BBC Two Day 6: GB v Japan in Men's Curling and Ice Hockey Winter Olympics

It is all set to be another awesome

day at this 2018 winter Ellen. Good

morning from me from Pyeongchang,

where the sun is shining, blue

skies. The temperatures creeping up

towards zero but most importantly,

no wind and no delays at the Alpine

Stadium. We will be bringing you the

women's slalom but we are starting

with the curling because Great

Britain's men are back on the ice

and they won the first match in a

thrilling extra end against

Switzerland yesterday before falling

short against Canada last night, the

yesterday afternoon for you. In

their third match against Japan they

have built up a slender lead. Let's

head straight there and join the

action live with Logan Gray and

Jackie Lockhart.

Welcome back. Nice to see Great

Britain with a strong start after

losing last night to Canada?

They

have come out all guns blazing and

Thomas Muirhead has played some

amazing shots. We could have been

4-1 ahead. On paper, they are

looking really strong at the moment.

I have seen some fantastic shots

from Thomas Muirhead earlier in the

game here.

Hasn't been at his best

in the first couple of games, but

seems like he is settling down and

starting to look at ease out there.

There is a real game changer. We saw

a lot of aggressive playing into the

four foot, and then one or two big

throwing stones coming down here. I

think he was hoping to move more

than he did.

than he did.

Kosuke Morozumi, the

third player for Japan. Just a

reminder that GB playing the red

stones and Japan throwing the

yellow. It is Japan with the hammer

in the fourth end. Kyle Smith, the

fourth player and skipper for the GB

men's team. Mixed success so far.

But a tough start to the event for

GB, playing against Switzerland and

Canada. Both very much medal

contenders. Canada, hot favourites.

We lost to them last night. But

hopefully we will see them later on

in the semifinals and we can turn

them over that time?

Yes, it was

always going to be a tough game. It

was a game of two halves as we would

say in football. The boys weren't in

it in the first half, but they tried

their best to get back in it in the

second half. Different seamount here

today, I see.

Have they carried that

confidence over from yesterday?

I

hope so, we have psychologists and

support staff with them and I am

sure they would have gone home and

looked up the game they play. They

have got to take the positives,

especially when the positives where

in the latter half of the game. They

have come out today, and they have

started strong. If they can keep

that lead, it forces the Japanese

team to take a two, it and it is

looking very positive for them at

the moment. But it is a long game,

can last up to three hours, ten ends

and we are only on the fourth end,

so they really have to concentrate.

Unfortunately, if you have just

joined us in the fourth end, but

Stone looked like it could have been

blanked. Both teams have

demonstrated they are willing to

take a bit of risk and get some

stones in play. Those early

exchanges have gone in favour of

Team GB. We would love to see them

put three on the board in the third

end. It was a straightforward final

stone for Kyle Smith. Just dropped

it a little bit inside and the

sweepers couldn't save that one. He

gets the green light on the top of

the handle this time. He had a bit

of a wild terms

of a wild terms earlier, the lights

started flashing on top of the

stone. But no such issues on this

occasion. The fourth end is blanked

by Japan and there will be no change

to the scoreline.

to the scoreline. With their hit and

roll-out by Yusuke Morozumi, Japan

remain with the advantage going into

the fifth end.

These teams, they

want to score two or more when they

have the hammer. They want to have

multiple scores when they have got

the hammer. Object of the game is to

take a two and forced one, if you

can. They want the two to come right

back in the game so they can level

it up at 3-3.

it up at 3-3.

Four games out there

and almost every session at the

round-robin, which continues on to

Wednesday next week. The third game

of nine in the round robin for many

of these teams. Once they have all

played each other once, based on the

standings, the wins and last record,

four teams will qualify for the

semifinals to fight it out for the

medals. It will be a straight

semifinal format, where the first

rank team will play against the

fourth ranked team and the second

will play the third. This is Kosuke

Morozumi, plays the lead stone for

Japan. His Scottish nickname is

Kenny, named after a well-known

Scottish curler.

Not because he

looks like him, I guess?

I am not

sure what the back story is, but he

is a little bundle of fun, he is a

really good fun guy, always smiling.

Cammy Smith has made a strong start

this morning. He really struggled

last night to get stones in the

right spots and he was quite candid

about in the post interview with

Steve Cram. He wasn't blaming

anything else other than himself.

anything else other than himself. It

is good to take responsibility for

your own performance.

Very much so.

Even if you have a stone that is

playing a little bit different than

the rest, you should be experienced

enough to manage and handled these

stones. So fair play to them. We saw

Japan cutting a corner -- putting a

corner guard on just outside the

house. They will use the corner

guard if they can get one of their

own stones in behind. They will be

setting up a really good and for the

possibility of a two.

possibility of a two.

Clicks the

guard. Japan, trying to get

something going, trying to be

offensive and build up some stones

in play, but they are not getting

their stones in the right position

and they are making life quite

simple for Team GB, so far.

Would be nice to get a little roll

across into the centre to protect

the forefoot. That is a good shot

from Kyle Waddell.

The only one without a brother on

the team.

Yes, I think his brother

has come to watch him. No, his mum

and dad are coming out, so family

here to support him. He is probably

quite glad about that. Do brothers

not fight?

Kyle Smith and Cammy

Smith, I saw a bit of an interview

with them both and they are very

complimentary about one another. I'm

not sure I would say the same sorts

of things about my brother, but good

for them, they get on well and they

have played together for a long

time. But back in the game, Kyle

Waddell looks like he is trying to

mop things up here a little bit.

He

wants to remove both of these

yellows if he can just catch the

inside of it and roll across the

house as well with his own shooter.

Good job in spilling both of these

yellows. If they were being

perfectionists, they would have

liked to have rolled into the top of

the house. They have left that one

outside the rings and off to the

side as well, which is useful for

Japan. But better leaving one bear

than leaving them in the house.

Interestingly, Japan excusing to go

around the centre guard rather than

the corner. Not really kind of, not

a textbook approach for a team with

the last stone.

Certainly as in,

they are mixing it up, that is for

sure. We have watched them for the

last four ends and they are very

good at coming into the four foot.

When they go to the wings, they

might play them tight and they are

catching the guard, so this might be

to their advantage.

This will be an

interesting test for Thomas

Muirhead. We have seen him playing

well today, looking comfortable out

there. The first game, they looked

very nervous but they managed to get

the victory in the end. He has made

a good start today and this is

another good one.

Four, Reggie B stones in play, two

of them in the house.

Japan still

continuing to play that very

aggressive game. They should be

trying to go for one of the shots in

the house and roll behind one of the

wingers.

wingers.

Constant communication from

the skippers, telling the skip how

far the stone is going to travel, so

they can judge the sweeping

accordingly. It doesn't finish in

shot position, I

Thomas was always going to ask for

the run back, wasn't he?

He is

favourite.

favourite.

This low delivery,

perfect. Generates a lot of speed.

Bang. Super shot from Thomas

Muirhead. Almost too good.

Muirhead. Almost too good.

All of

the red stones behind the T-line, so

Japan persisting to get one in and

now has something to freeze against.

Something we see a lot from this

Japanese team, they just throw

caution to the wind, and it makes

them an extremely dangerous

opponent.

Yeah, they overslept that

there, slightly overcooked it, but

yeah, they're absolutely throwing

everything they've got at this game.

Well, they should have a good idea

of the kind of running line of this

shot. We saw Thomas Muirhead with

his first stone.

his first stone. He wants to connect

with as much of the stone as he can,

push it through the back. He will

move the red which is jammed on but

as long as he sits in tee-high

position with his shoe to, that will

be a good stonefish -- with his

shooter.

He has played a much better weight

and a nice line for the boys to

control this.

Good shot here by Kyle. GB lying in

four. I think Japan will be getting

a little bit nervous here?

Yeah,

there's a lot of GB red stones in

there. Japan, of course, would wish

to be getting a two here, but it's

not looking like that at the moment.

But it just takes one good shot.

I think it's going to be very

interesting to see what Yusuke

Morozumi has come up with here -

he's got a great imagination. He's

not scared to throw a creative shot,

and it looks like they might be

going for triple takeout here. So,

there am I not be four reds in there

for much longer! -- there may not

be.

Where is his shooter going to go,

though, Logan? Yeah, that's going to

be the key, isn't it? The real trick

is to keep your Yellowstone in the

house. If you don't, then Kyle is

just going to sink another one

around the centre guard and it could

hit quite difficult for Japan to

score. So, a high level of

difficulty in this shot here for

Japan.

Well, as we predicted, gets

three of them going, but doesn't

keep their stone in the house. It

should be a straightforward draw

here for GB to really crank up the

heat on Japan.

Yeah, if we get a good stone here

from Kyle Smith, he could steal one

here, or he definitely could force

one, and that's the object of the

game, to force your opponent to only

get one. And then when you've got

the last stone advantage try your

utmost to get two or more. Seems to

be pleased enough that he's removed

a lot of granite, even though he is

an sitting in there himself.

I think

I would love to be a part of that

team, they always seem to be having

fun, even though they're trailing by

two here, they still seem very

upbeat. Kyle trying to exert a

little bit more control over this

game - it has been all Team GB in

the first half.

If it can sit tee-high, it's a good

shot, but it looks like this is just

going to run. Yeah, pretty angry

with himself is Emma that's a wasted

opportunity for a steal there. Just

too heavy in the city.

too heavy in the city.

A little bit

of annoyance in the face of Kyle

Smith for that one, he's really let

them off the hook.

Yeah, if he could

flip them roundabout he would be

wanting to sit in that position.

There is a bit of back and forth

between the two Kyles. Trying to

work out why that Stone has gone

maybe 3ft or 4ft further than they

want. Kyle Waddell is of the opinion

that Kyle Smith's first stone is

maybe a little bit slower than the

last one that he threw. So, they

will need to try and sort that out

at half-time to make sure that

they're not making the same as

judgments.

Well, it's definitely not short. Is

it on to the back red? It is. It's

going to be a score of one here for

Japan in the fifth end, as they go

into the half-time break. And after

five ends here, it's Japan 2-3 Great

Britain.

Eyelid very close on the ice at the

gang young Curling Centre. While

they take a break we are going to go

to the ice hockey, because yesterday

the men's competition got under way.

For the first time since 1994 it

doesn't feature players from the

NHL. While that means the best

players in the world might not be

here in Pyeongchang, it does mean

that the competition is wide open.

And as Matthew Pinsent reflects, we

could have another miracle on the

ice.

Ice hockey has been one of the

sports that has provided the most

memorable moments of any at the

Winter Olympics.

Winter Olympics. However, this year

is set to provide a different form

of drama altogether. For the first

time since Lily hammer 1994, the

men's Olympic ice hockey will not

feature me from the NHL, ruling out

the world's biggest talents. And

there will be no Dream Team at this

Olympics. The IOC decided it would

no longer cover the cost of

insurance, travel and accommodation,

while ice hockey's governing body

can't afford to do so.

That is

politics unfortunately, and it has

become part of sports, obviously,

it's money, and it just came down to

players Association and not coming

to an agreement for its.

The NHL is

a business and to shutdown a

business for three weeks is a tough

thing. If you were an owner of an

NHL team to all of a sudden shuck

down your business and take some of

your most valuable commodities and

send them overseas, you know, it's a

little bit dicey.

So, we will not

see the likes of Wayne Gretzky and

the other great names. So, what does

that mean in terms of team

selection? Entries like the US,

Canada and Russia all have to

assemble teams from non-NHL players

from all around the world. Mind you,

that didn't work out too badly for

the American team in Lake Placid in

1980.

1980. This is one of the great

American sports stories. It was the

young, Amat American team against

the big, bad Soviet team which we

all felt, basically they were

professionals even though they

weren't, a team that should not have

been beaten but was. The famous line

that the American commentator used -

do you believe in miracles? Yes. And

it is one that people still use, it

has become part of the Lexicon. The

Americans have arrived in

Pyeongchang with just a handful of

practices under their belt. But they

do remain confident they can secure

a medal.

Practices have gone great.

All the guys when they got here and

knew who they would be playing with

and what their role in the team

would be. You do your planning and

your preparation leading up to it

and then you get your four or five

practices in and then you drop the

park and play.

One of those players

is 39-year-old Brian Jean Todt, who

played foot Team USA in the 2006

Olympic Games. How fortunate do you

feel that you have had this chance

at the end of your career?

Yeah, it

is a great opportunity for myself

and for the others on the team.

And

there can't be many others you will

be up against who will be 39?

Yeah,

it is very apparent that I am one of

the elder statesman around but I am

loving that I am having this

opportunity and I am able to still

play and I will continue to play as

long as I can.

The favourites are

the Olympic Athletes from Russia.

They have been virtually unaffected

by this election restrictions, due

to the strengths of the Continental

hockey league, which is considered

to be the second best in the world.

We are expecting a high skilled team

from Russia. They've got two club

teams from what I understand,

putting together a lot of the

players, so we will see who they are

once they start playing.

At what the

men's competition lacks in star

power, it makes up for in

unpredictability, with perhaps five

other countries vying for the gold

medal.

Without the NHL stars, it is

pretty wide open think that there is

a lot of talent around the world,

and I think people will be surprised

at what talent is out there which is

not in the NHL.

To win, we don't

need a miracle, we need to be at our

best for two weeks.

best for two weeks.

The 1980 hockey

gold for the US was one of the most

pulsating and exhilarating underdog

stories in Olympic history. And we

could all dream of something a

little bit similar here on the ice

in Pyeongchang. Do YOU believe in

miracles? Well, there were a couple

of surprises yesterday, the USA

being defeated by sliver key, and

the Olympic athletes of Russia also

being defeated 3-2, by Slovenia.

Today, later on, we will be joining

up with the first matches in group

seat, and top seeds in that group,

Sweden, play Norway. For now, we're

going to heads hacked to the

Gangneung Curling Centre, where the

match between Great Britain and

Japan is finely poised.

LOGAN GRAY: 3-2 for Team GB over

Japan. Cammy Smith's first stone of

the sixth end. GB will have the

hammer here in the sixth end as

well. Now, Jackie, the boys will be

looking to build on what has been a

very strong first half?

JACKIE LOCKHART: Yeah, they're only

one shot ahead but they have shown

great professionalism and they've

got a huge opportunity to pick up a

two-shot score here to increase

their lead. They have set themselves

up pretty well in some of the ends.

They missed a huge opportunity for a

three and only got a two. But I

think what is good from our point of

view is, they're setting themselves

up well for the ends.

Lovely

up well for the ends.

Lovely draw

there from Kosuke Morozumi, younger

brother of Ki, the Japanese skip. --

younger brother of Yusuke Morozumi.

I think one thing I really wanted to

see this afternoon, is what is just

a one game day for the Team GB men,

is strong performances from Cammy

and Tom. They have struggled a

little bit, especially last night,

so they have turned things around,

haven't they?

Yeah, they have,

Thomas is having a really good game

today. He's sitting at 95%, which is

lovely.

lovely.

Cammy just maybe a little

bit further than he would have liked

there. And it bounces off, and may

be a chance for Japan to spin both

of these round.

Yeah, we've spoken

about this earlier, but it is really

critical. Stone placement execution

for the lead is key. Even two or

three inches can make a huge

difference in this game.

difference in this game.

Given the

amount of ice that they're taking

here I would not say that they're

going for a double takeout on the

Reds. But they will be trying to

move that stone just played by

Cammy.

The real strategy of this

game, of course, is setting yourself

up, it's not always a race to the

1ft. It is about preparing the

stones, setting them in the right

place, giving yourself an

opportunity and when you have one to

make use of it. You always know your

opposition is trying to counteract

everything you do, though.

So here in the sixth end with a

1-shot lead, what is an acceptable

outcome for the end the Kyle Smith

and the boys?

Without question they

will want to score a two. If they

don't score a two, we might see a

lot of stones being removed from

play and clearing the house. But

they are going to try and set up the

two. But everything is coming into

the forefoot once again. No wingers,

nothing to come round.

nothing to come round. Japan, here,

quite happy to block up this

forefoot area down the centre.

forefoot area down the centre. Guard

being put on here. That will be to

the annoyance of Great Britain.

It feels like neither team have a

stranglehold on this end at the

moment. Maybe a little bit of cat

and mouse, waiting for the other

team to make their move.

Kyle

Waddell just being asked to hit the

yellow. Upon to the yellow in the

house.

house.

Pretty disastrous. They made

a gamble to try to open things up.

Just couldn't have hit that one in

the house in a worse spot. Little

bit unlucky for Kyle Waddell. Lovely

situation for Japan as they go and

try to put a guard on to try and

protect those two yellow stones.

Teen Japan just hoping to get this

to stop short, just on the centre

line if possible. This one is going

to run a little bit further on than

he anticipated.

They may not get a

better chance to move these yellows

and the button, than this one.

Thomas Muirhead has been deadly with

these so far.

If they have got the opportunity

here to spill everything here,

almost make a simple end and run it

out and go for your two in the mixed

ends. Of course, he's got to make

this shot, but he has been very

accurate with them so far.

accurate with them so far.

Don't

expect this want to be hanging

around. Watch out for the vapour

trail. Thomas Muirhead and in down a

takeout.

takeout.

Only got two of them out.

It was always going to be difficult

to move that other yellow as well

because it was going to jam on the

back red. If he had a bigger weight,

I thought he would have thrown a

heavier weight at that. I thought it

was quite a controlled weight from

Thomas Muirhead.

Japan switching to a slightly more

defensive approach. They have rolled

out of the house. That is a real let

off the Team GB. This end is going

to turn on

to turn on its head after that stone

by Shimizu.

We need to put some

space between the two red stones. As

an opportunity to hit this and roll.

They can play a takeout here. Their

concern is, two red stones will be

close together. They could be

ambitious with this and tried to

flick their own red already in the

house, over to the side.

house, over to the side. Nice shot.

It is a good shot as well.

We saw in the fifth end, Morozumi

playing a triple takeout. This looks

a bit easier than that shot?

There

is a space between these stones.

Just has to catch the right side of

it. There is a high risk opportunity

here he may jam.

He has jammed it. He didn't play big

waiter that at all. I'm not sure if

he was trying to hit the stone or

right on the face of it so he sat in

front of it.

I thought he was going

to try and spread them and accept at

the end was going to be a blank.

This is a super opportunity now for

Kyle Smith to score the easiest of

twos.

He wants to play a controlled

weight. Maybe a little role to the

left.

This, a critical shot. He really has

two hit and all I. With the

he was really hoping that would roll

to the 12 foot and the turquoise

part of the circle.

They were trying to roll further out

to the wing. You want to stay on the

safe side, as soon as you roll it

out the ring it is going hard.

If

you try and be too fancy, it can

sometimes work against you. The

first plan was to make connection.

He played a lovely wait, I am not

sure if they were scared to sweep it

early. We are lying two shots and it

has to be a really good shot from

Japan to remove both of these

stones.

stones.

I think he has got it.

He

has.

has.

Super shot from Yusuke

Morozumi. Great treble takeout and

the

the previous end. Definitely not

scared of those big shots, is he?

scared of those big shots, is he?

He

seems very comfortable with them,

Logan.

That is something the Smith

team will want to be aware of and

try and force him into playing shots

that maybe he isn't so comfortable

with.

with.

Team GB were trying because

they knew if they hit it on the nose

they would be leaving a double.

Hopefully this will come out. It has

jammed. GB would have liked to have

seen that rolling out of the house,

to take the last advantage into the

next end, and they have had to

settle for one. 4-2 going into the

seventh end.

seventh end. Morozumi, still looking

very comfortable. Smiling.

Japan got

away with one and still trailing by

two, however. You just wonder if GB

are going to rue some of these

missed opportunities to convert

multiple scores. They did have a

chance and it was thwarted by

Morozumi.

Morozumi. Decent attendance here

this afternoon.

this afternoon. Korea not playing in

this session so we did expect it to

be a little bit quieter. But still

lots of great action out here in

session three.

With that score in the sixth end,

Great Britain relinquish the hammer

in the Le stone advantage and begin

the seventh leading by two. -- the

last stone advantage.

Cammy Smith, draw weight in his

pocket today. Just sitting on the

one foot. As the lead, you don't

want your shots to be at the back of

the house.

We'll GB, be looking to continue to

score ordure shut up shop?

Team GB

will be looking to force the one.

Take the hammer into the eighth end

and gained that little bit of a

lead. They have to be careful. You

don't want to be over aggressive and

get yourself into difficulty here.

Keep it simple. Games are not one in

the middle of a game, generally it

comes down to the last two or three

ends, eight, nine, ten.

ends, eight, nine, ten.

They have

not got that perfectly in line with

the stone on the bottom. But it

cannot be removed at this point by

Japan.

Morozumi, just asking his lead to

come around the corner yellow that

he placed with his first stone.

he placed with his first stone. This

looks to be a lovely shot.

Four stones have been played. Kyle

Waddell the GB come he can remove

these stones on the free guard zone.

Lovely round the guards, but Kyle

Waddell will try to tidy things up a

little bit here the Great Britain.

Just the one.

This is a very strong Japanese team.

They had their best result ever for

Japan in the World Championship in

2016, making it into the play-offs

and making it into fourth. They did

when on the world curling tour this

year in Japan. And of course, coming

in here on good form after a when

over the favourites, Norway. They

have only played one game so far in

comparison to GB's two.

This is looking a little bit heavy,

and it's not got enough curl on it.

Kyle Smith will be able to call the

hit and roll underneath.

Great effort. Cammy Smith trying to

hold that one on the inside with his

sweeping, trying to keep it

straight. But it just rolls a stone

too far and out the other side of

the guard, not protected. And now,

there will be a chance for Japan

play a double takeout here.

JACKIE LOCKHART: I think he was

hoping to catch the edge of the

stone there, but...

Grey I think

they miss judged that one a little

bit. I think they were just trying

to get it in behind the guard and

it's just died at the end.

LOGAN GRAY: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi

clutching at that shoulder a little

bit, it is heavily taped up and I

just saw him grasping for it. It is

going to be a long wait for him if

he's got bad shoulders at this

stage.

Yeah, because they're only

endgame two, Japan. -- they're only

in Game Two.

in Game Two. After a strong six end,

that's a little error to leak crept

in. Japan of course have got the

hammer here so they could hit this

stone out and all Mac lying three

here. Well separated throughout the

house, which makes it difficult for

Team GB to remove them all. There is

still a red stone out the front that

could be used. And we saw Japan,

they were very, very aggressive

early on in the end, they ignored

all of Team GB's stones and pulled

behind a guard of their own, very

offensive, but it worked in their

favour.

Nice shot there, and Japan

lying three. And as far as the

outcome of the end is concerned for

Team GB, I think they just want to

make sure that they won't lose more

than two. So they will need to make

some sort of a multiple takeout

here.

Yeah, if you can get this one

on the nose, usually be able to

remove the back one as well. That

would make up for Thomas's first

shot that didn't quite come off for

him. This is looking a little

high...

high...

Just a bit of a mental lapse

here in the seventh end from Thomas

Muirhead, he's been so good for the

first six end is.

Go near that's an adventurous call

that he's just made there, talking

about moving the guard and rolling

into the ring is! That would be a

very tricky shot. What have they

nominated here?

They have nominated

to go out to the wing. They're not

going to come into the centre.

going to come into the centre. I

think anywhere across where he has

indicated to go will still give

Great Britain the opportunity of

removing two of them. But if he puts

it well out on the wing, probably

Great Britain shooter will of the

house and won't stay in.

Kyle is

going to have a little bash at this.

When it passes the tee line, then

you can sweep your opposition stone

to get it further away from the

bottom, if you so wish. It does look

like there is a chance for a double.

You can make that easy double but...

If I roll out, he splits and we can

make it anyway on the next...

Well,

you can make it a couple of ways...

LOGAN GRAY: A big call here from

Kyle Smith, he's going to try and

play the long double across the

house here from the right to the

left, and try and get two yellow

stones out of the house that way.

There is a far easier double.

JACKIE LOCKHART: Yeah, and I think

in this instance they have to play

the scoreboard. Even if they lose a

two here, they're still in the game,

they go down to the eight, they've

got the hammer...

Yeah, this does

bring a potential score of three

into the equation. That being said,

even if they don't make this one

maybe they will have a double with

the next one, so... Have to get this

one on the nose, Kyle...

one on the nose, Kyle... -- don't

want to hit this one on the nose,

Kyle.

And that's just what he's done

as well. But as you said, if Japan

replace that stone with theirs, I

think Kyle will then go for the

double on the other side, which is

in our opinion far easier.

Maybe if Japan make a nose hit there

and if Kyle is feeling adventurous,

he might be able to make a triple

off it!

That in my opinion might be

a step too far?!

So, Yusuke Morozumi just looking for

a simple takeout here and a hit and

lie. Actually a possibility, if he

goes too much to the centre, he's

got a few options here, actually.

Yeah, they're quite happy to put

this on the nose. So, as you

mentioned, Logan... Oh, dear!

Goodness!

Goodness!

I don't think this is

going to be anything too...! Just

when he was setting off to go down

the other end of the ice, he just

flicked...

flicked... I don't think these

Japanese boys are going to cause

anybody too much trouble, a couple

of the nicest guys on the circuit.

So, as Logan said, when I see Kyle

play the double, and the two stones

that are quite close together...

I

think it might have been a little

bit further back, I think it looks

easier than it was initially.

Yeah,

just kicked it with his foot a

little bit forward, so still has to

make it.

An important shot here for

Kyle Smith. Japan still to play here

in the seventh end...

in the seventh end... The brushing

is usually a good sign... Great shot

thereby Kyle Smith, and that's going

to keep Japan to only scoring two.

And although GB will still have an

advantage in having the last stone

coming into the eighth end, that

advantage is just a little bit

slimmer than it was at the start of

that end.

Yeah, they haven't been

able to capitalise on that 3-1 lead

they had.

There just been an odd slack shot

here or there and it can make such a

difference in the end. But if this

is made, it will be 4- for.

-- it will be 4-4.

So, this one

should be a formality for Yusuke

Morozumi, the final stone of the

end, pretty much anywhere for two.

And at this level you don't expect

players of this calibre to miss

shots like this. And he certainly

does not. It is a score of two here

in the seventh end. And it is a tide

game, too close to call, with just

three ends to come.

Tied game after seven, and will

swear out there in this session,

Italy leading USA by ninesix.

Kicking on from a good start, the

Italians, defeating Switzerland last

night and maybe another upset on the

cards for one of the teams that came

through the Olympic qualification

event, the other one being Denmark.

All the others qualifying by right,

or being the host nation. Norway and

Canada... Norway making a slow

start, losing their first game

yesterday, but leading the hot

favourites Canada by 4-3 after a big

score of two in the sixth.

score of two in the sixth. And then

Switzerland, leading up

Switzerland, leading up a moment, a

must-win match really for them after

losing their two games yesterday.

With a measure about to take face in

the seventh end over there. Tied

game here, GB and Japan. And I think

we can expect some really offensive

play here from Japanese, Jackie?

Yeah, they've been quite happy

during a lot of this game to be very

aggressive. Lots of stones in play,

not at all bothered by the

opposition's stones.

So, the corner guard does go up for

the GB team.

So, on a scale of one to ten,

Jackie, how offensive do of the GB

are going to go here? Obviously,

they would like to score two here on

the eighth end but...

Yeah, so they

have put the corner on. The trouble

is, the corner is really close to

the house so I don't think, unless

they come around the outside breach

they haven't done much of during

this game, it's going to be quite

difficult for them to get into that

corner. I think what they also must

have is, if the game is not going

with them, to have a get out of jail

free card and say, OK, this is not

working for us, we're just going to

bailout.

Touches the high guard. Can they

just wriggle into the side of the

house? Doesn't look like it is going

to travel far enough... But it does

move the guard over into kind of

useful position for GB.

Yeah, and

still sitting in the free guard zone

area, although Japan could be

hitting them out. I'm surprised

they're not. They're quite happy to

block up the centre.

This is an indication of them

changing their mentality, their

stance. They have been chasing the

game since the score of two by GB,

but they are now on equal terms.

They seem to be going gung ho, as if

to say, I am going to steal this

now. Any other opposition, they

would have cleared the corner

guards. They are the one to them if

Great Britain get behind one of

them. Because they have put on the

centre, Great Britain having to be

forced to remove them, which they

have done. But they have left the

red shooter out there beside the

centre line.

centre line. We have seen this

strategy all the way through from

Japan. They are being very

aggressive in their play.

We see a draw down here which is a

clockwise rotation of the stone.

They will really work this if they

have to get back the red guard.

Which they have done. It is

struggling for weight at the moment.

Kyle Smith, happy to run the red

right back into the yellow and

buckshot has been left to the

technicality of Kyle Waddell.

Lovely

shot.

Very well played.

They have

had a few of them and they are not

easy to do. They hit the first one

in a really good spots, they are

jamming them in be hand -- behind.

That can take the wind out of your

opponent's sales.

Here is this kind of take out here.

He really cannot see very much of

the red stone at all. But he has

played this very well.

It is a good

shot by Tetsuro Shimizu. I like the

way he gradually works his way down

and then throws it.

He has got a

really strange elbow delivery on his

stone, the way he comes out. It is

almost like he is taking a long time

to get into his sliding position

before he lets the stone go.

Very

contrast in style to that of Thomas

Muirhead. Almost like a human arrow.

We have got one of our own up don't

worry, Steve?

worry, Steve? The Jar arrow. This is

looking hot. Just needed to slow

down.

down.

Where did that come from? It

needed to be high and stop in the

top half of the rings.

Come on,

Thomas.

He started so well.

Feels

like he has left the building a

little bit, in the last couple of

ends. Hopefully, he will be back for

his next stone. Now a chance for

Japan to come around and gradually

getting lower. Sets are. Slinking.

Powerful sweeping by these guys,

they really want to take it as far

as they can. Well played. They

really are putting the pressure on.

Opportunity for Thomas Muirhead to

make up for his first disappointing

throw. One of the shots he does like

playing is running back the red onto

the yellow.

I saw Kyle Waddell play

a beauty down this line. He rolls

the shooter away. Maybe trying to

catch the wide one but it goes

between the two yellows in the

house.

house. Feels like Japan in the

ascendancy at the moment. They kind

of remain really positive

throughout. It is paying off for

them.

them.

Their whole demeanour hasn't

changed. They have remained calm

throughout the whole game, even when

they were down, they still played

very aggressive shots to get

themselves back into the game. When

they didn't come off, we haven't

seen the momentum of them dipping,

they just pick themselves up, dusted

themselves off and continued with

the main shots making strategy they

started with.

Just a guard here for.

-- Yusuke Morozumi.

-- Yusuke Morozumi. The line they

are looking for is just to come

across the centre line here. Maybe

travelled a little bit further down

band they would have liked.

They

could have afforded to have been a

couple of feet higher than that,

Logan. This being closer to the

house makes it easier for a back.

Morozumi one the matchup in terms of

accuracy. 6% up on Kyle Smith.

They are talking about a good stone

and a bad stone. You wouldn't

normally leave a bad stone for your

skip?

No, you would want maybe your

second player, somebody who has

thrown a heavier weight, to take

that stone. Never a good idea to

leave it for your skip.

The further

you go into the end, the more

crucial the shots become to the

final outcome. I don't know if that

was good or bad, but it was a good

result. Nicely done by Kyle Smith.

Opens at the centre of played

beautifully. That will give them a

great chance to score here in this

eighth end.

They are almost being a little bit

greedy, hoping they could wiggle

that stone in off one of the wide

one. But I think they will be happy

to get those ones off the centre

line.

line.

Morozumi, wondering where he

will put his second stone. To be

honest, as long as he gets it in the

house and forces Scotland to take

their one, Great Britain, not

Scotland. My apologies. Team GB.

Scotland. My apologies. Team GB. I

think just the corner of the

right-hand side of, actually it is

the left-hand side if you are

looking at it on the screen, just on

the top of the tea.

Force Kyle Smith two player draw

with his last.

Morozumi's final stone of the eighth

end. Team GB with the final stone of

the end, after this one.

the end, after this one. Looking to

block the path in.

Stops them

hitting as well, because he cannot

hit that because the other yellow on

the other side would still be a

counter. Could have potentially been

right on the centre line, made it a

little bit harder. But he has left

away in. Kyle Smith, just has to be

fully in the eight foot, white part

of the circle.

Some brotherly love. A score of one

on the board, all the same.

on the board, all the same. GB will

restore a 1-shot lead with just two

ends to come of regulation time. Ten

ends to be played and when we

restart the ninth end, it will be

Japan's turn two have the last

stone.

All four games, still out there.

Some very tight games.

Some very tight games. Three shot

separation between the teams,

Switzerland, 74 up on Denmark.

Well look after, this final draw of

the eighth end. Looked a little bit

sketchy for a while for Team GB, but

managed to find their way out. Get

one on the board to go 5-4 up. Just

two ends to come.

two ends to come.

Wouldn't it be

great if we could try and force a

one from Japan. Giving us the hammer

in the last stone advantage going

down the last end. Still, a lot of

stones to come before this end has

finished.

This is one of the most

interesting tactical is now, coming

down this ninth end and how

offensive the teams want to be to

give themselves the best chance to

win in the tenth end. What

scorelines here are GB looking to

have here in the tenth end?

They

will be quite happy as long as they

have got the hammer. Are they going

to go gung ho and try and steal

here? I doubt it. If you get into

difficulty, it would be more likely

Japan would score a two here. Even

if they do score a two, you

shouldn't be afraid to go one down

with the hammer. They have a few

variances of what might happen here.

In terms of risk, how much risk do

you expect the GB team to take to

make that happen?

Do I think the

boys are risk takers? No, I don't

think. I don't think they will go as

aggressive as we have seen Japan

going in some of the other games. If

they have the opportunity of

stealing here, and I think they

might try for it, but you have to be

careful everybody is following the

same game plan.

So, a train of stones up the centre

line, almost equally spaced as well.

So, both teams, plenty of time on

the board.

the board. Thinking time, works out

roughly at about three and a half

minutes an end.

It does.

minutes an end.

It does. 38 minutes

for the teams in total for the tend

only, for them to complete their

compliments of stones and if they

can't play all their stones in that

time they would lose the game. Nice

freeze there at the back in a useful

position, and that is kind of what

GB are trying to do, to world up

lots of stones and force Japan and

to score one, ideally.

to score one, ideally. Well, Japan

are going to try and make sure that

they open things up here.

they open things up here. Losing one

of their own yellows in the house in

a garden position, very similar to

how it was. They have jammed them

both up here, they would like to

spill at least one more of those

guards. Quite evident that Tsuyoshi

Yamaguchi did not quite get that

want to work out how he would have

wanted.

wanted.

So, Kyle Waddell with an

opportunity here to come down and

sit one in the 4ft.

sit one in the 4ft. They certainly

all found the centre line coming

down the other side of the house -

let's see who can find the centre

line coming down this site...

line coming down this site... --

this side...

I love it, he's just like, I touched

it with my foot, and gives it a

whack! One of the nice things about

this sport is that you won't need to

bring out an official to sort out

every slight violations, as the

teams work it out between

themselves.

Yeah, had hit a running

Stone, but if they've just

accidentally hit a stone which is

stationary in the house, then they

just let the opposition know and

replace it back to where they

thought it should be.

It's all very

gentlemanly!

That's a great shot

there!

That was a bit of an end

changer.

Just slipped it, but still in a good

position for GB back there, that

Romeo Stone frozen. So it will be a

guard here, from Thomas Muirhead.

Good guard by Thomas Muirhead, gets

nice and tight to the house.

Yeah,

they did not want to come into the

house, either. They're quite happy

to sit outside of the house, to

bring it in. Makes it an easier

opportunity for Japan to make a

double.

Japan trying something a bit

creative here. Trying to chip that

Redstone and roll into the house.

Oh, almost.

This is tense stuff, it is a one

shot game here, even in the ninth

end. Still very much anyone's game.

It kind of feels like the

communication levels have dropped a

little bit from the Team GB boys, I

would like to hear a bit more...

Yeah, a little bit more chat.

They

are getting very tense here on the

ninth end.

ninth end. It is an important game,

this, for GB, they finished 1-1

yesterday's, which was a good day at

the office given who they were up

against, but to turn that into a

really positive day, they need to

follow up and win here today, in one

of the games that they will need to

be winning if they want to be making

the medals. Yeah, I agreed. Every

game is God out here but you would

like to think they will be able to

take Japan. -- every game is

difficult out here.

And Kyle Smith

has

has never lost to Japan, either, and

he still needs to maintain that

record. Super shot by Tetsuro

Shimizu. He shimmied past that guard

quite nicely as well

Shimizu. He shimmied past that guard

quite nicely as well!

All of the players out there head

off to the gym, the sport has really

changed in the last 10-15 years,

lots of weightlifting, interval

training, on ice training,

absolutely everything they have to

do is done in order for them to try

and reach their Olympic dream.

Train to freeze that yellow. Just a

little shy. But good to get it

directly in line with that back

Yellowstone - that stops Japan

really having a chance tonight two.

Change in approach here, it is a

very similar tactical position to

the previous stone, and with the red

at the back of the 4ft, so trying

for a freeze this time. Maybe

they've decided that they're not

going to get the chance to blank

here, so they may as well try and

score two.

score two. The last thing Japan want

here is to be forced to score one.

So, the Japanese skip playing the

same draw, really, as the one that

Kyle just played. Maybe they will

try and stay high...

He's played a nice shot there. One

which we have to follow.

This is the last stone for Team GB.

He really has to come down, sit

right on top of it. Won't want to

have any bounce of it at all, or

give Japan the opportunity to try

and pick up two here.

I said before

that Japan really don't want to be

forced to score one here but they

don't want to lose a steal here,

either. And actually if Kyle gets

this on the button then it could be

very difficult to get it out of. So,

right on the pin here is the ideal

position for Kyle Smith.

They really need the weight to come

off this if pair going to get it

into the centre. They're working it

hard. Every inch has to be swept...

Get it down there! Oh, just a

fraction short! Still no gimme for a

two, but a chance for Japan. New

kind of felt like they were waiting

and waiting to try and get the line

right, and they just left it a

fraction of a second too late to get

it down into shot position.

I

thought I heard one of the boys

saying it was back button but it was

quite high and I guess the guys were

waiting before they really don't

indeed for the sweeping. So, a

chance here for Kosuke Morozumi to

just catch the edge of the 1ft. And

this is the right side for him to

come in.

Not a huge target area for him to

reach, but definitely one that is

manageable. We will see an out turn

draw, which is anticlockwise

rotation of the stone. Really need

the legs to come of this if they

want to score. Yeah, that's just too

far, so just a score of one there

are 14 Japan. -- for Team Japan. And

we will go down the last at

fivefive, and Great Britain will

have the hammer.

have the hammer.

So, they didn't

make that final stone perfectly, but

did enough to force a very difficult

shot there for Yusuke Morozumi. He

couldn't convert to put that score

of two on the board. And Great

Britain now, a tied game coming

home, they've got the hammer,

hopefully we're going to see GB put

their second win on the board here

in the men's curling event.

Now, Thomas Muirhead ready to pounce

as soon as it hits that red line.

We're only talking a few inches away

there. So, a good result there for

Kyle Smith and his team. And Jackie,

obviously, the women's team lost

this morning to the USA. Will this

give them a bit of a boost if the

boys team can come back with a win

here this afternoon?

Yeah, because

the girls will be back at the

village and they will have the

curling on so they will be willing

the boys on to win. And if the Great

Britain boys get a win then I'm sure

that will give the girls a lift for

their game this evening. The girls,

of course, play China later

of course, play China later on

tonight here in Gangwon.

tonight here in Gangwon.

Yeah, they

just seemed to run out of gas a

little bit this morning, things not

quite going their way in the tenth

end and giving up a steal to lose

the game. Great effort by the team

but it wasn't good enough do they

dropped their first game of the

week, the women.

week, the women. And Cammy, he did

to those in the first game against

Switzerland and they needed them

most, in the extra end. --, when

they needed them most.

This is impressive, the fact he has

made these shots.

made these shots. That is helping

clear up the forefoot, when you know

you have the hammer. Going to try

and clear up again. Often they say

it is the harder shot, to do the

same shot again. Let's see if he can

manage it?

He did manage it which

led to the most straightforward of

drawers for Kyle Smith. This is

where they can make the drawers, the

guards and the freezes. This can

make a big outcome.

They shouldn't

be worried they have put that one in

the house, it is in the back of the

rings. The forefoot is open, two

very good shots from Cammy Smith.

That is all they are trying to

achieve, keep the centre open.

Yes,

keep the forefoot open, give your

skip the opportunity with either a

hit or a draw with the last stone of

the game.

Japan just have to keep persevering

and keep putting the centre guards

up. They want to try and steal and

an order for them to do that, they

need something out the front that

they can come in and behind. Great

Britain doesn't need the steal, they

just need the forefoot open.

just need the forefoot open.

Now the

three Guardsmen role is over, Team

GB can start to try to remove these

stones in the wide area outside the

front of the house. That is what

they are trying to do, not hit and

stick on the nose in this situation.

Trying to peel them. Remove the

opposition's stones while rolling

your throwing stone away so that

Japan cannot hang behind them.

We are going to see quite a few of

these now.

If you are Kyle Smith out there and

you are the skip, how are you

feeling with this tied game?

As long

as he is concentrating, he should be

thinking, if my team do everything I

want for me, and I have a free draw,

then I have got to deliver.

Nice

shot by Kyle Waddell to spill one of

the guards at the side as well. Make

things a little bit more

straightforward to get stones out of

play, nothing blocking in the wings.

He is experienced enough and has

played in plenty world tour events

to know it can often come down to

the last stone he plays and he has

got to lay it well. You shouldn't be

too nervous at the moment.

too nervous at the moment. His team,

so far, has performed the shots he

has wanted to.

Maybe they will go after the yellow

in the house as well, not that there

is really any need to remove it.

They have got in. Didn't want to be

sitting in the middle. They have

rolled to the wings, so good

sweeping by the team.

I think the Japanese at the moment,

are thinking they may need to change

their approach.

It is all too simple

for our boys to remove them. Looking

at moving get across the eyes a

little bit further because they are

looking for some sort of a jam.

looking for some sort of a jam.

They

are going to try and move this one

over to the side a bit. The British

boys will be quite happy to see this

putting one over there. It's not any

sort of threat to them.

They wanted to put back guard over

to the side a little bit. They are

thinking they want to preserve that

stone at the back of the house. They

are not giving GB the chance to run

the guard into it, really.

the guard into it, really.

They have

to make sure they get this stone

right. Both of them, if possible.

And your own shooter.

And your own shooter. Quite happy to

just take the top one. I think if

you went for the both of them, they

could have jammed and pushed one of

the Yellows into the house. So it is

OK. Are they going to take a

time-out? They have already had a

time-out, have they?

I don't think

so. Both teams are entitled to a

one-minute time-out. I don't think

they are going to use it in the end.

They are going to go back to that

centre guards again. It just takes

one mistake. But I don't think that

is going to happen. Hopefully our

boys can see the win insight here.

Still some discussion about where

they want to go here.

they want to go here. I think the

concern here for them is if they

throw one onto the centre line, Kyle

could run that stone onto the one at

the back of the house and then they

would not have the opportunity to

lie two with the last one. If Kyle

did make a take out against those

two, he could get the steel that

way.

So, the guard made by Morozumi,

perhaps a little bit further down

the eyes than they would have liked.

-- ice. Almost a bit of a shock to

nothing.

nothing.

He's not at all bothered

about that winger. Just wants to

make sure the yellow stone at the

top of the house goes and the

shooting stone Kyle is about to

throw with, doesn't want to stay in

the front of the house either.

He

says he is not bothered about it,

but I bet he wants it. He gets it.

Great shot by Kyle Smith.

Great shot by Kyle Smith.

The only

real cover that Morozumi has here

behind the two red stones, the two

Corner red stone is that Great

Britain have. Unfortunately, if he

makes the shot, which will be a

great shot, he will leave the whole

of the forefoot open for Kyle Smith

to draw too. But of course, it is to

make that shot. First and foremost,

Morozumi, with a draw.

Morozumi, with a draw.

Japan have

called a time-out here, but I think

it is not really needed. Just giving

themselves a little bit of extra

time to focus on the shot, perhaps

putting a little bit of ice on Kyle

as well.

as well. Maybe just giving

themselves a little bit of extra

insurance they weren't going to run

out of time. This draw looking

pretty good. But, GB have been in

control of this final end. They have

made every single shot. Testament to

Cammy Smith, has made it so easy for

his team-mates by making those first

two tick shot 's. They need to make

the eighth to get the win.

This is

the one that counts, he does have

the whole of the eight foot to play

with. He has just got to lay it and

let the sleepers take it into the

house. This isn't every day shot

skip will play. It will be playing

and his mind that he has to make

this shot for the win. Taking his

time and concentrating.

Here it is,

hold your breath. The final stone of

the tenth end. We have seen some

great draws by Kyle Smith. Just

needs to be in the eight Foot Circle

to put another win on the board for

Team GB.

The boys are looking right

confident at the minute. Just

cleaning. Should be good enough for

the win. It is. Well done, the boys.

Well done by Kyle Smith and his

team. Gets the second win of the

week for GB in what was a very, very

tight game throughout. Neither team

giving an inch. But as GB, on the

right side of the decision and here

in session three, they go to two

wins and one loss.

So a dramatic last stone win for the

boys against Japan and that is their

second win of their Olympic campaign

so far in the round-robin stages.

While the boys are competing in

their first Olympics, Team GB's

women are seasoned pros. Eve

Muirhead is in her third Olympic

Games and she is desperate to get

the only gold medal that has so far

and eluded her. They had one session

yesterday where they were

comfortable winners against the

Olympic Athletes from Russia. This

morning they played the USA, but it

was a surprise defeat to a USA team

who are competing in their first

Olympics. They would take the win

seven bash for against the Brits.

And after the match, Eve Muirhead

spoke to Steve Cram.

Lauren, Eve, your verdict?

Obviously

disappointing result. It came down

to a few half shots by us when the

crucial stages. But there is a long

way to go, we had a good win last

night and we have another important

game later on against China. We have

too learned as much as we can from

that game and take the positives

into the game later on.

What was the

issue out there today, Lauren?

Jackie were saying the ice was

playing a bit tricky?

It was a

little bit faster, but we had to

adapt and that is why you saw the

half shots we didn't get, and we

have to regroup and come back

tonight.

You have nine matches, it

is never about one, single game?

It

is a marathon, a lot of games and

our number one goal is to qualify

for the play-offs. There is a long

way to go before that.

Good luck

this evening against China.

Thank

you.

They will be back on the

isolated today, looking to bounce

back from a defeat when they take on

China. That match will start at 11am

and you can see it on BBC One. In

terms of where they are in the

table, Great Britain are sitting

fourth. One win, one defeat so far.

Good morning. From Pyeongchang if

you're just joining us. We are

heading towards the end of the

afternoon here in South Korea, which

means there has been plenty of

action so far. Here are the

headlines of what has been an action

packed condemn so far. Axon and send

our rolled back

our rolled back the years, making

history twice, at 35 he is now

alpine skiing's oldest Olympic

champion. Mikaela Shiffrin has been

tipped to win a host of medals here

in Pyeongchang, and the American got

her campaign off to the perfect

start, winning the giant slalom

gold. Germany top medal table and

they got another gold today in the

pairs figure skating competition.

They were fourth after the short

programme and then they set a new

world record free skate to claim

gold by less than half a point. And

then in the snowboard

then in the snowboard cross, there

was a dramatic final with the

Frenchman taking gold. Plenty more

still to

still to come on day six and here is

what is coming up over the next

couple of hours. Next we will be

heading to the skeleton, which got

under way today with the men's

heats. The ice hockey started

yesterday and today we have the

first matches in group see and we

will be following Sweden when they

take on Norway. And the wind has

dropped so there have been no delays

at the Alpine Centre and we will

catch up with the men's downhill.

So, to the skeleton, and Britain

have great pedigree in this sport.

In every single Winter Olympics that

skeleton has been included, Britain

has won a medal and there are high

hopes for Lizzy Yarnold. It is the

men who get under way first, with

Britain's Dom Parsons, who has been

tearing up the track in training so

far, and lookout for the South

Korean who is hoping to become South

Korea's first medallist outside of

the ice rink. Let's head to the

Alpine Sliding Center, with your

commentary team, Amy Williams, John

Jackson and John Hunter.

JOHN HUNT: Now, for many people is

Deeney favourite for gold, getting a

huge ovation just listen to the

roar. He had an unbelievable clash

here in Pyeongchang with Dukurs,

losing out by a tiny margin in the

World Cup.

And you will see the difference in

his sliding compared to the others.

The last two sliders who have

The last two sliders who have come

down, there is just a bit of a

wobble whereas his lines are

perfect. You can see the helmet this

guy has, it is absolutely brilliant

and look at the lead he has got.

And

he's going to be the one to set the

standard, as we expected. It is

clean and fast and he has over a

second hooker than any body else so

far.

And with a track record as

well.

well.

Next up, the German, 26 at his

first Olympics, silver medallist in

last year's World Championships,

number two in the world.

Watching

the start you will see that some of

them are starting with their hand

over the groove, but he's starting

with his hand in the middle, and

that for me is a risky option.

Yes,

these athletes train so hard and you

hope that it is a good groove which

has been cut out and you have to do

with what you feel comfortable with,

whether on the left or on the right

and which groove to choose to get

the best line, so he just has to be

careful to make sure his core is

strong so he's not putting too much

weight down on the handle. But so

far, really clean lines for the

German. You can see he's just using

his feet to change the angle of the

sled.

He is looking good but his

time relative to Yun Sung-bin is way

off, perhaps illustrating how good

he was.

he was. Alex Jungk is a high class

athlete and made to look ordinary in

that run. Now, in his fourth Olympic

Games, is he going to be beaten by a

Korean? He is absolutely fantastic

to watch, the power... He just had

to correct himself there as we saw

his feet darting out but usually he

is absolutely mustard, Dzeko?

I

think a lot of people coming out of

that left-hand groove, it seems to

give them a bit of an issue as they

come out and then struggling to

control the sled. But I think

between him and the Korean, it is

for gold and silver. Bronze is

potentially up for grabs with

anybody else. And he has just made a

little mistake there - is that going

to be the difference? You can see

the height that he gains just from

coming into their late.

You have got

to be so good at finding speed on

this track but let's see how

unforgiving this track is...

He's

probably going to go second,

Dukurs... No, not even second gen

Alex Jungk stays ahead of him! And

Yun Sung-bin, with that devastating

first cost, already has a massive

advantage over some of his key

competitors! Can any of these next

wave of athletes do anything about

this amazing lead that Yun Sung-bin

has already? The next competitor was

23 years old yesterday, four-time

world champion and coming into this

Olympic Games ranked number five in

the world, a quality athlete once

again.

And he's clearly up there in

the rankings, he's got nothing to

lose. So far he has taken some

really good lines down this track.

It's all about getting your

selections and with each corner

you're trying to cancel out the

highs and lows, keeping the fastest

line possible, no real lows and no

real highs. Coming into 13, he's got

to not make any mistakes now as Ema

there's the uphill section just

hear.

As long as he doesn't make any

mistakes coming into 16, he's going

to go second... It is a pretty

decent run and he goes into second

place, three tenths behind Yun

Sung-bin.

Sung-bin. Dom Parsons, the 30 old

from London in his second Olympic

Games, next, for Great Britain and

he has been flying in training and

it is now time, Amy Williams, for

him to put that into practice!

OK

come of the nerves are here, but he

has got a great start so let's see

how much time he can get!

Holing

narrowly beaten once this year by

Sung-bin Yun. Get a good start, Dom

Parsons and we could get in for an

excellent run. That's not too bad.

Not too bad, not brilliant, he might

have that extra attention in his

legs. He has got on really well with

this track in training, but it's

race day and anything can happen. He

has got to convert it, and the

pressure of that... So far not

looking too bad, his legs are a

little bit all over the place, he is

having to fight a bit so let's hope

he stays relaxed and stays calm.

Good line, slightly different to the

others going into 12. This is the

part of the track where he needs to

hold it together, not make any

mistakes. That little clip will

probably cost him uphill into 14.

Still going to-odd top ten, though.

It is better than that! He is into

fourth place! And he has gone ahead

of the

of the magnificent Dukurs!

This is

what we have been seeing in training

with Dom Parsons, when he has got it

right he is faster than the Korean,

when he's got it wrong, he is still

faster. So if he can get the next

run and nail that exit line down the

straight, he's going to move himself

up into that bronze medal position

at least.

Next up will be the second

Briton, rated number 90 in the

world, his first Olympic Games for

Jerry Rice. And reading his

biography he seems to be quite a