BBC Two Day 4: Alpine Combined Slalom and Ice Hockey

0:00:38 > 0:00:45Good morning on day four at Pyeongchang and the good news is the

0:00:45 > 0:00:51wind, although it may not look like it, has dropped enough to finally

0:00:51 > 0:00:55get the Alpine skiing under way, the men's combined is happening at the

0:00:55 > 0:01:00moment. The downhill took place this morning. After that, all the big

0:01:00 > 0:01:06hitters are in the mix, Thomas Dressen from Germany to the way

0:01:06 > 0:01:11ahead of the slalom session taking place at the moment, let's head over

0:01:11 > 0:01:17to the Alpine Centre and join Graham Bell and

0:01:17 > 0:01:30The race is underway. Justin Murisier they had started but didn't

0:01:30 > 0:01:37get very far. This athlete starting on a nice,

0:01:37 > 0:01:45clean tracks. A lot of offset in this slalom run, this is our early

0:01:45 > 0:01:52start number, he will need to get a good time down. A little

0:01:52 > 0:01:55disappointed with his downhill. He could get a medal from this position

0:01:55 > 0:02:02if he puts a great slalom run in. No one has gone before him. A fresh

0:02:02 > 0:02:14canvas. He is carving some sweet terms, the Frenchman,, and his

0:02:14 > 0:02:20combined time here, the benchmark now.

0:02:20 > 0:02:26Starting with their downhill time, going in reverse order according to

0:02:26 > 0:02:30downhill positions. Thomas Dressen will be last to ski.

0:02:30 > 0:02:35The best of the slalom racers will come in the middle part of this

0:02:35 > 0:02:43second run, including the great Marcel Hirscher, still looking for

0:02:43 > 0:02:48his first Olympic medal. Despite his world titles. He has never claimed

0:02:48 > 0:02:58an Olympic gold medal. Next up, the Croatian.

0:02:58 > 0:03:07He does have some slalom skills, not quite the same clean turn as

0:03:07 > 0:03:15Muffat-Jeandet. With every race down, the get

0:03:15 > 0:03:23slower. Not much rocks but the chatters, it is so icy. -- rucks. It

0:03:23 > 0:03:30will leave a chatter in the ice making it more difficult towards the

0:03:30 > 0:03:39final racer. Can't get anywhere near the target

0:03:39 > 0:03:44time, a long way down.

0:03:48 > 0:03:56I fully expect that time to be one of the fastest slalom runs from

0:03:56 > 0:04:04Victor Muffat-Jeandet, might even be the fastest. Luca Aerni will be

0:04:04 > 0:04:13coming up, Marcel Hirscher, Alexis Pinturault, I think those guys will

0:04:13 > 0:04:24be taking the medals. Ted Ligety, since his gold medal

0:04:24 > 0:04:29winning run, he has eased off on the slalom campaign, concentrating on

0:04:29 > 0:04:33giant slalom where he is the current Olympic champion, defending that

0:04:33 > 0:04:40next week. Not far of Muffat-Jeandet.A good

0:04:40 > 0:04:47run from Ted Ligety, he has fought his way back to form. A little slow

0:04:47 > 0:04:51on the transition. He likes the courses where they have a big

0:04:51 > 0:05:00offset, turning from one side to the other. He is not far off. 0.40

0:05:00 > 0:05:08three. Just behind. Currently in Silver medal position.

0:05:08 > 0:05:13Muffat-Jeandet still in the lead, in gold medal position, for France.

0:05:21 > 0:05:26Ted Ligety has been concentrating on getting back to form in giant

0:05:26 > 0:05:30slalom. Just a little rusty on slalom.

0:05:35 > 0:05:39Here is our leader. And here is the next man coming out of the start

0:05:39 > 0:05:46house. We is move straight on to Luca

0:05:46 > 0:05:51Aerni. Thompson opting out of the slalom.

0:05:51 > 0:05:56Lucas Benny, the combined champion of the world, he won the gold medal

0:05:56 > 0:06:01ahead of Marcel Hirscher last February. From a long way back in

0:06:01 > 0:06:05the downhill. Not a good start, struggling for grip.

0:06:05 > 0:06:13Trying to generate speed. He has lost a lot of time on

0:06:13 > 0:06:19Muffat-Jeandet. By my reckoning, this could put Muffat-Jeandet onto

0:06:19 > 0:06:25the podium. This shows how good the Frenchman was.

0:06:25 > 0:06:31Luca Aerni has made a mess on the top half and is struggling to find

0:06:31 > 0:06:41speed on the bottom. A long way down. Nearly two seconds down.

0:06:41 > 0:06:50Luca Aerni is no slouch in slalom, but if you look at his skis and the

0:06:50 > 0:06:55chatter, it is not the same clean angle. It is about how quickly you

0:06:55 > 0:07:02can get the ski onto the edge and the top of the turn. Anyone can

0:07:02 > 0:07:06carve below the gate, it is whether you can get the pressure on the

0:07:06 > 0:07:09gravity which is not working in your favour.

0:07:09 > 0:07:15Back to the top.

0:07:15 > 0:07:18Back to the top. The turn of the Serbian, someone we don't know an

0:07:18 > 0:07:27awful lot about, not a regular World Cup competitor. A cautious start.

0:07:27 > 0:07:32Beginning with an advantage but that has already gone, one second down.

0:07:32 > 0:07:38Looking a lot like a downhill skier. I reckon the gold medal will be

0:07:38 > 0:07:46decided once Alexis Pinturault has gone.

0:07:46 > 0:07:53The downhill is a rather not good at slalom or won't even start. --

0:07:53 > 0:08:01downhill skiers are either. Some of the downhill skiers are OK

0:08:01 > 0:08:07in slalom but need to be more than OK with Marcel Hirscher in

0:08:07 > 0:08:15extraordinary form. Getting an Olympic finishing

0:08:15 > 0:08:21position to go on his CV. I would say Victor Muffat-Jeandet

0:08:21 > 0:08:31will go into bronze. Six feet and seven inches, Bryce

0:08:31 > 0:08:36Bennett from the United States of America, from the Squaw Valley ski

0:08:36 > 0:08:41club in California, quite a character. Starting with a lead over

0:08:41 > 0:08:48Muffat-Jeandet which has tailed off. He is now behind.

0:08:48 > 0:08:53He remembers his slalom skiing days. Everyone learns to ski slalom and

0:08:53 > 0:09:02giant slalom until the age of 18 when you take up downhill. And

0:09:02 > 0:09:08speeding -- specialising in the speed disciplines.

0:09:08 > 0:09:14He could be the new Bodi Miller type of character within the American

0:09:14 > 0:09:19team, a maverick, slightly unorthodox, I look forward to seeing

0:09:19 > 0:09:25him in the men's downhill on Thursday morning. We will have it

0:09:25 > 0:09:34live view across the BBC. -- live for you.No change,

0:09:34 > 0:09:38Muffat-Jeandet still leading the way.

0:09:41 > 0:09:50These are the scenes at the top, discussions underway. One of these

0:09:50 > 0:09:55slow

0:09:55 > 0:09:58slow VM in -- Slovenian skiers. They grow up doing nothing much but

0:09:58 > 0:10:04slalom because they have these small, short mountains. He has an

0:10:04 > 0:10:12advantage over Muffat-Jeandet. Let's see if he can transform that.

0:10:12 > 0:10:17An experienced slalom skier. Getting the legs out from underneath him to

0:10:17 > 0:10:24get a maximum edge, skiing on a nice, round line. Good upper body

0:10:24 > 0:10:30lower body separation. This is a good run.

0:10:32 > 0:10:38Keeping himself within striking distance. .53 behind. The demands of

0:10:38 > 0:10:44the course become more tricky on the final pitch, it gets quite steep and

0:10:44 > 0:10:52icy. Stefan Hadalin won't be pushing for the lead, how close can he go?

0:10:52 > 0:10:56Into third position for the moment. Pushing Luca Aerni out of the

0:10:56 > 0:11:04medals. Muffat-Jeandet in gold, Ted Ligety

0:11:04 > 0:11:13in silver, Stefan Hadalin, the Slovenian, skiing into bronze.

0:11:13 > 0:11:21It is that under gate, the left foot. The banana gate. 15 from home,

0:11:21 > 0:11:25particularly difficult. This is the Dane, Christopher

0:11:25 > 0:11:33Faarup. A little agricultural, his slalom

0:11:33 > 0:11:41technique. He is merely one second off the

0:11:41 > 0:11:49pace.Too much over the ski, blocking over the ski, typical

0:11:49 > 0:11:58slalom skiing. A bit like me skiing slalom there.

0:11:58 > 0:12:05Looking for the finish. The important thing is to tell your kids

0:12:05 > 0:12:13I skied in the Olympics in 2018. I came 28th, what ever it is, in the

0:12:13 > 0:12:20combined event. Christopher Faarup from Denmark, not traditionally a

0:12:20 > 0:12:27big alpine skiing nation or though they do like their skiing.

0:12:27 > 0:12:31they do like their skiing. 7.67 down. Muffat-Jeandet leads, liberty

0:12:31 > 0:12:37is second, Hadalin, the Slovenian is third -- Ted Ligety.

0:12:37 > 0:12:45Marco Schwarz is next. He definitely has a chance of the

0:12:45 > 0:12:51podium if he puts a good run in. He doesn't have the advantage of going

0:12:51 > 0:12:59early. Still a long way off the likes of Marcel Hirscher and Alexis

0:12:59 > 0:13:05Pinturault. Here he is, a regular World Cup

0:13:05 > 0:13:09slalom specialist, attacking the top part of the course, through the

0:13:09 > 0:13:13first five turns, you can tell the difference between those who ski

0:13:13 > 0:13:20regularly top level slalom. He is still in the green. All of that

0:13:20 > 0:13:24advantage has gone, he has lost half a second.

0:13:24 > 0:13:30He is skidding, you can see from the snow coming out from the skis. This

0:13:30 > 0:13:38is the check under gate, the banana. And in sight of the finish. Still

0:13:38 > 0:13:43potentially good enough to go into silver medal position.

0:13:48 > 0:13:53Can he finish with a flourish and put pressure on Muffat-Jeandet? He

0:13:53 > 0:13:58has come close. Good enough for second.

0:13:58 > 0:14:04Muffat-Jeandet still leading the way for France. Marco Schwarz has skied

0:14:04 > 0:14:06into silver medal position, for Austria.

0:14:06 > 0:14:14Ted Ligety stays in third. Muffat-Jeandet, his time on the

0:14:14 > 0:14:22slalom leg, really come to be ahead. Ted Ligety and Marco Schwarz. The

0:14:22 > 0:14:26best three months of slalom so far.

0:14:34 > 0:14:39Surrounded by Austrian team members, they are here in huge numbers.

0:14:39 > 0:14:44Alpine skiing the most important event for them. They have a gold

0:14:44 > 0:14:55medal from the men's louche, unexpected. -- luge.

0:14:55 > 0:15:02This tall, rangy Norwegian, his lead has already been wiped out.

0:15:02 > 0:15:09He is very strong, very powerful. Those are good turns, risking it

0:15:09 > 0:15:17there. Just at the top section. Generating speed onto the flat.

0:15:23 > 0:15:30He needs to be within that margin, .43, to push for a provisional place

0:15:30 > 0:15:35on the Olympic podium here. It isn't happening to Kilde. We look forward

0:15:35 > 0:15:41to see him in the Super-G later in the programme. For the moment, he is

0:15:41 > 0:15:44in eighth.And we will see a lot more of that as the race goes on, as

0:15:44 > 0:15:49we get to the fastest skier from the first run but the downhiller 's will

0:15:49 > 0:15:54have an advantage over the slalom skiers will it be enough? I don't

0:15:54 > 0:16:04think so.Still to come, Marceau here sure, Alexis Pinturault, the

0:16:04 > 0:16:08two standout names in terms of pedigree on the store 's list. --

0:16:08 > 0:16:17Marcel Hirscher.

0:16:17 > 0:16:19Marcel Hirscher. Next to come, Thomas Mermillod Blondin, he knows

0:16:19 > 0:16:26his way through a slalom track and he is skiing some decent skiing.

0:16:26 > 0:16:31Look at that little jump, that little delay, you don't see the

0:16:31 > 0:16:35specialist slalom skiers. Skiing with a wide stance which means his

0:16:35 > 0:16:41outside leg has to go a further distance..07, keeping himself in

0:16:41 > 0:16:45touch, could he give France first and second in the middle part of

0:16:45 > 0:16:51this slalom leg of the men's Alpine combined? He is still in the hunt, I

0:16:51 > 0:16:54don't think you will overhaul the lead of Victor Muffat-Jeandet but he

0:16:54 > 0:17:04might

0:17:04 > 0:17:07might push Marco Schwarz damn.That is the best skiing so far from a

0:17:07 > 0:17:18downhiller that we have seen. Victor Muffat-Jeandet, Marco Schwarz, they

0:17:18 > 0:17:27are very technical. Moving the start down has played to the technical

0:17:27 > 0:17:33skiers' favour.The margin in favour of the next starter over the current

0:17:33 > 0:17:41leader. And he brings with him a lead over Victor Muffat-Jeandet.

0:17:41 > 0:17:52Already reduced to 0.34.He is a little bit slow of his edges. Just a

0:17:52 > 0:17:59fraction of a second late.He has come within view of the spectators.

0:17:59 > 0:18:05Several thousand of them here. The grandstand has filled out nicely for

0:18:05 > 0:18:10this first Alpine event of the 2018 programme. This slalom, the

0:18:10 > 0:18:15individual slalom events will not be held here, they are over a John

0:18:15 > 0:18:23Pugh, closer to the Olympic hub. This is the slalom stage of the

0:18:23 > 0:18:29Alpine skiing, this plus the Super-G. The team event will be over

0:18:29 > 0:18:36at the other course.

0:18:36 > 0:18:42at the other course. Still the one to three.Well, and won could win

0:18:42 > 0:18:57this but I think it would need a mistake from Hirscher or the others.

0:18:57 > 0:19:06These are the standings.A very distant pointing run from Luca

0:19:06 > 0:19:10Aerni. He just didn't perform anywhere near his level of ability.

0:19:10 > 0:19:19Use either do not start, using the downhill leg of the combined for

0:19:19 > 0:19:26extra training run. I think we will see pretty more of them. I think we

0:19:26 > 0:19:34will not see Aksel Lund Svindal, either.So, we're halfway through

0:19:34 > 0:19:45this event. 15 have skied, 15 to come. The medals will be decided by

0:19:45 > 0:19:57the time Thomas Dressen comes done. 1:19.24 the fastest this morning.

0:19:57 > 0:20:02Alexis Pinturault buckling up, getting ready to race. Auto

0:20:02 > 0:20:11trinket-mac is it the other French guy, Maxence Muzaton? You see him

0:20:11 > 0:20:19doing his core Walmart, Marcel Hirscher, doing a couple of hundred

0:20:19 > 0:20:22crunches on the snow. As soon as he finished his downhill run this

0:20:22 > 0:20:27morning, he skied to the bottom, another few hundred metres below

0:20:27 > 0:20:32where we are, made his way to his hotel room. He does this, he doesn't

0:20:32 > 0:20:37hang about, doesn't wait to see what everybody else is doing, just

0:20:37 > 0:20:44follows it fire social media then comes back in time to race later.

0:20:44 > 0:20:49Dominik Paris, in good shape after the downhill. He is eighth after the

0:20:49 > 0:20:55speed event this morning.For a big man, he can ski downhill pretty

0:20:55 > 0:21:02well.So, Maxence Muzaton will be the next man on the Hill.

0:21:10 > 0:21:15Beautiful day now, blue skies, you look across the view from the top

0:21:15 > 0:21:21here, it is stunning across the mountains of Korea. 70% of the

0:21:21 > 0:21:26peninsula is mountainous. It is all artificial snow here with the odd

0:21:26 > 0:21:36sprinkling. So, Maxence Muzaton is away for the French team. The course

0:21:36 > 0:21:40has had a little longer repair from the course workers than it normally

0:21:40 > 0:21:47gets which means it is just little soft. Oh, he is out! 0.31 he was up

0:21:47 > 0:21:55before he sent his skis out through disqualification.I don't think that

0:21:55 > 0:21:58Maxence Muzaton is going to challenge for the medals anyway.

0:21:58 > 0:22:04Just a little bit slow and laboured on the turn, and if you're not

0:22:04 > 0:22:10training lots and lots of slalom, gate after gate after gate, you lose

0:22:10 > 0:22:13the ability to ski with your ski tips centred metres away from the

0:22:13 > 0:22:21base of the gate.

0:22:21 > 0:22:25base of the gate.Olympic champion in giant slalom in 2010, all three

0:22:25 > 0:22:29medallists from that race are, on paper, in this competition. Carlo

0:22:29 > 0:22:36Janka joined on the podium by the two Norwegians, but it remains to be

0:22:36 > 0:22:39seen whether they start. It is good to see Carlo Janka having a crack

0:22:39 > 0:22:46here. He has lost most of his lead. Janka better slalom and giant skier

0:22:46 > 0:22:51than he was a slalom skier. He's been struggling with injuries over

0:22:51 > 0:22:57the last few years and slalom you need to put the hours in.It is

0:22:57 > 0:23:02worth emphasising that Janka is racing with a ruptured anterior

0:23:02 > 0:23:06cruciate ligament, decided not to have surgery and he has some wind.

0:23:06 > 0:23:10It doesn't help. It helps with downhill but in a slalom, it means

0:23:10 > 0:23:15you can't see the ground.Makes a great pictures, though, in

0:23:15 > 0:23:20high-definition. Beautiful scenes with the snow being blown down

0:23:20 > 0:23:24around the racer. No change at the top, Victor Muffat-Jeandet, who was

0:23:24 > 0:23:32second to ski, still leads the way. He has now seen off 17 who have

0:23:32 > 0:23:38followed him down the mountain and failed to take the lead away from

0:23:38 > 0:23:41the Frenchman. Victor Muffat-Jeandet in gold could still hold on for a

0:23:41 > 0:23:50medal. Ted Ligety is third. Marcel Hirscher is second.I think Victor

0:23:50 > 0:23:56Muffat-Jeandet will hold on for a medal. It is a question of one of

0:23:56 > 0:24:04the downhillers common can someone like Paris or Christof Innerhofer do

0:24:04 > 0:24:10it?Oh, goodness me, he didn't get very far.He has downhiller written

0:24:10 > 0:24:14all over him, the size of him. Victor Muffat-Jeandet got away with

0:24:14 > 0:24:20that one quite easily.It is a bit like asking, you know... It is a bit

0:24:20 > 0:24:23like asking in rugby switching it all around. Let's have the second

0:24:23 > 0:24:28half where the backs will play in the scrum and then the props have to

0:24:28 > 0:24:32go out on the wing.It is like asking Roger Federer to play

0:24:32 > 0:24:40badminton.He'd probably be very good at Badminton, the!

0:24:41 > 0:24:48good at Badminton, the! -- though! So, now here's the main man, Marcel

0:24:48 > 0:24:54Hirscher, the best technical skier in the world. 1.01 seconds his

0:24:54 > 0:24:59advantage Victor Muffat-Jeandet after the first run. Skied a

0:24:59 > 0:25:03beautiful lake this morning, Marcel Hirscher, the one thing missing is

0:25:03 > 0:25:07an Olympic gold medal.Can he put it right today? It is looking pretty

0:25:07 > 0:25:11good but not as clean as Victor Muffat-Jeandet on the top part of

0:25:11 > 0:25:16the cause. He is laying them over, this is where the acceleration is

0:25:16 > 0:25:21coming, Marcel Hirscher risking everything.He has added to his

0:25:21 > 0:25:26lead. Marcel Hirscher is doing what he does best in the Alpine skiing

0:25:26 > 0:25:33world. The wind, he is battling his way through it. The wind is whipping

0:25:33 > 0:25:38up, try its best to distract Marcel Hirscher. Can he do enough to move

0:25:38 > 0:25:47into gold medal position? Yes, comfortably! More than a second! Oh,

0:25:47 > 0:25:53glorious slalom skiing from Marcel Hirscher.Well, he has seen off one

0:25:53 > 0:25:56of the French challengers but he would have wanted to put down more

0:25:56 > 0:26:01of a lead over Victor Muffat-Jeandet because he will have a nervous wait

0:26:01 > 0:26:05because in two skiers time it is Alexis Pinturault.Marcel Hirscher

0:26:05 > 0:26:09is in gold medal position, he congratulates Victor Muffat-Jeandet,

0:26:09 > 0:26:18who still holds onto silver. Ted Ligety has been pushed out of the

0:26:18 > 0:26:24medals.So, Marcel Hirscher in the lead and we will find out in two

0:26:24 > 0:26:28skiers time, I think that will be medals decided. It is a question for

0:26:28 > 0:26:37me, it is between Marcel Hirscher and Alexis Pinturault for me. He has

0:26:37 > 0:26:42to survive this attack of nine downhillers who will each do their

0:26:42 > 0:26:56best to hack their way down this slalom.Next

0:26:56 > 0:27:00slalom.Next to ski Mauro Caviezel, who took a medal last February, the

0:27:00 > 0:27:04bronze medallist there. His advantage over Marcel Hirscher is

0:27:04 > 0:27:11slight. There isn't any way that he can overhaul Marcel Hirscher's lead

0:27:11 > 0:27:16but can he push for a provisional podium position?Can he get ahead of

0:27:16 > 0:27:24Victor Muffat-Jeandet? He is already half a second off Marcel Hirscher.

0:27:24 > 0:27:29Caviezel is going to have to go some. Trying to get the skis out

0:27:29 > 0:27:33from underneath him, quite a wide stance, skiing a longer distance.

0:27:33 > 0:27:39And he is out of the medals, 1.43 down, a couple of wide terms, missed

0:27:39 > 0:27:43his direct route through the spring-loaded slalom gates and he is

0:27:43 > 0:27:49now fighting for one of the minor places here. Top three divided by

0:27:49 > 0:27:581.35 seconds. And Caviezel is 3.08 down. Marcel Hirscher will stay in

0:27:58 > 0:28:09the leader's enclosure. Victor Muffat-Jeandet

0:28:10 > 0:28:14Muffat-Jeandet in silver, Marco Schwarz in bronze. Next to come, it

0:28:14 > 0:28:26will be Alexis Pinturault next to ski in the slalom.

0:28:26 > 0:28:28ski in the slalom. Marcel Hirscher looks pretty cool but he is looking

0:28:28 > 0:28:36at the monitor available to him. It is also a giant screen he can look

0:28:36 > 0:28:40up and. There is the man that could change things around. Pinturault

0:28:40 > 0:28:45from France. He is ready to race for the final time today. Pinturault

0:28:45 > 0:28:50pushes hard out of the start gate, doesn't have an awful lot over

0:28:50 > 0:28:55Marcel Hirscher coming into this second leg of today's Alpine

0:28:55 > 0:29:01combined, 0.2 wait.Started well enough. A little stumble.

0:29:01 > 0:29:04Counterrotating! Great recovery from Pinturault. Again the same mistake,

0:29:04 > 0:29:10just jetted out on the turn. Marcel Hirscher was so good on the lower

0:29:10 > 0:29:14part of this course.Pinturault now finds himself in low Marcel

0:29:14 > 0:29:19Hirscher, turning on the red light for the first time, 0.14, it is

0:29:19 > 0:29:21still good enough potentially for silver medal position but that is no

0:29:21 > 0:29:26way because Marcel Hirscher was so quick on the bottom half, there is

0:29:26 > 0:29:32no way Pinturault and move into gold. He has gone into second.He

0:29:32 > 0:29:38didn't have the wind Marcel Hirscher had, able to catch up some but that

0:29:38 > 0:29:45is it, that is what we thought and it is all decided now. Marcel

0:29:45 > 0:29:50Hirscher gold, Pinturault silver.He gave it everything. Brave slalom run

0:29:50 > 0:29:54from the Frenchman. Had his moments when he was almost down and out but

0:29:54 > 0:30:01made good recoveries to keep himself carving.That was a brilliant

0:30:01 > 0:30:04demonstration of counter rotation. He was in the air wanting to get his

0:30:04 > 0:30:09skis to turn so he needed to turn his body the other way, so he is all

0:30:09 > 0:30:12twisted. He is still good enough to keep the pressure on the outside

0:30:12 > 0:30:19ski. These guys are judged by their speed of recovery. Brilliant slalom

0:30:19 > 0:30:26skiing by Pinturault but couldn't match this man.

0:30:27 > 0:30:33Two French men, bronze and silver, and Austrian in gold, the American

0:30:33 > 0:30:41next to ski. .54 the advantage he has over Marcel Hirscher.

0:30:41 > 0:30:45It is a question of whether one of them can make the bronze medal. Nine

0:30:45 > 0:30:50more of them.

0:30:52 > 0:30:55more of them. All out and out downhill skiers.

0:30:55 > 0:31:02We don't even know whether Janz

0:31:02 > 0:31:07We don't even know whether Janz Root and Svindal will turn up to race. --

0:31:07 > 0:31:13Jansrud. Grinding to a halt, he will try to

0:31:13 > 0:31:23get the finish. No change here.

0:31:31 > 0:31:37Still to come, some downhill specialists.

0:31:44 > 0:31:50Thomas Dressen, he will be the final skier on the Hill.

0:31:50 > 0:32:03Marcel Hirscher is moving towards his first ever Olympic gold medal.

0:32:21 > 0:32:28They are on a TV time-out now. The course workers are out there trying

0:32:28 > 0:32:35to fill in any holes, repair broken gates, get the course back to race

0:32:35 > 0:32:40fitness, as we reflect on the top three. The second skier on the

0:32:40 > 0:32:45mountain but the first to finish was Victor offered Shandy, he may hold

0:32:45 > 0:32:51on for a medal. Alexis Pinturault, his compatriot, in silver medal

0:32:51 > 0:32:57position, having survived a couple of near misses in his slalom run.

0:32:57 > 0:33:01To be fair, these are the favourites, the top three going into

0:33:01 > 0:33:11the competition. So, no surprises, really. The question is can one of

0:33:11 > 0:33:17these pull something out of the bad. Innerhofer did it in Sochi.

0:33:17 > 0:33:24He got the bronze.He went mental in the finish area, over the moon he

0:33:24 > 0:33:32had mixed a bronze medal. -- he had taken.

0:33:32 > 0:33:38Peter Fill, twice the World Cup downhill champion. The leader in the

0:33:38 > 0:33:49World Cup combined standings, second and third earlier this year.

0:33:50 > 0:33:55We haven't seen Svindal, have we? I don't think his knees could cope

0:33:55 > 0:34:03with downhill slalom. They have to go for it. It will be quite

0:34:03 > 0:34:09entertaining. It would be good, technically! Exactly like watching a

0:34:09 > 0:34:13front row forward tried to take the ball down the wing.

0:34:13 > 0:34:21-- trying. Next to ski, Dominik Paris, one of the big names in World

0:34:21 > 0:34:26Cup downhill skiing.

0:34:27 > 0:34:30Cup downhill skiing. A gentle giant, very likeable Italian. Looking down

0:34:30 > 0:34:40the course. Turns much tighter than he is used to. Can Dominik Paris

0:34:40 > 0:34:47find the slalom legs that he used to work out as a youngster, not a bad

0:34:47 > 0:34:53start, keeping the turned high. He will have lost time. Fractionally

0:34:53 > 0:35:00into the red zone.

0:35:00 > 0:35:05Was that a straddle? He knew it and he stopped.

0:35:05 > 0:35:12It took him a while. You get fined if you straddle and you know about

0:35:12 > 0:35:23it and you continue to the finish. The left ski just inside the gate.

0:35:23 > 0:35:27He is so big, heavy and strong. His leg doesn't even move away. The

0:35:27 > 0:35:32reason they require the race to stop is if they carry on paper and

0:35:32 > 0:35:44unnecessary ruck. Now, the Austrian, a lot of noise

0:35:44 > 0:35:47from the fans.

0:35:54 > 0:36:02Sluggish and snow. -- slow. He is out of the course as well.No

0:36:02 > 0:36:08change, Muffat-Jeandet in gold.

0:36:09 > 0:36:11change, Muffat-Jeandet in gold. -- in bronze. As Kriechmayr fails to

0:36:11 > 0:36:19finish. Who can do something? It is possible

0:36:19 > 0:36:23to sneak the bronze but they will have two produce the slalom run of

0:36:23 > 0:36:31their lives. Kriechmayr has found a little

0:36:31 > 0:36:36Austrian corner to seek some solace. Peter Fill, the Italian, who leads

0:36:36 > 0:36:44the World Cup Alpine combined standings. He needs some of that

0:36:44 > 0:36:53form now to push for a place. He has won some of the biggest races in the

0:36:53 > 0:36:57world. Downhill champion of the World Cup. The Italian is way but he

0:36:57 > 0:37:02is out. Down and out. It seems like the ones

0:37:02 > 0:37:05who are skidding are staying on their feet and the ones who are

0:37:05 > 0:37:20carving are not able to control it. Using those skis... Almost half the

0:37:20 > 0:37:29length of what he uses in downhill. 2.18, downhill ski length. Here,

0:37:29 > 0:37:371.60 five. A huge difference. They have brought out these tiny toys

0:37:37 > 0:37:42compared to what they use for the day job.

0:37:42 > 0:37:47Christof

0:37:48 > 0:37:57Christof Innerhofer. 0.79, the margin he brings into this slalom

0:37:57 > 0:38:06competition. Over Marcel Hirscher after the downhill leg.

0:38:06 > 0:38:11He still has a chunk of time in his favour.

0:38:11 > 0:38:19Can he sneak the bronze again? Good turns. The best of the downhill

0:38:19 > 0:38:22skiers so far. Still in the hunt for the bronze

0:38:22 > 0:38:29medal position.

0:38:29 > 0:38:34medal position. It is getting a little shaky. He is too far away. He

0:38:34 > 0:38:38doesn't have the ability to accelerate and claw back the lost

0:38:38 > 0:38:46time. I think Muffat-Jeandet is safe in third. Innerhofer is down in

0:38:46 > 0:38:5412th. Muffat-Jeandet knows he is

0:38:54 > 0:38:57comfortable in bronze medal position. There is still Jansrud who

0:38:57 > 0:39:04could still do it. He was good at the top but ran out

0:39:04 > 0:39:09of speed and steam on the lower section.

0:39:09 > 0:39:12Hirscher leads the way in the first Alpine event of the Olympic

0:39:12 > 0:39:17programme. It could be his first gold medal of

0:39:17 > 0:39:21three, and the team event. It could be four.

0:39:21 > 0:39:31No one has ever done that. Let us see what Jansrud can do. He has a

0:39:31 > 0:39:37one second advantage. Look at the wind which has moved up the hill,

0:39:37 > 0:39:42moving debris around. Look at the safety netting shaking at the side

0:39:42 > 0:39:50of the track. The question is can he sneak a

0:39:50 > 0:40:02bronze? It is read this time. He has half a

0:40:02 > 0:40:07second to play with if he is to remain in the hunt for a bass pedal.

0:40:07 > 0:40:11Slowing right up as he came through that banana gate. Where

0:40:11 > 0:40:21Muffat-Jeandet was very good. Jansrud has more chances to come.

0:40:21 > 0:40:24Right now, seventh in the Alpine combined. I think the bronze medal

0:40:24 > 0:40:33is pity much guaranteed for Victor Muffat-Jeandet.

0:40:34 > 0:40:39Last Turski will be Thomas Dressen. Interesting to see how Thomas

0:40:39 > 0:40:44Dressen gets on. -- last to ski. He has the better

0:40:44 > 0:40:53skills here. We will see. Hirscher has the gold at the moment,

0:40:53 > 0:40:58Pinturault of France in the over, Muffat-Jeandet is in bronze medal

0:40:58 > 0:41:04position. Next to ski will be the Olympic

0:41:04 > 0:41:07downhill champion from four years ago.

0:41:07 > 0:41:11Just signalling how he was skidding out.

0:41:11 > 0:41:23Tour, rangy, powerful a test-bed, also won the World Cup race. His

0:41:23 > 0:41:29advantage over Hirscher is more than a second. Oh, he is out, a heavy

0:41:29 > 0:41:33hit. I hope he is OK for the downhill

0:41:33 > 0:41:38after that. He has taken out a coach.

0:41:38 > 0:41:41And one of the cameramen. One of the course workers.

0:41:41 > 0:41:52A Trail of destruction.

0:41:54 > 0:41:58Not a quick stop, it is shiny on the top surface.

0:41:58 > 0:42:06He is looking. That is the skill of a downhill skier, never gripped up

0:42:06 > 0:42:12-- never give up, still thinking. Those course workers, a little slow

0:42:12 > 0:42:17to react.

0:42:17 > 0:42:22to react. Matthias Mayer, back on his feet. No news of the coursework

0:42:22 > 0:42:28worker who took the brunt of this, after the straddle.

0:42:28 > 0:42:34Having a look, seeing the inflatable bag.

0:42:35 > 0:42:39bag. The crew there. The Cameron has crampons on, that would have been

0:42:39 > 0:42:49nasty.The course worker, I would have been pulling out of position.

0:42:49 > 0:42:57Muffat-Jeandet. Back to the top. No Svindal. With

0:42:57 > 0:43:05two to come, with one to come, Marcel Hirscher and Alexis

0:43:05 > 0:43:09Pinturault are guaranteed medals. Can Thomas Dressen snatch the bronze

0:43:09 > 0:43:15medal from the grasp of Muffat-Jeandet? Off to a steady

0:43:15 > 0:43:21start, looks comfortable in slalom. Steady is the operative word. Just

0:43:21 > 0:43:29half a second up now.If he wants the bronze, he has to finish within

0:43:29 > 0:43:371.01 of Marcel Hirscher. At the next spit, he is chilling. But that was

0:43:37 > 0:43:48tidy. Coming down to the split. It has grown. Almost certainly out of

0:43:48 > 0:43:52reach now. The French are starting to think they will take two medals.

0:43:52 > 0:43:59Thomas Dressen lives dangerously but finishes in ninth place. The medals

0:43:59 > 0:44:06are decided. At last, Marcel Hirscher is an Olympic champion. He

0:44:06 > 0:44:11takes the men's Alpine combined gold. It has been a long wait,

0:44:11 > 0:44:17silver medallist last time. A first Olympic medal for Victor

0:44:17 > 0:44:21Muffat-Jeandet has shown such promise this season, joined on the

0:44:21 > 0:44:29podium by Alexis Pinturault who will take the silver, for France. Old for

0:44:29 > 0:44:33Hirscher, silver for Pinturault, the bronze to Muffat-Jeandet.

0:44:33 > 0:44:43-- gold. Great to finally get the Alpine events underway. Marcel

0:44:43 > 0:44:47Hirscher played his first Olympic gold medal, potentially another two

0:44:47 > 0:44:54up the grounds. -- up for grabs. This is what is coming up.

0:44:58 > 0:45:08We will catch up with Wilf O'Reilly, and at around 7:10am we bring you

0:45:08 > 0:45:13all the action from the women's half-pipe finals. Then the women's

0:45:13 > 0:45:17ice hockey with Finland taking on Canada and at 8am, the first Alpine

0:45:17 > 0:45:24medal was won in the men's Alpine combined rerun. History was made

0:45:24 > 0:45:30today at the Curling Centre because the mixed team event, which is a new

0:45:30 > 0:45:36event here at this Olympics had reached its conclusion with the

0:45:36 > 0:45:40bronze medal up for grabs contested by the Olympic Athletes from Russia

0:45:40 > 0:45:43and Norway and to take us through what happened let's join our

0:45:43 > 0:45:54commentary team. COMMENTATOR: OAR have the option of

0:45:54 > 0:46:02power play in the final end were they to deem it necessary, or

0:46:02 > 0:46:09whether they felt it is something they could use. Norway need a big

0:46:09 > 0:46:23score if they can.They want to take this as far across as they can.

0:46:23 > 0:46:28Norway must be thinking all their Christmass came at once with that

0:46:28 > 0:46:35end.There was such a look of resignation on the face of

0:46:35 > 0:46:41address-mac, thinking we are going to be 8-4 down with two to go. And

0:46:41 > 0:46:45he is much more experienced, he would have played in a way that

0:46:45 > 0:46:53would have

0:46:53 > 0:46:57would have given him more chance. It is about capitalising on it. To do

0:46:57 > 0:47:08something in this end. The first two stones, that will slip I as well.

0:47:08 > 0:47:13Frustrated with that.

0:47:13 > 0:47:21Frustrated with that. Norway got the hammer and these kinds of shots are

0:47:21 > 0:47:27not going to be any use to them, if the Olympic Athletes from Russia put

0:47:27 > 0:47:33their stones in front of them. It is about using the forefoot and

0:47:33 > 0:47:41protecting the forefoot.The smile has gone for the time being. The

0:47:41 > 0:47:47only other thing on the flip side, how many opportunities to OAR need?

0:47:47 > 0:47:52It is a bit like missing an open goal. It is going to play on your

0:47:52 > 0:47:59mind. They have had chances in their other matches and even last night

0:47:59 > 0:48:05they had a chance as well against Switzerland. They were almost

0:48:05 > 0:48:18offered the chance to win the match by Rios. They gave them an

0:48:18 > 0:48:20opportunity which perhaps you could argue they should have taken but

0:48:20 > 0:48:28they didn't. Again, they are missing out on that previous end.We are

0:48:28 > 0:48:31being very critical of them and what they did last time but they actually

0:48:31 > 0:48:37still do have a lot of things going for them in this bronze medal game.

0:48:37 > 0:48:41They have two shot lead with a strong position on the seventh end,

0:48:41 > 0:48:45and having scored in the sixth end, you'd expect scoring to alternate

0:48:45 > 0:48:49between the two teams and they should have a shot to win the game

0:48:49 > 0:48:56the way things are going.The thing about the previous end, first of

0:48:56 > 0:49:04all, Bryzgalova Waterstone out, then he misses it at the end. You can't

0:49:04 > 0:49:09keep doing that even though it is in their favour. Norway are capable.

0:49:14 > 0:49:23This looks a little better.This does look better.

0:49:25 > 0:49:28does look better. It moves that red stone back making the scoring error

0:49:28 > 0:49:33bigger just by pushing stones out of the forefoot circle and reducing the

0:49:33 > 0:49:39traffic.

0:49:43 > 0:49:50Magnus Nedregotten is a good cross country skier as well.You were

0:49:50 > 0:49:57saying that to me, cross-country skiing, he did that when he was

0:49:57 > 0:50:05younger. He made the Alpine skiing team as well. So we've got some good

0:50:05 > 0:50:16athletes. He did the skiathlon.Got gold, silver and bronze for the

0:50:16 > 0:50:20Norwegians. Great performance for Andrew Musgrave as well for team GB.

0:50:20 > 0:50:22Yeah, best ever position.

0:50:27 > 0:50:38Working hard, good ad sweeping, Krushelnitskiy.

0:50:42 > 0:50:54Great lengths, just over hit by a fraction.

0:50:54 > 0:51:03fraction. Norway can make a play on it and raise it on to the button.

0:51:03 > 0:51:05it and raise it on to the button. If it finished there, it would be great

0:51:05 > 0:51:10but it ran an extra six inches opening up the yellow stone.She

0:51:10 > 0:51:17says, no way!

0:51:22 > 0:51:33So, the brush is the target. Trying to move these OAR stones using his

0:51:33 > 0:51:43own.With a bit of work to do here. Opens things up a little bit but

0:51:43 > 0:51:48still not that easy to see how they are going to score an easy two, and

0:51:48 > 0:51:51they need to score a couple of points in the seventh.They

0:51:51 > 0:51:58definitely want to try and get two to be up close and personal with the

0:51:58 > 0:52:06OAR going into the last end.

0:52:17 > 0:52:22So, Anastasia happy to take this bank one. It may seem negative but

0:52:22 > 0:52:25it is damage limitation at the moment, they don't want more to

0:52:25 > 0:52:35score anymore than one or two.

0:52:36 > 0:52:38score anymore than one or two.One of those English words the foreign

0:52:38 > 0:52:46teams use is actually a Canadian term for the speed of throwing it.

0:52:55 > 0:53:05You are talking about the house yesterday, just indicating there he

0:53:05 > 0:53:10wanted to hit the outside right stone, to come onto the other red,

0:53:10 > 0:53:16then rebound back towards the button.

0:53:17 > 0:53:22button.Easy to draw these things up, not so easy to execute.A heck

0:53:22 > 0:53:30of a shot if it happens. Let's see.

0:53:31 > 0:53:39I was going to say, that would be high risk strategy, high reward.He

0:53:39 > 0:53:46is looking to play enough weight to come right to the back of these.To

0:53:46 > 0:53:49tuck it behind the two stones and the button, get it into second or

0:53:49 > 0:53:58third position.Just slightly overhead. There was such a ball at

0:53:58 > 0:54:02the end and we have seen that a few times. There is a big amount of

0:54:02 > 0:54:09drive for it to pull towards the centre line.

0:54:11 > 0:54:15centre line. That is the issue you have when you play these delicate

0:54:15 > 0:54:19little weights. If you don't get them perfect, they are not going to

0:54:19 > 0:54:25work for you. That is unfortunate because had it caught the red at

0:54:25 > 0:54:30all, it would have moved it and it would have sat there.Maybe the

0:54:30 > 0:54:35wrong call them.

0:54:39 > 0:54:44wrong call them. We have a tweener, when you are between two shots.Last

0:54:44 > 0:54:50night, it was almost like

0:54:50 > 0:54:55night, it was almost like hole-mac was -- Krushelnitskiy was playing a

0:54:55 > 0:55:01shot that was neither one nor the other.A tweener, I will put it in

0:55:01 > 0:55:07my book.What happened there it was almost a bit of indecision and you

0:55:07 > 0:55:11needed to commit to one short all the other. They decided not to do

0:55:11 > 0:55:21one shot and prayed for it to curl and ended up with neither.

0:55:23 > 0:55:31That is a great shot.Well, look at this! Norway with the hammer will

0:55:31 > 0:55:39hopefully come in and pick up one. And even this, all of a certain,

0:55:39 > 0:55:43what looked like easy shots, trying to hang on to this match by their

0:55:43 > 0:55:50fingernails. The least reward they would have wanted from this end,

0:55:50 > 0:55:53meaning they will be heading into the final end with a they are

0:55:53 > 0:55:59leading and with the hammer.All seems very easy for us to say she's

0:55:59 > 0:56:05only got to draw one shot but she is facing former, and that is when the

0:56:05 > 0:56:09mental game comes into play. Don't think about the fact you're facing

0:56:09 > 0:56:14four shots, it is a simple ball draw to the one foot.If she misses this,

0:56:14 > 0:56:25I think it'll be handshakes. They seem OK with this.Needs to work...

0:56:25 > 0:56:36It looks heavy. There is just one they are going to give up. That

0:56:36 > 0:56:42still is...A mountain to climb. It is the Himalayas all rolled into one

0:56:42 > 0:56:50for them. 7-4 down. OAR in a Williams position as we head into

0:56:50 > 0:56:56the final end.

0:56:56 > 0:57:00the final end. -- brilliant position. Barring anything crazy

0:57:00 > 0:57:08happening, bronze medal position brushed up with OAR on it.Even if

0:57:08 > 0:57:14they are 3-0 up, they are not safe. Russia have got to keep their head

0:57:14 > 0:57:18in the game and, likewise, Norway. And we are not just trying to keep

0:57:18 > 0:57:25the people at home interested. Remember what happened last year.

0:57:29 > 0:57:35SHE SHOUTS "SWEEP!" Last in the world final, Canada were

0:57:35 > 0:57:41leading by three and they lost four to give up the gold-medal.And that

0:57:41 > 0:57:47was Canada's last shot, just went all wrong for them, and Switzerland

0:57:47 > 0:57:53had a free draw and won the world championship. It is amazing how the

0:57:53 > 0:58:00game can change.That is what Norway will be hanging onto, that thought.

0:58:00 > 0:58:09I think the issue for OAR is to not be too defensive here. You don't

0:58:09 > 0:58:13want it to build to a situation where Norway can pick up three. On

0:58:13 > 0:58:20the other hand, you have to play your shots.Again, they are just

0:58:20 > 0:58:29sliding too far. They want to be in the front half of the forefoot, you

0:58:29 > 0:58:32want to control the front half and these stones are sitting at the back

0:58:32 > 0:58:36and they are not the best at the minute. One of them was already

0:58:36 > 0:58:41placed there, of course.The other thing we should mention about last

0:58:41 > 0:58:56ends and big comebacks was that the OAR team from the last

0:58:59 > 0:59:03game against Switzerland, it went all the way to the last end. They

0:59:03 > 0:59:08can't make their bad misses. Knowing where to turn for your shots and

0:59:08 > 0:59:20play to that.Looks like it could be a good shot from Bryzgalova.Nice

0:59:20 > 0:59:28shot, nice angled shot. Doesn't look good for Norway, unless they can do

0:59:28 > 0:59:35something spectacular. There is the opportunity now for moving some of

0:59:35 > 0:59:41these stones.Pleased with that. Every single stone now that they

0:59:41 > 0:59:47place accurately edging them closer and closer to the podium.

0:59:56 > 1:00:02Something needs to happen for Norway here. They are the ones making the

1:00:02 > 1:00:12mistakes much more than their opponents.Making some mistakes

1:00:12 > 1:00:17towards the home end. This is quite good. Just trying to shuffle things

1:00:17 > 1:00:26around a little bit. He has put that red stone right into the pocket

1:00:26 > 1:00:32which may well cancel out the two yellow stone 's.Time-out. OAR using

1:00:32 > 1:00:38their time-out, having had the time to use their power play with first

1:00:38 > 1:00:45steel. They would have used it, it is a moot point. Norway retain the

1:00:45 > 1:00:51hammer into the final end.

1:01:01 > 1:01:12It messes with your team game head when you are thinking about that.

1:01:22 > 1:01:28It is completely different in a team game.

1:01:34 > 1:01:43It can be disconcerting.

1:01:50 > 1:01:56Decision made.

1:02:00 > 1:02:06It looks as though they will just come in. It is all about where this

1:02:06 > 1:02:13ends up.

1:02:16 > 1:02:22It will pull right into that centreline, that is a nice shot. On

1:02:22 > 1:02:29the right side, as well. Not easy to move that.

1:02:29 > 1:02:36This is a team is closing the door on Norway at the moment. It is never

1:02:36 > 1:02:47over until it is over.Just one bad shot.

1:02:56 > 1:03:03A nice look from the other end. Anything they can do here?

1:03:03 > 1:03:09I wonder if they can see enough of the top yellow. They will have two

1:03:09 > 1:03:14almost risk passing that top read because they need to catch as much

1:03:14 > 1:03:20of it as they can see. Again, played nicely.

1:03:24 > 1:03:33A good weight.

1:03:33 > 1:03:39It has opened it up a little bit. They still have stones in there but

1:03:39 > 1:03:51plenty of raids. -- reds. They just want to make sure Norway do not get

1:03:51 > 1:03:54three. The good thing for Norway at the

1:03:54 > 1:04:00moment is there are if you yellow stones kicking about. The problem is

1:04:00 > 1:04:06the one at the back at the bottom which has lined up. They need to get

1:04:06 > 1:04:15all three of those red stones out of there.

1:04:18 > 1:04:23The decision from the over your team to sit on top of their own or close

1:04:23 > 1:04:37to their own. -- OAR team.

1:04:43 > 1:04:55Not dissimilar to the shop they played a few moments ago.

1:04:57 > 1:05:04A nice shot. Just wanting to change the angle of the yellow.

1:05:04 > 1:05:14She has had a really good game, Bryzgalova.

1:05:15 > 1:05:19Just two left, and their Olympic hopes are starting to disappear.

1:05:19 > 1:05:25They need to make something happen or at least put a little bit of

1:05:25 > 1:05:32pressure on to Krushelnitckii. He looks a worried man, he shouldn't

1:05:32 > 1:05:40be. Maybe his nerves, already coming to the fore. He knows he will have a

1:05:40 > 1:05:47chance, a big chance.

1:05:47 > 1:05:54It hasn't worked out too well for them.

1:05:54 > 1:06:02them. Still, the OAR team. They are counting Laverty.It will

1:06:02 > 1:06:13be over after this one, pretty much. It needs something impossible for --

1:06:13 > 1:06:19from the Norwegians. The way our team need to remove that

1:06:19 > 1:06:29yellow. The OAR team.

1:06:29 > 1:06:34It hasn't been the best of matches for Norway, the architects of their

1:06:34 > 1:06:37own demise.

1:06:38 > 1:06:45For the OAR team. It doesn't sit but nonetheless it is beginning to look

1:06:45 > 1:06:50as if this is the end for Norway. Having a look to see if there is

1:06:50 > 1:06:56anyway to take three out.

1:07:00 > 1:07:03anyway to take three out. It is not just taking something out, they need

1:07:03 > 1:07:14to sit in the house for three. And retaining the other three

1:07:14 > 1:07:25yellows is the problem.

1:07:25 > 1:07:30Kristin doesn't have the same fire power as the Russian.

1:07:30 > 1:07:36I think the view is, at least give it a try, giving it everything she

1:07:36 > 1:07:41has got, pushing all her weight behind it.

1:07:41 > 1:07:47Has she actually made contact? It was a good try, and excellent

1:07:47 > 1:07:59try. That is it. The handshakes, it means the OAR team win their first

1:07:59 > 1:08:05ever medal. STUDIO: Making history with the

1:08:05 > 1:08:09first ever adult in mixed team kerning, the final takes place

1:08:12 > 1:08:18From a British point of view, all eyes today are on the Gagnon Ice

1:08:18 > 1:08:23Arena where Elise Christie aimed to become an Olympic medallist

1:08:23 > 1:08:27hopefully Olympic champion for the first time. I am delighted to be

1:08:27 > 1:08:32joined by Wilf O'Reilly from the Ice Arena. I was so nervous watching her

1:08:32 > 1:08:38heat on Saturday. How much is excitement building at the Ice Arena

1:08:38 > 1:08:41ahead of her first quarterfinal?

1:08:45 > 1:08:50Saturday was a big game changer, she came through it very comfortably and

1:08:50 > 1:08:55constantly. I think it will get easier as evening gets on even

1:08:55 > 1:09:01though the pressure and excitement will rise. The camp is relaxed and

1:09:01 > 1:09:05they are enjoying it. It is extreme pressure on her,

1:09:05 > 1:09:10pressure she puts on herself. How mentally strong did she have to be

1:09:10 > 1:09:14on Saturday to get through that first race after Sochi?

1:09:14 > 1:09:21She had said she has never been that nervous before. On a scale, I would

1:09:21 > 1:09:26properly say Saturday evening, it was probably ten plus. Coming in

1:09:26 > 1:09:32today, she skated very well, join the first lane in the quarterfinals,

1:09:32 > 1:09:37the second, she had more recovery for the semifinal. Now it is a

1:09:37 > 1:09:42question of keeping calm, relaxed, doing anything she has done over the

1:09:42 > 1:09:50last four years. She got an Olympic record on

1:09:50 > 1:09:56Saturday. She says she gets faster with the heats. In theory if she

1:09:56 > 1:10:01stays out of trouble we should have our first British medal of the

1:10:01 > 1:10:05winter Olympics. Absolutely. I am calling that Elise

1:10:05 > 1:10:12Christie will win a medal here. Not putting any colours in there yet but

1:10:12 > 1:10:14I am convinced she can come away with a medal.

1:10:14 > 1:10:21We saw in the documentary, still on the iPlayer, incredible to see the

1:10:21 > 1:10:27emotional investment put in by her, family, coach. How much stronger is

1:10:27 > 1:10:32she now given everything she has gone through over the last four

1:10:32 > 1:10:38years? The support she has had, UK Sport,

1:10:38 > 1:10:46her coach, family, it has been a tremendous support. She must feel it

1:10:46 > 1:10:51is payback time for all the support and thanks. I don't think the

1:10:51 > 1:10:59pressure will be as much, but enjoying the evening. Is she

1:10:59 > 1:11:04enjoying the experience? One of the failures of the Olympic Games is the

1:11:04 > 1:11:09pressure becomes too much. Hopefully that won't be the case. From last

1:11:09 > 1:11:12Saturday, I don't think that will be the case.

1:11:12 > 1:11:19I cannot wait for those races to take place later. The quarterfinal

1:11:19 > 1:11:25of the 500m takes place at ten o'clock your time on BBC One. Going

1:11:25 > 1:11:30all the way through to the final today just after midday. Hopefully

1:11:30 > 1:11:35Elise Christie will be in the final and winning a medal of some colour.

1:11:35 > 1:11:40From one lady bossing the ice to one bossing this note in the women's

1:11:40 > 1:11:47half pipe, Chloe Kim came here with huge expectations on her shoulders.

1:11:47 > 1:11:53She qualified for Sochi but wasn't allowed to compete because at 13 she

1:11:53 > 1:11:59was too young. One of only two to have secured a perfect 100 on the

1:11:59 > 1:12:09pipe. Let us see if she can live up to her big billing. Jenny Jones, is

1:12:09 > 1:12:13one of your commentators.

1:12:13 > 1:12:20The most successful snowboarder ever to strap in.

1:12:20 > 1:12:25Her fifth Olympics. She has only ever missed one. She has a gold

1:12:25 > 1:12:31medal, the first time of asking in salt lake city. A bronze medal at

1:12:31 > 1:12:36the last two. Constantly asked when she will retire. A question you must

1:12:36 > 1:12:41have sympathy with? Only a year older than when I was at

1:12:41 > 1:12:48the Olympics. She is still rising at this high level so why shouldn't she

1:12:48 > 1:12:50be competing? Here we go.

1:12:50 > 1:13:02Massive. Signature move. A lot of travel down the pipe.

1:13:02 > 1:13:10A huge frontside ten. That is huge. Into the huge

1:13:10 > 1:13:21frontside 120. The tail grab. Kelly Clark has just set a huge high mark

1:13:21 > 1:13:24here in the ladies' halfpipe finals. She looks so much more solid than

1:13:24 > 1:13:30yesterday. Here she is, two years later at her

1:13:30 > 1:13:35fifth Olympics.

1:13:41 > 1:13:44Jiayu Liu, we have seen she is capable of one of the most

1:13:44 > 1:13:49technical, stylish, creative and high runs.

1:13:49 > 1:13:58And she does a lot at the top. We will see hopefully her first run

1:13:58 > 1:14:05with a switch method, dropping in backwards now. The switch is like

1:14:05 > 1:14:10writing with your left hand. Switch for her first trip.

1:14:10 > 1:14:18So hard to keep the heel on the wall. A beautiful run. Landing nice

1:14:18 > 1:14:26and high in the transitions. Front seven. Lovely stuff. Could

1:14:26 > 1:14:34have gone around a bit more, she is happy. She was so relaxed.

1:14:36 > 1:14:43Attention to detail, getting the grab, holding them.

1:14:43 > 1:14:50grab, holding them.She is really happy with that.

1:14:50 > 1:14:58Chloe Kim. She is of South Korean descent, parents emigrated to the

1:14:58 > 1:15:04States, she is then this person ever to win three X Games gold medals,

1:15:04 > 1:15:07only that she has won them consecutively.Wouldn't you love to

1:15:07 > 1:15:13know what is playing in her inner right now?She is without question

1:15:13 > 1:15:16the best half-pipe rider in the world. Whether she can put it

1:15:16 > 1:15:27together now under pressure from the Chinese bride Liu Jiayu. Absolutely

1:15:27 > 1:15:32huge to start things off. Frontside 1080! Switch now, loses some speed

1:15:32 > 1:15:40but she still gets the 720. Frontside 900!There is the McTwist

1:15:40 > 1:15:49with the indy grab. Into a huge inverted seven.What a run from her.

1:15:49 > 1:15:53What a run.And you can hear the Koreans going crazy down at the

1:15:53 > 1:16:01bottom. This is the frontside 1080. Kelly Clark put it in third hit,

1:16:01 > 1:16:08Chloe Kim butted in second head. The back-to-back 1080, that is where she

1:16:08 > 1:16:13can go... A place nobody else can go. She is looking surprised but I

1:16:13 > 1:16:18think on the form she has shown over the last three years, it is almost

1:16:18 > 1:16:24expected. There you have it, confirmation of first runs scores

1:16:24 > 1:16:30with still two more to go, Chloe Kim in gold-medal position. Kelly Clark

1:16:30 > 1:16:36in bronze medal position, a tradition in Olympic finals. That

1:16:36 > 1:16:41was her position in both Sochi and Vancouver. Arielle Gold, her older

1:16:41 > 1:16:51brother, Taylor. Snowboarding is in the family. Come on, Arielle Gold.

1:16:51 > 1:16:54Sean is this frontside 1080 on the first hit. Is she going to go

1:16:54 > 1:17:02lighter? No.Landed!She scrubbed a few degrees off of it but she will

1:17:02 > 1:17:10take that.The backflip on the third hit.Needs to crank up the speed,

1:17:10 > 1:17:18get the amplitude up.Frontside 900. Oh, lovely into the heave Ho

1:17:18 > 1:17:25Michalchuk to finish. That is a very big run from Arielle Gold.That is

1:17:25 > 1:17:32cat amongst the pigeons run. The inferred with this at the top of the

1:17:32 > 1:17:37pipe? She didn't get it round but the grab was nice.It is big and

1:17:37 > 1:17:45Chloe Kim did her 1080 on the second.I don't think it'll trouble

1:17:45 > 1:17:53the top spot.I don't think she agrees with that. Her face dropped.

1:17:53 > 1:17:56Interesting, where can Kelly Clark go? She had a really and first-run,

1:17:56 > 1:18:05really, really strong.Did she have time to process what score just came

1:18:05 > 1:18:11in for Arielle Gold because that may have affected what she then takes on

1:18:11 > 1:18:16from that, what the judges are looking for.Well, there was

1:18:16 > 1:18:21certainly a couple of holes, as you both said, under rotation on the

1:18:21 > 1:18:301080 could have been a big part of it. When 1080s... Oh, that was huge!

1:18:30 > 1:18:35Kelly Clark is going stratospheric. She has got to put the ten in here.

1:18:35 > 1:18:41And she makes it again.Really nice. Her speed has gone but she can

1:18:41 > 1:18:45generate speed. The one thing is she is good at is pumping the

1:18:45 > 1:18:51transitions and already she is back near the two metre mark.Both hands

1:18:51 > 1:18:57of the wheel, she gripped onto the tail for that last one. That is the

1:18:57 > 1:19:03biggest first it we have seen so far, frontside air on the first hit.

1:19:03 > 1:19:07There it was, both hands on the tail.That feels satisfying, doesn't

1:19:07 > 1:19:16it?81.75! So, they like the amplitude! Definitely like the

1:19:16 > 1:19:33amplitude at the top. Next up, Liu Jiayu,, AKA

1:19:35 > 1:19:41ski.She has definitely got breathing room.I beg to differ, it

1:19:41 > 1:19:46is only four points.Ahead of fourth place, so she is in the medals by

1:19:46 > 1:19:51ten points.Yeah.

1:19:51 > 1:19:57Switch backside air.Even better tweet on that. Into the switch

1:19:57 > 1:20:11seven. What a direct line! Huge nine. Massive!1080.

1:20:11 > 1:20:14nine. Massive!1080.She is happy. That was the same run, she has tried

1:20:14 > 1:20:20to go bigger on it and squeeze a little bit more out of it.I'd say

1:20:20 > 1:20:24it was really clean, the landings. It is an interesting idea. What it

1:20:24 > 1:20:30means is she isn't thinking about chasing down Chloe Kim. It means she

1:20:30 > 1:20:39is into securing second place. Do you think any of the girls have that

1:20:39 > 1:20:43mindset?Lovely grab, and lovely landing.Really does a good job of

1:20:43 > 1:20:50keeping the speed.Oh, the amplitude, you both called it, it

1:20:50 > 1:21:00has worked for her. She has added 4.25 points to that score. What she

1:21:00 > 1:21:09has done is put the pressure on this woman, Chloe Kim. Are we going to

1:21:09 > 1:21:15see the back-to-back tens? We have already seen one she landed them

1:21:15 > 1:21:20very comfortably two weeks ago at X Games.I wouldn't be fulled by the

1:21:20 > 1:21:24smiles and the waves, she is a fierce competitor. I think she will

1:21:24 > 1:21:31unveil just why she is the queen of ladies half-pipe at the moment.Are

1:21:31 > 1:21:40we going to see the ten? Yes. I'll! Chloe Kim is human after all.The

1:21:40 > 1:21:45first of the 1080s was lower.She wasn't carrying as much speed so

1:21:45 > 1:21:50even though she landed it perfectly, there was not enough amplitude to

1:21:50 > 1:21:54get that 1080. If that had been landed, there is no one else with

1:21:54 > 1:22:01back-to-back tens, that would have closed the door on gold. Right now,

1:22:01 > 1:22:06it is still open. Confirmation of the scores after the second descent

1:22:06 > 1:22:17down this in normal SuperPipe. -- this enormous SuperPipe. Arielle

1:22:17 > 1:22:24Gold just outside the medals. She landed a brilliant run on her second

1:22:24 > 1:22:31run. Can she step it up?

1:22:35 > 1:22:43Yes!Absolutely huge 1080 to kick things off. Switch seven. Build up

1:22:43 > 1:22:52the speed and get the amplitude up. Nice crippler.Lost some amplitude.

1:22:52 > 1:22:59She has. Frontside nine. Huge McTwist, heave Ho at the bottom,

1:22:59 > 1:23:04hands in the air.Is it enough? Let's see how cleanly she gets it

1:23:04 > 1:23:08round because we know that is important. It is that clean landing.

1:23:08 > 1:23:17It isn't far off. She is under 90 degrees. It is only Chloe Kim who

1:23:17 > 1:23:24has it clean. The first hit is huge. She's claiming it.An 11 point

1:23:24 > 1:23:36shift. Wow, that is huge.Kelly has to put in another big trick. She has

1:23:36 > 1:23:42to.

1:23:43 > 1:23:45Come on.

1:23:50 > 1:23:53Do as Beyonce would do. Huge frontside air. That will kill the

1:23:53 > 1:24:00speed. And, again, flat but she is holding the speed. Big frontside

1:24:00 > 1:24:06ten, beautiful. Switch seven. Landing flat, how is she still

1:24:06 > 1:24:13standing up? Huge crippler. That was the improvement.That was the extra

1:24:13 > 1:24:23hit.Wow, can Kelly Clark move up the rankings with that one? Big

1:24:23 > 1:24:24backside five.

1:24:29 > 1:24:3783.5. It is a slight improvement for Kelly Clark but not enough to

1:24:37 > 1:24:44overhaul Arielle Gold. The pressure now comes back up to the top of the

1:24:44 > 1:24:52pipe. She's been so relaxed all day, Liu Jiayu of China. Such a relaxed

1:24:52 > 1:24:57rider. She has been taking cues from some of the creative riders in

1:24:57 > 1:25:01snowboarding, Danny Davis one of them, and she opens up with a

1:25:01 > 1:25:05beautiful switch method, one of the hardest tricks.This is a

1:25:05 > 1:25:14celebration of snowboarding write-in. -- right here. Beautiful,

1:25:14 > 1:25:21very nice hide on the second hit. The 1080! 900!Yes! She is still so

1:25:21 > 1:25:29high!Backside five, frontside ten. Oh, she's gone. If she had landed

1:25:29 > 1:25:36that, we would have had a big game on our hands. She has left it all in

1:25:36 > 1:25:44the pipe in Phoenix Park. This was a beautiful switch method.

1:25:47 > 1:25:51beautiful switch method. Oh, there it is, confirmation for Chloe Kim

1:25:51 > 1:25:56that she is the 2018 women's snowboard half-pipe gold medallist.

1:25:56 > 1:26:06Liu Jiayu knows she is the silver medallist, 89.75 for that second run

1:26:06 > 1:26:12score giving her the silver. So, as so often has been the case for Shaun

1:26:12 > 1:26:19White, her fellow country person, Chloe Kim will be gifted the lap of

1:26:19 > 1:26:23honour.Shui tweeted this before she'd even realised.She has tweeted

1:26:23 > 1:26:34when I finish my breakfast... My stubborn self decided not to finish

1:26:34 > 1:26:42my breakfast Sam Wykes and now I am getting h-angry.

1:26:42 > 1:26:46getting h-angry. -- my breakfast sandwich. She's eating up this pipe

1:26:46 > 1:26:49for breakfast.Please do the back-to-backs.She isn't holding

1:26:49 > 1:26:59back. She's going... Yes! Back-to-back tens. Big front line to

1:26:59 > 1:27:04the flat, had her legs turned on, there is the McTwist defying logic.

1:27:04 > 1:27:13The final inverted seven, your Olympic champion!Chloe Kim!

1:27:13 > 1:27:16Following in the footsteps of Shaun White in Vancouver, landing

1:27:16 > 1:27:24back-to-back 1080s when she didn't need to. Absolutely brilliant run

1:27:24 > 1:27:29from Chloe Kim, and no disputing who takes the gold medal. I think we

1:27:29 > 1:27:36might be looking at the beginning of a very long reign for a new queen of

1:27:36 > 1:27:40half-pipe snowboarding.Such a strong rider, amazing level of

1:27:40 > 1:27:44writing.The back foot over the head, so difficult to get the body

1:27:44 > 1:27:52position for that.And here we see the first of these tens, straight up

1:27:52 > 1:27:55the wall, she's gone, she uncorks like a wild Cobra, coming all the

1:27:55 > 1:28:03way around, locks it in, only looking at this next trip.The

1:28:03 > 1:28:07composure she was over the board. You need to have and know you are

1:28:07 > 1:28:15landing the 1080.The

1:28:15 > 1:28:17landing the 1080.The clinging on that edge. Yes, I know I've already

1:28:17 > 1:28:27won but look what I can do. I am so proud of this standard of riding.

1:28:27 > 1:28:3598.25! A phenomenal run from Chloe Kim! Look at what it means to her.

1:28:35 > 1:28:41It isn't just the Americans in the crowd, the South Koreans. Her

1:28:41 > 1:28:45parents emigrated to Southern California just before she was born.

1:28:45 > 1:28:52And she has written here and claimed gold in the two nations. So,

1:28:52 > 1:28:55confirmation of the result. In bronze medal position, Arielle Gold,

1:28:55 > 1:29:00just missing out their UC Kelly Clark. In silver, China with Liu

1:29:00 > 1:29:07Jiayu. In gold medal position, dominating the women's snowboard

1:29:07 > 1:29:10half-pipe, it is Chloe Kim. How are you feeling? How have you

1:29:10 > 1:29:15felt from the love and support? Someone just hit it up with ice

1:29:15 > 1:29:20cream so I'm down with that.You tweeted you were h-angry earlier on,

1:29:20 > 1:29:24do you think it helps that final run because you unleashed it.I was

1:29:24 > 1:29:29getting really h-angry, and not stoked because my stomach was

1:29:29 > 1:29:34rumbling. What I think I just transferred all that anger from the

1:29:34 > 1:29:40having an empty stomach into my third run and it worked.I get

1:29:40 > 1:29:45pretty h-angry but there is no way I'm ever able going to be able to do

1:29:45 > 1:29:49that, phenomenal stuff from 17-year-old Chloe Kim. High

1:29:49 > 1:29:53expectations coming in and she rose to them and more. When it comes to

1:29:53 > 1:29:59pipe riding, it doesn't get much bigger than America's Shaun White, a

1:29:59 > 1:30:03double Golden pig medallist already, he had a tough time in Sochi four

1:30:03 > 1:30:07years ago finishing fourth in the pipe, he is looking for redemption

1:30:07 > 1:30:10and this time around. He took part in the men's qualifying today and

1:30:10 > 1:30:17let's just see. He didn't disappoint.

1:30:17 > 1:30:26What can Shaun White do? He definitely sprinkles pressure on his

1:30:26 > 1:30:31breakfast cereal. A huge frontside double ten.

1:30:31 > 1:30:36The biggest two we have seen. Absolutely perfect, the frontside

1:30:36 > 1:30:45540. On the heel edge, he has held it into the double. Frontside double

1:30:45 > 1:30:531260. You start wondering if Shaun White isn't operating with some kind

1:30:53 > 1:30:55of different gravitational force.

1:30:59 > 1:31:04Look how he lands that, absolutely perfectly, straight across. This

1:31:04 > 1:31:14here, the switch double 1080. The world grows up to meet him.

1:31:14 > 1:31:18He was grabbing his binding, interesting, on the backhand, to hug

1:31:18 > 1:31:28himself in. The only mistake I can see. When you think the skyhook was

1:31:28 > 1:31:37one of the tricks used in 2006 for his gold medal. It is like a bit of

1:31:37 > 1:31:40nostalgia he indulges himself in. Let us see this, he unveiled this

1:31:40 > 1:31:46trick, you would say he perhaps let's go... No, he held it the whole

1:31:46 > 1:31:51run, he took his fingers off.

1:31:57 > 1:32:0098.5!

1:32:06 > 1:32:11You made both runs look pretty easy, another day at the office for you?

1:32:11 > 1:32:16Maybe the second run, the first, I was a little nervous. You get all

1:32:16 > 1:32:23the way to the Olympics and people forget you made it. You say, I still

1:32:23 > 1:32:28have to get to qualify. I am more nervous here. It is a shame if you

1:32:28 > 1:32:35don't make it being one of the expected guys. It went really well.

1:32:35 > 1:32:4293. Now, at the top. I even bumped my school with a 95. I figured I

1:32:42 > 1:32:48needed to centre on that one.How important is the starting position

1:32:48 > 1:32:54for you tomorrow? I just like it. I really wanted it

1:32:54 > 1:33:00again to match up the vision I had in my mind.It has meant everything

1:33:00 > 1:33:05to me today. Do you enjoy being pushed?

1:33:05 > 1:33:09Of course, you can't run as fast unless someone is chasing you. It

1:33:09 > 1:33:15has been nice to see them step it up, do challenging runs. Put the

1:33:15 > 1:33:19pressure on me to answer back with something special.

1:33:19 > 1:33:24And more from you tomorrow? Of course, some different combinations,

1:33:24 > 1:33:27we will see what happens. Thank you.

1:33:44 > 1:33:51Good morning, if you have just joined us. Just past 7:30am. Late

1:33:51 > 1:33:57afternoon here, the day has certainly delivered so far. Here is

1:33:57 > 1:34:04a little bit of what you might have missed.

1:34:04 > 1:34:07The Olympic athletes of Russia made history in the mixed curling when

1:34:07 > 1:34:13they beat Norway 8-4, in the bronze medal match, the first medal ever

1:34:13 > 1:34:19awarded in mixed curling. Canada and Switzerland, head-to-head for the

1:34:19 > 1:34:22gold medal. Marcel Hirscher kicked off the

1:34:22 > 1:34:26Alpine skiing programme in style, winning the combined gold medal,

1:34:26 > 1:34:30first Olympic title for the Austrian widely regarded as one of the

1:34:30 > 1:34:39greatest skiers of all time. Shaun White's bid to win a historic

1:34:39 > 1:34:43third half pipe gold medal is on track, topping the qualifying with

1:34:43 > 1:34:54an incredible run, awarded 95.5 out of a possible 100.

1:34:54 > 1:35:02Chloe Kim, one of the moments of the game, claiming snowboard half pipe

1:35:02 > 1:35:08gold in style, a near flawless display.

1:35:08 > 1:35:12Some great stuff so far. We are going back to some live sport, to

1:35:12 > 1:35:20the Hockey Centre. Canada are going for a fifth successive medal taking

1:35:20 > 1:35:25on Finland in the group qualifying match. Canada have won their opening

1:35:25 > 1:35:33game, Finland lost to the USA. Let us take a quick look at our ice

1:35:33 > 1:35:38hockey guide.

1:35:38 > 1:35:43Ice hockey is one of the fastest team sports in the world, with the

1:35:43 > 1:35:48puck travelling at up to 100 miles an hour. This is a full contact

1:35:48 > 1:35:52sport which can be brutal. Each match starts with a face-off in the

1:35:52 > 1:35:56centre of the ice. The aim is to score more goals than the

1:35:56 > 1:36:03opposition. Six the side teams contest games of 320 minute periods

1:36:03 > 1:36:08with overtime and shoot out if required. Penalties are given if

1:36:08 > 1:36:13action is deemed to have broken the rules. A penalised player has the

1:36:13 > 1:36:17served time in the penalty box. When a team has a player sent off,

1:36:17 > 1:36:21they are said to be playing short-handed while the opposing team

1:36:21 > 1:36:24is on a power play. The best opportunity to score.

1:36:24 > 1:36:31For the first time since 1994, the men's Olympic ice hockey will not

1:36:31 > 1:36:35feature players from the NHL, pulling out the world's biggest

1:36:35 > 1:36:40talents. The IOC decided it would no longer cover the cost of insurance,

1:36:40 > 1:36:48travel and accommodation.

1:36:58 > 1:37:03Here we go, then. A second chance to have a look at an impressive side

1:37:03 > 1:37:10beaten in the opener conceding a late empty net. Canada made hard

1:37:10 > 1:37:14work of it but Rebecca Johnston was the start of the show, two goals and

1:37:14 > 1:37:20assist. The defending champions beginning with a relatively

1:37:20 > 1:37:23comfortable victory against the Olympic Athletes from Russia.

1:37:23 > 1:37:29Victory for Canada will see them guaranteed top two spot. For

1:37:29 > 1:37:35Finland, to keep in the fight for a place, automatically in the

1:37:35 > 1:37:40semifinals, they need to ensure they get something out of this game

1:37:40 > 1:37:45today. Kent Simpson is alongside me. When you look at this game, what are

1:37:45 > 1:37:59the perils facing the Canadians? It starts in net for Finland.

1:38:00 > 1:38:05Their goalkeeper, making 39th says out of 40 shots. Team Canada

1:38:05 > 1:38:11shooters will have to be on their game to get past her.

1:38:11 > 1:38:15Finland was very impressive against the US. Last year at the World

1:38:15 > 1:38:20Championships, Finland actually beat Canada. Canada is aware of what this

1:38:20 > 1:38:29Finland team poses for them. That is crucial. It means you only

1:38:29 > 1:38:38have to play five rather than six games. A change in goal for Canada,

1:38:38 > 1:38:49Szabados gets the nod. We saw Desbiens start against

1:38:49 > 1:38:57Russia. She looked nervous. A surprise seeing her in there. Not

1:38:57 > 1:39:03such a surprise to see Szabados. Batty, she was wonderful in that

1:39:03 > 1:39:14opening game against the United States. -- Noora Raty.

1:39:17 > 1:39:24This is a stellar match between two of probably the top four in the

1:39:24 > 1:39:29world.

1:39:41 > 1:39:46Szabados, a former gold medal winner in Sochi. Flying fur trade in some

1:39:46 > 1:39:49of the lower professional leagues in the United States playing alongside

1:39:49 > 1:39:55them. The real story for Shannon Szabados. You can bet she is excited

1:39:55 > 1:40:02to get her 20 18th Olympic Games going with her first start.

1:40:02 > 1:40:08Jenni Hiirikoski, the captain of the Finland team, a crucial player.

1:40:08 > 1:40:13These teams know each other very well. They played against each other

1:40:13 > 1:40:20in the World Championships in the last three seasons. Their last

1:40:20 > 1:40:27meeting crucially was a 4-3 victory, for Finland. Finland know what it

1:40:27 > 1:40:30takes in the group phasers to beat this Canadian side having done it

1:40:30 > 1:40:36not so long ago.

1:40:38 > 1:40:42not so long ago. They have been very close going into the final four

1:40:42 > 1:40:49minutes of games. One of the keys, not to make the stakes like that. An

1:40:49 > 1:40:59opportunity! Brilliant. Through the back door. Noora Raty bit. Living at

1:40:59 > 1:41:10Costa the most simple of tasks. -- leaving Agosta.

1:41:10 > 1:41:16What a start for Canada. Terrific pressure. Melodie Daoust pics of the

1:41:16 > 1:41:21past.

1:41:22 > 1:41:30past. -- picks off. Opening up a passing lane back door. Meghan

1:41:30 > 1:41:37Agosta, the team Canada Vectra. All she needed to be was in the right

1:41:37 > 1:41:46spot, no chance for Noora Raty. 35 seconds in. -- veteran.

1:41:46 > 1:41:51Any plans Finland may have had of keeping it tight, they are not quite

1:41:51 > 1:41:56out that they may well need some reassessment.

1:42:04 > 1:42:13Finland will have two reassess what is going on here. Canada wearing

1:42:13 > 1:42:20those black Jodie is -- jerseys against the white and blue of

1:42:20 > 1:42:25Finland. What a sharp look these jerseys are,

1:42:25 > 1:42:29you don't typically see that much black on a Canadian jersey. This is

1:42:29 > 1:42:35the replay, what a pass, lifting it up just enough to get past the

1:42:35 > 1:42:43defender. Meghan Agosta, driving hard, stopping in front of the net,

1:42:43 > 1:42:57an easy tap in. Canada, with Sordet. Quick playback.

1:42:58 > 1:43:07-- Saulnier. Jenner was hungry for the shot but Noora Raty was equal to

1:43:07 > 1:43:10it. A real big say from Noora Raty. Not

1:43:10 > 1:43:17happy letting in the first shot of the game. Another two on one.

1:43:17 > 1:43:23Something Finland will have to identify. Jenner trying to go high

1:43:23 > 1:43:31glove. Noora Raty equal to the task. Wakefield for Canada. Setting things

1:43:31 > 1:43:37going here. The Canadians asserting their dominance as another shot goes

1:43:37 > 1:43:45in.

1:43:45 > 1:43:55in. The whistle blows.

1:44:03 > 1:44:09If you Finland you need to compose yourself quickly. Finding yourself

1:44:09 > 1:44:17down 35 seconds into the game. It has been all Canada. Finland have to

1:44:17 > 1:44:22control themselves pretty quick. Try to return it to Daoust, but

1:44:22 > 1:44:28deflected clear.

1:44:28 > 1:44:31deflected clear. Another pass in the middle, it could have been offside.

1:44:31 > 1:44:38Another chance. Canada, sensational, in this opening two and a half

1:44:38 > 1:44:44minutes. They have played some terrific hockey.

1:44:44 > 1:44:47terrific hockey.The speed they have come up with to start this game, the

1:44:47 > 1:44:52way they are moving. Better from Finland, tried to force

1:44:52 > 1:44:59out in front. Given away in their own zone. But they have held it

1:44:59 > 1:45:02again, Finland is giving themselves the best opportunity here, much

1:45:02 > 1:45:09better. A bit of energy from the Finns to get this game back on track

1:45:09 > 1:45:15for them.

1:45:15 > 1:45:18for them.That is the type of response Finland needed, a bit of

1:45:18 > 1:45:25pressure. Ultimately leading to a point-blank shot blocked nicely.

1:45:25 > 1:45:37Into the zone a long rebound. A better effort on goal.

1:45:38 > 1:45:44Daoust this is more like the game we expected. A penalty is going to be

1:45:44 > 1:45:50called here, and just as Finland get themselves moving, Susanna Tapani is

1:45:50 > 1:45:53going to take a penalty and hand Canada and early power play.I don't

1:45:53 > 1:46:04like this for Tapani. Finland really ramping up their game, pushing the

1:46:04 > 1:46:11pace up from their side and just a little too aggressive, the body

1:46:11 > 1:46:16contact, on Sarah Nurse. You can have a little bit of body contact,

1:46:16 > 1:46:19you can't bodycheck in the women's game and that was a bodychecked by

1:46:19 > 1:46:28Tapani.Puck straight out from the stick of Michelle Karvinen. Balls

1:46:28 > 1:46:35seconds elapsed.Finland is going to make their way back, they will have

1:46:35 > 1:46:41to have the number one forward, Michelle Karvinen.Canada trying to

1:46:41 > 1:46:43create the face of. Given away.

1:47:06 > 1:47:09Valila very much in the swing of things and the key cog to this

1:47:09 > 1:47:12Finland game.

1:47:19 > 1:47:2450 seconds killed off the power play, Canada not getting the good

1:47:24 > 1:47:30set of time they would have wanted. Good work by Finland winning their

1:47:30 > 1:47:39battles and being able to take it around. This is better.

1:47:41 > 1:47:44around. This is better. Spooner we collects. Canada pressing hard.

1:47:44 > 1:47:52Agosta?. Back to the blue line, high, hard shot. That was a cannon.

1:47:52 > 1:47:57Nobody was able to get the tip and it becomes an easy clear for the

1:47:57 > 1:48:05Finns.Fortunately, though shot was about six feet high. The goal head

1:48:05 > 1:48:09is about four feet so missed the target by quite a lot.With

1:48:09 > 1:48:16defensive work by the Finns, Mickey -- making it difficult to get into

1:48:16 > 1:48:28the zone. Spooner will take a penalty. That was poor from Spooner.

1:48:28 > 1:48:36That was Jenni Hiirikoski doing some great work. Basically forcing

1:48:36 > 1:48:43Spooner to play the body, and that will nullify the power play. There

1:48:43 > 1:48:49was only a few seconds left. When that is done it'll be a power play

1:48:49 > 1:48:58for Finland.And -- and illegal hit is the call. Finland having survived

1:48:58 > 1:49:01after going behind after 35 seconds now have the opportunity to get

1:49:01 > 1:49:07themselves back into this game. There is Michelle Karvinen.Very

1:49:07 > 1:49:12strong penalty call for Finland, no great scoring chances the Canada.

1:49:12 > 1:49:21Finland going into the power play.

1:49:25 > 1:49:31Hiirikoski waiting for that penalty to expire, gets to score a power

1:49:31 > 1:49:35play goal in this tournament.

1:49:38 > 1:49:45Nuutinen, has got her legs going in this tournament so far.

1:49:50 > 1:49:55Finland are now on the power play so a one skater advantage. It is with

1:49:55 > 1:50:02Susanna Tapani. Will the power play look different for the Finns, do you

1:50:02 > 1:50:07think?Well, we saw Rosa Lindstedt out there at the start, they have

1:50:07 > 1:50:11since changed but that is something we found intriguing in the opening

1:50:11 > 1:50:16game against the USA, putting a large defender right in front of the

1:50:16 > 1:50:22net, trying to create some screens. You do have to make sure you get

1:50:22 > 1:50:28bodies in front of Shannon Szabados. She really is one of the very best

1:50:28 > 1:50:38practitioner two of goal-tending. She played men's hockey before

1:50:38 > 1:50:45returning to the women's game. Do they push themselves physically and

1:50:45 > 1:50:48go and play professionally in the men's legal term to make to they

1:50:48 > 1:50:53support the women's league? A few of them have had that crisis of

1:50:53 > 1:50:59conscience, I think, more than anything else.It is right. It is a

1:50:59 > 1:51:02difficult choice. These women that are the best in the world, they want

1:51:02 > 1:51:10to push their boundaries as best they can. Shannon Szabados thought

1:51:10 > 1:51:16that is plying my trade against men. And they are going to shoot the puck

1:51:16 > 1:51:20harder, the pace is quicker, but there are so many terrific women's

1:51:20 > 1:51:24leagues coming up. You look at the two in North America, Sweden has a

1:51:24 > 1:51:29terrific one as well, where the shots and competition the women face

1:51:29 > 1:51:38are excellent. As of right now, there isn't a wrong choice.Puck

1:51:38 > 1:51:44goes hard into the Canadian bench. A little shrug of the shoulders from

1:51:44 > 1:51:48Rougeau. I think that was an apology. I didn't mean to take you

1:51:48 > 1:51:53out. It is very dangerous when you are on the bench and quite often

1:51:53 > 1:51:56you're talking to somebody or drinking water and all of a sudden

1:51:56 > 1:52:04the puck flies in there.I've seen many a coach in my time or back-up

1:52:04 > 1:52:10goal-tender take a puck off the shoulder or even a forehead, have to

1:52:10 > 1:52:15go back for stitches while the game is going on.The power play has come

1:52:15 > 1:52:26to nothing for Finland. Successfully killed by Canada.

1:52:26 > 1:52:31One of the veterans of this Canadian team, Meaghan Mikkelson.

1:52:37 > 1:52:45Bit of a free spirit, Johnston. Proved to be absolutely deadly in

1:52:45 > 1:52:51their opener against the Olympic Athletes from Russia. Fast cannot

1:52:51 > 1:53:00hold it at the blue line.Some terrific work from Jenner?. She can

1:53:00 > 1:53:03be an extremely effective play when she is using her size and strength.

1:53:03 > 1:53:10The puck, she tried to keep it in. The puck has to come entirely over

1:53:10 > 1:53:17the blue line and a nice overhead shot of the Canada goal coming 35

1:53:17 > 1:53:23seconds into the game, off the stick of Agosta?. You see the defender for

1:53:23 > 1:53:29Finland, Jenni Hiirikoski, trying to take away the past but it was

1:53:29 > 1:53:34perfect over the stick and on a platter for Agosta? to get over the

1:53:34 > 1:53:42line.Not a great lot that Hiirikoski could have done.

1:53:42 > 1:53:46Sometimes you just have to tip your cap to the other team and say that

1:53:46 > 1:53:55was a wonderful goal.So, Meghan Agosta?, she has been there and seen

1:53:55 > 1:54:02it all before. And played a very key role in everything that's been

1:54:02 > 1:54:06happening with this Canadian team for the past decade.When she's in

1:54:06 > 1:54:14training with Canada, she is a police officer back home in Ontario.

1:54:14 > 1:54:20It would be arresting if she pulled over and you recognised her from her

1:54:20 > 1:54:23international time.You must think how frustrating that must be for

1:54:23 > 1:54:30her. I'm bang to rights here but can we have a selfie? Arrested by one of

1:54:30 > 1:54:37the greats of Canadian hockey. Now an opportunity to break into the

1:54:37 > 1:54:42offensive zone.

1:54:43 > 1:54:45offensive zone. Nuutinen working hard in the offensive zone, Canada

1:54:45 > 1:54:51bringing it back with Wakefield. Spooner blew her tyres skating into

1:54:51 > 1:54:57the zone and she stretched her right leg back. Look at this. Nearly a

1:54:57 > 1:55:00nice bit of skill and that is where body contact is allowed but checking

1:55:00 > 1:55:07is not.Real, real nice job from the Canadian defender, Laura Fortino.

1:55:07 > 1:55:16Not watching the puck. Nuutinen tries to put it through her feet.

1:55:16 > 1:55:20Fortino tries to stay square to the skater, more or less in peeves

1:55:20 > 1:55:26progress. Doesn't throw a body check, just a little contact.

1:55:26 > 1:55:32Lindstedt, feeding it straight to the stick of ridge-mac, who was

1:55:32 > 1:55:37active. Finland trying the other side to get it out of the zone. A

1:55:37 > 1:55:42big clash and Canada can keep it on again. Sends it in hard, Lacquette.

1:55:42 > 1:55:50She is a strong player.

1:55:50 > 1:55:56She is a strong player. Raty has the conversation with the officials.

1:55:56 > 1:56:00Brigette Lacquette has one of the strongest shots on the backhand. She

1:56:00 > 1:56:07is a strong girl, £180, she is a native of the Saskatchewan, first

1:56:07 > 1:56:16first Nations player to suit up for Canada in the Olympics.

1:56:16 > 1:56:23Saskatchewan seems to be the home of Canadian hockey. The freezing cold

1:56:23 > 1:56:34winters, the Barnes on the farms, ice rinks, it feels like everywhere.

1:56:39 > 1:56:45Approaching the midway point of this first period, and Finland have

1:56:45 > 1:56:49survived the early pressure Canada put on but haven't created anything

1:56:49 > 1:56:56of any real quality as yet.

1:56:59 > 1:57:04This could be an opportunity to make something happen for Finland. Being

1:57:04 > 1:57:13hounded and harassed. The shot comes off the post!

1:57:14 > 1:57:15off the post! Jumping in, Rosa Lindstedt. Greater Charles and

1:57:15 > 1:57:20Rudolph the play. The other end, Canada Compaq with Johnston. Good

1:57:20 > 1:57:23play by Johnston.

1:57:42 > 1:57:47Raty hangs onto this one. Chances at both ends, though.We are seeing

1:57:47 > 1:57:50some fabulous hockey right here. If this is an indication of what we

1:57:50 > 1:57:56will see is this tournament goes on, viewers will be in for a treat but

1:57:56 > 1:58:01these women are doing some wonderful things. You mention Lindstedt

1:58:01 > 1:58:09jumping into the play, firing it height of the post, Shannon

1:58:09 > 1:58:17Szabados, it brings off her post. So close to tying it up. 6-foot one is

1:58:17 > 1:58:23Rosa Lindstedt, an enormous presence on the ice. Just couldn't get it

1:58:23 > 1:58:31past the post.It shook the net, that one. Interesting that Lindstedt

1:58:31 > 1:58:38appears to be wearing some kind of watch. Whether it is an activity

1:58:38 > 1:58:44Tracker?That it's very odd, you don't see watchers on the ice. A

1:58:44 > 1:58:47little/ of the stick and that'll explode into a million pieces on the

1:58:47 > 1:58:53ice.I wonder whether she forgot to take it off.To be honest, I don't

1:58:53 > 1:58:58even know if that is allowed! You can imagine if you get into a little

1:58:58 > 1:59:05battle in front of the net, that watch grazes your chin or fuel-mac.

1:59:05 > 1:59:12If the referee was aware of that, I'm sure she would ask her to take

1:59:12 > 1:59:12it off.

1:59:17 > 1:59:28This is strong play. Valila was working on this one.Terrific

1:59:28 > 1:59:33example of how physical the women's game is. No penalty calls, but that

1:59:33 > 1:59:37scrum in the corner, a lot of body contact initiated from Wakefield.

1:59:37 > 1:59:45Shannon Szabados takes possession behind the line. So, there will be a

1:59:45 > 1:59:53face-off in the zone. Shannon Szabados didn't even dress for the

1:59:53 > 1:59:58first game, she looked very frustrated.Lead us to believe what

1:59:58 > 2:00:08the head coach of hockey Canada was doing, what their game plan is, in

2:00:08 > 2:00:12opportunity to give Desbiens an opportunity. She knows it'll be a

2:00:12 > 2:00:17long tournament and wanted to give Shannon Szabados a break. When we

2:00:17 > 2:00:21were handed the line-up today, it wasn't even Shannon Szabados that

2:00:21 > 2:00:26was going to be starting. It was going to be Genevieve Lacasse that

2:00:26 > 2:00:32was going to be the starting netminder.So, an infraction on the

2:00:32 > 2:00:36blade from Wakefield means that there is some power play time for

2:00:36 > 2:00:43Finland and they are set up in the zone. Trying to force a time, but

2:00:43 > 2:00:47the whistle-blowers.

2:00:51 > 2:00:57Great pressure from Finland. If you win that face off in the zone, you

2:00:57 > 2:01:00can create. Absolutely right, you have to win

2:01:00 > 2:01:06the face-off. How about the strength from the goal-tender, the core

2:01:06 > 2:01:11strength. Able to keep that puck out and keep her body from sliding back

2:01:11 > 2:01:18into the net. Valimaki did well again in the

2:01:18 > 2:01:24face-off circle. Finland have got to battle hard here to get good quality

2:01:24 > 2:01:33possession. By sending it around.

2:01:34 > 2:01:37By sending it around. Good defensive play by the Renata Fast, all the way

2:01:37 > 2:01:42down the ice. A good chase out there by Saulnier.

2:01:45 > 2:01:57Not a great pass, unfortunately, to Karvinen.

2:01:57 > 2:02:03Hard contact into the corner. No penalty called on the play. Held at

2:02:03 > 2:02:09the blue line. Canada will clear away. That number one unit out there

2:02:09 > 2:02:15for the Finns. They have the five players, which the coaching staff

2:02:15 > 2:02:19believe have the best chance of scoring. Time is ticking quickly.

2:02:25 > 2:02:30Szabados will hang onto that one. Something or nothing really, that

2:02:30 > 2:02:35shops. A save Szabados should make nine out of ten.

2:02:35 > 2:02:39A long shot from Jenni Hiirikoski, 60 feet away, that is how far the

2:02:39 > 2:02:47blue line is from the goal line. Szabados seem that the whole way.

2:02:47 > 2:02:53Lindstedt couldn't hang onto possession. Canada killing of this

2:02:53 > 2:03:00power play again. Good work from the Canadians.

2:03:00 > 2:03:07Wakefield steps back out onto the ice. Finland can't handle the pass.

2:03:07 > 2:03:13This has been a much more equal period after that opening three

2:03:13 > 2:03:18minutes where Finland nearly got shell-shocked.

2:03:18 > 2:03:25A nice response from Finland. Sakkinen goes chasing. Szabados is

2:03:25 > 2:03:33there, so confident.

2:03:33 > 2:03:40Everybody in offside on this occasion. Spooner, Jenner and

2:03:40 > 2:03:44Turnbull the three who play together. There is the head coach.

2:03:44 > 2:03:50Lots of pressure on her in many respects, the nation of Canada will

2:03:50 > 2:03:52take this very seriously, as will the Finns.

2:03:52 > 2:03:59You are right, their coach, former player on the team Canada women's

2:03:59 > 2:04:03programme, now the head coach. She knows all about the pressure. About

2:04:03 > 2:04:14the eyes and the armchair coaches watching back home in Canada.

2:04:14 > 2:04:20watching back home in Canada.Good pinching in there. It should be

2:04:20 > 2:04:28cleared away, it is.

2:04:31 > 2:04:39We have not mentioned Meghan Agosta for quite some time. That is

2:04:39 > 2:04:46testament to the way the Finns have been played. Great skating from the

2:04:46 > 2:04:52zone. No penalty called on the play. That top unit is out there right

2:04:52 > 2:05:07now. Poulin, so strong. Cleared away by the Finns.

2:05:08 > 2:05:12Cleared away by the Finns.Poulin, one on two, able to win that battle.

2:05:12 > 2:05:16That long shot just about deflected through Noora Raty.

2:05:16 > 2:05:20Poulin has been the player this site has looked at whenever it is in

2:05:20 > 2:05:29trouble. Two goals in the gold medal game at an important time. The shot

2:05:29 > 2:05:35coming in from Karvinen, another easy one for Szabados. There is

2:05:35 > 2:05:40Larocque, she never actually saw the overtime goal go in in Sochi. She

2:05:40 > 2:05:44said she couldn't bear to look at that point. She was looking here,

2:05:44 > 2:05:51though. A real nice job, jumping up into the

2:05:51 > 2:05:58play. Assistant captain for Team Canada, just loses the handle of the

2:05:58 > 2:06:13park. A good job from Oona coming out to help her team-mates.

2:06:13 > 2:06:18out to help her team-mates. -- Rahunen.

2:06:19 > 2:06:31Got it on the stick, so it was OK.

2:06:33 > 2:06:38If anyone manages to go home with an Olympic Park, they have different

2:06:38 > 2:06:46ones for each game. A gold one for the gold-medal game.

2:06:46 > 2:06:49the gold-medal game. Four years ago, the referee said even the officials

2:06:49 > 2:06:54were trying to steal them from the officials's room because they all

2:06:54 > 2:06:58wanted a memento, but they are kept under lock and key.

2:06:58 > 2:07:02A chance, Jenner, stopped by Ratuniyarawa.

2:07:02 > 2:07:13Jenner using her great strength. -- Noora Raty.

2:07:19 > 2:07:24This is better from the Finns. Towards the middle. Lindstedt jumped

2:07:24 > 2:07:31into the play. They have to get better in a hurry.

2:07:31 > 2:07:36Jenner has really stepped up her game here today. So strong out

2:07:36 > 2:07:41there. Some terrific work in the offensive zone.

2:07:41 > 2:07:51Canada will go back outside, across the crease. Play continues. Three

2:07:51 > 2:07:54and a half minutes to go in the first session, it has been all

2:07:54 > 2:08:01energy. And pretty intense as well, neither side is willing to back down

2:08:01 > 2:08:05here. Another big body contact in the middle. I think the officials

2:08:05 > 2:08:07will have to start thinking about this.

2:08:07 > 2:08:16Venla Hovi. Can't keep her feet, under pressure from Wakefield.

2:08:16 > 2:08:23Centre back in by Rahunen. Szabados will act like a sweeper. Taking

2:08:23 > 2:08:28control for Canada.

2:08:32 > 2:08:41control for Canada. Spooner offside again. And what a finish! Poulin.

2:08:41 > 2:08:45Play continues. This is remarkable. Poulin thought for sure the puck

2:08:45 > 2:08:50went in the back of the net, the referee was right there, she waved

2:08:50 > 2:08:56it off. You know they are going to a video replay to see if it went in

2:08:56 > 2:09:00and out in a blink of an eye. It has to be a goal. Poulin thought

2:09:00 > 2:09:06the short it went in. Picking out the pass. A great

2:09:06 > 2:09:16attempt on goal by 40 Non. They will put time back on the clock if they

2:09:16 > 2:09:20need to. Now, the whistle blows. You can bet the officials are heading to

2:09:20 > 2:09:27the box. Everyone is asking the same question, a horn went in the arena.

2:09:27 > 2:09:33Confused?It seems pretty clear cut. It looked like it went in, it

2:09:33 > 2:09:37happened very quickly. The juxtaposition was incredible, the

2:09:37 > 2:09:42minute the referee signalled no goal, the Horn went off.Poulin was

2:09:42 > 2:09:52pointing, it went in. This is the replay.That is a goal.

2:09:52 > 2:10:00Straight off the back bar, and out. This is a goal. How about those hand

2:10:00 > 2:10:07from Poulin. A bubbling puck. She picks it up and in a second rifles

2:10:07 > 2:10:15it up. She knew right away. She was looking in disbelief at the referee.

2:10:15 > 2:10:19You can't fault the referee, it happened so quickly.

2:10:19 > 2:10:25Here is the official call.

2:10:25 > 2:10:28Here is the official call.After video review, we have a good goal.

2:10:28 > 2:10:33They will put the time back on the clock that elapsed from that moment.

2:10:33 > 2:10:43And Canada now lead by 2-0. Heartbreak for Jenni Hiirikoski, the

2:10:43 > 2:10:51defenceman for Finland. The worst three people in the world who could

2:10:51 > 2:10:58let that puck go on to the stick. Remarkable, to the backhand,

2:10:58 > 2:11:06upstairs. Wonderful to watch. 43 seconds had elapsed, put back on the

2:11:06 > 2:11:08clock. This is where video replay works

2:11:08 > 2:11:14very well. To ensure we got the right decision.

2:11:14 > 2:11:23A mistake at the other end, Szabados shrugging it off. Johnston goes

2:11:23 > 2:11:29chasing. Finland now trailing by two. Hiirikoski will be frustrated

2:11:29 > 2:11:35that she thought she had it under control, but it left the stick and

2:11:35 > 2:11:37Poulin was predatory.

2:11:43 > 2:11:47What is the response from Finland? They need to find a way to get a bit

2:11:47 > 2:11:58more pressure on Szabados. Canada will we see it again.

2:11:58 > 2:12:05Mikkelson has it back again. Finland step up. Chasing after it with

2:12:05 > 2:12:11Valimaki.

2:12:13 > 2:12:19Good checking from Spooner.

2:12:21 > 2:12:26Savolainen went down but did well. Spooner Court of time, a third time

2:12:26 > 2:12:35in this period. -- court. This is from Poulin.

2:12:35 > 2:12:42Those hands are so fast. Look at the reaction.

2:12:42 > 2:12:50I love it. Getting to celebrate twice. The whistle didn't go, play

2:12:50 > 2:12:54kept going, she quickly had to get back into it. Then she got to do it

2:12:54 > 2:12:59the real after the referee gave her announcement.

2:12:59 > 2:13:06Raty gives it straight to Daoust, Klakegg using the backboard. --

2:13:06 > 2:13:11Lacazette.

2:13:14 > 2:13:21Lacazette. Early and late is what Canada have done.

2:13:27 > 2:13:35Probably going to be a holding call. Exactly what the official signals.

2:13:35 > 2:13:41No need to take her hand off the stick and grab onto Agosta. They are

2:13:41 > 2:13:50already down 2-0. A real strong opportunity for Canada. To almost

2:13:50 > 2:13:55put this game out of reach. Absolutely. Looking at recent

2:13:55 > 2:14:02fixtures between the teams, 4-3, the Finns won in the group phase of the

2:14:02 > 2:14:09World Championships. 4-0 in the knockout phase. 2016, 6-1, 5-3, the

2:14:09 > 2:14:13Canadiens one. The key is Finland have to keep it tight, late, in a

2:14:13 > 2:14:19game like this.

2:14:25 > 2:14:30Lindstedt try to use her size and strength. Find Hiirikoski. Turning

2:14:30 > 2:14:35into trouble.

2:14:36 > 2:14:45into trouble. Canada have possession back. Lacquette. Agosta. In the end,

2:14:45 > 2:14:50Jenner was just a little bit too high to collect the pass. Good stick

2:14:50 > 2:14:57contact to force a shot wide.

2:15:02 > 2:15:08This could be a chance for Rebecca Johnston! Shoots and scores! The

2:15:08 > 2:15:15referee says no. This one is going to go upstairs. With 4.5 seconds

2:15:15 > 2:15:20remaining in the first period, it feels like... We are going to have

2:15:20 > 2:15:26another one of those big moments here.Well, there is no doubt about

2:15:26 > 2:15:32it, the puck is in the back of the net. The referee is on the opposite

2:15:32 > 2:15:36side of the goal-tender but there is no question this puck is in the back

2:15:36 > 2:15:42of the net. Terrific camera work right here, the puck is completely

2:15:42 > 2:15:51over the red line. You can see Rebecca Johnston look. The referee,

2:15:51 > 2:15:55the American referee, was waving it off as all five Canadians are

2:15:55 > 2:15:59celebrating in front of her. Once again, they are going to check out

2:15:59 > 2:16:04the video review.It is absolutely a goal from what we have seen and I

2:16:04 > 2:16:08imagine that is the conclusion very quickly they will come to. The

2:16:08 > 2:16:13referees don't have the benefit of the replay but let's see this.

2:16:13 > 2:16:18Spooner is right there. The first one went in and then Spooner made

2:16:18 > 2:16:25sure. There is the best angle of it right there. Raty pad gets pushed

2:16:25 > 2:16:33inside the post. And was not able to keep the puck out. This will be a

2:16:33 > 2:16:36killer for Finland if this comes with 4.5 seconds left in the first

2:16:36 > 2:16:46period to make it 3-0.Johnston shoots, it bobbles, and it is in

2:16:46 > 2:16:53before Spooner forces it over the line.Noora Raty is not happy with

2:16:53 > 2:17:00the goal. It hits her pad closer to derny and roles, deflecting off the

2:17:00 > 2:17:07knee into the net. She had a pad the wrong way.Apart from that, it is

2:17:07 > 2:17:14her momentum moving backwards into the net as well.You're right but a

2:17:14 > 2:17:16netminder of her capability, she knows where she is moving.Here we

2:17:16 > 2:17:26go, then. Conversations on the backbenches. Hard to imagine Canada,

2:17:26 > 2:17:37assuming this counts... No goal! Huge decision.This is remarkable.I

2:17:37 > 2:17:43think clearly that was over the line from what we saw.Everything that we

2:17:43 > 2:17:48saw showed it was. We did not see an overhead. Maybe the puck rolling on

2:17:48 > 2:17:52its side, maybe there was a corner of it still upright on the goal

2:17:52 > 2:18:01line. But this is a remarkable judgment call. It was called no girl

2:18:01 > 2:18:04on the ice.If the video evidence isn't conclusive, they have to go

2:18:04 > 2:18:11with the on ice rule. The shots which we saw, which looked

2:18:11 > 2:18:16definitive, wasn't definitive enough for the people on the video review,

2:18:16 > 2:18:21saying we can see white underneath but we can't see if it exactly

2:18:21 > 2:18:24crossed over the line. The question is where the face-off should take

2:18:24 > 2:18:28place. The Finns want it outside the zone because it means no scoring

2:18:28 > 2:18:34chance but it will be inside the scoring zone. Canada will feel

2:18:34 > 2:18:38aggrieved because they know that went over the line or feel it went

2:18:38 > 2:18:51over the line. Finland and Noora -- Noora Raty get over the line. It

2:18:51 > 2:18:56should be 3-0, it is a moment of controversy. Should Finland come

2:18:56 > 2:19:00back and cause problems for Canada, you can here than being very upset

2:19:00 > 2:19:04with what has happened. As it is, though, Canada relatively

2:19:04 > 2:19:10comfortable leading 2-0.You're right, it'll be interesting how both

2:19:10 > 2:19:16teams react to start the second period.So, Canada in control. The

2:19:16 > 2:19:23defending champions leading the Finns 2-0.

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2:19:54 > 2:19:59So, drama at the end of the first period of that ice hockey match. We

2:19:59 > 2:20:03will be back for the second period, Canada looking good at the moment to

2:20:03 > 2:20:07make it to make wins out of two in the group stages. If you have just

2:20:07 > 2:20:12joined us, good morning. The snow is starting to fall in Pyeongchang. If

2:20:12 > 2:20:16you have missed any of the action so far, here is a quick look at the

2:20:16 > 2:20:22best of the headlines on this fourth day. The Olympic Athletes from

2:20:22 > 2:20:26Russia won the first ever medal awarded in mixed curling when they

2:20:26 > 2:20:31beat Norway 8-4 in the bronze medal match. Canada and Switzerland go

2:20:31 > 2:20:37head-to-head for gold later today. Shaun White's bid to win a historic

2:20:37 > 2:20:42third half-pipe gold medal is firmly on track after the American topped

2:20:42 > 2:20:47the qualifying with an incredible run awarded 98.5 points out of a

2:20:47 > 2:20:54possible 100. Chloe Kim, an American teenager with South Korean parents,

2:20:54 > 2:20:58produced one of the minds of the game so far when living up to her

2:20:58 > 2:21:04favourite tag and claiming snowboard half half-pipe gold in near flawless

2:21:04 > 2:21:10style. The build-up to Pyeongchang 2018 has been dominated by doping.

2:21:10 > 2:21:18Today we have had our first failed drugs test of these Games. Japanese

2:21:18 > 2:21:22short-track speed skater Kei Saito has tested positive for a masking

2:21:22 > 2:21:26agent and has been suspended. He is a reserve and hasn't competed in

2:21:26 > 2:21:30South Korea so far and there will be a final ruling issued after these

2:21:30 > 2:21:37Games. The wind finally dropped in Pyeongchang and the Alpine skiing

2:21:37 > 2:21:41got under way, the first event was the men's combined, it downhill

2:21:41 > 2:21:44followed by a slalom session. There's two times are added together

2:21:44 > 2:21:51to find out who would be crowned Olympic champion. Austria's Marcel

2:21:51 > 2:21:56Hirscher, 55 World Cup wins, as yet no Olympic gold, he would face tough

2:21:56 > 2:22:01competition, particularly from the Frenchman Alexis Pinturault, one of

2:22:01 > 2:22:08the dominant forces on the World Cup circuit. So, we will head to our

2:22:08 > 2:22:12commentators in a little while at the Alpine arena to find out who

2:22:12 > 2:22:17could lift the first Alpine gold medal of this Winter Olympic Games.

2:22:17 > 2:22:22Graham Bell and Matt Chilton take you through the best of the action.

2:22:22 > 2:22:34COMMENTATOR: The first I Alpine ski racer, Thomas Dressen, at the 2018

2:22:34 > 2:22:39Olympic Games. Delays with the wind, we have had to wait for the Tuesday

2:22:39 > 2:22:43for the men's Alpine combined to get under way. It is a shortened course

2:22:43 > 2:22:47because of the wind and Graham Bell will talk you through it now.We are

2:22:47 > 2:22:50starting on top of the roller-coaster section where there

2:22:50 > 2:22:54are tunnels underneath the course coming up onto what would be the

2:22:54 > 2:23:03second jump in the downhill, the Dragons poor around the big sweeping

2:23:03 > 2:23:09turn, the Paradise turn. And over the second jump, and then heading

2:23:09 > 2:23:15towards the blue Dragon Valley. Now, Thomas Dressen, he is experienced

2:23:15 > 2:23:20downhill, not up to much in slalom and this combined race really is a

2:23:20 > 2:23:26match of the two. He has got good speed, had good speed in the

2:23:26 > 2:23:30training runs, top seven in the last training runs so expect Dressen to

2:23:30 > 2:23:36set down a very good time. He has had an error-free run, with a little

2:23:36 > 2:23:40bit of wind. He comes past the magic tree, heading towards the final jump

2:23:40 > 2:23:49now.Dressen the man who won the downhill just before the start of

2:23:49 > 2:23:52the Olympic Winter Games with a couple of reasonable results in

2:23:52 > 2:23:59combined events on the World Cup this season. There will be plenty of

2:23:59 > 2:24:06interest now is Marcel Hirscher prepares to race. Hirscher in action

2:24:06 > 2:24:11for the first time. Since the last Olympic Games where he claimed a

2:24:11 > 2:24:17silver medal in the slalom, and the world Championships in 2015, he won

2:24:17 > 2:24:25gold. The following worlds, he claimed silver in the Alpine

2:24:25 > 2:24:28combined event. If Hirscher goes reasonably well in downhill, he will

2:24:28 > 2:24:35be the man to catch in the second leg later on.His training runs, his

2:24:35 > 2:24:43best was 3.66 out. That was a big jump! He went over that roller and

2:24:43 > 2:24:46luckily he was balanced as he took to the air. This is a good run. He

2:24:46 > 2:24:52can afford to give away 2.5 seconds to Dressen as long as he stays in

2:24:52 > 2:24:55the top 30, that is the most important thing Hirscher has to do

2:24:55 > 2:25:03today. Damage limitation in the downhill.That is pretty good,

2:25:03 > 2:25:09within 1.32, Hirscher will be pretty content with the way his combined

2:25:09 > 2:25:14Olympic campaign has begun. That was a jump that took him by surprise,

2:25:14 > 2:25:20however. He flew that!

2:25:20 > 2:25:27however. He flew that! Pavel Trikhichev, from the OAR team.

2:25:27 > 2:25:32Trikhichev, from the OAR team. What has happened to him? Must have had

2:25:32 > 2:25:41an incident early on.Oh, my word. He straggled. The binding exploded.

2:25:41 > 2:25:49Goodness me. Thankfully both skis are off but he got tangled up badly

2:25:49 > 2:25:55in the safety netting.So we are going to have a start stop. This

2:25:55 > 2:26:04snow is so grippy, it pinched him in on the gate. Now we are onto some

2:26:04 > 2:26:08downhillers. They will have an impact into what is happening with

2:26:08 > 2:26:15the slalom.Yeah, this is Aksel Lund Svindal. We imagine he will not be

2:26:15 > 2:26:20turning up for the slalom later. This is something he's treating as

2:26:20 > 2:26:22another reconnaissance mission for downhill Day which has been moved to

2:26:22 > 2:26:34Thursday.Yeah,... He was late going into the blue Dragon Valley. He is

2:26:34 > 2:26:39nowhere near good enough to race slalom. That short, sharp pressure

2:26:39 > 2:26:43in on the gates. Downhill, you can build the pressure, you can get away

2:26:43 > 2:26:50with being slow, strong and powerful. Look how much looser and

2:26:50 > 2:26:57more relaxed he is than the slalom skiers we have seen before.35 years

2:26:57 > 2:27:00young now, Aksel Lund Svindal, and he is here with one thing in mind -

2:27:00 > 2:27:04to win the Olympic downhill on Thursday. He is in second position

2:27:04 > 2:27:09at the moment but that is just another training run. Here is the

2:27:09 > 2:27:17Olympic downhill champion and Matthias Mayer is his name, he

2:27:17 > 2:27:25claimed the gold four years ago and became a national hero in Austria.

2:27:25 > 2:27:31As all previous downhill Olympic champions do. Mayer joins the list.

2:27:31 > 2:27:38Seven in total.He will defend his title on Thursday. Matthias Mayer

2:27:38 > 2:27:43first of all tackles the Alpine combined and away he goes.

2:27:52 > 2:27:59Mayer is in front at the first intermediate.Looking for signs of

2:27:59 > 2:28:03wind on the track. It looks like Mayer is having a fairly clean run

2:28:03 > 2:28:13with no gusts. That is the left-hander, going through the gate.

2:28:13 > 2:28:17Looks like there is a headwind. Looked like there was a bit of a

2:28:17 > 2:28:28headwind.Next

2:28:28 > 2:28:32headwind.Next intermediate, 45.89 for Dressen, Mayer is in touch.This

2:28:32 > 2:28:39is clean and fast.It is huge! What a jump! He's styled it out, putting

2:28:39 > 2:28:44an old school twister in there. Spectacular skiing from Mayer. I

2:28:44 > 2:28:49think he would have enjoyed that.He has got some airtime and some speed

2:28:49 > 2:28:57as well.Still the fastest time from the first man down the mountain but

2:28:57 > 2:29:09Mayer has come close. Good finish. Matthias Mayer skis into third

2:29:09 > 2:29:13position, via a spectacular jump, which gave him a huge amount of

2:29:13 > 2:29:21height and distance.

2:29:21 > 2:29:27height and distance. Kjetil Jansrud on his way. He along with Aksel Lund

2:29:27 > 2:29:34Svindal the trailblazers for the Norwegian men's team. Jansrud is

2:29:34 > 2:29:41here with a chance to win one, two, possibly three medals, if everything

2:29:41 > 2:29:47goes according to plan.I think what has happened is the tailwind that

2:29:47 > 2:29:53Dressen had has died away. These guys are getting a strong headwind

2:29:53 > 2:29:58and a lack of a tailwind the earlier skiers had. Jansrud is doing a very

2:29:58 > 2:30:01good job in difficult conditions because he doesn't have the

2:30:01 > 2:30:06advantage of a tailwind on the mid part of the cause.Jansrud within

2:30:06 > 2:30:12half a second attempt to our's lead. Has he managed to close the gap?

2:30:12 > 2:30:16This could set things alight. There is his good team-mate, his mate

2:30:16 > 2:30:24Aksel Lund Svindal. Jansrud skis into fourth.

2:30:26 > 2:30:37Innerhofer was Olympic bronze medallist four years ago in Sochi.

2:30:37 > 2:30:41He has got to put down a serious downhill run to give himself a

2:30:41 > 2:30:46chance. He has the go close if not quicker than Dressen.

2:30:46 > 2:30:52Quicker at the first split. Good stuff from the Italian. Innerhofer

2:30:52 > 2:31:02does like it super icy. He has got back today.

2:31:02 > 2:31:11Innerhofer had a difficult time in January, crashing in the two biggest

2:31:11 > 2:31:16downhill races of the season. Got away with it, no injuries. It is a

2:31:16 > 2:31:27good run. Suddenly in the mix. No change at all, Thomas Dressen leads

2:31:27 > 2:31:28the way.

2:31:41 > 2:31:45The race is underway, Muffat-Jeandet should be the first man to complete

2:31:45 > 2:31:54the course. Before him, Murisier started but didn't get very far. A

2:31:54 > 2:32:00good combined skier, here's one an event already this season.

2:32:00 > 2:32:06Starting on a clean track.A lot of offset in this slalom.

2:32:06 > 2:32:13Muffat-Jeandet with an early start number will need a good one. 2.23

2:32:13 > 2:32:18down on the winner of the first, Thomas Dressen. Disappointed with

2:32:18 > 2:32:22his downhill. He could get a medal from this position with a great

2:32:22 > 2:32:27slalom run. Their one has gone before him. A

2:32:27 > 2:32:33fresh canvas underfoot. Carving some sweet turns, the Frenchman. He races

2:32:33 > 2:32:40in Valdez air. His

2:32:40 > 2:32:46in Valdez air. His combined time, the benchmark now.

2:32:46 > 2:32:49Here he is, a regular World Cup slalom specialist, he will attack

2:32:49 > 2:32:55the top part of the course. Through the first five turns, you can tell

2:32:55 > 2:32:58the difference straightaway between those who skied regularly top level

2:32:58 > 2:33:06slalom and those who dabble. Still in the green.Really all that

2:33:06 > 2:33:09advantage has gone. He is skidding, you can see the snow

2:33:09 > 2:33:14coming out from underneath the skis at the top of the turn. This is the

2:33:14 > 2:33:20tricky banana gate up onto the final pitch.

2:33:20 > 2:33:27Still potentially good enough to go into silver medal position.

2:33:27 > 2:33:32First and second separated by .40 three.

2:33:32 > 2:33:36Can Schwartz finish with a flourish and put pressure on Muffat-Jeandet,

2:33:36 > 2:33:42he has come close. Good enough for second.

2:33:42 > 2:33:49Muffat-Jeandet still leading the way for France. Now, it is the main man,

2:33:49 > 2:33:56Marcel Hirscher. The best technical skier in the world. 1.01 seconds his

2:33:56 > 2:34:00advantage over Muffat-Jeandet after the first run. A beautiful downhill

2:34:00 > 2:34:06leg this morning. The one thing missing from his trophy cabinet is

2:34:06 > 2:34:09an Olympic gold medal.Can he put that right?

2:34:09 > 2:34:14Looking pretty good but not as clean as Muffat-Jeandet on the top part.

2:34:14 > 2:34:19Laying them over onto an edge. This is where the acceleration comes,

2:34:19 > 2:34:22risking everything on the second run.

2:34:22 > 2:34:28He is adding to his lead. Doing what he does best in the Alpine skiing

2:34:28 > 2:34:32world. The wind is there but he is battling his way through, she

2:34:32 > 2:34:37doesn't seem to care. The wind is whipping up trying to distract him.

2:34:37 > 2:34:47Can he do enough to move into gold medal position? Yes. Comfortably.

2:34:48 > 2:34:54Oh, glorious slalom skiing from Marcel Hirscher.

2:34:54 > 2:35:00There is the man who could change things around. Alexi Pinturault from

2:35:00 > 2:35:05France is ready to race for the final time today. Pushing hard out

2:35:05 > 2:35:10of the start, he doesn't have an awful lot over Hirscher coming into

2:35:10 > 2:35:18this second leg. 0.28 his lead.A little stumble.

2:35:18 > 2:35:24Oh, he countered protected. A great recovery. And again the same

2:35:24 > 2:35:31mistake. Jetting out on the turn. Pinturault finds himself behind

2:35:31 > 2:35:35Marcel Hirscher. He has turned on the red light.

2:35:35 > 2:35:39Right now, it is good enough potentially for silver medal

2:35:39 > 2:35:46position. Hirscher was so quick on the bottom half, there is no way

2:35:46 > 2:35:51Pinturault can move into gold.He has gone into second.

2:35:51 > 2:35:57He didn't have the wind Hirscher had on the lower half. That is what we

2:35:57 > 2:36:05thought. It's all decided now. Hirscher, Gold. Holding on.

2:36:05 > 2:36:11Pinturault gave it everything. Back to the top.

2:36:11 > 2:36:18No Svindal. With one to come, Marcel Hirscher and Alexis Pinturault are

2:36:18 > 2:36:25guaranteed medals. Can Thomas Dressen snatch the bronze from the

2:36:25 > 2:36:29grasp of Victor Muffat-Jeandet. Off to a steady start. Steady is the

2:36:29 > 2:36:38operative word. He has slipped off his lead. Can he squeeze into bronze

2:36:38 > 2:36:42medal position? He had to finish within 1.01 seconds

2:36:42 > 2:36:47of Marcel Hirscher. At the next split, he trailed the great

2:36:47 > 2:36:52Austrian. That was tidy. That was OK.

2:36:56 > 2:37:00It has grown, it is almost certainly out of reach now. The French are

2:37:00 > 2:37:06starting to think they will take two medals. Thomas Dressen lived

2:37:06 > 2:37:12dangerously but finishes in nine. The medals are decided. At last,

2:37:12 > 2:37:19Marcel Hirscher is an Olympic champion, he takes the men's Alpine

2:37:19 > 2:37:24combined gold. Silver Fork Pinturault, the bronze to

2:37:24 > 2:37:29Muffat-Jeandet.

2:37:29 > 2:37:34Graham Bell is alongside me, you finally got some work to do.

2:37:34 > 2:37:42The wind wasn't too bad. Affecting the downhill, a tail wind which died

2:37:42 > 2:37:47of meant the early starters, Thomas Dressen and Marcel Hirscher

2:37:47 > 2:37:51benefited. The slalom was a great race. How did

2:37:51 > 2:37:56conditions affect things? They got the Alpine underway the first time,

2:37:56 > 2:38:00but in terms of the quality of the snow.

2:38:00 > 2:38:06The wind has blazed the snow making it icy. There were some crashes

2:38:06 > 2:38:15because the snow was so aggressive. Crashing through gates. The downhill

2:38:15 > 2:38:21section was a warm up for the slalom skiers. It reduced the length of the

2:38:21 > 2:38:28course. It was playing in the hands of the slalom skiers, Hirscher,

2:38:28 > 2:38:33Muffat-Jeandet, Pinturault, they were always in with a shout.

2:38:33 > 2:38:37That elusive gold for Marcel Hirscher, where does he sit in your

2:38:37 > 2:38:42list of greatest of all time? He could well be the greatest of all

2:38:42 > 2:38:49time.

2:38:49 > 2:38:55time. Hirscher in German means, Stag. He is up there. He has won the

2:38:55 > 2:39:00over world -- overall World Cup title six times. He now has an

2:39:00 > 2:39:04Olympic gold and could go on to win another two individuals and may the

2:39:04 > 2:39:10team gold. Another potential of the two

2:39:10 > 2:39:15individual gold medals, what does this one do to the competitors? Does

2:39:15 > 2:39:19it make it more difficult given he has shown he can live up to the

2:39:19 > 2:39:27pressure? Or make it easier, that he might ease off.

2:39:27 > 2:39:32No, the others are absolutely against it, Hauser has his nose in

2:39:32 > 2:39:37front, and always does well. He fights really hard. It will take the

2:39:37 > 2:39:43pressure off him in the giant slalom and slalom. He can go away and train

2:39:43 > 2:39:49and relax before he comes back with giant slalom, slalom and the team

2:39:49 > 2:39:53event. Tomorrow, the Alpine continuing

2:39:53 > 2:39:56without weather delays, what do we have?

2:39:56 > 2:40:02Kayla Shiffrin in the women's arguably more dominant than

2:40:02 > 2:40:07Hirscher. She has won races over the last couple of seasons by 3.5

2:40:07 > 2:40:15seconds. Tomorrow, it is not a question of if Shiffrin wins but by

2:40:15 > 2:40:17how much. We look forward to that.

2:40:17 > 2:40:24Like you for joining us. Finally, a gold medal for Marcel Hirscher. Now,

2:40:24 > 2:40:30another girl trying to get our hands on a first Olympic gold medal, Elise

2:40:30 > 2:40:35Christie for GB, in the quarterfinals of the short track

2:40:35 > 2:40:41speed skating 500m at around 10am. The final is tonight. We will be

2:40:41 > 2:40:45hoping she has a chance for gold. We have been catching up with her

2:40:45 > 2:40:52roommate Charlotte Gilmartin. It is fair to say, a woman who knows

2:40:52 > 2:40:58Elise Christie more than most, team mate, roommate and your maid of

2:40:58 > 2:41:02honour is -- Maid of honour at your wedding.

2:41:02 > 2:41:07Double excitement in the camp. A lot to come before them. As your

2:41:07 > 2:41:12roommate, what is she like? She is noisy and messy but has a lot

2:41:12 > 2:41:20of energy.It works well. This morning, race day, what has she

2:41:20 > 2:41:28been calm. Really calm. Race day, we are

2:41:28 > 2:41:33waiting until the evening to start racing. You want to save your

2:41:33 > 2:41:41energy. She is starting to get in the mood.

2:41:41 > 2:41:46She had said she was really nervous before the race which is unusual for

2:41:46 > 2:41:50her, any signs of nerves today? It is a good thing. It brings

2:41:50 > 2:41:55adrenaline. She is in the stadium preparing to

2:41:55 > 2:42:02go on the ice in the quarterfinal, what will she be doing before she

2:42:02 > 2:42:05gets out? Sticking to the normal processes,

2:42:05 > 2:42:10the same warm up routine, saying eating routine. Keeping everything

2:42:10 > 2:42:16as normal as possible. She has got World Championship adults from that

2:42:16 > 2:42:22anyway.Listening to music.

2:42:23 > 2:42:27anyway.Listening to music. I have asked a lot of people how they think

2:42:27 > 2:42:33she has changed in the years since Sochi, what is your take on that,

2:42:33 > 2:42:37how different is chic, what makes you think she can get success

2:42:37 > 2:42:40tonight? She is more resilient now. She knows

2:42:40 > 2:42:46this is a the end of the world, she has got through it once. It can't be

2:42:46 > 2:42:51as bad as Sochi. She is in a good mind set and understand herself more

2:42:51 > 2:43:00clearly. On the lowdown, do you think she

2:43:00 > 2:43:03will get it? She has the capability, short track

2:43:03 > 2:43:11gets crazy out there, I know that myself. There is the

2:43:11 > 2:43:13unpredictability but she's good enough.

2:43:13 > 2:43:18Not long to go until Elise Christie is in the 500m quarterfinals and

2:43:18 > 2:43:25hopefully in the final standing on that podium.

2:43:26 > 2:43:32An hour and 15 minutes to go to that quarterfinal.

2:43:32 > 2:43:36Let us head back to the Hockey Centre for the second period of that

2:43:36 > 2:43:44group match between Canada and Finland, Canada leading 2-0.

2:43:45 > 2:43:50It has been an intriguing and much talked about first 20 minutes of

2:43:50 > 2:43:56this game, Canada leading 2-0. Looking to add to that. Options out

2:43:56 > 2:44:01in front. In the end, Mikkelson couldn't get in touch. The

2:44:01 > 2:44:05controversy, it looked like Canada had a good goal disallowed, Kent has

2:44:05 > 2:44:11a theory on this. Canada still working to find that third goal. We

2:44:11 > 2:44:19will come to the reasons shortly. Still 14 Evra. Working it back to

2:44:19 > 2:44:28the blue line. And she scores, Daoust.

2:44:30 > 2:44:37Daoust. -- Fortino. The Canadians put movement there. In the end,

2:44:37 > 2:44:42lethal finishing.

2:44:48 > 2:44:53You can only stem the tide is long. How about the fake shot from Daoust

2:44:53 > 2:45:00will stop putting the Finnish player on her knees. A terrific screen in

2:45:00 > 2:45:10front in the form of Agosta. No idea where it was. Daoust fires it. We

2:45:10 > 2:45:21have already gone to video replay twice. No doubt about that one.

2:45:22 > 2:45:27Daoust's third of this tournament so far. She played a huge part in the

2:45:27 > 2:45:34first goal as well. So, things going well for Melodie Daoust, and that

2:45:34 > 2:45:39line for the Canadiens, which is where all their friends has come

2:45:39 > 2:45:46from, and Finland hasn't been able to get the pressure on here. At any

2:45:46 > 2:45:50point, any kind of sustained production.Let's take one more look

2:45:50 > 2:46:03at this goal. Just that fake slapshot, that throws Karvinen, and

2:46:03 > 2:46:06Raty, opening up that open lane to shoot the puck into the left side of

2:46:06 > 2:46:12the ice.

2:46:18 > 2:46:22Spooner will go back and clears all the way down the ice.

2:46:37 > 2:46:42Finland starting to play at around a bit in their own zone but not making

2:46:42 > 2:46:49the most of their clearing opportunities.

2:46:50 > 2:46:55I think Jalosuo wanted a penalty, nothing given. Johnston can't

2:46:55 > 2:47:02control. It is criminal to give the puck away right on the blue line

2:47:02 > 2:47:06when you are the offensive player. You are down three. We talk about

2:47:06 > 2:47:11managing the puck, you want to make sure you get it in deep. Terrific

2:47:11 > 2:47:16angle on that shot.

2:47:17 > 2:47:21angle on that shot. Rougeau had the whole net to put it into. It is true

2:47:21 > 2:47:24zero, Canada in terrific form and it isn't so much what Finland is doing,

2:47:24 > 2:47:35it is just that Canada seem to be on top of their game.

2:47:38 > 2:47:50The Finns should now get it away... Eventually. It is hard work, though.

2:47:53 > 2:47:59The whistle will blow again. There is Rajahuhta. Canada in control

2:47:59 > 2:48:04leading 3-0. What do Finland do? How do they get themselves a little bit

2:48:04 > 2:48:10back in the game?Right now Canada is giving them no time. Canada is on

2:48:10 > 2:48:15them in the blink of an eye when they have the puck on their stick.

2:48:15 > 2:48:22One final look at this role from Canada. Terrific job by Agosta?,

2:48:22 > 2:48:28timed up with 88, Savolainen. There is no chance they can see this puck

2:48:28 > 2:48:32at all and when you are going up against the best goalie in the world

2:48:32 > 2:48:38in the form of Raty, one way to get it past her is to make sure she

2:48:38 > 2:48:43doesn't see the puck. Back to your thoughts, Finland has to search for

2:48:43 > 2:48:47something because Canada is right now too fast, too strong. I think it

2:48:47 > 2:48:53is going to have to start with getting pucks deep. The land can't

2:48:53 > 2:49:02control it so far. -- Finland cold control and so far. They keep

2:49:02 > 2:49:06getting turned over and the puck goes the other way so Finland hasn't

2:49:06 > 2:49:09had the puck on their stick very often and when they do, they have to

2:49:09 > 2:49:16make things happen.It is the drive for five for Canada, four gold

2:49:16 > 2:49:22medals in a row, dating back to 2002, and they have almost given the

2:49:22 > 2:49:27Americans a complex with this. The Americans have won numerous world

2:49:27 > 2:49:31champions but when it comes to the gold-medal game, Canada have been

2:49:31 > 2:49:35absolutely dominant since the very first one in 98 where the Americans

2:49:35 > 2:49:42took hold. Since then, Canada caught up, surpassed, and now haunt the

2:49:42 > 2:49:46Americans every four years.And they haven't had the best team in each of

2:49:46 > 2:49:54the last four Olympics. For whatever reason, they've been able to get

2:49:54 > 2:50:00into the head of the American team, and when everything is on the line

2:50:00 > 2:50:07in that gold-medal game, they've come forward with the best effort.

2:50:07 > 2:50:12Four gold medals in a row for Canada.

2:50:12 > 2:50:23That could be a penalty. Offside is given.Good news is, there was a gap

2:50:23 > 2:50:29in the women's game and it is closing big time. It is 3-0, Finland

2:50:29 > 2:50:34ranked third in the world, they played the Americans so well in the

2:50:34 > 2:50:40opening game, it was a one goal game the whole way through. Opening 20

2:50:40 > 2:50:44minutes, Finland looked very strong, in this game, so that is good news

2:50:44 > 2:50:50for the women's game as that gap continues to close every time-out.

2:50:50 > 2:50:53You sense that a goal would make all the difference in the world for the

2:50:53 > 2:50:59Finns as they have another chance from Niskanen. They are working

2:50:59 > 2:51:00well.

2:51:04 > 2:51:08They just have not been able to create enough.

2:51:23 > 2:51:31Larocque?, she is so dependable. She knows her job, she knows her role

2:51:31 > 2:51:37and takes it on well but there is a 211 break. Opportunity, looking for

2:51:37 > 2:51:41that one-timer, which doesn't happen, and Finland had a glimmer of

2:51:41 > 2:51:47a chance. But just a sloppy pass cost them a decent attempt on goal.

2:51:47 > 2:51:53And when you go onto on one, it is inexcusable to not get something on

2:51:53 > 2:51:57the net.That was too bad, that was the break Finland needed. Larocque?

2:51:57 > 2:52:07fell down creating that two on one. And it was Saila Saari ready to one

2:52:07 > 2:52:11time that puck and unfortunately the pass across was a little too behind

2:52:11 > 2:52:18her. We will get a replay, number four falls down so it is 211, the

2:52:18 > 2:52:26stick is in the air for 27. It is in the air. The pass is behind her and

2:52:26 > 2:52:31she has to Bringhurst dig down and that is why it rolls off. You want

2:52:31 > 2:52:38to keep your stick on the ice. The sharp pass from Sara Sakkinen was a

2:52:38 > 2:52:47little too hot to handle.

2:52:47 > 2:52:51Finland having a burst for the moment. Can they get any

2:52:51 > 2:52:56penetration?

2:53:02 > 2:53:08Jalosuo had the elbows going, digging to get back. A supremely

2:53:08 > 2:53:13talented defender, Jenni Hiirikoski, at fault for the second goal. And

2:53:13 > 2:53:19that will be weighing on her mind. She will play near on half the game

2:53:19 > 2:53:24for Finland and she will barely be off the ice in the third period if

2:53:24 > 2:53:31they can mount some kind of Chase here.

2:53:31 > 2:53:36here.Named best defence man at last you's world Championships and

2:53:36 > 2:53:39rightfully so. She is a wonderful talent.

2:53:43 > 2:53:55Offside is called. Time and space now for Clark. Getting some ice