BBC Two Day 6: Ice Hockey and Luge Doubles

0:00:20 > 0:00:26Welcome back to continued coverage of Winter Olympics. Great Britain's

0:00:26 > 0:00:31women currently in action against China. They're trailing 5-3 and

0:00:31 > 0:00:36these are the absolutely crucial shots at the end of end 7. Here is

0:00:36 > 0:00:37Steve Cram.

0:00:37 > 0:00:43shots at the end of end 7. Here is Steve Cram. Eve Muirhead with two

0:00:43 > 0:00:49stones left. That of course means they have the advantage. Cheers

0:00:49 > 0:00:55ringing around. I will update you with Korea in a few moments. But Eve

0:00:55 > 0:01:01Muirhead, they're starting to find a bit of form now. Got the chance to

0:01:01 > 0:01:10take this Korean stone out. Wants to try and make it difficult for the

0:01:10 > 0:01:18Chinese skip. So still sitting 2. That is important. The minimum they

0:01:18 > 0:01:24would have wanted from this end. Just a little hint of a smile there

0:01:24 > 0:01:30from Eve Muirhead. She has played some nice shots towards the end of

0:01:30 > 0:01:34the previous end. We forced the 1. Now with a chance perhaps of a 2

0:01:34 > 0:01:45here or at least giving themselves that opportunity.

0:01:45 > 0:01:50Wang will want to make this as difficult for Eve Muirhead to get a

0:01:50 > 0:01:542. Needs to lie shot after this.

0:01:58 > 0:02:02She has asked to play a similar shot that she played the shot before. But

0:02:02 > 0:02:15this looks like it's not going to get the roll either.No.

0:02:17 > 0:02:22She knows it's fine.If Great Britain has been lying shot, you

0:02:22 > 0:02:25could have drawn in for their second. If they're unsure, they're

0:02:25 > 0:02:31going to hit this on the nose, pick up a 2 and they're straight back in

0:02:31 > 0:02:43the game.Final stone for Eve Muirhead in end 7.

0:02:43 > 0:02:54Needs the 2. To tie this match up. Needs to hit this China red. Nicely

0:02:54 > 0:03:04on the Ness. -- nicely on the nose. Well done. So... 5-5 after 7 ends.

0:03:04 > 0:03:10It has been a struggle, but just beginning to become a good contest

0:03:10 > 0:03:14between do teams. China have been playing well. Advantage missed an

0:03:14 > 0:03:21opportunity where it could have been 6-3. It wasn't, it was 5-3 and

0:03:21 > 0:03:24Britain thankfully have capitalised on that mistake and managed to tie

0:03:24 > 0:03:31this up after 7. Elsewhere, I mentioned Korea, they now have a 5-3

0:03:31 > 0:03:39lead over Japan. They picked up another one. They had a steal again.

0:03:39 > 0:03:50Switzerland are leading United States 5-3. In a tight match between

0:03:50 > 0:03:55Sweden and Canada, Sweden just with the edge 5-4.

0:03:59 > 0:04:04Happier, Jackie?Yes, we are right back in the game now.I'm happy the

0:04:04 > 0:04:13biscuits have appeared! And I'm happy because Eve Muirhead is a

0:04:13 > 0:04:19little happier.We are at the business end of this game. Into 8, 9

0:04:19 > 0:04:26and 10.

0:04:26 > 0:04:32Line's good.They have to remain focussed and not give away an easy

0:04:32 > 0:04:362. Make it as difficult as possible.

0:04:40 > 0:04:45A lot of rotation on these stones. Coming in at the end.Just finishes

0:04:45 > 0:04:55nicely. Top tee, exactly where you want it to be.

0:04:55 > 0:05:00want it to be.I was mentioning how Wang had a great start to her career

0:05:00 > 0:05:04in the World Championships, Olympic Games, eight or nine years ago.

0:05:04 > 0:05:09Continued that success for a while. Then took some time-out to become a

0:05:09 > 0:05:18mother. And then after well almost three years out came back had the

0:05:18 > 0:05:24World Championships and the next Olympics will be in Beijing, a lot

0:05:24 > 0:05:30of investment going into winter sports in China. The men just missed

0:05:30 > 0:05:34the medal in Sochi. Taking part here the men. No, they're not are they?

0:05:34 > 0:05:48No. That is in the mixed doubles. They made the semi-final I think if

0:05:48 > 0:05:52memory serves me correct.

0:05:52 > 0:06:00It was ages ago!I know! What day is it?It actually started the mixed

0:06:00 > 0:06:10doubles only one week ago.Only a week ago.One week ago today.A

0:06:10 > 0:06:17heavy schedule here at the Curling Centre.But we are always on,

0:06:17 > 0:06:28whatever the weather is doing outside. Curling all the way.

0:06:28 > 0:06:32outside. Curling all the way. That long guard set by Lauren Gray. And

0:06:32 > 0:06:36the corner guard in place for China. Just going to try and come in behind

0:06:36 > 0:06:43it.

0:06:44 > 0:06:47These girls are giving it everything, you can hear them

0:06:47 > 0:06:52huffing and puffing.Good shot though.Yes.I have been impressed

0:06:52 > 0:07:03with the youngster. Very consistent.

0:07:07 > 0:07:11They all now need to make these shots if they're going to win this

0:07:11 > 0:07:15match. China with a hammer in this eighth end and then it will be the

0:07:15 > 0:07:21final end as well, the 10th, unless we get a blank end at some point.

0:07:21 > 0:07:29They all need to play good shots and a good one there from Vicki Adams.

0:07:29 > 0:07:33That was a nice call. That is when you don't want to make a mistake -

0:07:33 > 0:07:38when there's a shot behind the corner. Great Britain still lying 2

0:07:38 > 0:07:43here. Both of them in the top half of the circle.Not much to choose

0:07:43 > 0:07:49between the two seconds. Those statistics don't always tell all of

0:07:49 > 0:08:00the full story. Never quite sure who is having to make the tougher shots.

0:08:12 > 0:08:21Just hangs on at the back.You didn't seem to be too bothered

0:08:21 > 0:08:29sweeping that out at the back there. Another opportunity for Vicki Adams

0:08:29 > 0:08:38to play a nice controlled break down here.

0:08:49 > 0:08:56Just tapped the British stone out. But it was still a good shot. A hair

0:08:56 > 0:09:01high?

0:09:01 > 0:09:09high? We have had a few hair widths earlier on today. You may think, it

0:09:09 > 0:09:17genuinely is at time, remember that shot that Vicki Adams had this

0:09:17 > 0:09:21morning that literally just changed the whole end and in the end lost

0:09:21 > 0:09:26the match. It wasn't her shot, but it led to things happening after

0:09:26 > 0:09:27that.

0:09:37 > 0:09:45They over curled. So they just need to split the house here and ensure

0:09:45 > 0:09:52they lie two stones.If you're watching this in your lunch hour,

0:09:52 > 0:09:56back home, lucky you, if you're having any lunch. I can't remember

0:09:56 > 0:10:06the last time I was fed! An in joke here, I'm worried about my belly! I

0:10:06 > 0:10:13know during the day people are enjoying the curling and plenty more

0:10:13 > 0:10:17to come. Through the weekend as well. All the way through into the

0:10:17 > 0:10:25last day. Eve Muir head's team are to make to it the final it is the

0:10:25 > 0:10:31very last day a week on Sunday. Actually it would be midnight a week

0:10:31 > 0:10:39on Saturday for you at home. Let's hope we can make a date for then.

0:10:39 > 0:10:43But an awful lot of good curling they're going to have to play to get

0:10:43 > 0:10:53that far.

0:10:54 > 0:11:00Bingyu asking her team to come down here and tap the yellow out. They

0:11:00 > 0:11:04have to be careful, because they have got to get past the high guard.

0:11:04 > 0:11:10You saw those stats which have always been a bit in and out. Not

0:11:10 > 0:11:14been the most consistent performance from her. She has been OK with some

0:11:14 > 0:11:22of these shots with weight.

0:11:22 > 0:11:27of these shots with weight. Manages to get that one out there. But

0:11:27 > 0:11:38that's... Very easy to see. If you're Eve at this point, three

0:11:38 > 0:11:41stones left, Jackie, you were talking about trying to split the

0:11:41 > 0:11:49house.It is key that she, when she's playing these shots stays in

0:11:49 > 0:11:56the house. That makes it much more difficult for China to pick up 2

0:11:56 > 0:12:01here. This is going to hit and roll though. So there is an opportunity

0:12:01 > 0:12:08to come down and tap a red, remove the yellow. She can actually only,

0:12:08 > 0:12:14all she needs to hit is half of it. She can roll across to the side of

0:12:14 > 0:12:24the sheet. We needed to keep our shooter in the house there.

0:12:40 > 0:12:46Zhou Yan, has she got enough of that? Now a British one stays and

0:12:46 > 0:12:53has the Chinese one gone? It has. Well not a good shot from her.She

0:12:53 > 0:13:01didn't connect with enough of it.

0:13:01 > 0:13:03didn't connect with enough of it.So the opportunities are presented to

0:13:03 > 0:13:08them in the last couple of ends, they have fnt taken. They had a

0:13:08 > 0:13:15chance to go 6-3 ahead. In the sixth it was. In the sixth end. Didn't

0:13:15 > 0:13:23take that one. You might think Eve has not done well. If you're

0:13:23 > 0:13:28wondering how that is made up, each shot they play is marked out of

0:13:28 > 0:13:35four. So if it is a four out of four you get 100%. But one you get 25%.

0:13:35 > 0:13:43Etc. A worried look on Eve Muirhead's face. A little concerned

0:13:43 > 0:13:51again.She wants to get the right angle on this. She doesn't want to

0:13:51 > 0:13:59jam it on the back. She has rolled across.That is a pretty good

0:13:59 > 0:14:10effort. She is getting a little hoarse there. That won't bother her.

0:14:10 > 0:14:16She has played some really nice shots the last two or three ends,

0:14:16 > 0:14:21Eve Muirhead, we keep saying this, all you can do is make your shots,

0:14:21 > 0:14:32if the opposition make theirs, fair enough. Make yours. So Wang...She

0:14:32 > 0:14:37has played a good shot. She hit and rolled across, but it is behind the

0:14:37 > 0:14:43T. And this an opportunity for Bingyu to come down, sit on top of

0:14:43 > 0:14:51it and make it very difficult for Eve to remove it.

0:14:52 > 0:14:56Eve to remove it. China do have the hammer and this is the first stone.

0:14:56 > 0:15:00Just that graphic was wrong there it has been taken off. It said this was

0:15:00 > 0:15:03the last stone it is not.

0:15:13 > 0:15:23They want want any bounds.Just the one food. She's played this draw

0:15:23 > 0:15:28down here quite a cute times.Not always with great success but this

0:15:28 > 0:15:35one looks much better. A little wide.

0:15:36 > 0:15:44You can see what Eve wants to do. That's not sitting right on top

0:15:44 > 0:15:51which is the way that Wang wanted.

0:15:51 > 0:16:04You heard what Eve said, I just need to get to the nose.

0:16:04 > 0:16:13And this week be a result if they managed to hold China to one. A

0:16:13 > 0:16:26Steel would be even better.Just a control tap, that weight.

0:16:32 > 0:16:45Looking good. Very good from Eve Muirhead.Two in a row.Very good.

0:16:45 > 0:16:53Added to the previous end. Just the one stone left here for China, wine,

0:16:53 > 0:17:00Great Britain with three stones in the house. Decisions. Exactly, she

0:17:00 > 0:17:06has got to decide what shot she wants to play, a couple of options,

0:17:06 > 0:17:12get it wrong, no room for error.She can play the same weight as Eve did,

0:17:12 > 0:17:20the hack weight, it get it fully on the nose and tap it back or as we

0:17:20 > 0:17:25have seen her do so many times, the draw.I would not play the draw if I

0:17:25 > 0:17:32were her. No. Varying degrees of success, I think you are right. A

0:17:32 > 0:17:47bit of weight.The draw is our act 66% come purge to the takeouts.

0:17:51 > 0:17:59So, this is the final stone of the eighth end. The best that China can

0:17:59 > 0:18:11do is lie for one. Has she got this right? She has! China take one. Two

0:18:11 > 0:18:16ends left, one shot in it now. Although China lead this 6-5, it's

0:18:16 > 0:18:21been much better from Great Britain in three ends, not only did they

0:18:21 > 0:18:26stop them going three ahead, wine herself missed that opportunity,

0:18:26 > 0:18:33Great Britain close the gap, they have held China to one, two ends,

0:18:33 > 0:18:37China would have the hammer in the final end on less Great Britain

0:18:37 > 0:18:43decide to lag and end and take the hammer into the final end. Jackie,

0:18:43 > 0:18:52what would you do?I think the way the girls are playing at the moment,

0:18:52 > 0:18:59I think they would like to pick up two here, because that's a

0:18:59 > 0:19:03confidence booster, if you know you can perform well, play well, take

0:19:03 > 0:19:12two. But they have to have a bail out if things aren't going to plan.

0:19:12 > 0:19:19Perhaps convert the blank end and take the hammer down the last to get

0:19:19 > 0:19:29two in the last. Of course, everything Eve wants

0:19:29 > 0:19:33everything Eve wants to do, Bingyu will be trying to do the opposite.

0:19:33 > 0:19:39First and foremost, they have to go for two.Cancel all your afternoon

0:19:39 > 0:19:46appointments, stay with this, two more ends, Great Britain, I think if

0:19:46 > 0:19:49they pull this out of the bag, it would be a massive confidence

0:19:49 > 0:19:55booster. They began this match not playing well, got better as it has

0:19:55 > 0:20:06gone on, all to play for. Just come back to your point about

0:20:06 > 0:20:11back to your point about scoring, OK, get two, then it is 7-6. If they

0:20:11 > 0:20:22were tabled to hold China to one or steal, going to an extra end, they

0:20:22 > 0:20:27would have the hammer.

0:20:27 > 0:20:34would have the hammer.If and but.

0:20:36 > 0:20:42That's not what you are looking for.

0:20:46 > 0:20:52I was just going to say there's been a lot of scoring for one, either

0:20:52 > 0:20:59team, Bingyu scored, Eve scored two, they have not been converting to get

0:20:59 > 0:21:07on the board. Perhaps a big ask. Great Britain girls are getting

0:21:07 > 0:21:12stronger, unfortunately, an error from Lauren.Does not alter your

0:21:12 > 0:21:17thinking, this early in the end? Let's hope not.The strategy of the

0:21:17 > 0:21:25game? Blanking and end.We are still playing three guards. So... Instead

0:21:25 > 0:21:33of going to the wing, two corners, we've got to get... Two centre

0:21:33 > 0:21:42shops, you've got to try and come in behind this.That is a better shot

0:21:42 > 0:21:49from Lauren Gray.

0:22:02 > 0:22:14The guys seen, it took a big curl. Similar shot here.

0:22:19 > 0:22:27Four matches, three others apart from this, all pretty close affairs,

0:22:27 > 0:22:36little cap, well hidden. Pushing the Chinese stone out a little bit. Easy

0:22:36 > 0:22:46to see, Korea still leading Japan, Switzerland's 5-4, similar score

0:22:46 > 0:22:54over USA, Canada and Sweden are tied at five - five. Four very close

0:22:54 > 0:23:02matches.

0:23:02 > 0:23:10An opportunity now for China to get the inside of that yellow. Come

0:23:10 > 0:23:16across and hit the other one. She would be sitting in behind the two

0:23:16 > 0:23:22reds. Be quite keen to steal here.

0:23:30 > 0:23:39Well done!China certainly not going to make it easy for Great Britain at

0:23:39 > 0:23:45all.

0:23:48 > 0:23:53Eve has decided time to get rid of these guards.

0:24:01 > 0:24:06One sits in. At least there is only one now.

0:24:16 > 0:24:27Bingyu asking for another high guard.

0:24:32 > 0:24:37Zhou hasn't cleared this shot for a while. Let's see how accurate she

0:24:37 > 0:24:45can be.Quite accurate. We know from the weight comes off, it takes a

0:24:45 > 0:24:59pool.Enough. Not bad. Gives Great Britain a chance to use that.

0:25:00 > 0:25:06Get rid of both of these. Anna Sloan, needing a good shot all the

0:25:06 > 0:25:13way.

0:25:17 > 0:25:29Just missed that! So close!A little look to the heavens from Anna Sloan.

0:25:29 > 0:25:39Close!

0:25:41 > 0:25:47Still asking you the question, at what point do you decide what to do?

0:25:47 > 0:25:52Do you wait until the mistake happens, how far do you let it go?

0:25:52 > 0:25:57When is it irretrievable?The girls are trying to bail out now and the

0:25:57 > 0:26:03only way they can do that is left a couple of shots, only doing one at

0:26:03 > 0:26:07the moment. Trying to clear out that front. Here we see a change of tack

0:26:07 > 0:26:14ticks.

0:26:33 > 0:26:41Asking the question when whining gets to play her last two.

0:26:41 > 0:26:53Slow up. Slow up!And it just has as well.OK. Tucked in nicely. Hanging

0:26:53 > 0:27:01onto the button.

0:27:05 > 0:27:14Go back to this morning. The closing stages of the match, China were very

0:27:14 > 0:27:21much in control of that and let it slip away from them. They lost 7-6.

0:27:21 > 0:27:26Yes, I think it was a draw she failed to make. The last stone.

0:27:29 > 0:27:35Coming down the same side.

0:27:41 > 0:27:49Sweeping hard, starting to turn.The trouble with coming in here, Bingyu

0:27:49 > 0:27:52comes in, it might make it hard for us to get two.

0:28:00 > 0:28:14What do the girls do here?They have called a time-out straightaway.I

0:28:14 > 0:28:19think what they are worried about, trying to hit the top read, it's so

0:28:19 > 0:28:23straight if you put weight on it you get nothing. It could come in and

0:28:23 > 0:28:30jam.

0:28:30 > 0:28:40She is not going to call the bluff and try this run, is she?

0:28:40 > 0:28:43and try this run, is she?How are you getting two here?If we go

0:28:43 > 0:28:55there...Or she might guard? The only other option, you could free...

0:28:55 > 0:29:00The objective of the game is to get two.She is going to guard this

0:29:00 > 0:29:09site?I think what Glenn is saying if Eve puts a guard out, and wine

0:29:09 > 0:29:15puts another guard, it makes it more difficult. You have got nothing, no

0:29:15 > 0:29:20yellows out there.

0:29:21 > 0:29:25yellows out there. Get into the scoring position.

0:29:37 > 0:29:44No idea what's then but it's not the end of an end. Such an atmosphere

0:29:44 > 0:29:51swirling around the guys.

0:29:51 > 0:29:54swirling around the guys.What do you think? Or is that too much?

0:29:54 > 0:30:10That's lots. You want to guard the far side.Got to make up their mind.

0:30:10 > 0:30:19Did they decide on the guard in the end?I think they did.The clock is

0:30:19 > 0:30:27the thinking time clock. They start with 38 minutes each and we are in

0:30:27 > 0:30:33the 9th end obviously.They're OK for time. I think three and a half

0:30:33 > 0:30:38minutes is what they need. They have got five.Eve Muirhead not trying to

0:30:38 > 0:30:44come in here. She is wanting to protect this position to give her a

0:30:44 > 0:30:53chance with her last stone to score 2.

0:30:55 > 0:31:00She said I want to be level with the red at least.

0:31:04 > 0:31:13Here we go. A conversation from the Chinese point of view obviously.

0:31:13 > 0:31:21They have got a couple of options. They could try the draw and come in

0:31:21 > 0:31:26this side and say OK I'm cutting down the 4 foot area and you're

0:31:26 > 0:31:34going to have to play a nice shot to bite the 4 foot. Or she has the

0:31:34 > 0:31:40option of red on to red on to yellow. She could then open up the

0:31:40 > 0:31:45end if she doesn't get it correct and give us the opportunity for

0:31:45 > 0:31:51after 3 draw for a 2.She made her mind up pretty quickly. There wasn't

0:31:51 > 0:31:59too much discussion.They will use the fact that Great Britain have

0:31:59 > 0:32:03called a time-out also to regroup and look at what they were going to

0:32:03 > 0:32:05play.

0:32:07 > 0:32:17You tell me, I'm trying to work this one out.A bit close! Oh! Just

0:32:17 > 0:32:22missed that.That was a good effort. That was an ambitious shot from the

0:32:22 > 0:32:29Chinese skip, but it means Eve Muirhead has a draw and it's just

0:32:29 > 0:32:36cleared out that side. There is an opportunity to come in from that

0:32:36 > 0:32:43same side into the 4 foot, score 2 and Great Britain would lead. The

0:32:43 > 0:32:47worst that is going to happen is it will be tied going into the final

0:32:47 > 0:32:59end. Can Eve Muirhead make this 2? Clawing back this lead that China

0:32:59 > 0:33:08built. Eve Muirhead trying to continue with a good shot. Trying to

0:33:08 > 0:33:12continue the form she's found over the last three-ends.

0:33:14 > 0:33:19They like the line. It has the weight correct. It is going to start

0:33:19 > 0:33:20turning.

0:33:25 > 0:33:31Needs to turn, needs to keep coming. It looks pretty good. Another good

0:33:31 > 0:33:36shot from Eve Muirhead takes the 2 and now Great Britain lead. Only one

0:33:36 > 0:33:41shot in, but finally they pick up their 2. It is 7-6 to Great Britain.

0:33:41 > 0:33:47One end left. China with the hammer. But it has been so much better from

0:33:47 > 0:33:54Great Britain.It was looking dangerous there before Bingyu played

0:33:54 > 0:33:59her last stone. Unfortunately she didn't make the stone and we had a

0:33:59 > 0:34:05simple draw for 2, which Eve executed well. We have to be careful

0:34:05 > 0:34:12here, we are one up. But we don't have the hammer. Nice shot there.

0:34:12 > 0:34:21Under pressure. What she didn't do there, you said about you know make

0:34:21 > 0:34:23sure that if you give yourself the room to be slightly up in the right

0:34:23 > 0:34:27way. There was no way it was going to be tight to any of the stones

0:34:27 > 0:34:32coming in. It wasn't long. They didn't have to sweep too much to be

0:34:32 > 0:34:39fair. But just got the weight judged perfectly well. I will just quickly

0:34:39 > 0:34:45update the other scores. Korea are for the first time are down. Japan

0:34:45 > 0:34:51picked up 2 in the 9th. But Korea have the hammer in that match in the

0:34:51 > 0:35:02final end. The United States are two down, 6-4 Switzerland lead the

0:35:02 > 0:35:09United States. Sweden are 6-5 up against Canada. Canada have the

0:35:09 > 0:35:16hammer in that one. It is all very tense!A nice stone from Lauren

0:35:16 > 0:35:22Gray.The reason I mention it, this final end there are going to be

0:35:22 > 0:35:29cheers around this arena. You need to stay focussed on your match. As

0:35:29 > 0:35:34you get to the climax of all of these matches, they're all around

0:35:34 > 0:35:40about the same time and the Korean match, if the Koreans even come

0:35:40 > 0:35:51close to looking like winning, they will go crazy in here.

0:35:54 > 0:36:03A nice first stone from Lauren Gray. A corner guard in place for mrn.

0:36:03 > 0:36:08Lauren Gray will try and put a guard on that centre line. A familiar

0:36:08 > 0:36:12pattern.

0:36:17 > 0:36:22Vicki sweeping as hard as she can. Encouraging her to get closer to the

0:36:22 > 0:36:29centre.They did well that, that looked as though it had no chance of

0:36:29 > 0:36:38getting that far across. Still could have done with a little bit more.

0:36:38 > 0:36:39have done with a little bit more. So that British stone is sitting there,

0:36:39 > 0:36:47but they will ignore that. Going to try and come in behind their corner

0:36:47 > 0:36:56guard.China desperately trying to set up the opportunity for a 2 here.

0:36:56 > 0:37:06Needs to curl as well. It starts to as the weight comes off.I think Eve

0:37:06 > 0:37:10will still be able to see this.

0:37:14 > 0:37:20A nice call there from Vicki. She can't see much of the stone. So she

0:37:20 > 0:37:26has got to try and go for it. But the second option is if she catches

0:37:26 > 0:37:30the guard, she is also clearing that out.

0:37:33 > 0:37:37All of these girls, full-time curlers.

0:37:43 > 0:37:47Vicki played a couple of nice similar shots in the previous end.

0:37:47 > 0:37:54So she is a bit more comfortable with this shot. Couldn't see too

0:37:54 > 0:38:07much of that. So played well. How's your nerves?Shattered!I can't

0:38:07 > 0:38:10really, you know, this, every match is important, but to finish after

0:38:10 > 0:38:16three matches with two wins rather than two defeats, so important.

0:38:16 > 0:38:22Nudges that one over.She didn't quite connect in the right place to

0:38:22 > 0:38:29remove both of them.

0:38:29 > 0:38:35remove both of them. The girls playing a comfortable weight. Just a

0:38:35 > 0:38:40nice tap through weight. The sweeper should be able to hopefully hold the

0:38:40 > 0:38:47stone.

0:38:54 > 0:38:59It is starting to move isn't it?

0:38:59 > 0:39:07LAUGHTER. All action, Eve Muirhead, I may as well sweep the other one.

0:39:07 > 0:39:10You have got to match not just the shooter and the stone, it is what

0:39:10 > 0:39:16else is going on and try and move stones as far as you can. That one

0:39:16 > 0:39:21is sitting nicely. She can still see a little bit?She is going to try

0:39:21 > 0:39:29and drive the high yellow on to the ones in the house.

0:39:29 > 0:39:35Just might lose this a bit. Well, almost. Does well. Takes two out.

0:39:35 > 0:39:42The guard at the front and one out of the house.

0:39:42 > 0:39:45of the house.This is a nice call from Eve, she has decided to take

0:39:45 > 0:39:55that corner away. That might be the only opportunity for Bingyu.If they

0:39:55 > 0:40:00get one, then it is tied, you go into an extra end. Great Britain

0:40:00 > 0:40:07would have the hammer. So Eve won't mind the 1.

0:40:07 > 0:40:14Good shot. Anna Sloan. Every stone that just disappears off that

0:40:14 > 0:40:26graphic there with the situation remaining as it is, is good news.

0:40:26 > 0:40:27remaining as it is, is good news. I think even 7-7, extra end, from

0:40:27 > 0:40:31where they were, the way they were playing, I think that's a great

0:40:31 > 0:40:35achievement.Shows a lot of guts and determination and they have had to

0:40:35 > 0:40:38dig in hard here.

0:41:11 > 0:41:17A nice attempt for China to freeze that stone. But she has slightly sat

0:41:17 > 0:41:22on the edge of it. So an opportunity for Anna to spring all of these.Out

0:41:22 > 0:41:30the house. Away it goes.Done a good job there.Very good. Another one

0:41:30 > 0:41:37just disappears.

0:41:37 > 0:41:43just disappears. Smiems appearing in the British camp. Job not done yet.

0:41:43 > 0:41:45-- smiles.

0:41:50 > 0:41:57Tension at the curling - it's what we love slam

0:41:57 > 0:42:01Cheers are starting to ring out elsewhere, but here they need to

0:42:01 > 0:42:09move this.Again she is trying to freeze on to the GB stone. This

0:42:09 > 0:42:16one's going to come up short.I was watching Wang and she made a lovely

0:42:16 > 0:42:25hand action of sweep, sweep, sweep! She doesn't come and help!Only

0:42:25 > 0:42:31shouts words of encouragement. So Eve just going to peel off this

0:42:31 > 0:42:36shot, because at the end of the day, if she leaves that there, it does

0:42:36 > 0:42:40give China the opportunity to come round behind it. And it just needs

0:42:40 > 0:42:51one mistake. Two stones left for Eve Muirhead.Steely determination.

0:42:55 > 0:42:59She has been leading in the last few ends brilliantly well, making her

0:42:59 > 0:43:04shots. She looks good.She is quite happy to roll out of the house

0:43:04 > 0:43:09herself.

0:43:11 > 0:43:14herself. These girls will be preparing for Bingyu to take a 1 in

0:43:14 > 0:43:19this end and move into the extra end. But it has been a clean end and

0:43:19 > 0:43:27it's what they're looking for.The main thing they have managed to do

0:43:27 > 0:43:33since the half way point is just eliminate, there has still been one

0:43:33 > 0:43:37or two slightly loose shots, but eliminate mistakes and keep the

0:43:37 > 0:43:45pressure on. They have picked up their shots when they have needed to

0:43:45 > 0:43:53and Wang has had her opportunities limited. So they will try and play a

0:43:53 > 0:43:56similar shot to the one she did previous.

0:44:00 > 0:44:06Or better than her team mate did. This one looks like it has a lot of

0:44:06 > 0:44:11running in it. What she wanted to do was maybe come in behind it. But she

0:44:11 > 0:44:15has just played way too heavy. Britain can sweep that one past that

0:44:15 > 0:44:25T-line. Didn't even need to really. Well, this is a bait deja vu for

0:44:25 > 0:44:31China, they had a good position in their match with OAR this morning

0:44:31 > 0:44:36and let it slip away. What is Eve going to do? When you see Wang play

0:44:36 > 0:44:42you know, I am sure she wouldn't make two mistakes like that.You

0:44:42 > 0:44:47would think not. I think Eve's wanting to come in and, because

0:44:47 > 0:44:54there is a whole of the 4 open for Bingyu to draw to. You have got to

0:44:54 > 0:44:57play your shot to believe that your opposition is going to make their

0:44:57 > 0:45:03stone and what is the best shot that you can play? They're going to try

0:45:03 > 0:45:10and tap it a bit more into the 4 foot. And the throwing stone she is

0:45:10 > 0:45:15delivering will sit high with their yellow stone just a couple of feet

0:45:15 > 0:45:24behind it.

0:45:28 > 0:45:36As the question of Bingyu. Played this end really well.

0:45:43 > 0:45:52Yes, that's a good shot.It's close enough, just catching their side of

0:45:52 > 0:45:59the red circle. It's a draw here to level this up to take us into the

0:45:59 > 0:46:08extra end. Get this wrong, Great Britain will win. Now how is your

0:46:08 > 0:46:20nerves? Such a good player over the years. Bingyu. So much experience.

0:46:20 > 0:46:25She had three years out, had a child, came back to curling, said

0:46:25 > 0:46:30she was so excited to come back for the world Championships last year in

0:46:30 > 0:46:37Beijing. I didn't do so well. Had to make it through qualifying in

0:46:37 > 0:46:42December to make it to this Olympic Games and this morning, she didn't

0:46:42 > 0:46:46play a good shot at all with her last stone and she needs a very good

0:46:46 > 0:46:55one here to take the shot. She stayed down at the bottom end of the

0:46:55 > 0:47:01ice, I think she likes this, they still need to work this. Is it going

0:47:01 > 0:47:09to come up short? It might just about make it, China get one. Well

0:47:09 > 0:47:18swept. We are tied, 7-7, there will be an extra end, Great Britain will

0:47:18 > 0:47:23have the hammer, they have manufactured this situation really

0:47:23 > 0:47:29well, made their shots, they got level, got in front, China have come

0:47:29 > 0:47:33back and squared it, Great Britain will have the crucial advantage of

0:47:33 > 0:47:39the hammer in the extra end. Been keeping up-to-date with matches

0:47:39 > 0:47:44elsewhere and I can tell you Switzerland's have been victorious

0:47:44 > 0:47:54over the USA, 6-5. Sweden are at 6-5 up, I'm just trying to see what has

0:47:54 > 0:47:59happened, there may well be an extra end in the match against Canada, no

0:47:59 > 0:48:05one is shaking hands, they have tied their match, 6-6, Canada getting one

0:48:05 > 0:48:11in the final end, Sweden carrying the hammer into the final end. All

0:48:11 > 0:48:24quiet in the stands. Korea are one down, I can see Japan lying one at

0:48:24 > 0:48:32the moment. Here is the extra end. So important, wasn't it, Jackie, the

0:48:32 > 0:48:37two they picked up to move that one into the lead. Almost putting enough

0:48:37 > 0:48:45pressure on wine to snatch the victory.We have seen the Great

0:48:45 > 0:48:52Britain girls string a lot of shots together. A nice couple of ends

0:48:52 > 0:49:01completed. -- Wang.

0:49:01 > 0:49:07China just happy to throw short ones up the front. Great Britain cannot

0:49:07 > 0:49:16remove them from play until they have three guards. Lauren Gray being

0:49:16 > 0:49:24asked to try a tip shot. She just wants to catch an edge of a high

0:49:24 > 0:49:33stone. Just a little bit too much weight and it stayed heavy.If there

0:49:33 > 0:49:42is an omen, I think when we have the hammer, that's what Lauren did,

0:49:42 > 0:49:47wasn't that the end, Lauren went sailing through? I'm not saying it's

0:49:47 > 0:49:55a good thing to do, I'm saying, as an omen... OK. You are looking at me

0:49:55 > 0:50:02as though I am...

0:50:02 > 0:50:04as though I am... LAUGHTER if she connected with too much of the stone

0:50:04 > 0:50:10it would have to be replaced, it's a fine, delicate stone, you just want

0:50:10 > 0:50:17to catch an edge, open things up. Once again, I think we are going to

0:50:17 > 0:50:27see her trying the same shot.Age of the seat stuff, this. If you've been

0:50:27 > 0:50:33with us for all of the match, hang in there. This would be a great

0:50:33 > 0:50:40victory for Great Britain if they manage to pull it off.And she

0:50:40 > 0:50:49misses again. Unfortunately. That's a shame. You need the shot to spring

0:50:49 > 0:50:57them, calmly Smith played fantastically. As it stands at the

0:50:57 > 0:51:03moment, two red counters out there for China, guards that they want and

0:51:03 > 0:51:09we don't want to have.

0:51:10 > 0:51:12we don't want to have.Just explain what Jackie is saying, it makes the

0:51:12 > 0:51:20job so much more difficult, even though you have the last stone. The

0:51:20 > 0:51:26more difficult China can make that with the stones out front and

0:51:26 > 0:51:35bringing stones into the bottom. Crowded out. Just towing to make

0:51:35 > 0:51:40Eve's job more difficult.That is a little bit far. Even a short one

0:51:40 > 0:51:48would have been good. Another high guard, two guards can be removed, a

0:51:48 > 0:51:55great shot that Nicky Adams plays. Strong hitter.No messing around

0:51:55 > 0:52:03from Eve Muirhead.She wants Vicki Adams to send at least one here.

0:52:06 > 0:52:13She might get another shot at that. Bingyu going to try and replace

0:52:13 > 0:52:19another guard there.

0:52:32 > 0:52:38To be honest, they want them all in that centre line.I think she sensed

0:52:38 > 0:52:43straightaway she had thrown out a bit heavy, if I understood the hand

0:52:43 > 0:52:51signals.As it is, it stopped on the centre line, just off it and it's

0:52:51 > 0:52:58very difficult for Eve to get two of them here, they are looking to run

0:52:58 > 0:53:03the top red into the red in the house, they have to be careful they

0:53:03 > 0:53:09do not leave their own stone out there.I think even was saying take

0:53:09 > 0:53:14this one, I don't think she's even trying to run it back into the other

0:53:14 > 0:53:25one. Maybe for that reason you said. Yes, you don't want... Yes, that's a

0:53:25 > 0:53:31good call.

0:53:31 > 0:53:38Clearing things out in front. Still two Chinese stones there. Two more

0:53:38 > 0:53:49players left, Vicki Adams's last stone of the match.

0:53:49 > 0:53:57Assuming it is.

0:53:57 > 0:54:07This is a shot that Zhou, I think I said before, played some really good

0:54:07 > 0:54:11take-outs, not necessarily as good with the draw, see how she manages

0:54:11 > 0:54:22to place this, if she does. A good try.I think they have got that too

0:54:22 > 0:54:30far in, they really wanted a high guard there. Given us the

0:54:30 > 0:54:37opportunity to take two red away here.You might have heard the

0:54:37 > 0:54:49groans in the crowd. Well done. The reason? Although Korea had the last

0:54:49 > 0:54:57stone in their match in the extra end, it was actually in the tenth

0:54:57 > 0:55:02end, they weren't able to be successful. Japan have one that,

0:55:02 > 0:55:107-5. Two matches left here, China and Great Britain, then Canada

0:55:10 > 0:55:20Sweden. China trying to prevent Britain from winning this.

0:55:20 > 0:55:22Britain from winning this.Yes, the remaining two sheets of ice that

0:55:22 > 0:55:28have extra ends playing here, they are going to have to concentrate,

0:55:28 > 0:55:33the arena is empty now that Korea have finished.

0:55:37 > 0:55:44The centre line this time.Nice shot on the centre line but once again,

0:55:44 > 0:55:48close to being able to allow Great Britain to lift two of them which

0:55:48 > 0:55:54would be great for us.Just building and Eve Muirhead knows all the time

0:55:54 > 0:56:04it will come down to that last stone. Anna Sloan can help. Well

0:56:04 > 0:56:14played, Anna Sloan!Yes, a nice try, she even moved the red away.

0:56:14 > 0:56:24Time-out being called here by Bingyu.A major improvement on the

0:56:24 > 0:56:33situation. Really good shot from Anna Sloan. Pushing that out, the

0:56:33 > 0:56:41one stone staying in, of course, but compared to where we were at. Things

0:56:41 > 0:56:50looking pretty good. So the two skips left to play, two stones each,

0:56:50 > 0:56:55China going first, time-out cold, the coach is still on his way down,

0:56:55 > 0:57:01he gets 45 seconds to make his way down and then the conversation

0:57:01 > 0:57:08starts.

0:57:21 > 0:57:30You are right about keeping your focus, everybody is leaving, apart

0:57:30 > 0:57:34from the British supporters. Some Canadians left, their match still

0:57:34 > 0:57:43out there, some Swedish flags as well.

0:57:44 > 0:57:49What can you do? You must have been in this position many times?This is

0:57:49 > 0:57:56China's first stone and they have to try and put a centre WADA on. Put

0:57:56 > 0:58:05the centre on. Try for a mistake. -- put a centre guard on. She will try

0:58:05 > 0:58:14and come in. Do a very similar shot as Eve played in the last end.

0:58:14 > 0:58:22Cutting down the playing field that Eve will have to draw her shot too.

0:58:22 > 0:58:33We are going to see the centre guard.

0:58:34 > 0:58:38Indicated just high of the house.

0:58:50 > 0:58:58That's exactly where she wanted it played.Eve will just remove this.

0:58:58 > 0:59:06And then I think we will see Bingyu bring the shot down into the house,

0:59:06 > 0:59:10she will leave it, it's the only thing she can do, she might be a

0:59:10 > 0:59:14little bit close to the centre line but yes, she's asking the question

0:59:14 > 0:59:21of Eve. Do you want to try and hit these or draw?I think it was always

0:59:21 > 0:59:28coming down to that. Eve Muirhead with a draw to win the match. This,

0:59:28 > 0:59:32to give her a clear run as that or as clear as possible, get rid of

0:59:32 > 0:59:40this guard.

0:59:53 > 0:59:58She looks like she's indicating right on the centre, just high, I

0:59:58 > 1:00:06think I would play it to the right of the centre.Because?You are

1:00:06 > 1:00:13leaving the other one completely wide open and even could hit and

1:00:13 > 1:00:17flopped in and I think if you kind of show half of each...I see what

1:00:17 > 1:00:25you mean, the back red is wide open. Come up against bat and flop in? As

1:00:25 > 1:00:31long as she hits on the inside. OK.

1:00:32 > 1:00:41She is trying to reduce the playing field here, the 4 foot area.Explain

1:00:41 > 1:00:45why you wouldn't come just right on to the button.You don't want to

1:00:45 > 1:00:51come too far, you want to make it difficult, because Eve has to ignore

1:00:51 > 1:00:58both of the Chinese stones and play a cool straight forward draw. If you

1:00:58 > 1:01:03come too far you might give her an easy shot and she could tap you back

1:01:03 > 1:01:09and gets her shot. Key she stops high of the 4 foot.This has plenty

1:01:09 > 1:01:14on it as well.This is just going to run. That is what we were talking

1:01:14 > 1:01:24about. It has run too far. On

1:01:25 > 1:01:28about. It has run too far. On the nose hit here.

1:01:30 > 1:01:37Well, if you have been with us all the way through this match, there

1:01:37 > 1:01:41was something that told you it was always going to come down to Eve

1:01:41 > 1:01:45Muirhead and we knew in this final end this what is she has played for,

1:01:45 > 1:01:48it is what the team has been played for. It has been set up. They have

1:01:48 > 1:01:54done so well to get back into this match, initially to go back into the

1:01:54 > 1:02:01limit, limit China to low scoring. So Eve Muir head, this to win the

1:02:01 > 1:02:08match. She just needs to hit this Chinese red stone rigt on right on

1:02:08 > 1:02:15the nose. It is looking good at the moment. And it is. Eve Muirhead

1:02:15 > 1:02:19brings Great Britain home. It has been a tough match. It was one they

1:02:19 > 1:02:24really had to win after a defeat this morning and China played really

1:02:24 > 1:02:31well. There were a few errors early on from Britain, but Eve Muirhead in

1:02:31 > 1:02:36particular got better and better. We can all breathe a huge sigh of

1:02:36 > 1:02:43relief. Great Britain win and move to a two in one record. But it was

1:02:43 > 1:02:50very close. They came out by one shot, 8-7.

1:03:02 > 1:03:14STUDIO: 8-7 the final shower. China did lead 5-3.

1:03:14 > 1:03:17did lead 5-3. Jackie, Great Britain up into second place. They would

1:03:17 > 1:03:21have been all the way down there if they had lost. How big a moment do

1:03:21 > 1:03:26you think it is in the battle for who they might face in medal

1:03:26 > 1:03:31matches?That was a real difficult game for the girls. They showed, you

1:03:31 > 1:03:36know what? They showed real resilience and determination to pick

1:03:36 > 1:03:42up their 2 in the 7th and to do the same again in the 9th. They were a

1:03:42 > 1:03:45much more confident team in the second half. They had to take it to

1:03:45 > 1:03:52the extra end. But they played out the ends as they wanted to.I always

1:03:52 > 1:03:56think the adrenaline that must be coursing through you when you have

1:03:56 > 1:04:02that final stone, knowing she has has to deliver it. But still don't,

1:04:02 > 1:04:11does your hand not start to sweat? LAUGHTER. People ask skips that all

1:04:11 > 1:04:15the time. You're so focussed on the game in hand, you don't have time to

1:04:15 > 1:04:21think about the negotiationtivelity of it -- negativity of it I. You are

1:04:21 > 1:04:25playing about the shot you're going to play. I think Eve was confident

1:04:25 > 1:04:31about the ice, it is pretty straight and she delivered it very well.Well

1:04:31 > 1:04:35backed up by Anna Sloan, who played particularly well to set things up

1:04:35 > 1:04:41for Eve, so she could finish up. Yeah, the whole team played and

1:04:41 > 1:04:46performed very well in the latter half of the game and they scraped

1:04:46 > 1:04:51through the first half, but it is never over until you get to the

1:04:51 > 1:04:5710th, 11th end. That will stand them in good stead moving into the rest

1:04:57 > 1:05:01of the competition. On paper we should these should be easier wins

1:05:01 > 1:05:04for the girls and they haven't been. But they have got the wins under

1:05:04 > 1:05:13their belts and they have to keep stepping it up every game.I'm sure

1:05:13 > 1:05:18we will be hearing from the team when Steve Cram has a chance to

1:05:18 > 1:05:26catch up with them. But three hours of intense action and in the end

1:05:26 > 1:05:30Great Britain winning 8-7. Thank you to Jackie and Steve and they get a

1:05:30 > 1:05:39bit of a break. So let ease just give you an idea of what still to

1:05:39 > 1:05:47come.

1:06:11 > 1:06:26I will be back at 7 o'clock on BBC Two with a round up of the action.

1:06:29 > 1:06:34Later tonight Radzi takes over just after midnight. The medals will the

1:06:34 > 1:06:40decided in the men's skeleton from 12.30. Can Dom Parsons move up from

1:06:40 > 1:06:44fourth into the medal positions? We will find out at about 2 o'clock in

1:06:44 > 1:06:47the morning.

1:07:00 > 1:07:09We will be back 11.20 for the first runs of women's skeleton with Lizzie

1:07:09 > 1:07:14Yarnold and Laura Deas. Can they transfer that training form into the

1:07:14 > 1:07:20actual runs? It will be fascinating to see. Now some women's ice hockey

1:07:20 > 1:07:24and in what could be a dress rehearsal for the final, the United

1:07:24 > 1:07:31States were taking on Canada. Here is what has happened.

1:07:39 > 1:07:50Canada want to get set up in the zone. They're wearing red.

1:07:58 > 1:08:05Augusta still. Back to that blue line. Could be a chance. What an

1:08:05 > 1:08:12opportunity. It's there! Canada score!This is all Augusta. She

1:08:12 > 1:08:23starts this play. What a pass from Spooner. She fires that puck. Rooney

1:08:23 > 1:08:32gets a bit of it, but not enough.

1:08:36 > 1:08:49What a goal. How did that find its way through?Nurse was looking for

1:08:49 > 1:08:53options, looked like she was going to pass and at the last second she

1:08:53 > 1:08:58shoots. Perfectly placed right over the shoulder, top corner from Sarah

1:08:58 > 1:09:05Nurse. What a huge goal from this fourth line.Top spot in group 1 at

1:09:05 > 1:09:13stake for the winner. And a slightly easier route through to the gold

1:09:13 > 1:09:20medal game. And Coyne scores!

1:09:25 > 1:09:29Coyne, the American speedsters scores, 23 seconds in, the come back

1:09:29 > 1:09:38starts here.She comes through the neutral zone. Gets a pass from

1:09:38 > 1:09:48Dekker and then in stride fires this past the keeper. What an enormous

1:09:48 > 1:09:53goal. The Americans were looking for a spark, but they got a bonfire from

1:09:53 > 1:10:07Coyne.Coyne will link it to Dekker. This is powerful spoon. Spooner off

1:10:07 > 1:10:12the skates and in. This will go to review.Let's watch it. I hope the

1:10:12 > 1:10:17referee's in the screen. The referee makes no motion whether this should

1:10:17 > 1:10:23be a called a goal or not. It's got to be a kicking motion. 21 going,

1:10:23 > 1:10:31she is stopping. Ooh, that could be. It her left foot that it goes in.

1:10:31 > 1:10:39Great job from Spooner. Irwin going to the net. She is trying to stop,

1:10:39 > 1:10:44but it is always tricky, when you're trying to stop, you're moving your

1:10:44 > 1:10:50feet.The call has changed. It's a kick. No goal.The call on the ice

1:10:50 > 1:10:55was goal. Video replay says no goal. Interesting the players found out

1:10:55 > 1:11:00the same time as the fans. And everybody else in the arena. Can the

1:11:00 > 1:11:08United States carve out one more chance? Canada killing this off on

1:11:08 > 1:11:13the boards. Final five seconds. They need a quick shot. The last chance

1:11:13 > 1:11:17of game. It goes all the way through. Where is it? The buzzer

1:11:17 > 1:11:24goes, the puck's on the line and we will get some pushing and shoving.

1:11:24 > 1:11:31Turnbull is in there. Oh, boy, this rivalry is spilling over.When she

1:11:31 > 1:11:35goes down on her back it is zero. There is no chance it was a goal.

1:11:35 > 1:11:42You can see the puck and then it all kicked off from there!Review the

1:11:42 > 1:11:49call on the ice stands - no goal. No goal.The result stands.

1:11:49 > 1:11:52call on the ice stands - no goal. No goal.The result stands.

1:11:52 > 1:12:00STUDIO: I wasn't expecting that sort of fisticuffs! If they get to that

1:12:00 > 1:12:06gold medal match again, clearly worth watching.

1:12:06 > 1:12:12worth watching. Finland beat OAR5-1 and the Finner men beat Germany. Now

1:12:12 > 1:12:18we will show you in the men's Norway against Sweden.

1:12:36 > 1:12:51Big shot comes in and the first goal of the game.

1:12:51 > 1:12:55of the game. Sweden take the lead through Lindholm. Sweden have been

1:12:55 > 1:13:00dominant and they're going to look and score another and they get it.

1:13:00 > 1:13:10Just in time.

1:13:11 > 1:13:22Lander and Sweden have their second.

1:13:25 > 1:13:41This is a chance and a goal. Great finish. Arriving late on the the

1:13:41 > 1:13:50scene and Omark wove some magic. We mentioned Omark and that was an

1:13:50 > 1:13:55incredibly good play. Now he has possession again. Trying to feed it

1:13:55 > 1:13:59to the man in the points. Another assist for Omark and another goal

1:13:59 > 1:14:05for Sweden as this game will be put to bed. Beautiful, beautiful work.

1:14:05 > 1:14:14Down low in the zone. The keeper beaten again.

1:14:14 > 1:14:17Down low in the zone. The keeper beaten again. There is good ice

1:14:17 > 1:14:20hockey going on all over. But the ticket everyone wanted was to sea

1:14:20 > 1:14:25South Korea. They have been playing the Czech Republic. We will be

1:14:25 > 1:14:28joining it live, but here are the goals so far.

1:14:39 > 1:14:47Snapshot and South Korea have scored. Ho, Korea in their first

1:14:47 > 1:14:57ever Winter Olympics score the goal. And open the scoring in this game.

1:14:57 > 1:15:02Lovely work and a shop shot and Ho writes his name in the history

1:15:02 > 1:15:16books. Korea lead 1-0. A power play for the Czech Republic. How are they

1:15:16 > 1:15:23going to move the puck around?

1:15:25 > 1:15:32Five skaters against four. The way in which they spread around, try and

1:15:32 > 1:15:41take that advantage. First shot and a goal. That was on stuff! The way

1:15:41 > 1:15:52they worked it around. And some Czech Republic flags flying around,

1:15:52 > 1:15:59that is why you cannot afford to take penalties against this team.

1:15:59 > 1:16:08This will be sent down the ice. This could be a chance. Another snapshot.

1:16:08 > 1:16:16Could not keep it out. Headed in. All the way through the Met. Too

1:16:16 > 1:16:26little too late. Goal from the Czech Republic, they come from a goal

1:16:26 > 1:16:35down. STUDIO: the Czech Republic leading 2-1, we join it in the third

1:16:35 > 1:16:39here at live. We join the commentators. COMMENTATOR: thank

1:16:39 > 1:16:46you. This has been a cracker of a game. The Czech Republic hanging in

1:16:46 > 1:16:51there, riding a bit of a storm and they have done it very, very well.

1:16:51 > 1:16:56Trying to find a way to get an equaliser in the final six minutes.

1:16:56 > 1:17:06Fantastic, the fans out in force making plenty of noise. Cleared. The

1:17:06 > 1:17:15Czech Republic do a great job of recovering. The red shirts of this

1:17:15 > 1:17:21check side have been swarming.

1:17:21 > 1:17:24check side have been swarming. Time is the shout, plenty of time to get

1:17:24 > 1:17:33that clear. Out of play. 2-1, Paul Thompson former Great Britain coach

1:17:33 > 1:17:38alongside me. When you look at this game, how much longer do Korea leave

1:17:38 > 1:17:46it until...They will shorten the bench, Seth. The top three offensive

1:17:46 > 1:17:52lines, just over five minutes to go. They have bent and bent and not

1:17:52 > 1:17:58broken. Still a one goal hockey game and with this crowd behind them...

1:17:58 > 1:18:06Huge giveaway and a great save, has it gone through? It was close.

1:18:06 > 1:18:10Dalton has been magnificent. Made save after save and that is another

1:18:10 > 1:18:16one.Giveaway on the blue line, semi-rake away, holding his

1:18:16 > 1:18:23position. Hoping this one has not gone through. The defence coming

1:18:23 > 1:18:33behind to support.Shuts his ankles at the bike time.He shuts the door.

1:18:33 > 1:18:40I can only imagine what will happen if the Koreans score a second goal.

1:18:40 > 1:18:46This is a purely South Korean team, no mixture like in the women's game,

1:18:46 > 1:18:52that is why they are wearing different jerseys. They have not got

1:18:52 > 1:18:59the landmass of the Korean peninsula. The North Korean cheer

1:18:59 > 1:19:05squad still in attendance making plenty of noise behind the goal. The

1:19:05 > 1:19:10Czech Republic heading back again. The group phase for these teams. The

1:19:10 > 1:19:17Czech Republic won this back in Nagano in 19 98. Bronze medallists

1:19:17 > 1:19:30in Turin. Swift pulling it back. A hard pass. Not able to be taken.

1:19:30 > 1:19:35Quite happy to get that away. They know they are taking time off the

1:19:35 > 1:19:44clock.You want to activate the defence man.

1:19:44 > 1:19:54defence man. It is a shame that Smid did not get a chance. A diving

1:19:54 > 1:20:03attempt. Good play by Regan. So smooth.

1:20:03 > 1:20:09smooth. The alternate captain of the team steps forward.Going down low.

1:20:09 > 1:20:18What can they create? Trying to stuff it short side. Plant. Stiffly

1:20:18 > 1:20:26gets it out, big shot goes over the top. Down the ice it goes. The

1:20:26 > 1:20:34whistle will blow. The Koreans will be almost 200 feet away from where

1:20:34 > 1:20:40they want to be.The Korean coaching staff will think about their line

1:20:40 > 1:20:46matches, if they have to pull the goal, the set play to get this game

1:20:46 > 1:20:51tied up. Normally under two minutes, they will be looking for puck

1:20:51 > 1:20:57possession time. Get a six on five opportunity, just like Slovenia did

1:20:57 > 1:21:03yesterday against the USA but you have to get the puck.Some tight

1:21:03 > 1:21:11games already. Doesn't quite work out. Back to the blue line. Again,

1:21:11 > 1:21:19out at the age of his crease. Dalton has had a terrific, terrific game,

1:21:19 > 1:21:24he has been brilliant, thoroughly enjoyable to watch. Been one of the

1:21:24 > 1:21:30players whose been bought in from Clinton, Ontario in Canada and he

1:21:30 > 1:21:35has played in the American hockey league, has had some time with a

1:21:35 > 1:21:40Boston team but has been first class, this is his third

1:21:40 > 1:21:44international tournament with the Korean side, he knows exactly what

1:21:44 > 1:21:50this means and when Jimmy was building his team, he was excited to

1:21:50 > 1:21:57be part of it. Nice skating. The Czech Republic will want to keep the

1:21:57 > 1:22:03puck.Keep it down low. They know they can run down the clock, not

1:22:03 > 1:22:13looking to throw pucks into areas for Korea can counter.Big block.

1:22:13 > 1:22:18You got to pay the price. If you want to win the game, you do.

1:22:18 > 1:22:31Offside. That is given. There is Jimmy. Two-time Stanley cup winner,

1:22:31 > 1:22:34former Nottingham pampered, great stint in the UK, to go for it this

1:22:34 > 1:22:39programme some years ago. -- Notting Hamp and third.

1:22:44 > 1:22:49Done a great job. Really. He and Richard. I coached against them, ten

1:22:49 > 1:22:55years ago. To see where their programme has gone over that time,

1:22:55 > 1:23:01great investment, the Asian league holding up as it is. These guys

1:23:01 > 1:23:05being exposed and playing at a higher level, great experience for

1:23:05 > 1:23:09coaching staff and players, giving themselves a chance against one of

1:23:09 > 1:23:16the world's elite teams in the Czech Republic. What they do with junior

1:23:16 > 1:23:21hockey, they are developing at all levels, developing the women's team,

1:23:21 > 1:23:25this is an holistic change for ice hockey in Korea. It has two start

1:23:25 > 1:23:30from the bottom up, Seth, we know that.You can get a quick fix from

1:23:30 > 1:23:36the top down. An offensive face-off, just sorting themselves out, the

1:23:36 > 1:23:42Czech Republic. Here it is. Back to the blue line, straight into the

1:23:42 > 1:23:48body, quick shot, not particularly good. You mention it has to come

1:23:48 > 1:23:53from the bottom, if you are watching this and you are inspired, why not

1:23:53 > 1:24:00head to the Get Inspired section of the BBC website, details on how to

1:24:00 > 1:24:08find your local clubs. Anyone from 15, 16 can start getting involved,

1:24:08 > 1:24:12there are adult leagues you can play in. Plenty of ice hockey going on

1:24:12 > 1:24:20around the UK. Korea want something special.

1:24:21 > 1:24:26special. Grabbing the headlines. By making history, scoring the first

1:24:26 > 1:24:33ever goal for a Korean men's team. At an Olympic ice hockey tournament.

1:24:33 > 1:24:36Wouldn't it be something if they could come back from here and get a

1:24:36 > 1:24:44second?Helped out of the zone. Playing with quite a lot of

1:24:44 > 1:24:50intelligence, this team from the Czech Republic, leaping into spaces.

1:24:50 > 1:24:56Can they start reading this towards the net? Good defensively. Here it

1:24:56 > 1:25:03comes again, to the top. Does not get it through. He wants a second

1:25:03 > 1:25:09look at this. This time it will go through. Can they get another shot

1:25:09 > 1:25:14in on goal, they cannot, cleared all the way down and still Dalton

1:25:14 > 1:25:20remains steadfast.Yes, I'm a little confused by that, good puck

1:25:20 > 1:25:29possession time, no pressure on. Hopefully get the six on five goals

1:25:29 > 1:25:35that will take you into overtime. Going to have a second look at this,

1:25:35 > 1:25:41skating in circles. The Czech Republic team doing a good job in

1:25:41 > 1:25:49the neutral zone. Great play! Another go, that is dropped, very

1:25:49 > 1:25:56nearly beat Frank. Little trick to get high his man in neutral ice and

1:25:56 > 1:26:05then, boom.I daresay we will see a time-out. Looked to run set play, he

1:26:05 > 1:26:11has been their best player, scored a fantastic all, has been in the

1:26:11 > 1:26:22middle of everything.Absolutely. Ho, great little player. The noise

1:26:22 > 1:26:29level will build once again. Will it crescendo with a goal?Frank has

1:26:29 > 1:26:34been good. He hasn't had a lot to do, a lot of it has been from the

1:26:34 > 1:26:40outside, he is comfortable. We have been saying to him, get the Middle

1:26:40 > 1:26:45driver, Richard is talking now, they will have a set play already set up,

1:26:45 > 1:26:50who he wants in what position, if you lose the puck, where you go to

1:26:50 > 1:26:57retrieve it. We slot -- sought the Slovenians do it yesterday. You

1:26:57 > 1:27:06never know.If you were drawing it up, which of the Koreans would you

1:27:06 > 1:27:15see shooting the puck?You can see now on the point is the goalscorer,

1:27:15 > 1:27:20loading up three on the inside by the looks of it. Get a little drop,

1:27:20 > 1:27:24back to the point, have a little play, this face-off is key.

1:27:28 > 1:27:33Pretty much the front for with the way they have played. They should be

1:27:33 > 1:27:43pinched in. Still time. The net remains empty. The Koreans step

1:27:43 > 1:27:54forward. Ho, round the back of the net it goes.

1:27:56 > 1:28:03net it goes. Kovar rushed, two big bodies. Three, four, five players.

1:28:03 > 1:28:11If they do not win the puck it will be over very, very quickly. Swift,

1:28:11 > 1:28:15great defensive work. Got to get going, right up the middle of the

1:28:15 > 1:28:20ice but what can he make happen? Entering a sea of red, putting

1:28:20 > 1:28:27brakes entering the net, maybe one last shot? Bigshot, it goes wide.

1:28:27 > 1:28:38What a start! For these teams. So close. So, so close.

1:28:39 > 1:28:41close. So, so close. That man made history scoring his goals but the

1:28:41 > 1:28:45Czech Republic team will take the accolades and the points as well,

1:28:45 > 1:28:50they had to come from behind to do this but they've played ever so

1:28:50 > 1:28:53well, a team that is very well drilled and they came through a big

1:28:53 > 1:29:00scare at the end.Great game. If that comes off the other side of

1:29:00 > 1:29:06your shin pad and it ricochets... Full credit to South Korea, they

1:29:06 > 1:29:13have come in and never gone away. The Czech style is a little bit more

1:29:13 > 1:29:15experienced, they kept them to the outside defensively but they never

1:29:15 > 1:29:25went away. A great game, fantastic atmosphere.Search a great game.

1:29:25 > 1:29:29Victory of the Czech Republic, disappointment for the Korean fans

1:29:29 > 1:29:33but the fans in the stadium will have enjoy every moment of this. The

1:29:33 > 1:29:43final score Czech Republic beat Korea by 2-1. STUDIO: great stuff,

1:29:43 > 1:29:4711:30pm in South Korea, that is the last live sport other night but it

1:29:47 > 1:29:51starts again in not too many hours and from midnight tonight you can

1:29:51 > 1:29:56watch all sorts of things on the BBC, including a full wrap of the

1:29:56 > 1:29:59day at 7pm on BBC2 and for those who don't stay up through the night,

1:29:59 > 1:30:06quite a lot, this afternoon with Hazel Irvine to wrap up. Some

1:30:06 > 1:30:09breaking news from Pyeongchang, the British International Olympic

1:30:09 > 1:30:13Committee Adam Pengelly has been sent home from the Winter Olympics

1:30:13 > 1:30:17following an altercation with a security guard. The IOC has

1:30:17 > 1:30:21announced his departure, a spokesperson says the IOC wishes to

1:30:21 > 1:30:24apologise for the behaviour of one of its members and feels extremely

1:30:24 > 1:30:28sorry for the incident caused following an interview with the RUC

1:30:28 > 1:30:31ethics...

1:30:45 > 1:30:53Adam was one of three British members of the IOC, a former

1:30:53 > 1:30:57skeleton athletes. He has explained what happened. So this morning he

1:30:57 > 1:31:02was leaving his hotel. He says, I tried to walk past the security

1:31:02 > 1:31:08guard when he told me to go the other way. Hi came close to me and

1:31:08 > 1:31:11asked to see my accreditation. I asked to see his manager. He

1:31:11 > 1:31:16wouldn't take me to his manager and asked to see a photograph of my

1:31:16 > 1:31:22accreditation. It went on for 30 seconds and I ran past him. I didn't

1:31:22 > 1:31:28stop. I have since heard he fell over. But I didn't hear him fall or

1:31:28 > 1:31:33shout out. At no point did I touch him. Although I have been told that

1:31:33 > 1:31:36footage makes look as if I pushed him, this was not the case and if

1:31:36 > 1:31:41anything he was coming towards me. It was my mistake and I'm sorry, I

1:31:41 > 1:31:46should have turned around and I also apologise for swearing. I'm sorry to

1:31:46 > 1:31:52the security guard and I spoke about IOC members being held to a higher

1:31:52 > 1:31:58standard and I have let myself down. Some say there was a fight or

1:31:58 > 1:32:06scuffle. This is incorrect. So Mr Pengilly has been sent home from the

1:32:06 > 1:32:12winter Olympics and there was skeleton action this morning. There

1:32:12 > 1:32:20has been the team luge. This is a competition in which the countries

1:32:20 > 1:32:25that have a depth of luge talent have an advantage, because it

1:32:25 > 1:32:34comprises one female, one male luger. As they come down, they have

1:32:34 > 1:32:39to hit the barrier at the top. It is a knock out. They have to hit the

1:32:39 > 1:32:46pad a as they finish so the next one can start. It is interesting. After

1:32:46 > 1:32:50this, Hazel will take over. Here is what happened in the main

1:32:50 > 1:32:54contenders, starting with the United States in Team luge.

1:33:01 > 1:33:04COMMENTATOR: COMMENTATOR: This could be good if she nails it. If she

1:33:04 > 1:33:08slides like she has been doing. He has looked a bit sort of she is

1:33:08 > 1:33:18going to get down quick or crash. Hopefully she will nail it to give

1:33:18 > 1:33:22the Americans a chance of getting another medal at this Olympics.She

1:33:22 > 1:33:28is in this team ahead of bronze medallist from Sochi, Erin Hamlin.

1:33:28 > 1:33:34This is where she was having problems, on the corner. She is

1:33:34 > 1:33:39still nervous on that. That is why she was having issues. But putting

1:33:39 > 1:33:44her feet down it will slow her down. But will it keep her in contention

1:33:44 > 1:33:49for the next rider. To pull them back into it. She is going to lose a

1:33:49 > 1:33:59bit of time coming up the hill.I'm afraid it has not been a good run.

1:33:59 > 1:34:06Britcher, maybe they will rue not putting Hamlin in.

1:34:16 > 1:34:21Mazda has had an excellent week. This is different, because they're

1:34:21 > 1:34:25coming from a different part of the track. So it is slightly lower. It

1:34:25 > 1:34:32is just the way they slide the track. He has made good adjustments,

1:34:32 > 1:34:37but he is now starting to lose time. Have the teams got what it takes to

1:34:37 > 1:34:41pull them back in the front? This is not the run they need to pull them

1:34:41 > 1:34:50towards the medals.They're two hundredths of a second off. Huge

1:34:50 > 1:34:58pressure on Matthew

1:34:58 > 1:35:01pressure on Matthew Mortensen and Terdiman. They have a big job on to

1:35:01 > 1:35:07get themselves back ahead of Italy. They're up against it I think, John?

1:35:07 > 1:35:15Yes, that mistake there, I don't know whether that will be enough.

1:35:15 > 1:35:21The sleds are a bit heavier. Are they gaining? They are gaining. But

1:35:21 > 1:35:24is there enough track to come up the hill and get up there? It is very

1:35:24 > 1:35:34tight. You can lose a lot of speed up the hill.They have done it by

1:35:34 > 1:35:43two thousandths of a second! At the start of week we explain ed this was

1:35:43 > 1:35:48the only event that is timed down to the thousand. We needed that

1:35:48 > 1:35:51facility to separate the United States from Italy. The United States

1:35:51 > 1:35:59guaranteed fourth. And I bet Summer Britcher is the most relieved person

1:35:59 > 1:36:04in this Sliding Centre.I think she will be. Because that run she had

1:36:04 > 1:36:07was probably better than the two runs she made mistakes on in the

1:36:07 > 1:36:12women's race. But it was still not necessarily good enough. I don't

1:36:12 > 1:36:17know if this team have put in a good enough performance to beat the next

1:36:17 > 1:36:22three teams coming up. They're looking at the Canadians and

1:36:22 > 1:36:27Austrians. But it would take a lot for the Canadians, who have a strong

1:36:27 > 1:36:31team, to make a mistake and come down. You see Chris having to reach

1:36:31 > 1:36:41across and getting that wrong. The doubles teams did well.Summer

1:36:41 > 1:36:46Britcher was fourth quickest only from the first run. Mazda and the

1:36:46 > 1:36:51doubles boys have brought it back for America. They lead ahead of

1:36:51 > 1:36:59Italy and Latvia and this is getting spicy as the Canadians go. Three

1:36:59 > 1:37:12more teams to go. A strong team for Canada. Edney and Wau kir lker and

1:37:12 > 1:37:17Smith to come. Alex Gough is first off.She had a slide into the second

1:37:17 > 1:37:22bend. I don't know if she wasn't quite settled. The quality of her

1:37:22 > 1:37:26over Britcher we have seen. She didn't make any mistakes in her

1:37:26 > 1:37:34race. If she nails this part. That line looks flat. You can almost hear

1:37:34 > 1:37:40it accelerating. There is no sound. And this is good. But she is still

1:37:40 > 1:37:46in the red. She has now started to accelerate. She will put time over

1:37:46 > 1:37:50Britcher, because she made mistakes. Canada, their noses in front after

1:37:50 > 1:37:59the first leg. By 16 hundredths of a second. The very last run on the

1:37:59 > 1:38:03world stage for Sam Edney, who was sixth in the men's individual event.

1:38:03 > 1:38:06She is charged with the responsibilities of trying to grow

1:38:06 > 1:38:11is in Canadian lead over the United States and hand them a guaranteed

1:38:11 > 1:38:17medal. If they can beat the United States they can win a medal.This is

1:38:17 > 1:38:23crunch time for these teams. Now the times are in a way, Mazda's drive

1:38:23 > 1:38:26wasn't that bad. He is starting to pull away. You can see the

1:38:26 > 1:38:30difference between him being a silver medallist and him finishing

1:38:30 > 1:38:40sixth. This will come down to the doubles pairing.Can Edney keep the

1:38:40 > 1:38:48lead for Canada? Just by millimetres. As you say, it is now

1:38:48 > 1:38:52Walker and Smith. There is no doubt that they were better than the

1:38:52 > 1:38:57Americans in the doubles event. They finished fifth. The Americans have

1:38:57 > 1:39:03finished 10th. They need a mistake to allow the Americans in. I reckon

1:39:03 > 1:39:07if they're clean and fast Canada will get a medal.Yes this was

1:39:07 > 1:39:14almost a dead heat. You can see how much they pull out. Unless they make

1:39:14 > 1:39:20a mistake, this is Canada heading for another medal. They're going to

1:39:20 > 1:39:28get the bronze medal at least. They're very high into the 16th and

1:39:28 > 1:39:32final bend A late mistake. It doesn't matter. Canada are

1:39:32 > 1:39:38medallists again. Canada have a bronze medal and it looks with

1:39:38 > 1:39:44Austria and Germany to come that... That the Americans might miss out!

1:39:44 > 1:39:47Although they're still alive. Canada know they have a medal. Guaranteed

1:39:47 > 1:39:59bronze. Look at the joy - unconfined!I wonder if Alex Gough

1:39:59 > 1:40:02at the start thought she would be a double sort of bronze medallist. We

1:40:02 > 1:40:10say that yes, but at least a double medallist.The team in Sochi as well

1:40:10 > 1:40:14were fourth. So these two fourths have now been converted into two

1:40:14 > 1:40:21thirds. It is a sweet feeling for them.It is. This is the sort of

1:40:21 > 1:40:25result that drives these nations forward, and they get more funding

1:40:25 > 1:40:29and get better equipment and they can move from being successful to

1:40:29 > 1:40:37trying to be dominant like the Germans.Wonderful. And Sam Edney

1:40:37 > 1:40:41ends his international career at last an Olympic medallist. Great for

1:40:41 > 1:40:54him.He will be overjoyed.Big pressure now on this young lady.

1:40:54 > 1:40:58Madeleine Egle, who wasn't one of the star names from the ladies'

1:40:58 > 1:41:06event. She finished ninth. The next two won gold and silver in their

1:41:06 > 1:41:11events.

1:41:13 > 1:41:18events.If this is, although she finished ninth, if this is the weak

1:41:18 > 1:41:22link of the team that is going to let the Americans in, this is where

1:41:22 > 1:41:27it will be lost for the Austrians. Will she come down in fronts of the

1:41:27 > 1:41:32Canadian?

1:41:33 > 1:41:39Canadian? I don't think so. She will lose time? This is a good thing for

1:41:39 > 1:41:43the Austrians, she will be so close to Gough, because she wasn't this

1:41:43 > 1:41:46close in the women's competition.I think she needed to be two tenths at

1:41:46 > 1:41:54least in hand of the Americans. She is two hundredths, I think she has

1:41:54 > 1:41:59given Austria a great chance. A question I think whether it will be

1:41:59 > 1:42:04silver or bronze. Of course, that all assumes that the Germans will go

1:42:04 > 1:42:09well themselves.It does. You have still got to get even across the

1:42:09 > 1:42:13line in one piece and not make a mistake. Some of the men have made

1:42:13 > 1:42:17mistakes. But that was from higher up the track. This is surprising

1:42:17 > 1:42:24that he is losing time, compared. For the previous team, the Canadian,

1:42:24 > 1:42:31Sam had a good run, although he is trying to pull it back. It will be

1:42:31 > 1:42:42down to the doubles run.This is the Olympic champion.

1:42:43 > 1:42:47Olympic champion. Silver medallist, 33-year-old Penz and Fischler have

1:42:47 > 1:42:55got to hold if they can superiority over Canada. It is just momentarily

1:42:55 > 1:42:59swung back Canada's way.They had a slide off corner one at the end. So

1:42:59 > 1:43:05now this is the fast part of the track and we start to build speed.

1:43:05 > 1:43:09That could be the mistake. Just there. That cost them a medal. Or

1:43:09 > 1:43:13can they hold on? They still have 14 hundredths in the bag. Another

1:43:13 > 1:43:20mistake. The Americans are only 14 or 15 hundredths behinds. Can they

1:43:20 > 1:43:25hold on?Are Canada about to improve their position here as well? They

1:43:25 > 1:43:33are. A silver medal for Canada. Austria guaranteed bronze. Still

1:43:33 > 1:43:41verse for Canada at least. Bronze for Austria at least. The Americans,

1:43:41 > 1:43:46assuming the Germans don't make a real hash of things, the Americans

1:43:46 > 1:43:54are going to finish out of it.The Americans have missed out by a tenth

1:43:54 > 1:43:58of a second. That is really close. But these are the small differences

1:43:58 > 1:44:04between the teams. All of them you know they just did enough. I thought

1:44:04 > 1:44:08the doubles pairing would have done better. And confirmed them with the

1:44:08 > 1:44:17silver. But she did very well.Egle, she is only 19. She has got an

1:44:17 > 1:44:22Olympic medal.

1:44:22 > 1:44:26Olympic medal.When you look at the difference between these top

1:44:26 > 1:44:31sliders, there is nothing in it. Specially over one run. They have

1:44:31 > 1:44:36had to learn the track from one side. This cost them, that little

1:44:36 > 1:44:43skid. But at least they have come home with a bronze. Well, we are

1:44:43 > 1:44:46thinking that the Germans are just going to glide into this without a

1:44:46 > 1:44:56mistake. The Germans to come. Canada lead.Great celebrations in Canada

1:44:56 > 1:45:01House I'm sure tonight. What a strong team this is. Two gold

1:45:01 > 1:45:10medallists and a bronze medallist to go for Germany.

1:45:10 > 1:45:15go for Germany. Geisenberger if she gets a medal would create a record,

1:45:15 > 1:45:22chasing her fourth gold at Olympic Games.

1:45:24 > 1:45:31All class in the women's event. She won by a long, long way and she is

1:45:31 > 1:45:39the last you expect to make a mistake.She is a class act. The

1:45:39 > 1:45:43German ice queen as she is known. Look at these lines, everything she

1:45:43 > 1:45:51does looks effortless. That is why she is what she is. She is going to

1:45:51 > 1:45:57give their team a chance, the way she sets this up, she will have

1:45:57 > 1:46:08three tenths lead.Copybook stuff, handing

1:46:11 > 1:46:21handing over to Ludwig.

1:46:25 > 1:46:30Felix Loch, his last run a disaster. Giving the doubles team a great shot

1:46:30 > 1:46:38at gold.Not really making any difference. Look at the difference

1:46:38 > 1:46:44in the time. Not really making any inroads. Giving the pairs team at

1:46:44 > 1:46:52least two tenths in the back. They are the quality act.The two tenths

1:46:52 > 1:46:56gap, but final run of the luge series, six exciting days toiling

1:46:56 > 1:47:03down to this, the double Olympic champions now will try and bring it

1:47:03 > 1:47:12home for Germany.Just a little bit late into the corner. These are a

1:47:12 > 1:47:18quality act. As long as they get this right, they are starting to

1:47:18 > 1:47:23melt this, perfect. This is Germany. Walking into another old medal as we

1:47:23 > 1:47:30thought they would. They are the favourites. Starting to pull away.

1:47:30 > 1:47:41-- gold medal. No issues.A big win for them, history made. Germany

1:47:41 > 1:47:46strikes old once again, winning three out of the four luge golds.

1:47:46 > 1:47:55She can celebrate. Two golds at the games and no one in the world can

1:47:55 > 1:48:01say they have not been the best team around. That is the way to enforce

1:48:01 > 1:48:08your suppose it superiority. No mistakes from any of them. Ludwig,

1:48:08 > 1:48:12just sort of lukewarm, his run, the other two were excellent, weren't

1:48:12 > 1:48:19they?These were the favourites. As they always are. The real excitement

1:48:19 > 1:48:24was for the sort of second, third and fourth place and the difference

1:48:24 > 1:48:33between medal positions, we are looking at tenths, hundredths,

1:48:33 > 1:48:36thousands, as a team, a nation. Looking at the quality above

1:48:36 > 1:48:44everyone else.

1:48:44 > 1:48:49everyone else. For sheer consistency and skill, she hasn't put a foot

1:48:49 > 1:48:58wrong. Everyone has had little twitches and mistakes, even the

1:48:58 > 1:49:03men's winner, he wasn't perfect, he got herself into the second

1:49:03 > 1:49:10position. Felix Loch made a massive mistake.

1:49:10 > 1:49:19mistake. But she has definitely been the class act.Ludwig on the right.

1:49:19 > 1:49:28Another old medal one. Really enjoying the luge, John. It's

1:49:28 > 1:49:36obviously skeleton that will dominate the next two days. And the

1:49:36 > 1:49:40Bobsleigh will kick in in the next few days. Confirmation that Germany

1:49:40 > 1:49:50wins. Austria digging up the bronze. That is the luge team relay.

1:49:50 > 1:49:53COMMENTATOR: Germany retaining three of the four titles in the luge in

1:49:53 > 1:49:59these Olympics. All but Perot Felix Loch did the business. Hello, lovely

1:49:59 > 1:50:04to be with you, a bumper edition this afternoon, weather delays we

1:50:04 > 1:50:09accept at an Olympic Games, the game of hurry up and wait is finally over

1:50:09 > 1:50:13for the alpine skier is and it has presented us with a bumper two for

1:50:13 > 1:50:26one offer, two races today. And that is not all. China will be the next

1:50:26 > 1:50:31Winter Olympic hosts but could be first gold in Korea come in the

1:50:31 > 1:50:36pairs figure skating? The free programme to enjoy. Then we are in

1:50:36 > 1:50:41for a thrill ride, every hundredths of a second counts, the bone shaking

1:50:41 > 1:50:46skeleton event for men against a day. But late than never, the

1:50:46 > 1:50:54women's giant slalom begins, Mikaela Shiffrin taking part. And we will

1:50:54 > 1:50:58find out who will be the fastest man on skis in one of the greatest and

1:50:58 > 1:51:05grandest Olympic occasions men's downhill. One at a time on the

1:51:05 > 1:51:10mountain in snowboard cross, a helped skelter bun fight, first

1:51:10 > 1:51:17across the line counts. And it's a real favourite for me in the Winter

1:51:17 > 1:51:21Olympics, I'm not sure it's an event even you Christopher Dean could

1:51:21 > 1:51:26choreograph, and extraordinary thing.They come careering down the

1:51:26 > 1:51:30mountain, jostling for position, short track on snow.You are in for

1:51:30 > 1:51:36a treat but it's iceskating we will talk about. Before we get warmed up

1:51:36 > 1:51:40for the climax of the pairs event we make absolutely no apology for this,

1:51:40 > 1:51:45we have been once again rifling through the back catalogue of

1:51:45 > 1:51:48Torvill and Dean is greatest hits and I asked you the other day but

1:51:48 > 1:51:52you would count as one of your favourite routines. And you said

1:51:52 > 1:51:55firmly for a variety of reasons which we will go into later, Mack

1:51:55 > 1:52:05and Mabel might be the one. Just for you, here it is.

1:52:40 > 1:52:43APPLAUSE

1:52:43 > 1:52:45APPLAUSE

1:53:19 > 1:53:22CROWD CLAPS

1:54:26 > 1:54:27APPLAUSE

1:54:27 > 1:54:30APPLAUSE

1:55:21 > 1:55:24CROWD CLAPS

1:55:50 > 1:55:52APPLAUSE

1:55:52 > 1:55:55APPLAUSE

1:56:00 > 1:56:07CHEERING APPLAUSE

1:56:07 > 1:56:15COMMENTATOR: what can you say? Absolute magic. This crowd is

1:56:15 > 1:56:18absolutely standing on their feet, stamping and cheering, the most

1:56:18 > 1:56:27amazing feeling. Jayne Torvill and list of Dean, knowing right from the

1:56:27 > 1:56:32start, no one can touch them. Faultless performance, here are the

1:56:32 > 1:56:37marks.

1:56:38 > 1:56:44marks. -- Christopher Dean.Because they have skated first, it will be

1:56:44 > 1:56:54difficult for any judge to give them a maximum six when there are another

1:56:54 > 1:57:03five hours to go after them. There are five sixes, those Union Jacks

1:57:03 > 1:57:06have every right to be waived, I am sure no one is going to beat those

1:57:06 > 1:57:14marks.Bravo. The late, great, Alan weeks, trading alongside Robin

1:57:14 > 1:57:22Cousins. You want the world title four years, 1980-84, why did you

1:57:22 > 1:57:27pick that?We heard it a year before but we thought we weren't ready for

1:57:27 > 1:57:33it so we went to the BBC Radio Foyle to an library, all the old LPs and

1:57:33 > 1:57:39we would trawl through all the music, put them on the record player

1:57:39 > 1:57:43and listen and listen and we came across this piece and it had an

1:57:43 > 1:57:47overture and it was from beginning to end and it was orchestrated,

1:57:47 > 1:57:56seamless, told a story. And it just seemed right for us. A lot of people

1:57:56 > 1:57:59that follow skating, it's still one of their favourites, lots of steps

1:57:59 > 1:58:05in it. I was tired just watching it, I hadn't seen out in ages.Neither

1:58:05 > 1:58:13had I and it takes us right back in time. I wonder how that actually

1:58:13 > 1:58:18helped in the transition towards Bolero, there is a storytelling

1:58:18 > 1:58:24element of it?Absolutely. Each year we wanted to re-invent ourselves. It

1:58:24 > 1:58:29was like a premier. The Mack and Mabel sort of started that and then

1:58:29 > 1:58:35it went on to Barnum and eventually Bolero and each year you just grow,

1:58:35 > 1:58:38you have more information, you understand more, what goes into it,

1:58:38 > 1:58:44the music am often we Thampi orchestration, we went to Barnum, it

1:58:44 > 1:58:49was how could we find that perfect orchestration but posted together,

1:58:49 > 1:58:54Michael Crawford who introduced us to the musical director of Barnum,

1:58:54 > 1:58:57we got the musicians into the studio and they recorded it for us and then

1:58:57 > 1:59:04Bolero.Let's go trawling through the archives, definitely.When?

1:59:04 > 1:59:13Tomorrow. It is lovely seeing them. I stand thing, as we saw, in the

1:59:13 > 1:59:17pairs event, there are a couple of historical moments we want to share

1:59:17 > 1:59:20with you that probably explains some of the changes over the last few

1:59:20 > 1:59:27years, particularly the Russians, 64-68, dominated it. This was the

1:59:27 > 1:59:37couple that started at. A married couple who want back-to-back in

1:59:37 > 1:59:41Grenoble and it was the start of a Soviet Russian dynasty in the pairs

1:59:41 > 1:59:46event, their skaters won or assured 12 gold medals in a row until Nagano

1:59:46 > 1:59:51in 98.

1:59:51 > 1:59:57in 98.Eventually sport became a... Everybody, they were professional

1:59:57 > 2:00:05sports people. They were employed and they would skate and so they

2:00:05 > 2:00:09took skating to another level, it wasn't just a something recreational

2:00:09 > 2:00:13and a past time, fitting it in between work, they were full-time

2:00:13 > 2:00:20skaters and they took it to a degree and they developed it to an artform,

2:00:20 > 2:00:24the athleticism but that the same time developing the artistic side,

2:00:24 > 2:00:28that is what they were known for. They could do all the jobs and lifts

2:00:28 > 2:00:33and at the same time brought this beautiful elegant quality.

2:00:33 > 2:00:35And after the Protopopovs came the human dynamo

2:00:35 > 2:00:38that is Irina Rodnina - she won three golds in a row,

2:00:38 > 2:00:40first with Alexei Ulanov and the next two with her husband

2:00:40 > 2:00:43Aleksander Zaitsev.

2:00:43 > 2:00:49She was a buzz bomb!This lady could go back to back run-through sent out

2:00:49 > 2:00:53skate almost everyone. When she did forward crossovers she got so deep

2:00:53 > 2:00:58into it and the power she could generate was amazing. I remember one

2:00:58 > 2:01:02championship when the music stopped and they didn't, continuing to the

2:01:02 > 2:01:12end.Three golds in a row.

2:01:12 > 2:01:15first with Alexei Ulanov and the next two with her husband

2:01:15 > 2:01:16Aleksander Zaitsev.

2:01:16 > 2:01:17From elegance to athleticism.

2:01:17 > 2:01:19Another step-change in style in the pairs.

2:01:19 > 2:01:22She was a buzz bomb!

2:01:22 > 2:01:25She brought that athletic side to it, and the East Germans were up

2:01:25 > 2:01:30there as well. Then it moved onto the beautiful elegance of those that

2:01:30 > 2:01:34came after.

2:01:34 > 2:01:36Amazingly, Russian skaters have only lost this title once

2:01:36 > 2:01:38since the Protopopovs - in Vancouver, when they

2:01:38 > 2:01:43were beaten by China.

2:01:43 > 2:01:51That was in 2010. Back on top of the podium in Sochi again. And in the

2:01:51 > 2:01:54free programme of the pairs competition today we expected a

2:01:54 > 2:01:58fight between the Russians and Chinese again, but Canada and

2:01:58 > 2:02:03Germany were also in the mix.

2:02:03 > 2:02:05It all comes down to this, the free programme, watched for us

2:02:05 > 2:02:09by Robin Cousins and Katherine Downes.

2:02:09 > 2:02:15ANNOUNCER:Skating next, representing

2:02:16 > 2:02:27representing Italy,.COMMENTATOR: Skating for a chance of bronze.

2:02:45 > 2:02:50The opening triple twist.

2:03:03 > 2:03:20Side by side, triple toe loop 's next. Very nice.

2:03:32 > 2:03:49Double toe loop. And triple Salchow.

2:03:56 > 2:04:00Always assured with the footwork on the lifts.

2:04:11 > 2:04:19The first of their two throws. Throw triple loop. Got it, gorgeous,

2:04:19 > 2:04:23absolutely lovely.

2:04:42 > 2:04:51And spot on on the side by side spins.

2:06:09 > 2:06:24The second through triple Lutz. And they've got it.

2:07:00 > 2:07:05That's the benchmark. If they want to win a medal, all the others will

2:07:05 > 2:07:10have to beat that.Absolutely. I know her surprise is, not once, but

2:07:10 > 2:07:16twice in one week, they delivered the skate of their lives in the team

2:07:16 > 2:07:22competition and they have just done it again. The triple twist, a level

2:07:22 > 2:07:28three they got in the team event. Level two in the short programme,

2:07:28 > 2:07:34but level three again today. No touch with the right arm. The triple

2:07:34 > 2:07:38loop, again, good height and good flight travel. Lovely running edge

2:07:38 > 2:07:43on the landing. Couldn't have done any better.It's a season's best as

2:07:43 > 2:07:48well.

2:07:50 > 2:07:53well. That catapults them up to the top of the leaderboard, into the

2:07:53 > 2:08:00gold medal position. And they will be pushing for the bronze medal

2:08:00 > 2:08:08position. That's how to kick some ice. The pair that came through in

2:08:08 > 2:08:14eighth position for the Olympic Athletes from Russia. They already

2:08:14 > 2:08:18come through the games with a team silver. Quite a story to this

2:08:18 > 2:08:21programme, Robin. I think it's a rehearsal for the first half and

2:08:21 > 2:08:32then the performance begins halfway through. See if you can spot it.

2:08:48 > 2:08:56Huge triple twist.And yes, they say the first part with just the piano

2:08:56 > 2:09:05is like being in the rehearsal room. Triple toe loop. Double toe loop,

2:09:05 > 2:09:07double loop.

2:09:32 > 2:09:35Timing completely off on the take-offs on what to have been side

2:09:35 > 2:09:44by side triple Salchows. Downgraded to a double, I suspect.

2:10:06 > 2:10:12The hands down there, I think on the second throw.

2:11:05 > 2:11:13Nicely done with the spin.

2:11:19 > 2:11:25No trouble on the throw triple loop.

2:11:30 > 2:11:38And the rehearsal is over and we go into the performance of Swan Lake.

2:11:38 > 2:11:47And the costume change.

2:13:07 > 2:13:10Needed the skate off their season to catch up with the first placed

2:13:10 > 2:13:15Italians, but it wasn't to be for Natalia Zabiiako and Alexander

2:13:15 > 2:13:25Enbert from the Olympic Athletes from Russia.This was the take off,

2:13:25 > 2:13:30and she was ahead of him already. He made the rotation and she did not.

2:13:30 > 2:13:34But because she didn't his job will be downgraded, so it's just the

2:13:34 > 2:13:38double stop what they do have a season's best. But they needed more

2:13:38 > 2:13:47than that.They needed 142 to beat the Italians. The Olympic Athletes

2:13:47 > 2:13:50from Russia, with another pair to come from that country, in second

2:13:50 > 2:13:55place for now. It will be impossible for them to challenge for bronze.

2:13:55 > 2:13:59But this pair are gunning for a place on the podium. And they do

2:13:59 > 2:14:03have their weapons in their arsenal to clinch a medal if they perform

2:14:03 > 2:14:09right here, right now. They were tenth in Sochi at the last Olympics.

2:14:09 > 2:14:15Looking to improve on that, coming to the short programme in six. Could

2:14:15 > 2:14:23they take a gold medal home to France?

2:14:23 > 2:14:30France?Vanessa and Morgan have a throw quadruple

2:14:30 > 2:14:37throw quadruple Salchows planned. But before that, a triple twist to

2:14:37 > 2:14:44come first.

2:14:47 > 2:14:56Lovely twist there. Brilliant control, good height and flight.

2:14:56 > 2:15:06Need the same now on the side by side toe loops.

2:15:07 > 2:15:18And they've got them, two double toe loops to follow.

2:15:19 > 2:15:27If the quadruple throw is going to appear, it will be here.

2:15:32 > 2:15:40They went for it.And made the rotation.

2:16:07 > 2:16:13Double Salchow from Vanessa.

2:17:36 > 2:17:44They need the throw. Yes, the triple.

2:18:48 > 2:18:52It is too tight at the top four mistakes. How much will that have

2:18:52 > 2:18:59cost them? They had their hands down on one of the throws, just doubled

2:18:59 > 2:19:07when they were for a triple.This is the throw, one, two, three... Four.

2:19:07 > 2:19:17Landed on two feet and two hands, but definitely clean. No, he did do

2:19:17 > 2:19:22a triple, she did the double.Hit a big new season's Beth, beating their

2:19:22 > 2:19:31previous mark by a couple of points, 143.19. And that means that Vanessa

2:19:31 > 2:19:34James and Morgan Cipres are our new leaders. They are still in the hunt

2:19:34 > 2:19:39for bronze.

2:19:50 > 2:19:53Yu and Zhang were fourth in the World Championships. They will be

2:19:53 > 2:20:00looking for a medal here. The Chinese looking to transport us to a

2:20:00 > 2:20:04galaxy far, far away.

2:20:32 > 2:20:39Opening with side by side triple Salchows.

2:20:54 > 2:21:06Better there, an easy flight on the triple twist.

2:21:13 > 2:21:27Triple toe loops. She struggled there as well.

2:22:46 > 2:22:50The first of their two back-to-back throws. The loop is lovely on one

2:22:50 > 2:22:58foot.

2:22:58 > 2:23:04foot. The second throw is the Salchow.

2:23:52 > 2:24:00Oh, lost the dismount there as well, on the left.

2:24:03 > 2:24:11on the left. -- on the lift.

2:24:40 > 2:24:45The music from the Star Wars soundtrack, the performance not

2:24:45 > 2:24:51quite stratospheric.The toe loop combination has been downgraded, so

2:24:51 > 2:25:00that has gone from what had been a base of 4.70, has just given them

2:25:00 > 2:25:062.60 points. Again, it is the detail.And they were the leading

2:25:06 > 2:25:17contenders. So close. And mistakes like this are just too costly.

2:25:17 > 2:25:23Slightly awkward. The second throw, plenty of time, just caught the

2:25:23 > 2:25:32heel.They tumble down the standings to fourth. The French still out in

2:25:32 > 2:25:37front, the Italians in second, and the Olympic athletes are brush in

2:25:37 > 2:25:43bronze medal position at the moment. But we do have the best pairs in the

2:25:43 > 2:25:50world yet to come. Ali Savchenko and Bruno Massow looking for the skate

2:25:50 > 2:25:56of their lives. They are just outside the medal positions right

2:25:56 > 2:26:06now by just 0.2 three. No mistakes. A great performance and it could be

2:26:06 > 2:26:16a third bronze medal at the Olympics. They need this to be

2:26:16 > 2:26:21perfect.

2:26:35 > 2:26:45May open with a triple twist. Watch the height that it flies.

2:26:45 > 2:26:54the height that it flies. -- Bay open. The first of the throws. And

2:26:54 > 2:27:03she's got it on one foot. That's clean.

2:27:16 > 2:27:21Triple Salchow, double toe loop, double toe loop. Yesterday it was

2:27:21 > 2:27:30just a double for Bruno, and it cost them dearly. Today, perfection.

2:27:41 > 2:27:53Side by side triple toe loops. Got them.This is looking good.

2:28:04 > 2:28:11Triple Salchow. That is their big, difficult elements done for them.

2:28:42 > 2:28:51Brilliant strengthened control through the lifts. -- strength and

2:28:51 > 2:29:01control.

2:30:57 > 2:31:03Foot perfect. The race for bronze is on.I think the race for gold is on.

2:31:03 > 2:31:08They were out of the medal positions before this free skate.They were

2:31:08 > 2:31:12going to be fighting for the bronze medal place, but that performance

2:31:12 > 2:31:19has now put them on a podium, and what colour that medal will be, we

2:31:19 > 2:31:22will have to find out. But I think that'll be a tough one to beat. They

2:31:22 > 2:31:31will go into the 160s. Beautiful transitions. Slight recognition

2:31:31 > 2:31:36factor, partly because they were choreographed by Christopher Dean.

2:31:36 > 2:31:42He spent time with them last year in the autumn, helping to clean and fix

2:31:42 > 2:31:46these transitions between. And for me it is the detail that will

2:31:46 > 2:31:54separate this from some of the others.

2:31:54 > 2:32:02It's going to be big, absolutely. That is the best they have skated.

2:32:02 > 2:32:13159.31, a season's best. Is that how they clinch the Olympic title?

2:32:13 > 2:32:15they clinch the Olympic title?They will have broken their own world

2:32:15 > 2:32:19record with that free skate score. It was sensational skating, wasn't

2:32:19 > 2:32:25it? And this is the couple with whom they were tussling for the bronze

2:32:25 > 2:32:32medal position.

2:32:32 > 2:32:36medal position. Megan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada, already team

2:32:36 > 2:32:43champions, going away from these Games with a gold medal. And the

2:32:43 > 2:32:48pressure is on these two now to hang on to a spot on the podium.

2:33:22 > 2:33:32Triple twist.

2:33:36 > 2:33:45The hardest side solo jump element, and now side by side triple Lutses.

2:33:45 > 2:33:49Hands down from Megan. Not sure it was fully rotated either. That will

2:33:49 > 2:33:57be reviewed.

2:33:59 > 2:34:16And is now quadruple through Salchow. And she's got it.

2:34:17 > 2:34:23Nine points from that one element.

2:34:23 > 2:34:36Side by side triple Salchow, double toe loop, double toe loop.

2:35:28 > 2:35:31Throw triple Lutz.

2:35:35 > 2:35:41Throw triple Lutz.

2:37:31 > 2:37:37Fighting for a medal. Fighting to hold onto a podium spot. Eric

2:37:37 > 2:37:41Radford and Megan Duhamel.They are thrilled with skate.But there was

2:37:41 > 2:37:49that mistake.Slightly, on the Lutz. And they're triple twist is not the

2:37:49 > 2:37:56strongest or highest, just level three.

2:37:57 > 2:38:01three. This is the Lutz.That's where the hands went down the.I

2:38:01 > 2:38:08think it was under rotated. And not so with the quad on one foot, so

2:38:08 > 2:38:15good to see them come out and deliver on that quad, boom.It's not

2:38:15 > 2:38:23enough to go ahead of the Germans. They are in the silver medal

2:38:23 > 2:38:30position, Megan Duhamel and Eric Radford. They needed a world record

2:38:30 > 2:38:34to chase down the Germans. In fact from everyone needs a new world

2:38:34 > 2:38:46record to chase down the Germans. So, the world champions from China,

2:38:46 > 2:38:55Sui Wenjing and Han Cong. When they are at their best, they are world

2:38:55 > 2:38:58beaters.

2:39:18 > 2:39:26And they will open their free programme with a quadruple twist, so

2:39:26 > 2:39:31four revolutions in the air from take-off.

2:39:39 > 2:39:44Side by side triple toe loops.

2:39:48 > 2:39:54Oh dear.The triples were fine, but not the combination they wanted

2:39:54 > 2:39:57afterwards with the jumps. Just singles from him.

2:40:08 > 2:40:13Of the triple Salchow for her. That was a problem in the warm up as

2:40:13 > 2:40:18well, with two falls.

2:40:51 > 2:40:59Beautiful lift.

2:41:39 > 2:41:51Triple flip. Absolutely glorious.

2:42:08 > 2:42:12Same there with the throw triple Salchow.

2:43:40 > 2:43:46It's rousing stuff, but is it enough to hold onto their lead? The Germans

2:43:46 > 2:43:51were sublime.The second half was absolutely superb, but a couple of

2:43:51 > 2:43:59very costly errors on those side by side triple jumps. The quad, one,

2:43:59 > 2:44:04two, three, four.

2:44:04 > 2:44:10two, three, four. She had fallen on the Salchow in the warm up.There is

2:44:10 > 2:44:14the hand.On the back of the heel, and then down. But nobody can touch

2:44:14 > 2:44:28them on the throws.It's not going to be enough.

2:44:29 > 2:44:34It's not enough for them to hang onto their gold medal. So Savchenko

2:44:34 > 2:44:42and Bruno Massot of Germany, they are out in front. The final skaters

2:44:42 > 2:44:45of the free skate competition, and these two will be looking to push up

2:44:45 > 2:44:51into the medals as well.

2:44:51 > 2:44:55into the medals as well. Winning silver in the team event already,

2:44:55 > 2:44:58the Olympic Athletes from Russia. They were in the silver medal

2:44:58 > 2:45:03position after the short programme, and they are relying on Christina

2:45:03 > 2:45:12Aguilera for a gold medal.

2:45:22 > 2:45:34Our final team will open their bid for gold with a quadruple twist.

2:45:34 > 2:45:42That was lovely.

2:45:47 > 2:45:58Side by side triples, first triple Salchow. He did, she didn't.

2:46:13 > 2:46:26Big throw, triple Salchow now. Oh, that's gone as well.

2:46:31 > 2:46:39Need to get the composure now for that side by side triple toe loops.

2:46:39 > 2:46:49-- the side by side triple toe loop, with double toe loops to follow.

2:48:43 > 2:48:49Into the throw, triple loop. Beautiful.

2:49:47 > 2:49:51Well, it's not going to be good enough for gold. It's not going to

2:49:51 > 2:49:56be good for silver. Will it be good enough for a medal at all?I think

2:49:56 > 2:49:59they might struggle to be on the podium, to be honest. They certainly

2:49:59 > 2:50:08did not have their normal pizzazz and champion feel about it.

2:50:08 > 2:50:18Tentative, just the double Salchow. Always strong with the throws, but

2:50:18 > 2:50:26overcooked on that one, way too far forward on the toe for the landing.

2:50:26 > 2:50:32Right, is it a medal, then, for the Olympic Athletes from Russia? No.

2:50:32 > 2:50:37It's not.

2:50:44 > 2:50:49143.25. No medal, then, for the Olympic Athletes from Russia, and

2:50:49 > 2:50:54that means that Aliona Savchenko and Bruno Massot learn that they are the

2:50:54 > 2:51:03Olympic champions. What fight,

2:51:03 > 2:51:06Olympic champions. What fight, what Alion to jump from fourth position

2:51:06 > 2:51:18to the top of the podium. And they are worthy winners. -- what mettle.

2:51:18 > 2:51:23They came out, laid it on the ice, and they were foot perfect.They

2:51:23 > 2:51:31were glorious. And she has been fighting for this moment for a few

2:51:31 > 2:51:36years now. Even with her previous partner, it didn't quite happen.Two

2:51:36 > 2:51:40Olympic bronze medals in the past, but she is now the Olympic champion

2:51:40 > 2:51:46at the age of 34. STUDIO: Really moving scenes, and no wonder - her

2:51:46 > 2:51:51fifth games, the partner, two bronze medals, a 15 year journey, and she

2:51:51 > 2:51:55has finally done it. From your perspective, you worked with them,

2:51:55 > 2:52:01how much did it move you do see them win the gold?I had a lump in my

2:52:01 > 2:52:03throat, just to see them do the performance, but to see the raw

2:52:03 > 2:52:07emotion at the end, and those scenes just now... She is such a

2:52:07 > 2:52:12competitor. To be at the top of your game for 15 years, five Olympic

2:52:12 > 2:52:17medals, and I was talking to her as we were choreographing the routine

2:52:17 > 2:52:20earlier in the year and saying, after the Olympics, what is after

2:52:20 > 2:52:25that? She said, I would like to keep going. She is just a competitor.

2:52:25 > 2:52:30What a difference a day makes. From the short programme, making that

2:52:30 > 2:52:34simple mistake of doubling rather than doing the triple, the other

2:52:34 > 2:52:37teams make their mistakes in the long programme, which was costly,

2:52:37 > 2:52:42but having said that, they were so on their game. It was an all or

2:52:42 > 2:52:46nothing routine.Absolutely beautiful. What was your remit when

2:52:46 > 2:52:52they approached you to choreograph a routine?We wanted to do an ice

2:52:52 > 2:52:57dance routine for pair skaters. I got the call. For Aliona, it came

2:52:57 > 2:53:02naturally. For Bruno, less, but he was really determined to apply

2:53:02 > 2:53:06himself and try to put the style in, because it's all about getting from

2:53:06 > 2:53:10one element to the next one, and how you achieve that. I think that's

2:53:10 > 2:53:16what they looked the best at today. Some people have been mentioning,

2:53:16 > 2:53:24there was a little nod in the costume...There was a little bolero

2:53:24 > 2:53:31going on.The colour as well. It is worth watching, because their

2:53:31 > 2:53:34coaches actually skate this from the sidelines. Watch the two fellows in

2:53:34 > 2:53:41the background.He has watched this every day for nine months. He's just

2:53:41 > 2:53:48with them every step of the way, willing them on.He's practically

2:53:48 > 2:53:55skating it with them.You do. You are that third part, almost.The

2:53:55 > 2:54:00sense of satisfaction at seeing this particular woman achieve her dream

2:54:00 > 2:54:06must be absolute for them too.For so many people. Competitors within

2:54:06 > 2:54:10the sport no of her, she has been around for such a long time. She has

2:54:10 > 2:54:14achieved so much. She's got silver medals, World Championship medals,

2:54:14 > 2:54:20but the gold is the one that she wanted in her trophy cabinet.They

2:54:20 > 2:54:23put the frighteners on everyone who came after them because they moved

2:54:23 > 2:54:27from fourth to first and everyone else was scrambling. The Canadians

2:54:27 > 2:54:32were first, and when you watch their routine, actually, Megan was

2:54:32 > 2:54:36delighted with this because I think she landed a quad at one point.She

2:54:36 > 2:54:39put her hands down there, so straightaway, they are getting

2:54:39 > 2:54:45deductions for that. The simplest of mistakes make all the difference

2:54:45 > 2:54:51when everybody is on their game.But they have got a gold already from

2:54:51 > 2:54:56the team event, so to go home with a bronze... And you can see the

2:54:56 > 2:55:01delight in her face. Tears of joy. You've got to imagine, you climb

2:55:01 > 2:55:08this mountain, and you get to the cliff, and then you jump, and then

2:55:08 > 2:55:14it's done. You've been building to this one moment, this four minutes

2:55:14 > 2:55:18in your career, potentially, where you could be top of the podium, and

2:55:18 > 2:55:24suddenly, you are there, you have achieved it, and it is this rush of

2:55:24 > 2:55:29all emotions at the end.When the young Chinese pair came onto the

2:55:29 > 2:55:35ice, could you sense the pressure that they were under?Their skating

2:55:35 > 2:55:39is beautiful, wonderful, and their abilities, their technique, their

2:55:39 > 2:55:46style, the emotion that they put into it. It has everything. But

2:55:46 > 2:55:50today, I haven't seen them make as many mistakes as that in the past.

2:55:50 > 2:55:56And on this particular day, yeah, it just went south for them, just off a

2:55:56 > 2:56:01little bit.They are only 22 and 25, their first Olympics.You know they

2:56:01 > 2:56:05will be the ones to be watching as we go to China for the next

2:56:05 > 2:56:10Olympics.Home games for them. They will be one of the real favourites.

2:56:10 > 2:56:15When you're at this level, for the next four years, they have to keep

2:56:15 > 2:56:18this up to carry the momentum or keep their momentum going into

2:56:18 > 2:56:24China.Is that quite a thought as a skater? You come off in thing, I've

2:56:24 > 2:56:30got a medal or what ever, and then it all starts again?Yes, for Jane

2:56:30 > 2:56:34and I, through our competitive time, as we finished the World

2:56:34 > 2:56:38Championships, I don't think we took a week off. We were right back onto

2:56:38 > 2:56:41the ice. We were a bit crazy like that, very channelled in what we

2:56:41 > 2:56:46wanted to do. Nowadays, they have to take a break because the amount of

2:56:46 > 2:56:51training

2:56:55 > 2:56:58training that they do, and the elements that they are doing are so

2:56:58 > 2:57:00rigorous on the body, so they have to pace themselves. Year in, year

2:57:00 > 2:57:03out, for the next four years, they have to stay in the forefront and

2:57:03 > 2:57:06keep their momentum. Some people might take a year off, but it is

2:57:06 > 2:57:08hard when you have been out.I don't knew if you appreciated this until

2:57:08 > 2:57:11we started watching, because you have coached and choreographed so

2:57:11 > 2:57:15many people, but since you retired from ice dancing, that is the first

2:57:15 > 2:57:21gold medal at an Olympic Games that you have choreographed.

2:57:21 > 2:57:27Congratulations.Thank you! I feel there is a little bit of British

2:57:27 > 2:57:30gold in there. It is all down to them, they put the work and the

2:57:30 > 2:57:35effort in, I just launched them.But it must be terribly satisfying to

2:57:35 > 2:57:40see a project like this come to fruition.Yes. When you are at in at

2:57:40 > 2:57:45the start of this, the music, the concept, the ideas, the first step

2:57:45 > 2:57:49on the ice, to seeing the pinnacle at the Olympics and then winning a

2:57:49 > 2:57:56gold medal, like I say, a lump in the throat.Congratulations, Chris.

2:57:56 > 2:57:58We're looking forward to the start of the men's short programme

2:57:58 > 2:58:03tomorrow. A quad fest. Thanks, Chris.

2:58:03 > 2:58:08tomorrow. A quad fest. Thanks, Chris. If there is one winter sport

2:58:08 > 2:58:12that Britain can claim to be a winter power in it is bob skeleton.

2:58:12 > 2:58:16What is it about them hurtling down the ice headfirst with your chin

2:58:16 > 2:58:20only five inches from the ice at speeds of up to 90 miles an hour? It

2:58:20 > 2:58:27may be appeals to our eccentric Britishness. There is a great

2:58:27 > 2:58:32tradition in this for our bob skeleton races. Since it has been

2:58:32 > 2:58:35included, they have won a medal at every single games, and so far, it

2:58:35 > 2:58:41is to mangles, one silver, three bronze and counting. Counting is the

2:58:41 > 2:58:45important bit, because with all the talk of the new aerodynamic suits,

2:58:45 > 2:58:51swimming around out there in Pyeongchang, maybe there is more

2:58:51 > 2:58:55scope for gold medals, not just in the women's event but in the men's.

2:58:55 > 2:58:58Matt Pinsent has been trying to ask questions about how we got so good

2:58:58 > 2:59:03at this.

2:59:03 > 2:59:09The sport of skeleton has a proud recent history for Team GB, none

2:59:09 > 2:59:12more so than Lizzy Yarnold's fantastic gold medal in Sochi four

2:59:12 > 2:59:19years ago. COMMENTATOR:Lizzy Yarnold is the Olympic champion.It

2:59:19 > 2:59:25has to be said, in the past couple of years, Lizzie, Laura Deas and Dom

2:59:25 > 2:59:29Parsons, our leading skeleton riders, have been a bit hit and

2:59:29 > 2:59:34miss. On arrival here, the Brits have gone from outside contenders to

2:59:34 > 2:59:38the sleds to beat, topping times in training. It has left some of the

2:59:38 > 2:59:42other nations wondering what on earth is going on.I was notified

2:59:42 > 2:59:48this morning about the speed suits. I am curious to know if that is

2:59:48 > 2:59:54legal. It has nothing to do with the athletes at all. Amy Williams, one

2:59:54 > 2:59:58of my best friends, her helmet in 2010 was a question, so it seems to

2:59:58 > 3:00:02be a recurring thing and I would rather address it before we start

3:00:02 > 3:00:07racing.We are always thinking outside the box, where can we find a

3:00:07 > 3:00:101% difference, improve our equipment? But there is a very

3:00:10 > 3:00:14strict rule book and everything gets checked by a jury that checks every

3:00:14 > 3:00:19single nation.There has been some chat about these British suits. It

3:00:19 > 3:00:23appeared in the paper. Is that a factor in what is making them quick?

3:00:23 > 3:00:29I don't think so. They could just have mentioned this suit, similar to

3:00:29 > 3:00:35British Cadillac cycling saying they made a wheel that was more RAM. They

3:00:35 > 3:00:38have worked on another element of and that is putting people off the

3:00:38 > 3:00:45scent.How is this suit?

3:00:45 > 3:00:48scent.How is this suit?We push the boundaries, this is the Winter

3:00:48 > 3:00:51Olympic Games, nobody sleeps in every nation will get the best kit

3:00:51 > 3:00:56they can and we are exactly the same.Have you cleared it with the

3:00:56 > 3:00:59relevant authorities before racing? All equipment is cleared and agreed

3:00:59 > 3:01:02and checked and everything, absolutely.

3:01:02 > 3:01:04Those aerodynamic suits have been creating a lot of noise

3:01:04 > 3:01:11in the sliding community.

3:01:11 > 3:01:18They have been checked and passed.

3:01:18 > 3:01:21But last night they were ruled as legal and they will be worn

3:01:21 > 3:01:23in anger first in the men's event today, by Dom Parsons

3:01:23 > 3:01:24and debutant Jerry Rice.

3:01:24 > 3:01:26For the host nation, however, the pre-race buzz

3:01:26 > 3:01:29was all about Yun Sungbin, who's bossed the World Cup races

3:01:29 > 3:01:31this season and could win South Korea's first Winter medal

3:01:31 > 3:01:32outside an ice rink!

3:01:32 > 3:01:39He has bossed the World Cup races this season.

3:01:40 > 3:01:42Four runs in total, the first two today,

3:01:42 > 3:01:45watched by Amy Williams, John Jackson and John Hunt.

3:01:45 > 3:01:56COMMENTATOR: Now, for many people, the favourite for gold, Yun Sungbin,

3:01:56 > 3:02:00for South Korea, getting a huge ovation at the top of the track and

3:02:00 > 3:02:19the bottom. We can hear the roar. He hadn't unbelievable clash with due

3:02:19 > 3:02:26Dukurs earlier in the season.UCB difference between him and the other

3:02:26 > 3:02:34races. He is a lot cleaner. The last two riders who have calmed down, the

3:02:34 > 3:02:37left-hand side as you look at the TV screen, there is a little bit of a

3:02:37 > 3:02:42wobble, but his lines are perfect. You see the helmet he has is

3:02:42 > 3:02:48brilliant, but look at the lead he has.He will smash them out of it.

3:02:48 > 3:02:52We expect him to set the standard. It looks really clean and fast and

3:02:52 > 3:02:56he's more than a second quicker than everyone else so fast up blue with a

3:02:56 > 3:03:09track record as well. Next up is Axel Jungk for Germany. Number two

3:03:09 > 3:03:14in the world.Watching the start here, watch how some start with

3:03:14 > 3:03:18their hand over the groove, but he starts with his hand in the middle,

3:03:18 > 3:03:22and I think that's a risky option where you can put too much pressure

3:03:22 > 3:03:27on and pop out the outside runner from its groove. Can that happen,

3:03:27 > 3:03:32Amy?It can. But these athletes concentrate so hard on their start.

3:03:32 > 3:03:36You hope it's a good groove that has been cut. You have to do what you

3:03:36 > 3:03:39feel comfortable with, either on the left or right of your sled, and then

3:03:39 > 3:03:46which group you pick to get the best line. He needs to make sure his core

3:03:46 > 3:03:51is a strong. But so far this German has some really clean rides. Down

3:03:51 > 3:03:55the straight, perfect control, and he was using his feet to toe tap to

3:03:55 > 3:04:01change the angle of the sled. Looking good, but his time relative

3:04:01 > 3:04:10to Yun Sungbin is way off, showing how good the Korean was. Axel Jungk

3:04:10 > 3:04:13from Germany is a high class athlete but he has been made to look

3:04:13 > 3:04:22ordinary by Yun Sungbin.

3:04:22 > 3:04:26His fourth Olympic games, the narrative is, will he be beaten by a

3:04:26 > 3:04:31Korean, having been beaten previously by a Canadian and German.

3:04:31 > 3:04:36Good power, just had to correct himself. His feet would die thou to

3:04:36 > 3:04:42the left, but usually his technique is mustered.The left-hand groove as

3:04:42 > 3:04:47we look at the screen, it seems to be giving them some issues, just

3:04:47 > 3:04:52popping out a little bit. Giving issues controlling the sled. I think

3:04:52 > 3:04:58between him and the Korean, it's for gold and. The bronze is potentially

3:04:58 > 3:05:03up for grabs with everyone else. But he has just made a little mistake.

3:05:03 > 3:05:10Will it make the difference? You see the height he gains with thehe has.

3:05:10 > 3:05:13So good at finding speed on this track usually. We will see how

3:05:13 > 3:05:21unforgiving it is.Dukurs is probably going to go second... No

3:05:21 > 3:05:28comity dropped right off and Yun Sungbin with a devastating first

3:05:28 > 3:05:32run, already has a massive advantage. -- no, he dropped right

3:05:32 > 3:05:38off. Then any of these next wave of athletes do anything about this

3:05:38 > 3:05:41amazing lead Yun Sungbin has already. For the Olympic Athletes

3:05:41 > 3:05:51from Russia, Nikita Tregubov is next. 23 yesterday, a four-time

3:05:51 > 3:05:54world champion, and coming into this Olympic Games ranked number five in

3:05:54 > 3:06:00the world. Equality athlete once again.Clearly up there in the

3:06:00 > 3:06:05rankings. Has nothing to lose. But eyes are on him. We will see how he

3:06:05 > 3:06:10does, and so far he looks like he has some good lines down the track.

3:06:10 > 3:06:14It's all about getting the oscillation, the highs and lows in

3:06:14 > 3:06:19the corner. What he's trying to do in each corner is cancelled them

3:06:19 > 3:06:23out, so no real highs or lows, just keep the fastest line through the

3:06:23 > 3:06:28corner. Into corner 12, looking good, clean into 13. Has to hold

3:06:28 > 3:06:31together and not make any mistakes because there is the uphill section

3:06:31 > 3:06:38coming through part.He is going to go second here, Tregubov. A pretty

3:06:38 > 3:06:42decent run. Into second place behind Yun Sungbin, but three tenths

3:06:42 > 3:06:51behind. Dom Parsons goes next for Great Britain. The 30-year-old from

3:06:51 > 3:06:55London, and his second Olympic Games. Has been flying in training,

3:06:55 > 3:06:59and it's now time, Amy Williams, to put that into practice.Deep breath,

3:06:59 > 3:07:06the nerves are here. He has got a great start, so we will see what

3:07:06 > 3:07:11pushed time he can get.Some good runs at Winter Burke and St Moritz

3:07:11 > 3:07:21this year. Only beaten once narrowly by Yun Sungbin. That's not too bad,

3:07:21 > 3:07:27but not brilliant.You never know, he might have some extra attention

3:07:27 > 3:07:32in his legs. But on race day, anything can happen. He has to put

3:07:32 > 3:07:36down four consistent runs and the pressure of that. So far, not

3:07:36 > 3:07:39looking too bad. His legs are a little bit all over the place. You

3:07:39 > 3:07:42can see he's having to fight a little bit, so let's hope he stays

3:07:42 > 3:07:47relaxed and calm. Good lying there, slightly different to others going

3:07:47 > 3:07:53into corner 12. This is the part of the track to keep it together and

3:07:53 > 3:07:56not make mistakes. A little clip that will probably cost him through

3:07:56 > 3:08:03the uphill section into 14.Should be top ten, maybe closer to five or

3:08:03 > 3:08:08six. Better than that, into fourth place, and he has gone ahead the

3:08:08 > 3:08:13magnificent Martins Dukurs. Less than a tenth of the second of

3:08:13 > 3:08:19bronze.This is what we have seen training with Dom Parsons. When he

3:08:19 > 3:08:22has got it right, he is faster than the Korean, but when he gets it

3:08:22 > 3:08:27wrong, he is still fast. If you can nail the technical parts on the next

3:08:27 > 3:08:31run, corner to Mike and exits nine down the straight, you will move up

3:08:31 > 3:08:37into the bronze medal position at least.Next up is the second Briton,

3:08:37 > 3:08:45Jerry Rice, rated 19 in the world, and his first Olympic games. And

3:08:45 > 3:08:49reading some of his autobiographies, he is quite a character and likes

3:08:49 > 3:08:53some fun and games. But now his Olympic Games gets deadly serious.I

3:08:53 > 3:08:59did a team-building session with Jerry as part of the build-up, and

3:08:59 > 3:09:05he is a really, really nice guy.He comes from St Moritz, so has slid a

3:09:05 > 3:09:09lot there. Great start from him. Perfect body position, just had to

3:09:09 > 3:09:15stay cool, calm and collected, but so far looking really good from

3:09:15 > 3:09:19Jerry.19th in the World Championships last year. Going very

3:09:19 > 3:09:25well, love the first half.He is one of those sliders, if he gets it

3:09:25 > 3:09:29right, he will put himself in the mix. A little bit late there.It was

3:09:29 > 3:09:33good, just needed to put his head down a little bit. He's looking a

3:09:33 > 3:09:37bit too much into the next corner. Needs to lower his head a little bit

3:09:37 > 3:09:42but it's a good run from Jerry Rice. Could easily be top ten. Jerry Rice

3:09:42 > 3:09:48with a wonderful run, going to tenth. Yun Sungbin, a big reader

3:09:48 > 3:09:56here from Tregubov and Axel Jungk.

3:09:56 > 3:10:00Some real big guns to be fired off in the next ten minutes. This is

3:10:00 > 3:10:07Tomass Dukurs. Forth in Sochi and forth in Vancouver. Make no mistake,

3:10:07 > 3:10:13his brother Martins is the headline of that particular double act, but

3:10:13 > 3:10:17Tomass Dukurs still wants to get involved.Faster than his first run

3:10:17 > 3:10:23at that stage. He really wants this, a fast push, and hold it together.

3:10:23 > 3:10:29We will see how he comes out of the first section. 1-4 is really steep

3:10:29 > 3:10:38so the push camps. -- the push counts. That's good, he just let it

3:10:38 > 3:10:44drift, but he knows how to control it into the corner 12.One thing the

3:10:44 > 3:10:48Latvians have is a beautiful style on the sled, nice and relaxed,

3:10:48 > 3:10:51letting the sled and corners do the work for them.His shoulders haven't

3:10:51 > 3:11:01once lifted off the sled. Impressive time.So impressive, three tenths of

3:11:01 > 3:11:04a second quicker than his first run. And that will shoot him well

3:11:04 > 3:11:10forward. He was already beautifully sat in seventh. And that is now what

3:11:10 > 3:11:18Dom Parsons has to do. He is next for Great Britain. Dom Parsons'

3:11:18 > 3:11:24second run. Tomass Dukurs has thrown down a big statement run. Dom needs

3:11:24 > 3:11:36similar here.Exactly the same time as last time there.50.85 in the

3:11:36 > 3:11:39first run. 50.87, given what we have seen from do-gooders, would be

3:11:39 > 3:11:44lovely here.Went Dom Parsons gets it right, he's one of the fastest in

3:11:44 > 3:11:47training. He also gets it faster when he doesn't get it quite right

3:11:47 > 3:11:53and his first run was still fast. That is one of the best lines we

3:11:53 > 3:11:56have seen through there. Will he now start pulling himself forward

3:11:56 > 3:12:01towards the medals and forget about the Latvians and people behind him?

3:12:01 > 3:12:05Come on, Dom! This is what we need. He is catching Dukurs. Smooth

3:12:05 > 3:12:12through the finish. Dom Parsons, what a finish! He has done exactly

3:12:12 > 3:12:21what do Kurds did.Come on, Dom!

3:12:21 > 3:12:24what do Kurds did.Come on, Dom!The medal chase for Great Britain is on

3:12:24 > 3:12:30here. In equal fifth place, Martins Dukurs, the legendary Martins

3:12:30 > 3:12:38Dukurs. Twice a silver medallist at the Wintel in big games. He has to

3:12:38 > 3:12:44chase down Parsons.The fastest push of the day, joint with the Korean.

3:12:44 > 3:12:48Really good push, and these guys are going for it. The medals are up for

3:12:48 > 3:12:52grabs and they want to go into the next day of races as fast as they

3:12:52 > 3:12:58can and in the best position as possible.Looks like he's losing a

3:12:58 > 3:13:03lot of time to Dom Parsons at the top of the track, but is there

3:13:03 > 3:13:07enough time left for Dom Parsons to rein in the legendary Latvians

3:13:07 > 3:13:11slider? How much speed to stay in front drop behind in the uphill

3:13:11 > 3:13:19section?There will only be a tenth in it. Only three hundredths in it.

3:13:19 > 3:13:24Can you believe, Dom Parsons is just three hundredths of the magnificent

3:13:24 > 3:13:29Martins Dukurs? And he knows how close he is. Parsons, make no

3:13:29 > 3:13:34mistake, he's in the mix. Currently in second place, the Olympic Athlete

3:13:34 > 3:13:42from Russia. This is Nikita Tregubov, number five in the world,

3:13:42 > 3:13:48celebrating his birthday yesterday. I hope those celebrations were not

3:13:48 > 3:13:54too heavy, because he needs another good run to keep right in touch with

3:13:54 > 3:13:57Dukurs, Parsons, and maybe close a little bit on the leader, Yun

3:13:57 > 3:14:03Sungbin.Solid start, fifth place. The start and Bush is so important.

3:14:03 > 3:14:07These athletes train their whole lives and all summer to get as fast

3:14:07 > 3:14:11and strong as they can with that explosiveness of the box and then

3:14:11 > 3:14:14they have to go out and learn to slide and drive and how to feel

3:14:14 > 3:14:21comfortable on the sled. Using his feet to steer through that section

3:14:21 > 3:14:24of ten and 11. Good, clean lines. Looking good. Hasn't made any major

3:14:24 > 3:14:31mistakes. In the green, so I think he will have a fast time.No mistake

3:14:31 > 3:14:38of 15. Tregubov is a contender, for sure. He goes first, more than a

3:14:38 > 3:14:42tenth of a second ahead of Dukurs and nearly two tenths ahead of

3:14:42 > 3:14:51Parsons, with one to go. The second run comes to its conclusion with the

3:14:51 > 3:14:55Korean, Yun Sungbin, the last one to go. We have been talking about

3:14:55 > 3:15:00hundredths of a second and tenths of a second. This fella, after the

3:15:00 > 3:15:05first run, was three tenths of a second clear of anybody else. If he

3:15:05 > 3:15:09can put that in again, we could already do half put the gold medal

3:15:09 > 3:15:16around his neck.This starts time, I could hear the guys in the

3:15:16 > 3:15:21commentary box next door, I could hear them. The nominal starting

3:15:21 > 3:15:23time, a season's record.

3:15:28 > 3:15:32It wouldn't surprise me if we saw a new track record at the bottom. He

3:15:32 > 3:15:36will put the afterburners on. He is not quite settled on the sled, but

3:15:36 > 3:15:44it is working for him.Seven hundredths in the lead.

3:15:47 > 3:15:49hundredths in the lead. Yun Sungbin, no mistakes, slight the ring with

3:15:49 > 3:15:57his right foot. Magnificent. Slicks 74 hundredths. A new track record.

3:15:57 > 3:16:02You can hear the crowd outside. Absolutely spectacular run. He was

3:16:02 > 3:16:05using his feet, so he wasn't thinking he was on the perfect

3:16:05 > 3:16:17lines, but that is 50.07. Yun Sungbin has taken the first two runs

3:16:17 > 3:16:25apart here in Pyeongchang, and he is the massive favourite to go on and

3:16:25 > 3:16:28win gold. The massive news for Great Britain is that there are five

3:16:28 > 3:16:32others who will chase the other two medals, and Britain's Dom Parsons,

3:16:32 > 3:16:38in fourth place, is one of those. He has put himself in a great position,

3:16:38 > 3:16:43as Jerry Rice is 12.The end of the second run for the skeleton, halfway

3:16:43 > 3:16:48through the competition. This is getting quite exciting.How

3:16:48 > 3:16:51exciting, I am trying to keep it together. As we have seen, things

3:16:51 > 3:16:59can shift in those top five places, everyone scrambling for medals. Dom

3:16:59 > 3:17:06Parsons held his call and stuck with it. The Latvians just came on

3:17:06 > 3:17:10through, Martins. It is those fine lines, and this is an unforgiving

3:17:10 > 3:17:14track, everyone has to hold it together, have a phenomenal start,

3:17:14 > 3:17:18keep it together for the top section, which is quite flat, get in

3:17:18 > 3:17:24the exit of nine, completely

3:17:25 > 3:17:28the exit of nine, completely nail it, and then the speed in the bottom

3:17:28 > 3:17:32half.Dom Parsons, a big championships, he has been top ten,

3:17:32 > 3:17:37close to a medal but never stood on a podium. It is a different

3:17:37 > 3:17:43challenge now, overnight, for him? They all have to go away, prepare

3:17:43 > 3:17:47their sleds, mentally rest, get their bodies in fighting form and

3:17:47 > 3:17:53come out here and do it all again. Look at the video, or no point?You

3:17:53 > 3:17:58might, or you might say to your coach, any key area? It is just

3:17:58 > 3:18:02about being relaxed, staying together. He trains really hard in

3:18:02 > 3:18:07the summer. And then you need to almost forget it all, forget that

3:18:07 > 3:18:12the day before even happened, because you can't go out there and

3:18:12 > 3:18:19be.What would his ideal mental set up the? Relaxation or aggression? I

3:18:19 > 3:18:25think he needs toforget, I am in the medal position. Forget that,

3:18:25 > 3:18:28because as soon as that is in your head, you start to do different

3:18:28 > 3:18:33things. He's got to stay relaxed and calm, and that will come through.

3:18:33 > 3:18:39His form, the speed etc will just naturally come.The track will be a

3:18:39 > 3:18:45special place tomorrow. It could be Korea's medal to win, and displays

3:18:45 > 3:18:49will be electric.It will go mad, won't it? Great fans, already

3:18:49 > 3:18:53shouting and cheering. If they get a medal, it will be their first of the

3:18:53 > 3:18:58games, I believe, and it will be mental. We want to know that maybe

3:18:58 > 3:19:02we could get one of the other medals. Dom is in a really great

3:19:02 > 3:19:09medal position. Jerry Rice, if he gets in the top ten, even getting a

3:19:09 > 3:19:12top 12 position would be a stunning result from him, so if he can get in

3:19:12 > 3:19:15the top ten, Great Britain and the men will have been putting down a

3:19:15 > 3:19:21really solid result in this men's competition.Runs three and four are

3:19:21 > 3:19:23tomorrow at the same time.

3:19:23 > 3:19:27competition.Runs three and four are tomorrow at the same time. Yun

3:19:27 > 3:19:31Sungbin has the picture of Ironman on his helmet. All eyes on him,

3:19:31 > 3:19:38because it could be the first South Korean ever to win a medal at the

3:19:38 > 3:19:43Winter Olympic Games outside the ice rink. Runs three and four from half

3:19:43 > 3:19:47past midnight UK time. Then it is Lizzie and Laura Deas going in the

3:19:47 > 3:19:52women's event from 11:20pm UK time. A lot to look forward to.Weather

3:19:52 > 3:19:56delays are all part and parcel of the Winter Olympics, especially in

3:19:56 > 3:19:59the Alpine events. I shudder to think how much hot chocolate we

3:19:59 > 3:20:03drank and worse over the years waiting for events to get going, so

3:20:03 > 3:20:11it's nothing new. 20 years ago, we only staged a couple of events in

3:20:11 > 3:20:15the first seven days, then we had a mad scramble, seven events over the

3:20:15 > 3:20:20last five, and so it goes. They have had problems in Pyeongchang, but at

3:20:20 > 3:20:27last, under blue skies, we were green for go this morning.

3:20:28 > 3:20:29green for go this morning. The women's giant slalom officially

3:20:29 > 3:20:40signalled the start of Shiffrin's assault on these games. The men's

3:20:40 > 3:20:46downhill, at long last. And now firmly established as another Winter

3:20:46 > 3:20:49Games favourite, the mayhem and madness of snowboard cross, where

3:20:49 > 3:20:56virtually anything goes. Just as Michael Phelps came to the Winter

3:20:56 > 3:21:02Olympics, the Summer Olympics, even, in 2008, trying to go for an

3:21:02 > 3:21:06outlandish eight gold medals, so looks outlandish the hopes of

3:21:06 > 3:21:20Mikaela Shiffrin, the American Idol going for maybe four Golds.

3:21:21 > 3:21:23going for maybe four Golds. Very few people have won free Golds Alpine

3:21:23 > 3:21:25events, so Mission impossible? Maybe not.

3:21:25 > 3:21:30events, so Mission impossible? Maybe not.I have been working towards

3:21:30 > 3:21:36this for my entire career. It helps with speed to have strength. The

3:21:36 > 3:21:46biggest thingsthing is to be able to master the hill. COMMENTATOR:

3:21:46 > 3:21:52Shiffrin...Every time I get in the start gate, I know what I need to

3:21:52 > 3:22:01do. COMMENTATOR:Shiffrin wins the slalom title.Is right now, I am

3:22:01 > 3:22:04excited with the mindset that I have. COMMENTATOR:Billion by

3:22:04 > 3:22:11Mikaela Shiffrin.I am going to execute. STUDIO: She is an Alpine

3:22:11 > 3:22:18all-rounder, and so was this lady, Chemmy Alcott. What is so special

3:22:18 > 3:22:25about this 22-year-old?She is absolutely incredible, with the

3:22:25 > 3:22:30touch to let her skis run. She has the ability to be strong, powerful

3:22:30 > 3:22:36and precise in technical scheme, but also gliding and speed. He is

3:22:36 > 3:22:40comfortable in the air, so an all-round threat.How unusual is it

3:22:40 > 3:22:43to have someone who looks so naturally suited to both the

3:22:43 > 3:22:50technical and speed events?She is one of the only ones right now,