BBC Two Day 6: Ice Hockey and Luge Doubles Winter Olympics

Welcome back to continued coverage

of Winter Olympics. Great Britain's

women currently in action against

China. They're trailing 5-3 and

these are the absolutely crucial

shots at the end of end 7. Here is

Steve Cram.

shots at the end of end 7. Here is

Steve Cram. Eve Muirhead with two

stones left. That of course means

they have the advantage. Cheers

ringing around. I will update you

with Korea in a few moments. But Eve

Muirhead, they're starting to find a

bit of form now. Got the chance to

take this Korean stone out. Wants to

try and make it difficult for the

Chinese skip. So still sitting 2.

That is important. The minimum they

would have wanted from this end.

Just a little hint of a smile there

from Eve Muirhead. She has played

some nice shots towards the end of

the previous end. We forced the 1.

Now with a chance perhaps of a 2

here or at least giving themselves

that opportunity.

Wang will want to make this as

difficult for Eve Muirhead to get a

2. Needs to lie shot after this.

She has asked to play a similar shot

that she played the shot before. But

this looks like it's not going to

get the roll either.

No.

She knows it's fine.

If Great

Britain has been lying shot, you

could have drawn in for their

second. If they're unsure, they're

going to hit this on the nose, pick

up a 2 and they're straight back in

the game.

Final stone for Eve

Muirhead in end 7.

Needs the 2. To tie this match up.

Needs to hit this China red. Nicely

on the Ness. -- nicely on the nose.

Well done. So... 5-5 after 7 ends.

It has been a struggle, but just

beginning to become a good contest

between do teams. China have been

playing well. Advantage missed an

opportunity where it could have been

6-3. It wasn't, it was 5-3 and

Britain thankfully have capitalised

on that mistake and managed to tie

this up after 7. Elsewhere, I

mentioned Korea, they now have a 5-3

lead over Japan. They picked up

another one. They had a steal again.

Switzerland are leading United

States 5-3. In a tight match between

Sweden and Canada, Sweden just with

the edge 5-4.

Happier, Jackie?

Yes, we are right

back in the game now.

I'm happy the

biscuits have appeared! And I'm

happy because Eve Muirhead is a

little happier.

We are at the

business end of this game. Into 8, 9

and 10.

Line's good.

They have to remain

focussed and not give away an easy

2. Make it as difficult as possible.

A lot of rotation on these stones.

Coming in at the end.

Just finishes

nicely. Top tee, exactly where you

want it to be.

want it to be.

I was mentioning how

Wang had a great start to her career

in the World Championships, Olympic

Games, eight or nine years ago.

Continued that success for a while.

Then took some time-out to become a

mother. And then after well almost

three years out came back had the

World Championships and the next

Olympics will be in Beijing, a lot

of investment going into winter

sports in China. The men just missed

the medal in Sochi. Taking part here

the men. No, they're not are they?

No. That is in the mixed doubles.

They made the semi-final I think if

memory serves me correct.

It was ages ago!

I know! What day is

it?

It actually started the mixed

doubles only one week ago.

Only a

week ago.

One week ago today.

A

heavy schedule here at the Curling

Centre.

But we are always on,

whatever the weather is doing

outside. Curling all the way.

outside. Curling all the way. That

long guard set by Lauren Gray. And

the corner guard in place for China.

Just going to try and come in behind

it.

These girls are giving it

everything, you can hear them

huffing and puffing.

Good shot

though.

Yes.

I have been impressed

with the youngster. Very consistent.

They all now need to make these

shots if they're going to win this

match. China with a hammer in this

eighth end and then it will be the

final end as well, the 10th, unless

we get a blank end at some point.

They all need to play good shots and

a good one there from Vicki Adams.

That was a nice call. That is when

you don't want to make a mistake -

when there's a shot behind the

corner. Great Britain still lying 2

here. Both of them in the top half

of the circle.

Not much to choose

between the two seconds. Those

statistics don't always tell all of

the full story. Never quite sure who

is having to make the tougher shots.

Just hangs on at the back.

You

didn't seem to be too bothered

sweeping that out at the back there.

Another opportunity for Vicki Adams

to play a nice controlled break down

here.

Just tapped the British stone out.

But it was still a good shot. A hair

high?

high? We have had a few hair widths

earlier on today. You may think, it

genuinely is at time, remember that

shot that Vicki Adams had this

morning that literally just changed

the whole end and in the end lost

the match. It wasn't her shot, but

it led to things happening after

that.

They over curled. So they just need

to split the house here and ensure

they lie two stones.

If you're

watching this in your lunch hour,

back home, lucky you, if you're

having any lunch. I can't remember

the last time I was fed! An in joke

here, I'm worried about my belly! I

know during the day people are

enjoying the curling and plenty more

to come. Through the weekend as

well. All the way through into the

last day. Eve Muir head's team are

to make to it the final it is the

very last day a week on Sunday.

Actually it would be midnight a week

on Saturday for you at home. Let's

hope we can make a date for then.

But an awful lot of good curling

they're going to have to play to get

that far.

Bingyu asking her team to come down

here and tap the yellow out. They

have to be careful, because they

have got to get past the high guard.

You saw those stats which have

always been a bit in and out. Not

been the most consistent performance

from her. She has been OK with some

of these shots with weight.

of these shots with weight. Manages

to get that one out there. But

that's... Very easy to see. If

you're Eve at this point, three

stones left, Jackie, you were

talking about trying to split the

house.

It is key that she, when

she's playing these shots stays in

the house. That makes it much more

difficult for China to pick up 2

here. This is going to hit and roll

though. So there is an opportunity

to come down and tap a red, remove

the yellow. She can actually only,

all she needs to hit is half of it.

She can roll across to the side of

the sheet. We needed to keep our

shooter in the house there.

Zhou Yan, has she got enough of

that? Now a British one stays and

has the Chinese one gone? It has.

Well not a good shot from her.

She

didn't connect with enough of it.

didn't connect with enough of it.

So

the opportunities are presented to

them in the last couple of ends,

they have fnt taken. They had a

chance to go 6-3 ahead. In the sixth

it was. In the sixth end. Didn't

take that one. You might think Eve

has not done well. If you're

wondering how that is made up, each

shot they play is marked out of

four. So if it is a four out of four

you get 100%. But one you get 25%.

Etc. A worried look on Eve

Muirhead's face. A little concerned

again.

She wants to get the right

angle on this. She doesn't want to

jam it on the back. She has rolled

across.

That is a pretty good

effort. She is getting a little

hoarse there. That won't bother her.

She has played some really nice

shots the last two or three ends,

Eve Muirhead, we keep saying this,

all you can do is make your shots,

if the opposition make theirs, fair

enough. Make yours. So Wang...

She

has played a good shot. She hit and

rolled across, but it is behind the

T. And this an opportunity for

Bingyu to come down, sit on top of

it and make it very difficult for

Eve to remove it.

Eve to remove it. China do have the

hammer and this is the first stone.

Just that graphic was wrong there it

has been taken off. It said this was

the last stone it is not.

They want want any bounds.

Just the

one food. She's played this draw

down here quite a cute times.

Not

always with great success but this

one looks much better. A little

wide.

You can see what Eve wants to do.

That's not sitting right on top

which is the way that Wang wanted.

You heard what Eve said, I just need

to get to the nose.

And this week be a result if they

managed to hold China to one. A

Steel would be even better.

Just a

control tap, that weight.

Looking good. Very good from Eve

Muirhead.

Two in a row.

Very good.

Added to the previous end. Just the

one stone left here for China, wine,

Great Britain with three stones in

the house. Decisions. Exactly, she

has got to decide what shot she

wants to play, a couple of options,

get it wrong, no room for error.

She

can play the same weight as Eve did,

the hack weight, it get it fully on

the nose and tap it back or as we

have seen her do so many times, the

draw.

I would not play the draw if I

were her. No. Varying degrees of

success, I think you are right. A

bit of weight.

The draw is our act

66% come purge to the takeouts.

So, this is the final stone of the

eighth end. The best that China can

do is lie for one. Has she got this

right? She has! China take one. Two

ends left, one shot in it now.

Although China lead this 6-5, it's

been much better from Great Britain

in three ends, not only did they

stop them going three ahead, wine

herself missed that opportunity,

Great Britain close the gap, they

have held China to one, two ends,

China would have the hammer in the

final end on less Great Britain

decide to lag and end and take the

hammer into the final end. Jackie,

what would you do?

I think the way

the girls are playing at the moment,

I think they would like to pick up

two here, because that's a

confidence booster, if you know you

can perform well, play well, take

two. But they have to have a bail

out if things aren't going to plan.

Perhaps convert the blank end and

take the hammer down the last to get

two in the last. Of course,

everything Eve wants

everything Eve wants to do, Bingyu

will be trying to do the opposite.

First and foremost, they have to go

for two.

Cancel all your afternoon

appointments, stay with this, two

more ends, Great Britain, I think if

they pull this out of the bag, it

would be a massive confidence

booster. They began this match not

playing well, got better as it has

gone on, all to play for. Just come

back to your point about

back to your point about scoring,

OK, get two, then it is 7-6. If they

were tabled to hold China to one or

steal, going to an extra end, they

would have the hammer.

would have the hammer.

If and but.

That's not what you are looking for.

I was just going to say there's been

a lot of scoring for one, either

team, Bingyu scored, Eve scored two,

they have not been converting to get

on the board. Perhaps a big ask.

Great Britain girls are getting

stronger, unfortunately, an error

from Lauren.

Does not alter your

thinking, this early in the end?

Let's hope not.

The strategy of the

game? Blanking and end.

We are still

playing three guards. So... Instead

of going to the wing, two corners,

we've got to get... Two centre

shops, you've got to try and come in

behind this.

That is a better shot

from Lauren Gray.

The guys seen, it took a big curl.

Similar shot here.

Four matches, three others apart

from this, all pretty close affairs,

little cap, well hidden. Pushing the

Chinese stone out a little bit. Easy

to see, Korea still leading Japan,

Switzerland's 5-4, similar score

over USA, Canada and Sweden are tied

at five - five. Four very close

matches.

An opportunity now for China to get

the inside of that yellow. Come

across and hit the other one. She

would be sitting in behind the two

reds. Be quite keen to steal here.

Well done!

China certainly not going

to make it easy for Great Britain at

all.

Eve has decided time to get rid of

these guards.

One sits in. At least there is only

one now.

Bingyu asking for another high

guard.

Zhou hasn't cleared this shot for a

while. Let's see how accurate she

can be.

Quite accurate. We know from

the weight comes off, it takes a

pool.

Enough. Not bad. Gives Great

Britain a chance to use that.

Get rid of both of these. Anna

Sloan, needing a good shot all the

way.

Just missed that! So close!

A little

look to the heavens from Anna Sloan.

Close!

Still asking you the question, at

what point do you decide what to do?

Do you wait until the mistake

happens, how far do you let it go?

When is it irretrievable?

The girls

are trying to bail out now and the

only way they can do that is left a

couple of shots, only doing one at

the moment. Trying to clear out that

front. Here we see a change of tack

ticks.

Asking the question when whining

gets to play her last two.

Slow up. Slow up!

And it just has as

well.

OK. Tucked in nicely. Hanging

onto the button.

Go back to this morning. The closing

stages of the match, China were very

much in control of that and let it

slip away from them. They lost 7-6.

Yes, I think it was a draw she

failed to make. The last stone.

Coming down the same side.

Sweeping hard, starting to turn.

The

trouble with coming in here, Bingyu

comes in, it might make it hard for

us to get two.

What do the girls do here?

They have

called a time-out straightaway.

I

think what they are worried about,

trying to hit the top read, it's so

straight if you put weight on it you

get nothing. It could come in and

jam.

She is not going to call the bluff

and try this run, is she?

and try this run, is she?

How are

you getting two here?

If we go

there...

Or she might guard? The

only other option, you could free...

The objective of the game is to get

two.

She is going to guard this

site?

I think what Glenn is saying

if Eve puts a guard out, and wine

puts another guard, it makes it more

difficult. You have got nothing, no

yellows out there.

yellows out there. Get into the

scoring position.

No idea what's then but it's not the

end of an end. Such an atmosphere

swirling around the guys.

swirling around the guys.

What do

you think? Or is that too much?

That's lots. You want to guard the

far side.

Got to make up their mind.

Did they decide on the guard in the

end?

I think they did.

The clock is

the thinking time clock. They start

with 38 minutes each and we are in

the 9th end obviously.

They're OK

for time. I think three and a half

minutes is what they need. They have

got five.

Eve Muirhead not trying to

come in here. She is wanting to

protect this position to give her a

chance with her last stone to score

2.

She said I want to be level with the

red at least.

Here we go. A conversation from the

Chinese point of view obviously.

They have got a couple of options.

They could try the draw and come in

this side and say OK I'm cutting

down the 4 foot area and you're

going to have to play a nice shot to

bite the 4 foot. Or she has the

option of red on to red on to

yellow. She could then open up the

end if she doesn't get it correct

and give us the opportunity for

after 3 draw for a 2.

She made her

mind up pretty quickly. There wasn't

too much discussion.

They will use

the fact that Great Britain have

called a time-out also to regroup

and look at what they were going to

play.

You tell me, I'm trying to work this

one out.

A bit close! Oh! Just

missed that.

That was a good effort.

That was an ambitious shot from the

Chinese skip, but it means Eve

Muirhead has a draw and it's just

cleared out that side. There is an

opportunity to come in from that

same side into the 4 foot, score 2

and Great Britain would lead. The

worst that is going to happen is it

will be tied going into the final

end. Can Eve Muirhead make this 2?

Clawing back this lead that China

built. Eve Muirhead trying to

continue with a good shot. Trying to

continue the form she's found over

the last three-ends.

They like the line. It has the

weight correct. It is going to start

turning.

Needs to turn, needs to keep coming.

It looks pretty good. Another good

shot from Eve Muirhead takes the 2

and now Great Britain lead. Only one

shot in, but finally they pick up

their 2. It is 7-6 to Great Britain.

One end left. China with the hammer.

But it has been so much better from

Great Britain.

It was looking

dangerous there before Bingyu played

her last stone. Unfortunately she

didn't make the stone and we had a

simple draw for 2, which Eve

executed well. We have to be careful

here, we are one up. But we don't

have the hammer. Nice shot there.

Under pressure. What she didn't do

there, you said about you know make

sure that if you give yourself the

room to be slightly up in the right

way. There was no way it was going

to be tight to any of the stones

coming in. It wasn't long. They

didn't have to sweep too much to be

fair. But just got the weight judged

perfectly well. I will just quickly

update the other scores. Korea are

for the first time are down. Japan

picked up 2 in the 9th. But Korea

have the hammer in that match in the

final end. The United States are two

down, 6-4 Switzerland lead the

United States. Sweden are 6-5 up

against Canada. Canada have the

hammer in that one. It is all very

tense!

A nice stone from Lauren

Gray.

The reason I mention it, this

final end there are going to be

cheers around this arena. You need

to stay focussed on your match. As

you get to the climax of all of

these matches, they're all around

about the same time and the Korean

match, if the Koreans even come

close to looking like winning, they

will go crazy in here.

A nice first stone from Lauren Gray.

A corner guard in place for mrn.

Lauren Gray will try and put a guard

on that centre line. A familiar

pattern.

Vicki sweeping as hard as she can.

Encouraging her to get closer to the

centre.

They did well that, that

looked as though it had no chance of

getting that far across. Still could

have done with a little bit more.

have done with a little bit more. So

that British stone is sitting there,

but they will ignore that. Going to

try and come in behind their corner

guard.

China desperately trying to

set up the opportunity for a 2 here.

Needs to curl as well. It starts to

as the weight comes off.

I think Eve

will still be able to see this.

A nice call there from Vicki. She

can't see much of the stone. So she

has got to try and go for it. But

the second option is if she catches

the guard, she is also clearing that

out.

All of these girls, full-time

curlers.

Vicki played a couple of nice

similar shots in the previous end.

So she is a bit more comfortable

with this shot. Couldn't see too

much of that. So played well. How's

your nerves?

Shattered!

I can't

really, you know, this, every match

is important, but to finish after

three matches with two wins rather

than two defeats, so important.

Nudges that one over.

She didn't

quite connect in the right place to

remove both of them.

remove both of them. The girls

playing a comfortable weight. Just a

nice tap through weight. The sweeper

should be able to hopefully hold the

stone.

It is starting to move isn't it?

LAUGHTER. All action, Eve Muirhead,

I may as well sweep the other one.

You have got to match not just the

shooter and the stone, it is what

else is going on and try and move

stones as far as you can. That one

is sitting nicely. She can still see

a little bit?

She is going to try

and drive the high yellow on to the

ones in the house.

Just might lose this a bit. Well,

almost. Does well. Takes two out.

The guard at the front and one out

of the house.

of the house.

This is a nice call

from Eve, she has decided to take

that corner away. That might be the

only opportunity for Bingyu.

If they

get one, then it is tied, you go

into an extra end. Great Britain

would have the hammer. So Eve won't

mind the 1.

Good shot. Anna Sloan. Every stone

that just disappears off that

graphic there with the situation

remaining as it is, is good news.

remaining as it is, is good news. I

think even 7-7, extra end, from

where they were, the way they were

playing, I think that's a great

achievement.

Shows a lot of guts and

determination and they have had to

dig in hard here.

A nice attempt for China to freeze

that stone. But she has slightly sat

on the edge of it. So an opportunity

for Anna to spring all of these.

Out

the house. Away it goes.

Done a good

job there.

Very good. Another one

just disappears.

just disappears. Smiems appearing in

the British camp. Job not done yet.

-- smiles.

Tension at the curling - it's what

we love slam

Cheers are starting to ring out

elsewhere, but here they need to

move this.

Again she is trying to

freeze on to the GB stone. This

one's going to come up short.

I was

watching Wang and she made a lovely

hand action of sweep, sweep, sweep!

She doesn't come and help!

Only

shouts words of encouragement. So

Eve just going to peel off this

shot, because at the end of the day,

if she leaves that there, it does

give China the opportunity to come

round behind it. And it just needs

one mistake. Two stones left for Eve

Muirhead.

Steely determination.

She has been leading in the last few

ends brilliantly well, making her

shots. She looks good.

She is quite

happy to roll out of the house

herself.

herself. These girls will be

preparing for Bingyu to take a 1 in

this end and move into the extra

end. But it has been a clean end and

it's what they're looking for.

The

main thing they have managed to do

since the half way point is just

eliminate, there has still been one

or two slightly loose shots, but

eliminate mistakes and keep the

pressure on. They have picked up

their shots when they have needed to

and Wang has had her opportunities

limited. So they will try and play a

similar shot to the one she did

previous.

Or better than her team mate did.

This one looks like it has a lot of

running in it. What she wanted to do

was maybe come in behind it. But she

has just played way too heavy.

Britain can sweep that one past that

T-line. Didn't even need to really.

Well, this is a bait deja vu for

China, they had a good position in

their match with OAR this morning

and let it slip away. What is Eve

going to do? When you see Wang play

you know, I am sure she wouldn't

make two mistakes like that.

You

would think not. I think Eve's

wanting to come in and, because

there is a whole of the 4 open for

Bingyu to draw to. You have got to

play your shot to believe that your

opposition is going to make their

stone and what is the best shot that

you can play? They're going to try

and tap it a bit more into the 4

foot. And the throwing stone she is

delivering will sit high with their

yellow stone just a couple of feet

behind it.

As the question of Bingyu. Played

this end really well.

Yes, that's a good shot.

It's close

enough, just catching their side of

the red circle. It's a draw here to

level this up to take us into the

extra end. Get this wrong, Great

Britain will win. Now how is your

nerves? Such a good player over the

years. Bingyu. So much experience.

She had three years out, had a

child, came back to curling, said

she was so excited to come back for

the world Championships last year in

Beijing. I didn't do so well. Had to

make it through qualifying in

December to make it to this Olympic

Games and this morning, she didn't

play a good shot at all with her

last stone and she needs a very good

one here to take the shot. She

stayed down at the bottom end of the

ice, I think she likes this, they

still need to work this. Is it going

to come up short? It might just

about make it, China get one. Well

swept. We are tied, 7-7, there will

be an extra end, Great Britain will

have the hammer, they have

manufactured this situation really

well, made their shots, they got

level, got in front, China have come

back and squared it, Great Britain

will have the crucial advantage of

the hammer in the extra end. Been

keeping up-to-date with matches

elsewhere and I can tell you

Switzerland's have been victorious

over the USA, 6-5. Sweden are at 6-5

up, I'm just trying to see what has

happened, there may well be an extra

end in the match against Canada, no

one is shaking hands, they have tied

their match, 6-6, Canada getting one

in the final end, Sweden carrying

the hammer into the final end. All

quiet in the stands. Korea are one

down, I can see Japan lying one at

the moment. Here is the extra end.

So important, wasn't it, Jackie, the

two they picked up to move that one

into the lead. Almost putting enough

pressure on wine to snatch the

victory.

We have seen the Great

Britain girls string a lot of shots

together. A nice couple of ends

completed. -- Wang.

China just happy to throw short ones

up the front. Great Britain cannot

remove them from play until they

have three guards. Lauren Gray being

asked to try a tip shot. She just

wants to catch an edge of a high

stone. Just a little bit too much

weight and it stayed heavy.

If there

is an omen, I think when we have the

hammer, that's what Lauren did,

wasn't that the end, Lauren went

sailing through? I'm not saying it's

a good thing to do, I'm saying, as

an omen... OK. You are looking at me

as though I am...

as though I am... LAUGHTER if she

connected with too much of the stone

it would have to be replaced, it's a

fine, delicate stone, you just want

to catch an edge, open things up.

Once again, I think we are going to

see her trying the same shot.

Age of

the seat stuff, this. If you've been

with us for all of the match, hang

in there. This would be a great

victory for Great Britain if they

manage to pull it off.

And she

misses again. Unfortunately. That's

a shame. You need the shot to spring

them, calmly Smith played

fantastically. As it stands at the

moment, two red counters out there

for China, guards that they want and

we don't want to have.

we don't want to have.

Just explain

what Jackie is saying, it makes the

job so much more difficult, even

though you have the last stone. The

more difficult China can make that

with the stones out front and

bringing stones into the bottom.

Crowded out. Just towing to make

Eve's job more difficult.

That is a

little bit far. Even a short one

would have been good. Another high

guard, two guards can be removed, a

great shot that Nicky Adams plays.

Strong hitter.

No messing around

from Eve Muirhead.

She wants Vicki

Adams to send at least one here.

She might get another shot at that.

Bingyu going to try and replace

another guard there.

To be honest, they want them all in

that centre line.

I think she sensed

straightaway she had thrown out a

bit heavy, if I understood the hand

signals.

As it is, it stopped on the

centre line, just off it and it's

very difficult for Eve to get two of

them here, they are looking to run

the top red into the red in the

house, they have to be careful they

do not leave their own stone out

there.

I think even was saying take

this one, I don't think she's even

trying to run it back into the other

one. Maybe for that reason you said.

Yes, you don't want... Yes, that's a

good call.

Clearing things out in front. Still

two Chinese stones there. Two more

players left, Vicki Adams's last

stone of the match.

Assuming it is.

This is a shot that Zhou, I think I

said before, played some really good

take-outs, not necessarily as good

with the draw, see how she manages

to place this, if she does. A good

try.

I think they have got that too

far in, they really wanted a high

guard there. Given us the

opportunity to take two red away

here.

You might have heard the

groans in the crowd. Well done. The

reason? Although Korea had the last

stone in their match in the extra

end, it was actually in the tenth

end, they weren't able to be

successful. Japan have one that,

7-5. Two matches left here, China

and Great Britain, then Canada

Sweden. China trying to prevent

Britain from winning this.

Britain from winning this.

Yes, the

remaining two sheets of ice that

have extra ends playing here, they

are going to have to concentrate,

the arena is empty now that Korea

have finished.

The centre line this time.

Nice shot

on the centre line but once again,

close to being able to allow Great

Britain to lift two of them which

would be great for us.

Just building

and Eve Muirhead knows all the time

it will come down to that last

stone. Anna Sloan can help. Well

played, Anna Sloan!

Yes, a nice try,

she even moved the red away.

Time-out being called here by

Bingyu.

A major improvement on the

situation. Really good shot from

Anna Sloan. Pushing that out, the

one stone staying in, of course, but

compared to where we were at. Things

looking pretty good. So the two

skips left to play, two stones each,

China going first, time-out cold,

the coach is still on his way down,

he gets 45 seconds to make his way

down and then the conversation

starts.

You are right about keeping your

focus, everybody is leaving, apart

from the British supporters. Some

Canadians left, their match still

out there, some Swedish flags as

well.

What can you do? You must have been

in this position many times?

This is

China's first stone and they have to

try and put a centre WADA on. Put

the centre on. Try for a mistake. --

put a centre guard on. She will try

and come in. Do a very similar shot

as Eve played in the last end.

Cutting down the playing field that

Eve will have to draw her shot too.

We are going to see the centre

guard.

Indicated just high of the house.

That's exactly where she wanted it

played.

Eve will just remove this.

And then I think we will see Bingyu

bring the shot down into the house,

she will leave it, it's the only

thing she can do, she might be a

little bit close to the centre line

but yes, she's asking the question

of Eve. Do you want to try and hit

these or draw?

I think it was always

coming down to that. Eve Muirhead

with a draw to win the match. This,

to give her a clear run as that or

as clear as possible, get rid of

this guard.

She looks like she's indicating

right on the centre, just high, I

think I would play it to the right

of the centre.

Because?

You are

leaving the other one completely

wide open and even could hit and

flopped in and I think if you kind

of show half of each...

I see what

you mean, the back red is wide open.

Come up against bat and flop in? As

long as she hits on the inside. OK.

She is trying to reduce the playing

field here, the 4 foot area.

Explain

why you wouldn't come just right on

to the button.

You don't want to

come too far, you want to make it

difficult, because Eve has to ignore

both of the Chinese stones and play

a cool straight forward draw. If you

come too far you might give her an

easy shot and she could tap you back

and gets her shot. Key she stops

high of the 4 foot.

This has plenty

on it as well.

This is just going to

run. That is what we were talking

about. It has run too far. On

about. It has run too far. On the

nose hit here.

Well, if you have been with us all

the way through this match, there

was something that told you it was

always going to come down to Eve

Muirhead and we knew in this final

end this what is she has played for,

it is what the team has been played

for. It has been set up. They have

done so well to get back into this

match, initially to go back into the

limit, limit China to low scoring.

So Eve Muir head, this to win the

match. She just needs to hit this

Chinese red stone rigt on right on

the nose. It is looking good at the

moment. And it is. Eve Muirhead

brings Great Britain home. It has

been a tough match. It was one they

really had to win after a defeat

this morning and China played really

well. There were a few errors early

on from Britain, but Eve Muirhead in

particular got better and better. We

can all breathe a huge sigh of

relief. Great Britain win and move

to a two in one record. But it was

very close. They came out by one

shot, 8-7.

STUDIO: 8-7 the final shower. China

did lead 5-3.

did lead 5-3. Jackie, Great Britain

up into second place. They would

have been all the way down there if

they had lost. How big a moment do

you think it is in the battle for

who they might face in medal

matches?

That was a real difficult

game for the girls. They showed, you

know what? They showed real

resilience and determination to pick

up their 2 in the 7th and to do the

same again in the 9th. They were a

much more confident team in the

second half. They had to take it to

the extra end. But they played out

the ends as they wanted to.

I always

think the adrenaline that must be

coursing through you when you have

that final stone, knowing she has

has to deliver it. But still don't,

does your hand not start to sweat?

LAUGHTER. People ask skips that all

the time. You're so focussed on the

game in hand, you don't have time to

think about the negotiationtivelity

of it -- negativity of it I. You are

playing about the shot you're going

to play. I think Eve was confident

about the ice, it is pretty straight

and she delivered it very well.

Well

backed up by Anna Sloan, who played

particularly well to set things up

for Eve, so she could finish up.

Yeah, the whole team played and

performed very well in the latter

half of the game and they scraped

through the first half, but it is

never over until you get to the

10th, 11th end. That will stand them

in good stead moving into the rest

of the competition. On paper we

should these should be easier wins

for the girls and they haven't been.

But they have got the wins under

their belts and they have to keep

stepping it up every game.

I'm sure

we will be hearing from the team

when Steve Cram has a chance to

catch up with them. But three hours

of intense action and in the end

Great Britain winning 8-7. Thank you

to Jackie and Steve and they get a

bit of a break. So let ease just

give you an idea of what still to

come.

I will be back at 7 o'clock on BBC

Two with a round up of the action.

Later tonight Radzi takes over just

after midnight. The medals will the

decided in the men's skeleton from

12.30. Can Dom Parsons move up from

fourth into the medal positions? We

will find out at about 2 o'clock in

the morning.

We will be back 11.20 for the first

runs of women's skeleton with Lizzie

Yarnold and Laura Deas. Can they

transfer that training form into the

actual runs? It will be fascinating

to see. Now some women's ice hockey

and in what could be a dress

rehearsal for the final, the United

States were taking on Canada. Here

is what has happened.

Canada want to get set up in the

zone. They're wearing red.

Augusta still. Back to that blue

line. Could be a chance. What an

opportunity. It's there! Canada

score!

This is all Augusta. She

starts this play. What a pass from

Spooner. She fires that puck. Rooney

gets a bit of it, but not enough.

What a goal. How did that find its

way through?

Nurse was looking for

options, looked like she was going

to pass and at the last second she

shoots. Perfectly placed right over

the shoulder, top corner from Sarah

Nurse. What a huge goal from this

fourth line.

Top spot in group 1 at

stake for the winner. And a slightly

easier route through to the gold

medal game. And Coyne scores!

Coyne, the American speedsters

scores, 23 seconds in, the come back

starts here.

She comes through the

neutral zone. Gets a pass from

Dekker and then in stride fires this

past the keeper. What an enormous

goal. The Americans were looking for

a spark, but they got a bonfire from

Coyne.

Coyne will link it to Dekker.

This is powerful spoon. Spooner off

the skates and in. This will go to

review.

Let's watch it. I hope the

referee's in the screen. The referee

makes no motion whether this should

be a called a goal or not. It's got

to be a kicking motion. 21 going,

she is stopping. Ooh, that could be.

It her left foot that it goes in.

Great job from Spooner. Irwin going

to the net. She is trying to stop,

but it is always tricky, when you're

trying to stop, you're moving your

feet.

The call has changed. It's a

kick. No goal.

The call on the ice

was goal. Video replay says no goal.

Interesting the players found out

the same time as the fans. And

everybody else in the arena. Can the

United States carve out one more

chance? Canada killing this off on

the boards. Final five seconds. They

need a quick shot. The last chance

of game. It goes all the way

through. Where is it? The buzzer

goes, the puck's on the line and we

will get some pushing and shoving.

Turnbull is in there. Oh, boy, this

rivalry is spilling over.

When she

goes down on her back it is zero.

There is no chance it was a goal.

You can see the puck and then it all

kicked off from there!

Review the

call on the ice stands - no goal. No

goal.

The result stands.

call on the ice stands - no goal. No

goal.

The result stands.

STUDIO: I wasn't expecting that sort

of fisticuffs! If they get to that

gold medal match again, clearly

worth watching.

worth watching. Finland beat OAR5-1

and the Finner men beat Germany. Now

we will show you in the men's Norway

against Sweden.

Big shot comes in and the first goal

of the game.

of the game. Sweden take the lead

through Lindholm. Sweden have been

dominant and they're going to look

and score another and they get it.

Just in time.

Lander and Sweden have their second.

This is a chance and a goal. Great

finish. Arriving late on the the

scene and Omark wove some magic. We

mentioned Omark and that was an

incredibly good play. Now he has

possession again. Trying to feed it

to the man in the points. Another

assist for Omark and another goal

for Sweden as this game will be put

to bed. Beautiful, beautiful work.

Down low in the zone. The keeper

beaten again.

Down low in the zone. The keeper

beaten again. There is good ice

hockey going on all over. But the

ticket everyone wanted was to sea

South Korea. They have been playing

the Czech Republic. We will be

joining it live, but here are the

goals so far.

Snapshot and South Korea have

scored. Ho, Korea in their first

ever Winter Olympics score the goal.

And open the scoring in this game.

Lovely work and a shop shot and Ho

writes his name in the history

books. Korea lead 1-0. A power play

for the Czech Republic. How are they

going to move the puck around?

Five skaters against four. The way

in which they spread around, try and

take that advantage. First shot and

a goal. That was on stuff! The way

they worked it around. And some

Czech Republic flags flying around,

that is why you cannot afford to

take penalties against this team.

This will be sent down the ice. This

could be a chance. Another snapshot.

Could not keep it out. Headed in.

All the way through the Met. Too

little too late. Goal from the Czech

Republic, they come from a goal

down. STUDIO: the Czech Republic

leading 2-1, we join it in the third

here at live. We join the

commentators. COMMENTATOR: thank

you. This has been a cracker of a

game. The Czech Republic hanging in

there, riding a bit of a storm and

they have done it very, very well.

Trying to find a way to get an

equaliser in the final six minutes.

Fantastic, the fans out in force

making plenty of noise. Cleared. The

Czech Republic do a great job of

recovering. The red shirts of this

check side have been swarming.

check side have been swarming. Time

is the shout, plenty of time to get

that clear. Out of play. 2-1, Paul

Thompson former Great Britain coach

alongside me. When you look at this

game, how much longer do Korea leave

it until...

They will shorten the

bench, Seth. The top three offensive

lines, just over five minutes to go.

They have bent and bent and not

broken. Still a one goal hockey game

and with this crowd behind them...

Huge giveaway and a great save, has

it gone through? It was close.

Dalton has been magnificent. Made

save after save and that is another

one.

Giveaway on the blue line,

semi-rake away, holding his

position. Hoping this one has not

gone through. The defence coming

behind to support.

Shuts his ankles

at the bike time.

He shuts the door.

I can only imagine what will happen

if the Koreans score a second goal.

This is a purely South Korean team,

no mixture like in the women's game,

that is why they are wearing

different jerseys. They have not got

the landmass of the Korean

peninsula. The North Korean cheer

squad still in attendance making

plenty of noise behind the goal. The

Czech Republic heading back again.

The group phase for these teams. The

Czech Republic won this back in

Nagano in 19 98. Bronze medallists

in Turin. Swift pulling it back. A

hard pass. Not able to be taken.

Quite happy to get that away. They

know they are taking time off the

clock.

You want to activate the

defence man.

defence man. It is a shame that Smid

did not get a chance. A diving

attempt. Good play by Regan. So

smooth.

smooth. The alternate captain of the

team steps forward.

Going down low.

What can they create? Trying to

stuff it short side. Plant. Stiffly

gets it out, big shot goes over the

top. Down the ice it goes. The

whistle will blow. The Koreans will

be almost 200 feet away from where

they want to be.

The Korean coaching

staff will think about their line

matches, if they have to pull the

goal, the set play to get this game

tied up. Normally under two minutes,

they will be looking for puck

possession time. Get a six on five

opportunity, just like Slovenia did

yesterday against the USA but you

have to get the puck.

Some tight

games already. Doesn't quite work

out. Back to the blue line. Again,

out at the age of his crease. Dalton

has had a terrific, terrific game,

he has been brilliant, thoroughly

enjoyable to watch. Been one of the

players whose been bought in from

Clinton, Ontario in Canada and he

has played in the American hockey

league, has had some time with a

Boston team but has been first

class, this is his third

international tournament with the

Korean side, he knows exactly what

this means and when Jimmy was

building his team, he was excited to

be part of it. Nice skating. The

Czech Republic will want to keep the

puck.

Keep it down low. They know

they can run down the clock, not

looking to throw pucks into areas

for Korea can counter.

Big block.

You got to pay the price. If you

want to win the game, you do.

Offside. That is given. There is

Jimmy. Two-time Stanley cup winner,

former Nottingham pampered, great

stint in the UK, to go for it this

programme some years ago. -- Notting

Hamp and third.

Done a great job. Really. He and

Richard. I coached against them, ten

years ago. To see where their

programme has gone over that time,

great investment, the Asian league

holding up as it is. These guys

being exposed and playing at a

higher level, great experience for

coaching staff and players, giving

themselves a chance against one of

the world's elite teams in the Czech

Republic. What they do with junior

hockey, they are developing at all

levels, developing the women's team,

this is an holistic change for ice

hockey in Korea. It has two start

from the bottom up, Seth, we know

that.

You can get a quick fix from

the top down. An offensive face-off,

just sorting themselves out, the

Czech Republic. Here it is. Back to

the blue line, straight into the

body, quick shot, not particularly

good. You mention it has to come

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this and you are inspired, why not

head to the Get Inspired section of

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find your local clubs. Anyone from

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in. Plenty of ice hockey going on

around the UK. Korea want something

special.

special. Grabbing the headlines. By

making history, scoring the first

ever goal for a Korean men's team.

At an Olympic ice hockey tournament.

Wouldn't it be something if they

could come back from here and get a

second?

Helped out of the zone.

Playing with quite a lot of

intelligence, this team from the

Czech Republic, leaping into spaces.

Can they start reading this towards

the net? Good defensively. Here it

comes again, to the top. Does not

get it through. He wants a second

look at this. This time it will go

through. Can they get another shot

in on goal, they cannot, cleared all

the way down and still Dalton

remains steadfast.

Yes, I'm a little

confused by that, good puck

possession time, no pressure on.

Hopefully get the six on five goals

that will take you into overtime.

Going to have a second look at this,

skating in circles. The Czech

Republic team doing a good job in

the neutral zone. Great play!

Another go, that is dropped, very

nearly beat Frank. Little trick to

get high his man in neutral ice and

then, boom.

I daresay we will see a

time-out. Looked to run set play, he

has been their best player, scored a

fantastic all, has been in the

middle of everything.

Absolutely.

Ho, great little player. The noise

level will build once again. Will it

crescendo with a goal?

Frank has

been good. He hasn't had a lot to

do, a lot of it has been from the

outside, he is comfortable. We have

been saying to him, get the Middle

driver, Richard is talking now, they

will have a set play already set up,

who he wants in what position, if

you lose the puck, where you go to

retrieve it. We slot -- sought the

Slovenians do it yesterday. You

never know.

If you were drawing it

up, which of the Koreans would you

see shooting the puck?

You can see

now on the point is the goalscorer,

loading up three on the inside by

the looks of it. Get a little drop,

back to the point, have a little

play, this face-off is key.

Pretty much the front for with the

way they have played. They should be

pinched in. Still time. The net

remains empty. The Koreans step

forward. Ho, round the back of the

net it goes.

net it goes. Kovar rushed, two big

bodies. Three, four, five players.

If they do not win the puck it will

be over very, very quickly. Swift,

great defensive work. Got to get

going, right up the middle of the

ice but what can he make happen?

Entering a sea of red, putting

brakes entering the net, maybe one

last shot? Bigshot, it goes wide.

What a start! For these teams. So

close. So, so close.

close. So, so close. That man made

history scoring his goals but the

Czech Republic team will take the

accolades and the points as well,

they had to come from behind to do

this but they've played ever so

well, a team that is very well

drilled and they came through a big

scare at the end.

Great game. If

that comes off the other side of

your shin pad and it ricochets...

Full credit to South Korea, they

have come in and never gone away.

The Czech style is a little bit more

experienced, they kept them to the

outside defensively but they never

went away. A great game, fantastic

atmosphere.

Search a great game.

Victory of the Czech Republic,

disappointment for the Korean fans

but the fans in the stadium will

have enjoy every moment of this. The

final score Czech Republic beat

Korea by 2-1. STUDIO: great stuff,

11:30pm in South Korea, that is the

last live sport other night but it

starts again in not too many hours

and from midnight tonight you can

watch all sorts of things on the

BBC, including a full wrap of the

day at 7pm on BBC2 and for those who

don't stay up through the night,

quite a lot, this afternoon with

Hazel Irvine to wrap up. Some

breaking news from Pyeongchang, the

British International Olympic

Committee Adam Pengelly has been

sent home from the Winter Olympics

following an altercation with a

security guard. The IOC has

announced his departure, a

spokesperson says the IOC wishes to

apologise for the behaviour of one

of its members and feels extremely

sorry for the incident caused

following an interview with the RUC

ethics...

Adam was one of three British

members of the IOC, a former

skeleton athletes. He has explained

what happened. So this morning he

was leaving his hotel. He says, I

tried to walk past the security

guard when he told me to go the

other way. Hi came close to me and

asked to see my accreditation. I

asked to see his manager. He

wouldn't take me to his manager and

asked to see a photograph of my

accreditation. It went on for 30

seconds and I ran past him. I didn't

stop. I have since heard he fell

over. But I didn't hear him fall or

shout out. At no point did I touch

him. Although I have been told that

footage makes look as if I pushed

him, this was not the case and if

anything he was coming towards me.

It was my mistake and I'm sorry, I

should have turned around and I also

apologise for swearing. I'm sorry to

the security guard and I spoke about

IOC members being held to a higher

standard and I have let myself down.

Some say there was a fight or

scuffle. This is incorrect. So Mr

Pengilly has been sent home from the

winter Olympics and there was

skeleton action this morning. There

has been the team luge. This is a

competition in which the countries

that have a depth of luge talent

have an advantage, because it

comprises one female, one male

luger. As they come down, they have

to hit the barrier at the top. It is

a knock out. They have to hit the

pad a as they finish so the next one

can start. It is interesting. After

this, Hazel will take over. Here is

what happened in the main

contenders, starting with the United

States in Team luge.

COMMENTATOR: COMMENTATOR: This could

be good if she nails it. If she

slides like she has been doing. He

has looked a bit sort of she is

going to get down quick or crash.

Hopefully she will nail it to give

the Americans a chance of getting

another medal at this Olympics.

She

is in this team ahead of bronze

medallist from Sochi, Erin Hamlin.

This is where she was having

problems, on the corner. She is

still nervous on that. That is why

she was having issues. But putting

her feet down it will slow her down.

But will it keep her in contention

for the next rider. To pull them

back into it. She is going to lose a

bit of time coming up the hill.

I'm

afraid it has not been a good run.

Britcher, maybe they will rue not

putting Hamlin in.

Mazda has had an excellent week.

This is different, because they're

coming from a different part of the

track. So it is slightly lower. It

is just the way they slide the

track. He has made good adjustments,

but he is now starting to lose time.

Have the teams got what it takes to

pull them back in the front? This is

not the run they need to pull them

towards the medals.

They're two

hundredths of a second off. Huge

pressure on Matthew

pressure on Matthew Mortensen and

Terdiman. They have a big job on to

get themselves back ahead of Italy.

They're up against it I think, John?

Yes, that mistake there, I don't

know whether that will be enough.

The sleds are a bit heavier. Are

they gaining? They are gaining. But

is there enough track to come up the

hill and get up there? It is very

tight. You can lose a lot of speed

up the hill.

They have done it by

two thousandths of a second! At the

start of week we explain ed this was

the only event that is timed down to

the thousand. We needed that

facility to separate the United

States from Italy. The United States

guaranteed fourth. And I bet Summer

Britcher is the most relieved person

in this Sliding Centre.

I think she

will be. Because that run she had

was probably better than the two

runs she made mistakes on in the

women's race. But it was still not

necessarily good enough. I don't

know if this team have put in a good

enough performance to beat the next

three teams coming up. They're

looking at the Canadians and

Austrians. But it would take a lot

for the Canadians, who have a strong

team, to make a mistake and come

down. You see Chris having to reach

across and getting that wrong. The

doubles teams did well.

Summer

Britcher was fourth quickest only

from the first run. Mazda and the

doubles boys have brought it back

for America. They lead ahead of

Italy and Latvia and this is getting

spicy as the Canadians go. Three

more teams to go. A strong team for

Canada. Edney and Wau kir lker and

Smith to come. Alex Gough is first

off.

She had a slide into the second

bend. I don't know if she wasn't

quite settled. The quality of her

over Britcher we have seen. She

didn't make any mistakes in her

race. If she nails this part. That

line looks flat. You can almost hear

it accelerating. There is no sound.

And this is good. But she is still

in the red. She has now started to

accelerate. She will put time over

Britcher, because she made mistakes.

Canada, their noses in front after

the first leg. By 16 hundredths of a

second. The very last run on the

world stage for Sam Edney, who was

sixth in the men's individual event.

She is charged with the

responsibilities of trying to grow

is in Canadian lead over the United

States and hand them a guaranteed

medal. If they can beat the United

States they can win a medal.

This is

crunch time for these teams. Now the

times are in a way, Mazda's drive

wasn't that bad. He is starting to

pull away. You can see the

difference between him being a

silver medallist and him finishing

sixth. This will come down to the

doubles pairing.

Can Edney keep the

lead for Canada? Just by

millimetres. As you say, it is now

Walker and Smith. There is no doubt

that they were better than the

Americans in the doubles event. They

finished fifth. The Americans have

finished 10th. They need a mistake

to allow the Americans in. I reckon

if they're clean and fast Canada

will get a medal.

Yes this was

almost a dead heat. You can see how

much they pull out. Unless they make

a mistake, this is Canada heading

for another medal. They're going to

get the bronze medal at least.

They're very high into the 16th and

final bend A late mistake. It

doesn't matter. Canada are

medallists again. Canada have a

bronze medal and it looks with

Austria and Germany to come that...

That the Americans might miss out!

Although they're still alive. Canada

know they have a medal. Guaranteed

bronze. Look at the joy -

unconfined!

I wonder if Alex Gough

at the start thought she would be a

double sort of bronze medallist. We

say that yes, but at least a double

medallist.

The team in Sochi as well

were fourth. So these two fourths

have now been converted into two

thirds. It is a sweet feeling for

them.

It is. This is the sort of

result that drives these nations

forward, and they get more funding

and get better equipment and they

can move from being successful to

trying to be dominant like the

Germans.

Wonderful. And Sam Edney

ends his international career at

last an Olympic medallist. Great for

him.

He will be overjoyed.

Big

pressure now on this young lady.

Madeleine Egle, who wasn't one of

the star names from the ladies'

event. She finished ninth. The next

two won gold and silver in their

events.

events.

If this is, although she

finished ninth, if this is the weak

link of the team that is going to

let the Americans in, this is where

it will be lost for the Austrians.

Will she come down in fronts of the

Canadian?

Canadian? I don't think so. She will

lose time? This is a good thing for

the Austrians, she will be so close

to Gough, because she wasn't this

close in the women's competition.

I

think she needed to be two tenths at

least in hand of the Americans. She

is two hundredths, I think she has

given Austria a great chance. A

question I think whether it will be

silver or bronze. Of course, that

all assumes that the Germans will go

well themselves.

It does. You have

still got to get even across the

line in one piece and not make a

mistake. Some of the men have made

mistakes. But that was from higher

up the track. This is surprising

that he is losing time, compared.

For the previous team, the Canadian,

Sam had a good run, although he is

trying to pull it back. It will be

down to the doubles run.

This is the

Olympic champion.

Olympic champion. Silver medallist,

33-year-old Penz and Fischler have

got to hold if they can superiority

over Canada. It is just momentarily

swung back Canada's way.

They had a

slide off corner one at the end. So

now this is the fast part of the

track and we start to build speed.

That could be the mistake. Just

there. That cost them a medal. Or

can they hold on? They still have 14

hundredths in the bag. Another

mistake. The Americans are only 14

or 15 hundredths behinds. Can they

hold on?

Are Canada about to improve

their position here as well? They

are. A silver medal for Canada.

Austria guaranteed bronze. Still

verse for Canada at least. Bronze

for Austria at least. The Americans,

assuming the Germans don't make a

real hash of things, the Americans

are going to finish out of it.

The

Americans have missed out by a tenth

of a second. That is really close.

But these are the small differences

between the teams. All of them you

know they just did enough. I thought

the doubles pairing would have done

better. And confirmed them with the

silver. But she did very well.

Egle,

she is only 19. She has got an

Olympic medal.

Olympic medal.

When you look at the

difference between these top

sliders, there is nothing in it.

Specially over one run. They have

had to learn the track from one

side. This cost them, that little

skid. But at least they have come

home with a bronze. Well, we are

thinking that the Germans are just

going to glide into this without a

mistake. The Germans to come. Canada

lead.

Great celebrations in Canada

House I'm sure tonight. What a

strong team this is. Two gold

medallists and a bronze medallist to

go for Germany.

go for Germany. Geisenberger if she

gets a medal would create a record,

chasing her fourth gold at Olympic

Games.

All class in the women's event. She

won by a long, long way and she is

the last you expect to make a

mistake.

She is a class act. The

German ice queen as she is known.

Look at these lines, everything she

does looks effortless. That is why

she is what she is. She is going to

give their team a chance, the way

she sets this up, she will have

three tenths lead.

Copybook stuff,

handing

handing over to Ludwig.

Felix Loch, his last run a disaster.

Giving the doubles team a great shot

at gold.

Not really making any

difference. Look at the difference

in the time. Not really making any

inroads. Giving the pairs team at

least two tenths in the back. They

are the quality act.

The two tenths

gap, but final run of the luge

series, six exciting days toiling

down to this, the double Olympic

champions now will try and bring it

home for Germany.

Just a little bit

late into the corner. These are a

quality act. As long as they get

this right, they are starting to

melt this, perfect. This is Germany.

Walking into another old medal as we

thought they would. They are the

favourites. Starting to pull away.

-- gold medal. No issues.

A big win

for them, history made. Germany

strikes old once again, winning

three out of the four luge golds.

She can celebrate. Two golds at the

games and no one in the world can

say they have not been the best team

around. That is the way to enforce

your suppose it superiority. No

mistakes from any of them. Ludwig,

just sort of lukewarm, his run, the

other two were excellent, weren't

they?

These were the favourites. As

they always are. The real excitement

was for the sort of second, third

and fourth place and the difference

between medal positions, we are

looking at tenths, hundredths,

thousands, as a team, a nation.

Looking at the quality above

everyone else.

everyone else. For sheer consistency

and skill, she hasn't put a foot

wrong. Everyone has had little

twitches and mistakes, even the

men's winner, he wasn't perfect, he

got herself into the second

position. Felix Loch made a massive

mistake.

mistake. But she has definitely been

the class act.

Ludwig on the right.

Another old medal one. Really

enjoying the luge, John. It's

obviously skeleton that will

dominate the next two days. And the

Bobsleigh will kick in in the next

few days. Confirmation that Germany

wins. Austria digging up the bronze.

That is the luge team relay.

COMMENTATOR: Germany retaining three

of the four titles in the luge in

these Olympics. All but Perot Felix

Loch did the business. Hello, lovely

to be with you, a bumper edition

this afternoon, weather delays we

accept at an Olympic Games, the game

of hurry up and wait is finally over

for the alpine skier is and it has

presented us with a bumper two for

one offer, two races today. And that

is not all. China will be the next

Winter Olympic hosts but could be

first gold in Korea come in the

pairs figure skating? The free

programme to enjoy. Then we are in

for a thrill ride, every hundredths

of a second counts, the bone shaking

skeleton event for men against a

day. But late than never, the

women's giant slalom begins, Mikaela

Shiffrin taking part. And we will

find out who will be the fastest man

on skis in one of the greatest and

grandest Olympic occasions men's

downhill. One at a time on the

mountain in snowboard cross, a

helped skelter bun fight, first

across the line counts. And it's a

real favourite for me in the Winter

Olympics, I'm not sure it's an event

even you Christopher Dean could

choreograph, and extraordinary

thing.

They come careering down the

mountain, jostling for position,

short track on snow.

You are in for

a treat but it's iceskating we will

talk about. Before we get warmed up

for the climax of the pairs event we

make absolutely no apology for this,

we have been once again rifling

through the back catalogue of

Torvill and Dean is greatest hits

and I asked you the other day but

you would count as one of your

favourite routines. And you said

firmly for a variety of reasons

which we will go into later, Mack

and Mabel might be the one. Just for

you, here it is.

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COMMENTATOR: what can you say?

Absolute magic. This crowd is

absolutely standing on their feet,

stamping and cheering, the most

amazing feeling. Jayne Torvill and

list of Dean, knowing right from the

start, no one can touch them.

Faultless performance, here are the

marks.

marks. -- Christopher Dean.

Because

they have skated first, it will be

difficult for any judge to give them

a maximum six when there are another

five hours to go after them. There

are five sixes, those Union Jacks

have every right to be waived, I am

sure no one is going to beat those

marks.

Bravo. The late, great, Alan

weeks, trading alongside Robin

Cousins. You want the world title

four years, 1980-84, why did you

pick that?

We heard it a year before

but we thought we weren't ready for

it so we went to the BBC Radio Foyle

to an library, all the old LPs and

we would trawl through all the

music, put them on the record player

and listen and listen and we came

across this piece and it had an

overture and it was from beginning

to end and it was orchestrated,

seamless, told a story. And it just

seemed right for us. A lot of people

that follow skating, it's still one

of their favourites, lots of steps

in it. I was tired just watching it,

I hadn't seen out in ages.

Neither

had I and it takes us right back in

time. I wonder how that actually

helped in the transition towards

Bolero, there is a storytelling

element of it?

Absolutely. Each year

we wanted to re-invent ourselves. It

was like a premier. The Mack and

Mabel sort of started that and then

it went on to Barnum and eventually

Bolero and each year you just grow,

you have more information, you

understand more, what goes into it,

the music am often we Thampi

orchestration, we went to Barnum, it

was how could we find that perfect

orchestration but posted together,