BBC Two Day 14: Curling - Men's Bronze Medal Match Winter Olympics

In Korea, we like games strategy. We

like games that take their time,

progress slowly but take you under

their spell.

We like the oldest board game,

played for thousands of years. It's

a game of stones, probability and

calculation. The aim of the game is

to place your stones to control a

desired territory. But this isn't

the only game here that is played

with stones.

with stones. This game is rather

hypnotic. Better tactics will ensure

you against enemy attack.

you against enemy attack. Brush your

opponent's stones away. And your

adversary's chances.

adversary's chances. So complex, it

carries heavy mental weight. In

South Korea, we have a new love. We

love curling!

We all love curling!

Welcome from Pyeongchang. Good

morning on what is women's curling

semifinal day. Eve Muirhead's rink

aiming to go one better than four

years ago, when they face Sweden

just but that is much later on in

the day and we have a whole host of

action coming before then. Here's

what's coming up. This could be one

of Pyeongchang's defining moments,

teenage Russian progeny is going

head-to-head in the women's figure

skating. We will be live at the

Gangneung Curling Centre for the

men's bronze medals match, where

Canada take on Switzerland. And

we've reached the semifinal stage in

the men's ice hockey. You will see

the Czech Republic taking on the

tournament favourites the Olympic

Athletes from Russia. We're going to

start at the Gangneung Ice Arena, it

is the final medal of the figure

skating programme, the women's

singles. And if the short programme

is anything to go by, we are in for

a real treat today in the free

programme, two teenagers going

head-to-head for gold. Could be

utterly breathtaking. Here's our

commentary team of Robin Cousins and

Katherine Downes.

KATHERINE DOWNES: We are into the

final day skating at the Olympic

Games and it is the women taking to

the ice behind us, and Robin, it is

going to be a chase for gold between

the two Russians?

Absolutely.

Medvedeva came out and said in the

short programme come this is mine,

looked at me! She broke her own

record. Her compatriot said, I can

do better - and did! She broke the

world record! But it is a different

ball game today and I think

Medvedeva is going to have the edge.

Sheers 0.31 behind, you think she

has got what it takes to come back

and edge out the 15-year-old?

Sagitova won at the World

Championships but this is a

different kettle of. And somebody

has got to come through and deliver

the entire package editor those two

girls, for me come it is going to be

Medvedeva. Having said that, Kaitlyn

Lawes and, many people said she was

very under marked, she knows she is

sitting fairly comfortable the in

bronze medal position and there is

also a chance that she could upset

one or both of those Russians, if

everything is perfect. -- Kaetlyn

Osmond.

Two records broken the other

day - will we see more falling

today?

So, the Japanese national champion

currently lying in fourth place but

just three points behind Kaetlyn

Osmond in the bronze medal position.

And she rotates these jumps at a

rate of knots. She definitely has

what it takes to make up that gap

and get herself on the podium.

and get herself on the podium.

There

was some question over whether her

triple triple combination and her

jump in the short programme should

have been downgraded. She will want

to make sure that she gives them no

choice today. Triple loop is fully

cleanly rotated, no question there.

But it is this triple lots triple

toe loop combination that will be

the first real test.

Clean, for me but on review, we will

see.

see. And good on the flip.

Lovely to see spinning in both

directions. We don't see that enough

in figure skating these days.

Big jumping pass coming now - triple

lots, double tow loop, double

loop... She's done it.

Double Axel triple toe loop.

And the triple Salchow.

And the last jump, the double Axel.

Beautiful position for the Labour.

-- for the tempted. And absolutely

on the spot for the Spain.

So, she

could not have asked for any more

from that performance, Satoko

Miyahara.

No, from what I can see,

absolutely clean on the triples, it

will, of course, go to review. I

think she does rotates so fast, not

a lot of height or flight, but she's

just a little biddy thing! You

wonder where she gets it from!

Satoko Miyahara with a new season's

best, to take the lead, and she is

the one to chase down, then, in this

final group of six skaters.

So, here

she is, she set a new short

programme world record two days ago,

this long programme helped the

Olympic athletes of Russia to the

silver medal in the team event. This

is Alina Zagitova, the young

pretender, and gold within her

grasp. Does she have what it takes

to bear the pressure on those young

shoulders?

Don't look for the big jumps to be

coming early in this performance.

The later they come, you do get

bonus points. And

bonus points. And Sagitova back-ends

her programme with the Corriere

graphical elements.

All about maxing

out those points.

Oh, that would have been the triple

loop, triple lots combination. Just

taking the Lutz there. So, how well

does she think on her feet...?

Double Axel, triple toe loop.

Triple flip, double two loop, double

loop.

And the second triple lots will come

now, and it has to be in a

combination, and she will want it to

be with the toe loop. No, she will

do it with a triple loop.

And the triple flip.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

And it looked for a second as if

Alina Zagitova had been the first to

blink in this competition, but she

thought on her feet!

Did not have

the perfect landing on that triple

Lutz, although she has been given

positive raids of execution on it.

But yes, she came back, has exactly

the same content as was planned,

just not as a severally the order

she would have liked to have

delivered it.

I don't suppose it

matters which order it comes out, as

long as it is executed as

beautifully as she did it.

beautifully as she did it. 156.56,

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

it's not a new world record.

Beat that and you will be in for a

gold medal.

And the door is open.

Kaetlyn Osmond, World Championship

silver medallist. The first time the

Buttner Canadian women on a podium

at the same time. Kaetlyn Osmond,

2.7 Paul points behind Medvedeva --

2.74.

She had a glorious performance in

the short programme. Many thought

under marked in terms of the credit

scores, technically she delivered.

Can she do it today, there is a

triple flip and triple toe loop,

exquisite.

Double axel, triple toe loop, fast,

light, easy. Keep this momentum

going, please.

Overcooked the take-off on the

triple Lutz, she stepped out.

Good on the triple loop, she needed

that. And she also needs the second

triple flip, only one triple bouts

in this programme planned so every

triple will need to be perfect from

now on -- only one triple Lutz.

And, there you go.

Triple Salchow, double toe loop,

double loop.

The last of her jumps, a double

axel.

Canada's Black Swan flying in for a

place on the podium!

Just that one tiny mistake, falling

out the landing of triple Lutz. But,

goodness me.

She had a lead going into this

short, this free skate after the

short programme. About three points

ahead of the Japanese skater in

fourth position. So, she has a very

slight advantage to play with.

It is up to second! A season's best,

a massive season's best, ten points

better than her previous mark and

Kaetlyn Osmond holds on to that

bronze medal position, she fends off

the challenge of Satoko Miyahara and

has guaranteed herself a medal with

that performance.

Here is our last skater at this

Olympic Games, and what a way to

close the show, Evgenia Medvedeva,

the two time world champion,

favourite for so long to win this

Olympic title.

She broke the world record in the

short programme, just to watch

Zagitova snatch it back.

Anna Karenina is the sound track.

Triple flip, triple toe loop to

open.

There is the triple Lutz.

Strong second triple flip.

And a beautiful triple loop.

That is it, triple salto, triple toe

loop, just one more double axel --

triple Salchow. And then the jumps

are done.

are done. This is your gold medal

winning performance. She is

absolutely on the money.

It is 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 is a programme that has won her a

World Championship before. Now,

surely enough for the Olympic title

as well.

She made the decision to change

programmes made season, came back to

one that she says really made her

feel something different on the ice.

It is not enough!

It is not enough! And that is the

gold medal missing.

And heartbreak for Medvedeva who

thought she had done enough.

Confirmation that Alina Zagitova,

the 15-year-old upstart from Russia

has caused another enormous shock

beating her countrywoman, the

two-time world champion favourite

this title. Kaetlyn Osmond of Conor

Dore takes the bronze. What a shock

at the Ice Arena in the final event

of this Olympic figure skating

competition.

The celebrations had submitted

because after that performance by

Medvedeva, we had her nails on the

that gold medal, but Alina Zagitova

came through with the short

programme which won it for her.

Identical scores in the free

programme, I am surprised at that.

Zagitova is a brilliant technician

and she was on it today. She worked

with the brain. Didn't give any

heart. Most skating the 20 people

would say Medvedeva gave everything.

The jumps were tiny but were clean

and pristine. The performance was

glorious. The right move to give an

all performance here. You could see

it in her face, she was slightly

shocked and a lot of us are.

She was heartbroken with that

result, she couldn't hide it. She is

normally so calm. She skates with

such focus. She was in tears. And

the result.

You have this building in your body

for months, weeks and in this case a

couple of years, towards this

ultimate performance. At some point,

your body comes undone and that

outpouring is so honest and natural.

Bringing Kaetlyn Osmond into this

conversation, she has not been one

to hold it together when things go

slightly wrong. It was a tiny

mistake. But the rest of her

performance was supreme. The three

women on this podium are correct but

for us, for us figure skating fans

and experts, we would have loved to

see Medvedeva on top.

It was that world record short

programme which one it for Zagitova.

Is this the best figure skating

Olympic Games you have seen?

Across the board, all four

disciplines, some upsets, phenomenal

performances, yes, probably the best

Games I have been to.

Real drama in the free programme for

women. A sensational standard

throughout these Winter Olympics at

the Ice Arena.

We stay on the ice but head to the

Curling Centre. The first team medal

is up for grabs today, the men's

bronze medal match between

Switzerland and Canada. The Laverty

losers from the semifinals. Who can

bounce back quickest today when they

take to the ice? One will melt

Porcher one will go home with

nothing. Logan Gray and Steve Cram

are standing by. You would have to

say the pressure has got to be on

Canada, they are used to going home

with medals. This time they could go

home with -- without a medal in

either.

Unthinkable for the Canadians given

that clean sweep in Sochi. For any

other nation going away with a gold

and a bronze wouldn't be bad for an

Olympic Games. There is an

acceptance the rest of the world is

catching up with Canada. They are

not able to contend. Coaches are

leaving the country to work with

other nations, the teams are

travelling over there to compete

against the best and in their

facilities. Not unexpected. The ball

started rolling before Sochi.

We saw the best of Switzerland in

that play-off yesterday, although

they struggled in their semifinal -

what do we expect from them to date

against this Canadian team?

Well,

they're capable of beating them,

absolutely, they beat them in the

round robin. It was a bit difficult

for Switzerland yesterday in that

crunch tie-break against Great

Britain, a brilliant shot taking

them through but then they had to

come back again in the evening, and

in so doing they met Sweden, who had

been waiting. I think they see the

gold medal opportunity, particularly

now that's now not playing Canada in

the final. I think they will still

give Canada a good match here.

They're capable of big shots,

they've got a really good team, who

have been playing all year on the

circuit as well as at the Olympic

Games here. And I think for them to

win a bronze medal would be a

massive result, so the pressure is

really on Canada. They have to go

home with something, they cannot

lose this match. So, I

think all of the pressure on Canada,

but Switzerland will give them a

great match.

We can see them lining

up there, the atmosphere inside the

arena sounds brilliant yet again

today - who are you putting your

money on for a win here, who is

going to be taking that bronze

medal?

I think this is going to be

too close to call. We are hoping for

a colossal, the match between Canada

and the USA was enthralling and

there was not much to choose between

them. I read some comments which I

was a bit surprised about, because

Kevin Koe said, we were in control

of that match all of the way until

the eighth end. I'm not convinced

about that, but I think the USA were

playing very, very well, and that is

what Switzerland have got to do,

they have got to come out from the

start and not let Canada get on top.

If that happens it will go all the

way. I am sitting on the fence a

little bit, but I just have a

sneaking suspicion that that

pressure which Canada are under my

just figure here, so I'm going to

lean slightly towards Switzerland.

Absolutely, I'm going to go to

Canada! I think Canada are hurting

after yesterday, I think they've got

a real point to prove and I think

they're going to be coming out all

cylinders firing this afternoon.

It

is Sweden and the USA contesting the

gold medal match but right here,

right now, it is all about bronze.

It is Switzerland against Canada. I

will let you guys take your seat and

talk as through this one. Here's

Logan Gray and Steve Cram.

STEVE CRAM: Thank you, Eilidh. Don't

forget it is the women's semifinals

shortly after this one as well. Less

of an interval in between the two

sessions today. And the Korean

women's team are on show tonight,

there is an awful lot of excitement,

there's more media here today, not

just for this bronze medal match but

it is the Korean women who are

getting everybody excited. Read, of

course, are concentrating on Eve

Muirhead and her team, taking on the

Swedish team. That is to come,

starting at 11am UK time. This one's

medal match,

medal match, a little hors d'oeuvre

before that. Canada will want to get

off to a good start today. They will

have the hammer coming into this.

Switzerland are certainly capable,

as they showed in the round of

beating this Canadian team.

beating this Canadian team.

And they

also showed in the World

Championships in 2016 in Beijing,

and Switzerland actually came out on

top. Sub they've done it before -

can they do it again on the biggest

stage of all? Playing first for

Switzerland, their lead, Valentin

Tanner. And Ben Hebert will lead the

Canada.

Unusually for Switzerland,

if you have not seen them before,

you may well have seen them in the

tie-break match against Great

Britain, their skip plays second.

The Canada, the skip plays in the

normal position, fourth. Still

filling up for this bronze medal

match. Obviously, the teams weren't

quite sure who was going to get

here, and I suppose it is the same

as... I am told there's a fair few

Canadian fans had tickets for the

final and were desperately trying to

swap them. That was confidence for

you!

Yeah, and to be fair, if you

look at the results from the last

World Championship, it probably

well-placed. Both the men's and the

women's team just ran things and

went on to win the gold medal last

year in both the men's and women's,

so they expected more this week.

They may just have to settle for one

medal, at best.

So, Switzerland

playing red, Canada playing yellow.

I was just looking at some of the

reaction that in Canada, and one of

their top newspapers had the

headline, is this the worst Olympics

ever for Canada? And they were

comparing even with Summer Olympics,

the Ben Johnson incident in 1988 was

mentioned and one or two others. But

they had a day yesterday they would

want to forget, they lost to the USA

in the women's ice hockey final, and

then the USA men in the curling,

knocking out Canada. You have got to

hand it to USA, though, they beat

them twice here.

LOGAN GRAY: Yeah, absolutely, they

have really gone from strength to

strength, the Americans. They made a

bad start to the week with one win

and two losses are, but they were

still confident. They have found

themselves in similar scenarios in

previous World Championships and are

still made the final stages in

those, so they didn't panic. And

they've really been superb as the

week has gone on, with some wins

against teams you wouldn't expect

them to beat normally.

Nice first

shot from Peter de Cruz, actually

born in the UK, in London. And as I

said, skipping this team from the

second position. So, he doesn't play

the last stone. Brent Laing had a

bit of a shocker yesterday, by his

very high standards. I mean, they

all took the blame for the defeat,

saying they hadn't played well. And

Kevin Koe himself, certainly one or

two shots which were not up to his

normal standards. Marc Kennedy

missed some straightforward

takeouts, mistakes all over the

place. That's why I was surprised

when Kevin Koe said, we were

completely in control of that match.

I think they were in control playing

the eighth end, and it was only

thanks to Kevin Koe's performance,

because he was literally dragging

his team along with some terrific

shot play. And sometimes there's

only so long you can keep that up,

your team don't turn up and it's

inevitable that a mistake is going

to come at some point, and it came

in the eighth end Kevin Koe, with

his last couple of draws. As a team,

USA just played better, and they

didn't give shots away when Canada

were doing just that.

There's a difference as well, I

think the Canadians are going to be

a little quieter than we normally

see them, but they're normally

fairly vociferous out on the ice.

The Swiss, by contrast, fairly

quiet.

quiet. Brent Laing, married to

Jennifer Jones, the women's champion

from Sochi. She's sitting in the

stands watching with the Canadian

contingent.

contingent.

Good run back there.

Would have liked to have kept the

Yellowstone behind the guard - it

has just gone out into the open.

I think for the Swiss, they're

really going to have to dig deep

after a really poor performance

against the Swedes in the semifinal.

They could have been off after six

ends, they were losing that badly,

but they had to play a minimum of

eight, as all the teams do in the

play-offs. I can't imagine their

confidence is at an all-time high

after that.

I access that, but I

just get the feeling that the big

match for them was getting into the

semifinals, beating Great Britain,

because at one point, they didn't

finish off the round robin

particularly well, had to sit and

watch to see how results went, ended

up in the tie-break with Great

Britain, straightforward tie-break

for fourth place, and although they

didn't start well in that one, they

didn't panic, when Britain went out

to an early lead, they kept playing

their shots, kept the pressure on,

and in the end it was a stunning

shot from Benoit Schwarz. And that

was it, really. And I think just

coming back after that elation,

coming back the same evening and

having to play Sweden, who were a

gold medal favourites... So I just

think they probably thought, if we

beat Sweden, massive bonus, but

we've still got a chance of a bronze

medal - and this is their

opportunity. They probably thought

they would be playing USA, mind you.

If you'd given them a choice couple

of matches ago and said, you can

have a bronze medal match, and then

say - but it's against Canada...!

I

don't think this Swiss team are

scared of Kevin Koe, they've played

each other a lot in the past and

they've had numerous wins along the

way, including the one in the round

robin, like you said. And you know

what, Benoit Schwarz is cool as a

cucumber out there. He's very good

under pressure.

These two teams have played each

other four times already this season

and they're two each, so it looks

like a 50-50.

Marc Kennedy, big push. That's a

trademark Marc Kennedy shot. Didn't

see that smile too often yesterday.

Yeah, easy to make the double there

but to run it right through towards

the button as well, it's a super

shot. Really well judged by the

Canadians.

And if Switzerland are to make a

good fist of this semifinal, then

they just can't let Canada jump out

of the blocks here and get away from

them, because I think a frontrunning

Kevin Koe will be a different matter

to what we saw yesterday.

to what we saw yesterday. So, he

needs to get in past this guard

here... Just get spy. It's going to

be a good shot, nicely done. Very

nicely done. Benoit Schwarz, not the

skip but he's given the job of

playing the vital last stone is, and

he's come up with another pearler

there.

Yeah, Benoit Schwarz is going

to be the key for Switzerland today.

We saw in the round robin he was on

imperious form and looked almost

unbeatable. So, if he can reproduce

some of those performances today,

there's no doubt that Switzerland

could take the bronze today.

And anxious look. That is pulling

already. It will be very close.

There is a collective sigh. He

matches Benoit shorts down the other

side -- Benoit Schwartz.

side -- Benoit Schwartz.

Here's the

guy you want on the inside these

shots. Anything else would have

caught the guard.

If he gets this right and he is just

going to try and follow the same

extent as last time, and then Canada

force the option to blank. If he

catches the guard, but he won't do

that, but it won't hang around in

there. He is saying, OK, have your

one if you want to.

That first studied was important, if

he hadn't got that right -- that

first stone. Both teams will be

reasonably happy with the first end,

blanked end.

I think Jackie was telling me come I

can't think who it was, she said

Hasselborg, if they have the hammer,

they like to blank the first end, I

think she said that. It is important

for both teams to settle into this.

It is a nervous situation. Kevin

Koe, a very different set of

parameters for them. They have said,

we haven't got what we came here to

get up we want to take something

home. -- but we want to. For

Switzerland, it would be a great

achievement, a bronze in Kantorova

-- a bronze in Vancouver and Salt

Lake City.

Lake City.

Both skips as well have

been here this last couple

been here this last couple of weeks,

the performance director for Swiss

curling.

curling. Maybe we have a little bit

of an inside look into what the

Canadians are feeling. Ben Hebert

slammed his brush when Benoit

chipped that stoned out, thinking

they would score two. -- stone.

A little bit petulant.

If they think

Switzerland are just going to lay

down and let the Canadians take this

bronze medal,

bronze medal, but with Benoit

Schwarz they have someone capable of

making consistent shots. A strategic

thinker.

They are playing on one of the

middle sheets. The British match

against Sweden will be on one of the

middle sheets, the semifinals played

simultaneously later on. Career

against Japan

against Japan will be on the

left-hand side -- Korir against

Japan. The different sheets do make

a difference, they play differently,

all week we have seen that.

Some indecision yesterday with

Canada. A fair bit of discussion on

occasion. Koe obviously has a lot of

experience in that team, Ben Hebert

and Marc Kennedy have won medals

before, in 2010, with Kevin Martin.

The Canadian lead has got his own

fan club out there.

This second end is starting

similarly to the first, really, take

out being exchanged at the front of

the house. They don't want it to jam

on the back red, how does look? It

bounces off. There won't be too

worried losing that back red, more

of a hindrance than a help.

Claudio Pescia on the right, so the

medal in B World Championships,

along with Ralph Stoeckli, he also

played for Italy.

You are making the

point earlier on, in the interview

at the beginning, one of the things

Kevin Koe said, as you are saying,

Canada 80 get used to the idea of

the rest of the world -- need to get

used to the idea that the rest of

the world is catching up, this is a

different format. With the round

robin, there is no sudden death.

Saying they need to be better than

that, understand it is a one-off

game. And he made that point about

Canadian coach is all over the world

now. We have Glenn Howard with the

British women's team. Acknowledging

their years of experience being

ploughed into programmes around the

world with talented colours. It is

bound to bear fruit as we have seen

at these Games.

And it is not just that, it is the

fact pretty much every other nation

than Canada and the USA, are funding

athletes on a full-time basis, they

don't have to juggle work

commitments and quite often younger

players as well, so they don't have

families to worry about either.

As I alluded to yesterday, teams

like Sweden have set the pace for

the rest of the world. They go to

Canada, they spent weeks, months

there. Training in their facilities

with the best coaches in Canada and

learning from the best teams, they

have such a good talent pool it was

only a matter of time before the

rest of the world caught up.

The president of the IOC I can see

sitting and watching, Thomas Bach,

for this bronze medal match.

Claudio Pescia played very well

against Great Britain, he kept

Switzerland in touch. Making

consistently good shots.

You may

wonder why Peter De Cruz is throwing

second stones as the skip which is a

sign of the ability of the other

players. They are happy for him to

throw second and be the brains

behind the operation.

Switzerland keeping the pressure on,

this one again, two stones in. Not

too much panic from Canada yet,

here.

here. So, Mark Kennedy, all action

man, up and down the ice, always

full of energy, usually quite the

Severus.

Not a hair out of place either!

He can't get that one by. We saw

with Kevin Koe in the first end, but

not that time for Marc Kennedy.

And the way it goes.

This has already got the makings of

I hope a really good bronze medal

match here. The losers finish with

nothing. Always a horrible place to

be in any Olympic Games, finishing

fourth.

They are just going to pop that

guard back in place. They have a

nice read in there on the centre

line, a good shot again from Claudio

Paetz. His sister, world champion

Alena.

It is very quiet in this arena

during this match, the only one

obviously so there is a bit of noise

with three or four matches. It will

be a little bit more like that when

the British women are written with

the two semifinals in place.

And he misses. Not only that, he has

sent that yellow in front of that

other red as well.

I don't think Canada will be too

worried about that, at this point,

they will be more worried about the

stone at the top of the button.

The real problem Canada have at the

moment is they need to move that red

stone, so putting a guard on, but it

will be difficult for Canada to

score.

Benoit Schwarz started this match

well. Just keep going a little bit.

That is not bad. Another nice shot

from Switzerland.

It is just to the right of the

centreline as we look at it from

behind. He will try another run back

here. He needs to shift it.

Of course, if he leaves his yellow

sitting where this red is, there is

still a chance for Benoit Schwarz to

draw into the button again. Let us

see how he goes.

He was hoping for a little role, but

that yellow is still out there. --

roll.. So, he did part of the job.

And there is another Swiss stone in

the house. The option of a blanket

end not here, really. Let us see how

accurate Benoit Schwarz can be here

-- blanked end.

This is coming in nicely, it is

whether or not they can get it to

turn and bring it on the button. Not

a bad effort, a good shot. Just

giving Kevin Koe a little bit of

room to come in. He has is to come

around, followed the same route.

That's perfect, really, from Benoit

Schwarz, doesn't leave any of its

sticking out so that Canada can play

a tap back.

a tap back.

Well, Rachel Homan

didn't manage to get her team even

into the semifinals, the Canadian

skip

into the semifinals, the Canadian

skip, but she's got her seat right

next to the president of the IOC for

this!

Consolation prize! I think it

is! Maybe she can explain what's

going on in Canadian curling to the

president of the IOC. Has it got the

legs...? Has it got the legs to get

in? It's just going to catch that

stone... Oh, I think that is one for

Switzerland. They're just having a

look... Yep, it is. Steal for

Switzerland, then. So, the first

score in this bronze medal match

goes to the Swiss team, they've

started very well indeed. And Anwar

Schwartz with a couple of nice

shots, both in the first end and

following it in the second as well,

stealing one against Hannah do. So,

after two ends, once more Canada

find themselves behind. -- against

Canada.

Canada. Good start for Switzerland.

Very good. I'd say they've really

dig dated the first two ends as

well, which will be even more

concerning for the Canadians than

the scoreline. -- really dictated.

Canada are winning in the slam

department, though. That's the

second one I've seen from them!

We

should remind everybody that they

won the gold medal in the mixed

doubles, but in the traditional team

competition, if Canada go home with

no medal?

It is completely

unthinkable. The Canadians always

prided themselves, growing up on the

ice and the snow, they always bank

on being top of the podium, really,

in the Olympics. After Sochi,

anyway, with a clean sweep of both

the men's, the women's and the

wheelchair curling in the

Paralympics as well. They've still

got that one to come, of course, and

the added discipline of the mixed

doubles, they've got a gold there.

That's probably the one they least

expect it it.

Yeah, it's funny, John

Morrison may have thought, our medal

will not really be noticed very

much. And it's being polished

brightly now by Canadian curling

fans.

fans. Ben is already working up a

little bit of a sweat there. Still

going... It's OK.

You almost feel for Switzerland,

it's almost like they've got nothing

to lose here. If they get beaten by

Canada in the bronze medal match,

nobody is going to say, you didn't

do very well. They have got

themselves in this position, in the

last four, in the semifinal. We knew

that Sweden and Canada were the two

outstanding teams. They got beaten

by Sweden, they're in this one

against Canada. If you get beaten by

those two, no-one is going to say,

you didn't do well. So, they've got

nothing to lose here.

And they have

the added confidence of having

beaten them in the round robin, so

there's still great opportunity here

for Peter de Cruz and his team,

they're up into seventh in the world

rankings and they won their first

Grand Slam of curling event this

season as well, so, a bronze medal

here would really be the icing on

the cake. That's a good shot there

by Ben Hebert. Sticks in front of

the red Stonebridge makes it a

little bit more difficult to lie two

for Switzerland.

THEY SPEAK FRENCH

So, this Swiss skip, prefers to play

number two in his team. From the

Curling Club in Geneva. A bit of a

40 fan.

40 fan. -- footie fan. I guess the

Swiss women over the years, they've

tended to have more attention, I

guess, over the years?

Yeah,

Switzerland had a very dominant

period in the women's game, where I

think they won four out of five

World Championships, or something

like that between about 2012 and

2016. So, yeah, the men's game has

been in the shadow, but they've got

a couple of really strong teams

coming through. They've done well at

the European Championships as well.

They had the winning team in 2013,

believe. But I think the Swiss

programme is seen as one of the

leading lights, they've got a very

fairer system. They have a small

curling communities had they have

three or four very strong teams in

both the men's and women's, and they

let them play it out amongst

themselves to see who gets these big

events, there's no selection

involved. It is very much, get a

team together, if we like what

you're doing, we will find you and

if you meet the criteria, you can go

to the Olympic Games. And that's

what brought Peter de Cruz here.

what brought Peter de Cruz here. --

we will fund you.

And, of course,

this success, even getting to the

bronze medal match, that adds to the

process as well.

LOGAN GRAY: We're seeing Switzerland

play a very defensive game at the

moment, they're not taking too much

risk, playing a lot of takeouts.

They will have been watching the US

again yesterday to find out what

sort of game plan they had, and

perhaps something they can replicate

here against the Canadians. We saw

John Schuster not get sucked into

much and involved in a game with

lots of freezes and taps, they kept

things really open and that

frustrated the Canadians.

STEVE CRAM: This has got plenty on

it here. We just heard him say it

was heavy, and this is just going to

keep going... Just catches enough to

slow it down. It nearly went

completely through.

So, thinking about coming in on top

of these two.

THEY SPEAK FRENCH

Canada still have the hammer, of

course. They've had it from the

beginning, blanking the first end.

If you have just woken up, the

bronze medal match, Canada, having

lost to the USA, Switzerland, a

heavy defeat to Sweden in the

semifinal, but they're delighted to

be in this match and have started

very well indeed.

very well indeed. Great Britain's

women, their semifinal, 11am. Get

yourself a good long lunch break

ready, Friday afternoon, long lunch.

A bit of curling to watch a. He's

played that quite nicely.

Yeah, very

well indeed, right in that pocket

and going nowhere at the moment.

However, it is open, and Canada will

try and tap that now and stay frozen

on the face of that room

on the face of that room -- on the

face of that red stone.

PLAYER: Wait for it!

Definitely

enough to kill it, we're almost to

the hack...

Just struggling with their weight a

little bit here, Canada. It may well

just be Switzerland still sitting

shot there. Sorry, second shot. The

first one, of course, top left of

the 4ft.

the 4ft. He's not that

demonstrative, Kevin Koe, neither is

Peter de Cruz. None of the Swiss

guys seem to get that excited. There

has been a bit of frustration from

Ben Hebert, a bit of brush slapping.

Probably a better phrase than that -

brush slamming!

brush slamming! Well, the crowd

doing their best to get behind

Canada. Two or three factions of

Canadian supporters. And here come

the Swiss!

Sometimes the teams just

need a little bit of time to look

over situations that are quite

unusual, and this one is quite

unusual in that there is a cluster

of stones right on the backline.

Usually it would be up nearer the

tee line. It does look like

Barrakilla try and remove some

yellow granite here.

Needs to hit on the inside here...

Well, he's done well, he's taken two

of them out, Claudio Patz again, in

good form early on here. So,

Switzerland once more, keeping

control of this end. And Marc

Kennedy now, then, trying to help

his skip a little. Much as we head

in the match against USA, they're

not playing horrendous shots, just

not quite giving what the skip

needs.

needs. So, they want to try and tidy

things up a little bit, because with

Switzerland having got the steal in

that second end...

that second end...

Well, he lives

red in there.

He was after all

three, wasn't he?

And be

potentially, but they've left quite

a good opportunity here for

Switzerland to lie two. Rider

another look. They wanted to try and

clip the other red. -- here's

another look.

another look.

Right, little time

out, I think we've got another loose

handle. And here we go, the star of

the week.

Your favourite part of

show, Steve!

It is! Matt Hamilton

and his moustache have become very

famous, and the moustache now has

its own Twitter account. I think

its own Twitter account. I think the

allen key now needs its own Twitter

account. We could get behind the

scenes stuff from the allen key,

sitting around all day waiting to

see if it is going to be needed or

not! This is a first, it is a bronze

medal match, so we need two men to

bring out the allen key this time!

Now, this is a first! Normally it is

just a one! I'm sure it's because it

is a bronze medal match, we've now

got two people involved in

tightening the handle. Well done.

And the yellow allen key goes back

in its box.

Fascinating stuff!

So, Benoit Schwarz, then, handle

tightened. Trying to increase the

pressure on Canada here.

Parfait! So, two Swiss stones again.

And we have said, both of the first

two ends. Kevin Koe blanked the

first end. Sadly for him, couldn't

do the same in the second. So, once

again, a bit of bother here, the

Canadian skip.

PLAYER: That's the way I would be

seeing it...

About a quarter...

No,

it won't...

STEVE CRAM: Canada get a one, you're

tied up, they've got to get

something on the scoreboard here,

right?

They definitely don't want to

lose any shots here, and I don't see

that happening.

that happening.

That big swing from

Kevin Koe. Has he got this right and

wants both of them. Just gets one.

Well, it's not quite working out for

Canada yet. And you can tell that by

the looks and the demeanour of the

whole team. It's early days yet. So

far for Switzerland, this is an

excellent start.

It is the Swiss fans who are

chanting.

Switzerland will buy another one

into the house, that is all they

need to do, it doesn't matter too

much -- bung one. They are just

forcing Canada to score a one, so

that can get that all-important last

stone advantage back in the fourth

end.

Kevin Koe, again, this end has not

gone the way they wanted. But if he

can get a straightforward draw and

get Canada on the scoreboard and

level after three. Switzerland will

then have the hammer.

I love the fact, even when he's

playing a big way, it comes back

behind, but even when he is playing

a straightforward draw, there was

that little list of the stone before

he delivers it.

What does he look at on the ice?

This one is through. My word. There

is a stone at the back, will it

catch enough of it? Well, he has

given one up there.

Was it one? I

think it was one, one for

Switzerland.

Goodness me.

They must be thinking, what on earth

is going on. Lads, gather round. We

have just picked up two steals. I

was watching the bottom stone. I

wasn't quite sure where that other

Swiss stone was sitting, it was

nearly two, that almost went all the

way through. I bet they can hardly

believe what has happened here. They

have picked up two steals in the

first three. That is a genuine

horrendous mistake from Kevin Koe.

A really poor shot from Ngakoue. A

loss of concentration. This guy

doesn't miss shots, I don't know

what has happened in the last couple

of games. This Canadian team, for

them to lose two steals in one game,

is almost unthinkable. To lose

back-to-back steals is very unusual.

Thomas Bach is so shocked by what he

is seeing he is leaving!

I think he is off to go and get

around the Olympic Park, there is

still plenty going on in the last

couple of days, last three days, two

curling matches tomorrow, the

women's bronze medal match and gold

medal match in the men's condition,

then the women's gold medal match is

on Sunday morning local time here,

midnight Saturday night. It will be

great if Eve Muirhead and her team

could be in that match. The

semifinal to decide that later on.

So, Ben Hebert, look at that game

accuracy, 100%, doing his part. The

lead for Canada. Always very

reliable. He is watching his

team-mates. You can't just blame

Kevin Koe because Kennedy and Laing

haven't been playing that well

either. But it is still easy in

terms of, you would think, Canada,

get it level after four. One thing

from a Swiss point of view, as when

great prison were playing Toseland,

Switzerland are properly thinking

Canada can't keep playing like this

all the way through, they will get

better. They need to stick to the

task and keep playing the way they

are. They certainly haven't missed

much. I am try to think of a bad

shot from Switzerland.

They have been very steady. Nothing

particularly special. But they are

not making any mistakes which is

what we saw from the USA, very

steady. Canada made some key misses

which is what has happened again

today.

Trying to sit right on top of this

Swiss red.

Ben Hebert has not cleared any poor

shots, another decent one from him

there.

Just quietly going about their

business, the Swiss.

Claudio Paetz and Ben Swartz were in

Sochi, but in a different team. This

team has had a great past 18 months

in championships, doing very well.

Just testing the bumpers at the end

of the ice.

Not quite what he wanted. Why on

earth is he slamming his brush down

there? When he has played his shots.

Just really the sheer frustration of

what is happening out there. Canada

need to get it together, they have

seven ends to play in their Olympic

Games, they need to make the most of

that opportunity.

that opportunity.

Evidence of Laing.

That percentage can change

radically. Not being the best of

starts from the Canadian second.

Trying to sweep this hard as well.

It is just going to catch that.

It is just going to catch that.

It

is just like two ends ago.

They have really struggled with

their weight, politically down that

side, coming this way.

I guess when you play the first

couple, you think of you had to

adjust. Surely these guys are

experienced enough.

What I am seeing from this Canadian

team right now is they are playing

like four individuals, you need

someone to step up and really gelled

everyone and bring them together and

bring some positivity and

enthusiasm. I thought Marc Kennedy

was that guy in the team. He seemed

to be leading the way. But he has

been walking off, not speaking to

the others.

That will be the key for

them.

That is exactly what happened

yesterday. They were standing away

from each other.

Now they gather at the bottom end to

watch behind this stone. The Swiss

skip Peter De Cruz knows they have

started well. They want to keep

playing the way they have done so

far. They want to try and get this

by, they have done as well. That

tucks in right on the bottom,

another nice shot from the Swiss

skip.

Switzerland are just loving it right

now, really enjoying themselves.

They are continuing to keep the

pressure up at a high level on the

Canadians. Those thick dark eyebrows

giving him that look as if he is

slightly puzzled. But he has it well

worked out here.

It is a better shot this time from

Laing.

Living things around a little bit,

Canada cannot keep allowing The Slad

to keep dominating these end. By the

time they get to the skip stones the

opportunity has gone. Just try to

move things around, a much better

result this time.

-- just trying to move things

around. There are plenty of stones

upfront which is always going to be

a little bit of a hindrance for

Canada. But a little more room now.

Claudio Paetz. Here's conscience he

either doesn't stop the run back, is

that the idea? Get a long guard in

place.

That is pretty close to where he

wanted it, it just puts that long

guard in place and he wants to stop

the run back there. They are

thinking about making both of them,

it is pretty straight. So, Marc

Kennedy, trying to use that read.

And keep that going back. -- trying

to use that red. And try to remove

that red that is in the forefront.

That wasn't close. He has removed

two stones but his shooter is

sitting out there now. It is a

little clearer down the middle so,

in that case, Swiss land will try to

block that gap. -- Switzerland.

There was the chance that this

medal, if Canada were to win a

curling medal, that would take them

beyond their record medal haul in

Vancouver but I am being told they

have already managed that.

Canada having a very good Games but

not necessarily at the curling. I

suppose you could argue there is one

extra medal available because of the

mixed doubles.

It is going to come in further than

he intended. But it is still

guarding that red but easier to run

this back, now.

I believe there are four new events

at this year's Winter Olympics, I am

not sure if it is at the expense of

others or not.

others or not. So, Switzerland still

looking good here. Another end going

their way.

Trying to make the run

back. He has got it this time. A

good effort.

A great shot.

good effort.

A great shot. At the

front of the white circle. Great

shot by Marc Kennedy. A perfect

stone.

He just spun it far enough.

So,

Canada, for once, lying shot, they

haven't been in this position. Marc

Kennedy coming up good there. You

just feel as if Benoit Swartz is not

going to make this that easy for

Kevin Koe to get his two.

I think this is the first time in

the game that I thought Canada

actually have the upper hand.

It has taken a phenomenal shot by

Marc Kennedy.

That guard just went a little

further than Switzerland wanted, to

make the run back in little easier.

A bit closer to that stone. Benoit

Swartz tried to drive around, he did

very well with his first three. That

might just be sticking out a little

but not much.

That is fabulous by Benoit. Triple

guarded as well, three yellow stone

is protecting it in front. All Kevin

Koe can really do is to try and

freeze or tap it a little bit.

They want to try and freeze on top

as we saw going the other way, Kevin

Koe struggling with his draw weight.

He had to be much better this time.

He's got to be much better this

time.

They can't really see any of it, so

it's a case of coming round and just

either tapping it a little or freeze

on top of it if you possibly can.

Won't be able to get completely on

top, so Kevin Koe, then, really

needs to find his draw weight here.

It's curling again pretty quickly.

They need to work this. This has got

a chance to has it enough on it?

This has got to be shot... It's not!

And they over curled again there,

they just cannot get to grips with

that side of the sheet, that

anticlockwise handle coming home.

They just cannot get to grips with

it.

it.

Just looking at what the route

Inwood Beaver Kevin Koe, there's too

many stones out front surely on that

side, and they can't come in the

other way, this is the only way in,

really. -- what the route in wood be

the Kevin Koe.

Looks like it's going

to be a high guard here for

Switzerland. I would be a little bit

concerned about the yellow corner

guard on the other side of the

sheet, on the right-hand side there.

But I don't think there is too much

they can do about it without leaving

an easier shot for Canada.

Kevin Koe is going to go out and

start looking at these long corner

guards and work out which one they

can batter into that yellow stone at

the top of the 4ft.

This is such a hard shot, there's so

much distance between the one

they're hitting and the one they are

trying to connect with down there.

Has a good look straight down the

line there. Could be a shot for

three, though.

It could be, but...

I

don't think we'll see the heaviest

takeout weight that Kevin Koe has

him -- has in his locker here, he'll

be looking to some degree of

control.

The idea being he is going

to take this guard and run it into

the button, tap the red out and

hopefully lie three, and I think

it's got a chance... It's just going

to spin out, he's only going to get

two. It was a wonderful shot. Gets

his two, and finally, and there have

got something to cheer. And Kevin

Koe... Has a little smile! And

there's dancing in the aisles here!

Welcome back, Kevin Koe! Great shot.

STEVE CRAM: Well, he had to come up

with something, because that was

beginning to look like yet another

steal for Switzerland. And Kevin Koe

has stopped the damage getting

worse, and has turned it around in

the sense of his team managing to

get something on the scoreboard.

They've tied it up, Switzerland have

the hammer. Away you go, mate!

Logan label well, sometimes you just

need to take your hat off to the

opposition and say, fair enough, you

deserved to score two there but I

think Switzerland will be quite

happy to force Canada to play shots

like that every end to score.

Yeah,

they have to accept, they're not

going to cruise through this,

they're not going to steal every

and, they're not going to have it

all their own way. But when somebody

plays a big shot, I have said this

on more than one occasion, by making

the opposition played big shots,

they won't all come off, so

Switzerland will be thinking, we

just keep doing what we're doing,

we've got a chance now to score

ourselves, they've had to wait until

the fifth end to have the hammer for

the first time.

the first time. So, Ben Hebert...

Well, they wanted a guard here - are

they going to get it?

Hangs in

there, doesn't come into the house.

Still not a lot of discussion

between the Canadians. You would

have thought a big shot like that

might just get them going a bit and

galvanise them. They just still seem

a bit at odds with one another.

Another nice draw there from

Valentin Tanner. Yeah, it's

interesting. Is a

interesting. Is a team sport, often

you're interacting with each other a

lot more in terms of the play, a

team sport where each person has to

play their shot and then you wait.

And you have to really make sure

that nobody's left kind of

languishing, if snared not going

well, you've got to get round each

other, and certainly when somebody

comes up with a shot like Kevin Koe

did there, you would want to see

them now schmo responsive. -- you

would want to see them a little bit

more responsive, a slightly less

demonstrative lady in team than we

have seen in the past. And maybe

they also know that there is a long

way to go here, and just keep their

emotions in check for now. All they

have done is square things up. --

Canadian team. So, Switzerland with

the hammer, then. Got one in nicely

on the button. Two Canadian stones

in between. And Kevin Koe thinking

ahead a little bit, just thinking he

would like to have one sitting on

top of his own yellow.

top of his own yellow. So, Brent

Laing...

PLAYER: Hard line! We're there!

As

this one suddenly starts to curl a

lot and the these guys have to work

hard to get it in... And they've

managed to do it. That's just going

to sit there, a little tap, but it's

a nice shot, probably the best shot

from him in this match so far.

And that's why it's called curling!

When the speed starts to come out of

it, it digs in and grips and turns,

and that's how they get it in behind

the guards.

Peter de Cruz, three

draws, 100%. Takeout this time...

Oh, they just sneaked that in the

side of the house as well.

Yeah,

that's worked out nicely for them.

Those two yellows obviously out

front. A couple of stones for them

to work with later. That's why Kevin

Koe is thinking about shifting them.

The nice thing about that shot for

Switzerland is that it's taking

Canada away from the centre line and

throwing the guard on those two

frozen yellow stone is. Going to be

forced to make a takeout on the wing

here.

Oh!

Wow!

Well, now, they've

got two. Brent Laing, not the result

he wanted at all!

Well, you couldn't

do that if you tried, really. It's

just gone sideways across the house!

And sometimes, I think I've said

before, if you think the look is

going against you, you cannot let

that get to you. You've got to

think, something will work for us.

-- the luck. If it was an unlucky

shot, you just have to accept that.

If you start thinking, it's not our

day, you're in real trouble.

Switzerland don't like those two

yellow stones at the front of the

house, I don't know if they can

squeeze the one between the two

reds.

reds.

Just coming down with a little

bit of reds I think to spread these

apart. -- a little bit of weight.

Oh, he just nicked the one on the

button. Maybe that was just slightly

misjudged the leak by the Swiss.

A

little sigh there for the first time

from Peter de Cruz. He would have

loved to have just pushed that

yellow through.

You will kill the red, and that's

all that really matters...

You always get the feeling Marc

Kennedy would just like to play big

hits all day long. What can I hit?!

PLAYER: Don't freak me out like

that!

Yeah, if you ever did that...

If it jams there, we get shot.

If it jams there, we get shot.

A

little bit high, centreline high...

Just a bit on the side of it?

Well,

that's not what we were thinking...

STEVE CRAM: So, Ben comes in with a

completely different view of things!

If it doesn't touch the red, though,

it's...

Hit it clean, home...

I

know.

If you tap it right down the

nose...

You can't go too far, you've

got to stay on the ice.

You've got

to keep this more... I think it

looks like a nose to me, guys.

STEVE CRAM: This is reminiscent of

the match against USA, when they

were taking a long time to make

their mind up about what to play,

everybody chipping in. They've got a

lot of experience between the four

of them, obviously. This team was

put together four years ago. A

collection of other teams, if you

like. Kevin Koe getting these three

to join him. But they've all got

great experience, they'll all have

their thoughts.

their thoughts.

Logan label Kevin

Koe is still standing there

deliberating over it, but I think

he's committed to it.

Maybe even a

little more... Don't think you need

more...

They're just going to try

and bump those red and yellow stones

at the front of the house and move

the Canadian stone a little bit

closer to the button.

So, I think

this is Ben's suggestion.

PLAYER: Stay closer!

It was just the weight that beat

that one, if you throw it a little

bit heavy then it tends to run

straight.

straight.

And I think that's my

point before, Ben came in, because

that's not the shot that Marc

Kennedy wanted to play. And yet...

Ben came in and changed the mind of

the skip. And

the skip. And that means Marc is

playing a shot he didn't think he

was going to play.

I think we've

said it a few times already this

week, quite often, your first

instinct is your best instinct. And

you're right, Marc Kennedy's first

instinct was to get those stones out

of there. Canada could be in a bit

of trouble here, if Claudio Patz

does a good job with this shot. Has

he stuck it? He has!

Well, this is

beginning to develop nicely for

Switzerland. A little smile from

Claudio. Won't see much fist pumping

or shouting and hollering from this

Swiss team.

Swiss team.

Well, full team

conference again here, all Canadian

players down at the playing end of

the ice.

I am close to seeing this definitely

hit this.

I do think it does.

I think what Marc Kennedy is saying

is, please give me a hit here.

It is enough to definitely drag. It

is just if this eight doesn't go, it

is going to do something like this

and this will be right here.

and this will be right here.

How

could it possibly have enough spin?

I don't see three. What they are

talking about here is definitely a

take out, they want to remove as

many Betts as possible but they are

worried they will only remove one.

They need to get at least two out of

there.

This is lined up so bad, we have two

platelet. -- play it.

So you think

it real hard this side.

This will be a fun shot to watch,

anyway.

This is the sort of thing Marc

Kennedy is thinking, good, come on.

Even he said they don't quite know

what is going to happen here.

It is not quite hit and hope here

for Marc Kennedy. But it is not a

shot which he can have any sense of

confidence about exactly what is

going to happen. Three Swiss stones

in a great position Marc Kennedy

trying to move them around with

plenty of weight coming down. Still

three Swiss stones sitting in there.

That is a horrible result.

They are in a bit of bother here. We

still have two Canadian stones. Look

at Koe's face, he looks absolutely

startled.

They totally misjudged that shot.

They needed to hit it a half stone

away. They completely missed the

stone they meant to hit and it went

straight the back one. That adds

interest here. They could put a big

score on the board.

They also just need not to get ahead

of themselves either. They have been

presented with a great opportunity.

But don't get too greedy. Three

stones left now.

Just looking for a little hit, as we

look down the ice away from us, can

Koe and Marc Kennedy...

They are going for a take out and

just roll over in front of the other

reds.

So, you are saying if it is behind

the yellow, great, even a bit

further over it is not such a

problem. He has a chance.

Lovely.

Very good indeed.

I think he's going

to try and move these threads.

They won't all go because the first

one... It runs straight onto the red

just on the top of the four foot.

Maybe he thinks he can just catch it

enough to spin that one out as well.

The chances are they could get rid

of three here. There is Jennifer

Jones in the shot, here supporting

Brent Laing, her husband.

Watch the backswing on this one.

This one will be motoring a little

bit.

We didn't even get to see it. We got

a good view in front of us, sorry

about that.

A great shot by Kevin Koe. That is

absolutely well done.

He was asked to produce something

special, he has managed to do it. He

did it in the last end macro as

well. Switzerland keeping the

pressure on.

-- in the last end. Working that

brush, gets that one out as well.

Now, then, that is what we haven't

seen for a while.

So, two stones to go. The calm and

collected Schwarz taking it in.

Benoit Schwarz.

The Swiss fans trying to respond as

well. They have plenty to cheer

about as well.

about as well. I had that red -- If

that red had been tucked in a little

more, that shot would have been

available.

We are talking about an

inch further over. A little bit

unlucky for Switzerland.

Still a chance to put multiple

points on the board here.

He has been drawing well so far,

Benoit.

A bit of a gap to come through

there.

Has he done it? Another nice stone.

He is already having a look to see

if he can get both of these, a

little smile from Peter De Cruz.

They are lined up at the back. You

can see the outside bed -- red. He

is going to have a look.

It looks like it could be a blank

and hear the weight it is going. You

would expect Kevin Koe might take

the double and Benoit could have an

easy double. That would blank the

end.

He might also catch this red a

little. That is what they are

looking at to see how the angles

will work. So they can see enough of

it to catch the angle. But he could

catch this a little thin, missed it

completely. -- and miss it

completely. He has played one

brilliant shot, Kevin Koe now with

an attempt to take both of these two

remaining Swiss stones. Missed.

After all of that, a chance for

Switzerland to draw in for the two.

A couple of options which way he

will go.

Very close indeed. It was.

Very close indeed. It was. In some

respects, if they lose two here,

they might see that as a result

given away things could have been a

couple stones ago. But he still had

to make this.

Yes coming he has just played it,

not a big gap they are trying to

come through. -- yes, he has just

played it.

It needs to be pretty much the same

shot. He can't afford to come into

far or catch the guard on the way

through.

It is looking good at the moment,

just need to get past the guard.

This is false was lured to take

their two, they have played an

excellent first half of this bronze

medal match, they find themselves

with a two shot lead over Canada

after 5p. Switzerland lead 4-2.

EILIDH: Swizzle and with the slight

advantage at the midway point, this

match determines who wins a bronze

medal and who will go home with

nothing. -- Switzerland.

Good morning, I hope you having a

nice morning and this is what missed

on day 14 so far.

15-year-old Alina Zagitova one

Russia's first gold of the Winter

Olympics in the women's figure

skating.

Kaetlyn Osmond won bronze.

And a third consecutive victory for

Canada here.

Emily Sarsfield has been on a

journey to even get to these Games

after injury. Her journey to date

ended at the quarterfinal stage.

Knockout time in the women's curling

today. Eve Muirhead and her team

were left unstated in Sochi after

defeat to Canada meant they could

only play for bronze. They managed

that but this time in Pyeongchang

they have a much shinier meddle in

their grasp.

-- medal.

We we went into Sochi as

current World Championships. You are

always going to add some pressure.

There were expectations but it is

properly more we put on ourselves

because we knew we had beaten

everyone there. It was who would be

better that week.

COMMENTATOR: They have fought so

hard. This, potentially her last

stone of this match. It has a

chance. That is 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 we were capable of hitting

the podium.

COMMENTATOR: This is to close out

the match against Great Britain.

They are having to work it 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 had worked so hard. I

knew my gold medal dream was over.

That definitely was the hardest loss

and at the time we thought it was a

quick turnover but that is what

helped us in the end.

COMMENTATOR: They are the world

champions and now they could be the

Olympic bronze medallist if this

stone is right from Eve Muirhead. It

is going to get there. The brushes

go in the air and they have one the

bronze medal.

To come home with the medal was

outstanding and I am still really