BBC Two Day 7: Women's Skeleton second run and Ski Jumping Winter Olympics

Well we are heading straight to the

Alpensia Sliding Centre, Laura Deas,

number six in reverse order after us

on the track for her second run.

Here is John. COMMENTATOR:, in run

number one, the mistake came

Here is John. COMMENTATOR:, in run

number one, the mistake came after

laying number nine. The chicane, she

brushed it with her left shoulder,

clattered into the wall.

Laura Deas

is under way. This is where she

needs a big run, settle into the

run, do what she did before, make a

small adjustment in the important

corner. Towards the Dragon's tell.

The top part of the track was good,

she started to lose speed as she

came into corner eight. Now she's

relaxed. Can she find speed?

The big

party for her. Good girl, she has

done it, com on, keep it together,

stay relaxed, keep this position. I

think she's going to hold onto the

lead.

She's got to go under 52

seconds at the lead. Then 15, 16, a

wobble, hasn't quite gone under 52

seconds. She takes the lead. How bad

is going to affect her final

standings after the second run, we

will have to wait and see. Some

powerful athletes to come, she could

have done with going quicker.

She

could but you know what, she melded,

got it right, didn't do that on the

first run but has that cost? She

perfected it. She needed that

confidence and directing the

confidence of that good run will

make her happy, make her be able to

go to sleep tonight and bring it out

tomorrow. Has she done too little

too late in this very tight race?

She was only 100th behind the next

competitor. If the German makes

mistakes, she could move up.

Currently in fifth place. Must be

better and she's done at exactly the

same. Quite moderate.

For an elite

athlete. To be fair, the Germans

have not got the fastest starts yet

they are awesome drivers but if they

had a start but was two or three

hundredths quicker, they would be

smashing it. They are naturally good

at driving but is it enough on this

track, you need to have a really

good push.

good push.

Laura has dropped a long

way off.

As John? At the end, she is

going to be 12-15 hundredths time.

Bend 13, Fernstaedt, the direct

comparison with Laura Deas and Laura

stays in front of her. Up to fifth

place.

We have got to hope that run

there, they will realise how good

Laura's run was, good, beautiful to

watch. Can Laura stand on the podium

for a few more athletes?

The track

has had a lot of sleds down at

tonight. Starting to change. Is it

naturally losing speed which is why

we are seeing a lot of the sliders

coming in over that 52 second mark,

before there was a handful coming in

under it?

These last four to go into

Dean Lizzy Yarnold, were under 52

seconds, that barrier seems to be a

struggle. Her debut Olympics,

Herman. World champion in 2016.

World ranked two, world silver

medallist last year. Brimful of

quality. Let's see how her start

goes. 5.24 she managed to achieve.

Laura was only two hundredth behind,

she has thrown down the God that. It

is about the first person that

twitches. Minor little mistakes.

Hundredths here and hundredths

there, she's going to be behind a

little bit from the start but how

much can she close? As Laura pooed a

run in... That will be the mistake

that keeps behind, she is going to

have to work hard, this will cost a

lot of time. I do not think she will

close, Laura will move up, yes, she

has started to move behind coming

into the speed trap.

That was really

hard, I winced as she had a corner

and we can see that, it did affect

her speed, making this tiny

mistakes, as we saw in the men's

race earlier, Laura smiling.

No

wonder, she is up to fourth.

Dominic

came down fourth, the Latvian comes

down and makes that mistake, and

Dominic managed to move up into

third, the British slider. The

pressure is on for these athletes to

maintain their place and when you

see an athlete go down in a really

good time like Laura, that extra bit

of tension, trying too hard,

thinking about it too much and you

need to go down with an empty head,

so much going on. You have got to

empty it out and it means Laura Deas

is there on that finishing platform.

Three to go. In third place, Janine

Flock, ninth in the games in Sochi.

Behind Lizzy Yarnold. Former world

number one. Two World Cup victories

to her name this winter. She was

just over a tenth quicker than Laura

Deas in run number one, that

comparison again tween the two, you

see for yourself, green means good

news. Read means good news for Laura

Deas.

Similar start times, Laura

just a little bit quicker, that was

very messy, skidding around. The

harder you steer the more your

runners dig into the eyes, and slow

you down so far can she do here on

this flat section?

Nothing in it

between Laura Deas and Janine Flock.

That is good for Laura, good there,

she can start pulling away on this

part of the track. Looking like she

is making mistakes, this will keep

her ahead of Laura at the moment.

A

much better run camp are with her

first run, gone back to the coach

and perfect at her steer and there

she is. Maintained her lead, 15

hundredths in the lead.

Ahead of

Laura, Laura looking likely to end

the day in fourth place. Janine

Flock has gone well. Two pig guns to

go including Lizzy Yarnold as the

second run reaches its climax.

This

is good, Laura Putin a faster run

and she can do that tomorrow there

is no reason she cannot pull herself

towards the metal table and put

pressure on these girls to make

mistakes, like that.

Laura, I think,

just had nervousness in her legs, a

little bit more attention, that's

why she did not quite male perfect

run on the first run but Janine,

looking so happy, she has lived for

so many years, this one is one that

deserves to get a medal.

deserves to get a medal. -- that is

why she did not quite make a perfect

run.

run.

The world champion. The

youngest world champion, male or

female aged just 22. Had a brilliant

winter. One of the key moments of

the entire women's skeleton event.

Her start times three tenths down on

Laura. And Janine Flock. She has got

to drive this track so much to get

any speed because of that slow

start.

That little mistake between

four and five might be the key to

her weaknesses on the track and what

will cost the end of the day.

She

has to absolutely... She didn't... A

perfect line, she clips it, 10-11, I

do not think she will have enough on

the uphill section to come through

first.

If she drops 15 hundredths

from Janine Flock, Laura Deas might

go ahead. Let's see. She fought back

like the champion she is.

like the champion she is. Loelling

and Janine Flock separated by two

hundredths of a second. The German

girls go into corner 14 in the red

and yet somehow through the uphill,

14, 15, 16 they find a few

hundredths of a second.

That pop

them into the lead. Lizzy Yarnold

went 51.56, if she finds that again

she is great position. All of these

girls apart from the Austrian have

made mistakes, this is a chance, if

Lizzy Yarnold can give herself more

breathing space for tomorrow.

The

Olympic champion, rising once again

to the intensity of battle at the

Olympic Games.

Lizzy Yarnold on her

way. So good at performing under

pressure, she loves the pressure,

that thrill and she always competes

really well in four run races, over

two days, she made the same mistake

some of the others made in the top

part of the track, she needs to keep

it together, she still has a lot of

time in the lead.

From the mistake,

recovered well. She needs to do the

same, jackal?

Just about got away

with that. Is this enough to stay in

front of Janine Flock?

I think she

might just drop behind the Austrian

as we go into the second.

This will

be very close between Loelling and

Lizzy Yarnold, she has dropped back

to third place, a tenth of a second

off the leader.

off the leader.

My hands are

shaking, my heart is pumping. Slower

than average, but the times have

been slower on this heat, she seems

absolutely fine, she is happy, she

made several mistakes on that front

that she didn't do on the top. It is

an unforgiving track, you have to

have a clean run and I would

actually say, I think Laura Deas

fits down the best result of the

second run. If she can be consistent

tomorrow, all these athletes in the

top four - five, everything is to

play for, they have to stay calm and

not make mistakes.

Your point is

good, but was not one athlete under

52 seconds.

Maybe the track has

slowed, the weather, the snow, the

Canadian has had the fastest run,

then it was Laura Deas, two

hundredths behind but for Elizabeth,

but first run has cost her

potentially that medal, you can see,

her quality of being the fastest.

Loelling leads at halfway. Lizzy

Yarnold and Laura Deas for Great

Britain in third and fourth.

STUDIO: terrific run from Laura

Deas. Let's hear from her. With

Matthew Pinsent.

A fantastic couple

of runs but especially that second,

you must be delighted.

Yes, with the

first I wanted to shake out the

nurse, it's been a day and a half

since I was on the track, I wanted

to relax and get that out of the way

and then I had some things to work

on for a second round would say nice

position to be in. Meet some

improvements on the second run,

really happy with where I am sat.

How have you find the track training

and for racing?

It's a tough,

technical track and the rewards the

fast person, you can't let your

brain rest, it's hard work. Tonight,

going home, recovering, coming back

fresh tomorrow.

So important. Right

in the mix for medals, it must be

very exciting.

It's a really nice

place to be, sitting in fourth, only

seven hundredths out at a moment but

it is a sport anything can happen,

things can change. But yes, I want

to stay really positive and find

those hundreds tomorrow.

I'm much of

an inspiration was Dominik's

performance?

It went from heartbreak

to elation in the space of a few

minutes, what an inspiration, he has

worked so hard for so many years, so

pleased for him, that it came in the

end. Well done and see you tomorrow.

Thank you.

STUDIO: looking very

happy and relaxed. So she should.

Laura Deas posted the second fastest

time on the second run, all of the

sliders were slower than they had

been on the first but in her time

only three hundredths of a second

slower than her first. Alex? So

encouraging.

Normally you expect

them to slow down on the second run,

the track we prepared well, you have

sleds going down, people putting

down their feet, knocking the ice

off the wall so for her to get that

time, it's incredible.

Just look,

she said she had things to work on,

but her second run was really

strong, she made the improvement

that she needed to.

She looked a

little bit skittish, making

adjustments but obviously she

settled a lot better in the second

run, it flowed more smoothly, a lot

cleaner, that gave her the speed.

These are alive shops, Lizzy Yarnold

on the left, her immediate reaction

after the first run was to mouth the

words I'm busy and she looked to Jen

Bryant to support her from the

track. Lost a bit of time, Alex, but

there will be areas she knows she

can't improve on. -- she can.

We said they will chop and change

positions. They will probably move

around tomorrow. The times are so

tight that anyone has got a chance

still. You have got to pull together

the two consistent runs tomorrow and

keep your head in the game.

Let's

look at both runs. Laura Deas, what

are you seeing from the professional

viewpoint.

She has to calm her

nerves and be careful not to push

out of the groove. She is loaded and

relaxed.

She settled into a nice body

position. She is coming out of bends

in good time. She is not hitting

anything or skidding. She has a nice

low line around the bend. She came

out nice and early that set her up.

This is an area where she had

problems before. You can hear the

helmet on the ice a bit. But it is

not causing her problems. A lovely

exit. She has to keep herself calm.

This is the part where they have

uphill and they can lose speed. She

is maintaining it well. She will be

over the finish with this amazing

time and there we go.

I love the

fact that she is clearly enjoying

it. Every time we talked about the

advice you give to a first time

Olympian, it is always, just enjoy

it. And she is. She is full of

smiles. Lizzie Yarnold posted the

fastest time on her first run.

Slipped back on her second run. She

is in third place with two more runs

to come tomorrow. Let's find out how

she felt. She is with Matthew.

How do you assess the performance?

I

haven't looked at the time sheet. I

know I'm third, but the times are

the important thing. Yes, it was, a

much faster track than in training.

I have got a bit of a threat and

sore kind of sinus thing going on.

Was that the issue at the end of the

first run?

I think I'm struggling to

breathe enough, because it is very

cold here. It is actually a little

bit dusty as well. I'm doing lots of

steaming over a bowl. But it's a

brilliant track and yeah it has been

a great first night racing. This is

the bit I love, everyone getting

nervous and getting a nice night's

sleep.

Compared to the last couple

of seasons, you're right in the mix,

it must be a wonderful feel

something

Yes, at the World

Championships last year I still got

a bronze medal and so I love to

compete at big events when everyone

brings their best. So I think I'm

still well in the mix and so yeah,

that is the big goal, which is

frightening to say sometimes, to be

the first British winter Olympian to

retain my title, it is not easy, it

has been a hard few years, but

hopefully can I do it for everyone

who has supported me, all the

National Lottery players and all

afamily and everyone and thank you

and I will do it for you. We will

see you tomorrow. Thank you.

STUDIO: No slider has successfully

defended an Olympic tiet. -- title.

STUDIO: No slider has successfully

defended an Olympic tiet. -- title.

This run wasn't as good as her first

run. I don't think she was as

relaxed. She was showing a bit side

ways. She is still getting some

great top speeds. Although she is

taking knocks, she is not letting it

worry her.

That is where the

experience comes, to stay relaxed

and know you can still make up time

and this is not the defining run.

This is, we are only half way at the

moment. Tomorrow is another day. The

conditions will be different, the

ice will be different. It depends

how the athletes sleep and eat and

relax.

She has been having problem

with her sinuses, she talked of the

dust and the extreme cold and she is

struggling to breathe.

Hopefully she

can sort that. She has been doing

some steaming. If she can produce

these runs when she is under the

weather. If she is feeling better

tomorrow, who knows.

Is it good to

go away and be in third, as opposed

to fist. -- first. You have a day to

think about it. Lizzie's taken that

off a bit and moved back to third

and can relax into it.

I think that

it has given her, the British public

are not going to say she is in first

and she is going to walk off with

the gold. She is close to it.

You

can see how tight it is.

can see how tight it is. Lizzie a

tenth off the leader and 0 .17 off

the leader for Laura Deas. That is

not much.

This is going to be a

great race. And the real race starts

tomorrow. That is what everyone

should get excited about.

tomorrow. That is what everyone

should get excited about.

When they

analyse this, do they look at

Loelling's run and say this is what

she produced?

To be honest at this

stage, it is too #4r5i9. Late. They

have -- too late. Thvest. They have

to turn up with their game plan, fit

and healthy and try and enjoy it.

Now Jacqueline Loelling, she is

leading, she has been a consistent

performer?

She is an amazing

athlete. She has got really lovely

style on the sled. The Germans tend

to drive in a very specific way.

They use a lot of toe-steering when

they drive. She has done it just

there. They tend to come from the

same technical school. The Germans

have got four tracks in Germany and

they can get a lot of experience.

The juniors in Germany, if you turn

up to a track, there will be kids of

eight, nine, ten, starting in luge

and skeleton. They start them young,

get them used to the idea of being

on the ice. It is something they

should be good at. And over the

years they have produced some

excellent skeleton drivers and she

is the latest in a long line.

This

is beatable?

Yes it is definitely.

What is a tenth of a second? It is

nothing.

There is a very buoyant

British skeleton camp. We heard

Laura Deas talk of how proud and

excited they were, because the fist

British medal has been one by a

skeleton slider and for the first

time since 1948 it is a man. That

was John Crammond in 1948. Now it is

Dom Parsons and he can join us from

the Sliding Centre. Congratulations.

Thank you. Thank you.

How much pride

do you take in this moment of having

managed to achieve something you

have worked so hard for?

It's

amazing. It hasn't, I still don't

fully believe it. Yeah, I'm standing

here with a medal in my hand.

Hold

it up for us, Dom! And you had that

medal ceremony and what was great

for you was a massive crowd, because

the winner was from the host nation.

So what was it like?

Yeah, there was

so much noise. There were quite a

lot of Brits. I saw bobsled boys

going crazy. My mum looked like she

had a tear in her eye. It was a

special feeling.

During the race

itself, you went through the full

range from despair as you finished,

thinking, oh no, to waiting and

watching your competitor, Martin

Dukurs who has been a stalwart of

skeleton and that thing of going,

oh, good he has slipped down and I'm

in.

Yes, I was still upset about my

run when he was going down and I

wasn't really watching what was

going on. I couldn't believe it when

I saw a three next to his name. Yes

it is still a bit of disbelief.

Just

tell me a bit about your build up to

this, about switching from being an

athlete and what skeleton has been

like and getting better at it as you

have done.

It's... Yes it has been a

long four years. At certain points I

thought I was well off this goal.

Thanks to the work I have done with

Kristin and the coaches for British

skeleton and all the support from

back home, I have managed to get

things to come together at the right

time. It is a huge relief.

You still

seem shell-shocked, were there

moments when you thought this is

never going to happen?

There were

low moments. I have got to admit

some of the races this season I was

wondering where I would find the

speed. Then after Christmas, it all

started coming together a bit more.

So I came into the games on pretty

good form.

When did you think, yeah,

can I do this, was it when you

started posting those training

times?

It was, yes, quite early on.

I had a bit of an abductor injury

about two weeks ago and it was a

stressful couple of weeks comes in

here. And training to get that

working and Funging so I could --

functioning so I could push flat

out. My first flat out push was do

days before. Even in the training

runs where I had to take it easy, I

was getting good times. So we knew

things were going well.

Were you

still in pain in competition?

When I

was pushing the sled I was fine.

There was still some stiffness

around my hip. But I only felt that

between runs. It was fine while I

was pushing.

I think holding that

medal, that is working like a

healing stone. Nothing hurts any

more.

Yeah, it makes it all better.

I have got no problems.

You're

straight back out to the sliding

track to support your girlfriend and

Laura and Lizzie, what have you made

of their Fir two runs?

Yeah, so I

got here just in time to see

Jackie's first run and then came

down to the bottom of the track to

shout at Jackie and Laura and

Lizzie. Yeah, Laura and Lizzie are

in a really good position, they're

very close to the top. It is very

tight. It will be a great couple of

runs.

You will be back for that will

you?

Definitely, I I shall be

shouting myself hoarse.

Well done.

Woo!

Chemmy is cheering you on. Well

done.

Thank you.

done.

Thank you.

Dom Parsons, our

first medallists from these games

and the first since skeleton was

reintroduced and the first man since

John Crammond in 1948, who loss won

bronze and David Carnegie in 1928.

No 1 in the total on the right means

that Great Britain enter the medal

table. And gold went to South Korea.

They are in tenth. Germany are in

front having a stunning games.

Looking again at Dom's run and at

the time when he finished he had no

idea. He thought it had shoved him

off that podium, but because of

Martin Dukurs making a mistake,

Dom's added together time of four

runs and not forgetting it is about

consistency over the four. He was

the third most consistent.

Yes it is

four miles, if you imagine you're

going to run a four mile race, you

won't win it in the first 800

metres. It is as you cross the line.

The girls need to remember it is not

over until that last sled crosses

the line.

If we look at what is

coming up, tomorrow morning is the

time to stay at home, turn on the

television and watch is in unfold.

Because at 10 o'clock we have Elise

Christie hopefully in the

quarter-finals of 1,500 metres. She

has announced she is taking a break

from that. And just focus on this,

she is world champion in the 1,500

metres. She is going at 10 and 10

past 11 for her semi-final. In

between her semi-final and final we

will go to the skeleton.

This time tomorrow...

How are we

going to handle bad?

We are going to

handle it calmly... As I handle

everything. Everyone gets excited,

we want to be able to see good sport

and get involved and enjoy it and

know more about the competitors and

thanks to you Alex, we know more

about skeleton. That's why it's

called skeleton because the sled is

stripped back, Berrer.

It's fast and

it is scary and we are brilliant.

Your prediction? Definitely a medal,

hopefully two, what colour, who

knows?

We are going to calm down a

little now before we get into the

fast sports and it's the sedate

sport of curling. When we left it at

the half time marker at the end of

end five, great written have got the

scores back level, Sweden had a good

end six, we join it in end eight,

Sweden leading 6-5, and the

commentators are Steve Cram and

Jackie Lockhart. -- Great Britain.

COMMENTATOR: extra ends, teams

winning by just a shot, you would

expect it at this level,

theoretically. The high quality of

teams here, had to come through the

final qualification in December.

All of the nations decide the

representatives of the team

differently, Great Britain selected

both teams, who arrived here, Canada

go for a play-off approach,

basically the top ten teams based on

results over the previous year,

play-off to get the honour to where

the Maple leaf. I think the USA with

the same, actually. And Switzerland.

They do have different approaches.

Norway, for example, they were kind

of selected but told if you do not

medal at the Europeans you are going

to have to play-off against the

second best team.

Silver Lakes standard opening,

corner guard for Great Britain, the

guard laid out.

guard laid out. The strategy changes

a little bit.

Cammy Smith just watching.

Well done. We can see, Cammy Smith,

playing well, the figures reflect

that, only the one takeout. The

stats, pretty spectacular, to be

honest.

I think they were hoping to sit in

front of the only read, they

slightly over curled.

Kyle just needs to forget the stone

that he played in the previous end.

He's been pretty consistent. I would

say this is quite an important shot.

Made some mistakes in the last

couple of errands.

Looked that way all the way down.

We expected a much more defensive

end from Sweden. Almost misjudged

that one.

Britain still have one.

Looked as though that was going to

result in a double takeout. You can

see the draws from Kyle at 67%. For

he struggled. -- where he struggled.

Just saying, you can take a here

more.

Holding the brush for the line.

That was nice communication from the

boys, Kyle was asking his skipper if

he laid the first one OK, if he

hadn't, Kyle said he played it well,

it must just be pulling here, I

think they might we buy... So close.

There must be a big finish at the

end, and you heard Kyle saying it is

curling more.

He took a little more

ice. Unless the line he set out on

was wrong it seemed as though they

were pretty happy.

Sometimes you

find the sheets of ice, it looks

very flat but if you start going

down to Nano millimetres and all

sorts, the ice technicians are

shaping the ice a little bit and

that can sometimes make it curl a

little more.

Almost kind of going

uphill a little and it comes into

the centre much quicker.

A chance to

raise his own yellow onto the red

that has been played.

It's a difficult shot, they need to

get closer to the guard. Rumble the

one in the centre line as well.

Move it! Move it!

Not a bad result.

The shooter is sad

right on top of the Swedish stone

and they sat in there for the third

shot.

You always know when it's not ended

up too bad when Nicolas scratches

his head a little bit.

Lacking that front stone raised onto

the yellow and red and he thinks the

yellow can cross. Time out. Cars

liking.

liking. Wants to have a little bit

of a think about this. What will

they be worried about here?

I think

the shop they are mainly worried

about is that Great Britain can make

a raise onto the yellow stone. I

think they want to get another one

in there.

Lindbergh was the second team in

Sochi and Vancouver.

Sochi and Vancouver.

I don't know if

Sebastian is playing now or

travelling? Taking some time away

from curling?

from curling? This is when I wish I

knew how to speak several languages!

LAUGHTER surely there is

something...

If you had a phone... LAUGHTER we

are running out of time.

What are they calling here?

Drawdown, yes, they are going to

come in. And I think they would like

to sit probably quite far back. I am

not going to put myself out there

and just yet.

And the other thing,

maybe, Ericsson mentioned a few

minutes ago, he has only played four

draws.

They are putting the guard

up. I thought the draw would be an

odd shot.

Create an opportunity to

get the red alert even easier. Play

the guard. To stop this run back

from Great Britain.

They seem very

concerned about that. Was there a

danger for Great Britain on the run

back if you hit the yellow, the

chance of the red hitting the back

yellow?

I am maybe panicking and deciding to

do the shop before Nicolas... But

Kyle just said, whatever they do now

he might just tap it next.

He doesn't need to see the inside.

You may be able to hear, some

American fans in tonight! Thomas

pierhead, important shot, trying to

set this up for his skipper, he has

missed it!

He needed to connect with

a lot more of that stone. You heard

him, he just aged it out as he let

it go down the centre line. If you

have wait, they are holding very

straight.

Looks like they are going to play

your shot, Jackie.

I would leave it

on that line two, I was just

panicking it wouldn't play earlier.

Baby that is just the cos I am a

woman. Of course, Thomas moved the

rest, you can see a lot more of it

now.

now. -- maybe that is because I am a

woman.

I don't think there's any

added value and that makes the shot

is more difficult. Actually putting

one at the back of the ring they may

have made the draw easier. No added

value.

Him hitting the line, especially if

your opposition can use to jam on or

sit on.

Needs a good draw here, Kyle

Smith. Put a little bit of pressure

on his counterparts. Looks like it

is as good as it can be here.

Hopefully they will have watched two

shots from Kyle and they should know

what this line is going to do.

The

line is better on this, has he given

it enough?

This will come up short.

Wow.

The initial call was that it

was back 8 or back 4. They thought

it was heavy.

You heard them say

exactly that.

That is the same shot

that Kyle Waddell played down there

as well. His pulled more and caught

the guard.

the guard.

This is not looking good

here.

Sweden still have to be careful,

because they're only lying one shot.

There is the thought if he comes in

below that red that... He would

still be able to for instance,

Britain, with their last stone

use...

He has to ensure he has

second shot. If he doesn't make a

shot in the house to lie second

shot, Britain will have an

opportunity to come and catch the

yellow and and the left above the

red and tap it enough that they

could tap the red through and get

their 2 or even a 3. Important that

he gets the second shot in. It is

just where he puts it.

They're going

to draw away from the cluster.

That

is what I thought. Not give them a

chance.

If nay come down the other

-- if they come down the other side

they could set up a double take out.

Just makes it.

That is a good shot.

There was a bit of a panic there. It

looked like the stone darted off.

looked like the stone darted off.

It

meant that... He hasn't given them a

chance. Just watch how close this

was. It would look even closer from

that angle. But there wasn't much to

choose. Not much room for error

around that guard.

We just have to

draw here for a 1. And we are taking

a different line. They're going to

follow the similar shot to

Nicholas's down here. Don't have to

be hitten, they just have to hit the

4 foot.

We have talked about

learning from your opposition stones

and they got caught out a bit on the

other side. Hopefully they have been

timing the shots so they understand

the speed of this line.

They just need to sit on that line.

That is looking pretty good.

That is looking pretty good. Slows

it down a little and up. Britain

take the 1. We are tied up. There

are two ends left. The next one

Sweden will have the hammer, Great

Britain in the last one. If Sweden

manage to hold Britain to one shot

in that end, but at least they got

their 1. And we have got a good game

on still here. Sweden 6, Great

Britain 6.

Britain 6. Check on the scores

elsewhere. Canada have sorted

themselves out. Now 7-3 over Korea.

The United States 8-5 now. Denmark

did take a couple back. They're

still fighting on in that one.

They're still in the 8th. The match

between Switzerland and Japan with

Switzerland leading 5-3. They have

the hammer in that 8th end. You

know, we talked about the momentum

swings, it has definitely moved to

Sweden after the half way point. But

it is still 6-6.

It wouldn't feel

like a GB win if it wasn't going

right down to the wire, would it?

They're not worrying about the

clock. They still have six minutes.

No time-outs left. Britain with a

bit more thinking time.

Thing is

game has been a great advert for

curling. It has been of the highest

standard.

I think whatever the

outcome here, Britain have put up a

really good performance against

Sweden. Particularity the first --

particularly the first five ends.

The odd shot here and then since

half way. All in all, they will be

pleased with the way they have

played. When you get this close, you

want to get over the line if you

can.

That would be a booster for our

guys. They can take the scalp of

Sweden.

In this situation what, Sweden will

be looking for is a blank or a score

of two, where as Britain will be

trying to force a score of 1 either

way. If they can steal one that

would be great. Worse case they can

get that all-important hammer back

into the 10th end.

Expecting to see a very aggressive

end from GB. That is backed up by

the two guards they have thrown in

here. They're going to set their

stall out here and go for it.

An

interesting thing here is Sweden

don't have a lot of time. I see they

have been in the head very quick

after our team have played and he is

indicating if they want an in turn

or out turn. It would be interesting

to see if they overrush. They could

make mistakes.

If you run out of

time?

Then you lose the game. It is

important that you are in the hack

and ready to play.

and ready to play.

I think they

should get bonus points for the

amount of minutes you save, to

encourage the teams to play fast.

Maybe a bonus shot. One shot?

I like

that. If you finish the game with

more than five minutes on the clock,

you can have a bonus point.

LAUGHTER.

Japan have tide it up

against Switzerland. That is 5-5.

It is all relevant for Great

Britain. Only one win so far.

Another nice shot. Sometimes you

cannot do anything about the

opposition in terms of their

results. Now they're playing. But

you will get sort of five matches

into this and start to look at who

is where and who you have got left

to play.

to play.

Since Sweden struggled with

their signature double take-outs.

There is another one missed. That

was actual lay very difficult one to

play. It is easy to move both the

yellows, but not easy to roll the

shooter as well. It was a good

effort.

After couple of indifferent shots,

Kyle wad Waddell played a good one.

Can he follow that up. Britain

trying to get some yellow in there.

The guys are having to work this

really hard.

Just nudging it.

Just

been a game of just catching the

guard for Kyle Waddell today.

guard for Kyle Waddell today.

A lot

of whooping and hollering, feels

like I'm at the Ryder Cup or

something.

Some of the garb that the

United States are wearing it is a

bit Ryder Cupesque!

They probably

weren't making as much noise.

Just hangs on to it. The United

States have won that one obviously,

9-5 against Denmark. Yeah OK. Canada

look set for a win ginest Korea. --

win against Korea. No surprise

there. These two other matches, this

one and the one next, 5-5 in that

one. 6-all in this one. Sweden a

good shot with their previous stone.

This isn't ideal for GB having to

play this take-out. They don't have

an opportunity to be offensive at

the moment.

the moment. I wonder if Sweden will

go for the kill here in the 9th end

and try and put a few on the board?

A change of tools.

That indicates to

me they have a stone that probably

swings more and this could be a

stone that Swinns more and they're

happy to play it more when they're

throwing a heavier weight. They have

certainly changed the stone there.

It is Oscar.

I think he whistles for

them not to touch the stone.

It is

usually the Danish skip that does

that.

Normally they whistle if they

are suffering from a sore throat and

can't call. I think they wanted that

in the house. That is a

disappointing shot.

Kyle just went

to have a look. It is the edge of

the stone as to whether it's just

cutting the line. He had a shake of

the head to say no, it is not. It is

not in.

not in.

Rather than just hit one of

the reds that we can see, they're

going to utilise their yellow and

drive it into the reds.

Catches one.

That was a bit way ward

from Thomas.

That is just catching

the circle. The edge of the ring.

He started well today. In fact they

all did. They have all just been

slightly off in the second half. Not

much. Just inches here and there. Or

centimetres.

Eriksson coming down to have a look.

The clock still ticking.

The yellow then?

It is.

I think it

is and it is quite an interesting

situation, because due too that

yellow stone being in the house, it

forces swede on the decide whether

they want to blank the end or

whether they want to go and score 2.

They could play a take-out on the

yellow to give themselves a chance

to blank. Maybe leaves GB a hit and

roll behind. So they're going to

play a draw.

This is the other side.

This is to be fair this has been his

shot. Eriksson. His draws have been

pretty much spot on.

The boys looking at lots of options

and what they do, will how will

Sweden counteract it?

That one is not in. I think... The

camera work showing us, showing us

that it is. The yellow in front of

Thomas Meer head, the angle at which

he wants to try and hit the stone.

-- Thomas Muirhead.

Whatever he

plays here his shooter still stays

in the house, he doesn't want to

roll out here.

To do that they need to miss the

double takeout all stock that's what

I was saying, I thought at first he

was looking at a double take out.

That is a great shot by Kyle Smith.

It did not spin over, the lying

shot, they have the third as well,

that yellow at the top, it cannot be

ignored.

You know what made that so

good was that they rode for enough

to force Sweden to hit and rule to

the wing. Give them a great chance

to make a double with the last one.

Because they can't hit it on the

inside.

Every shot crucial now. He's done

quite well. They are close enough

together. Big opportunity here.

Just

rolled the stone too far, if he

comes back and Kyle plays the double

takeoff, Sweden still blank at the

end by hitting the yellow on the

other side but because he put them

side by side, Britain can make the

double takeout sit around.

Well, well, well.

Still plenty of stones left to play,

two in this and of course, the tenth

end. Some nice shots so far from

Great Britain, certainly the latter

half of this end. You can see little

mistakes still creeping in. Kyle

Smith, can he take both of these

stones and stay in the house? He has

missed it! Going to roll over.

That

is a real shame.

What a chance that

was! What a chance that was for Kyle

Smith. He won't get too many of them

when you are at the Olympic Games.

And you've got one of the favourites

on the ropes a little bit, you want

to capitalise, just missing, not

only missing, it is because he

missed, he was not able to stay in

the house, fairly straightforward

drop for the Swedish skip. Going to

take two.

take two. That was a chance.

Niklas

Edin left the building, pretty much,

left the sweepers to put it where it

needs to go.

A game of tiny margins.

That is a shot he would make a lot

of occasions, not that difficult,

but he did this. Sweden picking up

two and after nine pence, excuse me,

they believed by two, going into the

final end, Britain have the hammer.

8-6, it can see how despondent they

are. Now, of course, if it goes to

an extra end, Sweden have the hammer

in the extra end. All the advantage

very much with the Swedes.

very much with the Swedes.

You are

absolutely spot on, Steve, we kind

of had them on the ropes. It is a

real shame that one shot could cost

us the opportunity to win the game.

If he had made that we would have at

least had a 50% chance to win.

Exactly three minutes on the clock

for Sweden in this final end, they

can't hang around. Decision-making.

Between shots, they are going to be

rushed a little bit, keep an eye on

that clock.

that clock.

Niklas Edin has not

returned from the little boys room.

It makes Sweden's job easier, happy

to give up one. Does not matter.

Just making sure Great Britain do

not score two here. Makes their job

a little easier.

I still say, we have all said it,

whatever happens in this final end,

it has been a good performance, they

have matched Sweden most of the way.

In that respectable probably be

disappointed if they don't close

this out, if it was not go that way.

Plenty of things to be happy about.

Tight match against Sweden. This is

the top is to match Sweden have had,

three very comfortable victories up

until this point, the fourth match

for Great Britain. Canada heading

for a victory in their match against

Korea.

I think whatever the outcome

in this game, it's going to be a

positive feeling for team GB. I

think if they can continue this sort

of form there is no question they

can win a medal this week.

Cammy Smith once more, trying to

come around this card he laid. --

this guard.

Some textbook play coming from

Sweden. No need to take any risks

from their point of view.

When

Sweden get the chance they are going

to hit everything. Take away that

barred there.

Bit of a pity, isn't it? It could

end up as a bit of a damp squib

which is a bit of a shame because

they played very well at times.

As

we have seen it just takes one

mistake from your opposition and you

can capitalise. The guys have to

keep digging in.

We've got a good

setup. A great chance to score.

One

in the house, putting the guard on.

They are nice and straight so it

makes it very difficult for Sweden

to remove both of them, they end up

having to take the top one all the

time.

The question here for Kyle and the

boys is, when do you do something

other than continuing with the

guard?

Whether you do something with

the Reds in the house, it's all

about timing.

They are only lying in

third shot at the moment, they

should do something with them. At

some point they could draw one

around the back.

Could also try and come to them and

tap them back a little bit and use

them as backing at some point. If

you opportunities.

It's not bad.

Sorry... Kyle had struggled with a

little bit of draw weight in the

last 2-3 ends but that was well

played. Like waiting for a mistake

to happen, these are fairly

straightforward shots here, you need

to make them attempt something a bit

more difficult.

You are not going to

see Sweden and is one of these, one

of the easiest shots in the game,

especially with these guys and their

level of accuracy, it's just the

case of running the stones down at

the moment so bad when GB make a

move in the house, Sweden have less

stones to retrieve the situation.

Thomas needs to be accurate here as

well. Coming down exactly the same

line. They should know what this is

doing.

Here we go again. LAUGHTER Kyle is

wanting the boys to stay for a

blabber.

He needs a little bit of

social contact. Like Logan said,

when are they going to actually do

something with the two reds?

A bit

of team talk around this. How do

they force the situation? Try and

get two, take this to the extra end?

I think there's an opportunity for a

two rather than a three. I like

Thomas's confidence. Two is what we

are looking for, boys, at the

minute, I think.

The confidence of

youth!

youth! Britain with three stones

left, Sweden two, just the skipper

to play.

to play. Whatever happens, I'd be

trying to make Niklas Edin drawer,

he has been just a little bit off

tonight.

We just have to make sure

when Thomas hits this back he gets

the role across the house that he is

looking for, keeps the two yellows

separated. Still in a good position

to pick up two.

The key to this end

for GP is do not leave Sweden a

double takeout.

The line on it, did

not get a cross.

Like that. Because

of the angle between two stones,

it's not a natural double, you would

probably hate it a little bit

thinner than perhaps a quarter stone

and you could make both these go

away and it would pretty much be a

game end.

Yes, only two stones left

for Britain, they must score two to

tie this up. And if they take two of

these out, it's not going to happen.

Niklas Edin still has another stone

after this, if he removes two

here... Or something crazy...

I am

surprised. I am surprised at him, I

feel like he is debating this one.

One minute and 40 seconds thinking

time left, two shots, just has

another look down.

His team are

telling him, you do not have much

time. I think he is going to go for

the outside yellow. Yes. A hit

across.

Interesting. I think he's

scared if he goes for the double

takeout and gets it wrong, it's a

little bit thin and he could miss it

all together. What he is banking on

as he knows by playing this hit and

roll, it forces Kyle to play a

double and it will bring the two

yellows together, so he could make a

double takeout his last one.

He we

go. Trying to hit this British stone

and roll across, if he can. Pretty

straight.

Maybe not lying.

I don't know who is

lying second.

lying second. That is what Thomas

thinks.

If that had just been

quarter of an inch, half an inch

further away. Just having another

look.

look.

If he notices that, then we

are in trouble.

They should split their own yellow

to open up the shot.

That is a good

call, low dpan. -- Logan.

call, low dpan. -- Logan.

Make this

double tricky for him. Like that.

double tricky for him. Like that.

He

played a really very good stone with

his penultimate one in the previous

end. It was just the last stone that

was not what he wanted. At least put

a bit of pressure on. Don't give

Nicolas Edin an easy option.

If you

remember back to the 8th end, they

played a couple of draws down here

and got caught out by over curling.

That should mean the take-out will

curl a lot too.

Where is this going?

Will be close.

Good shot.

I was worried there. They

swept it well, kept it on track.

swept it well, kept it on track. He

is saying, it is about as good as he

thinks he could have done there.

It

is very clever curling from Nicolas

Edin. He would have gone for that

double. Be he misses and gives up

two.

They have got a chance here

though. It is a big shot still. He

has got to be accurate here. He has

got the chance to take out both of

these British stones, doesn't matter

if his own goes. Britain only have

only one stone left. He is not

bothered about what else happens. He

wants both of these stones. Nicolas

Eden, the Swedish skip, his final

stone looking to hit the first

British stone on to the other, take

them both out. And he has done it.

It is going to go. That is it. Hand

shakes. It has been a good match

from Great Britain. For a long time

they looked as if they had a chance

to turn over this very good Swedish

team. Sweden know they have been in

a

a tough match, but Eden found a way

to get through. They move on to four

wins from four matches. Britain with

two wins and two losses after four.

STUDIO:

two wins and two losses after four.

STUDIO: Stewed As Steve was saying

that is two wins and two losses for

the British men. They were be in

action against South Korea. As for

Eve Muirhead and her women's rink,

not in action today, but they have

two matches tomorrow. Speaking of

tomorrow, it is a big one for Elise

Christie, our short track speed

skating hope. She has had a few days

to dwell on what was a very

difficult opening start to her

programme in the women's 500 metres.

Tomorrow it is the 1,500 and she is

the world champion in that. Let's

hope she can banish memories of

this.

The women's 500 metres. Four

and a half laps of the track.

There is Elise Christie, the world

record holder at this distance. The

start needs to be good. Away they

go. Christie in second. Smart move,

sliding through on the inside. Take

the advantage over Boutin, this two

should be the class of the field.

That is what it looks like. Christie

leading the way. Boutin is behind

her. Up to the line. Elise Christie

has successfully negotiated the

first hurdle of the day. And

Christie is going faster and faster

here.

here. Elise Christie the fastest

qualifier, four and a half laps to

make it into the final and the

chance to race for gold. Away they

go. And Christie second to that

first corner. Kim Boutin of Canada

taking it. Christie just closing the

door as Yu had a look. Challenging

on the inside. Goes to the front.

Forced a bit wide. Kirchhoff leads.

Christie holding off Boutin. Round

the bend they come. Up to the line.

Christie and van Kerkhof in a photo

for first place. Yu is penalised and

Boutin is advanced from third place

into the final. Van Kerkhof, Elise

Christie and Boutin all going

through. At least she gets the

chance to race for gold. Nearly

time. The Olympic final in the

women's 500 metres. The nation holds

its breath. Away they go, the final

is on. Christie trying to move

through. She has work to do.

Christie now trying to hug the

inside line. Had a look. No room

past Boutin. Christie tries to make

it on the inside. Christie crashes

out. She is out of it again. Boutin

going... It is a photo finish on the

line.

line. There is a penalty for Cheong.

Kim Boutin from Canada has the

bronze. A crushing blow for Elise

Christie. She has to go away and put

it behind her and try to come back

for the 1,000 and the 1,500.

I was

knocked over, I didn't fall on my

own. I don't want this in a final. I

don't think you get any benefit when

somebody gets a personality. It is

just -- penalty. I worked so hard

for the 500 and it has been taken

away from me. Even in the semi-final

I got crashed in. I have a few days

to reset and it is still almost a

week until my best distance. The

positive is... I don't know. Right

now I can't keep living with this

feeling. I mean it is out of my

control. I got knocked over and

that's that.

STUDIO: How we would love to see

tears of joy for Elise.

She is the world champion in the

1,500 and she is one of keen

favourites for gold. Then it is a

very busy morning. We have got

Lizzie Yarnold and Laura Deas in

third and fourth in the women's

skeleton bob.

A lot to look forward to. We are

going to start here with one of real

Olympic favourites. It is the ski

jumping. On Saturday, we saw the

men's normal hill and they were

flying distances of about 98. They

they move up to the big hill and

will be jumping 130 metres. It was

part of the original first Olympics

in 1924. So strap on your fat skis

and take a deep, deep breath!

Ski

jumping takes place on either the

normal hill or the large hill.

Competitors jump further than the

length of a football pitch at speeds

of 90mph. Points are awards or the

distance, style, posture and flight

and landing. Points for distance are

determined by where a jumper lands

in relation to the K-point. It is

the equivalent of a far score in

golf. If they jump beyond that mark,

they earn extra points. If they are

short, they lose points. Each

competitor has two jumps.

competitor has two jumps. Japan's

Kasai is back for a record eighth

games. At the ripe old age of 45.

Everybody hoping that Kasai can make

it into the final.

He jumps 122.5 metres and a combined

score of 104.2. He is certainly

through. That is a relief to all of

us over the age of 40! And let's

look and see who will join him. What

a sight this is. It is one of true

spectacles of any winter Olympics.

Majestic. They're flying about six

metres above the outrun and it is

very scary at the top.

COMMENTATOR: He goes into ninth.

This is our last qualifier. We will

see ten more in a minute. Stjernen

has to make sure he doesn't make a

mess out of this. Clean enough on

the takeoff. Good distance. Again

not the best.

not the best. But it will be enough.

128.5.

128.5. Ranked 12th in the world. His

dad was a World Cup-winning ski

jumper. He was fourth just outside

the medals at last year's World

Championships. Judges liked it.

Qualification score puts him in

tenth and that concludes our

qualifiers. So here is the list

starting from the top. Everyone has

qualified. Kobayashi leads. What an

outstanding jump that was.

That is the end of their

participation in this large hill

event.

event. Now we enjoy Kobayashi's jump

one more time. That really was a

thing of beauty.

thing of beauty.

Looks very calm,

doesn't he? Yeah, I knock those out

any day that ends with a Y.

This

should be fun. These guys are

already qualified. They don't have

to do anything. They're just jumping

for the experience and to entertain

the crowd.

. That was a good jump. Brings the

arms down. Gets over the top of the

skis to make the most of the air

under neath. You can see the snow

swirling in the air around him. The

landing gets away from him a bit.

Maybe he would have been shooting

for 18s otherwise from the judges.

123.6. Again, he has already

qualified. But that puts him into

fourth place. Kubacki.

Eighth in this event in last years

championship, 35th in the Hill,

coming back. That's OK. Solid but

unspectacular.

He had an odd week last week, the

third best jump in qualifying and

did not get out of the first round

in the final itself. But he was

getting himself into the top three

in large hill training this week.

See what he gets with the judges.

18s, they are fans. But since

seventh. Not quite as impressive as

qualifying. -- that puts him. This

man has seen his younger brother go

over 143 metres, and his other

finished above him in last week's

Olympic final. -- his brother. He

has some questions to answer from a

family point of view! And that will

not answer them! You need to go and

chat to your younger brother, he has

got the measure of this course and

these conditions and you are

struggling a little bit.

struggling a little bit. All right

form wise on the way down, the

Telemark was a little... Look at

that from his younger brother, tried

to keep that emotion bottled up! 150

metres. Your brother has just

outjumped you buy the best part of

28 metres. That is a way. This will

be interesting, the world champion.

Finished 13th in the normal hill.

That might go some way towards

restoring things. Good understands.

On hundreds 31 metres. -- 131

metres. Extending up through that

body.

The concentration. They make it look

easy, it's not easy.

easy, it's not easy. The judges

very, very happy. They have shifted

the gate again. The distance wasn't

quite there but Stefan Kraft into

sixth place.

sixth place. This man and his

moustache, forecast extra crispy!

Whatever its doors for the

aerodynamics that moustache works,

135 metres. Robert Johannson. We are

going to see three Norwegians in a

row. This event has not won by a

Norwegian since 1964. More than half

a century ago. When that kind of

moustache was still reasonably

fashionable! Did not initially

crouched into that Telemark as much

as I would have liked. The judges

contradict me beautifully, they say

they loved it, there are played.

Into the lead. 135 metres with the

benefit of data points. -- fair

play. Nor way have struggled in this

event for 50 years. Norwegian ski

jumping has such history, they won

gold after gold when this event was

originally introduced to the Winter

Olympics.

Big talk in the Norwegian media this

week about Norway getting back on

top of this event, 137 metres is how

you do that, not as

you do that, not as far as

Kobayashi. But this is impressive.

Held nicely. High five from the

coaches. He is looking on eagerly.

He thinks this is going to be good

and it is good, 19s

across-the-board. A little wind

assistance so he lost some points.

Slots in just behind Robert

Johannson. Now, the last Norwegian

we will see. Six in the normal hill.

Just seen his teammates lay down

some excellent jumps. That, though,

may be a little short of what he was

after, let's see... I think an extra

five metres on that. Would have been

more to his liking.

more to his liking. Holding good

form, the right-hand just coming out

at the end to stabilise him on

landing. Yes, fifth. There is Robert

Johannson, occupying hotseat, very,

very happy, this is what Norway

wanted to see, their athletes to

come backfiring this week.

come backfiring this week. Led by

the Germans, this man, the normal

hill Olympic champion. Also the

world silver medallist in the large

hill, he could win this too. This,

his initial statement in this event,

dude on distance. Just a little

trouble on the landing. -- good

understands.

Less than a week since he won the

Olympic gold, bit of an outsider for

that. Fantastic performance, he

thinks he can do it again. Only

placed around tenth in training this

week but again he was top in the

warmup jumps to night. Just a

fraction of the leader line. Good

scores from the judges. Only enough

for fourth place right now, the

Norwegians including Johannson hold

the lead. And here now... Ninth in

the normal hill event last week.

Looked good in large hill training,

just like his teammate.

A little short of the Norwegian

marker laid down, his moustache is

shorter, his jump is shorter!

Not the easiest conditions through

that snow although it has to be

said, World Cup ski jumpers are used

to that, Babel jumping almost

anything. His arms out for the

Telemark. The distance combined with

reasonably good but not spectacular

judging means he will slip down and

he will only be in 12th place. We

have one to go. The wind has barely

got it our way deceiving, that is

good news, hopefully that stays for

tomorrow. The defending Olympic

champion, he only finished fourth.

He needs something good. Poland

expects from this man. It's good.

It's not incredible statement of

intent good but it is good enough,

gets a smile.

gets a smile. And Kamil Stoch will

advance comfortably, in the top ten

or so.

But he's going to need to step it

up. To look at successfully

defending that Olympic gold medal

when we reconvene on Saturday. Into

that landing. Waiting for the

judges. Seventh place with a

distance for Kamil Stoch. Work to do

for him and Poland. Robert Johannson

of Norway is your top qualifier, all

the scores are reset on Saturday, it

means nothing on paper but that

means nothing on paper but that is a

big confidence boost for the

Norwegians and it means when we come

back to this hill on Saturday they

will be looking to go for gold and

take back control of this event for

Germany. STUDIO: it could be the

most celebrated moustache and all of

Norway if it happens, I am keeping

my fingers crossed. I know the

Germans, Norwegians and Dutch have

in carrying the weight sackfuls of

medals from various locations but

you get the feeling the British

athletes are warming up nicely.

There are metal hopes have been on

ice for the first 6-7 days but

things are thawing and not just for

us.

us. We've had the teams, the

players, it's every man for himself,

the individual event in figure

skating. The short programme coming

very soon. Also today, the medal

mission, American Mikaela Shiffrin

defends her slalom title, she won

her first gold yesterday. And expect

Norway's attacking Vikings to be in

full cry as they go for a fifth gold

in a row in the superquick men's

super-g. Speaking of quick, it's

headfirst hurtling in skeleton, Dom

Parsons in a medal shakeup for the

men, defending champion Lizzy

Yarnold and Laura Deas just getting

under way.

under way. And the women's riders

tackle the huge Winter Olympic

obstacle course in snowboard cross,

this was quite a final! But first.

Relax, everybody, it's time for

Christopher Dean. An oasis

Relax, everybody, it's time for

Christopher Dean. An oasis of calm

in all the Olympic frenzy. Great to

see you. You played such an

important part for Savchenko and

mass art yesterday. Has there been

champagne and chocolate?

I have had

nothing yet. After an Olympic gold

in Germany there is such a frenzy. I

am sure they have been inundated

with lots of requests. They are

enjoying their moment, that is for

sure and I think I will hear from

them in a couple of days.

I'm sure

you will. Do you have any

professional interest to declare in

the men's event?

I had to think

about it, I have worked with the

American boy and with Nathan when he

was recovering from an injury.

A

limited extent but you have your

finger in a pie. But before we get

started on the quad fest, we have

been enjoying our trip down memory

lane, getting some nostalgic videos

and so much so, people have asked,

notably Vanessa on the hashed --

hash tag, asked to see Adam. We are

going to have another Torvill and

Dean perfect moment.

APPLAUSE.

COMMENTATOR: And just look

at that! Everyone of them a 6.

at that! Everyone of them a 6. We

don't have to wait, we know. Jane

Torvill and Christopher Dean are the

world champions of 1983.

It makious

smile. T -- makes you smile.

I have

not seen that in such a long time.

I'm exhausted just watching it.

It

must have been one of the most

overwhelming reactions from any

crowd. They were on their feet and

roses and flowers on the ice.

Sometimes the choice of music

encourage people to be up with you.

The music got everybody in the mood

and they were stood up and clapping

and it all came together.

83. You

were on your way to Sarajevo. But

there had been back-to-back golds in

the men's event and those were the

days when figure skating was the

Olympic games for Great Britain.

When you look back at 1976, John

Curry, Innsbruck. This was a very

influencial performance. How would

you sum up his approach and

influence?

John brought the artistry

to the ice and he was the first that

was a ballet dancer on ice. He

brought the aesthetics, the style,

everything came together on the ice.

People loved his skating. But there

were some within skating saying, it

wasn't athletic enough. For me, it

brought it all together. Athleticism

and the ballet quality.

It was art

as well as sport.

Yes.

He went and

moved to Colorado, because we didn't

have the ice facilities here for

that level. Robin Cousins followed

and he became a gold medallist.

From

the same school. Robin had that

artistry, but he brought the

athleticism back into it. This is an

amazing performance in Lake Placid.

Still the exuberance, but he still

had the John Curry grace.

Yes she

was tall and statuesque. The jumps

were fluid. I think Robin brought it

all together.

Thereafter through the

80s, the picture was dominated by

North America and then the Brians.

They were actually

They were actually coached or core

graphed by the same woman. She was

criticised, but Brian on the day

championed and won.

His influence is

still part of skating, some of his

moves are still gaining marks.

He

had a triple jump with one hand in

the air. It has been deemed by the

judges are giving it more credit to

do jumps with hands in the air. You

will see with the men and indeed a

lot with the ladies certainly that

every jump is in the air. It has

taken it to its extreme. I think

they should pull it back a bit. Such

an influence.

You mentioned the

triples. Those were the old days. It

is quads now. Is it the best jump

hear the will win?

I think it will

be both. We still want the style.

Certainly if you are going to go out

there and do anything between three

to five quads, which some of the men

will do, you will win.

Keep the

questions coming. Hashtag ask Chris

and you will enjoy an important

short programme. It will be

commentated on Catherine Downs and

Robin Cousins.

commentated on Catherine Downs and

Robin Cousins. COMMENTATOR: This is

the new star of Team USA.

He was

fourth in the US Championships.

fourth in the US Championships. The

selection committee took into

account the whole season and brought

the No 1, 3 and 4 to the games and

he proved in the team event he was

the right choice.

He is the first

openly gay Olympian for the United

States and he has been outspoken

against the Trump administration. He

has been on social media answering

his critics and his fans alike. But

now it is time to let his skates do

the talking.

the talking.

No quadruple jump

planned. He will want the triple

axel and the triple to be pristine.

Triple flip and triple toe loop.

The triple axel. He has got it.

Lovely.

The final element. Fantastic layback

spin. Not something that we see in

the men's event that often.

Phenomenal flexibility.

LAUGHTER. It

is a party on the ice! A superstar

is born for Team USA.

You see that

red box, not the fact that the

triple axel wasn't called, but it

wasn't pristine and the grade of

execution from the judges will be a

minus. But everything else on the

money. He needed to be more forward

on that take off from the triple

axel. Watch the landing. Oh, there

it is. There is the deduction. But

the rest of it brilliant. One of the

few men to do a layback spin within

the combination.

So up to the top of

qualification goes Adam Rippon of

the USA. I expect we will see a lot

of him when he gets back to the

United States.

Aliyev representing Olympic Athletes

of Russia. His first Olympic Games.