sofia

Goggia. Doesn't regularly race

slalom. She scored top tens this

season in downhill, super-g and

giant slalom, never to be seen in

slalom. But of course she's had the

quicker downhill run than Michelle

Gisin. I think she's beyond gold

medal, and to deny Shiffrin silver

medal. Her target remains Wendy

Holdener in bronze medal place. Is

it fast enough?

it fast enough? Its fourth, for

Ragnhild Mowinckel. No change in

amongst the medals. And with just

one to come, it now means that

Shiffrin and Gisin are guaranteed

medals. Shiffrin can finish no worse

than bronze, Gisin no worse than

silver. The distribution of medals

is now all down to Lindsey Vonn. She

will be the last skier here.

will be the last skier here. Wendy

Holdener is in bronze medal place

right now. Mowinckel, two silvers

but only fourth today. Last to ski,

Lindsey Vonn. Did race a combined

just before the Winter Olympic Games

where she placed fourth. She has won

a World Cup slalom, just one of her

81 World Cup victories have come in

slalom competition but it was a long

time ago. It's getting cold, the

snow is getting thicker, as Vonn

prepares to ski at the Pyeongchang

Olympics for the last time. Her

advantage after the downhill is .7

seven. Havret outing on the short

slalom skis for Lindsey Vonn, but

she's got so much experience. If she

can find her way through the steep

part of the course, she could be in

contention but she grinds to a halt

which means that Michelle Gisin it

is the Olympic champion, four years

after her older sister Dominique one

downhill gold, Michelle will be

going home with an Olympic gold

medal. Shiffrin at the silver to the

call she won in giant slalom, and

Wendy Holdener will take the bronze

medal in the Alpine combined.

Holdener's second medal of the

games. The combined reaches a

conclusion with a disappointing

early finish for Lindsey Vonn who

shrugs her shoulders and says, I'm

not a regular slalom skier. I don't

think anyone seriously expected her

to deny Michelle Gisin the gold,

maybe an outside chance of getting

another bronze the back up the

bronze she got in the downhill

yesterday. Vonn is there to

congratulate today's medallists. The

champion in the Alpine combined is

Switzerland's Michelle Gisin,

Switzerland's first Alpine gold of

the games.

STUDIO: Michelle Gisin with the gold

medal, her sister Dominique won gold

in the downhill in Sochi four years

ago so she brings a second Olympic

gold couple into the family. Mikaela

Shiffrin picked up her second medal

in Pyeongchang, a third winter

Olympic medal of her career. It's

one of ten gold medals that can be

won today. There are more gold

medals on offer today than any other

day at the Winter Olympics and there

is another one up for grabs in the

women's ice hockey. The USA and

Canada are fierce rivals in this

sport. They have contested four of

the previous five finals here in the

Winter Olympics. They are on ice

currently. Canada have bragging

rights in recent history, they have

won the last four gold medals on

history but that match has now gone

into overtime. We are going to join

it life. Let's join our

commentators, it is golden puck.

What a time it is, sudden death

overtime in women's hockey Olympics

vinyl, it doesn't get more exciting.

USA 11-0, Russian crew were leading

-- the USA were leading 1-0, then

Canada got two goals and

Canada got two goals and then they

got another one back. The four-time

defending champions against the

four-time Olympic champions, Canada

looking for a fifth in a row. The US

are in the dark blue jerseys. The

Maple Leafs proudly white shirts.

Could this be a chance? Blocked by

Brandt. A long shift to start this

game. Pushed back towards the blue

line, passed everybody. Until

Shannon Szabados collect. Now the

Canadians will try and come in.

Canadians will try and come in. It's

been an incredible game so far,

played in a great atmosphere. The

USA, deflected wide.

USA, deflected wide. Canada looking

to collect possession.

You can barely hear yourself think.

A wonderful atmosphere. Canada,

chance.

chance. The chanting is on both

sides.

It goes wide. And now it goes

back the other way.

back the other way. Two minutes 20

seconds of sudden deaths over time,

it is golden goal, literally, golden

goal territory.

The next goal wins.

Look at the chance from

Look at the chance from Brianne

Jenner, she looked like she had

Szabados beaten but she couldn't hit

the net.

So much space on the ice,

for them to work in.

for them to work in. Move it is the

message from the officials, and the

Americans do that. Can the Canadians

get there? It was Johnston. Rooney

makes a save. The USA circle. How

much of this is about heart and

desire? How much of this is the

experience of being there before?

Both teams have.

And how much is

bearing down on the chance you are

going to get?

Nearly home! Just

wide, Cameranesi! Outstanding hand I

coordination.

Cameranesi has offered real bite the

American line-up.

Canada too casual.

Meaghan Mikkelson

has been struggling, she is just

moving a little too slowly, the

Canadian veteran.

Feels like the US are just in

control right now. They're the ones

that are having the opportunities.

They have the jump in their step.

Poulin has scored, in her career,

five Olympic medals. Szabados hangs

on! The shot into the soul that from

Lamoureux. -- shoulder from

Lamoureux.

We talk about managing

the puck, Canada very low chill on

here as they are caught off ice. --

very nonchalant, from Canada.

Cameranesi deflects it, almost

similar to the first goal from

Canada. The Canadians have to be

careful, they are putting their

defence after

careful, they are putting their

defence up a little bit. The US are

heavily outshooting the Canadians

right now.

It is the quality shots

that will count.

Four on four is all about puck

possession. He wants to keep your

puck on your stick, -- you want to

keep your puck on your stick, you

want to not go to the other end.

Skating is important but control of

the puck is so important.

Natalie Spooner, her family held

from just outside Manchester. Very

proud of that fact. I'm sure they're

very proud of her right now.

Interesting, Hilary Knight and

Amanda Cassell out that together, --

and Amanda Kessel other together. If

we get to the end of 14 minutes, we

will go to a penalty shoot out but

that might be too much for the

coaching teams to take.

The United

States have had their share of puck

possession, they have had

opportunity for point-blank shots,

but as you see in overtime, it comes

down to that one opportunity. And

here is an enormous face-off.

here is an enormous face-off.

Daoust

has not taken too many face-offs.

Going into the game, she was in 84%

in limited duty on her face-offs.

The person to take it then! She's

going to get tossed out of the

circle. One by the Americans, -- it

was won by the Americans,

unsurprisingly. But thankfully for

the Canadians it goes out of the

zone and the US look to bring it

forward. Poulin came out onto the

ice, a coaching change to track and

get the face-off win. That's how

important it was.

God is to be careful here because if

Bellamy turned it up quite -- they

have got to be careful because if

Bellamy turned it up quick, there is

space at the back.

She does just enough to slow down

the Americans.

the Americans. Seven minutes gone of

overtime.

I like this team, they are

not giving

not giving possession,...

Saved by

Maddie Rooney.

Options were eliminated by cutting

to the middle.

Good defensive play by the

Canadians. Given away on the blue

line, and the Americans came back.

She cannot watch, at least not

easily! It is so hard on the players

and coaches, but much harder on the

family and friends, who have been

watching their children and helped

them go through the process of

becoming these wonderful world-class

athletes. Now they are sitting

thousands of miles away from home

just hoping that their child will

come with a gold medal.

Like you

said, some cannot even watch. A

remarkable atmosphere.

It has been a great Olympic Games

for the Canadians. They have done so

well across many different sports,

but Canada wants this alongside the

hockey medal.

hockey medal. You could throw the

ice dancing one interact as well.

The captain, Meghan Duggan, full of

energy.

Really interesting that they are

playing

playing panic, one of the Lamoureux.

Canada decided that was the best

time to go.

time to go. There was no recognition

of the situation by Natalie Spooner.

The Canadians are putting on the

pressure.

pressure.

The women are exhausted.

They cannot afford to be out there

tired.

The deflected effort goes

into all.

Maddie Rooney was strong at the

short side.

short side. Hard looking play.

Bellamy carries ongoing.

Bellamy carries ongoing.

The whistle

was not a bad thing.

was not a bad thing. The stick went

flying, Emily Clark went for it,

missed out, but really nice play

from Bellamy.

You see the power of Hilary Knight

when she lets the shots go.

when she lets the shots go. You do

not want to give her a clear look at

the net. She recognises what is in

front, she knows where the goal is

at all times, and fires it on.

The

focus is in the

focus is in the eyes. Canada have to

get back.

They look absolutely

exhausted.

Canada has just been rotating three

sets of/ stop the nightcap to put

someone else in.

Fia

no penalty, and panic at the

side of the net.

That is where you need to see the

Canadians turn it back, if they

maintain possession they can get a

change in.

Canada do not really have the

dynamic defender who can leap into

the play. And it opened up, she

nearly got it. What a save from

Shannon Szabados.

Said at one end

can lead to a fence at the other.

Possession was handed to the

Americans, who rein it in.

Americans, who rein it in. Shannon

Szabados flex it away. Approaching

six minutes to go. There is no

splitting them. Gold medal on the

line.

Laura Fortino has played the most

out of anyone in this game. She's

exhausted.

exhausted.

It feels like there has

not been a whistle for an eternity.

The USA have done a wonderful job

defensively. They have not allowed

anything, really. Offside will be

given.

given. The US try to move the tin

with Hilary Knight.

This will be the

best chance of overtime. What a

played from Gigi Marvin, she tries

to go high blocker. And what a save

from Shannon Szabados.

Mickelson

forced the short when it came. For

me, the US have been the better

team.

Melody ghost wanted a penalty.

-- Daoust.

The rebound popped out, I did save.

Canada are playing with fire. Laura

Fortino is exhausted, she has

nothing left.

The USA recognise

that, they just want to attack

quickly.

quickly.

They have kept possession

so well in overtime.

This is really good from the

Americans.

The rebound! It only got as far as

the blue line.

the blue line.

They are exhausted,

the Canadians cannot even move.

the Canadians cannot even move.

The

US are closing in on a goal that

would get them the gold medal.

Meaghan Mikkelson was trying to tell

her team-mate to put it the other

direction, but instead it went her

way. What a block. You can get a

close-up on her, she has two black

eyes.

And a broken nose by the looks

of things.

She could not force a chance. The

crowd are billing. They wanted a

penalty. That has been an

incredible, incredible game of ice

hockey. The entertainment has been

first-class.

Laura Fortino is absolutely

shattered. A penalty.

shattered. A penalty. Keller looks

up to the skies. Canada will have a

four 13 power play. Time-out?

I

think so. It is a penalty. But we

are so deep into overtime.

are so deep into overtime.

Sochi,

penalty, power

penalty, power play, Marie-Philip

Poulin.

I would give her a bit of a

break.

It is almost like she heard you.

That I might just give sure players

are little more time to catch their

breath.

They know what will be asked

of them out there. Shannon Szabados

gets a pat on the back. This has

been so intense. Canada went behind

in this game at the end of the first

period. Then they came back to lead

2-1.

A wonderful takeaway, great save,

Maddie Rooney, the goal-tender for

the Americans, she goes down and

scores in overtime, Lamoureux. Now

1.35 remaining in overtime. A power

play for Canada. They will finish

this game on the power play. A bad

fall.

fall.

Lacquette has not been on the

ice all period so her legs are

probably a bit concrete.

The pass is

just too long for Poulin. They do

not have quality possession as yet,

Canada. This could be a real danger.

It play by Poulin.

You've got to get

number four off, this is not the

right call for Laura Schuler, and

you like a shot but she cannot keep

up out there.

Of the post, I think! Canada nearly

when it! They go again, Fortino has

to control her skates. The shot wide

from Rebecca Johnson.

from Rebecca Johnson. Surely the

Canadians are going to get bye out

there.

Only 15 seconds left.

--

Canada I want to try and get Poulin

out there. Eight seconds, no icing.

The drama will continue. 70 minutes,

80 minutes. You cannot split these

two teams. It's an Olympic gold

medal match and now it is over to a

shoot out and it comes down to the

netminding and it comes down to the

poise and experience of Shannon

Szabados, the use of Maddie Rooney.

-- the usefulness of Maddie Rooney.

Its the first time where going to

penalty shoot out in a gold medal

game. This shot deflects off the

post. A rebound and it actually hit

the stick, I think it was the stick

of Maddie Rooney. Incredible.

Elation and then disappointment on

the face of Poulin.

Look at the

crowd! The best part is, it's both

Americans and Canadians who felt the

exact same way.

Let's go through the

shoot out rules. Pretty simple, five

different shooters. And then if they

are still tied after five shooters

for each team, they then go to

sudden death and anybody can go.

This was the first goal of the game,

Hilary Knight on a power play. She

put the US in front. But then Haley

Irwin, near post, beating Rooney for

the first time. And then chief

tormentor, Poulin, what a pass and

what a finish. Rand goes flying into

the net as does the park. Canada in

control heading towards the medal,

but who has an answer? It is

Lamoureux. One week Lamoureux. --

Monique Lamoureux. A player full of

desire, as Desire blasts around the

arena, that desire has got the

Americans back in this. 1998 was the

last time the Americans won the

gold. Four-time defending world

champions against the four-time

defending Olympic champions. This is

just unreal. It's been great drama,

I hope, if this is the first time

you have tasted the experience of

ice hockey or the first time you

have watched women's ice hockey,

you've been narrowly entertained. It

doesn't matter which tournament

you're looking at, this is the best

one. -- you have been thoroughly

entertained.

20 years old, Maddie

Rooney, look at the smile on her

face, she doesn't look like she is a

young lady realising the magnitude

of this moment. That being said, I

think you've got to have a bit of

favouritism towards the Canadian

netminder Shannon Szabados, a little

bit bigger and better in a shoot out

situation. But in a one-on-one

situation, you might have to favour

the American team. So it's cut right

down the middle.

The shooters will know who they are,

look at that, the wound up and then

-- the wound of the Olympic

campaign, a broken nose, I don't

know how she did that, really?

With

the cage on? Don't know how that

happened.

Give me a few names that

were going to see in this shoot out.

I think you're going to see Melodie

Daoust

Daoust and it goes without saying

that Marie-Philip Poulin will be

going. They will be looking to set

the tone early and get a goal.

With

the British link from Manchester,

Spooner, it goes off the tape. An

easy one for Rooney set up. -- first

up.

She came in with a tonne of

speed but lost control, donor what

she tried to accomplish. She lost

control under her stick. Very easy

for the American netminder.

These

two teams have practised this an

awful lot. Because they know how

important it can be. Here is the XP

and Marvin. She scores. --

experienced, Marvin. And US take the

lead, marvellous from Marvin.

She

lost the handle of it briefly but

was able to hammer it through. It

might have Szabados just enough.

So many goals she has scored, and

rifles at home. Canada level.

So

much confidence on the shoot from

Agosta here, left and right, it

comes in on the ankle and upstairs

past the blocker.

Rooney gets

outside the post, taken to wide eyed

the experienced veteran. Now Hannah

Brandt. Her sister played for the

Korean team. And here she is on the

final. Saved by Szabados extract

hide at two after two. -- saved by

Szabados! Now it is tied at 2-2.

She

knows she got a piece of it and it

stays out went between the legs.

It

stays out. Marie-Philip Poulin, two

Olympic game winning golds to her

name, a good save, Rooney. Stayed

big and tall. And it raises a smile.

She tried to do the same thing as

Agosta did and Rooney was there the

whole way. Great stop.

whole way. Great stop. The first

offence to go.

A kick save from

Pfalzer on the -- from Szabados.

From Pfalzer. Straight down Main

Street but read beautifully for

Szabados.

Szabados.

Now Daoust, maybe Canada's

best player in the tournament, so

composed. Oh, my word! That was

incredible! Shades of Forsberg in

94! Daoust with a shoot out goal to

savour!

Are you kidding Mirai Nagasu

you got to be, look at this! And

amazing goal from Daoust! -- are you

kidding me right now? You have got

to the! She gets it past the

netminder with one hand!

Amanda

Kessel scores for the Americans, top

corner. Levelling things up. Well,

if Daoust was a thing of beauty,

that was a thing of power.

The

patients, waits until Szabados makes

the first move and then over the

club. What a shot from Amanda.

For

the Canadians, Jenner, and saved.

Rooney smiles. She knows she has

given the Americans the chance to

win gold in the next shot.

What a

stop right there.

Szabados knows,

the coach knows. Hilary Knight, the

face of women's cocky in the USA. A

gold medal shot for the

-- the face of women's hockey. And

who did the coaches pick now?

I

don't even know what to say. Hilary

Knight, robbed by Shannon Szabados.

But that in and you gold medal

champions.

champions. Agosta came out, they

might be taking a bit of a break.

They flip over the next five so it's

Lamoureux first. Slowly, slowly. All

the way in, Lamoureux, great goal.

Shake and bake. USA go up and now

they anxiously wait to see whether

this is good enough for gold.

What a

move from Lamoureux. That is just

perfection right there. It's going

to be Agosta.

She's already scored

once. She has to score to keep

Canada in with a chance. Saved! The

USA win gold! For the first time

since 1998! Canada's run of 24

straight wins in Olympic hockey

matches is over. They are

devastated.

devastated. As the Americans are

crowned Olympic champions for the

second time. The queens of ice

hockey. USA win it on a shoot out.

In the most Joe Mattock

circumstances. -- most dramatic

circumstances.

What a game. This was history right

here.

It took everything, 60 minutes

wasn't enough, 20 minutes of

overtime wasn't enough. Five penalty

shots per side wasn't enough. And

then finally it was Jocelyn

Lamoureux with incredible patience,

boys, with an incredible move, and

then the 20-year-old netminder turns

aside the Canadian veterinary. There

she is there, Maddie Rooney. And the

Americans turn such a heartache into

Pyeongchang golds.

A 20 year wait

for gold, and it ends back in Asia

where it all started. And they also

liberate, tears of joy -- and they

will celebrate, tears of joy. And on

the other side, tears of

disappointment. And so fitting is

one of the Lamoureux twins, they

have had such an outstanding career.

This American team has fought long

and hard for their rights, to be

treated as professional athletes by

the US Association. They have fought

Canada, they have afford the

disappointment that they faced, and

in the end they rely on their

20-year-old netminder Maddie Rooney

who made the stop and then the

realisation. The Golden girls of

American hockey.

American hockey. Well, what dramatic

final. Canadians finally beaten as

the US end that 20 year wait for a

gold medal. They took penalty shots

for the Americans to be the

Canadians, what again. -- beat the

Canadians, what a game.

STUDIO: so often a bridesmaid

against their feasts rival, the USA

win their second Olympic gold, first

since 1998. What a final it was.

Credible stuff. If you're looking

for a bit more tension on the ice,

plenty over at the Curling Centre

this morning because Great Britain's

men were up against Switzerland to

take the last available semifinal

place. GB had beaten the Swiss in

the round robin session in a last

end thrilling match. This time it

was not to be quite the same story.

The final story here. GB were

leading 5-4 but an incredible last

stone for the Swiss. It would give

them five stones. Take them into a

9-5 lead.

It would be the one that would send

Kyle Smith and his team home. They

have had a fantastic debut, but that

was to be for them. The Swiss team

go through to the semifinals and

afterwards Kyle Smith spoke to Steve

Cram.

afterwards Kyle Smith spoke to Steve

Cram.

You're obviously hugely

disappointed. Just talk us through

the ninth end and the shot you

played.

It is always a tricky

situation, you do not want to give

them the blank in the ninth end, so

we were trying to force them down to

one. Things were not looking great

early on, and unfortunately we

missed a few, and we had a chance to

hold them, and that was the game.

You guys came out firing really

well.

well.

It was going perfectly. Yes,

probably one of the best games we

have played this week, and

unfortunately some shots at the end

which were the turning point in the

game. Apart from that it is the best

performance we have put together,

just hugely disappointed.

That is a

word you will be using a lot,

disappointment. Kyle

word you will be using a lot,

disappointment. Kyle, possibly one

of the worst experiences of your

career, I guess?

Yes, worst and

best.

best. We have played pretty well, we

had a couple of chances to beat the

USA last night and did not manage,

and we got the lifeline this

morning, we played pretty well, but

a couple of shots at this level is

enough to lose the game.

It is hard

to find the positives. Particularly

straight after you have just come

off the ice. What have you learned?

We have had a lot of good games, but

the odd missed shot here and here

which has cost us. It is about doing

our best moving forward.

Your

reflections on the week? Your

biscuit. A lot of people were not

expecting you to do particularly

well. What is your reflection on the

week?

It is hard to reflect so soon

after the loss, but we came to our

first Olympics and gave it our best

shot and made the play-offs in the

end. We had a good game but it was

not to be, sadly. A couple things

did not go our way and a couple of

half shots, and that is all it

takes. There is plenty to look

forward to, and I just need to take

some time to reflect on this and see

what we can take from it.

Well

played this week, bad luck today.

what we can take from it.

Well

played this week, bad luck today.

Disappointment, but I am sure they

will be back in four years in

Beijing. This is how the semifinals

will line up.

You may remember we told a story a

few days ago of Great Britain's

bobsleigh girls, Mica McNeill, and

to become the. They were told five

months before coming that their

funding was being stopped. They

appealed to the great British public

in a crowdfunding page and it was a

great celebration for them

yesterday.

yesterday. Mica McNeill and Mica

Moore, starting off in eighth place.

You will get a direct comparison as

we go, between themselves and the

Swiss team, who have just gone. If

they can hold them at bay, a little

bit of history will come their way.

Slight

disappointment, they were in 11th

place, we know the

better there start is not great, not

terrible.

terrible.

That might cost, not as

bad as others through the, but the

two tenths of a second mate drop off

a little.

a little. She needs to get this

right, and we could get the top

eight. Has shed got enough speed

left?

left? Starting to pull away.

No one

has been eighth at the Olympic Games

before, but they have just claimed

that position! Nicola Minichiello in

2006 was a fabulous ninth. But the

British pairing go one better at

least. What an Olympic Games for the

player who are only here for the

generosity of the British public.

The funding was completely slashed

last year. They put out there

begging bowl and got enough money to

keep them on the road, keep them in

business. Their heads never dropped

and now they have secured a slice

sporting history for Britain.

So, some history at the Sliding

Centre.

So, some history at the Sliding

Centre.

Mica and Mica are joining the.

I was

just critiquing myself! It is not

too bad, I am happy with it.

That is

an understatement. The best British

result from a woman's bobsleigh

team, and you did it on your own

with the help of the British public.

It is amazing. We did not think we

would be here a few months ago, so

when we knew we were coming, we said

just enjoy it, hopefully a top ten

position, but we have update --

outdone ourselves.

What was the real

driving force behind the performance

and result?

The Olympic Games is

every athlete's dream, and we have

worked for a back. When you work for

it for years then you're not sure of

his is going to happen, it seems

like it is getting taken away from

you, and we had to do something

about it, so we started our

fundraising campaign because we did

not want to be sitting watching at

home. It has been really great, we

have come out here and shown what we

can do, and it is nice to repay the

public and Great Britain, but it is

also nice that we knew we could do

it all along.

Five months ago, what

was your reaction when you were told

the funding was stopped.

We were

devastated at the time, but we are

sportswomen and very focused and

driven, so we acted quite quickly

and asked the public to get as one

season, and a shared our story, and

it was amazing to know we had the

people behind us. We have competed

in competitions, got extra runs,

which is so important when we come

from a country that does not have a

track, so we grateful for everyone

who helped us.

We had your interview

last night, you just got off the

track. You said you hadn't spoken to

anyone from British bobsleigh. Have

you spoken to them yet?

Yes,

everyone is really happy for us. It

has been really nice to work with

the coaches and come together for

the Olympic Games, they are really

pleased. It was a really great

result. But we are looking forward

to getting back to England and

sitting down with the coaches and

making a plan going forward.

Do you

know any more about what can happen

next, and is funding likely to

determine?

We do not know anything

at the moment, and probably will not

find out for a while, so it is a bit

of a waiting game, and there is a

lot to get on with in the meantime.

We will probably have a holiday then

back to work.

You deserve the

holiday, certainly. What would you

like to see to the people who

supported you? It must have been

incredible, you had reached your

target within six days.

We cannot

say thank you enough. We have been

able to come out and represent Great

Britain. It was nice to have a woman

representative, and it is great that

the public are learning more about

winter sport and we want to thank

everyone who donated and shared the

story and all the messages of

support. Everyone from back home who

called us and said we can help with

their son back. It just brought it

all together and made it

competitive, meaning we could get

faster and stronger.

Have about your

relationship? You are a little team

on the track, but you have had to

work closely together to make this

happen.

We have a good relationship

even behind the scenes, which helps

with everything we do. We have trust

in each other, we know that we will

give 150%. We are the smallest girls

in bobsleigh, so we have to give it

our all every time, and we know that

we will do that.

It is really

important for a team to get on.

Inmate should able to get on with

each other, and have a good working

team.

The start is probably the

thing that needs a little more work.

How do you develop that as you look

ahead to next season to potentially

being back in the Team GB colours?

Every athlete knows that you cannot

become much stronger and faster

overnight. We're still young

athletes, up against athletes who

have done two Olympic Games, and

they have all this experience.

Another four years will be great for

us to get faster than Sean Dillon to

get more consistent with my driving,

in my third heat I had a problem

that knocked us back, but it is four

years, which is a long-time. They

think we can do it but we need to

put a little bit of weight on as

well as a major mark

that means more

chocolate and decay, so that is

good. What will be the biggest

memory here in Pyeongchang?

One of

the nicest memories is being able to

have our families a year. When you

are on season, we are away for 56

months of the year, and do not see

our families often. So, when we were

on the start line for the last heat,

we could them chanting, and usually

you are so serious that I was

smiling under my helmet. It was

amazing.

It made it a really relaxed

atmosphere, but I have never had

that much fun racing in my life. I

have never walked away from arrays

and said, that was really fun, I

want to do it again. You normally

walk away exhausted and tired.

We

were just beaming with smiles and

wanted to get back to the top to go

again.

I'm afraid you cannot go

again, but the four-man bob goes,

will you be joining in the chant?

You could start the chanting for

that?

Absolutely, we're really close

with them, we travel together all

winter and it will be awesome to see

them do well. If they need is moving

things or cheering them on.

Huge

congratulations, we cannot wait to

see what happens in four years, I am

sure you will be back. From

bobsleigh to something a little bit

different. It is one of only six

sports that have been in every

single Winter Olympic so far. Today

it is the team Nordic combined. It

is a ski jump off the large hill,

followed by a 4.5 kilometre

cross-country. It is a crazy sport,

I think, but Ollie Williams can keep

it up-to-date with what he thinks.

We are joining it for the ski jump.

it up-to-date with what he thinks.

We are joining it for the ski jump.

It is a little crazy, the Nordic

combined, and what is crazier is the

team event, played it will go off

over the next hour. You're about to

see ten teams of four entering this.

I feel like this is the ultimate

winter eliminate, ski jumping, then

skiing, which decides the medals.

The way that the ski jump helps is

you get points for the jump. They

will come down the jump on the

right-hand side, a little snow in

the air, below freezing, the snow is

just whirling around. I focus on not

only because the wind conditions are

going to make a bit of a difference.

They are blowing the snow from the

track to make sure they stay nice

and crisp and fresh bread to one.

This is the first competitor.

By checking our stars is first out

to get the team Nordic. He thinks

it's so-so at best. We will be

looking at real contenders for

medals little bit later on to be

trying to get over 130 metres, plus.

But it's not just your distance that

gets you point, it's also your style

in the. If you seen any of the ski

jumping early on, you'll know that

what the coaches and judges are

looking for is for you to hold your

form in the air and make sure that

you land beautifully.

you land beautifully. We move on to

Ben Loomis from the USA. Only a

teenager. Olympics or the medallist.

US team was expecting to be -- are

not expecting to be medallist but

they are improving year-on-year.

It's a bit of a struggle, they do

have a history of winning medals in

Nordic combined. But that's not

going to feature among those names

at the top of the leaderboard. You

can see you put your skis out into a

V shape, lean over and then you have

bent knees and arms out. Roughly

half of your score comes from the

judges. 16 is OK but distance but

that great. Into the lead for now.

Watch out when we get to Austria,

Japan, Germany and Norway in a few

jumps. They are the ones likely to

go well. Ondrej Pazout for the Czech

Republic, landing in a solid red

line across the jump, that is called

the K-point, at 125 metres. If you

hit that point, you score a base of

65 points for your distance, if you

don't make it, you get points taken

off, if you land beyond it, you get

marks added on. 51 from the judges.

A little less than 60 for the

distance.

The youngest athlete here for Italy,

Aaron Kostner. Well short of the

gratuitous described. -- of the

K-point we just described. 37th

overall in the normal hill. Nordic

combined is so interesting because

it combines not only ski jumping and

cross-country skiing but people who

are good at ski jumping and April

who are good at cross-country skiing

but not that great at the other

ones. So you will see ski jumper to

look disappointing but they will

make up the time in the

cross-country skiing later and they

could be in the reckoning, and

similarly you will see people

putting in some amazing jumps here

who are not that quick comparatively

in the cross-country skiing. So that

ski to the finish for the medals

becomes a great pursuit between the

people who got out in front in the

ski jump and those who are actually

better at skiing. Francois Braud for

France, you can hear in the

background the Blowers being fired

up to keep the snow out of the

tracks that led to take off. A solid

length. You stay crouched down until

you get that point at the end and

new up into the V shape, hold the

position, telegraphed landing, both

legs bent, arms outstretched, that's

a solid charm. His team-mates watch

and you only get one jump. She gets

it wrong, that's it. -- if you get

it wrong, that's it. For Finland,

Ilkka Herola. A quite young Finnish

team competing here. That jump has

excellent distance. High fives from

the coaches.

the coaches. A big, big opening

effort for the Finnish team who were

outsiders at best. If they can keep

that going, that will put them into

contention for the medals. The great

landing as well. Ilkka Herola very

happy with himself.

Finland go into the lead, five

points ahead of France and we move

on to Austria. Austria do have

something of a chance to speak on

podium here.

Again, another strong jump. As I

say, you only have one chance. If

you get it wrong and land five or

ten metres back of what they are

looking for, that really hurts your

team's chances in the cross-country.

Every point you only hear is time in

that cross-country. If you win the

ski jump, every other team has to

start behind you by converting

points into seconds. It staggered

start and you get more of a head

start the further you jump. Into

second place for now. Starting for

Japan now. 34-year-old Hideaki

Nagai. The code uses the flag to

tell the jump they are clear to go.

Again, around about the K-point of

125 metres, a little bit further

back than some of the jumps we have

seen.

seen. A phenomenal venue this has

been, this is the last day of any

ski jumping action here. The coat is

happy with that. -- the coach is

happy. The nod from the Japanese

team-mate in the waiting room. Forth

for now but they have stronger

competitors coming out. Watch out

for Akito Watabe jumping last for

Japan, one of the best in the world,

so is this man for Germany, Eric

Frenzel. A gold and a bronze medal

already for Germany in these games,

gold in Sochi as well and a huge

jump to get Germany on their way.

There are still three more to come

for each team. 137 metres is a big

start for Germany courtesy of their

main man.

main man. You need such

coordination, skill and timing to

get this right. And if you have

watched him opening his champagne

after winning the bronze medal a

couple of days ago, you wouldn't

have noticed he had any of those

things because he knocked one of his

own teeth out with a champagne cork.

You might be able to see a gap, they

have tried to put his teeth back in!

A little bit wonky! Doesn't matter

when you're winning and Olympic

medal.

medal. Only Norway possibly could

keep up with Germany. Germany the

favourites. You will see it's a long

jump but not quite up to that green

line which represents the line of

the leaders. 3.5 metres back.

Look at this form. All of these

jumps look uniform, you have to do

that landing, there is no other way

to land. Norway have been struggling

with the ski jumping. So far, in

this Olympics. They are into third,

behind Finland and that's a bit of a

surprise as we enter this

FirstGroup. -- end this first group.

Germany have a reasonably half the

lead.

The five teams at the top are the

ones best positioned for the medals

so far. We take one more look at

Eric Frenzel, Germany 1-2- three in

the individual event on the Hill a

few days ago Nixon clear favourites

to take the team golds today and

that's exactly the start they would

have wanted from that man. Here we

go for round two. Look out for Go

Yamamoto for Japan, Vinzenz Geiger,

German's young

German's young Nordic combined

sensation, and Jarl Magnus Riiber

who missed out having run the

Germans close in the previous event.

Pawel Slowiok waits for the lights

to go green, which is controlled by

the wind jury, they have a room

where they have all of the data from

all of the metres, telling them that

the wind conditions are OK said the

coach drops the flag.

A slightly better skier than the

jumper so he needs every meeting he

can get. -- every metre he can get.

That's what makes this particular

sports are interesting, it's not

just how good you are at jumping or

skiing, it's frankly, how bad you

are at the other one. You can see

how tricky the landing is, having to

reach forward to maintain his

balance.

Already, Poland struggling. Strange

because Poland are a dominant nation

in ski jump on its own, but in

Nordic combined they are struggling

this year.

Good jump from Ben Berend. Not up

there with the huge distances we've

already seen but 120 metres from the

US point of view for the young team

is a really positive start. He was

only 40th in the world at last

year's World Championships but this

US team really coming along well

after apparent few years. Little

adjustments in the air to control

direction and speed. A slightly

different technique from Ben Berend,

you will see it was more of a letter

H Dana V in the air. You crying can

go for a letter H if you want.

A little unsteady offer there, back

from the K-point, which you can

consider like the par score Inc. --

in golf. Your timing has to be so

precise to reach the bottom of the

platform, it's 100 metres just to

that platform. When you're in the

air, it's more than that and you

have to get the landing just right.

Enough there to put the Czech

Republic above the US and Poland. To

Italy and Lukas Runggaldier. His

sister was in the women's ski jump

event here. Not great from him. A

little Santa coming down the hill

but more importantly, the distance

was not there. -- he was a little

off centre coming down the hill. You

don't get the take-off right, and

there is literally nothing you can

do in the air other than let the

jump take its course.

A bit of a rueful wave goodbye to

the Olympics. But it will be back in

the cross-country skiing. A gold

medallist in the normal hill, way

back in Vancouver 2010, down to 35th

in Sochi and 31st this year. Waiting

for the green light. That runs up to

45, if it gets to 45 without going

green, it will turn red and he will

get 40 seconds to compose itself

while they wait for the wind

conditions. The coach withdraws the

flag and he will shuffle back. It's

about -2 up there, nowhere near as

cold as we have seen. If you watched

the start of the limits, they had

blankets ready for everybody. Today

it's a bit easier. You have five

minutes up there waiting to jump.

minutes up there waiting to jump. C

if we can get a green light.

And as jump from Jason Lamy

Chappuis. France got off to a great

start with Francois Braud. He does

well to keep hold of the landing.

The team-mates and culture very

happy with that. A strong scorer. A

provisional lead for now, it is not

the kind of score you will see from

the last few teams, but it keeps

them up there.

them up there. Now, Cannes to do the

same for Finland? He got a great

start from Ilkka Herola. It looks

like another pause because of the

wind.

The jury in charge of the wind

conditions has to make sure the

conditions are safe and therefore

all competitors. Not only that there

is not a crosswind, but that it is

similar for everyone.

similar for everyone. You always

want to try to make sure that the

wind is roughly the same for each

competitor.

108 metres, a full 25 metres back

from his team-mate Ilkka Herola. You

get one jump each for your four team

members, and if one doesn't manage

to keep up to the standard of the

others, it will cost two seconds in

the cross-country skiing.

A little wobble on the way down, but

a great

a great jump from Bernhard Gruber,

and maybe Austria can be contenders.

He was the world champion in 2015.

He was the only member of the

Austrian team who won the gold medal

Eaton years ago, and he was rolling

back the years. 35 years old.

If you go online and look up

at him, he is in a band, for this

board. This was

board. This was one of the best

jumps for Go Yamamoto. In the team

event he has three others around him

who can help in his less strong

events, not

events, not least Akito Watabe, the

world number one.

world number one. You will see more

of Vinzenz Geiger, he has been

exceptional at the Olympics. I think

this man will someday replace Eric

Frenzel as the superstar on the

German team. He should be happy with

that. It is not one of the longest

jumps we have seen, but when you

watch the remainder of the German

team, that will be a good

contribution.

The Germans are happy enough! Let us

take a look at the scorer. Germany

are just into second.

are just into second. And the last

in this round is the Norwegian, who

could not hold on a few days ago.

We're coming to two Norwegian

competitors still to go.

competitors still to go. And they

have not had much luck, so they

needed this one to be good, and it

was. Norway is still in contention.

That is enough to put Norway into

the lead

the lead ahead of Austria and

Germany. Germany are not far back in

third position.

You land on your front leg and

transferred the week to your back is

your land. He held the landing

nicely. And he gets to hang out in

the hot seat as we see the sun going

down over the

down over the Alpensia ski jump. It

will be interesting to see how these

competitors go.

We wait for the wind to settle down

before Poland. The slope is not made

from snow, it is made from a

performance ceramic, so every

competitor gets exactly the same

surface which is important for

Furniss. They are blowing it to keep

the snow out. There is a bit of wind

in the air, a bit of snow in the

air. That is why they are treating

at the way they are.

at the way they are. Looks like

we're going to give it a go for Adam

Cieslar, to start three of four. You

will see there is a swirling wind

icon ahead of the jumper, which has

gone from red to black, which means

it is OK.

A better jump from Poland. Adam

Cieslar nearly lost it, just held

up.

up. The jumps from his team-mates

will already put Poland quite far

back. Remember how far you jumps

translates to when you start skiing,

how far behind the leader you will

be. Reasonable jump.

be. Reasonable jump. We still have

nine of ten teams to jump. Here is

Taylor Fletcher from the USA, one of

two Fletcher Brothers. We will see

Bryan Fletcher a little bit later.

Using the right hand to correct it.

Possibly further back from where he

would have wanted. Taylor Fletcher

was not selected for the large hill

a few days ago, but this is going to

be a setback.

be a setback. This looks almost

simple when you see it in slow

motion.

motion. Watch how much time he has

to land that Denmark.

to land that Denmark. Just count the

number of seconds from the jump to

the landing, and see how quickly you

have two player game.

You have to judge the depth to see

how far off the ground you are,

which is why we look at these little

pain sprigs, as we watch jumping in

the air. It is difficult to read how

high up you are and time the

landing, which is why you have the

little bits of

pine, it helps you judge.

Now, Italy, his cross-country is

phenomenal. You would expect this

not to be the greatest.

not to be the greatest. Solid

enough, but the difference is not

there. That has always

there. That has always been the case

for Alessandro Pittin. He always

pulls the same as at the bottom of

the health. This is something he has

always struggled with. He is

possibly the best cross-country

skier in the field, and if we look

at the split times for the relay

race coming up later, I will be

surprised if anyone beats. May be

Taylor Fletcher from the US. But he

always leads himself in this

position playing catch up because

the jump -- that the jump is just

not the. Now for France, Gerard.

Again, a slightly stronger skier

than jumper. Waiting for the green

light.

light. You see, this course is to

beat 107.5, which moves a little

with the wind, so as the wind

changes, the distance he needs to go

into the lead changes. That is based

on how far away France are, the

leading team. -- from the leading

team. It was stronger Gerard, he is

not as experienced as the other two

Frenchman, who both produced jumps

just below 130 metres. Gerard is

about a decade younger, he will be

very happy. -- to be hitting the red

line, just over.

A little celebration for Antoine

Gerard who is keeping France in the

hunt for what would be a bit of an

unlikely medal here. It's the first

place for now.

place for now. Back to Finland.

Leevi Mutru's jump has hurt the bid

for the Finnish team, and he cannot

turn it around. They just do not

have the distance. Better than his

team-mate but it's just not good

enough. Not 40 country that's used

to winning medals in this. Over the

last few years, their Nordic

combined programme has really fallen

off a little bit. That will not

repair things. 39 years old in his

sixth and probably final Olympics.

He missed Sochi, his debut was in

1994 when he was 15 years old. That

score does not propel Finland into

the reckoning. Lukas Klapfer for

Austria, who looked exceptionally

good here so far. He was the bronze

medallist on the tall hill in week

one and needs more of the same here.

It's good, without being great.

It'll keep Austria in the hunt. He

brings himself to a halt.

brings himself to a halt. Crouching

down,

down, using that left fist to open

up and give himself timing signal as

he goes up into the air, dropping

into a nice comfortable landing. He

is happy with that. Around about the

same distance we saw from his

team-mate, Mario Seidl, in fact it

is exactly the same. That puts

Austria come to be into the lead.

Now, Katie -- the sheet were to be,

the younger brother of the world

number one, Akito Watabe. It is

Yoshito Watabe. It's a little short.

128 metres, maybe a few metres would

have been better for Yoshito Watabe.

So much depends on when the time