BBC Two Day 14: Curling - GB women in semi-finals Winter Olympics

In Korea, we like games of strategy.

We like games that take their time,

progress slowly but take you under

their spell. We like a game called

go. The oldest board game, played

for thousands of years. It's a game

of stones, probability and

calculation. The aim of the game it

is to place your stones to control a

desired territory. But, this isn't

the only game here that is played

with stones. This

the only game here that is played

with stones. This game is hypnotic.

Superior tactics will ensure you

guard against enemy attack.

guard against enemy attack. Brush

your opponents' stones away.

your opponents' stones away. End

your adverse ferries' chances. So

complex it carries heavy mental

weight. In South Korea, we have a

new love. We love curling.

CLARE: Patience, endless practice

and perfect strategy are some

of the ingredients that go

into making an Olympic champion -

and when it comes to curling -

strategy might be the most

important.

It's a huge day inside

the Gangneung Curling Centre

where the semi-finals will decide

who goes for gold and who can win

no better than bronze.

And the team of Eve Muirhead,

Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams

and Lauren Gray know that this

is the key match.

They were furious to lose out four

years ago to Canada and have made

it their aim since then to put

the score right.

Sweden are the opponents today.

The semifinal is at 11 o'clock,

and we will have it

live here on BBC One.

With me to discuss it all,

dissect and perhaps explain a few

things is the Olympic silver

medallist from Sochi - Dave Murdoch.

He skipped his side through this

semifinal stage. This has to be the

tensest day of the lot.

Yes, this is

the day you've been training for for

four years. Now it's here, it is

upon you. It's a strange day. You

wake up a bit nervous, a bit excited

at the same time. The girls, they've

got a big day ahead and they need to

focus and make sure they keep

everything simple.

Have you been

staying up late into the night?

There's been a lot of that. It's

been curling all through the day,

watching the highlights, and all the

other sports. I've really enjoyed

the Olympic Games.

Really sad for

Kyle Smith and his

Kyle Smith and his really young team

who were selected to go out there.

They played exceptionally well, they

lost up to the Swiss in their

tie-breaker. Maybe they might end up

being very proud of that

performance.

They should be very

proud. It's not easy. They did very

well. They were actually in control

of that game against Switzerland.

That shot from Ben White Schwartz

was probably the shot of the

tournament. You have to feel for the

guy a little bit, it was a tough

break -- Benoit Schwarz.

Switzerland

have been in action against Canada.

Therein mind Canada were knocked out

of the women's competition by Great

Britain and it could be the first

time since curling was reintroduced

into the Olympic programme that

Canada walk away without a medal.

They are trailing as we join it at

the beginning of the tenth end. The

Swiss leading 7-5.

COMMENTATOR: Canada would have to

score two to tie the game.

Definitely advantage Switzerland.

Valentin Tanner with the first stone

of the tenth end. A match which for

a long time Switzerland have

controlled. They came out at the

beginning, playing almost flawless

curling. They forced Canada to give

up the steel in the first couple of

ends. It was a while before

Switzerland picked up two in the

fourth, then Switzerland responded

perfectly well. They got themselves

into a two shot lead. We've traded

shots pretty much since the halfway

point. Switzerland have always

looked as though they've got their

noses in front. As we come to this

last end that's exactly how they

sit, two ahead. Canada have managed

to claw it back on a couple of

occasions but the Swiss have been

hanging on, more than anything else.

Hammer in the final end, they are

two behind, they need to score two

here and take this into an extra

end. If that were the case

Switzerland would have that hammer

in an extra end.

We rarely see this

shot made, trying to push it towards

the bumper. Needs the faintest of

touches.

touches.

Well, that's the first time

he's been asked to do that in this

match, and he misses by a couple of

inches. Quite a long way, to be

honest.

Is such a hard shot to play.

He couldn't just remove that yellow

stone. They can't remove

opposition's stones from the area or

it will be replaced.

Just explain,

we've seen Canada ignore them

before, why in the last end would

you change tactic?

It's a good

question, Steve. They could quite

rightly have thrown another stone at

the top of the eight foot but they

are really wary that by putting

additional stains in play they give

Canada the chance to score two or

even three -- stones. They are going

to make Canada worked really hard.

Just to refresh the situation for

you, Canada have never, ever been in

a bronze medal match. They've ways

been in the gold-medal match to

content about, or the silver. That's

the worst they've done, the silver

in the men's competition. The women

not even making it into the final

four. The men hoping to have some

consolation of a bronze medal here.

If Canada were not to win a medal in

these team competitions it would

have been one of the biggest shocks

of the Winter Olympics. The USA

beating them in the semifinal

yesterday.

That's not a good shot

there from Brent Laing. It's summed

up the last week for him. This could

be a gay men do here. -- a gamer

Ende.

Just to finish off what I was

saying, after Brent Laing plate that

shot it's been a week which has

ebbed and flowed all the time to

Canada. At times they've looked very

good, the sort of Canadian men's

team you would expect to see at the

Olympics. At other times not playing

very well. Kevin Koe on occasion not

managing to play the sort of shots

he is renowned for. This is Peter de

Cruz, the Swiss skip. They are the

team who got past Great Britain in

the tie-break, and now are edging

closer to the bronze medal. A lovely

shot there from Peter de Cruz.

shot there from Peter de Cruz.

We

saw the one who won the bronze medal

in 2002.

Yes, Salt Lake City.

in 2002.

Yes, Salt Lake City.

This

is really difficult to Canada after

that missed guard by Brent Laing.

They are going to try and

desperately hide behind something.

This yellow stone is really wide out

but they could get a result out of

it. Not this time...

All Switzerland

need to do is keep taking stones out

and keep things nice and clear. They

know Canada, if they keep trading

stones, there's not going to be an

opportunity to Kevin Koe. Looking to

try and work something once they get

down to the last two or three.

Claudio Patz has played brilliantly,

I've been really impressed with him

all the way through the tournament.

Canada will need a bit of help here

from Switzerland. They don't have

anything going at the moment. Canada

will have to try and find a way to

bite a tiny edge of the rings. We

saw them employ this tactic

yesterday against the USA. They are

going to try and freeze the end side

of this yellow stone.

Lines good!

Very difficult

situations Canada here. Is going to

sit on that outside yellow but it

really is out there.

That's a great

shot, actually. But Switzerland

could try and peel that. The problem

they have is it just going to run

straight towards the one at the

bottom now. That was a great shot by

Canada.

Canada.

Switzerland have come down

to have a look. Decide how they want

to do this. No mistakes here,

they've got this close.

THE TEAM DISCUSS IN FRENCH.

So they want to come across the

other side and not leave a chance

for double, a bit of a change of

thinking there.

Yes, I mean, I guess

Canada could hit their only yellow

stains and try and spin a couple

into the house. They are thinking if

they put another one on the eighth

that Canada will have to work harder

to score too.

Somewhere on BT line here would be

ideal the Claudio Patz. -- somewhere

on the line here would be ideal for

Claudio Patz. Perfectly played,

really. Canada need to decide if

they can get a couple of yellows in

to the house using these ones.

Kevin

Koe could never have envisaged this

situation. He's doing his best, they

are thinking, they are trying to at

least create something here. Must

get their too. They've only got two

stones to play after this. Two Swiss

stones there, trying to come across,

bringing them in. Doesn't even get

second shot, though. You can here be

frustration. Sorry, there is a few

expletives going around. That is the

pressure these men are under. Canada

are heading towards a situation I

don't think anyone would have been

able to believe. The women's team

doesn't make it out the Round Robin,

and this is beginning to look like

the bronze medal is going to go to

Switzerland.

This should be a pretty

straightforward double here for

Benoit.

Oh, he has only got the one. He has

only got one and Canada are still

alive here in this bronze medal

game.

Well, the nerves must be there

for Benoit Schwarz as well. Of

course he was nervous in that shop

they played against Great Britain

when they picked up five in the

night. But we have seen this a

couple of times from him, his first

stone not quite where he wanted to

be. But obviously looks good from

the point of Switzerland, but Canada

could have a chance to move all of

these here. Here he goes. Canada's

medal hopes pretty much pinned on

this stone. He's got another one

after this but there is too much red

there. He needs to shift them. The

big swing back from the Canadian

skip. Can he rescue this situation?

Watching intently, it's got a

chance. It's got a very good chance.

But he only gets the two out and one

still sits there. Switzerland still

sit in shot and they could certainly

move one if not both, certainly get

rid of at least one. Now, what does

he do here?

Just hit that one a

little bit too much on the inside

and roles of right side of his own

yellow. It's easy to get them both

moving. It's just whether he can

wiggle that top one past the back

red. It does look like if they play

the double then the yellow might

kind of go between the two reds or

at least off the back red and three

between them.

It doesn't matter if

he moves his red, if he gets both

yellows out, it doesn't matter. But

what he doesn't want to do is leave

an easy take out 424 Canada with the

last stone.

last stone.

So, Benoit Schwarz, the

chance for a bronze medal, an

Olympic medal against Canada, an

unlikely medal. Could this be it? It

is. He has got them both! That's it.

It's the bronze medal for

Switzerland. Benoit Schwarz comes

down the other end. He was going to

jump in the air. Polite as ever.

This Swiss team have conducted

themselves with the utmost decorum

throughout this. They knocked Great

Britain out, they were well beaten

by Sweden in the semifinal but they

have come up against Canada in the

bronze medal match and they were the

best. They have headed it all the

way through and Canada have to say

the better team won today.

Switzerland where the better team

and they have got the bronze medal.

Huge congratulations to the Swiss

and they really have been a story in

this game is. As Kevin Koe walks

around dejected, Canada will have to

do is re-evaluate everything. They

took the gold in the mixed

competition, but in the men's and

women's, they leave Pyeongchang in

nothing -- with nothing.

nothing -- with nothing. Now, the

Swiss, building into these games,

you have been impressed by them, not

a surprise they have got a medal,

but more of a surprise about Canada?

Canada have been such a powerhouse

for such a long time, running the

sport for so long, so for those guys

not to take a medal from the team

events is a huge shock. Not to take

anything away from Switzerland.

You

would think actually Kyle Smith and

the lads would feel, OK, we lost to

a pretty good side, actually, and

that shop that Benoit Schwarz played

against Britain in the knife was

stunning. A little bit different

here.

Peter de Cruz skips and plays

the second rocks. He and Ben Wahab

Riaz together since juniors. -- he

and Benoit Schwarz have been

together since juniors. Benoit Paire

is a very quiet guy but very

confident when he gets on forms.

B

final is USA against Sweden and

actually, USA might be the biggest

shock.

I can't believe the US I are

in the final. For them to beat

Switzerland and Canada, that is just

an incredible result and great for

American curling.

Is it good for

International curling?

It is. It is

great to see some different figures

growing the game.

That will be at

6:30am on Saturday morning, if you

are up early tomorrow. David, four

years ago, can you talk me through

your thought process before your

semifinal against Sweden and what

you thought about it in terms of how

important it was in your career?

For

me, it was such a big event. It was

my third Olympics. Didn't even think

I was going to be in such cheap. Was

there, came through an incredible

tie-breaker, beat Norway to be in

the semifinal and going up against

my big friend Nicholas Dean, knew it

was going to be a really tough game.

We knew we were in for a tough one.

But I really wanted it. I really

wanted it. Our team wanted it and we

battled through that entire game.

The thing was really holding our

nerve.

I loved the scenes

afterwards. We will have a look at

the closing stages of your semifinal

four years ago against Sweden.

The line, so David Murdoch again

with the chance for glory, the

chance to take his team into the

Olympic final for a guaranteed

medal. He needs to draw this into

the forfeit.

He needs to come past

the red that the top of the house.

It needs to turn. This is a great

chance. Dave Murdoch may well have

done it. He has! The fists Indiana

and the British crowd are jumping up

and down in stands. They have got

just one match for gold or silver.

It is just brilliant and watching it

again. You probably haven't seen it

too many times with the commentary.

It still gives me goose bumps today.

To finally get that medal, having

missed out in the previous two

Olympics, you can see it there just

how incredible it was.

The parallels

actually, there are a few of them.

Eve Muirhead equally at her third

Olympic Games, missed out at the

semifinal stage four years ago. She

could only fight for a bronze. So

her preparation, the fact she has

been with the team that she knows

really well. How much does that team

dynamic matter or how much does the

skip had to do with it?

For the

girls, I think they have really

settled into their week much better

this time. I am seeing real calmness

in Eve this week. The fact she has

been that and done that with the

semifinal from last time around, I

think that really bodes well for

Great Britain today and for them to

actually achieve their goal. They

just need to do what they have been

doing, keep tight as a unit and have

a lot of patience.

That is the key

today. She has played one of the

shots, I suppose Benoit Schwarz

would get top shot of the

tournament, but

tournament, but this shot from Eve

was a stunner because it was a game

changing shot as well.

It was very

tight with the Canadians and this

was sensational. It was just

sensational. Eve lined it up, she

saw the double on the guards, we see

the girls holding the line now, and

the result she gets from this, to

take the two stones off and as well

to live first and second shot with

the T-line, amazing.

She is also a

great golfer and turned down

scholarships and the chance to go

down to American colleges. She is

also very good at bagpipes.

Multitalented.

She has not had the

easiest time health-wise. She was

eventually diagnosed with coeliac

disease after having problems with

her digestive system, so that has

changed her diet.

Yes, there are

things she has worked on and had to

deal with these scenarios. All

credit to her all really figuring

everything out. Even what she has

done now to be where she is, be more

confident and this week the training

she has done, the guys that have

worked with her off the ice to have

her in perfect physical shape and

the same with the rest of the girls.

How many hours a day would you train

as a curler?

The guys do so much

work. The girls will be in the gym

lifting weights for two hours every

day. There may have got their

cardiovascular session. Then four or

five hours on the ice and they are

doing that every day. On top of

that, you travel around the world,

in Canada, in Japan, and it really

takes a lot out of your body. It's a

tough career to be a full-time

athlete.

And you do have physical

elements, Anna Sloan has a bad knee

injury.

Yes, she tore one of her

knee ligaments so had a bad time

last summer. She had to rebuild her

need to get it up to where it is

now. It's a reward for that to be in

great shape and here now, and great

with the support staff that have

allowed that to happen.

And they are

great, great friends, they have a

great bond. Quarter past 11, Team GB

skipped by Eve Muirhead will take to

the eyes. If they win this match, it

would guarantee Great Britain gold

or a silver medal at worth and that

would make -- at worst, and that

would make a Great Britain's best

ever Winter Olympics. So much other

sport has been going on and in ice

hockey, it is reaching crunch

stages. Did you see the women's

final yesterday?

I did. I loved it.

Well, the men are getting things

right to the medal stages, so let's

get the latest with the semifinals.

The Czech Republic versus the

Olympic Athletes from Russia. The

first men's semifinal is underway.

It is the red of the Czech Republic

against the white and red sleeves of

the Olympic Athletes from Russia.

I'll pay are pushing hair. There is

a chance. They score! -- the Olympic

Athletes from Russia are pushing

here. There is a chance. They score!

Finally knifing through that back

line.

line. The keeper is beaten.

The

vision to go back to deserve, you

can see cap resolve in front, but

just an amazing pass. He can't get

across in time and this shot,

upstairs.

upstairs. Kaprosov, you would

probably make the argument he was

pushed in there. Two teams letting

their work be done between the

whistles, not afterwards.

Here

whistles, not afterwards.

Here comes

the OAR. Oh, magnificent!

Magnificent for the OAR team. He

leaps up and finds him.

A great shot

in to create this on one. He knows

he wants to go back door to that

defender. It's a little bit bubbly

and it lands just perfectly onto the

tape.

The Russians trying to win

gold for the first time since 1992.

They lead as we rejoin it with Ken

Simpson alongside Seth.

Everybody has had time to think

about things.

about things. Time but always have

something to say about the game.

Quite an expressive character. The

shot goes through.

shot goes through. Now another

chance. Didn't see much of that. He

did well. Can the Czech Republic

find a way through?

Right now, it feels like they have

forgotten the combination locks and

they are just spinning and spinning

and spinning, hoping somehow they

will find that magic combination.

Great analogy. It is not like it is

for want of trying. They are having

a heck of a time trying to get

through. The OAR team have done such

and amazing job defensively have.

This could be problem. Great

defensive play there to deny him.

And they go back the other way.

Another big deflection and it will

be just outside the zone. The Czech

Republic come again. Too many white

shirts though.

I little slip. This

could take advantage. They could

save.

Rebound taken again! Again.

Another great opportunity goes

begging. He tries to go all on his

own and he can't get through the

fourth man. The first three were

easy enough. But they are gambling

now. The Czechs are going all they

are going home. -- are going hard or

going home. A rebound and they will

quite enjoy this. Hard hit into the

wall.

Played it well. This is fun

right now, back and forth.

Rattle

into the zone, intercepted and

turned back. Back he goes. He won't

get there. Not in time to do

anything with this. He turns and

it's a good save.

This is great hockey. It's

thoroughly absorbing. Is the

turnover deep inside the zone.

Just

a bit of indecision there from

Koukal. He was looking in a

completely different direction when

he made the save.

O a R are now under seven minutes

away from that return to an Olympic

final -- OAR. Of course it would be

the first as OAR but we have to be

more pragmatic than that. This is a

team of Russians competing in a

different jersey. Too high. That was

a heavy, heavy shot. Another chance.

That goes through. They are giving

it everything, the Czech Republic.

Surely they will get a chance to

convert?

convert? They've worked so hard.

They keep going, keep going. With

the belief that they are going to

get a chance at some point. Now they

come to the middle. That's a soft

one.

one. That will just be anywhere. Get

rid. Those tired players will have

to remain on the ice.

You wonder if

OAR take their time out right now.

You've got to give a tip of the cap

to the Czech team, they've not let

up. They've been giving everything

they can.

Great call, Kent. Time out, Olympic

Athletes from Russia want to get

some rest here.

It comes back to

execution once again. We've seen

them in this third period, the Czech

Republic have been all over this OAR

team. Koshechkin is so big he

doesn't give you a lot of room. You

almost overcompensate as a shooter.

You really try to pick those

corners.

He's trying to discuss the

play. He wants the shots coming more

from the middle. It looks at least

like what he's saying is you've got

to use the area between the circles.

That's going to be your highest

percentage shooting area. The issue

is getting the puck for the shots.

Won by OAR. They had to win it. That

helps them so much. They can go for

a line change. They will head to the

bench. The Czech Republic have five

and a half minutes. Great pass from

Erat. Getting it out wide to Kovar.

A good battle, this one. Now they

will work it with Kovar behind the

net. Tries to push into the space

out in front.

out in front. Kovalchuk just about

keeps everybody on-site but there

wasn't much in it. Czech Republic

going to break out.

Out again by OAR. Two down, you need

one to get back and start climbing

the mountain in a hurry. It is a

big, big hole. That they've got to

get out of here.

get out of here. 4.24 remaining and

OAR doing a terrific job.

They are

doing a wonderful job, keeping the

pucks away from the front of their

net. If you can keep it there from a

defence of the perspective you

aren't going to give away too many

scoring chances.

scoring chances.

Face-off, stolen...

Station to station now with speed.

How long -- the whistle-blowers. No

pressure at the net.

pressure at the net.

Radil did a

good job to get the shot away. But

if he's going to make that save,

nine out of 100 times, if there's no

one there to get the rebound it

doesn't push the issue.

If you look

at the OAR defenders, they've done a

really strong job of looking after

him. What is it Czech Republic have

got to do over the next few minutes?

They seem to have the most success

when it's off the rush. When they

get it down in the OAR zone... Look

at that, five jerseys surrounding

Radil there. No wonder they aren't

going to get much of an opportunity.

If they can continue to come up with

speed that terrific. Now you've just

got to start getting everything

towards the Olympic Athletes from

Russia net.

Russia net. Big face-off here as

well. Russia has been very, very

good in the defensive zone when it's

come to winning face-offs. Puck

possession is very much here. The

Czech Republic will have their place

at top. Looking for a quick shot.

It goes to the side walls, Erat just

about gets it through. Now a

chance... Erat denied.

chance... Erat denied. A dropped

stick cost them zone time. The Czech

Republic have got to go back into

their own zone, deep into their own

zone.

zone. Total commitment here from OAR

to the cause. Back it comes out in

front. Koshechkin again is there.

Back to the top it goes... Saved

again by Koshechkin. It came off his

legs. And it cleared away. Under

three minutes to go. How much longer

do they leave it?

do they leave it? Good play again by

the OAR.

the OAR. He goes for a line change.

It's pretty much thank you, I've

done my bit, I'm going to take my

seat. That may be his last shift in

the game.

the game. Great job this by OAR.

Keeping it deep. Maybe now they can

get the stretch pass into the zone,

with dip in there. Huge hit coming.

Defensive play there.

Defensive play there.

Back on the

blue line. Can they use the

numerical advantage to get six on

five? They need one quickly here?

They've given possession away.

They've got men through...

Koshechkin never saw that. Missed

the net by a mile. OAR can clear and

get it down the ice. Tight into the

red line. Telegin putting the

pressure on. 90 seconds remain. The

Czech Republic will go after this

one.

one. Pushed towards the net again.

Good reach. Offside here.

Good reach. Offside here.

Datsyuk

Knocked that puck out of the air.

Incredible, incredible player.

No

time out for the Czech Republic.

They lost it contesting the first

OAR goal.

Down to 73 seconds. They

say this was chipped out by Datsyuk

and hit the Russian bench. So it's a

face-off deep in OAR territory. A

big score here for the Czech

Republic.

The net will remain empty.

Something for OAR to have a go at.

73 seconds away. From the gold-medal

match. They'll face the winner of

this match either Germany or Canada.

Is there one last twist? Here they

have it on the blue line.

have it on the blue line. Erat Is

trying to find space. Another

attempt on goal. It stopped out

front. They can't get any quality

here. It's so scruffy, they are

under so much pressure. Trying to

bank it off the back of Koshechkin.

Desperate times from the Czech

Republic and OAR, as the Russians

send it down the ice. Here comes the

captain Erat. Closed down by five.

OAR are going to escape to victory

here. They may cap it with a final

goal! They do. The empty net which

sets OAR to the final. -- sends OAR

to the final. They are going to play

for Olympic gold for the first time

in 20 years. The Czech Republic have

put up a valiant fight, but at the

end of

end of the day Kovalchuk and the

Russians are just too clinical. They

will march on to the final in some

style.

The Czech Republic pushed and

pushed, and they gave it their all.

Look at the emotion from Kovalchuk

there. You can see how important

this is for this Olympic

this is for this Olympic from -- OAR

team. Ultimately the Czech Republic

couldn't break through the OAR

defence. A terrific game from OAR.

They scored when they needed to and

they shut the door from there.

Cleared away, as the countdown is on

in the arena. CHEERING

Q Russians celebrations. A country

disgraced in Sochi four years ago. A

hockey team that was disgraced with

their performance on the ice four

years ago. If this is the redemption

tournament, this group of Russians

proudly will take on the chance for

gold, despite the fact the name on

the front of their jersey says OAR.

Make no mistake, this will be Russia

versus either Canada or Germany in

the final.

A remarkable hockey game.

Like we said, hats off to the Czech

Republic. They gave them some

serious push back. There was high

emotion, high energy. At the end of

the day the OAR team just too good.

MUSIC

Come on, baby.

Yes!

Come here,

brother.

Keep calm and curl on.

Come on, baby.

Yes!

Come here,

brother.

Keep calm and curl on.

Staying calm may well be the

challenge, not just for all of us

tuning in to see how the semifinal

goes for Great Britain, but also for

the crowd in there because the other

semifinal is Korea versus Japan, the

have a feeling it will be very

noisy. But victory for the British

women would see them through to the

gold medal match. Let's remind you

of how close they are as a unit. The

lead Lauren Gray, she plays the

first stone, followed by Vicki Adams

and then Anna Sloan, who has

recovered from her knee problems,

and then the skip with the honour of

the final stone is Eve Muirhead.

They are getting themselves ready.

They well have done there, they do a

draw, don't they?

For the semifinal,

it has been predetermined. Because

Sweden finished above Britain, they

well have last stone in the first

end. But they have time to practice,

make sure the stones they are

playing with our all they thought

they would be and how much they

curl. They can settle into the game

ahead.

They have met many times,

Sweden and actually Scotland,

because more often they play

Scotland in the European and World

Championships, a very tight head to

head between them. 21 times they

have met.

Yes, they have battled a

lot. That is what happens when you

play week in, week out around the

world. Eve has played a lot of times

and recently this season, they have

played in a lot of finals and

actually has the word has had the

advantage in those finals and they

have not finished the game off. Eve

has battled against the Swedes and

when the pressure has been on, she

has turned the screw and got the

win.

It is like a Rafah Roger

head-to-head, 1110 Eve leads. Let us

have a look at the standings. Rhona

how we says that even's strength is

that the more important it is, the

more pressure there is, the better

Eve blaze. South Korea where the big

surprise package. They went through

top of the greed and they are

playing Japan at the same time as

Great Britain

Great Britain take on Sweden. Steve

Cram is out there for us.

This is

exactly where Eve and her team want

to be. The way this has turned out,

none of us could have envisaged the

final four. Without Canada, first of

all. Sweden and Great Britain were

always expected to be in there.

Japan and Korea are on as well, but

we will be concentrating on Sweden

and Great Britain. The boys are here

to support the great British ladies.

As Dave Murdoch was saying, Eve

seems to have the knack when it

really matters in the big finals

against Anna Hasselborg, so

hopefully this will be a case in

point.

As far as the men are

concerned, are they in better

spirits? They looked so dejected

with you yesterday.

Yes, you know, I

think when you get towards the

business end of any competition and

you have the opportunity to get into

a medal match and then that

opportunity passes you by, it is

gut-wrenching. If you are not

playing well and you are getting

halfway through and it is not going

well, fair enough, but for the

British men, they had it in the

hands to get through. A win against

the USA would have done it. Of

course, the USA went on to do

brilliantly well and we have just

seen today Canada getting knocked

out by USA yesterday and then coming

away with nothing themselves today.

Whatever your level of expectation,

not getting the result you want is

gut-wrenching. It's been a

competition full of surprises, none

more so than that match which we

have just seen. So I am hoping,

really hoping like everyone else,

that there are no surprises with

this semifinal and that the GB women

can do the job.

Those closing stages

of the bronze medal match between

the Swiss and Canada, as you say,

the big shock is that Canada come

away with nothing other than their

gold in the mixed competition, but

the Swiss, my word, they have been

just devastatingly good, haven't

they?

They have been very good.

Again, a bit of an odd competition

for them, because they looked as

though they were sailing towards

qualification, then a couple of

hiccups at the end of the round

robin. It meant they ended up in a

play-off against Great Britain but

they played really well though,

especially Benoit Schwarz with that

shot in the ninth. Canada can't have

any complaints about the way this

result went, because Switzerland

were absolutely brilliant,

particularly Claudio Patz and Benoit

Schwarz. They were making their

shots all the way through, putting a

lot of pressure on Kevin Koe. There

is a lot of talk granted through

this match has finished, an inquest

with questions asked in the house

back in Canada as to what has

happened to their curling teams. Two

of them had won a gold before. Maybe

they're just wasn't... Maybe they

hadn't gelled together as a team in

the way you would have wanted them

to. Most of what is being said is

that Canada have exported curling to

the rest of the world in a way that

is now coming home to roost. They

have lots of coaches working in

teams in different parts of the

world and their stranglehold on the

number of medals they have one, as

he can see that, is not something

they can rely on in the future.

Actually, one of those Canadian

coaches is Glenn Howay to have come

over specifically to coach the women

and Eve. -- Glenn Howerd. Oh, I

think we have lost him.

Sorry, I

temporarily lost you there.

Don't

worry, I have got Dave Murdoch here

with me and as Steve Cram was

saying, the export of talent from

Canada as well as the profile of the

game rising, particularly with Japan

and Korea being in the other

semifinal, the first Asian team to

go into a gold medal match at the

Winter Olympics, has there been a

bigger stick because the great

British women knocked out Canada

with a Canadian page?

It will be

interesting, when Ted. -- with a

Canadian page? It will be

interesting, when Ted? They are

beating their own with a lot of

Canadian coaches now around the

world.

Particularly with Scottish

curling, a lot of money has been

invested into the new national

Curling Centre in sterling. You are

based bad it is something you can

see?

It is something we needed for a

long time. It has allowed us to go

around the world and be great

full-time athletes. We have great

ice conditions, we have some great

analysis equipment that we can use

day in, day out to make us a better

team, better players, and now that

we have some dedicated ice, we can

really bring our next-generation

three and get success because of

that.

Can you it already, younger

players coming in and being engaged?

I can, actually. We have got a great

programme going on in British

curling and we have got a great

young generation coming through.

That is so exciting to be part of

and with this new facility,

hopefully we can get the medals that

come with it.

Lot of people will be

watching this and saying, what about

you? Is there another Winter

Olympics in you? Would you consider

the mixed competition?

Who knows,

Claire. I retired last year and have

moved into coaching and am really

enjoying what I'm doing, but never

say never.

No, absolutely not. We

will move to figure skating in a

moment but a reminder there is

continuous action on the red button

with the men's speed skating 1000

metre final. But overnight, the

women's competition was decided in

the figure skating. This is always

beautiful, and often features young

girls being seen for the first time.

Let's remind you of the great names

who have won it in the past before

we see last night's action.

A steady, strong and powerful

skater.

Superb spin, right on the spot.

She's a lovely skater, there is no

doubt about that.

She has almost everything. She has

style, technique, Grace.

style, technique, Grace. Well, she

is obviously happy.

The youngest ever to stand in first

place as an Olympic figure skater.

The favourites have been beaten by

their 16-year-old. It has happened

again.

From this spread Eagle will

be double axel, triple toe loop. Oh,

exquisite. Yes!

Get on your feet, everybody, that

was superb.

And Olympic gold medallist Jayne

was superb.

And Olympic gold medallist Jayne

Torvill joins me now.

Torvill joins me now. Islam we saw

there who lit the flame at the

opening of the Olympics --

Yuna Kim we saw there who lit the

flame at the opening of the

Olympics. Do you have a favourite?

I

think for me it was Katarina Witt,

because she was of our generation

and she was just beautiful. It makes

a difference when you are watching,

you can watch someone doing jumped

after jump and spins and so on but

if they do not have the performance

inside them, you don't get that.

What was unusual with Tara Lipinski

was that from such a young age, she

was a great performer as well as

doing all the amazing technical

stuff.

We have had John Curry and

Robin Cousins winning medals, we

have you and Chris in ice dance. Has

there been a British woman who might

have been able to get to the top?

I

think before our time, we had a very

strong competitor called Jean Scott.

Angie, from memory, I think she was

way up there in the medals in the

World Championships, but I'm not

sure how she did in the Olympics.

It's funny, isn't it, the Americans

and the Russians seem to have

endless conveyor belt of really good

girls coming through and yet it

doesn't really happen in other

countries with quite the same

regularity.

I think we are a little

behind in this country with getting

the youngsters in at an early age

and getting them into a programme,

planning years ahead which is

obviously what the other countries

are doing.

And the Russians are

absolutely dominating the

leaderboard in this programme. After

the short programme, two athletes

from the Olympic Athletes from

Russia at the top, Alina Zagitova

and the girl who has been her

inspiration, at any Medvedeva. Which

one of them would come out on top?

It was a fabulous competition.

So, Satoko Miyahara, the Japanese

national champion, currently lying

in fourth place by just three points

behind Kaetlyn Osmond in the bronze

medal position and she rotates these

jumps at a rate of knots. She is

just a blur flying through the air

and she definitely has what it takes

to make up that gap and put herself

on the podium.

There was some question over whether

her triple triple combination and

her triple jump in the short

programme should have been

downgraded. She will want to make

sure that she gives them no choice

today.

today. Triple loop is fully cleanly

rotated, no question there. But it

is this triple Lutz, triple toe

loop, nation that will be the first

real test. -- triple toe loop

combination that will be the first

real test. Clean for me. But review

will see.

MUSIC

Good on the flip.

Lovely to see spinning in both

directions. Again, we don't see that

enough in figure skating these days.

Big jumping pass coming now, treble

lutz. Double toe loop, double loop.

She's done it.

Double Axel, triple toe loop.

And the triples Salchow.

And the last jumper, the double

Axel.

Beautiful position for the lay back.

And absolutely on the spot for the

spin.

Satoko Miyahara chasing down

the middle positions and she

couldn't have asked for any more

from that performance.

From what I

could see, absolutely clean on the

triples. It will of course go to

review. She does rotate so fast, not

a lot of height or flight. But she's

just a little bitty thing!

You

wonder where she gets it from?

CHEERING

Satoko Miyahara with a new season's

best to take the lead. She is the

one to chase down in this final

group of six skaters.

group of six skaters. The oldest

skater in the contest, 31 years old,

Sochi bronze medallist. She's a

little off the pace. 73.15 saw her

qualify in sick. I think a medal

will be out of the question had

Carolina Kostner of Italy.

Clean in, first jump. Got that

triple lutz.

Off on the triple flip. Needed that

to be the combination.

Tight on the landing of that triple

toe loop. No combinations as of yet.

Double Axel loop, triple Salchow.

Question the landing of that

Salchow. I think it was clean but

had absolutely no edge at all.

Uncharacteristically error strewn

from Carolina Kostner of Italy. She

needs every trick in her bag to keep

up with the young guns.

They can't

really keep with her experience and

performance manner and style, but

she needed those triple

combinations, of which we didn't see

any. She got the triple lutz back

this season. That was the one thing

that did work, very tentative with a

view of the other landings.

139.29 four Carolina Kostner. She

sits in second place behind Satoko

Miyahara of Japan. An exquisite

skate from the Japanese means she's

still out in front. Here she is, she

set a new short programme world

record two days ago. This long

programme helped the OAR to the

silver medal in the team event. This

is Alina Zagitova, the young

pretender, the gold within her

grasp. Does she have what it takes

to bear the pressure on those

15-year-old shoulders?

You don't look for the big jumps to

be coming early in this performance.

The later they come, you do get

bonus points. Alina Zagitova

backends her programme with all her

technical jumping elements. It is

the choreographic sequence and the

spins and the step sequence that

will come first.

All about maxing

out those points.

That would have been the triple lutz

triple loop combination, just taking

the lutz there. How well does she

think on her feet?

think on her feet? Double Axel,

triple toe loop.

Triple flip, double toe loop, double

loop.

The second triple lutz will come

now, and it has to be in a

combination, and she will want it to

be with the triple toe loop.

be with the triple toe loop. No,

she'll do it with a triple loop.

And the triple flip.

CHEERING

It looked for a second like Alina

Zagitova had been the first blink in

this race is the gold, that missed

combination at the start, but she

thought on her feet.

It didn't have

the perfect landing on that triple

lutz, although she has been given

positive grades of execution on it.

Yes, she came back, has exactly the

same content as was planned, just

not necessarily the order she would

have liked to deliver it.

I don't

suppose it matters which order it

comes out, as long as it sets cute

it -- as long as it is executed as

beautifully as she did it. It is not

a new season's best, it's not a new

world record.

world record. 239.57 is the combined

total. Beat that and you'll be in

for a gold medal.

And the door is

open.

Kaetlyn Osmond, the World Champion

silver medallist last time round.

Just

Just 4.27 points behind Medvedeva in

the silver medal position.

She had a glorious performance in

the short programme, many thought

under marked in terms of component

scores. Certainly technically she

delivered. Can she do it today?

There are the triple flip and triple

toe loop. Exquisite.

Double axel, triple toe loop. Fast,

light, easy. Keep this momentum

going, please.

Overcooked the take-off of the

triple Lutz, stepped out.

Good on the triple loop. Needed

that. And she also needs the second

triple flip. Only one triple Lutz in

this programme planned, so every

triple will need to be perfect from

now on.

And there you go.

Triple Salchows, double toe loop,

double loop.

Last of her jumps, double axel.

CHEERING

Canada's black swan flying in for a

place on the podium.

Just that one

tiny mistake, falling out of the

landing of the triple Lutz, but,

goodness me...

She had a lead going

into this free skate after the short

programme, about three points ahead

of the Togo Miyahara, the Japanese

skater in fourth position. So she

has a very, very slight advantage to

play with. Oh, it's up to second.

It's a season 's best. A massive

season 's best. Ten points better

than her previous mark and Kaetlyn

Osmond holds onto that bronze medal

position, fends

position, fends of the challenge of

a Satoko Miyahara of Japan. She has

guaranteed herself a medal with that

performance. And here is our last

performer at this Olympic Games and

what a way to close the show,

Evgenia Medvedeva, two-time world

champion, the favourite for so long

to take this title. Broke the world

title -- broke the world record in

the short programme, just to have it

snatched back by Zagitova. So,

skating for the title that for two

years was destined to be hers.

years was destined to be hers. Anna

Karenina is the soundtrack.

Triple flip, triple toe loop to

open.

And there is the lots. -- the Lutz.

Strong second triple flip.

And a beautiful triple loop.

That's it. Triple Zarco, triple toe

loop. Just one more double axel. --

triple Salchows, triple toe loop.

Just one more double axel and the

jumps are done. This is your gold

medal winning performance. She is

absolutely on the money.

It's marvellous from Medvedeva

again! Not ready to relinquish her

crown, the double world champion

still the very, very best in the

world.

I thought that was the best I

have seen her skate in a long time.

It's a programme that's won her a

World Championship before. Now,

surely enough for the Olympic title

as well?

Made the decision to change

programmes mid-season, came back to

one that she says really made her

feel something different on the ice.

Oh, it is not enough. 156.65 four

Evgenia Medvedeva, and that is the

gold medal missing. And heartbreak

then for Medvedeva who thought she

had done enough. And Alina Zagitova

I like the rest of us can't really

believe what she is hearing. A

fantastic performance from Zagitova,

we can take nothing away from the

15-year-old, but she has just pulled

off an enormous upset here at this

Olympic Games. Confirmation then

that Alina Zagitova, the 15-year-old

upstart from Russia has caused

another enormous shock, beating her

countrywoman Evgenia Medvedeva, the

two-time world champion, favourite

for this title.

Kaetlyn Osmond takes

the bronze. We have been very

excited about the rivalry. I think

it's something we will see for many

years to come.

TRANSLATION:

I think

the competition, we are in real life

very good friends, but in sport, I

think the competition is very

important and it makes us to grow

together.

Evgenia, congratulations

on an Olympic silver medal. It

looked very emotional for you there

afterwards.

Yes, it's really

unexpected for everybody, I think,

because I'm not normally an

emotional person. I just thought

about everything, I'm at the

Olympics, I did a clean free

programme, I did my best to day and

I left all my soul today in this

competition and my performance and

just... I think it was happy crying.

And individual bronze medal. You've

had the medals before, but this your

first individual one?

It's so

exciting. The team medals are so

special, they are with your family

on the ice and having that support

is really special, but being able to

do this by myself proved that I am

strong and able to do this without

the team, which means so much.

What

a story at the figure skating and

the win for those two teenagers from

Russia means that for the first time

this Olympics, we will see The

Olympic Club leaves from Russia at

the top of the podium and poor

Medvedeva, she skated so well. She

must feel so bad. Zagitova only had

her first proper competition last

year and she comes along and still

is the gold medal. We will ask Jayne

Torvill what she thought of it in

just a moment, but this is a site

that you will not have seen before,

because instead of the Russian flag

and Russian and them being played,

it is the Olympic flag and the

Olympic hymn.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Olympic

anthem.

THE OLYMPIC ANTHEM PLAYS.

CLARE BALDING: it's a lovely tune

and it is quite long, you can see

from Zagatova's po-faced that she

can't sing along. Evgenia Medvedeva

and Kaetlyn Osmond join her.

Medvedeva, unbeaten from November

2015 until last month and Zagatova

appears on the scene. She broke her

foot in October and it's been quite

a difficult and preparation. But her

routine and the crowd watching

thought it was worthy of the gold

medal.

Yes, she won the free skate.

It was a great performance and I

think she thought she had done it.

She did win the free skating

programme by a small amount but it

wasn't enough for the combined. My

favourite programme was Kaetlyn

Osmond.

Did you like a routine the

best?

I did. I hadn't seen it before

but for me the quality of skating

was there all the way through. She

had great speed, smooth lines,

smooth edges. She performs well. For

me, that was the best routine.

And

actually her bronze medal means

Canada have won 27 medals in total

which beats their score from

Vancouver.

which beats their score from

Vancouver. She's 21, Kaetlyn Osmond,

whereas the two teenagers are

significantly younger. Let's start

with Zagatova. Just 15. She back

loathes her routine. All of her

jumps come in the last two minutes.

Why does she do that -- back loads

her routine.

Any jumps you do in the

last two minutes of the routine you

get 10% more points for. She's taken

it to the extreme. The question is,

is that a balanced programme? In the

components scored there is a score

for artistry and performance. Does

it look balanced? No, it doesn't.

There's a lot of outcry about how

it look balanced? No, it doesn't.

There's a lot of outcry about how it

possibly unfair but I suppose from

the judges' point of view, they are

the rules at the moment. She has to

get 10% more in the second half of

her programme. I suspect they will

look at that again and maybe change

the rules.

When you watch this

routine, what did you think?

Obviously she is so talented and

beautiful. Lack of speed for me and

the jumps and that high. Luckily she

rotates really quickly. But if you

look at Kaetlyn Osmond, when she

lands she is still coming out on a

beautiful running edge. For me that

makes all the difference. She's

almost landing on the spot here.

Does it tell enough of a story for

you?

I'm not sure what she's

telling, really. There is a theme

there but I don't think she's quite

mature enough to bring it off,

rarely.

She is amazingly talented.

She's world junior champion and

obviously coming in against the

older, some of them still girls but

some of them women, it's a big

occasion. She has not gone wrong.

She hasn't had a shocker, she's

getting green marks as she piles in

these jumps. It's putting a lot of

pressure on yourself to leave it

late.

She's obviously very

intelligent and focused because her

first combination didn't quite come

off. Instead of getting phased by

that, that was one of her first

jumps I believe, she put the

combination in later. She's a smart

cookie and I think we'll see a lot

more from her.

Let's have a look at

Medvedeva. Clearly her reaction to

her scores, she looked absolutely

heartbroken because she thought

she'd done enough. She spreads her

jumps out more in her routine, and

as a skater, what do you see in her?

First of all, I see more speed from

the start of the programme. I see

that she has a more balanced

programme. I preferred her programme

to that of Zagitova. But my

favourite was the Canadian.

We'll

have a look at the Canadian in a

moment. Do you think with Medvedeva

you see and feel the emotion?

Yes,

absolutely. As it was getting

towards the end and she was

realising that everything had gone

well, she was enjoying it more, to

the point that she was quite

emotional.

It was the short

programme that lost it for her. The

Kaetlyn Osmond, she was playing

catch up and that's what is so

difficult to do. If you are not

right there after the short

programme it's really hard to make

up all of those points however good

you are.

The short programme was

pretty close with the top two.

Again, I think Zagitova put some of

her jumps later on and got those

extra points.

This is your favourite

free routine.

I like the energy,

performance, speed and skating

quality. It's not stiff, on the

spot, she's moving. Beautiful flow

with the edges. When she comes out

of a jump, she still has a great

running edge.

You talked earlier

about the acting, the performance

ability required. Does she win on

that score as well?

For me, the

performance is there as well. That

comes with maturity.

There are

benefits therefore to being older,

but the gold and silver medallists

are really young. The balancing of

being supple and the bravery of

youth.

There's a point where you're

too old, definitely. She's still

only 22.

We saw the Italian who is

31 still going strong. That was a

great routine from Osmond. She knew

it. They know it, as soon as they

finish.

Unfortunately she stepped

out of one of her jumps. It was a

small mistake. I'd then think she

would have got silver looking at the

results of the Russians.

The crowd

are so passionate. When those

results came up and Medvedeva hadn't

won, they were booing in the arena.

I think the audience thought she had

done it so it was a bit of a shock.

It happens. It happened four years

ago when Yuna Kim didn't win.

It's

down to the judges.

Thank you for

making sense of

down to the judges.

Thank you for

making sense of what the judges do

but also explaining what you felt.

They have gone gold and silver to

OAR and bronze to Canada. Let's

switch to a sport which doesn't

require judges. In about ten minutes

time on the ice at the Gangneung

Curling Centre we will seek Team GB

coming out for their semifinal game

against Sweden. If they win it they

will be into a gold-medal match.

In Korea, we like games of strategy.

We like games that take their time,

progress slowly but take you under

their spell.

We like a game called go.

The oldest board game,

played for thousands of years.

It's a game of stones,

probability and calculation.

The aim of the game it is to place

your stones to control

a desired territory.

But, this isn't the only game

here that is played with stones.

This game is hypnotic.

Superior tactics will ensure

you guard against enemy attack.

Brush your opponents' stones away.

End your adversaries' chances.

So complex it carries

heavy mental weight.

In South Korea, we have a new love.

We love curling.

CLARE BALDING:

all around the world

people are falling in love with

curling. It's a third Olympic Games

for Eve Muirhead and for the team

around her, they know each other

extremely well. They support each

other, they keep each other smiling.

They also have a regret. Four years

ago at the semifinal stage, they

lost. That meant they could only

earn themselves a bronze medal. This

time they are determined that the

result is different.

We went into Sochi as current for

champions. I guess having that on

your CV is going to make it a bit

tougher. You're always going to add

some pressure.

There were

expectations but it's probably more

that we put on ourselves because we

knew we had beaten everyone there.

It was really, who was going to play

better for that

It was really, who was going to play

better for that week.

COMMENTATOR:

They fought so hard on this

potentially her last stone of this

match. It's got a chance. That's a

nice shot from Eve Muirhead.

The

pressure made us know we could

perform at that high level. It made

us know we were the best team in the

world and capable of hitting the

podium.

A big pressure shot here.

This is to close out the match

against Great Britain. They will

have to work it really hard... Is it

going to get there? I think it is.

Canada have won it.

When we lost

that semifinal, it was probably the

most devastating defeat of my

career. We worked so hard. I knew my

Olympic gold medal dream was over.

Losing that semifinal was definitely

the hardest loss. At the time we

thought this is a really quick

turnover but that's probably what

helped us in the end.

They are the

world champions and now they could

be the Olympic bronze medallists if

this stone is right from Eve

Muirhead. The stone is going to get

there! Britain have won the bronze

medal.

To come home with a medal was

outstanding. I'm still really

pleased with that, but I think now

I've got a taste of that Olympic

podium, I want to build my way up.

Obviously we've got a bit of

unfinished business, getting the

bronze medal was amazing, but you

always want to do better. So we have

to break it down into each game and

then once we get to hopefully the

play-off stage, that's a brand-new

competition.

We feel like we're in a

good place at the moment. We've been

working really hard and that's

something I feel I have to

constantly say to people about

curling. It's much harder than it

looks. We wouldn't have to train so

much to be at the top of the game if

it wasn't. We had a great win at the

European Championships.

COMMENTATOR:

Gold-medal and medallists in

Switzerland.

The gold medal at the

Olympics is the only one I'm missing

in my collection. It would mean a

lot of very hard work has paid off

and I have put in a lot of work to

get into the position I'm in just

now. To stand on top of the podium

would be something extra, extra

special.

would be something extra, extra

special.

CLARE BALDING: we have a

man who has been through exactly

that situation. Four years ago David

Murdoch skipped his British team

through the semifinals into the

gold-medal match. Eve has worked

incredibly hard, she's got a

tight-knit team around her. What do

you hope to see from them against

Sweden?

I hope to see the things

they've really progressed on.

They've really come together as a

team. They've stuck together, worked

hard. I thought they stayed really

calm this week and especially Eve.

She's really stayed in that moment,

really focused and she's played

extremely well. I think if they can

keep to that and keep the presents,

take to the ice as if they are about

to win. They've got to believe.

And how much of the bonus is it that

this is for most of them their third

Olympics? Same for you last time

around. What do you learn when you

have been to a couple of games?

There are lots of things to learn.

You learn to deal with the pressure

better, you learn from strategy,

from your technique and ability to

deal with the big games. For the

ladies about to take to the ice

right now, they have ticked the box

for all of those over the years and

they can go on there knowing they

have done all the hard work, they

have done everything over the years,

their support staff have supported

them to get to this moment and now

it's up to them. They have to

believe in themselves and try to

make that great performance they

have been doing for a long time.

They should be a fabulous atmosphere

there because in the other

semifinal, Korea are up against

Japan, meaning a lot of fans will be

cheering every shot that Korea play.

They have nicknamed themselves the

garlic girls, because they all come

from the garlic growing region.

There are only four teams left in

the women's curling and they include

the great British women's team, and

all four of them will combine

because it is not just about the

skip.

No, it really is a team sport.

Every stone has the team's

influence. Whether you are sweeping

it or calling the strategy or

letting it go.

You are about to the

Anna Hasselborg, the skip of the

Swedish team. They have played each

other 21 times. Eve has the

advantage 11-10, but in recent

matches Sweden has the upper hand,

albeit that the

albeit that the Swedish round robin

finished with controversy. It is ten

ends in total here, with Vicki Adams

going first, she has the focus of

being able to deliver in the now and

that is what is great about her. And

she played one of the shots of the

tournament, didn't she, Eve? She

certainly did.

tournament, didn't she, Eve? She

certainly did. And this was it

because it was a game turning

opportunity against Canada. This

shot had to be absolutely perfect.

In all honesty, Claire, if she

doesn't make this, probably Great

Britain were going out of the games.

That is how important this shot was.

Unbelievable, just to take both the

red and lie first in her shot. It

really changed the manner of the

game and made Canada set on the back

foot.

Do you ever have a heart rate

monitor on when you play? Do you

know how your heart rate changes.

We

don't, but there is talk of doing

that going forward so we would be

able to see what the heart rate is

of the athletes when they are under

pressure and when they are sweeping,

how high it could be.

I'd love to

know how much it changes. There will

be a lot of changes over the next

couple of hours, ten ends in total.

The Swedish team there will be

determined. They are a very strong

side. But everybody in Great Britain

supporting Eve Muirhead and her rink

will be hoping they can continue

their winning run. Our commentary

team for this place in a gold-medal

match, Jackie

match, Jackie Lockhart is alongside

Logan Gray and Steve Cram.

Thank

you, Claire, and yes, we are ready

to go, ready to rumble here against

Sweden. A great atmosphere already

holding in the centre here because,

as you mentioned, the garlic girls,

the Korean team, they have been

called the garlic girls since about

the middle of last week, I think.

The have stopped calling them Korea

out here, and there will be plenty

of noise as they take on Japan. A

full house expected here, not just

in terms of spectators. There is so

much media here, particularly from

Japan and the local media from

Korea. They are at the far end. The

other matches will be on sheet a and

there must be 50 or 60 photographers

there. They are to Eve Muirhead's

right. We are about to get underway.

Sweden finished above Great Britain

in their round-robin competition,

partly because of the win in the

match mentioned a little earlier, so

they have the hammer in the best

end. Here we go then. A chance to

get into the final to contest the

medal. Lauren Gray the lead for

Great Britain. How are your nerves,

Jackie?

They are OK at the moment

but it is early doors.

We have been

building up to this all day, really.

We had a fabulous bronze medal match

between Canada and Switzerland,

Switzerland coming out on top. It

has been a great curling competition

in both ends and the women's. Lots

of shocks and we can double the way

back even to the mixed doubles. Of

course Canada were successful in

that. Switzerland picked up the

silver. So Switzerland already have

two medals in this competition.

Sweden have a chance of two bites at

the gold medal. Their men have maybe

gold-medal match. They will be

playing Switzerland for that

gold-medal and their women trying to

beat Eve Muirhead. There is the

skip, Anna Hasselborg. And there is

Eve Muirhead.

Eve Muirhead. Well, I know Claire

mentioned Logan Gray who has been

commentating with us. He is actually

up in the stands, watching his

sister Lauren. He is over in the top

corner. He will be as nervous as the

rest of us, I am sure. The boys are

in as well, the British men's team,

coming in to help support and there

is plenty of British support in the

crowd. Lots of union Jacks and

family members up in the eaves of

the stadium.

the stadium. Even's mum is Albert --

Eve's mum is up there and her uncle

and quite a lot of family members.

So, these two teams know each other

really well, Jackie, they go back to

junior days together. I was noting

that when Eve one four junior world

titles, one as skip, and the wine

year she didn't go, she took part in

the Olympics in Vancouver, the one

year she didn't take part, Anna

Hasselborg won the junior World

Championships. So they have history

and have been fairly evenly matched

as recently as the European

Championships in December, but Eve

Muirhead came out on top then.

This

is what I am expecting to see at the

moment. If Eve had the hammer, she

is a very offensive player and will

go from it -- for it from the word

go. Anna Hasselborg is more cagey

and defensive. I think what she

likes to do is let her team settle,

get the first bend under the belt

and then she moves into the more

offensive game. I sometimes think,

you have had your nine minutes

practice, why not give it a go? You

can quite often catch teams out in

the first end but she never seems to

do that.