BBC Two Day 8: GB face South Korea in Men's Curling action

0:01:24 > 0:01:28"Pali pali" means faster, faster, and they nine has begun at lightning

0:01:28 > 0:01:35speed. Welcome to a historic day in Britain's Winter Olympics history,

0:01:35 > 0:01:43because Izzy Atkin has become the first medallist to win on skis.

0:01:43 > 0:01:48Sensational stuff at the Phoenix Snow Park. There are nine titles in

0:01:48 > 0:01:52total up for grabs today, and it could be a golden Super Saturday for

0:01:52 > 0:01:57the Brits.

0:01:57 > 0:02:00the Brits. 2014 Olympic gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold has shown a

0:02:00 > 0:02:03champion buzz by determination. She battled illness and a dip in form to

0:02:03 > 0:02:10post a new track record in her first run yesterday. Laura Deas is

0:02:10 > 0:02:14fulfilling her promise of too. Her sparkling second run saw her move up

0:02:14 > 0:02:19to fourth place after two runs, one place behind Yarnold. They begin

0:02:19 > 0:02:23their second day's competition at 11.20 this morning. Elise Christie

0:02:23 > 0:02:29is also back on the ice, looking to wipe away those Tuesday tears. Her

0:02:29 > 0:02:361500m campaign starts this morning at ten o'clock. And here are the

0:02:36 > 0:02:39pictures of Super Saturday getting off to that perfect start. History

0:02:39 > 0:02:42at the Phoenix Snow Park, a first-ever British Olympics no

0:02:42 > 0:02:48middle on skis, Izzy Atkin with bronze in the slopestyle. Let's hear

0:02:48 > 0:02:59from her. She is with Tim Warwood. Come on!

0:03:01 > 0:03:07Come on!I hope this is a good interview.How are you feeling?Just

0:03:07 > 0:03:14relieved. Put a rundown, really happy. Just excited and overwhelmed.

0:03:14 > 0:03:22What a final that was. The seeds were everywhere. It was a weird

0:03:22 > 0:03:25qualifying, but then all the best 12 were in there for the final. It

0:03:25 > 0:03:30could have been anyone's. Talk us through it.There were tonnes of

0:03:30 > 0:03:35names in the field. It could have been anyone. I was at the bottom

0:03:35 > 0:03:38after my final one. I knew I had skied the best I could and I was

0:03:38 > 0:03:42waiting for the last three or four girls to drop. My heart was racing.

0:03:42 > 0:03:51I can't believe it.Dare I say it, first Olympic medal on skis in a

0:03:51 > 0:03:58long time. You must be overwhelmed. I am still speechless. I'm really

0:03:58 > 0:04:02excited and happy. I'm just stoked with how I skied and stoked to win

0:04:02 > 0:04:09the bronze.Huge congratulations, we are over the moon for you.Thank

0:04:09 > 0:04:16you, I'm really happy!Well, you might notice an accident there from

0:04:16 > 0:04:21Izzy Atkin. She was born and raised in the USA, but decided to represent

0:04:21 > 0:04:24Great Britain -- you might have noticed her accent. It is the

0:04:24 > 0:04:30country her father is from, USA's loss was Great Britain's game today.

0:04:30 > 0:04:33History for Izzy Atkin. She will go down as the first-ever British

0:04:33 > 0:04:38winter Olympian to win on skis. Just the second to win on snow after

0:04:38 > 0:04:43Jenny Jones four years ago in Sochi in snowboarding. Also brilliant

0:04:43 > 0:04:48stuff from Katie Summerhayes, who, not fully fit, made it to the final

0:04:48 > 0:04:54and finished a creditable seventh place. Loads still to come today.

0:04:54 > 0:04:58Plenty more excitement. Here is what is coming up over the next few hours

0:04:58 > 0:05:04on BBC Two.

0:05:04 > 0:05:08on BBC Two. It is the halfway point in the qualifications stage for Tim

0:05:08 > 0:05:14Smith. Two wins and two losses for the British team so far. Today they

0:05:14 > 0:05:17take on hosts South Korea. And you have seen the celebrations - we will

0:05:17 > 0:05:23show you how Izzy Atkin one that historic first medal on skis. It's

0:05:23 > 0:05:26time for the fastest and bravest woman to take to the slopes. We will

0:05:26 > 0:05:30show you what happened in the women's Super-G. And we will have

0:05:30 > 0:05:34the conclusion of the men's figure skating. Can Yuzuru Hanyu retain his

0:05:34 > 0:05:40Olympic title? If you were watching on BBC One, you will know that the

0:05:40 > 0:05:44men's curlers are back on the brink. We are heading straight back there

0:05:44 > 0:05:48to join up with them in their match against South Korea. Just a bit of a

0:05:48 > 0:05:51reflection on what they have done over the last few days. This is

0:05:51 > 0:05:56their fifth match. They started the campaign with a last-ditch win

0:05:56 > 0:06:00against the Swiss and they picked up a win against Japan. Defeat

0:06:00 > 0:06:05yesterday to Sweden and earlier in the campaign to Canada means that

0:06:05 > 0:06:09after four matches, two wins and two losses have them sitting third in

0:06:09 > 0:06:14the table. Canada and Sweden are the only two yet to be defeated. Britain

0:06:14 > 0:06:19have played them both already. The top four go through into the

0:06:19 > 0:06:22knockout semifinal. Let's get back to the Gangneung Curling Centre and

0:06:22 > 0:06:25our commentary team of Logan Gray Steve Cram for Great Britain against

0:06:25 > 0:06:27South Korea.

0:06:30 > 0:06:35It's a critical time and a critical shot for Great Britain here. Really

0:06:35 > 0:06:40up against it. Korea didn't start well. Great Britain stole two in the

0:06:40 > 0:06:47first end, and then they responded very well and they stole themselves

0:06:47 > 0:06:51against hammer in the third end. This is the fourth. Great Britain

0:06:51 > 0:06:55Karadzic hammer into this fourth end. They have already used a

0:06:55 > 0:06:59time-out and had a long discussion of the shot you have just seen.

0:06:59 > 0:07:06Korea have them nicely tied up. It's not the sort of match it looked in

0:07:06 > 0:07:11the first end, Logan, it looked like it would be easy for Great Britain,

0:07:11 > 0:07:15but since then Korea have played some cracking shots. We have had one

0:07:15 > 0:07:19more two little errors. Not that bad, but here we find ourselves a

0:07:19 > 0:07:36bit up against it. This is the Korean skip.

0:07:37 > 0:07:42The GB guys have played well, but Korea are making everything at the

0:07:42 > 0:07:46moment and GB need to weather the storm. I don't think it is possible

0:07:46 > 0:07:53for them to maintain the standard for the whole game.So the British

0:07:53 > 0:08:01skipper will be able to draw in 41. That is as good as he will get here.

0:08:01 > 0:08:07Two stones of Korea in the house. Dartitis up in this one, kept

0:08:07 > 0:08:13sitting on top of the British stones -- they tied us up this one. The

0:08:13 > 0:08:18crowd are of course well into this. It is filling up now. And

0:08:18 > 0:08:27particularly down that side.

0:08:27 > 0:08:39particularly down that side. He has to be careful with this one.

0:08:45 > 0:08:58Got to sweep hard. Well done. Really hard work, some good sweeping. A

0:08:58 > 0:09:09slap on the back for the sweepers. He knew as soon as he had let it go.

0:09:11 > 0:09:15It is 3-3. Very similar to Britain's women in this morning, who thought

0:09:15 > 0:09:17they had a straightforward match against Denmark and then found

0:09:17 > 0:09:23themselves tied. To be honest, Logan, they haven't played badly

0:09:23 > 0:09:29here. It is Korea who have been good.Absolutely. The first end was

0:09:29 > 0:09:35all GB, but since then it has been pretty even. Korea 's keep making

0:09:35 > 0:09:41these extremely accurate hit and roles. But at the moment, GB just

0:09:41 > 0:09:47need to keep their heads.

0:09:51 > 0:09:57need to keep their heads. Just got the job done here.

0:09:58 > 0:10:05the job done here.That is what this curling game is all about, the

0:10:05 > 0:10:08combination of the sweepers being able to make a stone go that bit

0:10:08 > 0:10:15further than it would have done, particularly with the strength of

0:10:15 > 0:10:18Cammy Smith. That is what they train for. That is what the hours in the

0:10:18 > 0:10:24gym four.

0:10:25 > 0:10:31Korea now with the hammer. It's never bad to have the hammer in the

0:10:31 > 0:10:36even ends.

0:10:44 > 0:10:48We have to keep an eye on the other matches. Canada against Sweden is

0:10:48 > 0:10:55the big crunch match. It has been a really tight affair. After four, it

0:10:55 > 0:11:03is 2-0 to Canada. Sweden have blanked the third and fourth end, so

0:11:03 > 0:11:09they are into the fifth end. Japan are leading three have won over

0:11:09 > 0:11:13Italy. They have had a good start to this Olympic campaign. And Norway

0:11:13 > 0:11:18are 2-1 up over Switzerland. They are two well matched teams. You

0:11:18 > 0:11:22might occasionally get a glimpse of the Norwegian trousers, always a

0:11:22 > 0:11:32feature.

0:11:34 > 0:11:46And although Canada and Sweden are the gold medal favourites,

0:11:46 > 0:11:48Switzerland and Norway are GB's biggest competitors to make the

0:11:48 > 0:11:56medals.

0:11:56 > 0:12:00medals.Norway would have only one win from the first three matches if

0:12:00 > 0:12:03they were to be beaten.But they have been to the final of the

0:12:03 > 0:12:15Olympics before, picking up the silver in Vancouver in 2010.

0:12:15 > 0:12:20silver in Vancouver in 2010.Cammy Smith, doing a good job with the

0:12:20 > 0:12:28first two stones.

0:12:28 > 0:12:31first two stones. We were talking before about the kind of strategy

0:12:31 > 0:12:38going forward, the way Korea have been making the hit and rolls and

0:12:38 > 0:12:48the takeouts.That is a mistake.

0:12:57 > 0:13:06You can see what the skip wants, to tap that one back and stay above the

0:13:06 > 0:13:14tee line if he can. Try and keep it hidden as well.

0:13:21 > 0:13:26Kyle Waddell. His mum and dad are here.I have seen Kyle Smith's

0:13:26 > 0:13:36parents as well, his dad is the 1991 champion Dave Smith.Pretty good

0:13:36 > 0:13:41shot.

0:13:49 > 0:13:56Korea are going to try and replicate that shot.

0:14:31 > 0:14:35That yellow stone is Korea's friend at the moment, because Great Britain

0:14:35 > 0:14:42half to steer the Korean stone passed it.The request was to tip

0:14:42 > 0:14:46this on the nose.

0:15:05 > 0:15:09That was always the problem. But they did get a good shooter and they

0:15:09 > 0:15:16managed to roll their stone on the centre line behind the guard.

0:15:21 > 0:15:27Bald end, give yourself opportunity to be drawing in two. They will

0:15:27 > 0:15:34start to take, as we have seen, any opportunity, they need to try again

0:15:34 > 0:15:41here.

0:15:41 > 0:15:54here. Can they remove two British stones? He has replaced things as

0:15:54 > 0:16:02they were with his own shooter sitting in. The British stone is now

0:16:02 > 0:16:09sitting in the 8-foot. They also removed the storm from the back. --

0:16:09 > 0:16:15they also removed the stone.Only an inch away from making the shot

0:16:15 > 0:16:18perfect and he has ended up with pretty much the worst possible

0:16:18 > 0:16:22result. A great chance for Team GB.

0:16:29 > 0:16:38Thomas Muirhead has been struggling a little with his

0:16:38 > 0:16:40a little with his draws this week, but today he has played a couple of

0:16:40 > 0:16:48nice ones. Not quite what he wanted.

0:16:51 > 0:16:59He looks almost incredulous.That was a bit of a horrific one from

0:16:59 > 0:17:09Thomas. He could have passed by one foot, and still made a short. A big

0:17:09 > 0:17:19misjudgement.He has opened things up.

0:17:19 > 0:17:33Great Britain have already used the came out in the fourth end --

0:17:33 > 0:17:40came out in the fourth end -- they are time-out. Classmate, against

0:17:40 > 0:17:45Switzerland,...

0:17:48 > 0:17:54Switzerland,... Some effort being applied elsewhere

0:17:55 > 0:18:05applied elsewhere wildly Korean team discuss their options.

0:18:07 > 0:18:10That last one was frustrating from Thomas because it is the first

0:18:10 > 0:18:19opportunity we have had to really crank up the heat on Korea, and that

0:18:19 > 0:18:23was disappointing because it has opened the door again for Korea.

0:18:39 > 0:18:52Seong seems to have got himself steadied, as well as the skip.

0:18:52 > 0:18:55steadied, as well as the skip.I do not think they will try to remove

0:18:55 > 0:18:59the yellow shot stone, they will try to leave themselves frozen on the

0:18:59 > 0:19:04yellow GB storm.

0:19:11 > 0:19:21If he is to make that happen, there is not much room for error.

0:19:35 > 0:19:48Perfectly done. But it should still be easy for Team GB, they could just

0:19:49 > 0:19:58slice the red out.There is enough distance. Just enough.

0:20:09 > 0:20:19Same weight?Yes.I like this, they are trying to take the game to Korea

0:20:19 > 0:20:24Rather than playing defensive.

0:20:47 > 0:20:59They wanted to catch it inside centre. A lot of work to do.

0:21:00 > 0:21:10Two different shots from young Thomas Muirhead.

0:21:13 > 0:21:26The best word as -- is different.It could mean many things. The scoring

0:21:26 > 0:21:33area is quite small for Korea, they have a few yellow stones surrounding

0:21:33 > 0:21:39the red. It is not all doom and gloom for Team GB.The point is

0:21:39 > 0:21:49trying to limit Korea, limit the opportunities to score two.

0:21:54 > 0:21:56They still have a bit of work to do.

0:22:07 > 0:22:22I heard them say time-out, and they take it.

0:22:22 > 0:22:29take it. Their coach will make his way down. They obviously want to

0:22:29 > 0:22:37manufacturer scenario where there are still five stones left to play,

0:22:37 > 0:22:45they have three, Team GB have two. They are trying to give themselves

0:22:45 > 0:22:54room to score.

0:22:54 > 0:22:58room to score.I did not know who that is. Weight he looks like you

0:22:58 > 0:23:08would not want to argue with him.

0:23:14 > 0:23:17You've got to stay there, stay close.

0:23:22 > 0:23:26Can you hurt yourself running in the guard?

0:23:31 > 0:23:34That is another possibility, run the card through. But you could hurt

0:23:34 > 0:23:43yourself pretty bad.That sounds slightly risky.

0:23:46 > 0:23:54slightly risky. He'd be worried about hitting his own stone.

0:23:56 > 0:23:59about hitting his own stone. So, hit the yellow, and push the other out.

0:23:59 > 0:24:07That is the sort of shot he has been favouring.If you sit right there,

0:24:07 > 0:24:11it is a great spot to be in. Make sure you have a shot at the end of

0:24:11 > 0:24:13it.

0:24:16 > 0:24:22Sounds like this coach is bringing more questions than answers!There

0:24:22 > 0:24:30four or five options! From raising the guard to sitting on the other

0:24:30 > 0:24:35clutch.

0:24:36 > 0:24:42clutch. What did they settle for? Hitting the one on the 8-foot? Rate

0:24:42 > 0:24:48of the centre line?Yes, I think they are trying to roll over in

0:24:48 > 0:24:56front of the yellow.

0:25:02 > 0:25:09The fifth end. The halfway point in all of these matches. Assuming they

0:25:09 > 0:25:21go the whole way. Korea trying to give themselves a two shot lead.

0:25:21 > 0:25:29Seong is next to go. And the skip still has two stones after. They

0:25:29 > 0:25:36still have a chance to build it. A pretty difficult shot, given the

0:25:36 > 0:25:42circumstances.

0:26:00 > 0:26:04He has done well. They have been making these shots one after the

0:26:04 > 0:26:17other since the first end. A bit of a swagger!

0:26:18 > 0:26:27Very good. Nice and controlled, it did not remove anything, but it got

0:26:27 > 0:26:34everything out of the way and left it in a good spot. I bet he is a

0:26:34 > 0:26:43football fan, that guy.There's a lot of them here in Korea. Today is

0:26:43 > 0:26:47the busiest I have seen in the Olympic Park, so many people today.

0:26:47 > 0:26:56Lots of events in the arenas.

0:26:56 > 0:26:58Lots of events in the arenas. You can hear the groaning from the

0:26:58 > 0:27:06crowd. Kyle Smith has done pretty well. Still a good chance for Korea

0:27:06 > 0:27:23to get two. Two storms left. Two in front, to try to get in behind.

0:27:24 > 0:27:35I had forgotten about the red over the other side.

0:27:43 > 0:27:50Are they just going to sit on top of that?No, I think they will play a

0:27:50 > 0:27:53hit and roll.I thought he had changed his mind.

0:27:58 > 0:28:03He has been deadly with the hit and rolls so far.

0:28:17 > 0:28:24That is a great try. Cheering from the audience. He did not quite get

0:28:24 > 0:28:29the

0:28:29 > 0:28:42the roll across. Nearly, not quite. They would love to force one,

0:28:42 > 0:28:42soothingly to be lying

0:28:47 > 0:28:55-- lying short.

0:28:58 > 0:29:06I do not want to roll there, then it is easy for two.

0:29:10 > 0:29:24Just roll over, but he has to stay in the 8-foot. He has two

0:29:24 > 0:29:28in the 8-foot. He has two stay shot if you can.The deadlock to roll in

0:29:28 > 0:29:33front of the other red, but it is dangerous, if you roll too far out

0:29:33 > 0:29:40of the 8-foot, you leave the draw for two.A good result would be to

0:29:40 > 0:29:48limit Korea with just one.

0:29:53 > 0:30:01Kyle Smith has not been playing badly, 83%.

0:30:13 > 0:30:21It just about stays. That is nicely done.That is an absolute

0:30:25 > 0:30:28done.That is an absolute Stinger from Kyle Smith.That is what you

0:30:28 > 0:30:36need to do, just do not give easy shots to the opposition.

0:30:43 > 0:30:49Kim can draw in fairly straightforward for his one. He's

0:30:49 > 0:30:53going to try a fancy one here and try and flick the British stone and

0:30:53 > 0:31:04roll over. Very difficult shot.

0:31:12 > 0:31:17Do you think he will just draw for one?At this stage, that might be

0:31:17 > 0:31:27the better option. He is playing pretty well.

0:31:33 > 0:31:37On the other hand, maybe his thinking, I am playing so well that

0:31:37 > 0:31:42I can make this.It's all about how you play the shot. You can use the

0:31:42 > 0:31:53sweepers.He hasn't played this with too much weight.

0:31:53 > 0:32:01too much weight. He might have just done enough there. What a shot.

0:32:01 > 0:32:12That's it. What a shot from him. We said it was a risky one to play. He

0:32:12 > 0:32:19just caught enough of it, moves the British stone back an inch and by so

0:32:19 > 0:32:28doing, Korea get two. So at the halfway point, it is 5-3 to Korea.

0:32:28 > 0:32:33So slender lead for Korea in that match against Great Britain. We will

0:32:33 > 0:32:37head back there after a break, but at the moment, more reaction from

0:32:37 > 0:32:40the Phoenix Snow Park, Izzy Atkin with that sensational bronze medal.

0:32:40 > 0:32:49But Katie -- Katie Summerhayes also did well. She picked up an ankle

0:32:49 > 0:32:52ligament injury in December and was essentially making her return to the

0:32:52 > 0:32:57snow out here in Pyeongchang, when she hurt her ankle again in

0:32:57 > 0:33:00Kennington gritted her teeth to make it to final and a seventh place

0:33:00 > 0:33:05finish. Earlier, Tim Warwood caught up with an emotional Katie

0:33:05 > 0:33:11Summerhayes. Strong performance. How tough was

0:33:11 > 0:33:19that final? Forget that, how tough was today?Today has been... Yeah,

0:33:19 > 0:33:24it was hard. I hurt my ankle in training, so it's been clap since

0:33:24 > 0:33:31then. I have not been able to walk on it. I tried to put everything out

0:33:31 > 0:33:37there, but...

0:33:38 > 0:33:42there, but...You qualified for the finals, seventh place, same as four

0:33:42 > 0:33:54years ago. You have done yourself proud. How tough was that final?

0:33:55 > 0:34:00Yeah, the same as four years ago, and I worked so hard.We feel for

0:34:00 > 0:34:05you. Come on, bring her in. Look at this. How proud of your sister are

0:34:05 > 0:34:11you?So proud of her. I know everything she has gone through and

0:34:11 > 0:34:15I raced over from practice to watch her do her last run. I couldn't be

0:34:15 > 0:34:23prouder of her, I am even crying for her. I am so pleased.A quick word

0:34:23 > 0:34:27on Izzy, bronze medal. You have got one of your best mates skiing

0:34:27 > 0:34:34tomorrow, how is it going to affect his morale, Woodsy?I don't know.

0:34:34 > 0:34:40Hopefully, he gets stoked off it. They are tough conditions. He has to

0:34:40 > 0:34:47try to do as well as he can.Well, we love you. Huge congratulations,

0:34:47 > 0:34:52seventh best in the world is not to be sniffed at.It doesn't feel like

0:34:52 > 0:34:57that right now. I'm gutted. I have worked so hard in the past four

0:34:57 > 0:35:03years and I got injured two months ago. This is going to hurt for a

0:35:03 > 0:35:12while, I think.Come on.

0:35:12 > 0:35:13while, I think.Come on. STUDIO: Emotional stuff from Katie

0:35:13 > 0:35:16Summerhayes. It was so unfortunate that shipping out that ankle

0:35:16 > 0:35:21ligament injury just before coming out here to the games. She worked so

0:35:21 > 0:35:25hard to get herself fit enough to be on the snow here in Pyeongchang. Am

0:35:25 > 0:35:30sure she will look back on that once she gets over the emotion of the day

0:35:30 > 0:35:32and realise she did herself very proud with another seventh place

0:35:32 > 0:35:36finish to match what she did in Sochi four years ago. Her sister

0:35:36 > 0:35:41Molly came to consult her. She will be going in the skiing half-pipe

0:35:41 > 0:35:45later. I am sure what Katie has done and what Izzy did with that

0:35:45 > 0:35:49sensational bronze medal will give lots of inspiration to James Woods,

0:35:49 > 0:35:53who goes tomorrow in the men's slopestyle. Could we have more to

0:35:53 > 0:35:56celebrate tomorrow at the Phoenix Snow Park? It's been brilliant stuff

0:35:56 > 0:36:00from them this morning and we will hopefully have more reaction and we

0:36:00 > 0:36:05will look back at that as the day goes on. But we head back now to the

0:36:05 > 0:36:09curling centre, where it's pretty tense between hosts South Korea and

0:36:09 > 0:36:13Great Britain. South Korea was a slight advantage after that fifth

0:36:13 > 0:36:18end. Great Britain looking to bounce back and try and pick up their third

0:36:18 > 0:36:22win of their opening five games. Here are your commentators, Logan

0:36:22 > 0:36:29Gray and Steve Cram. Well, it's been a tough affair so

0:36:29 > 0:36:31far and one which Great Britain might have thought would have gone

0:36:31 > 0:36:37easier for them. Logan, you look at the game on paper and think this is

0:36:37 > 0:36:43an easy match and that the opposition are firing. Maybe you

0:36:43 > 0:36:48have to readjust a bit?Absolutely. They made such a strong start as

0:36:48 > 0:36:53well, stealing two in the first end, and then Korea have made shot after

0:36:53 > 0:36:58shot. GB just need to weather the storm at the moment.The skip in

0:36:58 > 0:37:07particular, Kim, has been superb. He has played some wonderful shots.

0:37:07 > 0:37:14Although Britain have not made too many mistakes, he has been the main

0:37:14 > 0:37:19reason that Korea find themselves two ahead, but in all is not lost

0:37:19 > 0:37:24here. We still have half the match to go. We are two down at the

0:37:24 > 0:37:29midpoint. Crucially, Great Britain have the hammer in the even ends as

0:37:29 > 0:37:34well.

0:37:35 > 0:37:53well. They need to limit Korea. The main thing is to stay in this.

0:37:53 > 0:37:59Logan, you talked before about how you play the last three ends. What

0:37:59 > 0:38:06is your decision like?

0:38:06 > 0:38:09is your decision like?The British team have more experience than the

0:38:09 > 0:38:13Koreans. But at the moment, you can't substitute anything for great

0:38:13 > 0:38:17shotmaking and Korea are making everything.There are three other

0:38:17 > 0:38:23matches. Two of them are tied up. Switzerland and Norway or 2-2, and

0:38:23 > 0:38:32it is the same score in the epic battle between Canada and Sweden.

0:38:38 > 0:38:45Sweden were victorious over the British team last night. That was a

0:38:45 > 0:38:49match in which Britain, for a long time, played so well and then fell

0:38:49 > 0:38:54away. They almost did the opposite to happen here. They need to find

0:38:54 > 0:39:01their best shots in the second half of this match.

0:39:08 > 0:39:19Cammy Smith put up a corner guard. This looks good.Another good setup

0:39:19 > 0:39:26from Cammy Smith.

0:39:26 > 0:39:30from Cammy Smith.Four Stones played. You can remove the guards

0:39:30 > 0:39:35out front.

0:39:41 > 0:39:48This is Oh, who placed second for Korea.

0:39:49 > 0:40:00Korea. Just clips the Gardeners' World.

0:40:01 > 0:40:03That might just clips the guard.

0:40:10 > 0:40:25It is too early at the moment.If the opposing team are hitting, how

0:40:25 > 0:40:29do you combat that?Just need to keep plugging away. They are doing

0:40:29 > 0:40:37the right things, it is just about stone positioning Team GB are trying

0:40:37 > 0:40:42to be more aggressive and forced mistakes from Korea, whereas Korea

0:40:42 > 0:40:46are waiting for the mistakes from GB, if you understand what I mean.

0:40:46 > 0:40:52And that they are taking advantage. Well, they have just had another

0:40:52 > 0:41:00mistake to take advantage of. Kyle Waddell caning in -- coming in, and

0:41:00 > 0:41:13here is another opportunity to take both these British stones out.

0:41:17 > 0:41:20Again, they haven't started the second half well. Still a long way

0:41:20 > 0:41:29to go in this end.

0:41:29 > 0:41:35to go in this end.That was a rare half shot from Oh.

0:41:36 > 0:41:42half shot from Oh.He knows that was a good opportunity. The way they

0:41:42 > 0:41:47have been playing, almost a surprise that he didn't make it. They need to

0:41:47 > 0:41:56knuckle down here and realise the situation they are in. I am not

0:41:56 > 0:42:03saying this is a must

0:42:03 > 0:42:06saying this is a must win match, but you would not want to lose many more

0:42:06 > 0:42:10batches. You could get away with losing four, but you might be

0:42:10 > 0:42:18fortunate to go through with a five and four record.They are two wins

0:42:18 > 0:42:22behind Canada and Sweden at the moment, but one of those will come

0:42:22 > 0:42:26back with a loss from this session, so they would like to keep on their

0:42:26 > 0:42:37coat-tails as well. That was a great draw from Kyle Waddell.

0:42:37 > 0:42:39draw from Kyle Waddell. Korea will not like this, because they don't

0:42:39 > 0:42:45have an easy takeout on the GB stones.

0:42:52 > 0:42:58Both teams have now used their time at as well. All the way through the

0:42:58 > 0:43:03second half, there were have to make their mind up themselves -- they

0:43:03 > 0:43:11have used their time-out.

0:43:24 > 0:43:35Yet again, nice shot.But it gives GB the chance to play the same draw

0:43:35 > 0:43:45they just played.

0:43:49 > 0:44:01In the previous end, Thomas Muirhead had a couple of errant shots.

0:44:14 > 0:44:31That is a nice shot. That will make him feel better. A sniff, yeah.

0:44:34 > 0:44:37him feel better. A sniff, yeah. We shouldn't forget, this is a young

0:44:37 > 0:44:45team. First time at the Olympic Games. They have done well to give

0:44:45 > 0:44:47themselves the opportunity to represent Great Britain. Did well at

0:44:47 > 0:44:54the European Championships over Christmas.

0:45:03 > 0:45:09They are just not missing anything at the moment.With the exception of

0:45:09 > 0:45:15the lead, they have only played eight draws as opposed to 26

0:45:15 > 0:45:22takeouts, the other three.

0:45:22 > 0:45:27When you have lost your first four team won games, the teams tend to

0:45:27 > 0:45:33make them very close, they will not take many risks. Dini to some

0:45:33 > 0:45:39confidence going. That is working for them at the moment. Cash they

0:45:39 > 0:45:47need to get some confidence going.

0:45:48 > 0:45:56That pulled up a little.Just the chance to make the double of this

0:45:56 > 0:46:08raise. They would have liked to have got it a few feet down, to Wear Kyle

0:46:08 > 0:46:11and Thomas got it before.

0:46:21 > 0:46:28With your last stone, you always want to, however difficult the shot

0:46:28 > 0:46:34is, give yourself a chance to get two.

0:46:39 > 0:46:43two. The Korean stone is very close, just behind the bat. It is all

0:46:43 > 0:46:50around that at the moment. --

0:46:50 > 0:47:02around that at the moment. -- pained behind the button.

0:47:02 > 0:47:23Almost. Britain wanted to tap it behind a three. They are saying to

0:47:23 > 0:47:33just leave that when there are.Easy to remove the red, not so easy for

0:47:33 > 0:47:42the double takeout. Weight he wants to play it and tap the yellow want

0:47:42 > 0:47:47to the red.

0:47:48 > 0:47:58to the red. The one just right of centre as we look at it.

0:47:58 > 0:48:09centre as we look at it. The team coach is watching on. We do not want

0:48:09 > 0:48:12to be in the local newspapers for the wrong reasons, having been

0:48:12 > 0:48:20beaten.

0:48:21 > 0:48:29Keep the faith, there is still a long way to go.

0:48:29 > 0:48:37The good news is they have not left double takeout, they have put

0:48:37 > 0:48:42another Korean stone into it. Weight yes, too many errant shots at the

0:48:42 > 0:48:49moment,

0:48:49 > 0:48:52moment, --yes, too many errant shots at the moment. They have just

0:48:52 > 0:49:03got to try to take this.

0:49:14 > 0:49:26The other stone is fourth.They may just be throwing the guard. Weight

0:49:26 > 0:49:30yes, I think that is the plan. It is a difficult situation for Great

0:49:30 > 0:49:38Britain, and I think they are thinking to just protect it.

0:49:49 > 0:49:59He has been shooting well. Weight depending on where he puts it, we're

0:49:59 > 0:50:05still hopeful they have another shot.

0:50:20 > 0:50:25Beer it is, right in line.

0:50:33 > 0:50:38The only way I can see it for Britain is to call into the wind

0:50:38 > 0:50:44here. It is only going to be per one, at the yellow next to Kyle

0:50:44 > 0:50:49Waddell.

0:50:51 > 0:50:54Waddell. Deen you would have to throw a barrier? Or would you throw

0:50:54 > 0:51:03it normal?They are looking to run it at the top, back into the yellow

0:51:03 > 0:51:13as well.

0:51:22 > 0:51:28He is confident there is no risk, but I'm not convinced.

0:51:35 > 0:51:42Weight this is a pivotal moment in the match. Great Britain have to

0:51:42 > 0:51:50hammer.

0:51:50 > 0:52:01hammer. Kyle Smith is trying to get one.

0:52:07 > 0:52:13Weight well, the cheering has started, and this has now become

0:52:13 > 0:52:24what was now -- what was now a tough situation is becoming incredibly

0:52:25 > 0:52:33challenging in a way they could not have envisaged.From 3-3, two ends

0:52:33 > 0:52:42later, it is 7-3. Just for ends left. To make matters even worse,

0:52:42 > 0:52:49they will have the hammer in the seventh and ninth. I think the

0:52:49 > 0:52:55judges just going down there. If you have any expletives, I will

0:52:55 > 0:53:03apologise for that. The judge has had a word with the British team.

0:53:15 > 0:53:22When you see the shots Korea mate, you could not have seen them being

0:53:22 > 0:53:27in this situation. Korea have played brilliantly well, but they have been

0:53:27 > 0:53:33helped in the last three or four ends by shots which -- mistakes

0:53:33 > 0:53:42Great Britain were not making early on.

0:53:42 > 0:53:45on. Four down. People have come back from that, of course they have, and

0:53:45 > 0:53:53the Korean team have certainly given away ends where they were giving

0:53:53 > 0:53:57away three or four, but the way they are playing here, something would

0:53:57 > 0:54:03have to change radically for that to happen.

0:54:04 > 0:54:14happen.The score is 7-1 for the last five games, which is crazy to

0:54:14 > 0:54:18think after the first. But the Koreans have not put a foot wrong,

0:54:18 > 0:54:32they were waiting for GB to make a mistake and pains every single time.

0:54:37 > 0:54:43The crowd are loving this. Korea have not won a match so far, they

0:54:43 > 0:54:50have lost four.

0:54:50 > 0:54:54have lost four. If you have just woken up to this, it is not going to

0:54:54 > 0:55:04script. I would not see we have fallen apart, but we are struggling

0:55:04 > 0:55:14with decision-making. Was that the rate shot to play? Though a shot

0:55:14 > 0:55:19from Kyle Smith?That's not what I would have gone, but it is what he

0:55:19 > 0:55:27was confident with. I fancied the shot of the wide stone. He never got

0:55:27 > 0:55:33close to going for the wide one. Kyle Waddell says he fancied that. A

0:55:33 > 0:55:38really good freeze from Cammy Smith. Cammy Smith has not done anything

0:55:38 > 0:55:40wrong.

0:55:44 > 0:55:5590% for this match.

0:56:04 > 0:56:10The way it sits at the moment, they would have to hammer at the tenth

0:56:10 > 0:56:15end. So they do not be aggressive, Korea, they do not need to force the

0:56:15 > 0:56:20issue.That is unfortunately what we do not want. They have shown

0:56:20 > 0:56:24themselves to be very good at the takeouts and keeping things nice and

0:56:24 > 0:56:35open and clean, and that will be the tactic for the rest of the game.

0:56:35 > 0:56:39tactic for the rest of the game. GB wanted to play to their superior

0:56:39 > 0:56:42strategic knowledge. But the shotmaking abilities come from the

0:56:42 > 0:56:48Koreans rather than Team GB.

0:57:08 > 0:57:18When you have lost three after five, and you can argue they have played

0:57:18 > 0:57:21three of the toughest teams, they are capable of beating everyone

0:57:21 > 0:57:24else, but they are capable of beating Korea, and they have not

0:57:24 > 0:57:35done it here. To beat the other teams you have got to play well and

0:57:35 > 0:57:45accept if teams turn up playing well, you have to match it.

0:57:45 > 0:57:53well, you have to match it. The guard will easily be taken away.

0:57:54 > 0:58:02Trying to use stones here, but there is also two Korean stones behind the

0:58:02 > 0:58:07yellow.

0:58:12 > 0:58:18yellow.It may seem that GB are just wasting stones at the moment, but it

0:58:18 > 0:58:22is kind of what they are trying to do, run this through a level so that

0:58:22 > 0:58:28when they do make a move and get into a position to lie shot, Korea

0:58:28 > 0:58:35will only have a couple of stones to retrieve the situation.

0:58:59 > 0:59:05It is going to be the same shot again for Korea, and then I would

0:59:05 > 0:59:17expect Team GB may well make a play on the house.

0:59:37 > 0:59:51A small tap would be quite nice if we could get it right on the nose.

0:59:51 > 0:59:58So, this will be a change up here, not throwing the guard, and just

0:59:58 > 1:00:03rumble around the stones in the house.Something has to happen if

1:00:03 > 1:00:06they are going to resurrect the situation. It is slipping away from

1:00:06 > 1:00:20them. Still three more ends after this.

1:00:28 > 1:00:38They have got a real clutch of stones there.

1:00:38 > 1:00:42stones there. We do have last stone, so they have the chance to move them

1:00:42 > 1:00:49around. There are two stones left for each team. What will you do

1:00:49 > 1:00:53here, can't stick something in front?Absolutely. It was a great

1:00:53 > 1:01:02shot that Thomas played. He would have liked to move the red back a

1:01:02 > 1:01:11bit. Team GB were expecting to play a takeout with this one, but they

1:01:11 > 1:01:17are going to throw a guard.I would, because with only two stones left,

1:01:17 > 1:01:24it is going to almost waste a stone for Great Britain.

1:01:25 > 1:01:29for Great Britain.That is the way it works sometimes. When you do make

1:01:29 > 1:01:32a play in the house, you need to make the shot perfect, otherwise it

1:01:32 > 1:01:38has worked against you.

1:01:46 > 1:01:53That was a bit long. Hopefully long enough that Kyle can come around and

1:01:53 > 1:01:59tap those yellows.There might be just enough room. He is having a

1:01:59 > 1:02:09look.

1:02:14 > 1:02:20Kyle needs to find something here. The last two or three ends, there

1:02:20 > 1:02:27have been mistakes all over the team. But he would be the first to

1:02:27 > 1:02:32admit that he has not been finding his shots in the latter stages of

1:02:32 > 1:02:40this match so far. As skip, usually get the more difficult shots, but

1:02:40 > 1:02:46that is why you're the skip.

1:02:50 > 1:02:53that is why you're the skip. Is he going to run this guard back?Looks

1:02:53 > 1:03:03like it.

1:03:04 > 1:03:16There is a bit of cross your fingers here.

1:03:18 > 1:03:27Well, the situation just goes from bad to worse.

1:03:27 > 1:03:31bad to worse. Korea haven't missed any of them. Every time they have

1:03:31 > 1:03:41played that sort of shot, it has been accurate.

1:03:41 > 1:03:48been accurate.Very difficult to score as the stones life GB. -- as

1:03:48 > 1:03:55the stones life for GB.

1:04:00 > 1:04:07Kim has been pretty good.

1:04:26 > 1:04:32Making life very difficult here for the British skip. He's trying to see

1:04:32 > 1:04:42which way things are going to go. What have you got, do you think?

1:04:42 > 1:04:52Sounds like he is ordering a cup of coffee, a skinny half. It has been

1:04:52 > 1:04:59partly by their own design, the situation we are in.

1:05:12 > 1:05:23The run back has to be accurate. He has to hit this yellow on the nose.

1:05:23 > 1:05:29They need something to go their way here.

1:05:31 > 1:05:35here. I am not convinced the middle one will shift. It is a bit hit and

1:05:35 > 1:05:50hope here.I think it will, and they don't have to squeeze it that far.

1:05:50 > 1:05:59He likes this one. Great shot, well done! A fist pump from Kyle Waddell,

1:05:59 > 1:06:04they have dug themselves out of a huge hole. They still have a lot of

1:06:04 > 1:06:08work to do, but they have given themselves a chance. Kyle Smith

1:06:08 > 1:06:14comes up with the goods. What a shot, after the one previous to that

1:06:14 > 1:06:20had missed completely. This time, he got it right on the nose, as he

1:06:20 > 1:06:27said, using that red onto the line of four, springing the two Korean

1:06:27 > 1:06:43stones out of the back. 7-5 now. That could have gone horribly wrong.

1:06:43 > 1:06:47But he had the confidence to deliver it, and hopefully that has given the

1:06:47 > 1:06:52whole team a bit of a lift. Now they need to find something special. They

1:06:52 > 1:07:02have still got two ends left, sorry, three. Korea will have the hammer in

1:07:02 > 1:07:10ends eight and ten, but at least it is a two shot match now.That was a

1:07:10 > 1:07:15great shot from Kyle Smith. And it was nice to see a big reaction from

1:07:15 > 1:07:18them, really getting excited. That was what they were like when they

1:07:18 > 1:07:25were younger. Some people would like to see them be more mellow, but I

1:07:25 > 1:07:28think it works for this team and hopefully it will spur them on for

1:07:28 > 1:07:34the last few ends.

1:07:34 > 1:07:41the last few ends.Korea with the hammer. Cammy Smith putting the

1:07:41 > 1:07:46guard up. I agree with you. If your natural game is to be more

1:07:46 > 1:07:49boisterous and to react, of course when things are going wrong, you

1:07:49 > 1:07:56don't want to go to match the other way. But you have to be yourself.

1:07:56 > 1:08:02Still a lot of work to do, though. Let's not get too carried away. The

1:08:02 > 1:08:12other team has the hammer.

1:08:15 > 1:08:18We have not seen too much of this tactic this week, but it is actually

1:08:18 > 1:08:24very effective. If you are leading in the game, you don't want to draw

1:08:24 > 1:08:29into the centre of play. That gives the team chasing the game something

1:08:29 > 1:08:35else to think about.

1:08:52 > 1:08:55It is like Cammy Smith has the stones on a remote control at the

1:08:55 > 1:09:06moment! You just drops them exactly where he wants them.

1:09:06 > 1:09:10The scores elsewhere, Japan are leading Italy 5-3 now. It is 4-4

1:09:10 > 1:09:16between Switzerland and Norway, and Sweden have a stranglehold on that

1:09:16 > 1:09:21much. It was 2-0 to Canada early on, but we have had a lot of blank ends.

1:09:21 > 1:09:28It is for- two in the sixth and seventh ends, scoring four Sweden --

1:09:28 > 1:09:32it is for - two. Canada have the hammer in the eighth, but they are

1:09:32 > 1:09:43two down.

1:09:53 > 1:09:59Korea abandoned their previous tactic. Often, when you see teams

1:09:59 > 1:10:06doing that with their first one, they do it with the second one.

1:10:07 > 1:10:15Lovely draw. Very good shot from Kyle Waddell.It's a good start to

1:10:15 > 1:10:23this extent. -- eighth end.

1:10:36 > 1:10:49We will probably go back to a bit of cat and mouse here.

1:10:55 > 1:11:02That long guard isn't a lot of use to GB.

1:11:19 > 1:11:28This might go right where he wants it.That is perfect.

1:11:32 > 1:11:43it.That is perfect.He said he has got a chance.

1:11:54 > 1:12:03I suppose you have got to keep asking the question.

1:12:03 > 1:12:07asking the question. We have had four good stones from Great Britain

1:12:07 > 1:12:15so far in this eighth end.

1:12:16 > 1:12:21so far in this eighth end. To be fair to Thomas

1:12:24 > 1:12:30fair to Thomas Muirhead.There is actually not a lot in the stats

1:12:30 > 1:12:35between these two teams, but something the stats don't show is

1:12:35 > 1:12:40that you can make a shot well and then you can make a shot perfectly.

1:12:40 > 1:12:46If you make them perfectly, it makes things extremely different for your

1:12:46 > 1:12:50opposition to if you have made them well. And Korea are making

1:12:50 > 1:13:01everything perfectly at the moment.

1:14:10 > 1:14:18Thomas Muirhead had a change of mind. You like it?Yeah. The worry

1:14:18 > 1:14:22is that the stones in the house are not sitting that nicely for GB at

1:14:22 > 1:14:26the moment. So they need to get another one in there. They have done

1:14:26 > 1:14:42a good job here. Lovely draw.Well swept as well.

1:14:42 > 1:14:45swept as well.Well, I talked about Korean strategy earlier in the

1:14:45 > 1:14:54game...He might be changing his mind. You thought he was going to

1:14:54 > 1:14:58draw in there.I would have been so happy if he had, because that would

1:14:58 > 1:15:05have played right into GB's hands. Unfortunately, he's going for a more

1:15:05 > 1:15:09textbook call when you're leading in the game and you don't really need

1:15:09 > 1:15:15to score. You want to keep things nice and clear and open, and Korea

1:15:15 > 1:15:22can spray at least three stones from play here.

1:15:23 > 1:15:30play here.Seong has been very good at this.

1:15:32 > 1:15:39Now we have a very open house here. Korea with the hammer at this end.

1:15:39 > 1:15:49Are you sure you do not want to go back and play the freeze, guys?

1:15:49 > 1:15:55Seong has been brilliant.

1:16:01 > 1:16:08Is Korea were to get two, it would make it incredibly difficult, with

1:16:08 > 1:16:16two ends left.

1:16:30 > 1:16:36Thingy to try to hold on to an extra end.A lot needs to happen to make

1:16:36 > 1:16:42that transpire.

1:16:45 > 1:16:56that transpire.It goes a little too far.

1:16:58 > 1:17:08That gives Korea the chance to push it through.

1:17:08 > 1:17:15it through.Four down, with two to play. Not a good situation. Sweden

1:17:15 > 1:17:26have stolen one in the eighth

1:17:27 > 1:17:33against Canada. Japan lead 5-4. Switzerland Trail by the same score

1:17:33 > 1:17:38to Norway.

1:17:40 > 1:17:44to Norway. Kyle Smith's stats have been trailing away as this match has

1:17:44 > 1:17:54gone on.That seems like a fairer reflection, but I'm not sure about

1:17:54 > 1:17:57the 80% per Kim.

1:18:18 > 1:18:22Kind of second prize in some ways, in that he has covered the red with

1:18:22 > 1:18:31the yellow guard.

1:18:31 > 1:18:39the yellow guard. The could draw another one, but they do not want

1:18:39 > 1:18:44Korea to score, so they have to be more adventurous, but risk losing

1:18:44 > 1:18:50three, in favour of scoring one.

1:18:59 > 1:19:06This card will have to be pretty close.

1:19:06 > 1:19:14close.First things first, they need to get it in line on the button.

1:19:14 > 1:19:20Even if they drift into the first ring, they are saying the best

1:19:20 > 1:19:24chance may be for him to go for the double and actually stuff it, which

1:19:24 > 1:19:32means sticking it to steal victory that way.

1:19:32 > 1:19:43that way.He wants this to come in. It curled.

1:19:46 > 1:19:56I am surprised they did that after the last one.

1:19:57 > 1:20:06the last one. This could be the end of the game, unfortunately.

1:20:06 > 1:20:11of the game, unfortunately.It is fairly straightforward, this shot.

1:20:11 > 1:20:18He does not have to do too much with this, and it would be 10-5, and I

1:20:18 > 1:20:24think it is the handshake.

1:20:27 > 1:20:30think it is the handshake.This sheet has not been good to them,

1:20:30 > 1:20:36they lost to Canada on it. They have had the same kind of problems.Be

1:20:36 > 1:20:46played a few good shots. The first three ends.

1:20:46 > 1:20:49three ends.We should not take anything away from Korea. Sometimes

1:20:49 > 1:20:52you play well and your opposition just played better, which is what

1:20:52 > 1:20:58has happened here.You will hear some great reaction if this is

1:20:58 > 1:21:03effectively.

1:21:05 > 1:21:18CHEERING I am not sure we will go much further from here.

1:21:18 > 1:21:23CHEERING

1:21:26 > 1:21:38I am a little surprised, there are two ends left.

1:21:38 > 1:21:40two ends left. 10-5, Korea. Looks as though they have decided to carry

1:21:40 > 1:21:45on.

1:21:47 > 1:21:51on.That is a little surprising, you do not generally play on if you're

1:21:51 > 1:21:58more than four behind, with two to go.

1:21:59 > 1:22:05go.I do not know what the thinking is, but it is either, let's finish

1:22:05 > 1:22:09this, let's see what happens, it is not as if Korea have been making

1:22:09 > 1:22:16mistakes and they could give up three, although they took three

1:22:16 > 1:22:25there. That would make it 10-8. Korea with the hammer in the last

1:22:25 > 1:22:31end, but surely they will just make sure they are not going to make any

1:22:31 > 1:22:41mistakes. They are sending their stones through.Korea know that

1:22:41 > 1:22:45everything they put through is something Team GB could use their

1:22:45 > 1:22:52favour so they are not going to give them the opportunity.

1:22:55 > 1:23:02them the opportunity.We will see how this develops, it is a tall

1:23:02 > 1:23:08order, it is lamenting for them to claim, and I really am surprised

1:23:08 > 1:23:17they are putting themselves through this.

1:23:17 > 1:23:20this. You can see the body language if you're trying to dangle the hook

1:23:20 > 1:23:28for the opposition to make some mistakes, the British quartet with

1:23:28 > 1:23:34very despondent indeed.It will be a long 24 hours for them as well, they

1:23:34 > 1:23:40do not play in the draw tomorrow morning, and then they come back for

1:23:40 > 1:23:49Italy to night.

1:23:49 > 1:23:52Italy to night. They played so well yesterday against Sweden, it was

1:23:52 > 1:23:59their best performance and they were settled, they have not played badly

1:23:59 > 1:24:05at all, just the odd shot.Wrong shot at the wrong thing, which has

1:24:05 > 1:24:17been capitalised by the Korean team. Seong Se-hyeon has made some

1:24:17 > 1:24:22terrific shots.

1:24:23 > 1:24:30terrific shots. The skip is 94% on shots, Seong Se-hyeon is 100%.

1:24:30 > 1:24:38Enemy, the important score 10-5.

1:24:41 > 1:24:49Enemy, the important score 10-5. -- any way.

1:24:49 > 1:24:55This is not only defeat to a team you know can beat, which could be

1:24:55 > 1:25:01heavy defeat in the end, the cliche is that you move on and look at the

1:25:01 > 1:25:08next match going forward, but is there anything you would change? Or

1:25:08 > 1:25:13just accept the other team played a lot better on the day?I do not

1:25:13 > 1:25:17think so, I do not think the Olympic Games is any time for experimenting

1:25:17 > 1:25:24on anything like that, so, it will be a case of going away and

1:25:24 > 1:25:28resetting. The fact they are not playing tomorrow is up to them how

1:25:28 > 1:25:31they make it work for them, but it could be a good thing. Some things

1:25:31 > 1:25:38you want to get out and just forget it and win the next one and get some

1:25:38 > 1:25:41confidence that way. Some things you need a little more time. The fact

1:25:41 > 1:25:49that Korea lost the first four games make this a little more

1:25:49 > 1:25:52disappointing. That there is no question, if they have played like

1:25:52 > 1:25:59this in the first four games, they would not be 0- for a Mormon.In the

1:25:59 > 1:26:05first match, they only got even 7-6 by Canada. We thought they might

1:26:05 > 1:26:12have a good competition, but had three losses since then, and got

1:26:12 > 1:26:20themselves into an unassailable position against Great Britain.

1:26:32 > 1:26:37Sweden looks as if they may be closing things out against Canada.

1:26:37 > 1:26:46It is 5-2 at the final end. I cannot see them losing that. Norway are

1:26:46 > 1:26:54leading Switzerland 5-4. That keeps Switzerland in the middle of the

1:26:54 > 1:27:00pack, meaning they also have three losses. It means Norway will have

1:27:00 > 1:27:05two victories and two losses. All of these results will be significant.

1:27:05 > 1:27:14Japan will move onto two and two if they were to beat Italy.

1:27:14 > 1:27:16they were to beat Italy. Just a little pack in the middle. If the

1:27:16 > 1:27:27results stay that way. There are two ends to go.We did get a mistake

1:27:27 > 1:27:35from Korea, the first since the first end! Thomas has played a nice

1:27:35 > 1:27:45draw scoring three is not out of the question.

1:27:46 > 1:27:51If results go the way of Great Britain, they will not be thinking

1:27:51 > 1:27:54about that at the moment, but it will give them something positive

1:27:54 > 1:28:01overnight to think about. As long as it can still be in your own hands,

1:28:01 > 1:28:14as long as you can still qualify and get into the top four.

1:28:14 > 1:28:23I am not sure that was the right shot from Korea.

1:28:23 > 1:28:27shot from Korea.GB will try to swing another round behind as a

1:28:27 > 1:28:39result.It is easy to lose concentration when the match is won.

1:28:39 > 1:28:42And you might play a couple of stones you might not have done. They

1:28:42 > 1:28:47are clutching at straws a little bit here, but let's clutch them while

1:28:47 > 1:28:54they are kicking around.

1:28:54 > 1:29:06A tasty morsel offered up. A couple of options here, either get rid of

1:29:06 > 1:29:13the guard...This looks like an easy double to me.

1:29:39 > 1:29:43They are going for it. At the start of the end, they said you do not

1:29:43 > 1:29:53want to leave a lot of stones around when you're winning.

1:29:53 > 1:30:00when you're winning.What did they decide, just on the nose?They will

1:30:00 > 1:30:07leave a nice pocket for Kyle

1:30:08 > 1:30:15leave a nice pocket for Kyle. 71% for hits.

1:30:15 > 1:30:20LAUGHTER

1:30:21 > 1:30:29LAUGHTER Who has been marking that?!

1:30:36 > 1:30:46He is doing what he said he wanted to do.

1:30:46 > 1:30:56to do. Just looking to try and use that to get behind that guard.

1:30:56 > 1:30:58that to get behind that guard.He might leave us a triple if we are

1:30:58 > 1:31:03lucky.They are still hoping for a mistake here as much as anything

1:31:03 > 1:31:09else to try and set it up.

1:31:10 > 1:31:17else to try and set it up.Try that? So back to the original decision, I

1:31:17 > 1:31:24think. Tied up between Italy and Japan, 5-5, Japan with the hammer in

1:31:24 > 1:31:29their final end. And they have shook hands between Sweden and Canada.

1:31:29 > 1:31:35Sweden have been victorious. Niklas Edin, eight confidence boosting win

1:31:35 > 1:31:44for the Swedes. They were always the gold medal favourites, Canada, but

1:31:44 > 1:31:55Sweden are capable of toppling them.

1:32:12 > 1:32:21That is a nice shot and it is lying in second shot, which is useful. But

1:32:21 > 1:32:25they really need to be scoring three or four here. And the most they will

1:32:25 > 1:32:36be able to score is three.

1:32:42 > 1:32:51Tell me if I'm wrong. If I'm Korea and I think, if Great Britain get

1:32:51 > 1:32:55two here, fine. Just take one stone out. Doesn't matter how or where.

1:32:55 > 1:33:02Take one out so they can have three. Agreed.I am not sure what the

1:33:02 > 1:33:11discussion is about.If they can get the yellow stone just played by Kyle

1:33:11 > 1:33:18out, it will be nigh impossible for Team GB to score even a two. I think

1:33:18 > 1:33:24they know they have had it, really.

1:33:35 > 1:33:44He has played a marvellous game, the skip.

1:33:44 > 1:33:50skip. It just knocks the other British stone out. He is going to

1:33:50 > 1:33:56have a look at it.

1:33:56 > 1:34:00have a look at it. He is just prolonging the inevitable here.

1:34:00 > 1:34:07There is not even a shot score two, I don't think. He has rolled into a

1:34:07 > 1:34:22really awkward spot. I think the handshakes will come.

1:34:22 > 1:34:27handshakes will come.Well, for Great Britain, this has been a

1:34:27 > 1:34:30disappointing match in a sense that they lose, obviously, but it is more

1:34:30 > 1:34:34the manner in which the second half of the match has gone. After

1:34:34 > 1:34:47starting so well here against Korea... That was a good try. And

1:34:47 > 1:34:51the handshakes finally come. Korea get their first win on the board.

1:34:51 > 1:34:55They played superbly well, you have two handed to them. Kim did a great

1:34:55 > 1:35:01job as skip. Smith didn't do too much wrong and for a lot of the

1:35:01 > 1:35:03match, Great Britain were playing well, but look what this means to

1:35:03 > 1:35:11the crowd here.

1:35:11 > 1:35:15the crowd here. Korea have now won one. They have lost four. For Great

1:35:15 > 1:35:20Britain, all is not lost. But with three losses, we can't afford to

1:35:20 > 1:35:28lose many more. Korea win this one. STUDIO: So its surprise defeat from

1:35:28 > 1:35:33Smith's rink for Great Britain. We will be back with all the reaction

1:35:33 > 1:35:35from that one. First, where are going to check in with the women.

1:35:35 > 1:35:40They were on the ice earlier today, Eve Muirhead's rink taking on

1:35:40 > 1:35:45Denmark. They went into this one on the back of two wins and one defeat

1:35:45 > 1:35:48and we join the match in the eighth end with the commentary team of

1:35:48 > 1:35:58Jackie Lockhart and Steve Cram. Now a great opportunity for

1:35:58 > 1:36:03Scotland... Scotland! Great Britain. My apologies. The girls from

1:36:03 > 1:36:06Scotland, but they are representing Great Britain at the Winter

1:36:06 > 1:36:11Olympics.

1:36:18 > 1:36:24Stirling is a centre of excellence for curling. They have a good setup

1:36:24 > 1:36:30there for men and women.All of these girls are full-time athletes,

1:36:30 > 1:36:36on the ice every day. At least six days in the week, they are on the

1:36:36 > 1:36:41ice, and they are in the gym, training as well. They have done a

1:36:41 > 1:36:48power of preparation to get here. It's a long week. You've got to have

1:36:48 > 1:36:55endurance and strength. You have to be able to recover quickly. It is a

1:36:55 > 1:36:59lot of work, particularly for the sweepers. And you have to keep

1:36:59 > 1:37:05concentration levels high.

1:37:05 > 1:37:13concentration levels high.A slight change in tactics there.

1:37:14 > 1:37:20change in tactics there. Denmark have chosen to ignore it.

1:37:20 > 1:37:22have chosen to ignore it.They will be wanting to do the same if they

1:37:22 > 1:37:29can, limit Great Britain to one. That would mean Great Britain would

1:37:29 > 1:37:32carry the hammer into the ninth if they manage that, but they are up

1:37:32 > 1:37:38against it now.

1:37:39 > 1:37:44against it now. Still very tight elsewhere. 4-4, USA against OAR.

1:37:44 > 1:37:49That much is coming to an end. Switzerland 4-3 over Sweden, Japan

1:37:49 > 1:37:565-3 over China. And the USA picked up one. They did have the hammer

1:37:56 > 1:38:04there. So it's 5-4 to the USA. That one is very tight, similar to this

1:38:04 > 1:38:10match.

1:38:10 > 1:38:15match. As I say, Sweden have just gone 6-4 against Switzerland. So

1:38:15 > 1:38:25they continued their good form.

1:38:27 > 1:38:31Great Britain already have a shot in the house and they have decided they

1:38:31 > 1:38:36have to get round this first. Which they have done. That was a good

1:38:36 > 1:38:43shot. The top part of the circles is where you want to place it. Anything

1:38:43 > 1:38:50behind is not the best for

1:38:50 > 1:38:51behind is not the best for you, especially when Denmark condemned,

1:38:51 > 1:39:02and rest on top of it. -- Denmark can then come and rest on top of it.

1:39:02 > 1:39:05They are forcing the issue with Denmark, keeping the pressure on

1:39:05 > 1:39:10them.

1:39:19 > 1:39:27Even does have the hammer here. She has two in the house here. It would

1:39:27 > 1:39:32not be easy to take both of them, so you heard her same to take the top

1:39:32 > 1:39:37one.

1:39:46 > 1:39:50We will be four games in after this session. Not all the teams are

1:39:50 > 1:39:53playing every session. Canada and Korea are not playing in this

1:39:53 > 1:40:03session. And away the scores are the moment, if they were to continue,

1:40:03 > 1:40:06Japan and Sweden would be undefeated if they hang onto the leaves they

1:40:06 > 1:40:12have at the moment. -- the leaves they have.

1:40:25 > 1:40:29You can't get ahead of yourself in the week, but you are keeping an eye

1:40:29 > 1:40:35on how things are developing.Yeah, you always have an eye on teams you

1:40:35 > 1:40:39will be playing later in the week to see how they are progressing and how

1:40:39 > 1:40:45their gameplay has been.Do the coaches watch the other games?That

1:40:45 > 1:40:51is a very good question. I was about to say, on the bench the other day,

1:40:51 > 1:40:55Kelly Schafer, as much as she practises at night, she has her

1:40:55 > 1:41:02spyglass is out and she is watching to see other

1:41:03 > 1:41:06to see other teams. She checks the running order of the opposition, how

1:41:06 > 1:41:17they have played. All of that happens.

1:41:17 > 1:41:23happens.A bit too much there from Vicki Adams.

1:41:26 > 1:41:29Vicki Adams. In team sports, you want to know about the opposition.

1:41:29 > 1:41:32All of these teams play each other regularly and they know each other

1:41:32 > 1:41:38well.

1:41:38 > 1:41:42well. It is always useful to know who is playing and what shots they

1:41:42 > 1:41:52are favouring.

1:42:13 > 1:42:20She did indicate it was wide.She played a nice weight, but not the

1:42:20 > 1:42:33right line.Sir Eve wants a hit and roll in. Anna has played better

1:42:33 > 1:42:44today as well.

1:42:45 > 1:42:53Anna is the only left-handed player in the team. It would be nice if she

1:42:53 > 1:43:00could catch this and stay in the house.

1:43:00 > 1:43:04house. She has just overthrown that. That's a shame.A look at the

1:43:04 > 1:43:09heavens from Anna Sloan. That was not a good shot. Not only did it not

1:43:09 > 1:43:15catch that stone, but it took her own out and the other one that was

1:43:15 > 1:43:21lying at the back.

1:43:21 > 1:43:26lying at the back. Normally, she would be happy, she said.We have

1:43:26 > 1:43:31said this all week. We watched the mixed doubles last week and it was

1:43:31 > 1:43:38swinging 6-foot, if not more.

1:43:38 > 1:43:39swinging 6-foot, if not more. Then the team event happened and they

1:43:39 > 1:43:43came on with a different set of stones. That must be a regulation

1:43:43 > 1:43:47they have, that the mixed event play with one set and the teams play with

1:43:47 > 1:43:55another. These stones are different. She overcooked that as well, so that

1:43:55 > 1:44:03is a couple of errors.Both teams are struggling now.

1:44:07 > 1:44:16are struggling now. Let's get this one right.

1:44:16 > 1:44:21one right. Anna Sloan needs to do what she normally does. Set things

1:44:21 > 1:44:27up nicely for Eve Muirhead.

1:44:31 > 1:44:42up nicely for Eve Muirhead. This one is looking a bit better.

1:44:42 > 1:44:44is looking a bit better. So they have got their two in. Just the

1:44:44 > 1:44:50skips left.

1:44:50 > 1:44:57skips left.There is an opportunity here for a skinny double.

1:44:58 > 1:45:01here for a skinny double. And if she gets it wrong, she can hit and roll

1:45:01 > 1:45:08on the face of it to sit above it. But we have set ourselves in a good

1:45:08 > 1:45:17position here. We have got two in the house. They are separated.

1:45:18 > 1:45:20the house. They are separated.Even if you get one here, there is the

1:45:20 > 1:45:31hammer in the final end.It is key just to score.

1:45:33 > 1:45:37Trying not to leave the double here, if she can, or at least make it

1:45:37 > 1:45:42difficult.

1:45:42 > 1:45:50difficult.Just a nice barrier?She has performed well down the last

1:45:50 > 1:45:57couple of ends. We're not taking much ice at all. Holding the broom

1:45:57 > 1:46:00at the age of the stone.

1:46:13 > 1:46:18You hold your breath at times when they come down.On normal

1:46:18 > 1:46:21international ice, I would be expecting it to move a lot, but it

1:46:21 > 1:46:30isn't. Well-controlled.

1:46:30 > 1:46:35isn't. Well-controlled.She is just having another look.She's looking

1:46:35 > 1:46:40to maybe go for the back one and roll behind it, because there is no

1:46:40 > 1:46:46double on there. Even if she tried to hit the top one, the yellow would

1:46:46 > 1:46:56still be closest to the house. Is she trying the skinny again?

1:46:56 > 1:47:08Dangerous. Coming down the centre, it is not easy to judge this.

1:47:08 > 1:47:13it is not easy to judge this. This can end up to straight. Cubicle,

1:47:13 > 1:47:20Denmark trying to take out both of the British stones. Risky. She maybe

1:47:20 > 1:47:25thinks it is time for a high risk strategy.

1:47:32 > 1:47:35Right on the nose. Fairly straightforward. There is only one

1:47:35 > 1:47:45Danish stoneware, it was never really close. A chance to put some

1:47:45 > 1:47:52distance between themselves and then Mark.

1:47:55 > 1:47:59Mark. No mistakes this time. Eve Muirhead certainly has her game back

1:47:59 > 1:48:04together since the halfway point. Can chief continue that form?

1:48:04 > 1:48:11Straightforward shot, hit it on the nose, and sit in the house.

1:48:25 > 1:48:33Great Britain take their two. Nobody will leads this 7-/ now they will be

1:48:33 > 1:48:43this 7-4. Leg well done, that was important.

1:48:43 > 1:48:52important.Yellow, --, -- yes, all games are important, but hopefully

1:48:52 > 1:48:59this will keep sticking forward and keep going.The last few ends, --

1:48:59 > 1:49:04the first few ends, things were not coming together, did you have a good

1:49:04 > 1:49:08chat at half time?Yes, we had a discussion with our tactical coach,

1:49:08 > 1:49:13and we knew what we had to do, and we knew would not take them lightly.

1:49:13 > 1:49:21How were you feeling out there? What were the conditions like on that

1:49:21 > 1:49:25sheet?The conditions are good idea, we need to just make sure we deal

1:49:25 > 1:49:32with it. All in all, the conditions are excellent, the ice is fast, and

1:49:32 > 1:49:36the crowd is really good.The crowd will be allowed to make because

1:49:36 > 1:49:41you're playing the whole nation.It will be great to have a bit of

1:49:41 > 1:49:46atmosphere, and we will use that in our favour against the Korean team.

1:49:46 > 1:49:53Well done to you.That match takes place later this morning, 11:05am,

1:49:53 > 1:50:02on BBC One. The men have fallen to a surprise 11-5 defeat against the

1:50:02 > 1:50:08host nation, the only qualified because they are the host nation.

1:50:08 > 1:50:12Disappointing for the boys. They spoke to Steve Cram.Leg not the

1:50:12 > 1:50:21result you wanted.Disappointed. That is a game we wanted to win. We

1:50:21 > 1:50:26started out well, and just a few key misses, and let the game go away

1:50:26 > 1:50:30from us, to be honest.Disappointed. It seemed as though whatever you

1:50:30 > 1:50:35did, they had an answer, they were very good after the first couple of

1:50:35 > 1:50:41events.Yes, I thought we played well, we just missed shots we could

1:50:41 > 1:50:44not afford to miss at the times that we could afford to miss them. They

1:50:44 > 1:50:54are a good team. They had played some tough games. I do not think we

1:50:54 > 1:50:59played badly, we just missed a couple, and couldn't do it.What do

1:50:59 > 1:51:03you do from here? There are still plenty matches to come, plenty

1:51:03 > 1:51:09chances to win, but what do you do tonight?We just need to go back and

1:51:09 > 1:51:15re-grip and talk about what happened, and some of the situations

1:51:15 > 1:51:20at the fifth or sixth end, because that is where the game got away from

1:51:20 > 1:51:28us. Still a lot of curling to go, and still some chances.Good luck,

1:51:28 > 1:51:33see you tomorrow.Cheers.

1:51:46 > 1:51:54If you have just joined us, welcome to Pyeongchang, the ninth day of the

1:51:54 > 1:51:56Winter Olympics.It is the drama that sets it apart. If you are on

1:51:56 > 1:52:01the wrong side of the drama, it can be pretty cruel, which is something

1:52:01 > 1:52:06Elise Christie knows only too well. Triple disqualification in all three

1:52:06 > 1:52:12of her events four years ago. She fought back to became world

1:52:12 > 1:52:15champion, and came here to Pyeongchang with the golden hopes of

1:52:15 > 1:52:21the nation resting on her shoulders. But in the 500 metres final,

1:52:21 > 1:52:26disaster struck again. Her hand was clipped going round the corner, and

1:52:26 > 1:52:30the race was over. Today she was back on the ice again, hoping to

1:52:30 > 1:52:36take an Olympic medal.

1:52:36 > 1:52:43Is this to be her moment?Having worked so hard for the 500, it has

1:52:43 > 1:52:48just been taken away from me. I know it is short track and I am supposed

1:52:48 > 1:52:54to be prepared for this, but it still hurts, you know? Right now, I

1:52:54 > 1:53:03just can't see living with this feeling.

1:53:03 > 1:53:12That night was obviously pretty rubbish. But after that, I woke up

1:53:12 > 1:53:15and I thought about everything I said, it is just short track, it is

1:53:15 > 1:53:20out of my control, the video shows it was an accident, nothing I can do

1:53:20 > 1:53:28about it. For me, I have focused on the 1000. I have the 1501st, so I

1:53:28 > 1:53:32will see what I can do with that. The 1000 is the one I will be trying

1:53:32 > 1:53:38to get the gold medal.It seems like you're very philosophical, and is it

1:53:38 > 1:53:46experience helping you get over this?Definitely. It was not as

1:53:46 > 1:53:50dramatic as Sochi, I could not do anything about it. As frustrating as

1:53:50 > 1:53:56it is, I just have to move forward. Thanks to everyone who has sent me

1:53:56 > 1:54:05some lovely messages and support, it is amazing. My two heroes, Jessica

1:54:05 > 1:54:13Ennis, and Kelly Holmes, they both sent me a tweet, which is amazing.

1:54:13 > 1:54:17Sport is crazy and harsh at times, but they have gone through things

1:54:17 > 1:54:23like this before, and I can get through this and the other end.I'm

1:54:23 > 1:54:24sure

1:54:24 > 1:54:28through this and the other end.I'm sure excitement is building down at

1:54:28 > 1:54:36the Gangneung arena. I'm joined by Wilf O'Reilly, joining us from the

1:54:36 > 1:54:46arena. Is that excitement building or is it nervous?The atmosphere in

1:54:46 > 1:54:50the arena, I was here at about two o'clock this afternoon, and it is

1:54:50 > 1:54:57electric.From the interview we have just heard, it seems she is in a

1:54:57 > 1:55:02good place, she just wants to get through this and into a final and go

1:55:02 > 1:55:07clean.That is a very professional approach to go about the race. It is

1:55:07 > 1:55:11day three of the short track competition and she is still without

1:55:11 > 1:55:15a medal, so today, just to get in there and get a medal, staying

1:55:15 > 1:55:21relaxed. It was nice to see her being so confident and relaxed day

1:55:21 > 1:55:27after the fall. We have had experiences from back in Sochi,

1:55:27 > 1:55:30where she was really down and she stayed down, but 24 hours later

1:55:30 > 1:55:35after such a devastating evening, she bounced back, she was on the

1:55:35 > 1:55:41ice, she was bubbly and chirpy, and that was all in her favour.It is

1:55:41 > 1:55:50such a cruel sport at times, short track, we just saw from

1:55:50 > 1:55:53track, we just saw from Elise Christie, she's out of medical

1:55:53 > 1:55:56contention -- in medal contention, how hard is it to get out there and

1:55:56 > 1:56:04start focusing again and hoping it won't happen again?At the World

1:56:04 > 1:56:09Championships, she would probably skate in the case of three days,

1:56:09 > 1:56:13something in the region of 15 kilometres, the difference here is

1:56:13 > 1:56:17that she is having a couple of days of racing, then two or three days

1:56:17 > 1:56:24off, then some days of racing. So the schedule, she only gets used

1:56:24 > 1:56:28aback at the Olympic Games, and the last thing she did that goes four

1:56:28 > 1:56:33years ago in Sochi. It can be positive or negative. I think today,

1:56:33 > 1:56:36looking at what she was saying yesterday, looking at what she was

1:56:36 > 1:56:48doing this morning on the ice, it is all very positive.There have been a

1:56:48 > 1:56:53couple of medalists for Team GB since she was out on the ice, the

1:56:53 > 1:56:57factory the pressure off? She came here as the one that everyone was

1:56:57 > 1:57:03pinning their hopes on to get medals. Does that release a bit of

1:57:03 > 1:57:07the pressure?Not just on her, but on other athletes as well, because

1:57:07 > 1:57:11once you have some medals in the bag, everyone is a bit more relaxed,

1:57:11 > 1:57:17and that will boost Elise Christie for the 1500 metres.We very much

1:57:17 > 1:57:27look forward to it, the heats are starting at

1:57:27 > 1:57:32starting at 10am in the morning. Very exciting stuff. One of the

1:57:32 > 1:57:41biggest stars of the Winter Olympics got their campaign today. Lindsay

1:57:45 > 1:57:51Vonn is one of the greatest skiers of all time. She won this event in

1:57:51 > 1:57:56Vancouver in 2010, and Mr Sochi due to injury. This could be her Olympic

1:57:56 > 1:58:04finale here. Downhill is her best event, and she would face a stern

1:58:04 > 1:58:13test from the World Cup leader. Also look out for the snowboarder who is

1:58:13 > 1:58:18making history being the first ever compete in snowboarding and skiing

1:58:18 > 1:58:26at the same Winter Olympics. It should be great up at the Alpine

1:58:26 > 1:58:35Centre. The women's Super-G. Vonn is the

1:58:35 > 1:58:42biggest name, but there are plenty with serious chances to get among

1:58:42 > 1:58:51the Olympic medals. Much discussion surrounding her in the build-up to

1:58:51 > 1:59:01the Olympic Winter Games.

1:59:04 > 1:59:09Today it is the turn of Lindsay to to turn on the style and bring a

1:59:09 > 1:59:18medal to the United States fans.

1:59:35 > 1:59:41A good start for her. The starters at 1100 metres over the course

1:59:41 > 1:59:51length of just over two kilometres.

1:59:52 > 2:00:05That was absolutely perfect. She's eating up the ground.

2:00:17 > 2:00:22This could take some beating. Vonn starts at number one. If she

2:00:22 > 2:00:34finishes, this could be really hard to beat.

2:00:34 > 2:00:38Vonn was late, that could ruin her chances of a medal. Show lost all

2:00:38 > 2:00:45her speed, and as a result she may not win a medal. A huge mistake.

2:00:45 > 2:00:53Within sight of the finishing line. It was going so well, then she went

2:00:53 > 2:00:58into the soft snow at the side.If you come in at speed it is hard, if

2:00:58 > 2:01:05you do not then it is not hard.

2:01:08 > 2:01:14Next to ski is Johanna Schnarf from Italy. Not the oldest in the race

2:01:14 > 2:01:18but one of the more experienced athletes today. Just missed a medal

2:01:18 > 2:01:24in the Super-G four years ago in Sochi when she was fourth. Recent

2:01:24 > 2:01:29form has given her a place on the Italian team. She was sixth in Lake

2:01:29 > 2:01:34Louise.

2:01:34 > 2:01:38Louise. Her first visit to the podium just prior to the Winter

2:01:38 > 2:01:42Olympic Games. That's a wonderful landing and turn from the Italian.

2:01:42 > 2:01:49She's tearing it up. Johanna Schnarf, barely moved from the tuck

2:01:49 > 2:01:53position during that flight at the end of what was the paradise turned.

2:01:53 > 2:02:02She's got the reward for the brave line. Johanna Schnarf makes a slight

2:02:02 > 2:02:06mistake there. Now coming to the exit of the blue Dragon Valley. As

2:02:06 > 2:02:15to finish cleanly. Can't afford any mistakes. If she gets it right, gold

2:02:15 > 2:02:24medal position awaits. 0.18 in front of Lindsey Vonn. If Schnarf is clean

2:02:24 > 2:02:30she can take the lead. She manages to keep the skis within the blue

2:02:30 > 2:02:36racing blame. Has she done enough? Yes she has. Schnarf into gold for

2:02:36 > 2:02:47Italy.Hi!The Swiss pocket rocket is ready to race.

2:02:48 > 2:02:51is ready to race. Lara Gut, the best Super-G skier of the season so far.

2:02:51 > 2:03:02She was second in Lake Louise. She finally got a World Cup medal. She

2:03:02 > 2:03:06missed most of last season with an injury. Not before she'd taken a

2:03:06 > 2:03:22medal. Lara Gut on her way in the Olympic Super-G.

2:03:22 > 2:03:26Olympic Super-G. Lara Gut is one of the biggest sporting 's stars in

2:03:26 > 2:03:33Switzerland.

2:03:33 > 2:03:43Switzerland. 40.93 for Lara Gut... Now, what can she do on the bottom

2:03:43 > 2:03:46part of this course? She was the bronze medallist at the World

2:03:46 > 2:03:52Championships in St

2:03:52 > 2:03:54Championships in St Moritz and the bronze medallist in the downhill

2:03:54 > 2:04:00four years ago in Sochi. She's got to finish with

2:04:00 > 2:04:05to trouble the top of the leaderboard. She's slightly late in

2:04:05 > 2:04:09the line, drifts out beyond the blue racing. Over the tales of her skis.

2:04:09 > 2:04:15She's lucky to still be standing. She skis into gold! Lara Gut leads

2:04:15 > 2:04:22the way by four hundredths per second. A risky finish but has

2:04:22 > 2:04:28brought her the lead in the Olympic Super-G. What a spectacular jump.

2:04:28 > 2:04:34Landed on the inside ski and then jammed the of that right ski into

2:04:34 > 2:04:43the snow. That was her final jump. Lara Gut has never won an Olympic

2:04:43 > 2:04:47gold, maybe today. Tina Weirather, great friends and training partners

2:04:47 > 2:04:52with Lara Gut. Or she was until this season. Tina Weirather has employed

2:04:52 > 2:04:59the services of one of the leading Austrian coaches. Her dad was a

2:04:59 > 2:05:06multiple World Cup winner for the Austrian team. Her mum a multiple

2:05:06 > 2:05:14Olympic champion. It is in the colours of her parents that she

2:05:14 > 2:05:19races.

2:05:19 > 2:05:25races. She didn't have much luck in giant slalom two days ago but this

2:05:25 > 2:05:35is where is she really finds her feet. She's 11 hundredths in front

2:05:35 > 2:05:40of Lara Gut. Might have just lost that lead their rant then. She's

2:05:40 > 2:05:44getting bumped around, sent to the sides of the track when she least

2:05:44 > 2:05:49needs it. 11 hundredths

2:05:50 > 2:05:52needs it. 11 hundredths behind at the last intermediate. Then she made

2:05:52 > 2:05:58the error. This time she's got five hundredths to play with. Lara Gut

2:05:58 > 2:06:02leads the way for Switzerland. Charging down the mountain comes

2:06:02 > 2:06:10Tina Weirather Philipson star in -- comes Tina Weirather said

2:06:10 > 2:06:18Liechtenstein. Won the hundredth of a second. Tina Weirather into gold.

2:06:18 > 2:06:25What a fantastic race here today. It doesn't get any tighter. Tina

2:06:25 > 2:06:32Weirather into gold.

2:06:32 > 2:06:34Weirather into gold. Federica Brignone from Italy, bronze

2:06:34 > 2:06:39medallist in the giant slalom, has been a World Cup winner in Super-G

2:06:39 > 2:06:47this season. She won in Austria on the 14th of January. Her mother was

2:06:47 > 2:06:52a talented alpine skier, winning four World Cup slalom competitions

2:06:52 > 2:07:01in the late 70s and early 80s. That's a nice turn. Did she time it

2:07:01 > 2:07:14correctly. Federica Brignone the 27-year-old.

2:07:15 > 2:07:2127-year-old. Drifting away from her slightly now. 0.46 of the place. Has

2:07:21 > 2:07:26to be 100% clean and accurate. On the final third of this track to

2:07:26 > 2:07:38push for a medal. Weirather leads. Brignone has had a pretty solid run.

2:07:38 > 2:07:42She's managed to make up some time. It is clean and accurate and all of

2:07:42 > 2:07:47a sudden they are all paying attention at the base of the Olympic

2:07:47 > 2:07:52Super-G tracked because the Italian is flying along. A great jump from

2:07:52 > 2:08:01Brignone. Brignone skis into fourth. Relief for Weirather. She jumps for

2:08:01 > 2:08:10joy. Brignone lets out a scream of disappointment.

2:08:10 > 2:08:15disappointment. Viktoria Rebensburg for Germany. She could change

2:08:15 > 2:08:24things. Olympic slalom champion in 2010. She's off to a flyer. Easy,

2:08:24 > 2:08:29relaxed style. But that relaxed style disguises her commitment and

2:08:29 > 2:08:34speed across the snow which is immense. Three times World Cup

2:08:34 > 2:08:39winner this season in GS. Super-G has been a happy hunting ground as

2:08:39 > 2:08:45well. She's featured regularly in the top ten of the World Cup races.

2:08:45 > 2:08:50Now, can Rebensburg do some damage. 91 on the speed gun. The first

2:08:50 > 2:08:57intermediate saw her in front, the second shows a deficit of 0.46. I

2:08:57 > 2:09:05think it's a lack of straight-line speed. She accelerates up to just

2:09:05 > 2:09:1996. Some have been as high as 99kph. Weirather's next split is 1:03.95.

2:09:19 > 2:09:24Rebensburg might turn things around here. It's in an extra turn to be

2:09:24 > 2:09:26sure of making the correct line in towards the finish. Everybody

2:09:26 > 2:09:34looking closely. Rebensburg tucks into the line and she's in sick.

2:09:34 > 2:09:40Weirather Jon Snow joy again. Rebensburg seemed to be out of it,

2:09:40 > 2:09:45then she was back in the green. Eventually she finishes down and out

2:09:45 > 2:09:55of the medals. The defending champion is ready to go. Anna Veith

2:09:55 > 2:10:04from Austria won the gold four years ago. One hundredth per second up at

2:10:04 > 2:10:10the first intermediate. The Austrian on the course that has been set by

2:10:10 > 2:10:16her coach, cruising through the first ten or 11 turns. It all looks

2:10:16 > 2:10:21good so far the Anna Veith. She's back from injury. The lying there

2:10:21 > 2:10:27was OK. Look at her low aerodynamic shape. She's been longer in the tuck

2:10:27 > 2:10:31than just about anybody else in this race so far. She's so soft on her

2:10:31 > 2:10:39skis. Next intermediate sees Anna Veith trailing by half a second. She

2:10:39 > 2:10:47won the Super-G

2:10:47 > 2:10:52won the Super-G in December, in Val d'Isere. We've seen some skiers find

2:10:52 > 2:10:59time and speed in the middle part of this track. Can she get closer to

2:10:59 > 2:11:04Weirather's split? She's inside by 21 hundredths of a second. Anna

2:11:04 > 2:11:11Veith is pushing to give Austria the Super-G golden double. They won the

2:11:11 > 2:11:16men's 24 hours ago. Anna Veith may well defend the gold. She won four

2:11:16 > 2:11:23years ago in Suchy. Anna Veith leads the Olympic Super-G by a tenth of a

2:11:23 > 2:11:27second! -- four years ago in Sochi. Magnificent skiing from the

2:11:27 > 2:11:39Austrian. The Austrians have dominated this event.

2:11:41 > 2:11:49The newly married Anna Veith leads the way in 2018.

2:11:54 > 2:11:58Michelle Gisin is away for Switzerland. Shared the spoils in

2:11:58 > 2:12:07Sochi with Tina Maser. Her older brother Mark raised a couple of days

2:12:07 > 2:12:15ago on this track. The family is so talented. At the moment Anna Veith

2:12:15 > 2:12:22leads the way for Austria. Weirather in second.

2:12:24 > 2:12:30in second. Lara Gut currently holding bronze. Michelle Gisin is in

2:12:30 > 2:12:35front by a massive margin. Almost half a second up at the

2:12:35 > 2:12:39intermediate. She is totally dialled into this track. This would be

2:12:39 > 2:12:46something for the family to get a gold four years after Dominique took

2:12:46 > 2:12:51gold in the downhill in Sochi. Is Michelle still in front of the next

2:12:51 > 2:12:58split? Six hundredths behind. The way things stand that is good enough

2:12:58 > 2:13:05the silver. Can she produce a fast finish and deny Anna Veith

2:13:05 > 2:13:13successive Olympic Super-G title. She's gone seven.

2:13:13 > 2:13:16She's gone seven. Michelle Gisin happy with that, her best chance of

2:13:16 > 2:13:20gold comes in the Alpine combined where she was the silver medallist

2:13:20 > 2:13:26at the World Championships last year. Anna Veith leads with

2:13:26 > 2:13:31Weirather in second. President of the Austrian ski Federation they're

2:13:31 > 2:13:35embracing the current leader who is in tears. Still some good skiers to

2:13:35 > 2:13:45come, though.

2:13:46 > 2:13:49come, though. Weirather next race for Austria. She's the last race

2:13:49 > 2:13:55with a serious chance of challenging. Connie Huetter has the

2:13:55 > 2:14:00fastest split at around the six second mark. She's in front by 100th

2:14:00 > 2:14:05of a second.

2:14:05 > 2:14:09of a second. Missed most of last season with an injury but has had a

2:14:09 > 2:14:17pretty good 2018 so far. Skidded sideways there. Brakes on the Connie

2:14:17 > 2:14:30Huetter, to be sure of making the next turn.

2:14:32 > 2:14:40The American is still in the top five, that's incredible.

2:14:40 > 2:14:47five, that's incredible. Lindsey Vonn will be back next week. No

2:14:47 > 2:14:55training for the Super-G, it's all down to the course inspection. 0.45

2:14:55 > 2:14:59behind, Connie Huetter. The damage isn't as bad as you might have

2:14:59 > 2:15:03imagined with that big ski check sideways at the top of the course.

2:15:03 > 2:15:1011 hundredths of a second separate the top three.

2:15:20 > 2:15:22Grenier good result for Connie hooter. Would have been better were

2:15:22 > 2:15:29not for the error. The multitalented Ester Ledecka is next to ski, here

2:15:29 > 2:15:34with skis and snowboards because she is competing in the parallel giant

2:15:34 > 2:15:39slalom event next week. Finished 23rd in the Alpine giant slalom. It

2:15:39 > 2:15:46would be a first for Ester Ledecka, the first ever athlete to be in

2:15:46 > 2:15:52skiing and snowboarding at an Olympic Winter games. Has two

2:15:52 > 2:15:56separate training teams, one for snowboarding, one for skiing, and

2:15:56 > 2:16:00picks and chooses her races throughout the regular World Cup

2:16:00 > 2:16:05season. One minute on skis, the next racing on her snowboard. Screaming

2:16:05 > 2:16:10through these as she tries to keep on track. This bead looks good.

2:16:10 > 2:16:16Better landing for Ester Ledecka. 32 metres of flight, nicely done, soft

2:16:16 > 2:16:22landing, continued on her way, 300 off the pace and now 18 hundredths

2:16:22 > 2:16:26in front. Can Ester Ledecka mix things up here? Possibly not opt

2:16:26 > 2:16:32about landing, but the speed seemed to remain intact. She is absolutely

2:16:32 > 2:16:37throwing it down this Olympic Super-G cause in Chong Sam and

2:16:37 > 2:16:45everybody is paying attention again now. 103.74, the Ester Ledecka still

2:16:45 > 2:16:51in front by four hundredths of a second. The snowboarding skier, the

2:16:51 > 2:16:55skiing snowboarder, may well get in amongst the medals. That would be an

2:16:55 > 2:17:02incredible story, what a jump, she has landed, can she do it? She has

2:17:02 > 2:17:07done it! The Decca leads the Olympic Super-G. Surely that is the gold

2:17:07 > 2:17:15medal, she cannot believe it! It has happened, it has happened.

2:17:15 > 2:17:28Remarkable. Ester Ledecka is the Olympic Super-G champion. What a

2:17:28 > 2:17:42fantastic story.No!Yes, yes indeed. She's done it. That is one

2:17:42 > 2:17:49of the most astonishing Olympic stories of all time.

2:17:49 > 2:17:54stories of all time.How did that happen?!So there is our champion,

2:17:54 > 2:17:58the disbelieving Ester Ledecka. She will become the first ever gold

2:17:58 > 2:18:04medal winning athlete from the Czech Republic in Alpine skiing. What a

2:18:04 > 2:18:12story. An incredible story at the Alpine Centre. Ester Ledecka doesn't

2:18:12 > 2:18:18look like she can't believe she has done it. She borrowed her skis from

2:18:18 > 2:18:26Michaela Shifrin, and it has been called one of the biggest shocks in

2:18:26 > 2:18:29Winter Olympic history. Sensational. She is the first person to compete

2:18:29 > 2:18:30in

2:18:30 > 2:18:32She is the first person to compete in snowboarding and skiing, she is a

2:18:32 > 2:18:36snowboarder, and will go in the snowboard parallel giant slalom,

2:18:36 > 2:18:40which starts on Thursday. She is double world champion on that. There

2:18:40 > 2:18:46could be a lot more to come from Ester Ledecka. Sensational stuff.

2:18:46 > 2:18:51History at the Alpine Centre, and also history today at the Phoenix

2:18:51 > 2:18:57Snow Park because Izzy Arnott has become Britain's second... Sorry,

2:18:57 > 2:19:03let me start that again! Izzy Arnott has become the second... I've said

2:19:03 > 2:19:14the same thing twice, haven't I? I wish this wasn't live! Izzy Arnott

2:19:14 > 2:19:17has become Britain's second Olympic medallist at the snowboard

2:19:17 > 2:19:21slopestyle, she was bronze medallist in slopestyle, let's look at the run

2:19:21 > 2:19:23that one it for her.

2:19:26 > 2:19:33The biggest run of her life starts now. Mechanical with a 450. Laid it

2:19:33 > 2:19:41down beautifully. Locks that in so beautifully because she comes up

2:19:41 > 2:19:48from the side and tilts the skis onto it.

2:19:48 > 2:19:53onto it. Oh, and the gap over. This run is flowing for her now.Best

2:19:53 > 2:20:03rail we have seen from her. 720 is there. Come on Izzy Atkin. 900s

2:20:03 > 2:20:10there. Final jump.

2:20:10 > 2:20:16there. Final jump.Oh! Super-clean. That reverted gave her a 79.4 to get

2:20:16 > 2:20:24into the medals she needs to operate. By just under two points.

2:20:24 > 2:20:332.8 points. It is so much cleaner. But is it a good enough run?

2:20:33 > 2:20:38Remember we have another three women to drop and all are capable of big

2:20:38 > 2:20:42runs. Right now she needs to jump up by nine points to make it into

2:20:42 > 2:20:47silver medal position. It is a huge gap between bronze and silver at the

2:20:47 > 2:20:59moment.Come Isabel Atkin. Must try to remain impartial here and offer

2:20:59 > 2:21:06unbiased commentary!I twisted my headphone cord into a right old

2:21:06 > 2:21:12messy! LAUGHTERIt was claimed, a lot cleaner than we have seen, and

2:21:12 > 2:21:17look at the grab, on the switch at the bottom she claims it, it fet go

2:21:17 > 2:21:23-- felt good to her, third place! 84.6, Izzy Atkin with a very strong

2:21:23 > 2:21:29moment. Just under four points off the silver medal position so with

2:21:29 > 2:21:40three skiers left to go, Izzy Atkin in bronze medal position,

2:21:40 > 2:21:47in bronze medal position, Gremaud in silver, Hoefflin Ingold. STUDIO: She

2:21:47 > 2:21:54will get the mess up presentation later tonight but a small

2:21:54 > 2:21:57presentation now. Afterwards Tim spoke to her.

2:21:57 > 2:22:01presentation now. Afterwards Tim spoke to her.What a final that was.

2:22:01 > 2:22:05The seeds were everywhere in there. Really weird qualifying but then the

2:22:05 > 2:22:09best 12 in there for the final, it could have been anyone's, talk us

2:22:09 > 2:22:14through its.There were tonnes of big names in the field, it could

2:22:14 > 2:22:17have been anyone's, and I was standing at the bottom after my

2:22:17 > 2:22:21third and final round and knew I had skied the best I could, and I was

2:22:21 > 2:22:34waiting for the last real four girls to drop and my heart was racing.

2:22:34 > 2:22:35to drop and my heart was racing. I just can't believe it!Dareus say

2:22:35 > 2:22:38it, first Olympic medal on skis on snow in a long, long, long time. You

2:22:38 > 2:22:42must be overwhelmed.I am still speechless. I am really excited and

2:22:42 > 2:22:47happy and just stoked with how I skied and also stoked to win the

2:22:47 > 2:22:51bronze.Huge congratulations, we are over the moon for you, well done.

2:22:51 > 2:23:00Thank you, I am really happy, thanks.Yes! Good job.

2:23:00 > 2:23:03thanks.Yes! Good job.Sensational stuff. Tim and Ed have joined me on

2:23:03 > 2:23:09the balcony, what a morning it was for you to.Absolutely fantastic. I

2:23:09 > 2:23:14had some hopes but was trying to keep them in check early on. As the

2:23:14 > 2:23:17final started to go on it became apparent it wasn't about progression

2:23:17 > 2:23:23but who could lay down solid runs, and the majority Izzy -- gratuity

2:23:23 > 2:23:29Izzy showed in that situation was phenomenal for a 19-year-old.I was

2:23:29 > 2:23:33nervous here, I don't know what you guys were like?I said I felt like

2:23:33 > 2:23:38it -- I had been there before and I had, when Jenny Jones put down the

2:23:38 > 2:23:42run and have the agonising moment when he had to wait for five riders

2:23:42 > 2:23:45to come down in the same position. You were sitting there and someone

2:23:45 > 2:23:52failed to get the score and I would look at Ed and would be like this...

2:23:52 > 2:23:56Desperately trying to keep composure. What a measured

2:23:56 > 2:23:59performance, and coming back off the X games silver medal, which I think

2:23:59 > 2:24:04was a massive confidence boost for her, brilliant, absolutely

2:24:04 > 2:24:08brilliant.She didn't look like she could believe what happened

2:24:08 > 2:24:13afterwards.That is shot, isn't it? I have seen shopping its true form.

2:24:13 > 2:24:17She was deer in the headlights. I could not compose the questions to

2:24:17 > 2:24:23be honest, I was just so happy for her. When it sinks in she will be

2:24:23 > 2:24:29over the moon. I know she is anyway. It has obviously affected us all!

2:24:29 > 2:24:35What does it do for freestyle skiing to have a medallist at an Olympic

2:24:35 > 2:24:41Games?If we put this in perspective, you look back at just

2:24:41 > 2:24:49how Izzy Atkin came to ski for Great Britain. It was the GV Park And Pipe

2:24:49 > 2:24:53programme, and the depth that showed and the management and coaching

2:24:53 > 2:24:57skills made her decide to ski for Great Britain. She had the

2:24:57 > 2:25:02opportunity to ski for the United States, so you had skiers like Katie

2:25:02 > 2:25:05Summerhayes came seven today, desperately upset in the interview,

2:25:05 > 2:25:11but she trailed braised and that path four Izzy and now Izzy has set

2:25:11 > 2:25:21the wheels in motion for those behind her. We will see

2:25:21 > 2:25:22behind her. We will see increasing investment, as Tim said earlier, we

2:25:22 > 2:25:25have this incredible facility in the airbag, one of the world's leading

2:25:25 > 2:25:27facilities which allows the athletes to train with a soft landing on

2:25:27 > 2:25:31those enormous kickers so I think it will go from strength to strength.

2:25:31 > 2:25:35Katie is not old, Izzy is only 19, we mention those coming in behind,

2:25:35 > 2:25:40we have exciting ones already but in terms of the numbers, how many could

2:25:40 > 2:25:45GB be looking at potentially bringing in four years?We only have

2:25:45 > 2:25:52to look at the snowboard men. It is near and offer full quote. We are

2:25:52 > 2:25:57only a few results off bringing a full quota in the men's, so next

2:25:57 > 2:26:02Winter Olympics it could be both freestyle skiers and snowboarders

2:26:02 > 2:26:07bringing full quotas, men and women. We have a lot of systems being set

2:26:07 > 2:26:11up, pathways. Essentially if you can grow participation in sport you up

2:26:11 > 2:26:15your chances of finding more elite athletes. I call it the football

2:26:15 > 2:26:20factor, every kid who kicks a football in the UK, you will find

2:26:20 > 2:26:23the kids who are best because they all do. We don't get as many kids on

2:26:23 > 2:26:27skis but the more that participation goes up the chances of finding more

2:26:27 > 2:26:32people like Izzy and Katie goes up and up, so those pathway systems

2:26:32 > 2:26:37become more important.It is worth adding that Izzy is the exception to

2:26:37 > 2:26:42the raw but still all the other athletes learned on dry slope, they

2:26:42 > 2:26:45were out on artificial slopes learning and here they are at the

2:26:45 > 2:26:52Olympics representing Team GB. Incredible. Let's have a quick word

2:26:52 > 2:26:54on Katie, upset after that but incredible how many runs she could

2:26:54 > 2:26:58put out today practically on one leg.Yes, through gritted teeth. She

2:26:58 > 2:27:03works with the physio in the UK, a guy called Darren Roberts who has

2:27:03 > 2:27:07done very well. She hurt her ankle two months ago, sprained a ligament

2:27:07 > 2:27:14in her ankle, I can't remember, I'm not a doctor, it was very

2:27:14 > 2:27:17competitive, but she sprained her ankle and she has done incredibly

2:27:17 > 2:27:22well to get back here in two months, and she hurt it in training this

2:27:22 > 2:27:22morning.

2:27:22 > 2:27:24and she hurt it in training this morning. That is rotten luck for

2:27:24 > 2:27:29her, but to ski through gritted teeth and qualify the way she did.

2:27:29 > 2:27:33She was heartbroken when she spoke to, in floods of tears and her

2:27:33 > 2:27:35sister was consoling her, but for me I

2:27:35 > 2:27:37sister was consoling her, but for me I think a little perspective, to

2:27:37 > 2:27:48make the finals, let

2:27:49 > 2:27:52alone come seventh, was a huge achievement, and I hope she is able

2:27:52 > 2:27:54to, with distance, so, I did really well today. I was really proud of

2:27:54 > 2:27:57her.The excitement isn't over for you, James Woods tomorrow, what can

2:27:57 > 2:28:02we expect from him? He has medal hopes of his own.Don't say it, Ed!

2:28:02 > 2:28:08LAUGHTERHe is brilliant, we love watching him, we love commentating

2:28:08 > 2:28:14on him, and he is a brilliant skier, so well respected in the ski

2:28:14 > 2:28:17industry. I say in full knowledge of how much

2:28:17 > 2:28:24passion and determination varies, Woods is the most passionate and

2:28:24 > 2:28:29determined. Whether he takes a medal away or not he will lay absolutely

2:28:29 > 2:28:32everything he has much slopestyle course tomorrow, and for me that is

2:28:32 > 2:28:39the most exciting.Fifth in Sochi but injured so high hopes. Your

2:28:39 > 2:28:48favourite bits so far?Devin Logan today, the American girl who

2:28:48 > 2:28:52celebrated her qualification run, she had a rubber hand, I absolutely

2:28:52 > 2:28:59lost it, it tickled me!He was in tears. Just being a fan of the sport

2:28:59 > 2:29:03and being able to be up there and chat about it, being with my mate

2:29:03 > 2:29:08and having a laugh, I loved it. There is such wonderful camaraderie

2:29:08 > 2:29:12because the athletes are not competing against the clock, they

2:29:12 > 2:29:15don't have specialist equipment, this is stuff you buy off-the-shelf,

2:29:15 > 2:29:20anyone can do it and you are competing against yourself, so if

2:29:20 > 2:29:24you land an incredible trick, it may take a medal of someone but

2:29:24 > 2:29:28invariably they will high five you and say, you did amazingly, well

2:29:28 > 2:29:34done. You have this lovely sense of camaraderie, it is not win at all

2:29:34 > 2:29:37costs.Looks great and always nice to have history to commentate on and

2:29:37 > 2:29:42we certainly got that today with Izzy Atkin, brilliant bronze medal

2:29:42 > 2:29:46from her in the ski slopestyle. We are going now to another sport with

2:29:46 > 2:29:53the boundaries are constantly being pushed, the figure skating got to

2:29:53 > 2:29:55the men's free programme today, it is the medal winning programme and

2:29:55 > 2:30:00this is a sport that has become huge particularly in Japan with their

2:30:00 > 2:30:04worth huge expectations on the Japanese entrant, the reigning

2:30:04 > 2:30:08Olympic champion, and his bid to become the first skater to win his

2:30:08 > 2:30:13Olympic title -- retain his title since Dick button got off to a

2:30:13 > 2:30:15strong start yesterday. He leads

2:30:15 > 2:30:15since Dick button got off to a strong start yesterday. He leads

2:30:15 > 2:30:20going into debate's free programme, but his great rival Nathan Charles

2:30:20 > 2:30:25have the worst possible day. This series of stumbles meant he ended in

2:30:25 > 2:30:3317th and would need to go big for a chance of a medal.

2:30:34 > 2:30:44Did anybody stop Yuzuru Hanyu from retaining his gold?

2:30:44 > 2:30:48retaining his gold? COMMENTATOR: Now, it younger Nathan Chen. Which

2:30:48 > 2:30:54Nathan are we going to see on the ice today. 18 years old, so much

2:30:54 > 2:30:58pressure on his shoulders. He's received a real lashing in the

2:30:58 > 2:31:06American press because of huge mistakes in short programmes. This

2:31:06 > 2:31:14could be great, the pressure is off.

2:31:36 > 2:31:43Quad lutz, absolutely glorious there to open.

2:31:58 > 2:32:08Quadrupole flip, double toe loop.

2:32:25 > 2:32:30Another quad flip. Hands down.

2:33:47 > 2:33:57Quadruple toe loop. Triple toe loop.

2:33:57 > 2:34:03And another.

2:34:20 > 2:34:30And another.

2:34:50 > 2:34:57This is the performance he needed to give.

2:35:42 > 2:35:49CHEERING I'll show you, says Nathan Chen.

2:35:49 > 2:35:54Write me off as a flash in the pan at your peril. He answers his

2:35:54 > 2:35:59critics with some whopping quads, some brilliant skating after a very,

2:35:59 > 2:36:08very difficult start to this competition.

2:36:08 > 2:36:17competition. Wow. 215.08. Look at that technical score, 127.6 bobby

2:36:17 > 2:36:24technicals alone.That is a new world record, I believe for that

2:36:24 > 2:36:32free skate score.And a 40 point lead the Nathan Chen at the top of

2:36:32 > 2:36:36the standings. Jumped up from ranking 17th after the short

2:36:36 > 2:36:43programmes. Now, how comfortably will the weight of history sit on

2:36:43 > 2:36:48the shoulders of this man? The reigning Olympic and world champion

2:36:48 > 2:36:54Yuzuru Hanyu looking to be the first man to win consecutive gold medals

2:36:54 > 2:37:01at the Olympics in 66 years, since the American Dick button in 1948 and

2:37:01 > 2:37:141952. This is the Yuzuru Hanyu and back-to-back Olympic titles.

2:37:25 > 2:37:37His opening jump is the quadrupole Salchow.He's got it.It may not

2:37:37 > 2:37:41have appeared three times in the warm up but it appeared when it

2:37:41 > 2:37:48needed to happen, right in the opening of his free programme.

2:37:48 > 2:38:07Second quads planned. There it is. Exquisite quadruple toe loop.

2:38:09 > 2:38:14Triple flip.

2:39:43 > 2:39:48CHEERING Quadruple Salchow, triple toe loop

2:39:48 > 2:39:59combination. He's absolutely on the money.

2:40:25 > 2:40:31Triple Axel loop, triple Salchow.

2:40:45 > 2:40:54Saved on that triple lutz.

2:41:47 > 2:41:53CHEERING

2:41:53 > 2:41:58Yuzuru Hanyu with sales on his skates. That surely is enough to him

2:41:58 > 2:42:08to retain his Olympic title. He is an earthly. He is in chanting out on

2:42:08 > 2:42:14the ice. Look at that, the emotion bubbling over underneath. There were

2:42:14 > 2:42:20some mistakes in there, it wasn't the mind blowing performance we were

2:42:20 > 2:42:23expecting, the mind blowing performance we saw in the short

2:42:23 > 2:42:29programmes. That surely is Olympic history made.The beginning was

2:42:29 > 2:42:35absolutely superb. He was so on the money. That second quadruple toe

2:42:35 > 2:42:42loop, which cost him because it needed to be in a combination, so he

2:42:42 > 2:42:46got knocked a downgrade but lost points for repetition. Then also

2:42:46 > 2:42:53with that triple lutz, but his component scores will be extremely

2:42:53 > 2:43:01high. We know what he's capable of. They are in the high nines. The

2:43:01 > 2:43:13highest composition and skating skills of 9.75 out of ten.

2:43:13 > 2:43:16skills of 9.75 out of ten. 9.75 now for interpretation and composition.

2:43:16 > 2:43:23Winnie the Pooh waiting for him as he comes off the ice.It's a relief

2:43:23 > 2:43:32to him.He was feeling the pressure. You look at his face and he looks

2:43:32 > 2:43:38completely composed out on the ice, frozen almost. He is the ice. Then

2:43:38 > 2:43:41the music stops and actually it does boil down to four years of hard work

2:43:41 > 2:43:48and graft.And knowing the injuries, knowing that he came back to this

2:43:48 > 2:43:52programme. This is one he knew from before and is glorious him. One of

2:43:52 > 2:43:57the things I found out about him is that he edits his own music. It's

2:43:57 > 2:44:03something I did since I was a child, he's now doing it on a computer. He

2:44:03 > 2:44:09feels that by editing his own music he has complete control over what

2:44:09 > 2:44:13elements will fit where and it has an absolute musicality. To me that

2:44:13 > 2:44:19shows why he has the edge, literally, when it comes down to the

2:44:19 > 2:44:24performance. He did well not to put his hand down there. Again, gets a

2:44:24 > 2:44:28credit for the quad but he needed it to be any combination. Here is the

2:44:28 > 2:44:39lutz. Don't put the hand down...! Goodness me.

2:44:41 > 2:44:44Goodness me.It's going to be uptight tighter finish than we

2:44:44 > 2:45:04thought.Looking at these scores, 19.55 fit technical he's got.

2:45:04 > 2:45:14Salchow he is the one they came to see. We can hear the screams.

2:45:14 > 2:45:18see. We can hear the screams. Credit to Brian Rizzo.

2:45:25 > 2:45:25CHEERING

2:45:25 > 2:45:31CHEERING. So, a new season's best given that

2:45:31 > 2:45:36he has spent much of the season of the ice or away from competition

2:45:36 > 2:45:42with damaged foot ligaments.

2:45:42 > 2:45:48with damaged foot ligaments. 317.8 five. 20 points clear at the top of

2:45:48 > 2:45:53the leaderboard, and that, surely, ladies and gentlemen, is your 2018

2:45:53 > 2:45:58Olympic champion.

2:45:58 > 2:46:04But this man will run him close.

2:46:04 > 2:46:13Javier de Juan and a is, the two time world champion -- Javier Calle

2:46:13 > 2:46:20Fernandez. He is only three points behind Yuzuru Hanyu after the short

2:46:20 > 2:46:26programme. This is his last Olympics. He will retire at the end

2:46:26 > 2:46:32of this season and would dearly love to finish with a medal.I am going

2:46:32 > 2:46:46to say if he goes clean with all of the quads he could do it.

2:46:49 > 2:46:53CHEERING

2:46:53 > 2:46:59CHEERING. Quadruple toe loop to open.

2:47:10 > 2:47:20Second quads in combination. Quadruple Salchow, double toe loop.

2:47:20 > 2:47:22Would have liked quads- triple.

2:47:39 > 2:47:46Triple axel, triple toe loop. Those are the points for that triple toe

2:47:46 > 2:47:52he didn't get after the quad.

2:48:42 > 2:48:55Needs this second quadruple Salchow. Just a double.

2:49:19 > 2:49:29Triple axel. Lovely.

2:51:08 > 2:51:14Guts and glory for Javier Fernandez. He has won the World Championship

2:51:14 > 2:51:17twice, never an Olympic medal, though. He will surely come away

2:51:17 > 2:51:26from Pyeongchang with one in his bag. What colour will it be?

2:51:26 > 2:51:32bag. What colour will it be? Oh... It is a season's best, 197.66, but

2:51:32 > 2:51:38it's not enough. Not enough for the gold medal. It is silver, then, for

2:51:38 > 2:51:49Javier Fernandez for now. One more skater left to go, so he will leave

2:51:49 > 2:51:56this Olympics with an Olympic medal, finally. The one piece of metal work

2:51:56 > 2:51:57missing from his trophy cabinet.

2:52:04 > 2:52:16So, Shoma Uno knows that he must go perfectly. He was less than a point

2:52:16 > 2:52:23in front of gin Boyang Jin

2:52:23 > 2:52:25perfectly. He was less than a point in front of gin Boyang Jin. Such a

2:52:25 > 2:52:34slender grasp on the bronze medal.

2:52:43 > 2:52:51I absolutely love this programme. Although we did not have a great

2:52:51 > 2:53:01warm up.Oh!Down on the first of his quads, the quad loop.Could that

2:53:01 > 2:53:08be a medal gone?Three more quads planned, and as I say, the programme

2:53:08 > 2:53:16collectively is so strong, that he went want to make another mistake.

2:53:16 > 2:53:21Second quad is the flip. -- that he will not want to make another

2:53:21 > 2:53:29mistake. He has got it.

2:55:14 > 2:55:24Spread eagle into triple axel.

2:55:36 > 2:55:43Quadruple toe loop, double toe loop, not the best landing on that double.

2:55:43 > 2:55:48Two feet down.

2:56:03 > 2:56:18And that was the fourth quad toe loop, and the best one.

2:56:21 > 2:56:31And this will be crucial. Triple axel loop, triple flip, and that may

2:56:31 > 2:56:39well be the bronze medal right there.

2:56:39 > 2:56:49Triple Salchow, double toe loop.

2:57:12 > 2:57:14CHEERING

2:57:14 > 2:57:17CHEERING. Varies less than a point between

2:57:17 > 2:57:23Chaume Gounod and no medal at all -- there was less than a point. --

2:57:23 > 2:57:28Shoma Uno. Has he done enough to maintain that bronze medal position?

2:57:28 > 2:57:35Just that one mistake in there. Missing that quad. But he pulled it

2:57:35 > 2:57:41back. And that fight that he has within him may well have been enough

2:57:41 > 2:57:48to send him away from this Olympics with a bronze medal.You go down on

2:57:48 > 2:57:53your first quad... He gets eight points credit for it. It would have

2:57:53 > 2:58:02been 12, he loses four because of the under rotation. It was called

2:58:02 > 2:58:10clean sewer deduction for the fall. Geode egos down by four points. Quad

2:58:10 > 2:58:14toe loop, double toe loop, again that second jump is not the perfect

2:58:14 > 2:58:26one. The last quad was the best of all of them.

2:58:27 > 2:58:34But he delivers such a strong performance, and I would like to

2:58:34 > 2:58:42think the component scores will work in his favour it's not just about

2:58:42 > 2:58:49the big elements, the big jumping tricks, for this boy.

2:58:49 > 2:58:54tricks, for this boy. And those few jumps at the back-end of the

2:58:54 > 2:58:59programme will also bonus points.

2:59:03 > 2:59:06programme will also bonus points. So he is in the low nines. For

2:59:06 > 2:59:22components. Just over 110 points, technical.

2:59:23 > 2:59:29So he's just ahead of Yuzuru Hanyu in terms of technical points. The

2:59:29 > 2:59:34component

2:59:34 > 2:59:38component scores...Fare is Boyang Jin on the left anxiously waiting to

2:59:38 > 2:59:47find out whether he has been bumped from the bronze medal position.

2:59:48 > 2:59:58from the bronze medal position. Oh! He has not only bumped Boyang Jin,

2:59:58 > 3:00:01he has bumped Javier Fernandez, as well. CHEERING

3:00:01 > 3:00:04he has bumped Javier Fernandez, as well. CHEERING.

3:00:04 > 3:00:10So it's a Japanese 1-2, and Javier Fernandez will have to settle for

3:00:10 > 3:00:17the bronze.Yes, I could see that coming. Trying to do that mental

3:00:17 > 3:00:23arithmetic, but what we are seeing on the screen is phenomenal for

3:00:23 > 3:00:29Shoma Uno.

3:00:29 > 3:00:34History made.Back-to-back Olympic titles, and there are the tears of a

3:00:34 > 3:00:39champion.

3:00:43 > 3:00:46champion. Let's have a look at the final confirmation. Javier

3:00:46 > 3:00:53Fernandez, not the fairy tale gold with which he would have wanted to

3:00:53 > 3:01:02end his career. A fantastic final skate from Shoma Uno.

3:01:02 > 3:01:04skate from Shoma Uno. Back-to-back Olympic titles Yuzuru Hanyu and he

3:01:04 > 3:01:11will surely go down as one of the greatest skaters there ever been.

3:01:16 > 3:01:20I'm often scared, sometimes petrified. When I put my helmet on,

3:01:20 > 3:01:32I say to myself why am I doing this? But fear is your friend. One step,

3:01:32 > 3:01:39two steps, moving faster. No turning back now.

3:01:39 > 3:01:43back now. You need pinpoint focus.

3:01:43 > 3:01:46two steps, moving faster. No turning back now. You need pinpoint focus.

3:01:46 > 3:01:49Peripheral vision filtering constantly. Taking in an orchestra

3:01:49 > 3:01:57of information. Not just using your eyes, you're using your sense of

3:01:57 > 3:02:04smell, the pressure in your chest, your feeling of g-forces in your

3:02:04 > 3:02:14neck and arms, the slightest move can change everything. Working in

3:02:14 > 3:02:21fractions. And then, there's calm.

3:02:25 > 3:02:29Yes, all eyes will be on the Lizzy Yarnold as she aims to replicate

3:02:29 > 3:02:33that golden day in Sochi of four years ago. After the first two runs

3:02:33 > 3:02:39she is sitting in third place with Laura Deas just behind her in

3:02:39 > 3:02:44fourth. It promises to be an epic night at the Sliding Centre. Amy

3:02:44 > 3:02:47Williams will be there commentating.

3:02:47 > 3:02:48night at the Sliding Centre. Amy Williams will be there commentating.

3:02:48 > 3:02:53How are the nerves?My nerves are horrendous. I've had butterflies in

3:02:53 > 3:02:58my tummy since the moment I woke up, knowing how major this day is for

3:02:58 > 3:03:03Great Britain and the two girls.You are up there for the first two runs,

3:03:03 > 3:03:10it was a mixed bag but both got a really clean run down the track.

3:03:10 > 3:03:13Lizzie's first run was outstanding. She didn't make a single mistake and

3:03:13 > 3:03:18flew down the track in track record time. She

3:03:18 > 3:03:19flew down the track in track record time. She made three major mistakes

3:03:19 > 3:03:24in her second run. Laura made just one mistake and there's one corner

3:03:24 > 3:03:31we keep seeing. Then she had an absolute store more of a second run

3:03:31 > 3:03:38and moved up to fourth. It's a track that is so unforgiving. The Austrian

3:03:38 > 3:03:45Janine Flock and Jacqueline Loelling in the top places. We need the girls

3:03:45 > 3:03:50to be call and calm and put down those fast runs we know they can do.

3:03:50 > 3:03:59How wide-open is it?It's wide-open enough because it's something like

3:03:59 > 3:04:0317 hundredths between the medals. Anything can happen and we saw that

3:04:03 > 3:04:07in the men's race the day before. You have to have clean runs to win

3:04:07 > 3:04:09this race. The German

3:04:09 > 3:04:10You have to have clean runs to win this race. The German hasn't got the

3:04:10 > 3:04:15fastest start but she creeps up as she gets down the track. Our girls

3:04:15 > 3:04:18have got awesome starts and then they just need to hold it together

3:04:18 > 3:04:22and there's no reason why they can't be standing on the podium.

3:04:22 > 3:04:27Apparently Lizzie and Laura had a couple of the macro -- a cup of tea

3:04:27 > 3:04:35together last night? How easy is it to keeping is normal?I used to

3:04:35 > 3:04:39bring my own tea bags. It's important to have that winding down

3:04:39 > 3:04:44time, just feel normal, in your slippers, in your pyjamas having

3:04:44 > 3:04:51couple of tea. They would go with the coaches, working on tiny steers.

3:04:51 > 3:04:55For example Laura making sure she nails corner nine. Lizzie holding it

3:04:55 > 3:05:00together. We know she thrives on the pressure. They will go to bed having

3:05:00 > 3:05:04done all of their sled preparation, their bags will be packed and they

3:05:04 > 3:05:10will have got up to date and done a bit of warming up. They will have

3:05:10 > 3:05:13loosened up, done some stretching and then normal process like any

3:05:13 > 3:05:20other runs.How important is it to have the two of them? Will they take

3:05:20 > 3:05:24it through together or is it all about yourself and focusing on you?

3:05:24 > 3:05:28Once you're at the track and in the changing room, it's your internal

3:05:28 > 3:05:33focus. You could be friends with everyone outside of that one moment

3:05:33 > 3:05:39of your race day, once you're on the start line it's each to their own.

3:05:39 > 3:05:43Afterwards you're cheering and congratulating and then you're all

3:05:43 > 3:05:47friends again. When you're on the start line it is you and your sled

3:05:47 > 3:05:52and the ice in front of you.Today must have felt like the longest day

3:05:52 > 3:05:57for them. Here it is already 6pm and they still aren't going for a couple

3:05:57 > 3:06:04of hours. They've had a long way to get the second run going. How much

3:06:04 > 3:06:09will Lizzie's experience her power? Is quite unique when you race over

3:06:09 > 3:06:14two days and that is just a World Championships and Olympic Games.

3:06:14 > 3:06:17Laura has done the World Championships. They know this

3:06:17 > 3:06:21two-day system but it's still hard. Especially when you're almost in the

3:06:21 > 3:06:26medal position or you are in a middle position. You've got a hold

3:06:26 > 3:06:32together and try not to burn that nervous energy. Probably a few cups

3:06:32 > 3:06:37of tea along the way.Talk us through what your preparations were

3:06:37 > 3:06:41like. What did you do in Vancouver when you had to wait to get back out

3:06:41 > 3:06:46on the ice?I had the same situation. Overnight I knew I was in

3:06:46 > 3:06:52the lead and you've just got a hold it together. I like to distract

3:06:52 > 3:06:57myself. Whether that's watching a movie or hanging out with other

3:06:57 > 3:07:05nations. Pretending it wasn't the next day and that I might win a

3:07:05 > 3:07:09medal, being with the physio or whoever it might be in the team. I

3:07:09 > 3:07:15remember going to the Team GB house, having a chinwag, a cup of tea.

3:07:15 > 3:07:19There's a familiar theme here!But still doing everything you'd

3:07:19 > 3:07:24normally do. I'd do a little bit of gym session, keep my muscles away,

3:07:24 > 3:07:29doing your stretching. The others do fill up by the time your pet in the

3:07:29 > 3:07:32mealtimes and checking your equipment. There isn't that much

3:07:32 > 3:07:36time in the day and you're trying to do the normal things.Who will be

3:07:36 > 3:07:41feeling most nervous? Lizzie has been there before but has that

3:07:41 > 3:07:47expectation on her. Laura first time but she knows she's close to getting

3:07:47 > 3:07:52a medal of own.I'm sure they are feeling the same but for different

3:07:52 > 3:07:59reasons. Lizzie wants another gold medal. She wants another medal, full

3:07:59 > 3:08:04stop. Laura is so close to it, we are talking hundredths of a second.

3:08:04 > 3:08:08She knows if she gets clean runs she's got one of the fastest pushes

3:08:08 > 3:08:13out there. There's no reason why she can't also be gold, silver, bronze.

3:08:13 > 3:08:17Both of them for different reasons but hopefully super Saturday today,

3:08:17 > 3:08:23we could get some more.Dom Parsons one yesterday. He got his medal

3:08:23 > 3:08:27presented to him last night. There is a skeleton medal in the Team GB

3:08:27 > 3:08:33camp. We'll either of them have looked at it, touched it ahead of

3:08:33 > 3:08:38tonight?I saw it last night and got so excited,

3:08:38 > 3:08:41tonight?I saw it last night and got so excited, every medal is magic. It

3:08:41 > 3:08:44brings magic into the team. The skeleton team are in such a good

3:08:44 > 3:08:49place. They were in a good place beforehand, and to have one of the

3:08:49 > 3:08:54guys have a medal, do that for the team, it's like a pat on the back

3:08:54 > 3:09:00for the performance directors, the coaches, for everyone. I hope it's

3:09:00 > 3:09:06brought that magic into all of the sports. We've just had hours ski

3:09:06 > 3:09:10slopestyle, we hope Elise Christie is going to do well. Laura and

3:09:10 > 3:09:14Lizzie to know their team-mate has got a medal for the skeleton is

3:09:14 > 3:09:18going to boost them.It will fire them up because they will want a bit

3:09:18 > 3:09:23of that action as well.Of course they do. Laura wants a medal and

3:09:23 > 3:09:29Lizzie wants a second one.We are all hoping for gold. What you would

3:09:29 > 3:09:33be a successful night tonight? Clearly bringing one home is

3:09:33 > 3:09:38definitely doable but I feel like we could bring two. If both of them

3:09:38 > 3:09:44keep their calm, keep their cool and nail corner nine then there's no

3:09:44 > 3:09:49reason why both of them can't be standing on that podium. They are

3:09:49 > 3:09:54two athletes in the peak of their life and they can both do it.It

3:09:54 > 3:09:55could

3:09:55 > 3:09:56life and they can both do it.It could be super Saturday indeed.

3:09:56 > 3:10:01Enjoy tonight if you can through the nerves! Those first runs getting

3:10:01 > 3:10:12underway at 1120 AM your time. There will also medal hopes today on beast

3:10:12 > 3:10:16D slopestyle. Lizzie Arnott picked up a silver medal in the X Games

3:10:16 > 3:10:21last month and she was hoping for another medal in Pyeongchang. It

3:10:21 > 3:10:28would be historic because Team GB had never officially won a medal on

3:10:28 > 3:10:30skis. Katie Summerhayes from Great Britain in amongst the field, she

3:10:30 > 3:10:36was hoping to build on a seventh place finish in Sochi but she was

3:10:36 > 3:10:41struggling with a bit of an ankle injury. To take you through the

3:10:41 > 3:10:48action it is our boys in the box. .

3:10:48 > 3:10:50injury. To take you through the action it is our boys in the box. .

3:10:50 > 3:10:55COMMENTATOR: Katie Summerhayes has been told by the GB physio it may

3:10:55 > 3:11:00not be in her best interest to ride, her ankle is giving her a lots of

3:11:00 > 3:11:08pain. She has bottled some courage and is on the course.Very strong

3:11:08 > 3:11:19rail rider. This course suits her style. She had a 4.50 out of that in

3:11:19 > 3:11:23qualifying and it was very strong. The cleanest we've seen her slide

3:11:23 > 3:11:34across that pyramid. Which one out of the track?

3:11:34 > 3:11:41of the track?5.4 zero. Switch into the second jump. Really nice from

3:11:41 > 3:11:49Katie. Just needs to get this score down. 900 to the knuckle. But point

3:11:49 > 3:11:59have done her ankle any good at all. This is the last kick, 900. Really

3:11:59 > 3:12:03nice. Could have been a bit bigger maybe. Three more runs to go after

3:12:03 > 3:12:12this. Worked really hard with Darren Roberts to get herself match fit. At

3:12:12 > 3:12:21the moment she's in first. Next

3:12:23 > 3:12:25the moment she's in first. Next in is Yuki Tsubota from Vancouver.A

3:12:25 > 3:12:31different line coming off that rail and then into the course. Getting

3:12:31 > 3:12:39really busy, which is what you want to see. Good flow. Keeping the skis

3:12:39 > 3:12:43in one direction or the other between the jumps. There's that

3:12:43 > 3:12:50cheeky flip off the saddle. It won't score super high, it's more of a

3:12:50 > 3:13:00setup feature. A collective sigh from the shape is on the knuckle. A

3:13:00 > 3:13:05big 900. Two and a half rotations. Into the bottom jump. Solid.Very,

3:13:05 > 3:13:13very clean. To me this is a qualifying run. It's almost like

3:13:13 > 3:13:18putting the score on the board, rather than really going for your

3:13:18 > 3:13:25best run. Yuki Tsubota gets the absolute classic 75 from the judges.

3:13:25 > 3:13:32Sarah Hoefflin, Swiss father, New Zealand mother, grew up in England.

3:13:32 > 3:13:37She was very interested in joining the GB Park and pipe programme but

3:13:37 > 3:13:45couldn't get a British passport. Really nice. She charges, this

3:13:45 > 3:13:55girls. Really good float. The judges like to see.She had be an enviable

3:13:55 > 3:13:59task of opening qualifying but the first run and was impeccably clean

3:13:59 > 3:14:04with that first run. We saw her qualify very comfortably.She's got

3:14:04 > 3:14:13some big kicker tricks when she wants them.

3:14:13 > 3:14:17wants them.Beautiful Switch ten. So consistent. Needs to spend the

3:14:17 > 3:14:21opposite way to impress the judges, which she does. That is why she

3:14:21 > 3:14:32claimed X Games gold in a few weeks ago.Backwards 720 into anti

3:14:32 > 3:14:36clockwise switch 720. Very impressive, the spin immaculate both

3:14:36 > 3:14:40ways.Halfway through the finals, Sarah Hoefflin moves into first

3:14:40 > 3:14:49place. Back up to the top now, fifth placed qualifier Mathilde Gremaud

3:14:49 > 3:14:54from Switzerland.

3:14:55 > 3:14:59from Switzerland.Really nice.Not as tidy as qualifying but still very

3:14:59 > 3:15:06technical.A lot of things going on during that.Lining up that gap out

3:15:06 > 3:15:14on the double pink switch which is harder than it looks.360 tale of

3:15:14 > 3:15:22the saddle. First jump... Bit short. Come on now, Tuck. Get some speed.

3:15:22 > 3:15:29You've really got to flow... Silky 900.It was. Very, very smooth.

3:15:29 > 3:15:37First of the double corks. There it is! Huge double corker 900!

3:15:37 > 3:15:42Brilliant.

3:15:43 > 3:15:51No surprise to see Mathilde Gremaud move into the top spot here.

3:15:52 > 3:15:56move into the top spot here.She's happy with that.Very happy and

3:15:56 > 3:16:03rightly so, I think it's going to clip the 90s.88, still very good.

3:16:03 > 3:16:09Now we come to Britain's Isabel Atkin, the 19-year-olds, silver in

3:16:09 > 3:16:16Aspen X games two weeks ago. She has the pedigree and undoubtedly the

3:16:16 > 3:16:24ability. 450 out, lovely, technical. Transferring, locking into that rail

3:16:24 > 3:16:32really nicely.

3:16:32 > 3:16:37really nicely.Huge gap on the down bar, little hand drag, 360 of the

3:16:37 > 3:16:44saddle, come on, Izzy Atkin.

3:16:44 > 3:16:48saddle, come on, Izzy Atkin. Back on the 720.Tiny sit down but she winds

3:16:48 > 3:16:59up into the nine.Switch nine here. With a revert, puts it down just

3:16:59 > 3:17:03past 900, reverts to 1080, not the cleanest landing but looking at

3:17:03 > 3:17:08that, you can't guess whether she was going for a switch ten or a

3:17:08 > 3:17:15switch nine.I think it was nine.

3:17:15 > 3:17:18switch nine.I think it was nine.It is the best of three runs, though,

3:17:18 > 3:17:25so not all doom and gloom for Izzy Atkin just yet.68.4 puts in fourth

3:17:25 > 3:17:35place just behind Yuki Tsubota. Johanne Killi of Norway.One of the

3:17:35 > 3:17:41odds-on favourites for the gold medal here.

3:17:41 > 3:17:49medal here.She took silver in big air in the X Games.This will hurt

3:17:49 > 3:17:54her...Oh!I was going to say going so slow is what will hurt and that's

3:17:54 > 3:18:01really not only points wise, she just didn't have enough speed.Emma

3:18:01 > 3:18:07Dahlstrom, can she set the bar just as high here? Opting not to use

3:18:07 > 3:18:23poles. Same trick as Izzy Atkin. Right spinner. 270 of the double

3:18:23 > 3:18:27kink, sliding all the way through it then making her way to the left side

3:18:27 > 3:18:34of the course with this big down bar, again using grab. Really hooks

3:18:34 > 3:18:42into that back lifts.Clean through the top section for Dahlstrom.Oh!

3:18:42 > 3:18:49Couldn't get it round. So Emma Dahlstrom is human after all!Let's

3:18:49 > 3:18:54take a look at the standings after run one. Gremaud, Hoefflin and

3:18:54 > 3:18:58Tsubota in the top spot, Atkin and Summerhayes just outside the top

3:18:58 > 3:19:03five.

3:19:03 > 3:19:06five. OK, so, Maggie Voisin, the woman who broke her leg just before

3:19:06 > 3:19:10Sochi and was unable to compete, soaking up the experience here in

3:19:10 > 3:19:17Pyeongchang, drops in for second run, tidy first rail.Charging the

3:19:17 > 3:19:22top section.Beautiful flow, we have said that time and again with her

3:19:22 > 3:19:26runs, she is super relaxed.Not trying to get rid of speed, hitting

3:19:26 > 3:19:30everything perfect, everything up a write speed, and into the jumps,

3:19:30 > 3:19:44three jumps, then. The first, really nice, 900.Taking off, switch...

3:19:44 > 3:19:54Switch 900.Back-to-back nines. Is it a ten? Oh! And again, the final

3:19:54 > 3:19:59jump proves her undoing. Maggie Voisin will have to put it all on

3:19:59 > 3:20:04the line

3:20:04 > 3:20:09the line in-run three. Next in, Jennie-Lee Burmansson, wisdom and

3:20:09 > 3:20:15way beyond her years, just 15 years old, and she has skied very, very

3:20:15 > 3:20:23mature only in the qualification. She stays on her feet, you'd have to

3:20:23 > 3:20:27say, if she does, she's one of the favourites for the gold, even with

3:20:27 > 3:20:31one of her stock runs, she might not have to press the accelerator too

3:20:31 > 3:20:36far if she just find the consistency.Got to that rail a

3:20:36 > 3:20:43little bit early. The judges will be looking for any way to penalise

3:20:43 > 3:20:51these skiers. Little butter of the top. Now into the jumps.A very,

3:20:51 > 3:20:56very relaxed style.

3:21:00 > 3:21:06very relaxed style.Put it into the front. Now final jump.She has gone

3:21:06 > 3:21:15very, very light.Yes...Oh, she's gone! Wow!I don't know where... I

3:21:15 > 3:21:19think to be brutally honest, falling over in the finish area, I don't

3:21:19 > 3:21:28know where the points come off for the judges.65.I think they let it

3:21:28 > 3:21:35slip.Pat Sharples gently talking to Katie Summerhayes, they have been

3:21:35 > 3:21:41working together I think for nearly a decade now. The relationship key

3:21:41 > 3:21:47to Katie's success. She came so close in Sochi, can she make it

3:21:47 > 3:21:55count here in 2018?She's had an ankle injury and been advised by the

3:21:55 > 3:21:59physio not to even ski in this final. She is doing it through

3:21:59 > 3:22:07gritted teeth. And there is the 450 out, that is nice.Beautiful.Really

3:22:07 > 3:22:11solid rails from Summerhayes.She has that slide nicely, she's locked

3:22:11 > 3:22:16those two together.

3:22:18 > 3:22:20those two together. The rails were definitely jump why she is hitting

3:22:20 > 3:22:27that slightly smaller jump. That will cost a few jumps for sure.

3:22:27 > 3:22:32Switch five.

3:22:33 > 3:22:38Switch five. And a big 900, she punches the air, come on, Katie

3:22:38 > 3:22:42Summerhayes.That is a fantastic platform to roll into the third and

3:22:42 > 3:22:48final run. So, Katie, I think, certainly felt like the first score