BBC Two Day 16: Men's Ice Hockey: Gold-Medal Match - Germany v OAR

0:00:22 > 0:00:28Good morning one very last time from Jung Chang. We are almost at the end

0:00:28 > 0:00:31of this roller-coaster ride but not yet. There are still a couple of

0:00:31 > 0:00:36medals up for grabs on this final day and if you're watching on BBC

0:00:36 > 0:00:41One, you will know the Olympic Athletes from Russia and Germany are

0:00:41 > 0:00:45battling for ice hockey gold so let's get back to the Hockey Centre

0:00:45 > 0:00:51where your commentators will take over.

0:00:51 > 0:00:54where your commentators will take over. What a show this Olympic ice

0:00:54 > 0:00:59hockey tournament has been both in the women's side and the men's side,

0:00:59 > 0:01:08so much drama along the way and now it comes down to this. The Olympic

0:01:08 > 0:01:12Athletes from Russia, having lost their first game, then they came

0:01:12 > 0:01:17back with four extremely impressive wins against a German side who lost

0:01:17 > 0:01:27their first two. And then they went on to be Sweden and Canada and now

0:01:27 > 0:01:34they are just above 13.5 minutes away from matching the Russians

0:01:34 > 0:01:37through the course of three whole periods. It has been a remarkable

0:01:37 > 0:01:44story, the Germans. Do they have enough in the tank to give it one

0:01:44 > 0:01:53last kick? This puck goes into the net, it'll be clear down the ice by

0:01:53 > 0:02:00the Germans. Do the Olympic Athletes from Russia have more left in the

0:02:00 > 0:02:07tank? They have had some impressive performances. But now, can they go

0:02:07 > 0:02:11up a gear? Have they still got it in their system or are they done

0:02:11 > 0:02:17already?You are in a gold medal game in the Olympics, you've got to

0:02:17 > 0:02:21find that other gear, regardless of how tired you are. Doesn't matter,

0:02:21 > 0:02:28that extra year has to be there, it's that simple.Big turn over in

0:02:28 > 0:02:33the

0:02:37 > 0:02:43the zone, and you can see them out there.It might be just the changing

0:02:43 > 0:02:55of the lines we saw, Kaprizov mixed in with Kovalchuk.

0:02:56 > 0:03:03in with Kovalchuk.At what point do they fit that line?They've got to

0:03:03 > 0:03:11switch up the matchups a little bit. Well, Germany, they have closed the

0:03:11 > 0:03:22massive gulf in shock -- shots in this game. At one point it was total

0:03:22 > 0:03:28domination by OAR. Since then, the Germans have been so impressive. And

0:03:28 > 0:03:33they have shown just why they not only deserve to be here but why

0:03:33 > 0:03:37they've been a really good team throughout the course of this

0:03:37 > 0:03:45tournament. Aus den Birken very calmly hangs onto it.That is, and

0:03:45 > 0:03:52that is a great sign for Germany. Head up, the netminder. He thought

0:03:52 > 0:03:56about playing it to his defender then thought the better of it. You

0:03:56 > 0:04:00didn't notice any panic at all there.

0:04:10 > 0:04:24Big moment in this game... Kaprizov getting increased ice time here. He

0:04:24 > 0:04:32is playing with Kovalchuk and Andronov. Germany come back into the

0:04:32 > 0:04:40zone. They are going to try to take this one deep. High one goes in,

0:04:40 > 0:04:49easily cleared away by Kiselevich. Doesn't get it out of the zone.

0:04:49 > 0:04:53Kaprizov is there. And the youngster will hand it back and go for a

0:04:53 > 0:04:58change.

0:04:58 > 0:05:02They try to go up the middle but it isn't going to help. The whistle

0:05:02 > 0:05:12will blow.That is a great example of how Germany has disrupted the

0:05:12 > 0:05:17attack of the OAR team, that is where they pick up speed. Here is

0:05:17 > 0:05:22the shot right off the face off and how about the block from Marcus

0:05:22 > 0:05:28Kink?

0:05:28 > 0:05:32Kink? Kovalchuk was ready in the face-off and that was a big block

0:05:32 > 0:05:40from the German side.Straight out of play. That'll be another whistle.

0:05:40 > 0:05:45Face-off will go towards the outside. Let's have a look at their

0:05:45 > 0:05:50history. Seven times the USSR, the red Army team, won the gold. The

0:05:50 > 0:05:58unified team won called back in 1994. Since then, competing as

0:05:58 > 0:06:04Russia, one silver, won bronze, fourth, sixth and fifth. For a

0:06:04 > 0:06:09country that loves hockey as much as Russia does, it's been a lean spell

0:06:09 > 0:06:16as this shot is blocked again and now the breakaway.

0:06:22 > 0:06:27In ice hockey, you can have a delayed of side so if play goes over

0:06:27 > 0:06:36the blue

0:06:36 > 0:06:41the blue line, but the puck doesn't play can continue. The official was

0:06:41 > 0:06:43signalling that to.

0:06:46 > 0:06:50Is there going to be a breakthrough in the final ten minutes of this

0:06:50 > 0:06:56third period, this gold-medal game, which so many predicted would go the

0:06:56 > 0:07:03way of the OAR. Germany are scrappy, they have hung in, got the goal they

0:07:03 > 0:07:08needed to get back into the game. But, now, what is it going to come

0:07:08 > 0:07:11down to in these final ten minutes?

0:07:22 > 0:07:25Germany with a second wave, they can't do enough.

0:07:29 > 0:07:31It is in his skates.

0:07:49 > 0:07:56This Olympic final will be one for the ages.

0:07:56 > 0:08:07the ages. If Germany are able to produce the shop. -- the

0:08:07 > 0:08:12produce the shop. -- the shock.We are now under nine minutes.

0:08:15 > 0:08:25Good hustle from Russia. Small turnover. A little shot on net from

0:08:25 > 0:08:30rebound, any of those things might be just what you need to break the

0:08:30 > 0:08:351-1 tie.No penalties in period number three so far. Have the

0:08:35 > 0:08:42officials put their whistles away? I don't think they have. With the way

0:08:42 > 0:08:49this tournament has been refereed, if you commit an infraction of then

0:08:49 > 0:08:54expect it to be called.They may not but nothing's happened here for

0:08:54 > 0:08:58there to be anything called which is how Germany wants it. Think about

0:08:58 > 0:09:04the other Games in the tournament... You come the OAR, can they create

0:09:04 > 0:09:06something? Not this time.

0:09:14 > 0:09:31Germany clear away. The ride up the middle! Can they finish it off?

0:09:31 > 0:09:36Koshechkin is hammered into by his own defender, and this looks like a

0:09:36 > 0:09:43really painful blow on the wrist. That's Sergey Kalinin. I don't know

0:09:43 > 0:09:51if he caught an edge or what but he almost went into his netminder, too.

0:09:51 > 0:09:56I don't think you went in there by a German. Maybe the second German

0:09:56 > 0:10:03coming in there. What a bizarre finish to this play.

0:10:04 > 0:10:09finish to this play. You could see his shoulder. So, he was diving and

0:10:09 > 0:10:15he spun around, watchers right shoulder as it falls into the post.

0:10:15 > 0:10:29Yes, that would hurt, a lot. You could see the desperation there.

0:10:29 > 0:10:31could see the desperation there.The nets are held on by these rubber

0:10:31 > 0:10:40plugs, if you like, that go into holes, so they should be able to

0:10:40 > 0:10:45move relatively easy but it is never good when you fall in like that.And

0:10:45 > 0:10:54the net, it is steel, it is heavy, to be able to get your shoulder on

0:10:54 > 0:10:58there, you can get injured. The crazy thing is, and I'd love to see

0:10:58 > 0:11:02one more free play, I don't think the puck ever went in but if the

0:11:02 > 0:11:08netminder had made the save and he got barrelled into the net by his

0:11:08 > 0:11:14own player, that would be a goal and what an opportunity from Germany.

0:11:14 > 0:11:19They haven't engaged Russia at all. They haven't stirred up the

0:11:19 > 0:11:24emotions.Maybe now, though! The opportunity to break into the zone.

0:11:24 > 0:11:26Great save again.

0:11:36 > 0:11:42Aus den Birken did a terrific job of getting back.

0:12:08 > 0:12:17Oh, what a goal! What a fantastic finish from Gusev! When the Olympic

0:12:17 > 0:12:22athletes from the needed one of their superstars to weigh in with a

0:12:22 > 0:12:27goal, Gusev goes short side, is that the golden goal? Is that the goal

0:12:27 > 0:12:33that takes gold back to Russia? Six minutes to go, and OAR are back in

0:12:33 > 0:12:39the lead.Well, there is your turnover. Tenth point of the Games

0:12:39 > 0:12:51for Gusev and watch this shot. Short side right over the shoulder, Offaly

0:12:52 > 0:12:57helmet of Danny aus den Birken. Incredible play from the Russian

0:12:57 > 0:13:03forward. For Germany, they've got to respond quickly. They had chances to

0:13:03 > 0:13:13get the puck up. You mentioned Pavel Datsyuk, so crafty, never giving up.

0:13:13 > 0:13:22Wow, what a shot.Big goals, big times. They've got the equaliser!

0:13:22 > 0:13:34Amazing from Germany! They just will not give up! Moments after they saw

0:13:34 > 0:13:39themselves conceived, it goes back to the other end and Kahun with a

0:13:39 > 0:13:45chance, and he fires home, giving no opportunity! What is an Olympic

0:13:45 > 0:13:52final verse is proving to be again! How many times have we seen a goal

0:13:52 > 0:13:57scored right after one previous? Terrific work! How about this shot

0:13:57 > 0:14:04from Kahun? Talk about executing when you get the chance? Up over the

0:14:04 > 0:14:12glove of Koshechkin. It powers through.Ten seconds, two goals in

0:14:12 > 0:14:20ten seconds.Germany will not go away, therein amazing hockey club.

0:14:20 > 0:14:25-- they are an amazing hockey club. It would've been so easy for them to

0:14:25 > 0:14:31have looked at and gone, you know what, maybe we have scaled the last

0:14:31 > 0:14:36peak we were going to scale. But they went back to the bench, and,

0:14:36 > 0:14:44for Teva reason, they just found some more belief -- for whatever

0:14:44 > 0:14:47reason, they just found some more belief. Who knows, could they go on

0:14:47 > 0:14:53to win it here?

0:14:53 > 0:15:03I shake my head. Just outstanding team play from Germany! It is a Team

0:15:03 > 0:15:08Wiggins some superstars and here is one of them, Pavel Datsyuk. Going

0:15:08 > 0:15:16too high. Five and a half minutes to go in regulation time. Germany are

0:15:16 > 0:15:22going to go! They have opportunities. Macek into the body.

0:15:22 > 0:15:30He didn't put it where he wanted to but it goes to show that our

0:15:30 > 0:15:34openings in this Russian team in this third period to allow 211 this

0:15:34 > 0:15:42late. Oh, my goodness and we will get a couple of looks at the goals.

0:15:42 > 0:15:49Ten seconds apart. First of all, Gusev, such an amazing talent, right

0:15:49 > 0:15:53off the helmet and into the back of the net making it 2-1. And you saw

0:15:53 > 0:16:00in their eyes there might be gold in the near future. That reaction

0:16:00 > 0:16:11lasted all of ten seconds as Germany came down. Kahun put it high glove.

0:16:11 > 0:16:16Great play from Hager where he takes the stick away. And makes the

0:16:16 > 0:16:22backhand pass. Look at the celebration!

0:16:22 > 0:16:26He has had a great tournament, he has been the superstar on this

0:16:26 > 0:16:30German team. It has been a team effort but for me he has been the

0:16:30 > 0:16:35one in every game looks like he could do everything.

0:16:35 > 0:16:42He is the difference maker, flight in nature, but so dynamic. Two

0:16:42 > 0:16:45goals, three assists for his German team.

0:16:49 > 0:16:56This has been remarkable. Absolutely remarkable. The tenth

0:16:56 > 0:17:03seeds coming into this tournament. There was shock in Sweden.

0:17:03 > 0:17:12Didn't quite manage that. There was shock when they beat the Swedes.

0:17:12 > 0:17:20Canada were left stunned. Stunned by their semifinal. And now the nation

0:17:20 > 0:17:27of Russia watchers on as its superstars struggle with this German

0:17:27 > 0:17:30team who have played brilliantly. They have stuck to their systems.

0:17:30 > 0:17:36They have played as a team and created some great chances and

0:17:36 > 0:17:39stifled the majority of the Russian work.

0:17:39 > 0:17:43Hit pretty hard there.

0:17:48 > 0:17:54Could they really go on to become Olympic champions?

0:17:54 > 0:17:59One more breakthrough would be enough.

0:17:59 > 0:18:05It feels dangerous to say it but now it feels like we are in overtime.

0:18:05 > 0:18:10The next goal surely will win this match.

0:18:10 > 0:18:12Normally you would think so, normally you would.

0:18:12 > 0:18:21But in this tournament, on both the men's and women's side, predictions

0:18:21 > 0:18:28are now out of the window. That was a crazy play. The puck

0:18:28 > 0:18:37could so easily have gone in there. A big faceoff win for Germany.

0:18:37 > 0:18:41A big faceoff win for Germany.Some help here from Boyle.

0:18:47 > 0:18:54We can see the flag bearer for Germany, Christian Ehrhoff, but he

0:18:54 > 0:19:02has a little work to do first. If Germany win this, let us hope he

0:19:02 > 0:19:07is in a state to be the flag bearer! The closing ceremony is a little

0:19:07 > 0:19:12later on, no doubt celebrations either way will be exciting for

0:19:12 > 0:19:15Germany. Now they have another chance walking

0:19:15 > 0:19:23in here, and they have scored! What a goal! Germany lead 3-2.

0:19:23 > 0:19:32This is a fairy tale. The tenth seeds coming into this tournament.

0:19:32 > 0:19:39And now they are three minutes and 16 seconds away from gold, a first

0:19:39 > 0:19:46ever ice hockey gold medal. Marler, the history maker potentially. What

0:19:46 > 0:19:57a finish. -- Muller.Such a beautiful goal, look at the

0:19:57 > 0:20:01patients, he waits and waits. The Russian player goes down, Datsyuk

0:20:01 > 0:20:07one of the best defensive players in the world. And he puts it right

0:20:07 > 0:20:14between the legs. Now, from a German perspective, they had to calm

0:20:14 > 0:20:24themselves down. This is so important.Jonas Muller. He will be

0:20:24 > 0:20:32front page. He will be back page. He will become a hero in Germany.

0:20:33 > 0:20:34will become a hero in Germany. If they can get through the next three

0:20:34 > 0:20:45minutes of this game.

0:20:46 > 0:20:50What do the Russians have left? They will give it everything over the

0:20:50 > 0:20:56next two and a half minutes. Can they break the Germans down? Will it

0:20:56 > 0:21:05be heartbreak again? Russia had not been able to celebrate a gold medal

0:21:05 > 0:21:09since 1992 in the sport that they consider their own, in a sport that

0:21:09 > 0:21:15they once more than any other in the world.

0:21:20 > 0:21:27The whistle will blow here, a tripping call coming.

0:21:27 > 0:21:35Is this going against Russia?Number 21, Laverty minutes, tripping.

0:21:35 > 0:21:42He was the player that got hurt. With 2.11 left, the Olympic Athletes

0:21:42 > 0:21:48from Russia will be short-handed. Germany will never ever have a

0:21:48 > 0:21:56better chance to win Olympic gold than this. Russia will have to play

0:21:56 > 0:22:00five on four, short-handed. Let us see this goal again, it is great to

0:22:00 > 0:22:05play. I just love the poise. How about a

0:22:05 > 0:22:09pass from Ehliz, confident to drop that puck right onto Muller. And

0:22:09 > 0:22:18then wait, six feet and seven inches. The net minder goes down.

0:22:18 > 0:22:25When he opens up his legs, Muller puts it right between.

0:22:25 > 0:22:31Germany will use this as a two minute power kill if you like, they

0:22:31 > 0:22:39need to get through, keeping possession for as much as they can.

0:22:39 > 0:22:43That is dangerous, you cannot take shots, they will get blocked, it

0:22:43 > 0:22:50could come back and bite you. You always need someone high. You

0:22:50 > 0:22:54have to make sure it gets through that first forechecking.

0:22:54 > 0:23:03The Russians will gamble. Telegin steps on the inside. Great defensive

0:23:03 > 0:23:12play. The Russian net is empty.Where will

0:23:12 > 0:23:18they go from here? Five on five, no net minder. Now there is space out

0:23:18 > 0:23:26there. Kaprizov, puts it to the middle. They are throwing themselves

0:23:26 > 0:23:35at it. He has lost his helmet. They have scored against!, they have

0:23:35 > 0:23:44equalised! 55.5 seconds. It is that man, Nikita Gusev, he steals the

0:23:44 > 0:23:49gold medal from around the German net and he says, not yet! There is

0:23:49 > 0:23:54still time for more drama in this tournament.

0:23:54 > 0:24:03Utter disbelief. The Germans are on a power play. OAR brings it to a

0:24:03 > 0:24:11jaw. Gusev, the hero of this tournament for the Olympic Athletes

0:24:11 > 0:24:20from Russia. Up and over the blocker. Germany can't believe it.

0:24:20 > 0:24:23Look at this OAR side. They lived to fight another day.

0:24:23 > 0:24:31Nikita Gusev.

0:24:31 > 0:24:37Nikita Gusev. He is off to the locker room with a sore shoulder.

0:24:37 > 0:24:43This is absolutely astonishing. What a final ten minutes of this

0:24:43 > 0:24:47game. Remember, let us set the table here.

0:24:47 > 0:24:54If it stays like this, 20 minutes of four on four overtime still to come.

0:24:54 > 0:25:00We wondered whether the drama of the women's final on Thursday could be

0:25:00 > 0:25:05beaten, whether the drama of Germany's victory over Canada could

0:25:05 > 0:25:11be beaten. These guys are giving it a real go and Nikita Gusev, what a

0:25:11 > 0:25:14tournament. It was a scramble in front of the

0:25:14 > 0:25:21net, watch the net minder. He goes, just for a second, and because he

0:25:21 > 0:25:27did that, he loses his marking and he comes off his post and Gusev

0:25:27 > 0:25:34chips it over his shoulder. Germany were in perfect position on the

0:25:34 > 0:25:38power play, they just had to clear the puck and they couldn't do it.

0:25:38 > 0:25:44They still have 45 seconds on the man advantage.What do you do? Do

0:25:44 > 0:25:50you stick or do you twist?

0:25:57 > 0:26:00Germany, has that been enough to crush their spirit or do they have

0:26:00 > 0:26:11one more moment? He can't hang onto that one and he

0:26:11 > 0:26:16gets hammered on the boards.

0:26:17 > 0:26:23gets hammered on the boards. The final few seconds.

0:26:23 > 0:26:29final few seconds. A great stick in there, brilliant job from Gavrikov

0:26:29 > 0:26:41to tip it away. Datsyuk, a penny for his thoughts.

0:26:41 > 0:26:44his thoughts. You wouldn't want to be a head coach here, your heart

0:26:44 > 0:26:50must be racing. This is why sports are just so

0:26:50 > 0:26:57incredible. Nothing is scripted, two teams giving it everything they can.

0:26:57 > 0:27:02Olympic gold medal on the line. And now we are down to under ten

0:27:02 > 0:27:08seconds. Germany will have a chance if Kahun can win this.

0:27:08 > 0:27:14They have been good on faceoff so far. A bit of conversation. Datsyuk

0:27:14 > 0:27:24shrugging his shoulders. Kahun. Versus Datsyuk. Datsyuk, Wiley,

0:27:24 > 0:27:33whence it. A chance, the Germans going so hard. We are going to

0:27:33 > 0:27:41overtime! This Olympic ice hockey tournament does not want to end yet.

0:27:41 > 0:27:47Gusev showed all the will and desire to force this extra period, after it

0:27:47 > 0:27:51looked like Muller had given Germany gold for the first time in their

0:27:51 > 0:27:59history. Shaking his head, he will be

0:27:59 > 0:28:07frustrated. Gusev has given OAR another life. 1992 was the last time

0:28:07 > 0:28:13the gold medal went to Russia, following a Winter Olympics ice

0:28:13 > 0:28:19hockey tournament. And now we are in a sudden-death scenario, the next

0:28:19 > 0:28:25goal wins. Four on four, loads of space on the ice, 20 minutes. If

0:28:25 > 0:28:30after 20 minutes they are still tied, like the women's final, we

0:28:30 > 0:28:35will go to game winning shots, a shoot out between these two teams.

0:28:35 > 0:28:41Try to sum that up? I will make it addiction, this game

0:28:41 > 0:28:47is not getting a penalty shoot out. -- a prediction. A gold will happen

0:28:47 > 0:28:52will

0:28:53 > 0:29:00will stop -- goal. There will be stories about this game, about the

0:29:00 > 0:29:08final ten minutes, hockey at its finest. We still have more in store.

0:29:08 > 0:29:11We have over time coming, sudden-death, what a third period

0:29:11 > 0:29:23and a tournament, the OAR and Germany still tied at 3-3.

0:29:23 > 0:29:29STUDIO:Incredible stuff, like the women's, this is going all the way.

0:29:29 > 0:29:34It has been thrilling and we will be back for that overtime.

0:29:34 > 0:29:39If you didn't believe we were in the heart of the action, we have been

0:29:39 > 0:29:43watching a photo shoot of someone who will play a big part in the

0:29:43 > 0:29:50closing ceremony. He won a medal in the big error, Billy Morgan has been

0:29:50 > 0:29:55given the honour of carrying Great Britain's flag at the closing

0:29:55 > 0:30:01ceremony.There he is having a practice in front of the cameras.

0:30:01 > 0:30:03Congratulations to Billy Morgan, carrying the flag tonight at the

0:30:03 > 0:30:08closing ceremony. The Cross-Country Centre was the

0:30:08 > 0:30:12venue for the first medal in Pyeongchang way back at the start

0:30:12 > 0:30:18and today it is the venue for the final medal of these Gaines, Marit

0:30:18 > 0:30:23Bjoergen made history on the first day, her silver confirming her as

0:30:23 > 0:30:29the most decorated female winter Olympian of all time. She has had an

0:30:29 > 0:30:36incredible Gaines, she won a medal in all four of her events and has

0:30:36 > 0:30:39been confirmed as the most successful winter Olympian of all

0:30:39 > 0:30:44time with her medals in Pyeongchang.

0:30:44 > 0:30:44backhand pass. Look at the celebration!

0:30:44 > 0:30:54backhand pass. Look at the celebration!

0:30:54 > 0:31:02The woman who picked her to the first gold was Charlotte Kalla. She

0:31:02 > 0:31:08could also make history by winning a gold in the first and last event of

0:31:08 > 0:31:14the Olympics. Let's join our commentary team of Ollie Williams

0:31:14 > 0:31:15and Rob Walker.

0:31:20 > 0:31:24Good morning, everybody. If you are just getting up, you have set the

0:31:24 > 0:31:30alarm at the perfect time. Our final individual event unfolding in these

0:31:30 > 0:31:35beautiful tracks of PyeongChang, the Alpensia Cross-Country Centre Centre

0:31:35 > 0:31:39has witnessed some wonderful drama over the last 16 days and the women

0:31:39 > 0:31:45have the honour for only the second time in Olympic Winter history of

0:31:45 > 0:31:53providing the last individual medallists. As you've heard

0:31:55 > 0:31:56medallists. As you've heard from the studio, can Marit Bjoergen round off

0:31:56 > 0:32:06a glittering career in style? She's the reigning world champion in this

0:32:06 > 0:32:1030 kilometre event and the defending Winter Olympic champion and no woman

0:32:10 > 0:32:14has successfully defended this title so there is a potentially fairy tale

0:32:14 > 0:32:21finish years so that is why we watch world-class sportsmen and women

0:32:21 > 0:32:29because sometimes fairy tale endings don't happen. There are some of the

0:32:29 > 0:32:33Norwegians out there with a point to prove and Ollie Williams and I are

0:32:33 > 0:32:38very excited about the race to come and whether Charlotte Kalla can

0:32:38 > 0:32:43produce a great moment for Sweden and a great moment for the Winter

0:32:43 > 0:32:46Olympics trivia books.I think it would be fantastic of Charlotte

0:32:46 > 0:32:53Kalla could become the first person ever to win the first and last gold

0:32:53 > 0:32:58medals. If she does that, she would become one of Sweden's greatest

0:32:58 > 0:33:02Olympians ever, the most decorated Swedish athlete. Beyond that,

0:33:02 > 0:33:12watching this race at the moment, you've got the sprinters, you've got

0:33:12 > 0:33:22Marit Bjoergen, keep an eye on the Finns. They hope to do something in

0:33:22 > 0:33:29this race. There are five, six, seven athlete to have a realistic

0:33:29 > 0:33:36claim today but very few people are looking beyond Marit Bjoergen,

0:33:36 > 0:33:39wearing eight, and Charlotte Kalla wearing five who you can't quite see

0:33:39 > 0:33:45right now but you will there as your two favourites, too absolute titans

0:33:45 > 0:33:50of cross-country skiing with medals galore between them. We are looking

0:33:50 > 0:33:55now back into the arena. This race is so longer allowed to change your

0:33:55 > 0:34:00skis and the conditions are tricky today, it has been warmer today than

0:34:00 > 0:34:08it has been. So the wax you need on your skis, a district you to call

0:34:08 > 0:34:12and understand and these athletes and their teams will be reacting to

0:34:12 > 0:34:19that. There is a whole lot going on here.. We saw a very well timed

0:34:19 > 0:34:31change of skis yesterday in the men's's 50 kilometres.

0:34:31 > 0:34:34men's's 50 kilometres. He created history for the Finns, the man who

0:34:34 > 0:34:41changed his skis. There she is, Bjoergen, and Charlotte Kalla. I

0:34:41 > 0:34:46wonder if this will be the dual we are hoping to unfold. It will take

0:34:46 > 0:34:51around an hour and a half for the last Winter Olympic champion to

0:34:51 > 0:34:57cross the line and maybe we are being greedy but we're looking

0:34:57 > 0:35:06forward to the site of Bjoergen and Kalla on that circuit. One thing to

0:35:06 > 0:35:13point out, the men and women, their technical ability is fantastic

0:35:13 > 0:35:18because these skis are very narrow. They are not going as fast as you

0:35:18 > 0:35:24would see in a giant slalom or downhill but they are very well

0:35:24 > 0:35:29adept on their skis. It's not just that you put the miles in when you

0:35:29 > 0:35:34train but they have ability and skill as well as stamina and speed.

0:35:34 > 0:35:41Particularly on slopes like the downhill Sweet where you have to be

0:35:41 > 0:35:45so careful and very technical coming down there. There is a big incline,

0:35:45 > 0:35:50you have to pull yourself up, then, round, and you are using every

0:35:50 > 0:35:57muscle to get up that Hill and it is difficult conditions like this where

0:35:57 > 0:36:05things change all the time. There is Jessica Diggins. Heidi Weng, the

0:36:05 > 0:36:11World Cup leader.She swept all before her on the World Cup circuit

0:36:11 > 0:36:14but she has been bitterly disappointed with her campaign so

0:36:14 > 0:36:21far. That is a sub plot going on. That was Von Siebenthal, struggling

0:36:21 > 0:36:27for pace. It will be interesting whether Weng can get herself a

0:36:27 > 0:36:31medal. Her compatriots have been producing the goods time and time

0:36:31 > 0:36:39again. Bjoergen has been on the podium every time she has contested.

0:36:39 > 0:36:43Weng is struggling. The other significance, the reason why the

0:36:43 > 0:36:50cameras are focusing on Jessica Diggins, she took a tumble and she

0:36:50 > 0:36:55is doing well to get back into the mix, the American who produced the

0:36:55 > 0:37:02gold in the team sprint, in one of the most memorable finishes.The USA

0:37:02 > 0:37:06will be focusing now on Jessica Diggins, finally the headlines she

0:37:06 > 0:37:12wanted. All of Norway will be watching Marit Bjoergen and all of

0:37:12 > 0:37:21Norway will be watching Charlotte Kalla.

0:37:24 > 0:37:32Kalla. We saw Niskinen take the lead very early on, and he beat the OAR

0:37:32 > 0:37:40athlete at the end. You'd be looking at a break at the ten kilometre

0:37:40 > 0:37:47mark, if you transpose that to the women's race. If anyone will do it,

0:37:47 > 0:37:51that will be Marit Bjoergen. There is a lot of caution from the other

0:37:51 > 0:37:58athletes. Let's have a look at the number six is, who has proved to be

0:37:58 > 0:38:05so adept, Ragnhild Haga. You can see Bjoergen is testing the pace of the

0:38:05 > 0:38:12field. This is a more strong outfield than in the men's race. The

0:38:12 > 0:38:18Norwegian not allowing her to get more than a metre ahead. There are

0:38:18 > 0:38:23about ten athletes within eyesight of the first three and that is a

0:38:23 > 0:38:27much more strong outfield and I think Marit Bjoergen has set the

0:38:27 > 0:38:31pace in a way she hopes she can break many of the contenders in this

0:38:31 > 0:38:37before we get to the ten kilometre mark.I think this move tells us two

0:38:37 > 0:38:40things about Marit Bjoergen. One that she is feeling confident, there

0:38:40 > 0:38:44she is on the left of your picture, and there is a group of about seven

0:38:44 > 0:38:51or eight within striking distance. Heidi Weng is not among them so it

0:38:51 > 0:38:55could be heard difficult Games continue with the last event. The

0:38:55 > 0:39:01other thing this tactic tells us is that Bjoergen may not want this to

0:39:01 > 0:39:05come down to a burn up in the stadium. She is an amazing athlete,

0:39:05 > 0:39:12the greatest of all time, but perhaps as she heads towards 38, she

0:39:12 > 0:39:16realises the out and out explosive speed she maybe had ten years ago

0:39:16 > 0:39:20and eight years ago when she became the sprint champion in Vancouver, is

0:39:20 > 0:39:24not quite there. I'm not saying she's trying to break everyone and

0:39:24 > 0:39:34it is great from the storyline point of view that Niskanen,

0:39:35 > 0:39:37of view that Niskanen, sister to Ivo, who won yesterday, is in the

0:39:37 > 0:39:43top three, but she doesn't want the faster finishes in the last bit of

0:39:43 > 0:39:48the race.The difficulty is Charlotte Kalla, breaking her will

0:39:48 > 0:39:57take a phenomenal amount of energy to break her. And if she doesn't, if

0:39:57 > 0:40:06Kalla can stay with her, and you conceive that Weng is down, but if

0:40:06 > 0:40:11Kalla stays with her, she has shown she can turn it on against Marit

0:40:11 > 0:40:18Bjoergen. She defeated Bjoergen in the skiathlon, and if it came down

0:40:18 > 0:40:23to it, I think your money would be on Charlotte Kalla, as we look back,

0:40:23 > 0:40:29and you can already see there are some key contenders, Heidi Weng,

0:40:29 > 0:40:36wearing number one, Andersson, they are very far back for 25 minutes, in

0:40:36 > 0:40:42an hour and a half's race.This is bold from Bjoergen. This is the last

0:40:42 > 0:40:46time we will ever have the privilege of watching her in the Winter

0:40:46 > 0:40:53Olympics. That debut in the relay back in 2002, taking the silver, her

0:40:53 > 0:40:58first individual medal came in this event in 2006 in two rain when she

0:40:58 > 0:41:06got on the podium for a silver medal. And this is a very confident

0:41:06 > 0:41:14piece of skiing from Marit Bjoergen and it has taken this field apart.

0:41:14 > 0:41:19Stadlober, fifth in the standings, world standings, but where we had

0:41:19 > 0:41:22the eight within touching distance, Bjoergen has moved further and

0:41:22 > 0:41:27further away from even the likes of Jessica Diggins. There she is, she

0:41:27 > 0:41:33has the lead over Kalla. Our most obvious question, and we will know

0:41:33 > 0:41:38the answer at the end of the race, this is bold and fast, is it going

0:41:38 > 0:41:45to turn out that even this great tactician and mistress of the great

0:41:45 > 0:41:55occasion, has she gone too hard, too early? We will have to wait and see.

0:41:56 > 0:42:00STUDIO: We will be back to that 30 kilometre mass start in the cross

0:42:00 > 0:42:05country but we have to head straight back to the Hockey Centre because

0:42:05 > 0:42:10this final is at a thrilling stage of play. The Olympic Athletes from

0:42:10 > 0:42:17Russia and Germany are locked at 3-3 at the end of normal time. They are

0:42:17 > 0:42:24going into overtime so let's rejoin our commentary team. Doesn't get

0:42:24 > 0:42:30much better than this. An Olympic final in overtime. It happened in

0:42:30 > 0:42:352010 in Vancouver. Sidney Crosby stepped up to the plate scoring the

0:42:35 > 0:42:40winner for Canada. 1994, Lili Hammer, they went to overtime, it

0:42:40 > 0:42:45was Sweden against Canada. They went to a penalty shoot out, they got

0:42:45 > 0:42:54through seven rounds. And that was enough for Sweden to go on and take

0:42:54 > 0:43:01victory. Will it be a shooter or netminder who stars in overtime? It

0:43:01 > 0:43:05is sudden death. Will it be the tenth ranked Germans or the super

0:43:05 > 0:43:09favourites going into this, the Olympic Athletes from Russia, who

0:43:09 > 0:43:16take gold? Next goal wins, simple as that. Which way is it going to go,

0:43:16 > 0:43:24Kent?You've seen Nikita Gusev out there already, two goals in the

0:43:24 > 0:43:30third period and he is so dangerous every time he is on the ice. Four on

0:43:30 > 0:43:38format, lots of space for both teams.Good defensive play.

0:43:38 > 0:43:45Seidenberg clears away for the. Twice they've won bronze, never won

0:43:45 > 0:43:49gold. This is their first ice hockey final. Nobody anticipated they'd be

0:43:49 > 0:43:56here. The men in red, though, no doubt most people predicted they

0:43:56 > 0:44:02would be here.

0:44:02 > 0:44:04would be here.Germany was 45 away from gold, they had a power play,

0:44:04 > 0:44:13they were leading 3-2, and they gave up a short-handed goal at the last

0:44:13 > 0:44:20minute, Gusev scoring the goal. Gusev has had an amazing tournament,

0:44:20 > 0:44:31he is a great player. The Russian fans... Inside the Hockey Centre are

0:44:31 > 0:44:38trying to do their bit to is heard their players on. One mistake now,

0:44:38 > 0:44:48one error, one moment of brilliance would be enough. Easy start to this

0:44:48 > 0:44:56period, Kaprizov goes in there. Interesting, seven out there they

0:44:56 > 0:45:03don't usually play together, the Russian athletes, Telegin and

0:45:03 > 0:45:09Kaprizov. What do they do here? Well, four on format, you want to

0:45:09 > 0:45:13maintain puck possession. If you don't like what you see, you return

0:45:13 > 0:45:19it. The Russians able to set up behind their net, and it is about

0:45:19 > 0:45:26beating your cheque. If you can get past your cheque and have an open

0:45:26 > 0:45:33lane to the net, UC 's scoring chances.Barabanov takes it wide but

0:45:33 > 0:45:39that was good defensive play, very strong by Seidenberg. Barabanov

0:45:39 > 0:45:44still in possession.

0:45:47 > 0:45:52They have to be careful not to take a penalty. A big shot from just

0:45:52 > 0:45:59inside the blue line, and sent around. They are behind the back of

0:45:59 > 0:46:04the net. It is sent towards the net, it is sitting there. They can't

0:46:04 > 0:46:11finish it off this time, agonisingly for the Germans.

0:46:12 > 0:46:17for the Germans.A solid defence. You get the sense right now Germany

0:46:17 > 0:46:29is a little behind the eight ball. Ehrhoff leading the rush. There is

0:46:29 > 0:46:37lots of experience on this German team, average H -- age of just above

0:46:37 > 0:46:4029. Many of them winning championships in their domestic

0:46:40 > 0:46:47league. They will take this one all the way

0:46:47 > 0:46:49back into their own zone.

0:46:55 > 0:47:04Ehrhoff wants his pass. Brooks Macek, born in Winnipeg, the

0:47:04 > 0:47:12Canadian presence in this final.

0:47:17 > 0:47:22The whistle will blow here. A shrug of the shoulders from the Russian

0:47:22 > 0:47:31coaching staff. A little bit tense for both teams.

0:47:31 > 0:47:37Early on, four on four, no one wanting to open it up to much. A lot

0:47:37 > 0:47:43of times in regular plate if you get four on four, you will get back and

0:47:43 > 0:47:50forth. A little bit more conservative.

0:47:50 > 0:47:55Zub sending it behind his own goal. Inevitably the defence will play a

0:47:55 > 0:48:05big part in overtime, they have two leaked into the play.

0:48:08 > 0:48:12If two forechecking get caught deep in the offensive territory and the

0:48:12 > 0:48:19puck heads the other way, sometimes the defence men can create a

0:48:19 > 0:48:26harmless two on two into a three on two on man rush.

0:48:26 > 0:48:31This wasn't meant to be the last gold medal of these Games but these

0:48:31 > 0:48:36players are stretching it out as far as they can.

0:48:40 > 0:48:47You can see Ivan Telegin, he has a little stone on his skate. Wanting

0:48:47 > 0:48:54to let the referee no that he's not trying to delay the game, he just

0:48:54 > 0:49:06needs a quick break. Zub in protection for OAR.

0:49:09 > 0:49:15-- in possession. Which of them will be thinking, penalty shots, that is

0:49:15 > 0:49:21our best chance? The OAR has the crafty players when

0:49:21 > 0:49:31it comes to the one-on-one situation. The German net minder is

0:49:31 > 0:49:37pretty good as well.

0:49:37 > 0:49:44pretty good as well.Super conservative play from both teams.

0:49:45 > 0:49:49You get the sense no one wants to make the big mistake. Because of

0:49:49 > 0:49:56that no one is taking a big chance, no one is jumping up into play. But

0:49:56 > 0:50:02it will happen, the chances will come. That is how four on four

0:50:02 > 0:50:06works. The longer it goes, fatigue sets in. That is when mistakes

0:50:06 > 0:50:18happen. And when you get an opportunity.

0:50:29 > 0:50:35A great four checked by Gusev, he goes towards the net, feeds it back.

0:50:35 > 0:50:40This is what you were talking about, the numbers flowing back. It takes a

0:50:40 > 0:50:47big deflection. There may be space to work a pass-through but great

0:50:47 > 0:50:57defensive play by OAR. Boyle will go all the way back.

0:51:07 > 0:51:11Sergei Mozyakin has scored a goal after goal in his career. I am not

0:51:11 > 0:51:16sure how much ice time he will get between now and penalty shots. He

0:51:16 > 0:51:23may well get a penalty shot.Four on four doesn't set up so well as him

0:51:23 > 0:51:30-- as well the him.Saved by Aus Den Berken!

0:51:30 > 0:51:37What a remarkable save. He is down and out, on his stomach. The only

0:51:37 > 0:51:50thing between Coble Chock and a gold medal is that left pad right there.

0:51:50 > 0:51:55-- cobble Madison Chock.

0:51:57 > 0:52:06-- cobble Madison Chock. -- Kovalchuk. What a save. One of the

0:52:06 > 0:52:10best goal-scorers on the planet. An unbelievable move. It couldn't get

0:52:10 > 0:52:15through.

0:52:22 > 0:52:27Gusev has been the provider so much in this tournament. He is looking

0:52:27 > 0:52:31for a hat-trick. It goes high and over the top.

0:52:35 > 0:52:41They have to be careful not to hang onto the stick too long.

0:52:41 > 0:52:47They are working that blue line. Seidenberg has played so many

0:52:47 > 0:52:49minutes in this game.

0:52:55 > 0:53:01Trying to clear this one away.You can tell how tired these players are

0:53:01 > 0:53:07on both sides. 32nd shifts, then off, and any sustained pressure put

0:53:07 > 0:53:19you over the edge.Macek goes underneath, he did a good job.

0:53:19 > 0:53:32The big red machine has been in fine form, looking very strong. But in

0:53:32 > 0:53:35this Olympic final there have been nerves.

0:53:35 > 0:53:44It is flipped in by Voinov. Macek wants to get in space. Good

0:53:44 > 0:53:48defensive work but Macek keeps it alive. Is there space for the

0:53:48 > 0:53:55Germans, driving hard for the net and we get a scrum here. Hager, more

0:53:55 > 0:54:05good play from him. You can see the game for Germany, it

0:54:05 > 0:54:10has not engaged the Russians, skating away. Hager trying to get

0:54:10 > 0:54:20his rebound, one more look from Kovalchuck. Aus Den Berken tried to

0:54:20 > 0:54:28go, and it was just that left pad. Great positioning.

0:54:36 > 0:54:44What is he going to do? He passes to the gates of the German. Every time

0:54:44 > 0:54:52he has possession, he could win the game. Here is that kind of player.

0:54:53 > 0:54:57Kovalchuck again, how much energy has he got? He manipulates

0:54:57 > 0:55:04possession so well on that stick. Datsyuk seems to caress the puck

0:55:04 > 0:55:12around with short jabs.

0:55:16 > 0:55:35I see a penalty coming.Ouch.So slick with the puck. Penalty,

0:55:35 > 0:55:42high-sticking. The stick rides up and write off the chin of Datsyuk,

0:55:42 > 0:55:48that is careless with your sticks, one hand on it. It is tough to look

0:55:48 > 0:55:53away from that if you are a referee. And a tough one to give if you are

0:55:53 > 0:56:01Patrik Rybar.So experienced. He scored that massive goal for, to

0:56:01 > 0:56:08send them through. Send them through to the semifinals. Now he is relying

0:56:08 > 0:56:13on his team-mates to give him one more shot to get back out there.

0:56:13 > 0:56:19Four on three power play. This Russian teen score about 25% of the

0:56:19 > 0:56:29time.One of the best penalty killers.This is with OAR, a chance

0:56:29 > 0:56:37to take a gold medal back to Russia. It is off the bar.

0:56:37 > 0:56:42What a chance that was. What a backhand from that Madison Chock.

0:56:42 > 0:56:50Gusev again, a fake shot. They are working it all over the place.

0:56:50 > 0:56:55Voinov at the top. They score exhibition at OAR have won it! A

0:56:55 > 0:57:01powerplay goal.

0:57:01 > 0:57:04powerplay goal. Gold will return to Russia for the first time since

0:57:04 > 0:57:141992! The Germans eventually beaten.

0:57:14 > 0:57:21The penalty from Reimer came back to Holborn, what a campaign from the

0:57:21 > 0:57:31tenth. And finally, they deliver the knockout blow -- came back to haunt

0:57:31 > 0:57:38them. The moment for Russia... And the

0:57:38 > 0:57:44history will read OAR, but the papers in Moscow will read a very

0:57:44 > 0:57:50different story on Monday morning. The gold they have wanted for so

0:57:50 > 0:57:55long and it is the kid who scored it, Kaprizov, Russian hockey's

0:57:55 > 0:58:05golden boy. Just too dangerous, too much. You

0:58:05 > 0:58:12said at Voinov, Gusev, Datsyuk, and Kaprizov, and they moved that puck

0:58:12 > 0:58:16around to perfection. It was set up so beautifully. A one-time shot.

0:58:16 > 0:58:26There was no chance for the German goal-tender. You can see defeat in

0:58:26 > 0:58:35the German team's eyes. A high-sticking penalty, and it was a

0:58:35 > 0:58:39tough one to take. We have seen calls like that being looked the

0:58:39 > 0:58:44other way especially in overtime, it makes you wonder.

0:58:44 > 0:58:56Gusev. And what a shot from Kaprizov. The golden goal.

0:58:56 > 0:59:02A huge moment, Gusev again. The most valuable player we think in this

0:59:02 > 0:59:06tournament. Datsyuk who has won everything there is to win in ice

0:59:06 > 0:59:14hockey except an Olympic gold. The man there on the edge of the crease.

0:59:14 > 0:59:19Now he has the lot. 39 years of age, the oldest man to win an Olympic

0:59:19 > 0:59:28gold medal in the ice hockey tournament. Kirill Kaprizov, one of

0:59:28 > 0:59:35those names of legends, when you leave through the hockey history

0:59:35 > 0:59:43books that will cause so much discussion. There may not be any NHL

0:59:43 > 0:59:47players on the ice, but there have been some star performer is, one of

0:59:47 > 0:59:55the stars has been the German head coach. That

0:59:55 > 1:00:04coach. That man there, Aston buccan, the net minder. -- Aus Den Birken.

1:00:04 > 1:00:08This reinforces how proud he is, how they have done such an unbelievable

1:00:08 > 1:00:15job for their country, they done so proud that they took this gold medal

1:00:15 > 1:00:23game into overtime. 45 seconds away from gold.

1:00:23 > 1:00:29Once the sting wears off, they will be proud club and they've earned the

1:00:29 > 1:00:33respect of the hockey community and especially these gold medal winners

1:00:33 > 1:00:35from the Olympic Athletes from Russia.These are the great moments

1:00:35 > 1:00:41when the two teams get a chance to embrace, and get a chance to talk to

1:00:41 > 1:00:50one another. What an Olympic ice hockey tournament it has been. It

1:00:50 > 1:00:54took penalty you shots in the women's side and overtime in the

1:00:54 > 1:01:00men's. Great pass from Gusev, he found Kaprizov, and for the first

1:01:00 > 1:01:04time since 1992, it is a team with players from Russia which takes home

1:01:04 > 1:01:08gold.

1:01:14 > 1:01:19STUDIO: Incredible stuff at the Hockey Centre and like it has been

1:01:19 > 1:01:22described, it has been its insatiable tournament in both the

1:01:22 > 1:01:28men's and women's tournament. Olympic Athletes from Russia might

1:01:28 > 1:01:31take gold but the Germans are celebrating a silver medal, their

1:01:31 > 1:01:36best return from the Winter Olympics in ice hockey. Absolutely brilliant

1:01:36 > 1:01:41stuff. We are going to head straight back to the cross centre because the

1:01:41 > 1:01:4630 kilometre women's mass start is under way. Norway's Marit Bjoergen

1:01:46 > 1:01:53aiming for her fifth medal here in PyeongChang and looking to end on an

1:01:53 > 1:02:00ultimate high with a gold. The 37-year-old, the Iron Lady, is in a

1:02:00 > 1:02:06league of her own, can she end on a high? Let's join Ollie Williams and

1:02:06 > 1:02:10Rob Walker. COMMENTATOR: Thanks. Good morning

1:02:10 > 1:02:17once again, everybody. The Iron Lady is putting herself in pole position

1:02:17 > 1:02:22to close a glorious career in style. She is miles clear of the rest. She

1:02:22 > 1:02:28is heading towards the age of 38. Coming into this race, we were

1:02:28 > 1:02:33talking about the great Charlotte Kalla, who is still in the mix along

1:02:33 > 1:02:39with the Finns and the

1:02:39 > 1:02:43with the Finns and the Austrian, Stadlober. If you've just joined us,

1:02:43 > 1:02:47Bjoergen was having a probe at the front but there was nothing

1:02:47 > 1:02:52definitive but there is now because she isn't shy and she isn't far off

1:02:52 > 1:02:56being a minute in front. She has been relentless with her pace. There

1:02:56 > 1:03:01is a long way to go, this is 30 K, and they are approaching 17.5

1:03:01 > 1:03:11kilometres. Nine is Niskanen, whose brother won the skiing yesterday.

1:03:11 > 1:03:19Then Parmakoski. Ollie Williams alongside me. Charlotte Kalla went

1:03:19 > 1:03:23in for a pit stop, which is allowed, which is why she disappeared from

1:03:23 > 1:03:29this group, and from the overall story 's perspective, you'd want to

1:03:29 > 1:03:35see Kalla closing the gap on the three women who are second, third

1:03:35 > 1:03:44and fourth.We are talking about Charlotte Kalla closing the gap, who

1:03:44 > 1:03:52have -- has to join the pack that have to close the gap. Kalla has

1:03:52 > 1:03:56been caught to some extent. She is struggling a little just to close

1:03:56 > 1:04:02this gap. She has closed it a little bit. The bigger story, Marit

1:04:02 > 1:04:06Bjoergen has gone out from the start, laid waste to the rest of the

1:04:06 > 1:04:11field and looks to be doing exactly what she did in a very similar race

1:04:11 > 1:04:19in year ago where she went out, put 20 seconds into the rest of the

1:04:19 > 1:04:23field after five kilometres and then beat everybody by two minutes. When

1:04:23 > 1:04:27you see her one minute and six seconds ahead of everyone else,

1:04:27 > 1:04:31which she is right now, that is not the kind of breakaway when you look

1:04:31 > 1:04:36at them and say, maybe they will get reeled back in. When she does this,

1:04:36 > 1:04:43she wins by a distance. There is very little her opponents can do,

1:04:43 > 1:04:49short of something miraculous right now, I think.When Niskanen did this

1:04:49 > 1:04:54yesterday in the men's 50 kilometres, there was one skier that

1:04:54 > 1:04:59managed to go with him, and it became a two-way dual for gold, it

1:04:59 > 1:05:06was a fascinating race up here in the hills of PyeongChang. At the

1:05:06 > 1:05:11moment, this is a classic frontrunning scenario. Marit

1:05:11 > 1:05:16Bjoergen, less than 12 kilometres to go. There is the Austrian,

1:05:16 > 1:05:23Stadlober. Charlotte Kalla has closed a couple of seconds, she is

1:05:23 > 1:05:27in fifth but these three are working well together and there is history

1:05:27 > 1:05:31on the line for this trio, even if they can't closed out Marit

1:05:31 > 1:05:38Bjoergen. The Austrian has ever been on the podium, no Finn has finished

1:05:38 > 1:05:43higher than silver.

1:05:43 > 1:05:47higher than silver. They are all trailing in the wake of this woman.

1:05:47 > 1:05:52What a story this would be if she could finish this 16 year glittering

1:05:52 > 1:05:57career in style, defending this title.Finish her career by having a

1:05:57 > 1:06:02race of her own! Marit Bjoergen started this race at the front, blew

1:06:02 > 1:06:10everybody apart and has stayed at the front. It is unbelievable.

1:06:11 > 1:06:13the front. It is unbelievable. Here is the 25-year-old, Stadlober. A

1:06:13 > 1:06:19couple of top ten finishes, ninth in the freestyle, she is searching for

1:06:19 > 1:06:23her first major podium at Olympic level as we cut back to see Marit

1:06:23 > 1:06:29Bjoergen coming into the stadium. Stadlober is fourth in the world

1:06:29 > 1:06:37which is why she is wearing the four on her bib Mac. We scour the

1:06:37 > 1:06:43background to see when another skier will appear on the picture. That is

1:06:43 > 1:06:47the gap that Marit Bjoergen has. If you're lucky, you might see the

1:06:47 > 1:06:53skiers come down the hill. No. I think Marit Bjoergen may get out of

1:06:53 > 1:07:00the stadium before we even begin to see anyone coming to chase. This is

1:07:00 > 1:07:04now Teresa Stadlober, she is inexperienced, but she has two Finns

1:07:04 > 1:07:09who are very strong with her. The other significance to Bjoergen

1:07:09 > 1:07:14getting out of the stadium before they come in is that is crushing for

1:07:14 > 1:07:18them psychologically because they will be having a look.You can't see

1:07:18 > 1:07:23their eyes because of their advisers but they will look, a cursory look

1:07:23 > 1:07:27out of the left-hand side, and they will have been expecting to see

1:07:27 > 1:07:32Marit Bjoergen, but she's already out onto the tracks for another

1:07:32 > 1:07:39circuit. Look at the plus figure which shows you how far behind these

1:07:39 > 1:07:43skiers are. The gap is growing and growing and getting bigger and

1:07:43 > 1:07:48bigger and the longer we go into this race, the more it looks like

1:07:48 > 1:07:55the 37-year-old from Norway has time to this race to perfection. There is

1:07:55 > 1:08:00a long way to go, just over six miles, and something could go wrong,

1:08:00 > 1:08:05but this is a massive, massive lead for a woman who is looking to finish

1:08:05 > 1:08:11with yet another piece of history. Honestly, I'm thinking of things to

1:08:11 > 1:08:17go wrong, and short of taking skis off her or an alien invasion, I

1:08:17 > 1:08:27don't know that there's much is going to happen to make up part with

1:08:27 > 1:08:34the gold medal. She has been making a great gap all raced through. What

1:08:34 > 1:08:40a great result for Jessica Diggins when she won the sprint but Marit

1:08:40 > 1:08:44Bjoergen now reasserting her authority and reasserting her

1:08:44 > 1:08:46position as the greatest cross-country skier, the greatest

1:08:46 > 1:08:55Winter Olympian of all time. If this is the last time we see Marit

1:08:55 > 1:08:59Bjoergen and the Winter Olympics, she is going out in an unforgettable

1:08:59 > 1:09:06style and Norway will celebrate this until the end of days.The Norwegian

1:09:06 > 1:09:09coaches giving Marit Bjoergen all the information she needs and she

1:09:09 > 1:09:15will like hearing she is one-minute and 16 seconds ahead of the

1:09:15 > 1:09:27Austrian, Stadlober, in search of their first medal, the Austrians.

1:09:27 > 1:09:34Stadlober is pulling away. She comes from a long dynasty of great

1:09:34 > 1:09:37cross-country skiers. Her dad got a gold and silver at the world

1:09:37 > 1:09:42Championships in 99 and her mother skied Alpine for Austria in the

1:09:42 > 1:09:48Winter Olympic Games in 84 and 88. There she is, Stadlober, slipping a

1:09:48 > 1:09:55fraction around the corner. Then it is Niskanen and Parmakoski. At the

1:09:55 > 1:09:59moment, they are battling for silver and bronze because you cannot see

1:09:59 > 1:10:05this lead being eroded by Stadlober. This needed to happen ten kilometres

1:10:05 > 1:10:16ago. The reason it didn't, it was to faster pace from Bjoergen. Finally,

1:10:16 > 1:10:21we see Stadlober getting ahead. She might get reeled back in. Meanwhile,

1:10:21 > 1:10:26Kalla, who was going to be the big rival for Marit Bjoergen, last seen

1:10:26 > 1:10:32one minute and 30 back, 15 seconds or so behind the chasing three and

1:10:32 > 1:10:35that is it for Charlotte Kalla, I think. I don't think she will get

1:10:35 > 1:10:41back into the medals. It is going to be a race for silver, there are

1:10:41 > 1:10:47going to be probably these three people in it, maybe Stina Nilsson

1:10:47 > 1:10:54from Sweden, sitting in sixth place, she might have the opportunity to

1:10:54 > 1:11:01catch these three. But if it comes down to it, I look at these three,

1:11:01 > 1:11:06and I think Parmakoski is going to be my leading contender for silver

1:11:06 > 1:11:10because she has these sprint finish and she should be the quickest up

1:11:10 > 1:11:15the hill into the arena, if they stay together.And Parmakoski on the

1:11:15 > 1:11:24right of your picture, wearing bib seven, she has won five podium

1:11:24 > 1:11:29appearances. She's been in the top ten of all her races so far. You can

1:11:29 > 1:11:39see that gap back to Nilsson and Oestberg. They've now managed to

1:11:39 > 1:11:51drop Niskanen, wearing April nine. -- wearing bib nine. So, yet again,

1:11:51 > 1:11:57since the last checkpoint, the lead has increased for Marit Bjoergen

1:11:57 > 1:12:04till one minute 21. Niskanen beginning to struggle, unlike her

1:12:04 > 1:12:09brother in the men's 50. What a wonderful moment for Finland. She's

1:12:09 > 1:12:13currently in fourth but there is no doubt who is in the lead. What a

1:12:13 > 1:12:19career this has been. Her first medal in the relay as a teenager in

1:12:19 > 1:12:24Salt Lake City. 16 years later, still going strong. She has won a

1:12:24 > 1:12:31medal in every event she has entered so far here at the age of 37. In a

1:12:31 > 1:12:36sport as physically punishing as this, that is extraordinary. She

1:12:36 > 1:12:42anchored the Norwegians to the gold in the relay, she had a silver in

1:12:42 > 1:12:49the biathlon, she tied for bronze in the 10K. It is an unbelievable

1:12:49 > 1:12:56career, and Hollywood would almost laugh if you made this up and you

1:12:56 > 1:13:00put Marit Bjoergen in this position at the moment, with the age and lead

1:13:00 > 1:13:04she has got with a field containing world-class women some of whom are

1:13:04 > 1:13:1010-15 years her junior.Use saw Teresa Stadlober look around to see

1:13:10 > 1:13:16where everybody was, and I am doing the same. Why is she out on her own?

1:13:16 > 1:13:20Let's see where Parmakoski is. Marit Bjoergen, if this was anyone else,

1:13:20 > 1:13:27I'd be worried about them being out on that own skiing for an hour on

1:13:27 > 1:13:31that end. So, here is Teresa Stadlober, who has a smile on her

1:13:31 > 1:13:38face. She is going to come through here now, so Teresa Stadlober still

1:13:38 > 1:13:47coming through... Where on earth is Parmakoski, who has evaporated from

1:13:47 > 1:13:53the scene? So, Teresa Stadlober has managed to end up out all on her

1:13:53 > 1:14:02own. We will take a look here.Did one of them go the wrong way?That

1:14:02 > 1:14:08looks like that happened.That could be an absolute disaster for

1:14:08 > 1:14:15Stadlober. She's gone the wrong way. That is why she's out on her own!

1:14:15 > 1:14:22That is a disaster! An absolute disaster for Teresa Stadlober. She

1:14:22 > 1:14:28has read the course is wrong, guided by somebody? She looked like she was

1:14:28 > 1:14:33talking to someone, whether it was her coach or Marshall. And now

1:14:33 > 1:14:38Parmakoski is out on her own. Marit Bjoergen is so far down the road, it

1:14:38 > 1:14:42is on thinkable but she has lost Teresa Stadlober because she has

1:14:42 > 1:14:49been taken down the wrong road and for that to happen after 20

1:14:49 > 1:14:54kilometres in the most gruelling race of the Olympics, what a

1:14:54 > 1:14:58disaster!That is an absolute nightmare for Teresa Stadlober, as

1:14:58 > 1:15:09we watch Stina Nilsson, 19, and Oestberg they've moved up a place. A

1:15:09 > 1:15:12disaster for Stadlober. She was on her way and looking comfortable in

1:15:12 > 1:15:16second place, and a silver would have been by far the best moment of

1:15:16 > 1:15:23her career so far. She has gone off course. It is a course with a lots

1:15:23 > 1:15:28of twists and turns but it is the first time in this last event we

1:15:28 > 1:15:33have seen anybody going the wrong way. Parmakoski is in the silver

1:15:33 > 1:15:40medal position and Teresa Stadlober two minutes 36 seconds adrift after

1:15:40 > 1:15:46misreading the course. Even worse if she was instructed mistakenly by a

1:15:46 > 1:15:54coach to go a different way. It is memories of Kramer, just on the

1:15:54 > 1:15:59verge when he was breaking the 10,000 metre record and taking the

1:15:59 > 1:16:03gold. An absolute nightmare for the Austrian. And you take the silver

1:16:03 > 1:16:09medallist out of the equation, she's having to go some. She is out of the

1:16:09 > 1:16:15shots at the moment. She has to go some to close the gap. It means

1:16:15 > 1:16:20Bjoergen is even further in front. The only woman who has started to a

1:16:20 > 1:16:26road that leads has gone the wrong way.

1:16:26 > 1:16:32I feel for Teresa Stadlober. In my last university exam, I missed an

1:16:32 > 1:16:37entire section and failed eye exam. Now I have cold sweats watching

1:16:37 > 1:16:43Stadlober, this is the Olympic equivalent. Can you imagine that

1:16:43 > 1:16:47when you have already done 20 kilometres in your last Olympic

1:16:47 > 1:16:51event, you have been working at it for years, never once in the

1:16:51 > 1:16:58Olympics or World Championships, and you go the wrong way. Parmakoski,

1:16:58 > 1:17:06one minute and a half behind. Nelson closing that gap a little.

1:17:06 > 1:17:14There may be a chance to track down Parmakoski.

1:17:14 > 1:17:20Niskanen is gradually being caught up.

1:17:20 > 1:17:25Nilsson would not have been your choice of Swedish contender, he

1:17:25 > 1:17:30would have been looking at Charlotte Kalla, she is two minutes and six

1:17:30 > 1:17:36seconds back. Marit Bjoergen is far off in the

1:17:36 > 1:17:43distance. Krista Parmakoski is now in silver

1:17:43 > 1:17:55medal position. Teresa Stadlober from Austria, I think her

1:17:55 > 1:18:01aspirations have gone. It will require an immense finish from her.

1:18:01 > 1:18:04Parmakoski in seconds, no fin has never finished higher than third,

1:18:04 > 1:18:11what a story this will be for her, seeking a hat-trick after two bronze

1:18:11 > 1:18:18medals. More good news for the Norwegians as Krista Parmakoski

1:18:18 > 1:18:25comes in for a change of skis, Marit Bjoergen has already changed skis. A

1:18:25 > 1:18:30lead of 1.5 minutes will get even bigger for Marit Bjoergen. The Finn

1:18:30 > 1:18:41anxiously takes a look over.

1:18:45 > 1:18:57Niskanen coming in for a pit stop. Charlotte Kalla is in sixth.

1:18:57 > 1:19:03Marit Bjoergen needs.

1:19:03 > 1:19:05Marit Bjoergen needs.Nelson and Niskanen have been gifted an

1:19:05 > 1:19:11opportunity.

1:19:11 > 1:19:15opportunity. They hadn't been in contention until Stadlober went the

1:19:15 > 1:19:23wrong way. We watch Teresa Stadlober eventually

1:19:23 > 1:19:33coming through the stadium. My heart goes out to her. Ingvild Flugstad

1:19:33 > 1:19:38Oesberg is interesting for Norway, she has been flying under the radar.

1:19:38 > 1:19:45The headlines have been about Marit Bjoergen. She is in a race of her

1:19:45 > 1:19:54own. And the headlines about Heidi Weng, the world number one, this was

1:19:54 > 1:19:59her last chance. No one was talking about Ingvild Flugstad Oesberg who

1:19:59 > 1:20:07is already an Olympic champion from the relay. And already a gold and

1:20:07 > 1:20:11silver from Sochi. She may be in with a chance of sneaking onto the

1:20:11 > 1:20:15podium when ten minutes ago it looked like she wouldn't get

1:20:15 > 1:20:22anything. Wouldn't it be amazing if Niskanen for Finland could get on

1:20:22 > 1:20:29the podium alongside her team-mate, Kuske.

1:20:42 > 1:20:51-- Niskanen. If Stina Nilsson can get onto the podium that would be

1:20:51 > 1:20:54great. There are some great stories waiting

1:20:54 > 1:21:01to unfold as the last few kilometres agonisingly tick down. They will be

1:21:01 > 1:21:06feeling it, these women, they are incredibly fit, the ultimate test of

1:21:06 > 1:21:11upper body and leg strength, especially when they are skiing in

1:21:11 > 1:21:16classic style as opposed to free skates. We are looking at an effort

1:21:16 > 1:21:22of an hour and a half at the end of what has been for many a brutal

1:21:22 > 1:21:26selection of long distance and sprint races. Watching the clock to

1:21:26 > 1:21:33see how big this league is for Marit Bjoergen. There is Parmakoski, twice

1:21:33 > 1:21:41a bronze medallist already in Pyeongchang. It is now a minute and

1:21:41 > 1:21:4749. It is getting bigger. The Norwegian coaches will be delighted

1:21:47 > 1:21:53with what Bjoergen is doing at the front and will be pleased to see

1:21:53 > 1:21:58Oestberg and Nelson behind. I agree, Nelson was a fabulous winner of the

1:21:58 > 1:22:06sprint title, and she is in the mix here in an event where we wouldn't

1:22:06 > 1:22:11normally have expected her to feature. The Swedish woman has

1:22:11 > 1:22:14obviously taken great confidence from that sprint victory and having

1:22:14 > 1:22:19the likes of Kalla on the team who has had a fine Games with four

1:22:19 > 1:22:24medals.

1:22:29 > 1:22:38medals.We now just have Oestberg and Nilsson in that shot. Kerttu

1:22:38 > 1:22:45Niskanen macro is around 15 seconds back. If you are unfamiliar, a medal

1:22:45 > 1:22:53recap of Marit Bjoergen, seven gold medals, four silver medals, three

1:22:53 > 1:22:56bronze medals. That is the most medals ever won by anyone at the

1:22:56 > 1:23:06Winter Olympics.

1:23:13 > 1:23:17Now it Bergen will be unquestionably the best athlete you have ever seen

1:23:17 > 1:23:22at the Winter Olympics. And could be for quite some time. An

1:23:22 > 1:23:27extraordinary record. Of longevity, design and hunger and even more

1:23:27 > 1:23:32amazing when you think that she's on her way barring a technical disaster

1:23:32 > 1:23:39the skis as we watched that battle for bronze, it even more impressive

1:23:39 > 1:23:43when you bear in mind Marit Bjoergen is on her way to a fifth medal here

1:23:43 > 1:23:49in Pyeongchang three years after giving birth to her son. She has

1:23:49 > 1:23:53come back after maternity leave and arguably delivered the greatest

1:23:53 > 1:23:59Games of her life. Five medals in 2010. This would be even more

1:23:59 > 1:24:04spectacular at the age of 37. Bjoergen is away and clear in gold

1:24:04 > 1:24:11medal position at the moment. What a performance so far from Krista

1:24:11 > 1:24:15Parmakoski benefiting from the disastrous mistake made by Tereza

1:24:15 > 1:24:20Stadlober from Austria who was clear in second place but went the wrong

1:24:20 > 1:24:25way, she is miles back, three minutes away. She could potentially

1:24:25 > 1:24:31get disqualified forgetting -- for going the wrong way.

1:24:31 > 1:24:37Norway am a gold, Finland in silver, and a battle between Sweden and

1:24:37 > 1:24:44Norway for once. Let us look at the deficit.

1:24:44 > 1:24:51Parmakoski in silver medal position. The gap was 1.40 nine. The other two

1:24:51 > 1:24:56in battling for the bronze looks to me as if they are reeling Parmakoski

1:24:56 > 1:25:05in who has a slip. This gets very interesting because three into two

1:25:05 > 1:25:08doesn't go and maybe Parmakoski macro will be dragged into a massive

1:25:08 > 1:25:14battle by these women. The view is deceptive, they are 14

1:25:14 > 1:25:26seconds back. We mentioned potentially some sort

1:25:26 > 1:25:32of technical disaster with the skis, I am not sure Bjoergen will switch

1:25:32 > 1:25:40her skis. This is absolutely the greatest

1:25:40 > 1:25:46cross country skiing performance you can ever imagine. Over a race this

1:25:46 > 1:25:50distance, 30 kilometres, to start in the lead, stay in the lead and race

1:25:50 > 1:25:54the whole thing on your own with the confidence and grim determination

1:25:54 > 1:26:02you see on her face, is a talent that virtually only one person

1:26:02 > 1:26:08possesses. Norway hope in the men's side this is what they will see on

1:26:08 > 1:26:13Sunday.

1:26:15 > 1:26:21Sunday. Marit Bjoergen has something slightly different. She has none of

1:26:21 > 1:26:27the showmanship all desire of drama and she just has an ability to

1:26:27 > 1:26:31punish her opponents and she is showing every last ounce of it here.

1:26:31 > 1:26:42There is Nielsen -- Nielsen. This is the gap Parmakoski has over the two

1:26:42 > 1:26:48behind her.

1:26:51 > 1:26:54behind her.Bjoergen has been relentlessly hungry for success in

1:26:54 > 1:26:59her career but with a degree of humility. Cross-country skiing may

1:26:59 > 1:27:03not be the biggest sport in Britain but is by far and away the biggest

1:27:03 > 1:27:11sport in Norway, they are massive stars, with huge contracts, great

1:27:11 > 1:27:14sponsorship opportunities laid at their feet. They are worshipped

1:27:14 > 1:27:20wherever they go. For Bjoergen to have remained as grounded and humble

1:27:20 > 1:27:23as she has speaks volumes about the kind of person she is as well as

1:27:23 > 1:27:33athlete she is.Parmakoski holding that 15 second gap with Oestberg and

1:27:33 > 1:27:42Nilsson behind. They are running out of time and kilometres.

1:27:42 > 1:27:48of time and kilometres. We have mentioned Marit Bjoergen last year

1:27:48 > 1:27:53went out big and won by 22 macro minutes. She may exceed that gap the

1:27:53 > 1:28:04rate she is going -- and she won by two minutes.

1:28:04 > 1:28:11Krista Parmakoski map -- Is all on her own. After that unfortunate

1:28:11 > 1:28:18error with the course by Stadlober. It will be tight if only because

1:28:18 > 1:28:26Stina Nilsson, if she can turn it on in the final kilometres she might be

1:28:26 > 1:28:33able to catch up. I wonder whether that is asking quite a lot of

1:28:33 > 1:28:36Oestberg and Nilsson to catch up with Krista Parmakoski as she heads

1:28:36 > 1:28:45in for silver. She is more than two minutes behind.

1:28:45 > 1:28:50Stena Nilsson just behind. No Swede has ever won a medal in this event.

1:28:50 > 1:28:57What an honour for these women as they close an unbelievable 16 days

1:28:57 > 1:29:03of sporting drama here.

1:29:03 > 1:29:06of sporting drama here. Their medals will be awarded in the closing

1:29:06 > 1:29:13ceremony, agreement entered to a sensational games -- a brilliant end

1:29:13 > 1:29:24to a sensational Games. They are trying to move towards

1:29:24 > 1:29:30Parmakoski who has had a wonderful Games. There are two different

1:29:30 > 1:29:37races, Marit Bjoergen has been dynamite. They're in mind she is the

1:29:37 > 1:29:40defending champion, yet another accolade for her collection, no one

1:29:40 > 1:29:48has ever won this title twice -- no woman. We look at Parmakoski

1:29:48 > 1:29:56continuing this drive away from Oestberg. When Bjoergen one this

1:29:56 > 1:30:04before, the margin was 2.6 seconds. When she lost in Vancouver, the

1:30:04 > 1:30:12margin was 0.3 of a second. These races are usually very, very close.

1:30:12 > 1:30:16Two minutes is a ridiculous margin to hold over the rest of the field

1:30:16 > 1:30:22and it is not as if this is a weak field, it is one of the greatest

1:30:22 > 1:30:27distance skiing fields we have ever seen and she has taken them apart at

1:30:27 > 1:30:32the age of 37, extraordinary.

1:30:32 > 1:30:39And when she crosses the line, her son went to be far away. She had to

1:30:39 > 1:30:44make special arrangements to come back. If you are male, you can have

1:30:44 > 1:30:48a child and come back but if you're trying to be a mother at the same

1:30:48 > 1:30:54time, the ski Federation set up warm rooms for caretakers of children and

1:30:54 > 1:30:57their kids is to hang out while Marit Bjoergen was competing, a

1:30:57 > 1:31:04couple of others as well, they've had to make adjustments to make sure

1:31:04 > 1:31:07that parents to return to the circuit get the support they need in

1:31:07 > 1:31:13order to compete at the top end of this board. As well as being a

1:31:13 > 1:31:16mother to a young kid at the same time and the way Marit Bjoergen has

1:31:16 > 1:31:22been able to come back, have a child in December 2015 and will again the

1:31:22 > 1:31:27moment she comeback... That is Teresa Stadlober, getting horribly

1:31:27 > 1:31:33confused. Oh, this is going to be one to forget for her. Returning to

1:31:33 > 1:31:37Marit Bjoergen, the way she's been able to be dominant at the Olympics

1:31:37 > 1:31:44for more than a decade and be allowed by her sport, facilitating

1:31:44 > 1:31:49it, making it easy, and to come back in this style, it is mind blowing

1:31:49 > 1:31:56and such a tribute to her as an individual.

1:31:57 > 1:32:00Oestberg and Nilsson, nothing to separate them in this battle for

1:32:00 > 1:32:09bronze. Parmakoski has had a hand on a

1:32:09 > 1:32:14a medal. A great moment of history awaits her. How the Finnish flags

1:32:14 > 1:32:20will wave at the ceremony because Niskanen will be getting his medal

1:32:20 > 1:32:28tonight. Nilsson is the sprint specialist. Oestberg has had a

1:32:28 > 1:32:35disappointing Games, by her own standards. Gold in the relay, this

1:32:35 > 1:32:39would be her first individual medal but there is a question over whether

1:32:39 > 1:32:48it will be Norway or Sweden. The cameras focusing in on the women in

1:32:48 > 1:32:54second, third and fourth because this is our long term leader. 30

1:32:54 > 1:32:59kilometres. It isn't far off an hour and a half of extreme physical

1:32:59 > 1:33:05exertion and underlines just how confident and classy Marit Bjoergen

1:33:05 > 1:33:09is that she went so hard so early in this race, determined to write this

1:33:09 > 1:33:17final chapter with the Sunni fitting end to this amazing career you'd

1:33:17 > 1:33:23wish to see. And it is, barring a mishap with her skis or a sudden

1:33:23 > 1:33:29injury, it is going to finish with gold, and gold number eight.There

1:33:29 > 1:33:33are only 15 women in this race within five minutes of Marit

1:33:33 > 1:33:41Bjoergen right now. Which is... Nonsense! It is such a testament. I

1:33:41 > 1:33:46know we are harping on about it but the reason we are doing this is

1:33:46 > 1:33:49because Marit Bjoergen was already deserving of so many tributes coming

1:33:49 > 1:33:57into this race and is now winning what we assume to be her final

1:33:57 > 1:34:02Olympic race in such... Unbelievable fashion! You can't help but just

1:34:02 > 1:34:06keep admiring it. She is doing get looking comfortable. Every time we

1:34:06 > 1:34:12look at the clock and say, how does it look now? There is another few

1:34:12 > 1:34:16seconds. Parmakoski, two minutes and three seconds behind. She was hoping

1:34:16 > 1:34:21to keep it close to the end. She is two minutes away! One of the race

1:34:21 > 1:34:26favourites! That is the kind of gap we are talking about. Marit Bjoergen

1:34:26 > 1:34:32is going out on top, it is very rare you get to say that but she is doing

1:34:32 > 1:34:37this.Enjoy these images. If you are not an expert in cross-country

1:34:37 > 1:34:42skiing, it doesn't matter. We can all surely appreciate what we are

1:34:42 > 1:34:48witnessing some of the greatest of all time, a once in a generation

1:34:48 > 1:34:51athlete, as we watch Parmakoski tried to edge ever closer to the

1:34:51 > 1:34:59silver medal. Bjoergen is a once in a generation woman who has destroyed

1:34:59 > 1:35:09this field in her final sendoff. Nilsson and Oestberg, toad slipping

1:35:09 > 1:35:12there, the sprinter for Sweden, trying to come home with what would

1:35:12 > 1:35:18be her country's first medal in this event. They are all miles behind a

1:35:18 > 1:35:26woman we may wait decades to see again in terms of quality. It is an

1:35:26 > 1:35:31extraordinary record. She will go up to 15 Winter Olympic medals.

1:35:31 > 1:35:36Amazing. And a reminder she is doing get in conditions that are not the

1:35:36 > 1:35:42best. It is warm out there, but it changes the snow hardpacked. It has

1:35:42 > 1:35:47been warm for a couple of days. It isn't the easiest to know what the

1:35:47 > 1:35:51snow is going to do because the weather hasn't been consistent.

1:35:51 > 1:35:56Marit Bjoergen didn't care, made no difference, still two minutes ahead,

1:35:56 > 1:36:00and we are left for a procession for Marit Bjoergen, Parmakoski coming in

1:36:00 > 1:36:05for silver and a wonderful sprint for bronze.There will be great

1:36:05 > 1:36:10drama in the stadium, and they will form a guard of honour for this

1:36:10 > 1:36:17woman. We're watching someone who has transcended the boundaries of

1:36:17 > 1:36:24her sport. For 16 years, she has been at the top. She has done it

1:36:24 > 1:36:29with humility, with a relentless hunger for success that only the

1:36:29 > 1:36:34greatest in the sport can ever know. She is smiling now as she soaks up

1:36:34 > 1:36:38the applause of a Winter Olympic crown for the very last time. It is

1:36:38 > 1:36:46an amazing moment, in a gruelling sport in which many only survive at

1:36:46 > 1:36:52the top for a couple of years. She's been there for 16! She has rewritten

1:36:52 > 1:36:56history. Even more importantly, she has rewritten the boundaries of what

1:36:56 > 1:37:05many thought was possible and all we can do is watch in awe and wonder as

1:37:05 > 1:37:09the greatest Winter Olympian of all time signs off in her own inimitable

1:37:09 > 1:37:17style. She will never forget these moments and her achievements will go

1:37:17 > 1:37:23down in the annals of time. This is a very, very special moment for all

1:37:23 > 1:37:32of us to witness. Eight gold medals, 15 in total, and now the tears, now

1:37:32 > 1:37:37the celebration, now the realisation that this 16 year journey is over

1:37:37 > 1:37:45and it has finished in style. Parmakoski, can she produce the best

1:37:45 > 1:37:51medal in Finland have ever received in this most brutal of events?

1:37:51 > 1:37:56Oestberg pulling away from Nilsson, who is trying to hang on, this

1:37:56 > 1:38:00desperate battle for bronze. Parmakoski looks good for silver.

1:38:00 > 1:38:03Parmakoski easily away for the silver. The battle is between these

1:38:03 > 1:38:12two. Nilsson is a sprinter, she has a sprint finish but does she have

1:38:12 > 1:38:17any fuel left? Right now, Oestberg has that tiny, little edge as we

1:38:17 > 1:38:22come into this downhill, where you see Krista Parmakoski right now,

1:38:22 > 1:38:25never anywhere near Marit Bjoergen but cruising towards a silver medal

1:38:25 > 1:38:30and it looks like Oestberg has a narrow advantage but don't count out

1:38:30 > 1:38:33Nilsson because she has the acceleration somewhat in her, as

1:38:33 > 1:38:40long as she has enough to power her. Cameras focusing on the battle for

1:38:40 > 1:38:43bronze. Krista Parmakoski not too far away from the finish line and

1:38:43 > 1:38:50it'll be the best performance by a thin in Winter Olympic history.

1:38:50 > 1:38:54Twice Finnish women have taken the bronze but there has never been a

1:38:54 > 1:39:02gold or 's over. It looks like Nilsson has pulled away from

1:39:02 > 1:39:08Oestberg. Parmakoski is going to take silver. It'll be three medals

1:39:08 > 1:39:13at these Games for this superb competitor. She can afford to ease

1:39:13 > 1:39:18up and celebrate. Twice she has finished third, now she takes the

1:39:18 > 1:39:25second spot. Superb celebrations for Finland. Look at this from Nilsson!

1:39:25 > 1:39:31Usually a sprint specialist, she put Sweden on the podium in this event

1:39:31 > 1:39:37for the first time and how special will the presentation be in the

1:39:37 > 1:39:41stadium tonight? What an honour for Nilsson and Parmakoski to say they

1:39:41 > 1:39:46were in the same race and they will be on the same podium as the woman

1:39:46 > 1:39:51whose talent we will never see again?Looking at Nilsson, did she

1:39:51 > 1:39:58almost even know she was in the battle for bronze? She wasn't aware

1:39:58 > 1:40:08what happened to Stadlober up ahead of her. Kalla, lasting three minutes

1:40:08 > 1:40:14behind Marit Bjoergen. This was the Swede be expected on the podium.

1:40:14 > 1:40:19Nilsson. There. Charlotte Kalla, one of the pre-race favourites, she did

1:40:19 > 1:40:24not have an answer to Marit Bjoergen and she will finally come home in

1:40:24 > 1:40:31fifth place. She is smiling, she is pointing at the medal, she is giving

1:40:31 > 1:40:36Nilsson a hug.

1:40:37 > 1:40:41Nilsson a hug. We watched Niskanen come in, she won't join her brother

1:40:41 > 1:40:47but it has been a fantastic Olympics for this family. We see Marit

1:40:47 > 1:40:51Bjoergen smiling away.What a special, special race for us to

1:40:51 > 1:40:56witness. It has been a privilege to sit in the commentary box. Eight

1:40:56 > 1:41:01gold medals Marit Bjoergen has won, 15 medals in total, but it isn't so

1:41:01 > 1:41:08much what she's done, it is how she's Dunnett, with humility, a

1:41:08 > 1:41:13smile on her face, a very, very special woman. And we will never see

1:41:13 > 1:41:22her like again. STUDIO: What an incredible

1:41:22 > 1:41:25competitor Marit Bjoergen is. She ends her Winter Olympic career here

1:41:25 > 1:41:35in PyeongChang with individual gold. It is a 15th Winter Olympic medal

1:41:35 > 1:41:38ending an incredible career. The 37-year-old mother of one with five

1:41:38 > 1:41:46Winter Olympic medals here in PyeongChang along to the -- alone.

1:41:46 > 1:41:54It has been a printer Olympics here, to, for the Dutch speed skater who

1:41:54 > 1:41:59has taken a gold and two silvers, she will carry the flag for the

1:41:59 > 1:42:02Netherlands tonight in what is her final Winter Olympics. We are at the

1:42:02 > 1:42:09end of the road as far as the medals are concerned. The competition is

1:42:09 > 1:42:13officially over, the party can start now and what a party it will be for

1:42:13 > 1:42:15Norway who topped the medal standings and have made history with

1:42:15 > 1:42:2239 medals in PyeongChang, a Winter Olympic record. Germany finish in

1:42:22 > 1:42:26second place. It has been a wonderful Games for the home nation,

1:42:26 > 1:42:33too. The TeamGB, it has been a ever Winter Olympics. Five medals from

1:42:33 > 1:42:37Lizzy Yarnold, Laura Deas, Dom Parsons, Lizzy Atkin and Billy

1:42:37 > 1:42:43Morgan. Disappointment for the USA, their biggest ever team at a Winter

1:42:43 > 1:42:46Games but 23 medals is well below their target of 37, their worst

1:42:46 > 1:42:50return in 20 years.

1:42:50 > 1:42:55No more medals can be won here in PyeongChang, this is the final day,

1:42:55 > 1:42:59and good morning if you are just joining us. We might not have any

1:42:59 > 1:43:03medals left to win but we did have one this morning. Here are the

1:43:03 > 1:43:11headlines. Billy Morgan has been named as Great Britain's flag bearer

1:43:11 > 1:43:17for the 2018 closing ceremony. He won the Big Air bronze to make sure

1:43:17 > 1:43:23Great Britain and these Games with a record tally of five. The South

1:43:23 > 1:43:29Korean women's curling team saw their Bedford gold fall at the final

1:43:29 > 1:43:35hurdle as Sweden claimed their third Olympic title. The garlic girls have

1:43:35 > 1:43:38captured the nation's imagination but the Swedes have clearly not read

1:43:38 > 1:43:46the script. The Russian team will not march behind their own flag at

1:43:46 > 1:43:50the PyeongChang 2018 closing ceremony after the IOC decided

1:43:50 > 1:43:54against lifting the suspension. The committee did say the suspension

1:43:54 > 1:43:59could be lifted at a later date if no further positive drugs test came

1:43:59 > 1:44:04out of these Games. Two Russians tested positive for doping at

1:44:04 > 1:44:10PyeongChang. There was disappointment yesterday for Team GB

1:44:10 > 1:44:15up at the Sliding Centre. There was real hope one of their two four-man

1:44:15 > 1:44:20bob teams could challenge near the top but, instead, after yesterday's

1:44:20 > 1:44:25first two runs, they were sitting 17th and 18th with medal hopes

1:44:25 > 1:44:29dashed. It was Germany leading the way after the first two runs leading

1:44:29 > 1:44:34into the first two runs earlier this morning. Real interest, two from

1:44:34 > 1:44:38South Korea, sitting in second place heading into the final two runs, and

1:44:38 > 1:44:43they could become the first Asian bobsleigh team to win an Olympic

1:44:43 > 1:44:46medal. Let's catch up with the action from earlier today with John

1:44:46 > 1:44:52Hunt and Joe Jackson.

1:44:52 > 1:44:55Hunt and Joe Jackson. A warm welcome back to the Sliding Centre for the

1:44:55 > 1:44:55Hunt and Joe Jackson. A warm welcome back to the Sliding Centre for the

1:44:55 > 1:45:03final day of action, the culmination of the men's four-man bob. A

1:45:03 > 1:45:06brilliant team here and the goals, even with two runs to go is within

1:45:06 > 1:45:11their grasp. It is and they've got the freshest ice so it wouldn't

1:45:11 > 1:45:16surprise me if they got another record here. Going first in the

1:45:16 > 1:45:23race, the ice is the freshest it can be and this track really dropped off

1:45:23 > 1:45:31after the seventh sled. So, the Germans lead.

1:45:32 > 1:45:39Germans lead. Friedrich pushes away for his third run.

1:45:40 > 1:45:47Another perfect consistent start.He has got through the crucial part at

1:45:47 > 1:45:54the top, sounding smooth already, and starting his charge. You can't

1:45:54 > 1:45:58necessarily win it on this one but you can throw it away with mistakes

1:45:58 > 1:46:03which will allow the Korean and the other German behind him to close up.

1:46:03 > 1:46:10He needs to drive consistently through. If he puts in a decent run

1:46:10 > 1:46:19he will be hard to catch.

1:46:19 > 1:46:28he will be hard to catch.The time under 49 seconds. My word.

1:46:28 > 1:46:36A little mistake from the number two, he should step on with the

1:46:36 > 1:46:41outside foot, a mistake from the Germans you wouldn't necessarily

1:46:41 > 1:46:45see, not great from him. Korea are currently in silver medal

1:46:45 > 1:46:57position. One young John and his team, what a story

1:47:00 > 1:47:07team, what a story this is -- Won Yunjong. He can close the gap

1:47:07 > 1:47:11between him and Friedrich to make it interesting on the final bond to

1:47:11 > 1:47:15come later this morning. They have been fantastic over achievers, talk

1:47:15 > 1:47:20about targeting your home Games. They have had more runs on this

1:47:20 > 1:47:26track which is why they are doing so well, they are driving well, the

1:47:26 > 1:47:31team start well. It is working for them. It shows having your home

1:47:31 > 1:47:39Games and having more runs where everyone else is on the mid 50s at

1:47:39 > 1:47:45best, he knows the track better than anybody. Already he is sounding a

1:47:45 > 1:47:55lot quieter than Francesco Friedrich. Will this run close it?

1:47:55 > 1:47:59They weren't as quick outs of the blocks as the Germans.

1:47:59 > 1:48:04A slightly better straight.

1:48:05 > 1:48:07A slightly better straight. He won't make big inroads, the Germans

1:48:07 > 1:48:18currently leading. They desperately need to close.

1:48:18 > 1:48:21They desperately need to close. They remain four tents behind, they

1:48:21 > 1:48:30didn't make any inroads at all on Friedrich. -- tenths.

1:48:30 > 1:48:36Still pretty slick, but Francesco Friedrich has just had a wonderful

1:48:36 > 1:48:45five minutes. He has. This was a great run, a

1:48:45 > 1:48:51similar gap as yesterday, keeping themselves in the mix.

1:48:51 > 1:48:59World-class team next to go from Germany, Nick Walter, the pilot.

1:48:59 > 1:49:06Kevin Kuske is part of his team. Alexander Roediger was a medallist

1:49:06 > 1:49:10in Vancouver and Eric Franke completes the line-up for Germany.

1:49:10 > 1:49:20They went 48.74 in their first. This is probably the most

1:49:20 > 1:49:29experienced team. A lot of it -- A lot of Olympic experience. He starts

1:49:29 > 1:49:41to build speed. There is nothing between these top pilots.

1:49:41 > 1:49:46This is the best line we have seen through there. Has he got enough to

1:49:46 > 1:49:50close in. Just dropping off a little bit.

1:49:50 > 1:49:57It will be tight.

1:49:57 > 1:50:00It will be tight.Friedrich sitting on the sidelines.

1:50:00 > 1:50:11He is half a second behind Friedrich.

1:50:11 > 1:50:18Friedrich.One mistake can cost you easily on this track.What a moment

1:50:18 > 1:50:24for Friedrich. His gap was 0.29, now it is 0.40 two.

1:50:24 > 1:50:30Canada and Justin Kripps. Two man's gold medallist shared with

1:50:30 > 1:50:40Friedrich. Jesse Lumsden, Alexander Kopacz and Oluseyi Smith, that is

1:50:40 > 1:50:47the team in fourth place currently. Justin Kripps is talked about his

1:50:47 > 1:50:52all in attitude. It has two B now. 49 seconds won't cut it, they need

1:50:52 > 1:50:56to be under to give themselves a chance of a medal.

1:50:56 > 1:51:01They had been really quick at the top of the track, the best starters

1:51:01 > 1:51:04of the competition. We saw a little bit of ice spit up as he drove a

1:51:04 > 1:51:13little bit too hard as his sled came in at the wrong angle.

1:51:13 > 1:51:17It could be the way they are driving this big corner. It is cutting speed

1:51:17 > 1:51:26off. That is a perfect line again. But the Canadians don't have the

1:51:26 > 1:51:31speed of everyone else. It should be costing him the time. This is the

1:51:31 > 1:51:42run Canadians need. He has dropped behind. You just fear

1:51:42 > 1:51:47it won't be enough. That do or die attitude, they have

1:51:47 > 1:51:53won gold already in the two man. He will be wanting everyone in the team

1:51:53 > 1:51:58to go home with a medal. I don't think it is going to happen for him.

1:51:58 > 1:52:07Next to go, the really likeable Swiss team.

1:52:10 > 1:52:15Swiss team. They sit in fifth place, the Swiss. Traditionally they have a

1:52:15 > 1:52:22great record in this event. It is not often they fail to get a medal.

1:52:22 > 1:52:29He will have to pull out a rabbit from the hat to apply pressure. We

1:52:29 > 1:52:35know he can be fast on his day.

1:52:37 > 1:52:43know he can be fast on his day. A good start is essential. He needs a

1:52:43 > 1:52:52good drive. The next two behind him are tied at the same time.

1:52:54 > 1:52:58are tied at the same time. He really needs to focus on trying to move

1:52:58 > 1:53:06forwards towards the Canadians.

1:53:06 > 1:53:13forwards towards the Canadians. He almost got away with that.

1:53:13 > 1:53:15almost got away with that. That will cost him speed, this is not the one

1:53:15 > 1:53:21he needs to move forward towards the medals.

1:53:21 > 1:53:28He is just behind Kripps. But finding a little bit of speed to nip

1:53:28 > 1:53:32ahead of Kripps. They are run exactly the same time. Sharing

1:53:32 > 1:53:38fourth place. If he didn't have that mistake into

1:53:38 > 1:53:4312, it was that mistake, the sled almost touching the roof just

1:53:43 > 1:53:48because he came into the corner so late. That trade-off between doing

1:53:48 > 1:53:54too much and not enough on the steering.

1:53:54 > 1:54:02The champion in Sochi. Finishing in silver medal position but subject to

1:54:02 > 1:54:06ratification he should be given that gold medal. A bronze in the two man

1:54:06 > 1:54:13as well.

1:54:13 > 1:54:22as well. A medal seems a remote hope for him as he starts. This team is

1:54:22 > 1:54:30so experienced.

1:54:30 > 1:54:33One of the teams that should be starting or quickly for such an

1:54:33 > 1:54:41experienced team. They were tied with the Swiss. A good run here

1:54:41 > 1:54:52could move them up into fourth place. You can see this section of

1:54:52 > 1:54:56the track is really tight, compressed. He makes a similar

1:54:56 > 1:55:03mistake but not as badly into 12. He is ahead at the moment.

1:55:03 > 1:55:12It will be tight at the line again. Will he keep that narrow advantage?

1:55:12 > 1:55:20And he drops in now behind the Swiss team but only just.

1:55:20 > 1:55:26This is from a little mistake he had at the bottom of the track, exit 13

1:55:26 > 1:55:30into 14, these small errors are just what are costing the differences

1:55:30 > 1:55:36between these teams at the moment. Francesco Friedrich on the edge of

1:55:36 > 1:55:44greatness, in a place where this man wanted to be. A brilliant World Cup

1:55:44 > 1:55:48year, four victories on the circuit this winter. He must have been full

1:55:48 > 1:55:52of hope, faith in the two man, it looks like it medal will slip him

1:55:52 > 1:55:57by.

1:56:02 > 1:56:09by. That starts at as his best at this Olympic Games.Realistically

1:56:09 > 1:56:15they are battling for fourth place. It was all about pride, to finish as

1:56:15 > 1:56:22high as you can. He is tied with the Canadians here and the Swiss. How

1:56:22 > 1:56:30much will he drop off? He is starting to drop away. Just a little

1:56:30 > 1:56:38mistake. He will be sat in the position as he comes down.

1:56:38 > 1:56:42Lochner macro, a Games he won't look back on with great relish. A second

1:56:42 > 1:56:51off Friedrich. He comes over the top of the driver

1:56:51 > 1:56:59to keep his errant -- Aerodynamic shape. This is the biggest mistake

1:56:59 > 1:57:11we have seen from the top ten pilots.What a success story gets

1:57:15 > 1:57:22day for Maier. Leapfrogging to eighth possession -- Eighth

1:57:22 > 1:57:30position. He may have a storming run and may close down on Melbardis. He

1:57:30 > 1:57:39can't afford to be anymore than a second behind Friedrich if he is to

1:57:39 > 1:57:42leapfrog Lochner. These guys have been quick in

1:57:42 > 1:57:47training. If they have a good run, it is about doing it in the race,

1:57:47 > 1:57:58and he could move in front of the German. Lochner needs to be careful.

1:57:58 > 1:58:08They have really upped their game. A nice flat line. He has been driving

1:58:08 > 1:58:16well. It will be closed between him and Lochner.

1:58:16 > 1:58:24Will it be seventh? It is eighth. Just over a second behind Friedrich.

1:58:24 > 1:58:31That allows Lochner to cling on narrowly.

1:58:31 > 1:58:39They are in eighth place. The quickest run of his three so far.

1:58:39 > 1:58:44Next to go for Great Britain will be Lamin Deen and his team with Ben

1:58:44 > 1:58:49Simons, Andrew Matthews and Toby Olubi on this team.

1:58:49 > 1:58:53Toby, to try to raise funds if you years ago went on all sorts of

1:58:53 > 1:59:04different game shows. He now has a conundrum to work out because world

1:59:04 > 1:59:10ranked number 11, the team haven't been firing. An ageing, experienced

1:59:10 > 1:59:15team but lacking a dash at the moment.There starts yesterday were

1:59:15 > 1:59:2220th and 15th in the field. At the beginning of the season they were

1:59:22 > 1:59:26pushing second, fifth, sixth fastest in the world, with the best. I don't

1:59:26 > 1:59:35know what is wrong. Straightaway with the initial hit. Toby has run

1:59:35 > 1:59:39far too long, they would have great velocity. Some of these guys before

1:59:39 > 1:59:53them have gone 57. Lamin Deen has made a mistake costing him time.

1:59:53 > 1:59:57This is why they had been so far back in the field. If he gets the

1:59:57 > 2:00:03rest of the run tidy he might move forward towards the Russian sled. It

2:00:03 > 2:00:08is breaking into a skid, it is not happening at this Olympic Games. A

2:00:08 > 2:00:12guy with this experience who is underperforming and should not be

2:00:12 > 2:00:17this far back in the rankings.He finishes up hill and I don't think

2:00:17 > 2:00:21he will improve his position, staying at 17. He couldn't get past

2:00:21 > 2:00:28the Russian. More frustration for Lamin Deen at what will surely be

2:00:28 > 2:00:34his final Olympic Games.

2:00:34 > 2:00:40That all came from the top. Ben follows in, Toby takes too long to

2:00:40 > 2:00:44get in and this team don't carry velocity at the top, I don't know

2:00:44 > 2:00:51by. There are far too many mistakes from Deen at the top and bottom of

2:00:51 > 2:00:55the track and hopefully they can stay in the top 20 because only the

2:00:55 > 2:01:00final 20 get to go on the final run. It doesn't look like a good vibe at

2:01:00 > 2:01:11all.Can Hall cheer everyone up, with Cackett, Fearon, and Gleeson,

2:01:11 > 2:01:18they are ranked 12, third at Park city in the opening World Cup race

2:01:18 > 2:01:22of the year, promised so much from there on. But they have had

2:01:22 > 2:01:29frustrations so far, just like Deen, so they need to improve as well,

2:01:29 > 2:01:32currently 18th place, a little bit too close to comfort for that magic

2:01:32 > 2:01:4020 figure. Was that a little bit of a skid?Yeah, and these guys usually

2:01:40 > 2:01:46carry velocity but Brad made the same mistake as Deen. He got there

2:01:46 > 2:01:50clean on the first from but the second one it cost him. A little

2:01:50 > 2:01:54mistake at the top of the track which is why the British are so far

2:01:54 > 2:01:59back, because they are making mistakes at the top. Brad is more

2:01:59 > 2:02:06inexperienced than Deen, so... It is still not where this programme

2:02:06 > 2:02:10should be at the moment. They look like they will be struggling to make

2:02:10 > 2:02:18any inroads into the top 15.Brad Hall might jump ahead of Deen but no

2:02:18 > 2:02:24further progress. He can't even do that. Deen ahead of Hall by two

2:02:24 > 2:02:28hundredths of a second.That is the mistake that cost him the run. On

2:02:28 > 2:02:35the first run, he got a clean. On his second and third run, it has

2:02:35 > 2:02:39cost him four tenths of a second, so it doesn't look like it'll be a

2:02:39 > 2:02:45great day for Great Britain, as we thought they'd move towards the top

2:02:45 > 2:02:5415.Here is how we stand. Friedrich ahead of the Koreans, and Walther in

2:02:54 > 2:03:01third.

2:03:02 > 2:03:11Number one in the world, come's, only seventh. Austria have had a

2:03:11 > 2:03:19great Games. Three Americans in the final run. Bascue is in ninth place.

2:03:19 > 2:03:27The full order down to 20 will see Deen go 17th and Brad Hall in 18th,

2:03:27 > 2:03:34so the final run in reverse order. Friedrich in fantastic position to

2:03:34 > 2:03:39win gold and I feel it would take something remarkable if he was to be

2:03:39 > 2:03:45overhauled now.It would take a very big mistake from the German team. It

2:03:45 > 2:03:50is theirs to lose, ultimately, and the scrap is for second and third. I

2:03:50 > 2:03:56think fourth place is too far away to jump up into that fight.And we

2:03:56 > 2:04:02get started in reverse order, 20 down to one. Brad Hall and Deen

2:04:02 > 2:04:07looking pretty unlikely to improve their 18th and 17th places as we

2:04:07 > 2:04:14come into this final run. The expectation before the Games was

2:04:14 > 2:04:20that they could be top five. They have fallen an awful long way short

2:04:20 > 2:04:27of that. Is it easy to put your finger on what's gone wrong? Have

2:04:27 > 2:04:34they not performed as a team?It is difficult because Brad is not as

2:04:34 > 2:04:41experienced as Deen as a pilot. For him to be top 18 at an Olympic

2:04:41 > 2:04:46Games, you expect that. I know we've had medals... He gets through their

2:04:46 > 2:04:50clean, one of his better lines although not perfect. This is what

2:04:50 > 2:04:56he did on his first run, a lot cleaner runs so he could be moving

2:04:56 > 2:05:02up one or two spots. He needs to get this next section right. To be

2:05:02 > 2:05:06knocking around the high teens for Brad Hall, that is acceptable,

2:05:06 > 2:05:11although that isn't where he will want to finish. In his development,

2:05:11 > 2:05:15a massive learning curve will stop just losing some speed at the bottom

2:05:15 > 2:05:21but this is a better brand than he has had.It looks much cleaner.

2:05:21 > 2:05:31Final curve for Brad Hall's team for Great Britain, 49.69.This team have

2:05:31 > 2:05:38pushed well together, a lot better drive than he has had. As a whole,

2:05:38 > 2:05:41he should be relatively happy with that run and the way he has

2:05:41 > 2:05:45performed, and he will learn a lot from this leading into the next four

2:05:45 > 2:05:51years.

2:05:51 > 2:06:00So, Deen, what may well be his final run at an Olympic Games, with Ben

2:06:00 > 2:06:10Simons, Olubi, and Simons, Deen who started so promisingly with four top

2:06:10 > 2:06:16ten finishes before Christmas, he was second at Whistler. The second

2:06:16 > 2:06:18half of his World Cup campaign has gone wrong and at the Olympic Games

2:06:18 > 2:06:26he has never looked like being competitive so best of luck to Deen.

2:06:26 > 2:06:31He needs a comfortable soft five second start. Can he hold his place?

2:06:31 > 2:06:38That is not the start they wanted. What a horrible skid.Toby stayed

2:06:38 > 2:06:44too long. Another mistake. He has done that all four runs. He is there

2:06:44 > 2:06:52because he makes so many mistakes. He will drop down the field. It is

2:06:52 > 2:06:58whether he can stay in front of the American sleds or whether he can

2:06:58 > 2:07:06catch back up... Again, he might just stay behind Brad Hall. This is

2:07:06 > 2:07:14a fast sled, one of the fastest on the circuit, clocking up 97 miles an

2:07:14 > 2:07:20hour earlier in the year, so nothing wrong with the equipment.Untidy,

2:07:20 > 2:07:25uncomfortable, and he has dropped behind Brad Hall. Disappointment to

2:07:25 > 2:07:30end his Games.Toby takes too many steps. It is a heavy load which is

2:07:30 > 2:07:36why they are going into the first corner, that is the sort of mistake,

2:07:36 > 2:07:44if they hadn't made it, they could have come away with moving up. They

2:07:44 > 2:07:47had that mistake, this mistake, lots of errors and hard times ahead for

2:07:47 > 2:07:53these teams.Big success story at these Games, the Austrian pilot

2:07:53 > 2:07:58Maier.

2:07:59 > 2:08:06Maier. He gets married straight after these Olympic

2:08:06 > 2:08:10after these Olympic Games to one of the Canadian athletes. Eighth place.

2:08:10 > 2:08:19Given to what has just happened, it would be a horror run for Maier to

2:08:19 > 2:08:25lose the advantage. It should put pressure on the Germans ahead of

2:08:25 > 2:08:29them.The run they need is don't do anything different, do everything

2:08:29 > 2:08:33the same. He gets through there is so well because you can hardly hear

2:08:33 > 2:08:39the sled. These big sleds are so difficult to control through these

2:08:39 > 2:08:47technical corners. He is going to put pressure on Lochner. These sleds

2:08:47 > 2:08:54are fighting for hundreds us. They are trying to find a hundred at the

2:08:54 > 2:08:58top, and sometimes it is too far. With the French, they nearly

2:08:58 > 2:09:05crashed. A nice consistent run from Benny will give him a good chance.

2:09:05 > 2:09:14He is only 23, Maier, but he holds the opposition at bay. They have had

2:09:14 > 2:09:18a good sliding events, haven't they? It is about you against the track

2:09:18 > 2:09:23and he has had a good run down, he has been consistent. His drive was

2:09:23 > 2:09:33as clean as any other driver.Now, Lochner, we talked about the

2:09:33 > 2:09:36Canadians having a disappointing Games but this man must be setting

2:09:36 > 2:09:43out with a heavy heart. World number one. This team was the joint world

2:09:43 > 2:09:52champions last year. Alongside Friedrich. Lochner, what a

2:09:52 > 2:09:57disappointing Games, only seventh and if you wasn't go better than

2:09:57 > 2:10:02Maier, it could get worse.You don't usually see those types of mistakes

2:10:02 > 2:10:08from the Germans. They are ice cool at the top of the track and it shows

2:10:08 > 2:10:11everybody is under pressure. There is that 13 hundredths different

2:10:11 > 2:10:17there. Is there enough track left to overhauled the Austrian sled? Benny

2:10:17 > 2:10:22has had a very good run so I don't know if he has got the track and

2:10:22 > 2:10:29equipment left to be faster. This isn't going the way he wants.The

2:10:29 > 2:10:35world number one dropping back here into seventh place at the Olympic

2:10:35 > 2:10:46Games. And into eighth place. And Maier will improve to seven, the

2:10:46 > 2:10:51Austrian having a fantastic Games. But it doesn't sound bad, does it,

2:10:51 > 2:10:57eighth place at an Olympic Games, but for Lochner that will really,

2:10:57 > 2:11:02really hard.And it shows the strength of the German programme.

2:11:02 > 2:11:05Three sleds in the top eight in the world and the pilot that is eighth

2:11:05 > 2:11:10is unhappy with that.

2:11:10 > 2:11:20The next one up is the Latvian team, Melbardis. He is effectively

2:11:20 > 2:11:31champion, give or take some dotting of Nosek ISand crossing of Nosek Ts.

2:11:31 > 2:11:45He is now 30. He was world champion. So, Melbardis, he has got eyes on

2:11:45 > 2:11:49the guys ahead of him. Maybe fourth is the best of these Games for him.

2:11:49 > 2:11:56These next three sledss, including the Latvian, they are separated by

2:11:56 > 2:12:03four hundredths of a second. Whoever finches first wins. He will not be

2:12:03 > 2:12:07thinking about the Austrians. He just needs to make sure he gets this

2:12:07 > 2:12:11right to give him the best chance to apply pressure to the pilots

2:12:11 > 2:12:14following him and staying in contention for at least a fourth.

2:12:14 > 2:12:19The medals are out of the way, I think. Good line out of chicane,

2:12:19 > 2:12:24coming into eight late but everything is clean, he is just

2:12:24 > 2:12:27moving in front of the Austrian which is what he needs to do.He

2:12:27 > 2:12:38might hope he can be three tenths ahead of the Austrian. Not quite.

2:12:38 > 2:12:47Melbardis, a pretty solid run in 49.53.These are some of the most

2:12:47 > 2:12:50consistent teams on the circuit and they haven't changed in the last

2:12:50 > 2:12:54four years. It has been the same quad that has won the Olympic Games

2:12:54 > 2:13:01from Sochi. That is what you need. Consistency. You'll always do well

2:13:01 > 2:13:06at major championships.Ready to go, then, the Switzerland, who have such

2:13:06 > 2:13:14a great record in this event. Peter, he very nearly won the World Cup

2:13:14 > 2:13:29race last year. He is worth -- he is with Amrhein. He starts off this

2:13:29 > 2:13:42final run 400 ahead of Melbardis so can he hold him at bay?It is all

2:13:42 > 2:13:47about a single run so depending on the velocity, we might seem a little

2:13:47 > 2:13:53bit of red or green. They lost some velocity from the Latvian is being

2:13:53 > 2:13:57higher but this sled has been so fast at the bottom of the track.

2:13:57 > 2:14:01When he gets it right, he's one of the fastest pilots on the circuit.

2:14:01 > 2:14:08He is hit and miss. He has been good through there. Has he got enough

2:14:08 > 2:14:11track left to start pulling back? Will he carry the speed into the

2:14:11 > 2:14:16bottom of the track? He is pulling away but there are still options to

2:14:16 > 2:14:21make mistakes.If he can hold it together, this is for a potential

2:14:21 > 2:14:27fifth place at the Olympic Games and he has done it, quicker than

2:14:27 > 2:14:35Melbardis. Peter has been around for years, improving on Sochi.Watch the

2:14:35 > 2:14:39start, you can see the sled moves before the pilot gets on. As a

2:14:39 > 2:14:44pilot, you want the sled to move before you get there so you don't

2:14:44 > 2:14:52break your wrist. That was one of the best lines down the street which

2:14:52 > 2:15:01is why he is in this position and the Canadians have to be spot on.

2:15:03 > 2:15:08So, Canada, Kripps, joint gold medallist in the two-man, now a

2:15:08 > 2:15:15direct fight with Peter.New start record, the fastest we have seen in

2:15:15 > 2:15:20the whole competition, and they mean business. They want fourth place.

2:15:20 > 2:15:25They want the chance.

2:15:27 > 2:15:32This lead has been losing so much speed. Already, as he comes through

2:15:32 > 2:15:36the big corners, losing from this point onwards now, I think the Swiss

2:15:36 > 2:15:43are going to reign them in. It is down to 0.04, but Rico Peter is

2:15:43 > 2:15:48pulling away there, that is a mistake that will cost him, but he

2:15:48 > 2:15:52had already gone through corner eight.Great start, but as we have

2:15:52 > 2:15:58seen before, they slow up at the bottom of hill, and Peter for

2:15:58 > 2:16:05Switzerland into fourth place at the Games.

2:16:08 > 2:16:12Games. Greatload, but you can see how much work he does on corner

2:16:12 > 2:16:16nine, and I think that is the way he is driving all the way down, doing

2:16:16 > 2:16:20too much work, as he gives up on the steering a little bit too early,

2:16:20 > 2:16:24which is why he runs along. You can't afford to be do that, you have

2:16:24 > 2:16:29got to be perfect. One two minor errors cost them for.Now the run

2:16:29 > 2:16:33for medals in the final event here at the Alpensia Sliding Centre, the

2:16:33 > 2:16:42four man bobsleigh, Nico Walther is in

2:16:43 > 2:16:48in clear third, with a great team behind him, including a former

2:16:48 > 2:16:50Olympic medallist from Vancouver, strong experience behind this

2:16:50 > 2:16:57talented young pilot. Walther, you will see him start with a big lead

2:16:57 > 2:17:01over Rico Peter. But he will have his own silver medal, the Korean to

2:17:01 > 2:17:08come is just in front of him, so he needs the run of his life.So four

2:17:08 > 2:17:15gold medals, one silver medal, what colour with the add, if he will add

2:17:15 > 2:17:19anything do this, a fantastic run for him in his fifth and last

2:17:19 > 2:17:24Olympic Games, Nico Walther is one of the best pilots on the circuit. I

2:17:24 > 2:17:30cannot to see them throwing this away with 0.30 over the Swiss at the

2:17:30 > 2:17:35moment, but he has got to get through this point here. Almost

2:17:35 > 2:17:40perfect, definitely going to keep his advantage, whether it is the rub

2:17:40 > 2:17:47.30 or 0.01, so this will be a medal for Germany.Yes, for Walther, who

2:17:47 > 2:17:53missed out in the two man, this will be sweet. They finish 0.2 ahead of

2:17:53 > 2:18:03the Swiss team in 49.58. Well done, Nico

2:18:03 > 2:18:05the Swiss team in 49.58. Well done, Nico, it must have been painful in

2:18:05 > 2:18:08the two man with so much expectation. A medal is now

2:18:08 > 2:18:13guaranteed for him.You can see what it meant to Kevin Kuske, who got out

2:18:13 > 2:18:16first, he lent over the pilot and was hugging him. This is what it

2:18:16 > 2:18:25means to them. Nico Walther's first Olympic medal, Kevin Kuske's sixth.

2:18:25 > 2:18:28Everyone of them means exactly the same to all these athletes. This run

2:18:28 > 2:18:35was almost perfect, just came into this corner a little bit late, but,

2:18:35 > 2:18:40again, it is so hard to read these slaves through there. We can see the

2:18:40 > 2:18:43difference in the lines, how much they are closing and at that point.

2:18:43 > 2:18:52What a Games this has been for Germany so far.An amazing story has

2:18:52 > 2:18:56materialised here, because in silver medal position is the team from

2:18:56 > 2:19:01career, just to put this in context, they have only been at the games

2:19:01 > 2:19:08twice before, they were 19th in Vancouver, and 20th in the four-man

2:19:08 > 2:19:12in Sochi. And here they are at their own Games, now with a chance of a

2:19:12 > 2:19:17silver medal. You would have thought it will be bronze at least. It is a

2:19:17 > 2:19:21straight scrap, you would have thought, between Won and Walther,

2:19:21 > 2:19:26you will get a direct comparison between them as they set off on

2:19:26 > 2:19:31their way, perfectly good start. Only 0.07 between them at the end of

2:19:31 > 2:19:36the last run, it is now down to 0.02, so this may go red down to

2:19:36 > 2:19:41start with, all to do with the start and the velocity at the top. From

2:19:41 > 2:19:47this point on, can he pull it back? At the bottom of the track, he has

2:19:47 > 2:19:51been quick, but he needs to be perfect. Any level error and it will

2:19:51 > 2:19:57be bronze rather than silver. That is perfect, he has pulled 0.02 back,

2:19:57 > 2:20:01but has he made a little mistake? Could they tie? It will go either

2:20:01 > 2:20:06way as we get to the line.What a scrap for silver and bronze, will it

2:20:06 > 2:20:17be Korea? Will it be Walther? It is a tie! It is a tie. For silver

2:20:17 > 2:20:24between Walther and Won. Silver for Korea, can you believe it?! It is an

2:20:24 > 2:20:28extraordinary success story.We have seen some racing in these events. I

2:20:28 > 2:20:33have never seen two events back-to-back where we have tied for

2:20:33 > 2:20:37medals, gold in the two-man event with the Germans and the Canadians,

2:20:37 > 2:20:49and now for silver medal with the Koreans and the Germans. We cannot

2:20:49 > 2:20:51separate these teams after four miles of racing by anything.

2:20:51 > 2:20:58Extraordinary drama.

2:20:58 > 2:21:02Extraordinary drama. This, then, the golden run, also it seems for

2:21:02 > 2:21:07Friedrich, bidding to join Andrei Langer as the only man in the last

2:21:07 > 2:21:1230 years, his fellow German, to win both the two and four-man. He has

2:21:12 > 2:21:17made a terrific start, very big lead, is this a victory procession

2:21:17 > 2:21:21down his final run. Unless he makes any major mistakes around that

2:21:21 > 2:21:29corner nine area, I think this is, like you say, a victory lap, just

2:21:29 > 2:21:32getting the sled down nice and steady, this is where it is.

2:21:32 > 2:21:39Absolutely thrilled that. This is gold and silver for Germany and a

2:21:39 > 2:21:45silver for the Koreans macro. What a moment for Friedrich, who was

2:21:45 > 2:21:48crestfallen after Sochi, where he underperformed, Mr medals in both

2:21:48 > 2:21:55events. Two

2:21:55 > 2:21:58events. Two golds for Friedrich, and he joins Andre Lange as the only man

2:21:58 > 2:22:03in the last 30 years to win both the two and four-man! What a Games for

2:22:03 > 2:22:10Francesco Friedrich!And also, with this, Moston markers is the only

2:22:10 > 2:22:16person, along with Kevin

2:22:16 > 2:22:23person, along with Kevin Kuske, to have done this as a brakeman. They

2:22:23 > 2:22:27achieve nothing in Sochi, from their high standards, and look at them

2:22:27 > 2:22:33now, absolutely dominating by winning every event.Just to recap,

2:22:33 > 2:22:41the women's event won by Germany, a tie in the two-man for gold between

2:22:41 > 2:22:44Friedrich and Justin Kripps, and now Friedrich has won the four-man event

2:22:44 > 2:22:51by a massive margin. And for Jeremy, Nico Walther with his silver medal

2:22:51 > 2:22:57as well, alongside the Korean team. -- and Germany. What an event it has

2:22:57 > 2:23:02been, Germany now showing themselves to be the powerhouse that they once

2:23:02 > 2:23:09were, very much on top of the world once again. That Korean result

2:23:09 > 2:23:13absolutely astonishing, my word, did they get things right! Gold for

2:23:13 > 2:23:17Friedrich, joint silver for the Koreans, with their pilots Won, and

2:23:17 > 2:23:25the German Nico Walther. And Great Britain, their men's bobsleigh in

2:23:25 > 2:23:33turmoil, Brad Hall 17th, Lamin Deen 18.

2:23:33 > 2:23:40How was the performance today?Two really good starts, so top five

2:23:40 > 2:23:43starts, most likely in both heats, and I'm really happy with both of

2:23:43 > 2:23:48the drives. A couple of little mistakes, but nothing major. But

2:23:48 > 2:23:52yeah, things have not worked out this weekend, that I'm happy with my

2:23:52 > 2:23:55personal performance and these guys as well, we have all done a really

2:23:55 > 2:24:00good job and should be proud.You operate in a high-performance

2:24:00 > 2:24:02environment, the next couple of weeks and months will not be

2:24:02 > 2:24:08pleasant.Well, I don't know, I don't think any of us are really

2:24:08 > 2:24:14thinking about that. This team, look at these crews, we are a family, we

2:24:14 > 2:24:18have come through so much this summer, so many horrible headlines

2:24:18 > 2:24:24which has nothing to do with us, we don't care about that, but we all

2:24:24 > 2:24:28did the best we could, and we hope our country can be proud of that.

2:24:28 > 2:24:32Going forward, we will look at ourselves, look at everything, we

2:24:32 > 2:24:36are happy with the management, the guise of done a sensational job.

2:24:36 > 2:24:39Thank you, everyone at home, as well.I will leave you with the last

2:24:39 > 2:24:41word, Lamin

2:24:41 > 2:24:43well.I will leave you with the last word, Lamin, what do want to say?

2:24:43 > 2:24:49Well, again, I will mirror what Brad and Greg and the other guys said.

2:24:49 > 2:24:55You know, we have been through a very tough summer, very tough, you

2:24:55 > 2:25:01know? And these guys at home who are not here, who have helped us get

2:25:01 > 2:25:04here, they have done extremely well, because it was so difficult. And on

2:25:04 > 2:25:10top of that, to qualify two sleds for an Olympics, people don't

2:25:10 > 2:25:13understand how difficult that is. We had a really bad day yesterday, but

2:25:13 > 2:25:18we all got about six o'clock in the morning, went to the top of the

2:25:18 > 2:25:23track and gave 100%, that is all you ask for. I hope this is a message to

2:25:23 > 2:25:29the young people out there, never to give up, never to give up. Even if

2:25:29 > 2:25:34you fail ten times, don't give up, keep going. I'm just a normal bloke

2:25:34 > 2:25:38from Manchester, I have been to two Olympics.

2:25:38 > 2:25:43It was Germany that took gold in the bobsleigh four-man earlier today,

2:25:43 > 2:25:46history for South Korea, the first Asian bobsleigh team to win an

2:25:46 > 2:25:51Olympic medal, and South Korea were making history in the Curling Centre

2:25:51 > 2:25:56as well today, the first Asian team through to a curling gold medal

2:25:56 > 2:26:01match. The women have been absolutely embraced here in their

2:26:01 > 2:26:05home nation, they are superstars now in South Korea, and they could win

2:26:05 > 2:26:10gold on the final day of their home Olympics. They faced a Sweden side

2:26:10 > 2:26:14who had been in the gold medal match in each of the last four Winter

2:26:14 > 2:26:18Olympics, including this one. They have won two out of the previous

2:26:18 > 2:26:22three, silver in Sochi, they were aiming to claim back their title.

2:26:22 > 2:26:26They knew they would have to be at their best to silence a strong home

2:26:26 > 2:26:30crowd. We join the gold medal match at the start of the seventh end,

2:26:30 > 2:26:35with Sweden leading the South Koreans 4-2, so at the Curling

2:26:35 > 2:26:45Centre was Jackie Lockhart, Logan and Steve Cram. -- Logan Gray.

2:27:12 > 2:27:16So Korea taking that one into the house, and I think they really

2:27:16 > 2:27:21needed to be playing that short. Yeah, their lead has done that a

2:27:21 > 2:27:24couple of times.Playing into the hands of Sweden, they would be happy

2:27:24 > 2:27:32if something is in the house, they will hit everything.

2:27:40 > 2:27:51So she is going to try to put the centre guard on again.

2:27:59 > 2:28:06It looks like we are going to get a guard this time. Korea really need

2:28:06 > 2:28:12to get their stealing boots on at the moment.Might have just been a

2:28:12 > 2:28:16little bit disappointed in the atmosphere as well, partly because

2:28:16 > 2:28:20Korea haven't got anything going on the ice, not much for the crowd to

2:28:20 > 2:28:26cheer about.

2:28:26 > 2:28:30cheer about.I think Sweden have called a very similar game to GB

2:28:30 > 2:28:34last night, and this is how GB hoped it was going to pan out and they

2:28:34 > 2:28:38would get some easy misses from their opposition. But they didn't

2:28:38 > 2:28:48come last night and they have today. I also think that we now played a

2:28:48 > 2:28:51much more accurate game. You can play that game, but you have to make

2:28:51 > 2:28:59your shots very, very accurate as well. Just kept missing little

2:28:59 > 2:29:07things. Family times did we hear, that is fine? -- how many times. Try

2:29:07 > 2:29:10to keep each other encouraged, but knowing deep down that they weren't

2:29:10 > 2:29:15making the shots. I'm sure, had they done, they could have kept control

2:29:15 > 2:29:24of that match. But even when they had their noses in front, it still

2:29:24 > 2:29:34looked pretty good in the last couple of ends.

2:29:39 > 2:29:45So credit to Korea here. I don't know whether she should have put a

2:29:45 > 2:29:49corner on there - she should have put they centre on.I think they are

2:29:49 > 2:29:54thinking that if they put a centre on, it was a good chance for a

2:29:54 > 2:29:58double take-out by Sweden, so it will be difficult for them to steal

2:29:58 > 2:30:01with the guards where they are now.

2:30:21 > 2:30:26So Knochenhauer, straightforward take-out for her, and it is all easy

2:30:26 > 2:30:32business for Sweden.

2:30:47 > 2:30:50She Was Just Attempting To Put That Back In Place, And Has Made A

2:30:50 > 2:30:56Reasonable Effort At It. She wants to be a little bit closer.

2:31:11 > 2:31:16Well, she hasn't changed her expression at all, the Korean skip.

2:31:16 > 2:31:19They must know that something is to go their way pretty quickly. We are

2:31:19 > 2:31:25in the seventh end, Sweden have got complete control of this match at

2:31:25 > 2:31:37the moment. They have the hammer here. They've got two in the house.

2:31:58 > 2:32:11So, just a change up now. Try to draw in.

2:32:15 > 2:32:25Skip coming to help. A good try, but it is still very visible, that

2:32:25 > 2:32:31stone.Yeah, that didn't finish as much as the girls thought it was

2:32:31 > 2:32:36going to finish, so Sweden will be able to see most of this, and will

2:32:36 > 2:32:44be hoping just to get a hit across to the other side.

2:32:44 > 2:32:46to the other side.You almost feel Sara McManus could do this with her

2:32:46 > 2:32:57eyes shut at the moment.

2:32:58 > 2:33:03That's just going to roll out.It's OK, though. They won't be too

2:33:03 > 2:33:11worried by that. They didn't want to sit where it was, because it will

2:33:11 > 2:33:25give a better opportunity for Korea. Goc need to be careful, there are

2:33:25 > 2:33:29reds lying around. If they don't make it, then they are going to lose

2:33:29 > 2:33:34a three and essentially the game. For me, if they really wanted to

2:33:34 > 2:33:41force the issue, they should throw a centre guard, like you said, Jackie.

2:33:41 > 2:33:49She is better covering the one foot rather than the outer ring. The

2:33:49 > 2:33:52Swedish girls are hitting it so perfectly. This is going to be

2:33:52 > 2:33:57short, catching the guard.Yeah, nothing going right for Korea at the

2:33:57 > 2:34:06moment. Kim Kyeongae, none of them have been at their best. They

2:34:06 > 2:34:09started OK, some fairly straightforward, simple shots, but

2:34:09 > 2:34:12the errors have been gradually creeping in. It has been Sweden that

2:34:12 > 2:34:17has been on top of their game here. They have not been asked to do

2:34:17 > 2:34:24anything spectacular, they haven't been asked to, or needed to.

2:34:27 > 2:34:30Another fairly easy shot here for Sara McManus, this time she will

2:34:30 > 2:34:40want to stick in there.

2:34:45 > 2:34:51Just a little role, not much.

2:34:54 > 2:34:59Yeah, play is getting closer to the centre line, but now Korea are

2:34:59 > 2:35:02starting to panic, thinking, we are not ready to finish this final quite

2:35:02 > 2:35:13yet.Yeah, the crowd are trying to lift the Korean team. They sense it

2:35:13 > 2:35:22is not going their way. Kim Eunjung with her eyes on the target of those

2:35:22 > 2:35:27two reds.

2:35:35 > 2:35:42So, can she move these two?

2:35:43 > 2:35:48The raw builds as the stone comes down. That will give them something

2:35:48 > 2:35:54to cheer about. It just improves the situation slightly. Sweden still

2:35:54 > 2:36:04have a chance to score here. -- the roar builds.

2:36:04 > 2:36:15Yes, now a great chance to score two for Sweden.

2:36:15 > 2:36:19for Sweden.Yeah, so she's just going to draw across to the other

2:36:19 > 2:36:25side of the house. If she can get this level on the opposite side of

2:36:25 > 2:36:33the rings...

2:36:45 > 2:36:51So, today's game and Anna Hasselborg is drawing and hitting equally among

2:36:51 > 2:37:0294% in both of her drawers and takeouts. -- heard

2:37:08 > 2:37:18-- her draws and takeouts. She

2:37:18 > 2:37:25the sweepers take control. Part of their

2:37:25 > 2:37:33their role is to help.Nicely placed.

2:37:33 > 2:37:41Ever so slightly coming behind the tee line, so Korea will try to sit

2:37:41 > 2:37:50on top of that.She needs to make a really good shot at some point very

2:37:50 > 2:37:57soon. This would be an opportune moment.

2:37:57 > 2:38:05moment.The only failing there was drifting

2:38:05 > 2:38:08drifting past the T-line. They are putting the game on the line, but to

2:38:08 > 2:38:13have any chance to get back into this, they need to make this shot

2:38:13 > 2:38:25well.If she gets this horribly wrong, there's a chance of 3 for

2:38:25 > 2:38:31Sweden. Just wants to come and sit right on top of that red. Look at

2:38:31 > 2:38:37that accuracy, only 50% on draw shots. She has been so good all

2:38:37 > 2:38:41week.It looks high at the moment. It has to cross a long way over that

2:38:41 > 2:38:48line to get on top of it.Trying hard. It's just going to miss.The

2:38:48 > 2:38:52perfect weight, but just the wrong line there.Almost no curl up the

2:38:52 > 2:39:00middle, it is doing nothing up there at the moment.So, a real

2:39:00 > 2:39:03opportunity now for Anna Hasselborg to get this on the nose, play a

2:39:03 > 2:39:09comfortable weight and pick up a three here.Pretty much grab the

2:39:09 > 2:39:18gold medal here with a good shot for Sweden. If they got three, they

2:39:18 > 2:39:25would be five ahead. With just three ands left, we have seen those sorts

2:39:25 > 2:39:29of scores overturned, but the way this match is going and the two

2:39:29 > 2:39:39teams up playing, you can see, hanging her head. The lead and the

2:39:39 > 2:39:46second there watching on. As Hasselborg has a chance. A huge

2:39:46 > 2:39:54opportunity here for the Swedish skip. And she knows it. Needs to

2:39:54 > 2:40:01come down here with a little bit of weight, catch this Korean yellow

2:40:01 > 2:40:09pretty much on the nose, sit with the shooter. Has she got it? Yes,

2:40:09 > 2:40:16she has. Well, the sticks are raised from the

2:40:16 > 2:40:21brushes go loft, and Sweden know that was a huge shot, and applauded

2:40:21 > 2:40:27by the two time Olympic old medallists, Annette Norberg am in

2:40:27 > 2:40:34the stands. 7-2 in favour of Sweden.

2:40:36 > 2:40:42We are going to jump into end nine, Sweden with the gold-medal in their

2:40:42 > 2:40:46grasp, leading 7-3. Both have four stone is left to play, but Sweden

2:40:46 > 2:40:54have the all-important hammer. -- four stones.

2:41:04 > 2:41:07COMMENTATOR: Four more to come from Sweden, Korea still trying as hard

2:41:07 > 2:41:18as they can.

2:41:23 > 2:41:27And that's all they can do. Well, they're not quite putting the stones

2:41:27 > 2:41:35where they want, but they will keep trying.

2:41:35 > 2:41:42trying. Sara McManus has been absolutely superb. We've enjoyed

2:41:42 > 2:41:46watching her play, no matter what shot she has been asked to play,

2:41:46 > 2:41:57she's been very accurate. Sara McManus has been

2:41:57 > 2:41:59Sara McManus has been asked to, I think, run the top yellow onto the

2:41:59 > 2:42:09back ones. Oh, no, she's come past aside. Great shot.Out they go.

2:42:09 > 2:42:18Yeah, they really are... I mean, their whole demeanour, they've just

2:42:18 > 2:42:25got that comfortable lead of four stones, and they can relax and play

2:42:25 > 2:42:34some really, really impressive curling.So, Sara McManus with a

2:42:34 > 2:42:40superb shot there, taking both of those Korean stones, and now Korea

2:42:40 > 2:42:46will keep trying again. Trying to use the God that's up there, the

2:42:46 > 2:42:51corner

2:42:51 > 2:42:57corner guard, working.

2:42:59 > 2:43:03Still just plugging away, another nice draw around the guard from

2:43:03 > 2:43:08T-line.That is all you can do, and somehow hope that Sweden get a

2:43:08 > 2:43:11little bit overconfident, but they are running out of stones and

2:43:11 > 2:43:23running out of opportunities. So, that is in behind the corner.

2:43:23 > 2:43:28That's like one of those things you see at the start of four of them

2:43:28 > 2:43:36coming to play, know what I mean? They all walked up to the camera and

2:43:36 > 2:43:44look, and end up in a line, the four of them have been sensational all

2:43:44 > 2:43:47week. And they've found their best form at the right time, beating

2:43:47 > 2:43:58Great Britain in the semifinal, played well on that occasion. And

2:43:58 > 2:44:06they've been relentless in this final.So what's the decision? Going

2:44:06 > 2:44:15to take away the high corner. She's looking to just skinny that and come

2:44:15 > 2:44:28across. I don't think, it's way as well -- too hi.You wouldn't put

2:44:28 > 2:44:40anything past McManus at the moment, would you.

2:44:43 > 2:44:51Oh, what's that Britain? They can't hear me down there, can they?

2:44:51 > 2:44:54Well done. If they are concerned at all that you are going to struggle

2:44:54 > 2:45:00with coming off the curling over the last two weeks and getting some kind

2:45:00 > 2:45:06of post-condition blues, is going to be some more bonus coverage, if you

2:45:06 > 2:45:13like, to help you come off it slowly. We've got a challenge event

2:45:13 > 2:45:17tween the two British Olympic teams come the men's and women's against

2:45:17 > 2:45:20the reigning Scottish champions, crowd in the last couple of weeks,

2:45:20 > 2:45:26Hannah Fleming, the women's champion, best-of-3 games in Perth

2:45:26 > 2:45:32at the Dewars Centre. You can catch the coverage on BBC sport on the

2:45:32 > 2:45:36website, you can find details of that and the juniors are coming up

2:45:36 > 2:45:41in Aberdeen at the start of March, too. So plenty of curling to feast

2:45:41 > 2:45:52your eyes on.

2:45:54 > 2:46:06That may beat -- maybe sums it up, that exclamation - it is not moving

2:46:06 > 2:46:09at all, straight the way down almost, and although it is in there,

2:46:09 > 2:46:24it didn't turn, hardly curling.

2:46:24 > 2:46:26it didn't turn, hardly curling.So this is a dilemma, these stones are

2:46:26 > 2:46:34pretty much just biting the 8-foot, do you just raw to take the one, or

2:46:34 > 2:46:38do hit and stick or roll and lose one? I think that is where the

2:46:38 > 2:46:42strategy of the game and the tactics of the game come into play, you

2:46:42 > 2:46:46really have to play the shot you are most comfortable with, and as long

2:46:46 > 2:46:51as you call the shot and make it, it is the right shot, I think.

2:47:06 > 2:47:11So Sweden do, of course, have the hammer in this ninth end, and they

2:47:11 > 2:47:21could well wrap it up here. Korea, though, could keep it going with a

2:47:21 > 2:47:26steal. Sweden now

2:47:28 > 2:47:34steal. Sweden now lie Schult. They will use the red, tried to tuck in

2:47:34 > 2:47:39behind the red at the top of the house. Still trying, Korea, hoping

2:47:39 > 2:47:48that if a mistake appears from nowhere... It would have to be a

2:47:48 > 2:47:57massive error from hassle Hasselborg, which we do not expect

2:47:57 > 2:48:09to see based on the play she has produced so far today.

2:48:10 > 2:48:14So Kim EunJung doing her best to keep her team hanging on here. She

2:48:14 > 2:48:20has not been at her best today, that is for sure, hasn't really been

2:48:20 > 2:48:24allowed to play, hasn't been allowed to get it team into this match at

2:48:24 > 2:48:35all. The crowd just cheering that one, but the opportunity of a gold

2:48:35 > 2:48:41medal as pretty much disappeared. The silver medal, as we said

2:48:41 > 2:48:45earlier, was something which I'm not sure any of them would have dreamt

2:48:45 > 2:48:49about, thought about before these Olympic Games started. They have

2:48:49 > 2:48:56been the stars of the show for much of the week, but they have to play

2:48:56 > 2:49:01second fiddle to Sweden today. I just wonder, if she gets the one

2:49:01 > 2:49:08here, whether we will see a handshake. It will be 8-3, so Anna

2:49:08 > 2:49:14Hasselborg, Sara McManus watching on, the Swedish team have been by

2:49:14 > 2:49:19far the best in this final, and this could well be the end of the match

2:49:19 > 2:49:31here. She just wants to get one. Which she does. Sweden lead 8-3.

2:49:31 > 2:49:35Now, what is going to happen here? The Korean team have a chat with

2:49:35 > 2:49:39each other, Sweden know the gold medal is there's. There is no way

2:49:39 > 2:49:46they are going to give up five in the last end. Is it worth going on?

2:49:46 > 2:49:51I really expected to see these girls handshake.Here we go, then, it is

2:49:51 > 2:50:00Sweden's gold medal. A clinical performance from Sweden, controlled

2:50:00 > 2:50:05the match from the early stages, never allowed Korea to get the crowd

2:50:05 > 2:50:10going, get them excited, and they are jumping for joy. And Korea have

2:50:10 > 2:50:15got so much to be proud of, not the gold medal that they and their

2:50:15 > 2:50:19country hoped for, that goes to Sweden, the third time that Sweden

2:50:19 > 2:50:23have won the women's gold medal in the last four Olympic Games, and it

2:50:23 > 2:50:26was still the last time. They have been getting better and better all

2:50:26 > 2:50:31the way through the competition, the victors over Great Britain in the

2:50:31 > 2:50:38semifinals, and now they have beaten Korea in the final.

2:50:38 > 2:50:43So celebrations for Sweden, but also for South Korea, their best ever

2:50:43 > 2:50:46finish in the curling competition with a silver medal.

2:50:46 > 2:50:52The Games officially come to a close today, we have been treated to 16

2:50:52 > 2:50:57days of the absolute highest level of winter sports. Some of the sports