BBC Two Day 5: GB Men in Curling Action and Men's Doubles Luge Winter Olympics

Good afternoon and welcome back to

coverage of the fifth day of

competition at the Winter Olympics

in Pyeongchang. We are heading

straight there, because there is

live curling, Canada against Great

Britain, whose rink is an all-new

line-up. It is very tight and we are

getting to the crucial stages of end

7. Ten ends in total. Here is Steve

Cram.

7. Ten ends in total. Here is Steve

Cram. COMMENTATOR: An improving

performance against Canada. Still

very much in this match. Canada with

the hammer in this end and it has

been building one way and the other.

That is a nice shot. A nice hit and

roll across.

roll across. It will jam against

that back red as well. Thomas

Muirhead, all four now just starting

to play nice shots, building their

confidence.

You can hear it in the

communication as well, Steve, much

more upbeat, much more positive. And

it is contributing to more shots

getting made.

Good crowds in. Korea not performing

particularly well in the match with

Sweden, it is 5-2 to Sweden. It is

not surprising, Sweden if you took

Canada out, they would be second

favourites. They're in great form in

last couple of years. But

nonetheless we have had a good

atmosphere here. Plenty of British

support here. Lots of Canadians in.

Marc Kennedy with this target at the

back of the house. Sweeping,

stopping and then again on. Is that

going to go? It might just hang in.

Well a similar shot to that which

Thomas Muirhead played a few minutes

ago. Kyle Smith the skip looking to

remove this Canadian stone and try

and roll in again. We have those

three stones out front. Giving a bit

of protection.

He wants to make sure that his

running stone that hits this red

stays in the house. He just wants it

to roll across and sit on the back

four foot.

A nice shot.

These

Canadians are almost talking

themselves out of a game. They're

doing a lot of questioning of every

stone. Is not going to catch it

enough? That is a good shot.

Not bad

at all. Well played. Well watched as

well. The line was just about

perfect there. Another couple of

inches over and it would have been

absolutely ideal. But it is a good

shot.

shot.

That is going to force Kevin

Koe to play the draw, which isn't

really what he wanted to do.

He

hasn't played too many. We keep

coming back, they can play shots

that are less familiar or he is more

uncomfortable with. It looks

straight forward. But they have all

had trouble with weight, the draw

weight. One player after another.

The Canadian skip, Kevin Koe, in a

bit of a scrap now with Great

Britain. Of course has h hammer

here.

That is curling quite a lot. He has

really got to make this go. They're

having to work hard.

having to work hard.

Have they done

enough to get it into position.

We

need an overhead. It is close. He

doesn't think so. He is not too

happy with it. They do just enough.

A couple of inches in it.

That was

swept all the way from it left his

hand.

hand.

He was tiring by the time he

got down there.

got down there. Can they take both

of those stone out? They can, but

they're going to give up an easy

score of 1. They need to decide what

they want to achieve - to steal or

force the one.

Two behind, the

hammer in the 8th and the 10th.

There is worse situations.

Force a

1, take a 2.

I think I would rather

be in a tied game though.

Great Britain have used their

time-out. Both teams have used their

time-out.

time-out.

Risk and reward, that's

what every shot's about, isn't it?

Looks like they are going to go for

the double take-out here.

Let's see

how this works out for Kyle Smith.

Not far away and he's got it. What a

nice shot.

They were looking at some

sort of double raise up the centre

line, looked a little adventurous

for me. Yeah, they went for the

safer shot and got the job done. The

best Canada can do here is pick up

one.

They have got no option to

blank the end of course, three

British stones in the house, so it

looks fairly straight forward for

the Canadian skip to draw in here

and take their 1. Again sweeping it

straightaway. I didn't quite hear

what he said.

Still coming. Where is that going?

It is just going to be right. Well

done. I think that is a partial good

result for Great Britain when you

consider the position they were in 3

ends again and we thought it could

be all over all early. Now they're

two behind. But they will have the

hammer in the 8th and the 10th end.

So still in this match. I think the

key is Britain are playing much

better and they're forcing the issue

a bit with Canada and taken the

momentum, if not completely away

from them, it is sitting somewhere

in the middle now between the two

teams the. So into the 8th.

Those

last two ends have been much more

positive for GB and they're finally

managing to put some pressure on

this Canadian side.

Credit to Kevin

Koe, he had to draw in there, 4-1.

Wasn't a super difficult shot, but

he still had to make it.

What we are

seeing is a much more confident GB

team here. Kyle especially. That was

a tremendous double takeout.

Elsewhere Switzerland have pulled

one back versus Italy. 4-2 to Italy.

Japan leading Norway 5-3. Sweden

still in control against Korea,

although they have reduced the

deficit. It is 5-2.

deficit. It is 5-2.

Ben Hebert

negotiating with the officials about

the time clocks. I think they feel

their time clock continued to run

when it shouldn't have been and they

maybe lost 10 seconds.

Or 11.

He

wants 11!

When did it keep running,

I didn't see that. They obviously

noticed it. And they have added,

have they added any on there?

They

will fix it in a second I guess.

I wa explaining at din hear the Ben

Hebert doesn't do the clock-wise

rotation. I don't think I have seen

him play one this game. They know he

is strong on that handle and they

just keep him throwing all the time.

They're going to have to work this

one hard.

Is this the same stone?

It is going to kill the boys with

all that sweeping. You don't want to

over throw it. Even if you have a

rogue stone that is slower. They

want the corner guard on.

No pocket. No pocket.

They don't

want to put them side by side.

Which

I think they may end up just about.

Almost.

We saw a couple of ends ago

when you start to create these

pockets and you put a stone in

between, it is impossible to get

them out. That could be an

opportunity for GB later on in the

end.

Not much to choose in the stats

of the two leads. Smith trying to

come around that guard.

Almost.

That is a shame, because it's kind

of brought it closer to the four

foot there.

foot there. They needed to be around

behind their guard. And in the

house.

There is a target there for Great

Britain.

The frustrating thing about

that previous stone from Smith, they

left it in a position that blocked

the draw around the very average

corner guard they had. So it is

completely useless now where it is

and they're forced to play into the

middle. Which isn't what they would

have liked. But at least there is a

couple of stones kicking about for

them to use.

A little heavy again.

Just going to tap that back. Sitting

on the other one.

I'm sure that stone will go through

there if they hit it in the right

spot. Just hit it on the nose.

We

have to remember with this British

men's team, this is a all-new

experience for them. Well, the same

can be said, well can't be said,

well half of this Canadian team have

already won Olympic gold.

Nicely done.

All the Canadian stones in the top

half of the circle, making it

All the Canadian stones in the top

half of the circle, making it a bit

harder for Great Britain to hide or

come in behind any of them, so they

will have to start setting something

up here. They are going to force

that yellow second shot that Cammy

Smith played into the pack. That

job. Kyle Waddell.

-- that job falls to Kyle Waddell.

Again, not quite.

Again, not quite.

Kyle Smith

apologising for that one there. It's

so difficult to get them absolutely

spot on. It was a great shot.

We

heard Kyle 's sake, he threw it

well. -- we heard Kyle say, he threw

it well.

They have worked hard to

get into a position to take this all

the way through. Into the eighth

end. Really wanted to score two to

try to even up the match. Marc

Kennedy playing third for Canada. He

has just hit that with his brush.

One of the great things about

curling, it was accidental, so the

stone is put back to where they all

agree it approximately was,

hopefully within just a few

millimetres.

millimetres.

There's still quite a

few stones to come in this end. They

could play quite a defensive shot

here and spray at least a couple of

the reds, to give them a better

opportunity to play the draw with

the next one. Looks like they will

go for a hit and roll here and be

happy to leave a couple of reds

around the four foot.

Good shot.

Year air. Rolling in

behind the two guards.

He's a warning to the task, Young

Muirhead. -- he's warming to the

task.

They are going to use that stone to

try to remove the other one, or is

he just peeling this off?

It just hairs by the British yellow

stone, and rolls into a nice

position for a corner guard. Maybe

Great Britain can try to hit and

roll behind the cover on the

left-hand side now.

I think we need to play this!

I

think it's an end turn. What do you

think?

Yeah, I like that. Barrier?

Yeah, it won't do a lot.

I don't

think so.

A big shot here for Thomas Muirhead.

Wants to try and hit this. The

Canadian red. Move across and in

behind the other one that's lined

out there. It's on the wrong side

there, though. That's a missed

chance.

chance. And at this stage of the

match, you have to take every

opportunity.

Very disappointing,

that shot. Even if you don't make

the take out, you need to make sure

you keep your stones in play. If you

don't do that, you make it so easy

to defend for the Canadian side.

to defend for the Canadian side.

I

got some air. Control right here,

lots of room.

lots of room.

He said, I haven't

thrown any this way! A bit of a

whinge from the Canadian skip!

That's control, and then roll onto

the button.

A huge amount of communication with

the sweeteners. -- with the

sweepers.

Neither skip shooting the

lights out. But Kevin Koe with the

accuracy. The skips have the most

difficult shot to play, under

pressure as well.

It always feels

like there is so much control in

Kevin Koe's shots. He delivers at a

nice speed. The sweepers put it

where they want to. No panic in the

communication. Generally the shot is

met.

Unfortunately, after that previous

miss from Thomas Muirhead, the

opportunity is really kind of lost

here at the moment for a score of

two. Difficult to see where they can

hide one to generate the deuce they

are looking for.

Plenty of room!

Once again, this running stone has

to stay in-house. Which it has.

Would have quite liked that to...

Curly little bit more and get inside

the court behind the front yellow.

This is fully visible for Canada,

and they will just tap this through

for two and force Great Britain to

take one. And they have the hammer,

the last stone advantage.

A pity

really, the opportunity was there.

Kevin Koe. Trying to make sure Great

Britain only take one here.

Britain only take one here. Well

done. It's always on the way down

where there is a bit of panic and

shouting and hollering, and then

everyone says, well done.

This is

one of those situations we saw

earlier in the game where Canada

didn't manage to get their stone

position is quite right. This is

what they were trying to do around

the second and third end. Now we

have a position where Kyle can't hit

the front stone and rely on the shop

position because of the one at the

front back. The other problem Kyle

has is the positioning of the guards

making it difficult to draw into the

middle. So he has to play his draw

up the middle and curl it out to the

wings a little bit, while still

staying in eight short position. Not

simple.

Kyle calling a technical

time-out. His stone must be loose.

You see him crossing his arms. The

stopcock should stop.

The handle is

loose!

We have had a few loose

handles this week. The man with a

magical Alan T. Oh no, he's coming

to try to find out what the problem

is, and then the magical Alan

is, and then the magical Alan key

man will be coming. Why doesn't the

man with the key just stay closer?

He should. We have seen a lot of

stones like that this week.

You've

got one job!

got one job!

If I know the Deputy

Chief Executive well enough, he's

probably by the copy burden -- by

the coffee urn.

the coffee urn.

Is he the only man

allowed to tighten them up?

I think

any of the other ice technicians can

do it.

do it.

I know how to use and Allen

key! Textbook use of an Allen key.

It's not ideal for Kyle. I'm sure he

would much rather have got down

there with his handle fixed and play

the shot. Instead he has had to wait

a little bit. And this is a shot

that must be made. Full focus

required for Kyle Smith.

Line is good.

This will curl across

the centre line and they will try to

catch, coming into the house. You

can see the top stone, and that's

not a bad shot at all. Great Britain

picked up only one, but they really

wanted two to tie this up. It means

Canada will still lead this with two

ends to go. Don't forget, Great

Britain will have the hammer unless

Canada decides to blank an end.

Canada have the lead, 5-4. Two ends

left. All still to play for here.

The top-ranked team in the world,

Canada. Great Britain performing

pretty well. The scores elsewhere...

Sweden 6-2 Korea. Italy maintaining

a grip on their match over

Switzerland, leading 5-2. Japan and

Norway, they are getting closer at

5-4. As we move into the late

evening in

evening in the curling venue at the

top of the Olympic Park. Takes 15 or

20 minutes to get up here. And we

walk fast, I can tell you.

It's been

very good for my step counter this

week to!

Cammy Smith has struggled a little

bit with his first stone at times.

Thomas Muirhead coming to help.

Just off the centre line. Ben

Hebert, the Canadian lead. Just sits

up and admires his work.

up and admires his work.

Another

anticlockwise rotation. We were

looking at the stats from the

previous game. 85% of his shots were

on the out-turn.

Line's good, on you.

To be clear

with this one, I think we will see

GB go all out on this end. They are

not trying to throw one out onto the

red stone. They are trying to put it

on the red line, the baulk line that

the stone has just crossed. They are

trying to fully maximise the guards

on rule. There can be another stone

outside the house. And at the

moment, they can't be removed.

The

reason being, with the hammer they

would like a nice clear line in all

the time. The more stones they have

to remove, the more they use up.

Struggled a little bit. Going back

to the time left, both teams have

plenty of time. Both have seven

minutes or so, with two ends to go.

Plenty of thinking time if it is

required. No time-outs left. Both

have used it.

They have 14 seconds

to get to the line over the past

week. That one just about 15

seconds. This demonstrating the

power of the sweepers to carry those

extra feet.

extra feet.

Young Thomas still

hasn't taken his top off though.

Staying cool.

Very warm but cool I think probably.

This is the all great experience,

this youngish team.

this youngish team. We see the first

peel. Getting rid of that long

guard.

You like the look of that?

Looks

like they're going to play a

take-out here.

What is the best

result in here, one for Great

Britain, one shot to Canada, if you

steal, Canada take the hammer into

the final end. You don't want to

give up two. You limit them to one

and then hope you can score 2 in the

final end. But the extra end, Canada

have the hammer. Help me out.

A

steal 2 would be great.

There is

definitely a couple of options, if

they steal a 1 as you say, Steve,

they go down the last without the

hammer. But they have been playing

well and I think they probably have

the confidence they could steal

against Canada in the last end.

Again it wouldn't be bad if they

forced 1 and they go down the last 2

down with the hammer if they can try

and pick up a 2. The only thing I

would say is we haven't yet scored a

2. The Canadians have scored a 2

when we have the hammer. But we

haven't.

Good shot. Taken two out of

the three.

We are still in OK shape

here for a steal. Drive across the

face and spill those two yellows

out. They moved the red stone more

up on to the T-line. That is in a

prime position now.

There is the

request. Thomas Muirhead, see what

he can do here. The game on the

sweep next to them have finished

Korea were defeated by Sweden.

Get back. It did. It curled too much

in the end. Good try.

Great weight.

Just the line.

It is always the way,

when you have had your line and you

have been making everything for a

line and struggling for weight and

you have finally found your weight

and you have lost a line.

They want to clear this away.

We have heard the

We have heard the word juicy used a

couple of times by the Canadians.

That one was pretty juicy.

It was.

Keep one at the top of the 12 foot,

the shooting stone.

Ben was scared

to sweep that. But he didn't want to

sweep it out.

Options now?

Well they can either

draw around it. Or they can hit it.

And I don't think either of them are

great.

Hitting it is probably

playing into the Canadians' hands.

Where they can peel and... Clear the

end they would probably go down the

last with the hammer. Having said

that, even coming around behind it

was a difficult shot and you would

have to bury it quite deep.

Here is

my scenario, Canada decide to blank

this end and we steal one... We

steal 2.

You have been watching too

much mixed doubles.

Blanking this

end doesn't change it.

No it doesn't

change anything.

Because if they

have stolen the 9th end they would

have to steal in the 10th. Instead

they're just delaying it. They get

an extra end and they can steal one

more.

So we have got to steal twice?

Absolutely.

Absolutely.

I know we are using

terminology, stealing shot means

exactly that, you steal a shot when

you don't have the hammer, the other

team have the hammer and you manage

to... Win the end and the team who

had the hammer get the chance to do

it all over again sadly.

I just

heard Marc Kennedy saying it's

straightened up a lot. I think the

Canadians specially, because they

play on huge swinging ices, ice that

swings six feet, they may be

struggling if this ice doesn't prove

to have the big swings they're

looking for. We have definitely in

the last three games seen it a lot

straighter than it was last week in

the mixed doubles.

Swinging in the

mixed doubles!

LAUGHTER. Careful.

That was a really good introduction

for the new format. Very popular.

I think if the conditions do

continue to play straight, that may

play into GB's favour. These guys

are well accustomed to playing on

straight ice conditions in some of

the clubs around Scotland. Maybe

even Sweden as well. You know, a lot

of ice rinks in Sweden can have

quite straight ice conditions.

How

would that change so much, if you

said it was swinging when the mixed

doubles and we came back the next

day and started, the next morning in

fact. How does the ice change that

much or can it change that much?

Here is my thoughts on that, we

playing with different stones. The

stones for the mixed doubles were

taken off the ice and we have new

stones for the men's and ladies'

event, it may be the difference of

these stones. Other than that I

can't think of it.

can't think of it. But it was

definitely much swingier. Conditions

haven't changed out side, apart from

the wind, but that won't affect it.

So for me I think it is stones.

I

have a couple of theories. One, the

games are much longer, so the ice

tech nickses need to -- technicians

need to maintain the conditions

longer and keep it colder. And you

have got much more players out

there. Which obviously makes the

atmosphere warmer. It is all very

technical.

Could be any of them

actually.

OK.

actually.

OK. Theories abound and

theories around how Britain get

themselves ahead here. Well there is

only one way that is going to

happen. After nine ends they're one

behind. They will need to steal in

the final end with Canada having the

hammer after blanking that end. So

the, it is straight forward really -

they have to steal at least one.

That would take us into an extra

end. Then again they would have to

do the same. Because Canada would

still retain the hammer into the

extra end. For me the positive that

is Great Britain have taken this

match all the way to the final end

here, when I have to be honest after

about three-ends, we were concerned

as to things would last this long.

You can see it was 4-1. And maybe

could have been worse. But they have

played well in this, probably since

the third end, they have played much

better, stuck to their task well,

found their shots. Still had one or

two opportunities which have gone

begging, but the same can be said

for Canada. That is going to be

burnt is it?

It is not going to be

burnt, it is going to be hogged.

Sorry, wrong phrase. Same result.

Absolutely. So the stone needs to be

fully over that red hog line for it

to be in play. Doesn't manage to do

so and... Yeah, that is disastrous

for GB's chances.

Instead of having

two good guards out there, they're

only ever going to have one now at

the moment.

the moment.

Again I will let you

explain why that is put Canada, was

that deliberate? Sending that

through?

They don't need any stones

in the house now. They want to be

able to hit everything out of way

and they don't want anything that

Great Britain can use to come around

behind or sit on top of. Every stone

now for Canada is a danger for

themselves.

The other bonus for can

darks they don't have -- Canada,

they don't have to score. They can

blank it. No need to leave

everything around in the wings. They

can just skittle everything out of

play now.

A real pity there. Cammy

Smith has struggled with one, at

least one of his stones throughout

this match since the second or third

end. Very quickly, give you an

update. It is Switzerland have

pulled back and they're into the

final end also. 5-4 to Italy. Japan

still leading Norway.

still leading Norway.

There we see a

tick shot. Canada weren't allowed to

remove that stone from play. It was

still in the free guard zone. So

they just tried to tick it to one

side of the rings and roll their

shooter to the other. Opening up the

four foot.

Kyle wah Waddell had a good match.

You have to OK, the first stone from

Cammy Smith, not what the team

wanted or the needed, you have got

to keep throwing your stones and see

how this develops. Canada are

capable of mistakes as well.

We're going to see Great Britain

persevere and keep putting up a

centre.

How long do you keep doing

that for? Just keep hoping and hope

they make a mistake.

Yes, as long as

it takes really.

Even if it's up to

the second last stone, the first

stone of the skip.

They know two

guards that are there are not good

enough is the problem. The

enough is the problem. The reason

for that is it is still quite a

distance from the middle of button.

Kevin Koe can just draw one and it

will be game over. They're pushing

for something a little more useable

at the moment.

Laing playing the second stones for

Canada. Almost seems the quiet man

of the team this guy.

It seems unfair but Canada are just

going to keep doing that the way

things are at the moment. Looks like

a change of strategy here from Kyle.

Rather than going for the

traditional approach of going for a

steel around the centre guard, they

will go for the red stone around the

house, and hope for some mistake

from Canada and put another one in.

And then what Canada have to face is

two British yellow stones, and they

have to decide whether to draw or

hit with the last one.

The first job

was to get around the guard.

Unintentional guard, I guess.

Unintentional guard, I guess.

It

looks awfully thin.

You could quite

easily take the yellow and roll

yourself, but he knows Kyle will ask

for the same shot again. You saw him

indicate, do you want to try to hit

the red onto the yellow and try to

spin them all so there is nothing in

the house. But should you do it

wrong, Kyle's shot is almost at the

one foot, and he can draw one in

behind.

The additional benefit of

peeling the red into the yellow is

that it opens up the sheet for the

final stone at the end.

They have

decided just to simply take the

yellow out. Thomas Muirhead on the

drawers has been struggling all

evening.

This is beginning to have a bit of a

sense of inevitability about it.

Trying to execute this a little

better than the last attempt.

That's a much better shot from

Thomas Muirhead.

I like this, just tell me where you

want to hit it!

And no messing with

this guy, Marc Kennedy hollering

down the ice. Let's get rid of it.

Just complicating matters as far as

Kevin Koe can see.

Possibly the final stone of the

match for Marc Kennedy.

match for Marc Kennedy. Oh!

Sorry,

fellas.

Missed.

That's the mistake

that Thomas and Kyle were trying to

force. Still no guarantees of a

steel here by any means, but it's

starting to develop how they would

have hoped, and at least given

themselves a chance to steal in the

tenth end.

Two stone is left for

Great Britain and Canada. Canada

playing the final stone. Great

Britain must steel here to take it

to an extra end. A slight mistake

from Canada, Marc Kennedy was trying

to

to take out the back stone and

missed it.

missed it. So he just wants to bring

that around and tuck in. If he can.

And live short. They have got to

sweep it.

You may not have seen, the sweepers

were a little bit in the way, but it

caught the guard. Another apology

from the skip.

I think the

discussion between the sweepers and

the skip indicates the ice

conditions have slowed down a little

bit at this end. Probably the same

weight as earlier, but they monitor

the playing conditions as the game

goes on and the sweepers relate that

to Kyle, but he wasn't able to make

the necessary adjustment.

Barring a real mistake from the

Canadian skipper here... And we're

not really going to get it.

not really going to get it. Just

wondering what to do here, try to

use that stone and maybe rolled and

lie short. Still fairly

straightforward for Kevin Koe.

Canada just need one here. Britain

need the

need the steal.

Didn't spend long

considering this. Could have played

the freeze.

I considered that as

well. With the freeze, the men can

have such a heavy weight at it, but

with a good freeze it can be a

really difficult shot. They have

decided to do a little flop over to

the side, but who are leaving the

four foot open for Kevin Koe and his

team to do a simple draw.

Maybe the

Canadians will have the same issue.

Are they going to use this?

They

need to be lying short here? And

that's the game.

Canada have taken

the one they need, and the final

end, Great Britain unable to make

the steal. They played pretty well.

A difficult start to the match.

Canada, in the first three or four

ends, looks like they might coast to

victory, but Great Britain pulled it

back and made them fight hard and

work hard and took it all the way to

the final end. But as expected,

perhaps in the script for Canada, to

win this one. That's exactly what

they have done. Canada beating Great

Britain Zig Zag STUDIO: Rhona Howie

in the studio with me. There were

chances there.

chances there. -- Canada beating

Great Britain 6-4.

chances there. -- Canada beating

Great Britain 6-4.

Both teams

struggling with stones and with the

ice slightly changing, a lot of

communication about it changing,

maybe atmospheric conditions. But

they have to be aware of it and keep

on top of it. But we really put the

pressure on Canada in the second

half. Had we got two back in the

eighth end, it could have been a

different result.

What happens after

a game, do they go away to analyse

the mistakes made and say, we will

do it differently next time, or do

they practice?

They will go away and

look at the video analysis of the

game. The coach will pick out

certain times in the game where

maybe a stone could have been placed

differently, or a shot was called

where they could look at a different

option. There is no right or wrong,

but there are different options to

play. They could look at that and

speak to the team and work out what

they would have done differently.

That Canada team, obviously selected

after an incredibly long process in

Canada among many very strong rinks.

How good or not do you think they

look?

They came out in the first few

ends and looked really good, but

they kind of... I don't know, they

didn't looked as enthusiastic and as

keen as normal Canadian teams are.

They looked quite placid and

subdued.

Quiet, weren't they lost in

blue they were, but there is a lot

of pressure on Canada because they

are expected to take home the gold

medal. -- quiet, weren't they?

They

were. They are a strong team and

steady team. They communicate very

well and talk through every shot.

Overall a decent day for the great

British men, with victory over

Switzerland which could be crucial

at the end of the round robin

matches. And not a bad performance

against Canada, chances there, but

not quite taken. The British women

were up against the Olympic athletes

of Russia earlier today. And this

was a very impressive victory.

It

was, they played their shots very

well. They tactically played a good

game. Just really put the pressure

onto the Russians throughout whole

game. Really good, Eve Muirhead will

be very good with that performance.

With the women's competition, Canada

the favourites again?

Yes, you would

probably think Canada, but Britain

are up there as well, they are

favourites out there. There is a

target on their back as well.

Norway

always fantastic fun to watch

because the men tends to have an

outfit they save for special days.

They have taken inspiration from

Chemmy, wearing trousers that are

very like your top.

If I wore the

trousers it would be a one piece.

Their trousers would go better with

your top than with the red tops they

are wearing.

They aren't lucky, though, are they?

It was a really good game against

Japan, getting beaten 6-4, Norway.

It's always a really good bit of fun

to see what they wear. Is it the

skip that designs their kit?

Is

their second player who has all the

ideas for trousers. He makes the

decisions and the rest follow. Bold

decisions. And every game, they will

make a statement with their

trousers. But lovely hearts on the

trousers for Valentine's Day, but

the red tops don't quite go.

It's a

clash, terrible decision.

The

wardrobe designer needs to make a

different choice. They have to wear

dark or light tops depending on the

stones they are throwing. They will

have trousers to go with those.

But

they could wear different trousers

every day if they wanted?

They

could.

But they will not wear those

once again because it's unlucky.

But

it's Valentine's Day over now.

it's Valentine's Day over now.

It

could be superstition.

Going back to

the men's team, it's being thrown

into the deep end, your first day at

the Olympics, two matches, one

against a hot Swiss team and against

Canada. If you were to sum up how

they performed across the day, what

would you say?

They have done

remarkably well. A win over

Switzerland, it doesn't matter how

you get the win, a win is a win, and

you just want points on the board.

The game against Canada, they are

the favourites, but they came out

there, had a ropey first five ends

and struggled with the stones at

that point. They played well in the

second five ends and ask questions

of Canada. It's a great learning

curve for the boys to move forward.

The next seven round robin games are

gone.

Seven out of ten for the

performance?

That would be pretty

good, seven out of ten for the first

day of performance.

Room for

improvement. We can hear what they

have been thinking about it,

speaking to Steve Cram.

Kyle, a

pretty tight affair at the end,

looked like a tough match in the

first three ends, but then you got

going.

It's a shame we had a slow

start. That was the real difference

in the game. We came on to things

and in five, six, seven and eight we

played good curling and ask

questions of them. A pity we didn't

start with that form.

All of this is

a great experience, Thomas, but

playing Canada on your first day, is

that a good time to play them?

You

know you will face them at any

point, it's a team you have to

expect to go out and play your best

and unfortunately we had a bit of a

slow start, but then we hit form,

which is promising, having a good

second half. If you can carry that

on tomorrow, it doesn't matter who

is in front of us, we just have to

play our best against whoever it is.

Just come back fighting again

tomorrow.

Cammy Smith, we wondered

whether there was a problem with one

of the stones you were throwing.

I

seemed to struggle a wee bit, so I

hope it was the rocks!

We were

remarking that maybe things have

changed. We were watching the mixed

doubles earlier in the week and even

overnight it seems things were not

moving as much and it wasn't curling

as much, it might have been slower

out there.

There were probably two

different sides of the sheet and one

was swinging more than the other.

But we didn't make enough shots in

the early half and we played better

in the second. They were not at

their best either, but if we had

started like we finished, we would

have had a better chance.

Overall,

your first day, what are your

thoughts?

It could have been worse!

First to get the first win under the

belt and we have played two very

difficult games. There is a lesson

to be learned from tonight's game,

so we will take what we have learned

into tomorrow.

Well done for today

and good luck for tomorrow.

STUDIO: They were certain they were

not going to blame the ice or the

stones.

I know their performance in

the first five ends let them down.

It is learning.

They have one game

tomorrow against Japan, who beat

Norway and Japan can sort of be

anything?

Yes, they have put a lot

of investment into curling and you

never know what Japanese team is

going to tun up. They have come out

firing today against Norway.

From 5

in the morning, your mother in law

will be watching.

Yes he has coached

by Lorna. He v she

The women play US

tomorrow and then they play China.

Also tomorrow we are going to have

skeleton action for real. But we can

show you the training runs of Lizzie

Yarnold and Laura Deas. They have

been going fast in training and

training times are crucial. It is

difficult to hold back. You're

trying to learn the track, get your

best lines, this is the defending

champion, Lizzie Yarnold who so far

is in season has had a mixed time in

World Cup races. One third place.

Came into the games feeling calm and

confident, carried the flag at the

opening ceremony. It is only when

she got out on the ice that she is

in the form that could win a medal

and may yet win a gold medal. She

was fastest in fourth training and

she is looking very smooth there.

Third fastest all over and second

fastest were her times. She is

learning, Chemmy, trying to get her,

the smoothness of the turns is

crucial. When she won gold four

years ago she led by such a

distance.

She is so good in this

environment. It is a different

format in the Olympics, they have a

different amount of runs. She talks

of characteristic of the track and

you have to embrace it and make

friends with it. You see the

connection they have with the ice.

She is gained so much confidence

from this and she is probably doing

better than she anticipated. But

they have tricks up their sleeve.

There are the new suits. There is no

doubt these suits are helping

improve their times and Laura Deas

has been the big mover. Not a

surprise to those in the skeleton

world who know her results have been

better than Lizzie's, but to get out

here on this track at an Olympics

and be posting these times is

exciting.

She had a good start and

you can see the power. And great for

her to be somebody we are talking

about. It has always been about

Lizzie. For the underdog to shine

and push Lizzie.

They get on

together well. It is a very happy

team. Like skiing, it is you against

the course. You're not on at the

same time.

It is a dangerous sport

and you have respect for each other.

If somebody beats you, you shake

their hand, they can share

information. That is the power of

having someone at the top of the

gear, they share knowledge, lines

and tactics and I always think there

must be a better way of stopping.

Why not give them a nice uphill. It

is because the luge is still going

on.

Hardly out of breath. She has

just got to do it when the stands

are full of roaring supporters.

You

see her start. . She is an

equestrian originally. She is used

to going on fast paces. Very good

core strength.

I would rather have a

horse with four legs!

We have a

skeleton for you here, you can have

a go, Rhona. It is going to be an

exciting programme in skeleton and

it starts tonight. Dom Parsons will

go on his first run after midnight

and then tomorrow early hours to

late-night, for the women's it is at

a different time of day. That is

great for us here, because it means

it will be going and medals will be

decided mid morning. So 1am and

midnight 30 for the men's skeleton.

Skeleton all the way and that

sliding track today has had one of

strangest things happening on it.

Rhona's never seen this before. When

I said we are showing double luge,

you said, what is that? Here is the

thing... It is two people right on a

luge. So feet first head back.

Men.

It doesn't have to be men. It is

open. It could be a man and a woman

or two women. Two men are heaviest

and fastest so it has always been

two men.

So we could do this.

It is

a sport I think when they came up

with it, they had drunk a

with it, they had drunk a lot of

something.

Brothers in Latvia. In their first

Olympics.

Olympics. A very effective pair.

They had a surprising disappointing

World Championship. The Sics

brothers are under way. They have

made a promising start.

It looked

good so far.

good so far.

The reason they look so

smooth, they're a quality pairing.

They just missed that one. That was

as close as you want to get to the

wall, especially with the double

sleds. If nay get it wrong, they

will be in trouble and lose speed.

The double sled are top heavy.

They're quicker than the Russians,

the Sics brothers take the lead.

Three very big pairings to come. The

Sics do well. They have five top

five finishes in World Cup races

without winning any.

You can see

where the straps are on the top of

the sled, the top person is strapped

into the sled, unlike the singles

where you're just holding on.

In the

women's event yesterday, because

they come from the same start house,

we saw them having issues with that

first kink and getting enough speed

down the ramp.

Next the two heroes

for Germany from Sochi. They won the

gold by half a second.

How difficult are these early

curves?

Definitely. Like I said

they're getting settled and there is

a couple combinations you have to

get right.

This is the important

part of the track. That is another

perfect line. Because the sleds have

more weight than the single sleds,

they're more stable, but if you're

getting things wrong, they're easier

to crash. That is the big

difference.

You can see their

quality. Arlt and Wendl. They put

down a big marker. They're half a

second clear will have.

That was a

massive run. We're going to have

some quality pairings, but to be

that far ahead of the Latvians, that

is a massive run.

Their coach is already ahead of the

game.

He was thrilled with the win

yesterday.

Yes after the hiccup.

You

see how close they were to the wall.

That was perfect. As well as to come

up the hill to the final corner.

Next the favourites are, Eggert and

Benecken. In the last 18 months they

have been unstoppable and an

extraordinary year of success,

winning eight of nine World Cup

races across Europe and North

America. So these are the ones we

are expecting to set the standard.

But they have got to chase down

Wendl and Arlt.

Wendl and Arlt.

You can see these

guys are quality. The lines are

perfect. Just as they start building

speed into the big Olympic corner,

but they're losing a bit of ground

as they come to the bottom of the

track. Are they going to stay within

it or drop off more.

It looks like

they will struggle. A tenth of a

second. That is not insurmountable.

But interesting that Arlt and Wendl

are going to be we think the leaders

into the second medal run.

It is

such a big advantage from that first

run compared to the other

competitors. Just that one tenth

they're behind they could make it up

in the second round.

The two German

pairings already four tenths of a

second clear of the other two

pairings that have been too So far.

What are you noticing Jacko?

You can

see the difference in the lines

between the two leaders that we

have. There is slight differences of

just one's just weaving slightly

more up and down. That is just the

difference of making the small

adjustments and those differences in

the lines are the potential why they

lost the others.

lost the others.

I wish Peter Penz

was called Peter Pan, he is 33. They

were third after the first run. They

had an absolute disaster on the

second run.

Yes definitely. But he

has always come out very well and in

some of the big races.

They have

been a partnership together for 13

years now and took silver at the

Latvian world Championships three

years ago. Penz and Fischler.

You

can see on the sled as they come

into the first corner, they're doing

a lot of work with their legs. What

is the reason for that?

It is

interesting, because where the lady

and doubles position comes into the

track, it is a separate one. So

you're steering harder to make it

into where all the track comes down.

So their hooking the sled.

That

That

bit of touch down with the feet.

Will that cost them? They looked

like they were catching up and maybe

going to cost them.

They were close.

Look at that. Despite that touch, 7

hundredths of a second only off the

leaders. Eggert and Benecken have

dropped to third. Peter Penz has a

cracker.

Especially considering he

has his feet down in the 13 to 14

section.

As he comes out of the

bend, how much work he is doing with

his left leg. Trying to get that

control into the first corner.

Another great line. As we see coming

down there the dragon's tail as it

has been named.

STUDIO: Germany out in front. We

know how good they are ahead of

Austria and another German pair in

third. So second and final run here

it goes again.

COMMENTATOR: Zero degrees - sounds

cold, but it is tropical bearing in

mind what we have had. We are about

to start run 2. We go in reverse

order from slowest pairings to the

fastest. In pole position at the

moment and going 20th and last Wendl

and Arlt.

These boys are real class acts on

their day, ninth in the final medal

round, but fourth in the world. They

have won medals at each of the last

two Olympic games as well. This is a

big disappointment for them, they

now have to try to overhaul the

Koreans, you can barely believe you

are saying that sentence.

Definitely, and you know they will

try with the team as well. Out of

the question for this race but they

will try tomorrow.

Great lines into

that corner. They sounded like they

were sliding about, a lot of noise

as they were turning the sled, but

they have good velocity and I think

they will pull away from the Koreans

and try to put a run in towards the

top six or seven.

They definitely

have the Koreans here. That's better

from the Sics brothers.

The Koreans have done their job. The

Sics Brothers move into the lead.

But there are some big guns to fire

shortly. I think ultimately this

will remain a disappointing Olympic

games for the Latvian pair.

If they

had done that on the first run, they

would have been further up the table

and been able to push towards that

top five or bronze medal position.

It's all about being consistent in

the runs they have. Unfortunately

for them, whatever happened in the

first run, it didn't quite happen

again. Whether it was the

conditions, or whether they just

wanted a run in the bag, but in a

two like competition, you can't do

that.

Toni Eggert and Sascha

Benecken have proved almost

unbeatable over the last 18 months,

taking this competition by storm.

Until now perhaps. If they can go

45.8 low then it will stamp pressure

on leaders Wendl and Arlt and also

Peter Penz and Georg Fischler.

If

they win gold via its potential they

will go to their team-mates, because

the Germans are strong, and they

will win a second gold.

Will see how

it unravels, looking clean and

professional so far. A slight slide

there.

Became out of nine with a bit

of left pressure, kind of skidding

away. We'll see if they lose

anything.

I don't think it's the

people behind them they have to

worry about. That slide might be the

one that cost them the medal they

want, as they want to move up

towards that gold and silver.

46.05,

they have gone slower than round

number one. We thought them to be

potentially unbeatable beforehand.

They might be looking at a bronze

medal here.

It

medal here.

It depends on Georg

Fischler and Peter Penz now.

They

embrace, giving the impression they

are happy about that, but on the

form of the last 18 months they

would have surely felt big

favourites. Has that cost them?

It

has. Not to become closer to fourth

place, but stop the moving forward

to silver and bronze. But this is

what this track brings, consistency

is key, and these big names and big

teams are potentially just making

little mistakes. That mistake was

from being just one or two inches

offline, and it's those small

margins.

Two to go. The excitement

is growing all the time. Love the

way these events reach their climax.

We are now waiting for the

Austrians, Peter Penz and Georg

Fischler. Remember at Sochi when

they were in third place after the

first run, and at Sochi they had a

disastrous second run. I wonder if

that is anywhere in their minds

right now.

You know it is playing in

the back of their mind. They did not

want to be beaten four years ago,

and we will see if they have had a

lot of experience and can face up

against these competitors here.

Finishing second to Toni Eggert and

Benecken four times this winter.

They have a chance to beat their

rivals to a silver medal and maybe a

gold.

What games it would be for the

Austrians are so far if they could

pull that off, a double sweep in the

men's and the doubles. When was the

last time that happened for the

Austrians, for them to win both? It

has been a long time. They are

pulling out a big run here. Is that

the pressure they are applying to

the Germans in the lead at the

moment?

Oh no.

I think they did that

in the first one as well.

It will be

interesting to see how much time it

costs them as they come over the

line into silver.

It is going to be

silver. The Austrians are beside

themselves again. As Peter Penz and

Georg Fischler go ahead of Toni

Eggert and Sascha Benecken. My word!

Steady, boys. That's a celebration.

We are getting to see a lot of

Austrians celebrate.

I certainly

think for the last three sleds,

certainly for the Germans on the

bronze, it was almost a victory lap.

Fourth place was so far behind that

you can almost relax into it. You

just want to get down in one piece

and be good. They still made one

mistake. They need to do what the

Austrians have just done to put

pressure on them. The Austrians

might have had a sigh of relief when

they saw the mistake happened to the

Germans, it has given them some

breathing space.

breathing space. The silver medal is

ours and we can push towards the

gold.

Guaranteed silver. It's not

impossible to get gold via.

Definitely not from what we have

seen so far in this competition.

The

defending Olympic champions. In last

place at the moment, obviously, but

after the first run the lead over

the Austrians was tiny. Just

hundreds of a second. Gold

medallists from Sochi, Tobias Arlt

and Tobias Wendl. On their way. Will

it be the Germans, or will be

Austrians cause another sensation?

It was a big run from the Austrians

to apply pressure to despair. They

have the quality, they are Olympic

champions and seasoned sliders, but

it's about having the nerve, as we

saw with Felix Loch in the men's

competition, he threw it away at the

big corner, where he made his

mistake.

I think they had it

perfect.

It was beautiful through

there. The next time will be very

important, relative to Peter Penz

and Georg Fischler, it looks as

though they are heading to gold.

A

little twitch as they come up the

hill, but I think they will have

enough to get over the line, and

it's another gold for Germany.

Wendl

and Arlt win again, back-to-back

gold medals. German celebrations

once again stopped Wendl and Arlt

have won by a tenth of a second of

Peter Penz and Georg Fischler of.

Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken in

third. The standings after the first

run confirmed the all-important

medal run, run number two. The

tremendous return to winning ways,

particularly when you think how they

must have felt seeing Tony Eckert

and Sascha Benecken dominate in the

last two years, certainly since the

last European Championships.

When we

get to the Olympic Games, what you

have done in European Championships,

World Championships, World Cup

races, it means absolutely nothing.

These are the medals people want on

their CV, the Olympic medals. It

only comes round every four years.

If you make a mistake, you don't

think, we will get it at the World

Championships next year. It takes

four years, and your career can end

in that time. But that is absolutely

perfect. That's why they are Olympic

champions.

Definitely, this run is

perfect. And they are great

competitors. So cool, starting to

break away, and he's trying to fix

it by barely tapping his foot down.

A tiny dab on the brakes, that was

it, a tiny blemish. Both of them, 30

years old and close friends. Tobias

Wendl is godparent to Tobias Arlt's

daughter, so very close on the track

and off. A lovely result for them.

Three times world champions and now

twice Olympic champions as well.

STUDIO: The two Tobias. Germany hold

of Austria, and they take bronze as

well.

Rhona Howie, what did you make of

your first experience of doubles

luge.

your first experience of doubles

luge.

It was amazing. I have never

seen it before.

You said you went

out on your sledges as a child in

Scotland. You could have done that.

We could invent the ladies taking

part in the pairs as well. We could

just have two heavier women if it's

all about the body weight. I will go

on the bottom, you can go on the

top.

Eight double luge pair!

Retract!

If you want to get involved

in any of the sliding sports, go to

get inspired. Maybe we should, get a

load of kids doing the luge doubles

and we will be there for Beijing.

Other sports to round up, and there

has been an awful lot of ice hockey

happening today. Sweden against

Switzerland in the women's

preliminary round, both already

qualified for the quarterfinals and

this was a rematch of the bronze

medal match from four years ago.

Here is Seth and Kent.

COMMENTATOR: Ready to go in the

final pool one game between

Switzerland and Sweden. The first

face-off won by the Swiss, wearing

white jerseys with red flashes

around the arms. Muller is close to

the net. It was an early test. My

works the right side. Gets it back

from Muller.

from Muller. What a goal! Muller,

number six in the tournament for

her. She absolutely rattled that one

home on the power play.

Watched the

fake from Christiaan Meyer, a

wonderful job getting the defender

and goal-tender to bite a little

bit. It allows the slightest of

holes to open up for Muller to put

that in. -- Christine Meyer.

What a

finish. Finally it comes.

finish. Finally it comes.

The most

dangerous weed in this third period.

Going to the difficult area in front

of the net. The angle of her stick

blade, absolutely perfect to get it

over the

glove, Borgqvist.

Phoebe stands on

the power play and Switzerland have

the lead again.

the lead again. That is Christine

Meier's sixth assist on the

tournament.

Phoebe goes to the front

of the net. Stick on the ice, on the

backhand.

Another face-off win for

Muller. And that will make such a

difference, as it comes out in front

again. It will go out of the zone

and Switzerland will win. They will

top group one. STUDIO: Big

celebrations for Switzerland. But

the arena was absolutely packed to

see the final group game of the

unified Korea team, so far being

beaten 8-0 and 8-0. Could they score

their first goal in these Olympics,

hosted in South Korea, but the big

story was North Korean players

integrated into the team as well.

And they were up against Japan.

COMMENTATOR: Japan against Korea

under way. The atmosphere in the

building is absolutely electric. So

loud. The question will be, can

Korea give them something to really

cheer about.

It would be some achievement if

Korea could get something out of

this, but Kubo floats into position

and find the back of the net.

Wonderful vision by Toko behind the

net, has her head up, sees Kubo

coming right down Main Street and

through the slot.

Ono on the doorstep.

This is exactly

how you draw up a power play goal.

You move it around up top. You

overload down low in front of the

net.

Good chance and a goal! Oh, they

have done it! Korea have scored

their first ever goal in an Olympic

ice hockey tournament and this arena

stands - they wave their flags. It

is Randy Griffin. What a moment it

is. Griffin battled and battled and

in the end it scraped through. Not a

thing of beauty, but a moment of

history for this combined Korean

team.

Japan 20 more seconds with the

player advantage. Japan have it. It

could well now be out of creature of

the Cree -- reach of the Koreans.

Wonderful puck movement from Team

Japan.

Japan.

Ukita with an empty net to

shoot on. You can stick this one in

the books then. Japan are going to

skate to victory over Korea, but

this has been a way more difficult

game than they could ever have

imagined.

imagined.

Yu taking too much time to

decide where to put that puck. Ukita

got up quickly and was able to take

away her pass.

Behind the net it

goes. Pushed out in front. Can they

score one more? Time will run out.

And it is game over. History-makers.

Japan skate to a first Olympic

victory. Whilst Korea get their

first ever goal. It was played in a

sensational atmosphere.

STUDIO: As he said, not a moment of

beauty, but a moment of history.

Congratulations to that team.

beauty, but a moment of history.

Congratulations to that team. They

have only been playing together for

a month.

It was a last minute

decision, you think on the tactics

side, they wouldn't have thought

about play together, because it is a

new team. The fact they got that

goal was amazing.

I would have hated

them to go through with no goals.

They're not finished yet. There is

still a chance for a win. But it us

just great to have seen them.

Rhona's still digesting doubles

luge.

We will practice.

Good, great

I would like too see it

demonstrated. That may be the

future. Thank you. Now, men's ice

hockey, United States against the

Slovenia.

hockey, United States against the

Slovenia.

Slovenia. COMMENTATOR: Butler stands

on the first shot again. Now they

have the lead. O'Neil scores. Puck

went loose, back out in front of the

net and O'Neil was on to it and this

time they got the first shot right.

So often in the period so far we

have seen the first shot messed up

by the U.

Greenway at the back post steps in

and makes it 2-0 to the USA.

Slovenia just coughed up the puck

inside their own zone, gave it away.

And Greenway was on hand at very

close range to tap it in. 2-0.

Space now in the left circle and

Slovenia

Slovenia are back in it. Gregorc and

the Slovenians have found their way

back into the match. The six foot

three inch defenceman jumping

forward and found himself with space

and hammered it past the keeper.

Empty net for the USA to aim at.

And it's gone in. The special play

pays off for Slovenia. So many

players in front. And Slovenia have

equalised. 2-2 is the score.

equalised. 2-2 is the score. It is

the captain Music. Gave themselves

the extra skater and it pays off as

Music turns and fires home. 2-2.

Music has finished it back post and

it's only taken them 38 seconds of

overtime for Slovenia to pull off a

superb victory. From 2-0 down they

have come back. Marshalled by Music.

They have beaten the United States

3-2 in over time. Music scores in

the first minute of overtime to win

it for Slovenia. A first ever

victory for them in international

hockey against the United States.

And they have been superbly

captained by Jan Music.

Cometh the

hour cometh the man. We talked if

Slovenia are going to get success,

they need their captain to be the

reason. He dominated the first 30

seconds of the three on three.

Doesn't get picked up. The US get

sucked into the puck. Comes back off

the defence man. Great pass. And Mew

sack is left alone and buries it.

The United States coaching staff

will see this as one that got away.

STUDIO: Although the United States

don't have their big NHL stars, they

would expected to dominate. For

Slovenia to beat them is a massive

result for the Slovenians. Really

good action and we have one more

game to show you. After that Hazel

is with us and they have a feast of

figure skating. Now the Olympics of

Russia would have been favourites in

the men's ice hockey here is what

happened. COMMENTATOR: Russia in the

early stages trying to find a back

door pass. What a chance this is.

That was a nice stop.

That was a nice stop. It's gone

through everybody. Conrad was

screened. As it came back, there

screened. As it came back, there was

enough traffic there. The Olympic

Athletes from Russia score their

first of this tournament. A big tip

and another goal. Oh, taken out of

the air. Slovakia shell-shocked.

Great hand/eye co-ordination. Conrad

beaten for a second time and OAR are

on fire. They're skating in excess

of 25mph F you equate that to the

fact they're 16 or 17 stone some of

the players, some bigger than that.

In comes a chance and a great goal.

From nothing, Slovakia cut the

deficit in two. A bit of speed here.

What will they do? Wow! Stunning

finish.

The flag waving from the Slovakians

starts. Two down to 2-2. Breaking in

with speed. Can they do something

with this? Back to the blue line.

They have taken the lead. A power

play goal and Slovakia come from two

down to now take the advantage.

down to now take the advantage. A

bomb of a shot. Having led by two

they were comfortable. Now they must

come back themselves.

STUDIO: We have got both Slovakia

and Slovenia on top of that group

with the United States and the

Olympic Athletes from Russia. I'm

here for the afternoon.

Olympic Athletes from Russia. I'm

here for the afternoon. We have a

lot to come between now and 6

o'clock. Shall we show you the good

bits? In figure skating the start of

the pairs competition.

the pairs competition. Lifts, twists

as two become more. It has been a

baptism of fire for the British on

the curling. The Swiss came first.

Four golds out of four for the Dutch

at the moment. Favourites don't come

bicker than Shaun white, going for a

third gold in the halfpipe. But it

wasn't a done deal. This is the

double luge, a kind of human speed

sandwich. An amazingly bonkers

watch.

watch. Now the Christopher Dean. Is

that an event you would ever try.

I

like the sliding events. They look

great. Back in 1984 I did have the

opportunity to go down with a four

man bob. We had a brakeman and they

said, come on have a go. I jumped in

and one of the best experiences I

have had.

Really?

Yes.

Did you get a

real buzz from it. He said keep your

head up and have a look around.

There we were and we would come

around a 180 and your head got

dragged to the bottom.

Fear factor

or not.

Not when somebody else is

driving. Not for me. Maybe if I was

driving.

Not happy Valentine's Day,

but this is in fact...

but this is in fact...

Balero day,

the day we won our gold medal. We

all wear purple today.

Purple day.

1984 in Sarajevo. I don't see why we

shouldn't look back on it. We have

had so many requests for your

greatest hits. Here it is. Happy

Balero Day.

COMMENTATOR: So in complete contrast

to Karen and Nicky, the dramatic

Ravel's Balero.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

STUDIO: We will never tire of seeing

that. Do you, Chris?

I have seen it

a few times now, but actually I

don't. When you look back at it and

the significance of it, it's time in

my that changed our lives. Looking

back now, it's certainly within

Diomande.

It changed sport, what you

did in dance. -- it's with

endearment. You started on your

knees, and that's a very good reason

for that.

At the time we were not

using tape recorders and razor

blades, for the music to edit it. We

did not have computers at the time,

so we worked with an arranger who

broke it down into all its parts and

said, it sounds quite simple but

it's really difficult, the

construction, Ravel was pretty

smart. He said the best he could do

was 4.2 eight. Out of necessity, we

said, the stopwatch starts when you

begin to skate. And Jayne's blades

do not hit the ice until 18 seconds

after the music starts, so that's

when the music counts. So that

iconic move on the beginning on the

knees was born out of necessity

because of the music.

Extraordinary,

you actually rearrange the music

itself, and that was pretty cutting

edge.

In actual fact we went to a

studio and worked with a chap, I

think he was in the Shadows. He had

a keyboard type instrument, but it

had all the latest software that

would create all the students.

would create all the students. In

the Bolero, the real instruments

were the timpani and the saxophone

and the drums, but the rest of it

was done by this instrument.

I

remember you collecting flowers of

the ice when the scores came up,

three sixes in the first technical,

and then sixes across the board.

That famous moment. It was such a

melee, taking all the flowers up.

We've taking it in at that point?

Not so much as to when we were

skating, I felt like we were in a

bubble. Watching its now, I can't

remember how it was, it was like an

out of body experience now. Because

we are so in the zone and focused in

the moment, when you get to the end

it's almost like a movie scene, it's

all slow motion and then suddenly

comes rushing back. We finished, and