BBC Two Day 9: GB in Two-man Bobsleigh and Women's Skeleton Medal Ceremony

0:00:00 > 0:00:00two-man bobsleigh. But to take you through all the rest of the day's

0:00:00 > 0:00:04action, here is Clare Balding in the studio. From me, goodbye and see you

0:00:04 > 0:00:10tomorrow morning.

0:00:10 > 0:00:16We Are Here For The Next Few Hours, More live action, men's: coming up,

0:00:16 > 0:00:21Great Britain in action today, and they need to win against Italy, but

0:00:21 > 0:00:25we have time to reflect on this, amazing coverage for Lizzy Yarnold's

0:00:25 > 0:00:31coverage yesterday to become the first Briton to retain and become a

0:00:31 > 0:00:35double Olympic champion. It will be the greatest day of winter sport

0:00:35 > 0:00:41ever for Great Britain. There were tonnes of big names in

0:00:41 > 0:00:43the field. It could have been anyone.

0:00:43 > 0:00:49Great Britain's Izzy Atkin takes bronze.

0:00:49 > 0:00:52Exciting and overwhelmed, but really, really happy. I didn't think

0:00:52 > 0:01:00I'd done enough. Laura Deas goes next for Gregg

0:01:00 > 0:01:02Brain. Laura Deas has done all she can,

0:01:02 > 0:01:06will it be enough? I love pressure, I love pressure,

0:01:06 > 0:01:10pressure is a privilege. Lizzy Yarnold next, the Olympic

0:01:10 > 0:01:17champion, can she make history? Yarnold wins gold again! Laura Deas

0:01:17 > 0:01:21has went back bronze as well. I can't believe it is happening. It

0:01:21 > 0:01:29is like a dream. I am so relieved we can be on the podium together.

0:01:29 > 0:01:33STUDIO: We will see them on the podium together getting their medals

0:01:33 > 0:01:37before 11am. We will be going live to the first run of the two-man

0:01:37 > 0:01:45bobsleigh, we have a bobsleigh expert in the studio, Nicola

0:01:45 > 0:01:48Minichiello, great to see you, thank you.Absolute pleasure, very excited

0:01:48 > 0:01:54what will happen in the next few days, it has been amazing so far. We

0:01:54 > 0:01:57have to keep building for Team GB. Flanked by two experienced

0:01:57 > 0:02:03Olympians, Alex Cooper starting off the 21st century, superstars that

0:02:03 > 0:02:07now have ended up with a double champion and three Olympics unbeaten

0:02:07 > 0:02:16for British skeleton, and Chemmy Alcott. I have run out... I was

0:02:16 > 0:02:20thinking, what can I say that is fresh and new, but basically, you

0:02:20 > 0:02:24have been a superstar in the studio. Thank you. I am going to miss you

0:02:24 > 0:02:28because she is going to South Korea, she will be back before the end of

0:02:28 > 0:02:33the games.We are not losing you.I want to get in amongst the action. I

0:02:33 > 0:02:38am jealous of everyone out there. How good is this for British winter

0:02:38 > 0:02:45sport to get this height of coverage in the papers today and in TV and

0:02:45 > 0:02:49radio?It is winter sport and it is Britain. We don't do well in winter

0:02:49 > 0:02:54sport, except we do. We took half of the skeleton medals available. We

0:02:54 > 0:02:58are a nation the rest of the world should fear. The fact we have done

0:02:58 > 0:03:02it in skeleton shows we have a system that works. We have to put it

0:03:02 > 0:03:07into some other sports, and who knows, 20 years down the line, what

0:03:07 > 0:03:14else might be in the paper?Going to two Olympics and winning medals, you

0:03:14 > 0:03:17have worked all around the world, you went to the Netherlands as the

0:03:17 > 0:03:22first female director of a sport anywhere?I did. After retiring in

0:03:22 > 0:03:262011, I went into coaching a lot of the development athletes in Europe,

0:03:26 > 0:03:31did that for a season, then worked as a head coach in the Netherlands.

0:03:31 > 0:03:35It was fantastic, they got their best result, fourth in Sochi. For

0:03:35 > 0:03:41the last two years, I have worked with the Americans. A lot of the

0:03:41 > 0:03:47athletes developing, both skeleton, Ghana and Nigeria, the athletes have

0:03:47 > 0:03:52come through that system. The same in bobsleigh, the Nigerian team, the

0:03:52 > 0:03:56Croatians, and a lot of athletes are coming up and it is lovely to see.I

0:03:56 > 0:04:00am interested how the funding works, we see the numbers and know that

0:04:00 > 0:04:04skeleton is the best funded of winter sport, but what is the

0:04:04 > 0:04:09reality of trying to make it, not paid, but afford to do it when you

0:04:09 > 0:04:13are an athlete?It is really hard, because I have always wanted, now I

0:04:13 > 0:04:19am a coach as well, and you don't want it to be elitist, but it costs

0:04:19 > 0:04:23a lot. There are sacrifices to make in terms of travelling abroad,

0:04:23 > 0:04:27looking for equipment and coaches, but we are starting to build

0:04:27 > 0:04:31grassroot interest. The more it builds, the more tourists we get

0:04:31 > 0:04:35scheme. 8 million people go skiing a year. That is out of the country. If

0:04:35 > 0:04:40we can get more to go to Scotland where the conditions are great, we

0:04:40 > 0:04:45can build our own system. They did it so well in freestyle, they are

0:04:45 > 0:04:48starting to do it in skeleton, but you guys need people involved

0:04:48 > 0:04:52younger. We know how to do it, we have done it in summer sports, we

0:04:52 > 0:04:56are starting to implement it in winter sport now.It has an impact.

0:04:56 > 0:05:03When you look at the headlines, slide and joy, history on ice, when

0:05:03 > 0:05:06young girls and boys, when they see this, and we saw it on the

0:05:06 > 0:05:13highlights last night, the picture of the little girl on the podium,

0:05:13 > 0:05:17recreating that scene, you want this to be you. And you believe it could

0:05:17 > 0:05:22be you.It is. It is a reality. That is what is so great about it. It is

0:05:22 > 0:05:26not saying maybe we can do it, we have proved it, we have done it. We

0:05:26 > 0:05:31can go on and be awesome.The most interesting story was two women on

0:05:31 > 0:05:35the podium, and they are such good friends and have worked together,

0:05:35 > 0:05:39started together in sliding, and for both, it meant so much the other was

0:05:39 > 0:05:45there with them. Let's look back on a momentous day in skeleton.

0:05:49 > 0:05:53This is it. The Olympic final. And believe me, there is no feeling like

0:05:53 > 0:05:59it, and nothing means more. And with the British women out there

0:05:59 > 0:06:03in the start hut, there is a real chance we could bring home two

0:06:03 > 0:06:07medals with Lizzy in third place and Laura in fourth going into the final

0:06:07 > 0:06:14two runs.

0:06:15 > 0:06:19First to go was World Champion, Jacqueline Loelling, slight mistakes

0:06:19 > 0:06:29all the way down, and she was to lose her lead.

0:06:29 > 0:06:33That lead taken by the wonderfully consistent Janine Flock, three

0:06:33 > 0:06:38really solid runs took Flock to the top.

0:06:41 > 0:06:44Lizzy Yarnold, the defending Olympic champion with a slightly subdued

0:06:44 > 0:06:49heat two was much better in heat three, putting herself within a

0:06:49 > 0:06:56breadth of fourth. Laura Deas maintained her

0:06:56 > 0:07:00wonderfully consistent Olympic Games with the quickest run of her three.

0:07:00 > 0:07:05However, she stays in fourth place.

0:07:05 > 0:07:10Anna Fernstadt at her first Olympic Games through in her best of three

0:07:10 > 0:07:22runs so far, closing slightly on Laura Deas, into fifth place.

0:07:22 > 0:07:26That run three done, I wanted to find the two important mothers, the

0:07:26 > 0:07:35biggest supporters. We have Judy, how are you feeling?I'm not too bad

0:07:35 > 0:07:40at this precise moment, but during the run, I was incomplete bits.

0:07:40 > 0:07:48Bits.I didn't know whether to be sick, cry or both.It was ghastly.

0:07:48 > 0:07:53How about you, Judith, you have been here before. She has put you through

0:07:53 > 0:07:57this feeling.We have been through it before. Yesterday, I was really

0:07:57 > 0:08:01nervous. Today, I feel so much better. Really excited, because I

0:08:01 > 0:08:06know Lizzy is really good under pressure. So I feel more relaxed. I

0:08:06 > 0:08:11am really enjoying today. We are all cheering Lizzy Yarnold

0:08:11 > 0:08:15and Laura Deas on. It is going mad here and we have one run left. Who

0:08:15 > 0:08:20is going to bring home the medals, and I Jolly hope it is both of them.

0:08:20 > 0:08:29For the mums' sake!

0:08:29 > 0:08:35And now, we come to the potential medallists, Anna Fernstadt.

0:08:35 > 0:08:35Improvements

0:08:35 > 0:08:36medallists, Anna Fernstadt. Improvements in right away through

0:08:36 > 0:08:41the competition, and she is just 14 hundredths off Loelling at the

0:08:41 > 0:08:49moment. Laura Deas to come next, of course. Fernstadt needs to do it.

0:08:49 > 0:08:54She is having to control it there, slightly control the skid, but so

0:08:54 > 0:08:58far, pretty clean. But the time is bleeding away a little bit more. But

0:08:58 > 0:09:02like most of the Germans, can she make it back in the bottom three

0:09:02 > 0:09:07corners?They good at that, aren't they. Really good at holding speed.

0:09:07 > 0:09:11Hermann had her nose in front, keeps her nose in front. Hermann moves up

0:09:11 > 0:09:17fifth place.Hold it together.How are we all at home? Laura Deas goes

0:09:17 > 0:09:22next for Great Britain in fourth place. Doesn't really tell the

0:09:22 > 0:09:28measure of her consistency at these Olympic Games. Let's not forget as

0:09:28 > 0:09:35well, for Laura, it is her first Olympic Games, aged 29. Stunningly

0:09:35 > 0:09:42consistent, good starter. We want that 51.8 or better. First, though,

0:09:42 > 0:09:47we need the usual good start. Can she get under 5.1 to get a cracking

0:09:47 > 0:09:53shot at this? She has got it, 509, Deas has a superstar.She has

0:09:53 > 0:09:57matched her run from Humphrey, can shield it together now? She has to

0:09:57 > 0:10:01stay calm. She will have seen everyone slowly leaving the changing

0:10:01 > 0:10:06rooms, using her feet there. She has a big lead, look at her, perfect

0:10:06 > 0:10:13line, perfect sliding. Our it together, Laura.Of Hermann. She has

0:10:13 > 0:10:20her eyes on the prize if she can. Now she can't clip into the corner

0:10:20 > 0:10:25as she did here. Perfect. She has improved on that. We have to hope

0:10:25 > 0:10:30the exit on nine was enough to keep her moving up the leaderboard.

0:10:30 > 0:10:35Lovely, right up the middle, dead centre, slightly high on the

0:10:35 > 0:10:40entrance to 16. She is confirmed as fourth at the very worst. Laura Deas

0:10:40 > 0:10:48has done all she can. Will it be enough, though? 51.9. I'm not sure,

0:10:48 > 0:10:52I would have much preferred 51.8. She was slowly losing time the

0:10:52 > 0:10:56further she got down the track towards the bottom. She had an

0:10:56 > 0:11:02incredible start, but I think you could see she was not as relaxed as

0:11:02 > 0:11:07she was on her previous run. She badly wants to move up, just there,

0:11:07 > 0:11:11that probably did it. She didn't have the perfect line she had on the

0:11:11 > 0:11:16run before. However, she perfected her steer and didn't clip. Let's see

0:11:16 > 0:11:22what happens. She has moved up. She is still in the leaderboard,

0:11:22 > 0:11:27standing in first place.Look how close Hermann got to her. Laura Deas

0:11:27 > 0:11:32confirmed fourth. Can it get better for her? Jacqueline Loelling, two

0:11:32 > 0:11:37years of complete excellence. She admitted to nerves at the very start

0:11:37 > 0:11:42of the competition, and they have shown. Loelling, funnily enough, has

0:11:42 > 0:11:48two 52 second runs to her name. If she does that here, she is in

0:11:48 > 0:11:54trouble. We wish her well, because she has had a magnificent two years.

0:11:54 > 0:11:59Really, the world's best. How does it look?Laura started so much

0:11:59 > 0:12:04quicker, but she is a mistakes it. Is this going to be the one that

0:12:04 > 0:12:09sees Laura Deas move up into a medal? That is a big skid there.

0:12:09 > 0:12:13That could be the mistake that gives Laura Deas what she needs. Still

0:12:13 > 0:12:17building speed, I don't know how she comes down to the bottom of the

0:12:17 > 0:12:23track.Down to a tenth, second last curve, wide on it. Nothing between

0:12:23 > 0:12:28Loelling and Deas. Loelling touches Deas out. She does what she does all

0:12:28 > 0:12:35the time, and that is find speed very, very late. She's got amazing

0:12:35 > 0:12:40credentials. Loelling guaranteed a medal.The Germans are just so good

0:12:40 > 0:12:45at this. They are not the best starters in the world, and yet, they

0:12:45 > 0:12:48build speed with every single corner, down every single track in

0:12:48 > 0:12:56the world. Lizzy Yarnold next. The Olympic

0:12:56 > 0:12:59champion, can she make history and win it again? First things first

0:12:59 > 0:13:05before Janine Flock goes. Yarnold has got to stay ahead of Loelling.

0:13:05 > 0:13:09How has she started?She started well. She needs to focus on her

0:13:09 > 0:13:13against the track. Don't worry about the German, don't worry about the

0:13:13 > 0:13:16Austrian, she needs to put in a perfect run. She cannot make a

0:13:16 > 0:13:20mistake at all on this run. Everything is looking good so far.

0:13:20 > 0:13:26The lines are good. She has good control. Starting to build speed as

0:13:26 > 0:13:31corner eight drops away into nine. She has the little touch, that's the

0:13:31 > 0:13:35same. Look at the Gap, half a second. Is this the run that is

0:13:35 > 0:13:42going to give her her second gold medal and defend her title as

0:13:42 > 0:13:47Olympic champion.She had a big lead over Loelling. This could be at

0:13:47 > 0:13:51least silver for Lizzy Yarnold. She goes to the front and how! Look at

0:13:51 > 0:13:58the time, 51.46 to pile the pressure on Janine Flock!That is a gold

0:13:58 > 0:14:02medal winning run, I am sure of it! We are looking at a two time Olympic

0:14:02 > 0:14:09champion.Janine Flock to come, though. What pressure now on the

0:14:09 > 0:14:14Austrian. Lizzy Yarnold, a sensational final run. She knows it

0:14:14 > 0:14:19as well.She does know it. That was a track record. Unbelievable. She

0:14:19 > 0:14:25made a mistake there, but she had so much time in her bag to be able to

0:14:25 > 0:14:28play with. Janine Flock is governed to be up there in the changing room,

0:14:28 > 0:14:33it is sign silent in the changing room, she is the only one there.

0:14:33 > 0:14:38This has to be the run of her life to be able to take the lead. I'm not

0:14:38 > 0:14:44sure she can do it. I really believe that Lizzy Yarnold has put down

0:14:44 > 0:14:47potentially a gold-medal run. Come on, Janine, hold it together, girl.

0:14:47 > 0:14:52She has a good push and can do this. Mentally, she has developed as now.

0:14:52 > 0:14:58For Austria, who have never won a medal. Janine Flock, former world

0:14:58 > 0:15:02number one, she needs the run of her 28 years to tip out Lizzy Yarnold.

0:15:02 > 0:15:10It looks a big ask. She has a decent enough start, though, 522.That will

0:15:10 > 0:15:14not be enough. She made a mistake there. This will drop away. Look at

0:15:14 > 0:15:19the time she has lost. That is how good Lizzy's run was. She has made a

0:15:19 > 0:15:24mistake and she is a tenth behind. Can she build up as she builds down

0:15:24 > 0:15:30the run? It is not about her staying in front of Lizzy, this is, is she

0:15:30 > 0:15:35going to drop behind the silver or even the bronze? It is a big gap to

0:15:35 > 0:15:39Laura Deas, the run is good, it looks like she will hold onto bronze

0:15:39 > 0:15:44medal position, but time is dropping away.Dropping away all the time. It

0:15:44 > 0:15:49looks like Lizzy Yarnold is going to win gold again. Where will Flock

0:15:49 > 0:15:59finish? Flock goes Forth! Yarnold wins gold again!Yes!Laura Deas has

0:15:59 > 0:16:04won bronze as well! Lizzy Yarnold, what a performance, the first

0:16:04 > 0:16:07British athlete to successfully defend her Olympic title. And for

0:16:07 > 0:16:14Laura Deas, who dreams of medals at Badminton, she has now got one at

0:16:14 > 0:16:19the Olympic Games! Janine Flock, crestfallen. You have got to feel

0:16:19 > 0:16:23for her. But Lizzy Yarnold has done it again and a great day for Great

0:16:23 > 0:16:25Britain at the Winter Olympics.

0:16:33 > 0:16:40How are you feeling, to back-up a Sochi gold medal with another here?

0:16:40 > 0:16:44I'm exhausted! Yesterday after the first run I almost pulled out of the

0:16:44 > 0:16:48competition because my chest infectionwas so uncomfortable and I

0:16:48 > 0:16:53couldn't breathe, so my physio gave me talking to and said, you can do

0:16:53 > 0:16:57it. If it wasn't for every one of the team, and my coach, I wouldn't

0:16:57 > 0:17:03be here, so I am hugely grateful to them.Deep breath, Olympic bronze

0:17:03 > 0:17:11medallist, an amazing achievement at your first games.I can't believe

0:17:11 > 0:17:14it's happening, this is like a dream. I knew I could do it, and

0:17:14 > 0:17:17then I thought it would be snatched away at the last minute. When

0:17:17 > 0:17:21ginning came down behind me I just couldn't believe it was happening,

0:17:21 > 0:17:26and I am so pleased for Lizzie, it is a dream come true.What else have

0:17:26 > 0:17:29you got left to do in this sport? LAUGHTER

0:17:29 > 0:17:31you got left to do in this sport? LAUGHTER.

0:17:31 > 0:17:37I don't know! I just want to take a nap!

0:17:37 > 0:17:39I don't know! I just want to take a nap!STUDIO: We can find out whether

0:17:39 > 0:17:42she had a nap for a decent nights sleep, but I hope Lizzie and Laura

0:17:42 > 0:17:46are still looking at the screen because I want you to see this, look

0:17:46 > 0:17:51at this as the newspaper coverage and the back pages and front pages

0:17:51 > 0:17:55you have made, and the impact your success, both of you together on

0:17:55 > 0:17:59that podium at the same time, has had over here. Many congratulations,

0:17:59 > 0:18:04and I want to get a response from you, seeing your families and all

0:18:04 > 0:18:08those shots, looking back at that, does it feel weird that that

0:18:08 > 0:18:15happened less than 24 hours ago? Yes, it is really weird, and very

0:18:15 > 0:18:20amusing to watch James fall off the chair, he was so excited. We are

0:18:20 > 0:18:26pinching ourselves and to be able to share the experience is brilliant

0:18:26 > 0:18:31stuff like Laura, for you, just that whole... You looked like you were

0:18:31 > 0:18:36going to burst into tears because obviously you thoughtyou had missed

0:18:36 > 0:18:40it and then you found that you hadn't. Your four runs were

0:18:40 > 0:18:47third-best.Yes, it was an incredibly difficult moment because

0:18:47 > 0:18:51my emotions were all over the place, so pleased for Lizzie and I thought

0:18:51 > 0:18:56I had missed out, I don't want to be forth, and I knew it was down to

0:18:56 > 0:18:59Janine's run. I was so nervous I could barely look at the screen and

0:18:59 > 0:19:03I was keeping an eye on the numbers in the corner because I was praying

0:19:03 > 0:19:07that she would drop behind me, then when I saw she came down in fourth

0:19:07 > 0:19:14it was total badness, -- madness, when we scream don't jump together.

0:19:14 > 0:19:18I realise that third-best didn't sound as good as it is, it was good

0:19:18 > 0:19:21enough for a medal which sounds better. Somebody in the studio would

0:19:21 > 0:19:26like to say something to you, Alex Coomber who started this medal run

0:19:26 > 0:19:34in the 21st century for British women in skeleton.Hi, Lizzie!Hi,

0:19:34 > 0:19:39Alex, how you?I'm fine, thanks. Coming into this, you said your aim

0:19:39 > 0:19:43was to go back with the gold medal, but I would love to know, at any

0:19:43 > 0:19:46point during training or the race, did you have any loss of confidence

0:19:46 > 0:19:53or said maybe -- thought maybe you wouldn't get it?No, I didn't ever

0:19:53 > 0:19:59doubt myself, even though I was potentially going to pull out of the

0:19:59 > 0:20:04race. I never stopped believing that if I did my best and focused on me,

0:20:04 > 0:20:09my sled and the track, that's all I had to focus on, I could potentially

0:20:09 > 0:20:13win. You can't affect anyone else's performance, all you can do is your

0:20:13 > 0:20:19best, and I am relieved it came together on the day.The strength of

0:20:19 > 0:20:23that attitude is extraordinary, we are in all. We look at you go, that

0:20:23 > 0:20:27is an amazingly positive way to go about it. Laura, how much do you

0:20:27 > 0:20:31think you have learned from being alongside Lizzy, and you started at

0:20:31 > 0:20:35the same time and have helped each other, your results have been great

0:20:35 > 0:20:40over the last couple of years, but what would you like to say about the

0:20:40 > 0:20:47double Olympic champion standing you?Well, she's an amazing person,

0:20:47 > 0:20:51and I feel incredibly grateful to be sharing this moment with her. We

0:20:51 > 0:20:56started the sport at the same time together, eight, nine years ago now,

0:20:56 > 0:21:03and I remember vividly the moment I was watching her, I was at home, she

0:21:03 > 0:21:09was at Sochi, and she sent me a message to say," she wished she

0:21:09 > 0:21:15could have been there with me. Lizzy, in response, what do you have

0:21:15 > 0:21:21to say about Laura?It's a huge privilege to be able to share this

0:21:21 > 0:21:26moment with one of my best friends in the world, and I know she is a

0:21:26 > 0:21:31fierce competitor, she is an amazing push athlete and superb on the

0:21:31 > 0:21:35track, so I know I had to be my best to be Laura, and thank God we pushed

0:21:35 > 0:21:42each other and helped each other and now we can share it and have a

0:21:42 > 0:21:46holiday!Exactly, because you have been pointing out to anyone daft

0:21:46 > 0:21:52enough to ask about what next that you are not going to make a decision

0:21:52 > 0:21:58in any rapid way, you are going to take time over this.Yes, I think

0:21:58 > 0:22:03you have two because it is such an exhausting process. Every we train

0:22:03 > 0:22:07our hearts out to get better, faster, and we push each other to

0:22:07 > 0:22:13the limit to try and better ourselves, and to know we are

0:22:13 > 0:22:18bringing home two Olympic medals for Britain, for everyone who supported

0:22:18 > 0:22:22us, that deserves a holiday and a couple of champagne is.Laura, what

0:22:22 > 0:22:29about you, what are your plans?I think I need to take a break, take

0:22:29 > 0:22:35stock. It has been an intense Olympic cycle, a very long, tough

0:22:35 > 0:22:40season, and I just... I need to go home and decompress a little bit and

0:22:40 > 0:22:45appreciate what has just happened, have a bit of a break, then get

0:22:45 > 0:22:50geared up again I guess to get back in the gym.Your medal ceremony will

0:22:50 > 0:22:59be in just over an hour, isn't it? Yes!So everybody is down there, all

0:22:59 > 0:23:03your family and friends and supporters, and also alongside you

0:23:03 > 0:23:07on the balcony, our third medallist from yesterday, the first time ever

0:23:07 > 0:23:12Team GB has won three medals on one day at the Winter Olympics, Izzy

0:23:12 > 0:23:16Atkin, congratulations, the youngest member of the team, and how do you

0:23:16 > 0:23:19reflect both on what you achieved under three of you together, what

0:23:19 > 0:23:27you've done winter sport?I think it was amazing, especially for all the

0:23:27 > 0:23:33girls out there, I hope we are inspiring some of the younger

0:23:33 > 0:23:35generation to get into some winter sports. It's been amazing and I hope

0:23:35 > 0:23:40you guys enjoy your medal ceremony because it is the most mental thing

0:23:40 > 0:23:49ever! I know you've done it before but it was amazing.How difficult is

0:23:49 > 0:23:51the Olympic experience from everything you normally do on the

0:23:51 > 0:23:59freestyle circuit. How different are the Olympics?I think it's just...

0:23:59 > 0:24:04Mainly that the rest of the team is here, we don't get to see a lot of

0:24:04 > 0:24:08each other, obviously in different events, so it's representing Team GB

0:24:08 > 0:24:12them getting to watch the other events as well.What response have

0:24:12 > 0:24:17you had from friends and family in Great Britain. I know your grandma

0:24:17 > 0:24:23got up early to watch it.Yes, it's been amazing. I am so surprised at

0:24:23 > 0:24:28how many people stayed a light at night to see it, and my aunt and

0:24:28 > 0:24:33uncle flew out from Guildford and surprised me, which was amazing, I

0:24:33 > 0:24:38saw them last night and it was incredible.Chemmy Alcott is with me

0:24:38 > 0:24:41in the studio, she competed at the Olympics for Great Britain, you know

0:24:41 > 0:24:45what it's like when you get the feedback afterwards, almost more

0:24:45 > 0:24:50surprising.First of all, girls, you are incredible, I am so gutted I

0:24:50 > 0:24:54retired and missed out on this Team GB by us. I would have done one more

0:24:54 > 0:24:58Olympics had I been able to -- known I would be there to watch you. Be

0:24:58 > 0:25:02emotional and be proud because all the effort you put in, you deserve

0:25:02 > 0:25:07this moment. Izzy in particular, you have won an X Games and World

0:25:07 > 0:25:11Championship medal, do you understand what this will do for

0:25:11 > 0:25:15you? We are an Olympic nation, this is the start of you being a mentor

0:25:15 > 0:25:21and an inspiration for everyone in Britain.Thank you. It's been a

0:25:21 > 0:25:27mental couple of weeks!Enjoy the rest of it, Izzy

0:25:27 > 0:25:29mental couple of weeks!Enjoy the rest of it, Izzy, Lizzy and Laura,

0:25:29 > 0:25:33we look forward to seeing your medal ceremony later and hearing the

0:25:33 > 0:25:38national anthem play on your behalf. Well done, we are so proud of you.

0:25:38 > 0:25:41Thank you.CHEERING

0:25:41 > 0:25:41Well done, we are so proud of you. Thank you.CHEERING.

0:25:41 > 0:25:46Thank you for joining us and I hope Lizzy gets the decency to night! I

0:25:46 > 0:25:50never even gave her a chance to answer whether she got a nap but I

0:25:50 > 0:25:55assume she got some sleep -- Lizzy gets a decent sleep. Isn't that

0:25:55 > 0:25:58connection. De Buck that is teamwork, and are you can bring the

0:25:58 > 0:26:04best out of each other and push each other further.Going out in an

0:26:04 > 0:26:06individual sport, lonely, a roller-coaster of emotion, and to

0:26:06 > 0:26:11have someone next to you, we think like that for Elise Christie, I know

0:26:11 > 0:26:15she has Charlotte so she has a little of that that two on the

0:26:15 > 0:26:25podium sharing those motions, look at this, it's amazing!And there was

0:26:25 > 0:26:27no reason, Alex, why this can't continue. They will encourage more

0:26:27 > 0:26:30promising athletes to consider skeleton as an option.Yes, if you

0:26:30 > 0:26:35look at the progression, my medal was won bronze in Salt Lake City,

0:26:35 > 0:26:40then we progress to gold, now we have gone from one up to three, in

0:26:40 > 0:26:44the sport, we took up the medals in the skeleton, the first time we have

0:26:44 > 0:26:50had a male getting a medal, so not just the girls can do it, the guys

0:26:50 > 0:26:54have been in the shadow of the girls and it is nice that they can come

0:26:54 > 0:26:59out and hopefully next time we may see two men on the podium. That is a

0:26:59 > 0:27:04reality.If we look at overall, Winter Olympic medals by Great

0:27:04 > 0:27:11Britain, nearly a third, nine of 30, have been won by skeleton aptly.

0:27:11 > 0:27:19Let's have a look 21st-century success of GB skeleton sliders.

0:27:22 > 0:27:28Alex Coomber for Great Britain on the verge of a medal. So here goes

0:27:28 > 0:27:37Alex Coomber for the last time. That was a pretty good start, 5.1 nine.

0:27:37 > 0:27:41This could be a situation which is going to be nerve tingling. Round

0:27:41 > 0:27:45the final curve into the finish, Alex Coomber has got an Olympic

0:27:45 > 0:27:49medal.

0:27:52 > 0:27:56What a marvellous moment for Shelley Rudman in her first Olympic

0:27:56 > 0:28:00competition. She has got to have the start of her life and the slide down

0:28:00 > 0:28:06the mountain of her life.Almost a tenth of a second faster than her

0:28:06 > 0:28:12first run, where did she get that from?This is very tidy indeed for

0:28:12 > 0:28:12Shelley

0:28:12 > 0:28:14from?This is very tidy indeed for Shelley. Keep it together, hold it

0:28:14 > 0:28:28together! Shelley Rudman has got a silver medal for Great Britain.

0:28:28 > 0:28:36Damien Williams going for gold for Great Britain. That is a tremendous

0:28:36 > 0:28:41start -- Amy Williams. She can take a couple of tax on the way down and

0:28:41 > 0:28:44still win this.Keep it together, Amy Williams could become Olympic

0:28:44 > 0:28:54champion.The last turn, surely it's gone for Great Britain. Oh, yes! Amy

0:28:54 > 0:28:59Williams is the queen of speed in Canada.

0:29:02 > 0:29:08Lizzy Yarnold goes for gold for Great Britain. She's down, she's in

0:29:08 > 0:29:13control, she's still in the lead by a comfortable margin. She's going to

0:29:13 > 0:29:18win the gold medal, surely.She could crash now and win it, she's

0:29:18 > 0:29:22going to do it!Lizzy Yarnold as Olympic champion, oh my goodness. Is

0:29:22 > 0:29:27brilliant!

0:29:28 > 0:29:31brilliant! -- that is brilliant. Laura Deas goes next for Great

0:29:31 > 0:29:40Britain in fourth place. She has a super start.Perfect glide, perfect

0:29:40 > 0:29:46sliding.In 15, lovely, right off the middle, dead centre, Laura Deas

0:29:46 > 0:29:54has done all she can, will it be enough, though? Lizzy Yarnold next.

0:29:54 > 0:30:00The Olympic champion, can she make history and win it again?She

0:30:00 > 0:30:03started well and just needs to focus on her against the track, this is

0:30:03 > 0:30:13what it's all about now.Just bend 15 to negotiate.Yarnold wins gold

0:30:13 > 0:30:18again! Laura Deas has won bronze as well! A great day for Great Britain

0:30:18 > 0:30:23at the Winter Olympics.

0:30:23 > 0:30:25I could just watch those

0:30:25 > 0:30:29I could just watch those pictures again and again, it's so lovely, so

0:30:29 > 0:30:33beautiful. Here are the women who have succeeded in the 21st-century

0:30:33 > 0:30:38and got onto a Winter Olympic podium through the sport of skeleton. That

0:30:38 > 0:30:42is quite a list. When you look at that, five successive games, and

0:30:42 > 0:30:46medal has been won, what do you think?

0:30:46 > 0:30:54It's a systematic programme, the results of there. It is phenomenal.

0:30:54 > 0:30:58It shows, you don't have to be an Alpine nation, you don't have too

0:30:58 > 0:31:01have all the facilities and opportunities. You just have to be

0:31:01 > 0:31:03smart, and investment has been smart.

0:31:03 > 0:31:05smart, and investment has been smart. It is really great for the

0:31:05 > 0:31:12future.Alex, you watch those different races and how much the

0:31:12 > 0:31:18style has changed.It is amazing, Salt Lake, 16 years ago, only 16

0:31:18 > 0:31:23years ago. If you watch the races, the sled technology has come on

0:31:23 > 0:31:28quite a lot. My sled was a generic sled, there was little you could

0:31:28 > 0:31:32alter to fit you personally. Nowadays, they are modular. They

0:31:32 > 0:31:38have scans to make sure the body is aerodynamic on the sled, and the

0:31:38 > 0:31:42steering is perfect. The slider can relax on the sled far more. They

0:31:42 > 0:31:46don't have to fight to steer down the track. It is interesting that

0:31:46 > 0:31:51more sliders nowadays are calm on the sled. You see very little go

0:31:51 > 0:31:57wrong, which makes time and speed faster.Let's not forget Dom

0:31:57 > 0:32:02Parsons. His bronze medal will do a lot to persuade men that sliding

0:32:02 > 0:32:08sports might be for them. He did terrific clean well in a very, very

0:32:08 > 0:32:13strong field.Definitely. I always think that, for the men, I think it

0:32:13 > 0:32:17is more difficult for them to do well. They are a lot bigger, they

0:32:17 > 0:32:22take bigger hits. When they make a mistake, the effect is much greater.

0:32:22 > 0:32:26He has basically broken the trend. It has become second nature that we

0:32:26 > 0:32:31would go to the Winter Olympics and win a skeleton medal for the women,

0:32:31 > 0:32:35and he has shown that, as a guy, you can do just as well.We didn't

0:32:35 > 0:32:39mention his name in his predictions before, what he has done is go and

0:32:39 > 0:32:44perform at his very best level, pick his level up and peak at the right

0:32:44 > 0:32:48time. As someone that had not got onto the podium before, he has come

0:32:48 > 0:32:53and done that. As a nation, we can elevate ourselves when it matters.

0:32:53 > 0:32:57You are looking on the podium. He is so chuffed, but shellshocked as

0:32:57 > 0:33:04well. He hoped it might happen, but I have no idea if he believed it.

0:33:04 > 0:33:10That was the beauty of this track. It is what has made the men and

0:33:10 > 0:33:14women's skeleton race phenomenal. These are the most exciting skeleton

0:33:14 > 0:33:18races you have seen. Nobody wants a race that you know who is going to

0:33:18 > 0:33:23win. You want it to be the last few metres. I can't wait for the

0:33:23 > 0:33:27bobsleigh, because it will be incredible. It will all trot and

0:33:27 > 0:33:31change.Is that because it went uphill at the end, the track had the

0:33:31 > 0:33:36technical difficulty and speed where it went uphill?Three things made

0:33:36 > 0:33:41the track different. First of all, a difficult bend occurred at turn two.

0:33:41 > 0:33:45That is early on. If you came out with a mistake, you have wiped your

0:33:45 > 0:33:53time. As a fast start, you weren't guaranteed a fast downtime. Second

0:33:53 > 0:33:58thing was it was uphill. This had a lot to do with moment and weight.

0:33:58 > 0:34:02Some of the lighter athletes were disadvantaged. The third thing is it

0:34:02 > 0:34:06is a short track. If you make a mistake, you have very default time

0:34:06 > 0:34:11to get it corrected and pick-up time further down.Really interesting.

0:34:11 > 0:34:19Shifting to the bobsleigh, what do they do to the track, do they change

0:34:19 > 0:34:23anything? Does the start change?It doesn't. The track now is as it is

0:34:23 > 0:34:29going to be. It is very different to the test event. Some of the curves

0:34:29 > 0:34:38are very different. They are thrown into the wall. It is a short period

0:34:38 > 0:34:44of time with six runs, a short period of time to get around on the

0:34:44 > 0:34:47track. A lot to discuss in bobsleigh, because all sorts have

0:34:47 > 0:34:52gone on with women having their funding dropped and crowdfunding

0:34:52 > 0:34:58themselves to get there. What would be a name for them? They've had a

0:34:58 > 0:35:02great season. They have had their best season ever. If we are talking

0:35:02 > 0:35:09top eight or top six, that would be a fantastic result. We have seen it,

0:35:09 > 0:35:14this track is tear up the book. If you have velocity on curved two,

0:35:14 > 0:35:19anything can happen.We will have more conversation about different

0:35:19 > 0:35:22events, but the saddest sight without a doubt yesterday was that

0:35:22 > 0:35:26of Elise Christie being taken away on a stretcher after the semifinals

0:35:26 > 0:35:31of the 1500 metres, a crash on the last bend, it sent her into the side

0:35:31 > 0:35:37pads with such force that she was unable to get up and finish the

0:35:37 > 0:35:40race. Had she finished the race, she may have advanced to the final, we

0:35:40 > 0:35:45will never know. But she had suspected broken bones. The good

0:35:45 > 0:35:50news is nothing is broken, but we will get the latest in a second. For

0:35:50 > 0:35:57Elise, it was another day of desperate disappointment.

0:35:57 > 0:36:02COMMENTATOR: Gurley here we go, Elise Christie needs to finish in

0:36:02 > 0:36:03the top two.

0:36:04 > 0:36:11Christie has a little bit of work to do now. Choi goes towards the front.

0:36:11 > 0:36:14Christie comes through on the inside. Good move from her. Two

0:36:14 > 0:36:22that's to go. Christie just a little bit patient there. And now the race

0:36:22 > 0:36:25is on as they take the bell. Christie in third place, Choi

0:36:25 > 0:36:31Minjeong leads the way. As they come around the final bend, they both

0:36:31 > 0:36:36crash! Christie has crashed again now in the semifinal right the final

0:36:36 > 0:36:41bend yet again. She ends up in a distraught heap on the floor. She

0:36:41 > 0:36:46was almost there.

0:36:46 > 0:36:51David McDaid has joined us, he is on the balcony in Pyeongchang. What is

0:36:51 > 0:36:54the latest with Elise, and how likely is it she might be able to

0:36:54 > 0:37:01compete in the heat of the 1000 on Tuesday?She was taken to hospital

0:37:01 > 0:37:05last night, and thankfully, no broken bones. We heard today,

0:37:05 > 0:37:10actually, she had been back to hospital, and has had an MRI scan on

0:37:10 > 0:37:13her right ankle, which was the one that was giving her pain as she was

0:37:13 > 0:37:18taken off the ice last month. It has revealed she has some torn soft

0:37:18 > 0:37:21tissue damage. We don't exactly know what that means. It could be

0:37:21 > 0:37:28bruising, it could be anything a bit worse than that, but she has been on

0:37:28 > 0:37:31social media today and she looks quite chirpy, she has been smiling.

0:37:31 > 0:37:35But she has been wearing a protective boot on her right ankle.

0:37:35 > 0:37:41Team GB say, head of the 1000 heats on Tuesday, she will continue to be

0:37:41 > 0:37:45assessed and treated by Team GB doctors. They will take a decision,

0:37:45 > 0:37:49probably, they might even wait up until 20-30 minutes before the heat

0:37:49 > 0:38:00takes place to decide if she will take part in the race on Tuesday.

0:38:01 > 0:38:03If she was able to take part in the heats and get through them, if she's

0:38:03 > 0:38:06capable of doing that, she is then got a bit more recovery time,

0:38:06 > 0:38:08doesn't she.Absolutely, yes. The first heat is on Tuesday, it's just

0:38:08 > 0:38:14one race. It will probably take 90 seconds over 1000 metres, and she

0:38:14 > 0:38:17has a full day on Wednesday and Thursday to rest before coming back

0:38:17 > 0:38:24at Devon PM to compete in the quarters, semis and finals. We hope

0:38:24 > 0:38:30she is fit enough to take part. -- 7p. It is a distance she is World

0:38:30 > 0:38:34Champion at. It has not gone so well for her so far, but if she can get

0:38:34 > 0:38:38in a position where she is in the final, it is short track. And as we

0:38:38 > 0:38:42have seen this week, anything happen.We believe how much anything

0:38:42 > 0:38:46can happen, it is a brutal sport, it seems chaotic at times. What has

0:38:46 > 0:38:50been the reaction of those closest to Elise? You know them, you have

0:38:50 > 0:38:56seen them through the build up, what is your feeling about how they are

0:38:56 > 0:39:03trying to protect her, really? I think everyone is very conscious

0:39:03 > 0:39:06that it doesn't turn into a repeat of what happened four years ago in

0:39:06 > 0:39:11Sochi when she had three penalties and was absolutely heartbroken. She

0:39:11 > 0:39:15does have some very people around her, Charlotte Gilmartin her

0:39:15 > 0:39:19team-mate is also heard roommate. She is a good person to have around,

0:39:19 > 0:39:24she will put an arm around Elise. She also went out in her Sennia

0:39:24 > 0:39:28final, but you have other people like Nick Gooch, himself an Olympic

0:39:28 > 0:39:34bronze medallist in short track from 1994. He has known Elise the ten

0:39:34 > 0:39:38years, worked with her, he knows what makes her tick, he knows how to

0:39:38 > 0:39:42calm her down. He knows that sometimes she overthink things.

0:39:42 > 0:39:45Stewart Laing, performance director, he came in in 2015 and has

0:39:45 > 0:39:52overhauled away the system is set up. He brings a psychological side

0:39:52 > 0:39:55to the sport. Given what has happened to Elise in the past, they

0:39:55 > 0:39:58are careful to make sure she thinks in the right way. After

0:39:58 > 0:40:03disappointment in the 500 the other day, she was saying the 1500 is not

0:40:03 > 0:40:07her priority, the priority is the 1000. After two disappointment, how

0:40:07 > 0:40:12will she go into what effectively is her last chance in Pyeongchang?A

0:40:12 > 0:40:16word on Charlotte Gilmartin, she has had two heavy falls, in the first

0:40:16 > 0:40:23one, she damaged her ribs. Is she in the 1000 and will she be OK?

0:40:23 > 0:40:28Charlotte is absolute defined. She did damage her ribs, a 3-person

0:40:28 > 0:40:32crash in the 500. Yesterday, she fell away without touching anyone,

0:40:32 > 0:40:36so she was a bit shaken yesterday when I spoke to her, but that was

0:40:36 > 0:40:40because she hung around to watch Elise and she was concerned for her

0:40:40 > 0:40:44friend. She will be fine to skate in the 1000. Kat Thomson is the other

0:40:44 > 0:40:49female competitor, she goes in the 1000 metres. We will have three

0:40:49 > 0:40:52competitors on the start line on Tuesday. Hopefully, they can get

0:40:52 > 0:40:56through one heat, and we are looking to Charlotte and Elise to push for

0:40:56 > 0:41:01the final.Thank you for bringing us the twists and turns, the bashers

0:41:01 > 0:41:05and bumps of the short track speed skating. You have skied with

0:41:05 > 0:41:10injuries, can you get through the pain if you have to?The Olympics is

0:41:10 > 0:41:17special. You have more adrenaline, more anxiety, more excitement than

0:41:17 > 0:41:21ever before. When you have an injury or when something goes wrong, all

0:41:21 > 0:41:25the expectation goes away and you are free. It depends on the extent

0:41:25 > 0:41:29of the injury, but when I have had injuries before and gone to the

0:41:29 > 0:41:32start gate, I have not had any pressure for myself or anyone does,

0:41:32 > 0:41:40because no one execs anything. You can do your thing. If she can start,

0:41:40 > 0:41:44she has an excuse to not do her best. With you have an excuse, it

0:41:44 > 0:41:50can allow you to perform.Lizzy, same thing. After the first one, she

0:41:50 > 0:41:55nearly pulled out. We could see it, we knew, and I kept saying, I

0:41:55 > 0:41:58wondered how worried she would be about not being able to breathe, and

0:41:58 > 0:42:03is busy. Did it help that there was an element of not being at her best?

0:42:03 > 0:42:07She is going to put the most pressure on herself out of

0:42:07 > 0:42:10everybody. The fact she was not feeling great, she knows herself she

0:42:10 > 0:42:14would not be at her best, and as Chemmy said, it gives you a chance

0:42:14 > 0:42:18to say to yourself, I had to do what I have to do that and see what

0:42:18 > 0:42:22happens. No one can blame me if it goes wrong. Definitely, it gives you

0:42:22 > 0:42:27a huge release.It depends on the level of the injury. We don't know

0:42:27 > 0:42:32what Elise's injury is yet. Obviously, if it is sore and it

0:42:32 > 0:42:38impedes her ability to skate past, this -- skate fast, this is

0:42:38 > 0:42:47irrelevant. It could be a surprise. Let's hope. When you look at her

0:42:47 > 0:42:52experience over her Olympic Games that she's competed in, you couldn't

0:42:52 > 0:42:57get a more unlucky athlete. You just couldn't. I mean... It's terrible.

0:42:57 > 0:43:02I'm glad in many ways of that, action, in the 500 metres, she did

0:43:02 > 0:43:08get up and finish. She did finish fourth. That penultimate one should

0:43:08 > 0:43:14say, in brackets, fourth. But it really is a mental issue as much as

0:43:14 > 0:43:21a physical one.But she is triple World Champion. It is amazing we get

0:43:21 > 0:43:24behind the Olympics, but people forget the hard work these athletes

0:43:24 > 0:43:28put in date in, day out in the four years. She is triple World Champion,

0:43:28 > 0:43:33and has achieved so much. If it does not go the way everyone wants it to,

0:43:33 > 0:43:37she has that to fall back on. The World Championship in speed skating,

0:43:37 > 0:43:43as we heard in short track, is tougher. She has that behind her.

0:43:43 > 0:43:47She has achieved the toughest thing in hers bought. The Olympic gold is

0:43:47 > 0:43:50the icing on the cake, and we want her to get it, but if it is not to

0:43:50 > 0:43:56be, it is not to be.If it can happen, it will. With a coaching

0:43:56 > 0:43:58head on, what would you try to do with her now between now and

0:43:58 > 0:44:05Tuesday?Positivity. She has gone through the most devastating run of

0:44:05 > 0:44:09bad luck through the Olympics. Obviously, in the back of her mind,

0:44:09 > 0:44:14at this point, she will have, "Is this not supposed to happen?" She

0:44:14 > 0:44:18has to deal with the process, and hopefully, fingers crossed, get to

0:44:18 > 0:44:22the start line in good enough shape. She is a fun nominal athlete, no

0:44:22 > 0:44:27taking that away from her. She has just had incredibly bad luck.How

0:44:27 > 0:44:32much are you buoyed by success in other sports? When you are part of

0:44:32 > 0:44:37an Olympic team and UC Lizzy Yarnold winning, Laura Deas, Izzy Atkin, and

0:44:37 > 0:44:41you are trying to join a gang of medallist, does it help you and make

0:44:41 > 0:44:46you feel much more uplifted?That is what is great about the Winter

0:44:46 > 0:44:50Olympics. For winter sport, it is lonely, generally. Each sport is

0:44:50 > 0:44:54individual. Ice track sports, we hardly ever see each other in the

0:44:54 > 0:45:00season, because the tracks can run on one condition a week. It is not

0:45:00 > 0:45:03like summer sports, where you can see people regularly. The fact that

0:45:03 > 0:45:08everyone comes together at one time, that in itself motivates people

0:45:08 > 0:45:13because you feel part of something, and definitely, that first medal

0:45:13 > 0:45:15from Dom has kick-started everything, it will make everyone

0:45:15 > 0:45:22poignant. It goes to show again that we can do this. We sent Elise her

0:45:22 > 0:45:27best, and if she is fine and races. If she gets in a state where she

0:45:27 > 0:45:31doesn't worry about it, she needs to hopefully let it go and just get in

0:45:31 > 0:45:34the zone and do her thing.The trouble is, even though it matters

0:45:34 > 0:45:40most, pretending it doesn't matter at all may help. Let's see what we

0:45:40 > 0:45:47have coming up in the programme here.

0:45:47 > 0:45:55Will be catching up on the mend's skiing freestyle. Could James Woods

0:45:55 > 0:46:08work his way into the medals after Izzy Atkin's medal yesterday?

0:46:08 > 0:46:17We will have the chaos of the mend's 15 K mass start! 30 men on

0:46:17 > 0:46:19cross-country skis needing to ski and shoot for three quarters of an

0:46:19 > 0:46:25hour.

0:46:25 > 0:46:28hour. Back in 1964 in Innsbruck and Tina Yu Nash and Robin Dixon won

0:46:28 > 0:46:33Britain's only gold in the two man Bob. Brad Hall and Joel Fearon start

0:46:33 > 0:46:39their campaign later this morning. Plenty of space on the ice already

0:46:39 > 0:46:43this morning and the GB men later on need a win against Italy. They have

0:46:43 > 0:46:47the same record so far, winning

0:46:47 > 0:46:47need a win against Italy. They have the same record so far, winning two

0:46:47 > 0:46:52and losing three. In terms of timing is, let's give you a bit of a clue

0:46:52 > 0:46:57as to when we are doing what.

0:47:17 > 0:47:24It's going to be a fairly busy morning to be honest. But let's talk

0:47:24 > 0:47:27about slopestyle and what, Chemmy

0:47:27 > 0:47:27morning to be honest. But let's talk about slopestyle and what, Chemmy,

0:47:27 > 0:47:28is

0:47:28 > 0:47:33about slopestyle and what, Chemmy, is required. Have you tried going on

0:47:33 > 0:47:37those rails?I have, and successfully. It takes talent, it's

0:47:37 > 0:47:44what I wanted to do because it's what the cool kids do. There's a

0:47:44 > 0:47:49difference between being a good rail rider to being good in the jumps and

0:47:49 > 0:47:53the air. The person who wins slopestyle is the person who can win

0:47:53 > 0:47:58that -- link that runs together, puts it down and takes risks, and we

0:47:58 > 0:48:02know when you take risks and go 20 metres in the air things can go

0:48:02 > 0:48:06wrong, so it is the ultimate goal of putting everything together on the

0:48:06 > 0:48:10day.You have set it up beautifully, let's see the action unfold in the

0:48:10 > 0:48:12slopestyle.

0:48:12 > 0:48:29COMMENTATOR:Evan has been so solid. He should have a technical top

0:48:29 > 0:48:39section, he is strong on rails. . Through the kink rail, switch up,

0:48:39 > 0:48:43270 off the wrong way.Nowhere near the speed of anyone else but the

0:48:43 > 0:48:47technical difficulty was off the charts.I like that, right out of

0:48:47 > 0:48:54the corner, nice line.Possibly the cleanest we have seen, can he back

0:48:54 > 0:49:06it up with strong kickers?Big 1260. Now into the spot and jump. There

0:49:06 > 0:49:11was one, two, three, four and a half, 1620!LAUGHTER

0:49:11 > 0:49:16was one, two, three, four and a half, 1620!LAUGHTER. This boy has

0:49:16 > 0:49:20just landed an incredible run, so much composure.Very clean, apart

0:49:20 > 0:49:29from that one rail, he was pinpoint. This is going to be breathtaking,

0:49:29 > 0:49:34and with perfect conditions here at Phoenix Park, it means we are seeing

0:49:34 > 0:49:37consistency, that's what we saw in qualifying, everyone stomping their

0:49:37 > 0:49:42runs so the best, the judges leaving themselves plenty of room there.

0:49:42 > 0:49:47Yes.

0:49:51 > 0:49:55Yes.So, McEachran, Great Britain's finest free skier, qualified

0:49:55 > 0:50:02comfortably -- so, Woodsy, Britain's finest free skier, qualified

0:50:02 > 0:50:08comfortably, took over two weeks ago at X Games. Can he do what he did in

0:50:08 > 0:50:14qualifiers and lay down a clean first run?271, 450 out the opposite

0:50:14 > 0:50:19way, this line. Just tagging the goal post as well, showing the

0:50:19 > 0:50:24control to the judges. He will be absolutely frothing here, he's going

0:50:24 > 0:50:30to be feeling like a kid that's come down at Christmas and seen a bounty

0:50:30 > 0:50:36of presents under the tree. Into the first of these jumps.Right off the

0:50:36 > 0:50:46top corner, sending it deep.Looked so good on that first jump.

0:50:46 > 0:50:48so good on that first jump. Huge 1260, now, are we going to see his

0:50:48 > 0:50:57new trick? Yes, it is.Oh! Woodsy! It was silent in here, hearts were

0:50:57 > 0:51:02bouncing off the walls. He sent it so deep, he looked so relaxed on

0:51:02 > 0:51:08every landing.He knows, doesn't he? He knows it was right there at his

0:51:08 > 0:51:14fingertips.Unbelievable run. Look at the grab on that! Scented so

0:51:14 > 0:51:25deep. Oh, and just caught the edge -- sent it so deep. Now the

0:51:25 > 0:51:29Norwegian, Braaten. Big name on the jumps.

0:51:33 > 0:51:44Got some big tricks. Hold tight... Just using that little detail up

0:51:44 > 0:51:52there to get the judges affection. Through the kink, 450 out.

0:51:53 > 0:51:59Through the kink, 450 out. So, really nice, and then chucking a

0:51:59 > 0:52:07cheeky little bio thingy of the saddle.Came off his nose there!

0:52:10 > 0:52:18Double 1260.Winds up had.Switch double 14.Back-to-back 14 is here.

0:52:18 > 0:52:26So much going on! Then absolutely stumped the landing. Braaten with

0:52:26 > 0:52:34the first really powerful run here in mend's ski slope finals. --

0:52:34 > 0:52:38mend's ski slope finals.Inside Toto outside tales Fishing shifting

0:52:38 > 0:52:48hands-on tale. Vigo, 95.The judges have gone early, that is really

0:52:48 > 0:52:58high, really soon. Very tight in the top three spots. Starts to drop off

0:52:58 > 0:53:02rapidly after fourth place. James Woods of Great Britain currently

0:53:02 > 0:53:11eighth, just behind Gus Kenworthy. Came so close on his first run. He

0:53:11 > 0:53:18had everything in place. Pat Sharples says, "You have so got this

0:53:18 > 0:53:24stock quote.Take a breath everyone, we are collectively sharing this

0:53:24 > 0:53:33with him.Look at the smile.Really liked by the freestyle ski

0:53:33 > 0:53:39community. 271, 270 off.And a double hit this time, it you heard

0:53:39 > 0:53:45both of them.Locked that down bar, so nice, spilling onto the rails in

0:53:45 > 0:53:55different directions, which the judges will like.360 grab.Using

0:53:55 > 0:54:00the direction of the Twisted Sister kicker, but going right off the

0:54:00 > 0:54:09corner.Better grab that time. Bottom jump here, what has he got

0:54:09 > 0:54:20for us? The oxtail is there. Oh! Yes, Woodsy, that was huge. He/she

0:54:20 > 0:54:27drove down the run which showcases him at his very best. Take a deep

0:54:27 > 0:54:34breath and breathe it in, that was majestic. One of the best slopestyle

0:54:34 > 0:54:41skiers in the world Lays down a huge run when it matters.

0:54:41 > 0:54:47run when it matters. 91, says second place for Woodsy at the moment, four

0:54:47 > 0:54:55points below Braaten but 1.6

0:54:55 > 0:54:58points below Braaten but 1.6 ahead of in bronze position. Currently

0:54:58 > 0:55:05fifth. We knew his rails would be strong. He backed it up with very

0:55:05 > 0:55:13powerful kickers on his first run, now poised to strike.He's like a

0:55:13 > 0:55:19wild Cobra, ready to attack this at any given moment. We say any given

0:55:19 > 0:55:23moment, he's attacking it right now. Is there such a thing as a tame

0:55:23 > 0:55:29Cobra?Oh, yes! Really like that, super nice style through it. Now

0:55:29 > 0:55:42into jump two. Oh, he's gone really deep on that.

0:55:42 > 0:55:47Switch 16, triple at the AM is. Very, very big, and the Canadians

0:55:47 > 0:55:55know it, and a TP M knows it. Little shake of the head as if to say, wow,

0:55:55 > 0:56:02I did it!Can't quite believe it. Gulbis 95, we think that might be

0:56:02 > 0:56:10beyond him, silvers 91, bronze anything above 89.4. 92.4, Alex

0:56:10 > 0:56:13Beaulieu-Marchand of Canada moves into the silver medal position. So

0:56:13 > 0:56:20second runs done, Braaten in Gold medal position, Alex Toutant Mackin

0:56:20 > 0:56:27Sauber, James Woods in bronze.

0:56:27 > 0:56:30Sauber, James Woods in bronze. James Woods, Britain's finest, looking to

0:56:30 > 0:56:35repeat Izzy Atkin's accomplishment yesterday and take a medal here in

0:56:35 > 0:56:42ski slopestyle. Just pulling his lace out, having a little joke up

0:56:42 > 0:56:49there. Woodsy currently in bronze position with 91, so much at his

0:56:49 > 0:56:53disposal, will he tidy up the run we have already seen Woody something

0:56:53 > 0:57:00different?Switch now into the butter box, no excuse, switch on to

0:57:00 > 0:57:05the down bar, 450 out, a punt over the goalpost.Went bigger.Really

0:57:05 > 0:57:13like that line.He's missed the 450 out. So a lot of work he needs to

0:57:13 > 0:57:16do. He needs to do something special, just tagged his way out of

0:57:16 > 0:57:26that as well. He's going to use the transition.

0:57:26 > 0:57:32transition. So smooth there. Going straight over the front.Into the

0:57:32 > 0:57:391260. The earth came to meet him then.

0:57:40 > 0:57:46then. Oh, my goodness, it was perfect!But he's missed that one

0:57:46 > 0:57:50rail, arguably the rail he has made look so stylish and clean up to this

0:57:50 > 0:58:01point.Well, 270 onto the down bar, 450 out.One and a quarter spins,

0:58:01 > 0:58:06then that was the mistake, landed too late on it and wasn't able to

0:58:06 > 0:58:14get the pop of the end of the rail. 90 points, if, if the 450 had been

0:58:14 > 0:58:20there, it would have been an improvement, he might have reels in

0:58:20 > 0:58:25ABM in silver medal position. Instead a long and torturous wait

0:58:25 > 0:58:33for James Woods. Can Goepper that his performance in Sochi?I don't

0:58:33 > 0:58:41know is the simple answer. Bronze medal in Sochi, so needs to up his

0:58:41 > 0:58:50game a little bit here. Nice section through the top, then switched to

0:58:50 > 0:58:5970, 270 off, on the kink rail. Not gapping onto that, coming off it

0:58:59 > 0:59:04from the side.Rotating on and off in opposite directions, good show of

0:59:04 > 0:59:08control through the rails. Tevez his way into the first of the kickers

0:59:08 > 0:59:18and goes deep.The 1260 now. Beautifully controlled.Double misty

0:59:18 > 0:59:24there. Brightside triple. Double grab.And he made that look so easy,

0:59:24 > 0:59:29opened a burly, spotted the landing, and Murray is making a grimacing

0:59:29 > 0:59:35look. You think that's good enough for the podium.I think it will be

0:59:35 > 0:59:43close.It's too close to call.It is so close.

0:59:44 > 0:59:54so close. The scores have come in, 93.6, Goepper goes into silver medal

0:59:55 > 1:00:02position, ABM into bronze, James Woods drops out of the top three.

1:00:02 > 1:00:10And here it is the man currently leading. The Norwegian, focused on

1:00:10 > 1:00:17his third and final run. Will he need to better the 95? And more

1:00:17 > 1:00:25pressingly, can he better than 95?I think he will try.Corked that one a

1:00:25 > 1:00:36little bit.Worked really hard to get that around.

1:00:36 > 1:00:44Oh! And its born. He almost punched his way into the track, he was

1:00:44 > 1:00:46frustrated by that.

1:00:48 > 1:00:591260 on the first of the twisted sisters. Absolutely huge there.The

1:00:59 > 1:01:06Norwegian coach had turned the setting up to about 15. His boots

1:01:06 > 1:01:10will have diamonds on the front of them, such is the pressure on those

1:01:10 > 1:01:14skis to keep them on. They should have come off in that crash, but

1:01:14 > 1:01:20they didn't.No.Oscar Vesta, the lone Swede that made it through from

1:01:20 > 1:01:29qualifying ahead of some of the favourites will

1:01:29 > 1:01:29favourites will stop

1:01:30 > 1:01:36's he got?Needs the run of his life here.

1:01:37 > 1:01:46Pretzel out. Oath, he's gone.That's it. And the celebrations can begin

1:01:46 > 1:01:51down at the bottom here. The Norwegian with a fantastic first run

1:01:51 > 1:01:56that withstood the test of time in this final will take the gold-medal.

1:01:56 > 1:02:04Braaten in gold, Goepper in second, Beaulieu-Marchand in third,

1:02:04 > 1:02:05in

1:02:05 > 1:02:07in fourth. I spoke to your brother before the qualifiers today and he

1:02:07 > 1:02:14told me you were going to win.Was that always the case?No. I thought

1:02:14 > 1:02:19there were so many riders up here today. I was happy to make it to the

1:02:19 > 1:02:24finals, and then my goal was to go for my best run, nothing to lose. In

1:02:24 > 1:02:29the first one, I landed my best run, so really, really, really stoked,

1:02:29 > 1:02:33but I didn't expect to win here today, not at all.

1:02:33 > 1:02:36Tough for you because your rails are your strongest point, and was it the

1:02:36 > 1:02:44slip on the 450?Year, on the last run, yeah, I know it was, totally.

1:02:44 > 1:02:50The sit back, it was a little bit out of control. But you know what I

1:02:50 > 1:02:54mean, it's a game of perfection. It's not just that, you have to go

1:02:54 > 1:02:58above and beyond technical difficulty. That was insane. I've

1:02:58 > 1:03:04come here, constructed this run to win. It was definitely, Gopher

1:03:04 > 1:03:10broke, but not the perfect one for me and that is what you need.

1:03:10 > 1:03:15So near but so far the James Woods. Chemmy, great to see him try the big

1:03:15 > 1:03:20trick and a shame it didn't come.He knows that if the run was clean, it

1:03:20 > 1:03:28was good enough for medal. It is a weird idea for him. I was on stage

1:03:28 > 1:03:32with him at the pre-Olympic ball, before Sochi, the first time his

1:03:32 > 1:03:36event got into the Olympics. We were on stage and everyone in the crowd

1:03:36 > 1:03:40was supporting the fact that we were sending this Team GB team. They

1:03:40 > 1:03:48asked what it would be. He said, it was never my dream. I was kicking

1:03:48 > 1:03:53him, but it made me think, he grew up skiing in Sheffield scheme

1:03:53 > 1:03:57Village, and he grew up wanting to push himself, putting down runs for

1:03:57 > 1:04:01him that might be good on the world stage in terms of the X games and

1:04:01 > 1:04:04things that, but it was never his dream to be an Olympian. I grew up

1:04:04 > 1:04:09wanting to go to the Olympics, which was my dream. But everything changed

1:04:09 > 1:04:13four years ago when Jenny Jones won bronze, which can make you in this

1:04:13 > 1:04:19country. It can inspire everyone to take up the sport. He came with a

1:04:19 > 1:04:22run he constructed, he put the whole thing down, rail riding into the

1:04:22 > 1:04:27jumps. He knew it was a competitive run. It was almost perfect. He came

1:04:27 > 1:04:32off the rail and couldn't pull off the 450. If he had done it, who

1:04:32 > 1:04:36knows what could have happened? He is so effortless to watch, so it is

1:04:36 > 1:04:42great to see the level, it was huge. The tap on the goalposts. That is so

1:04:42 > 1:04:44hard to do. To see it

1:04:44 > 1:04:45The tap on the goalposts. That is so hard to do. To see it in the air and

1:04:45 > 1:04:50decided to slightly tap it and move on. He looked so relaxed. So

1:04:50 > 1:05:00relaxed, and he has the finesse. He is so are aware of his body and

1:05:00 > 1:05:04positioning, and landings.

1:05:05 > 1:05:10Don't forget, he has the big air coming up, and that is why, at the

1:05:10 > 1:05:14finish, he was quite sensible about this. He wants to see the

1:05:14 > 1:05:18progression of the sport. Just there, he caught his outside edge on

1:05:18 > 1:05:23landing. The other guys, the Norwegian put down a run that was

1:05:23 > 1:05:34clean enough. He said it, fourth place is minging. So Sheffield.When

1:05:34 > 1:05:38you start with these tricks and things, presumably you start indoors

1:05:38 > 1:05:43on a trampling.On the trampoline, then you go to water. You can go on

1:05:43 > 1:05:48a jump and land in water, then you go on air bags, and they have made a

1:05:48 > 1:05:56bag technology, something we have pushed. They practice in Italy. It

1:05:56 > 1:06:00has been super helpful for them. But still, the first time you do it on

1:06:00 > 1:06:04snow, numbing to land it, there is no hesitation or moment of

1:06:04 > 1:06:09reflection, even though

1:06:09 > 1:06:09no hesitation or moment of reflection, even though you are

1:06:09 > 1:06:13thinking about body position and rotation of the jump, thinking about

1:06:13 > 1:06:16speed, there is so much to consider. And you have got to be a performer,

1:06:16 > 1:06:23a showman.Yeah.He is like an old school rock star, or a new school

1:06:23 > 1:06:30rock star, but he is very different. He is very relaxed, it's very cool,

1:06:30 > 1:06:35he's an artist, an absolute artist. That's the great thing about Winter

1:06:35 > 1:06:39Olympics, we have so many different abilities and skills required, and

1:06:39 > 1:06:42so many different varieties across the different events, but this is so

1:06:42 > 1:06:50artistic and it's just cool.They do loads of hard work. The snowboarders

1:06:50 > 1:06:53want to pretend they don't put in hard work, it takes a lot of hard

1:06:53 > 1:06:56work, and they don't show you that, because it is about coolness and

1:06:56 > 1:07:06hard work.Jamie Anderson won snowboarding equivalent, she was

1:07:06 > 1:07:10annoyed they could not show the same thing.It was early in the

1:07:10 > 1:07:12competition, Aimee Fuller got stopped by the wind in the air.

1:07:12 > 1:07:16Jamie Anderson won the gold, but part of her is broken because she

1:07:16 > 1:07:20couldn't show what she could do. In the conditions today, when they are

1:07:20 > 1:07:23perfect, you want to push the sport and show it is developing. She

1:07:23 > 1:07:26couldn't. She wanted to give the medal back and do the condition

1:07:26 > 1:07:30again to show how much it has progressed.The men did it in such

1:07:30 > 1:07:36good conditions and we saw the best of it. You were modest earlier, you

1:07:36 > 1:07:39said you could never do that. I want to remind you of Chemmy could do,

1:07:39 > 1:07:43because this is her in the downhill in Turin in 2006.

1:07:43 > 1:07:44because this is her in the downhill in Turin in 2006. I only

1:07:45 > 1:07:50the first time the other day.It is amazing to watch. Frustratingly, I

1:07:50 > 1:07:54was in third place until the last split. This was my moment, and I

1:07:54 > 1:08:02threw it away. I do get airtime, but I don't do any tricks. That 7

1:08:02 > 1:08:05hundred and four I finished 11th and I was distraught. I was unhappy

1:08:05 > 1:08:06hundred and four I finished 11th and I was distraught. I was unhappy

1:08:06 > 1:08:09until my brother told me I was in third place until the last bit.You

1:08:09 > 1:08:14must have known coming down the mountain that were flying.Again,

1:08:14 > 1:08:20this was an excuse run, because we had been start and stop and the

1:08:20 > 1:08:23visibility was terrible. The race leader, we were in the hut together,

1:08:23 > 1:08:27she was crying that she was so scared running in these conditions.

1:08:27 > 1:08:33I loved it when conditions were bad, I skied the same, everyone else did.

1:08:33 > 1:08:40It was an amazing day. But that was my moment and I let it go. And I

1:08:40 > 1:08:44fought so hard to find that and my injuries came. That's why I could

1:08:44 > 1:08:48never get that medal that we were looking for. I do look very happy,

1:08:48 > 1:09:00don't I.You do.Andy Jung, Jesus, I look young!It is quite important,

1:09:00 > 1:09:04it is as inspirational as winning medals, showing people that it is

1:09:04 > 1:09:08hard work -- and young.You have got to have passion in winter sports

1:09:08 > 1:09:14because it is so tough, you push yourself to the limit and the limit

1:09:14 > 1:09:18might mean you ending up in a helicopter, you have got to love it.

1:09:18 > 1:09:27Also the team in Geranium was Nicky Minichiello, in the two man Bob.

1:09:27 > 1:09:32Were you seventh? Ninth, I believe. Top ten. World Championship gold

1:09:32 > 1:09:38medal was the pinnacle of your career. Look at that. The intensity,

1:09:38 > 1:09:45Nicky.Again, I look really young. It looks so dated. The film! I

1:09:45 > 1:09:51remember from Turin, my first run was horrific, the nerves got to me.

1:09:51 > 1:09:55The pressure was off at that point, and just to let it go on the rest of

1:09:55 > 1:10:00the runs was phenomenal.Does that make you a good coach, because you

1:10:00 > 1:10:03have those nerves and you faced your fear?The biggest thing for me, I

1:10:03 > 1:10:08built the Olympics up to be so much, to be the be all and end all, but

1:10:08 > 1:10:13actually, it's the same track and people, it is the same.

1:10:13 > 1:10:16Psychologically, it let me down. And into the World Championships, I took

1:10:16 > 1:10:22pressure of myself. And... And obviously became world champion. It

1:10:22 > 1:10:28is only with reflection that I understand the psychology and how to

1:10:28 > 1:10:33approach it for the best. I'm using the lessons I have learned to help

1:10:33 > 1:10:37my athletes progress and be able to perform. This is an amazing

1:10:37 > 1:10:42opportunity, not something to be fearful of, not the be all and end

1:10:42 > 1:10:48all of life and death, but it is an opportunity to shine. Pressure is a

1:10:48 > 1:10:52privilege, as Lizzy said.Two women competing, but they have had to do

1:10:52 > 1:10:58it the hard way, crowdfunding themselves. Misha McNeill and they

1:10:58 > 1:11:03went to the public after funding was withdrawn. They reached their target

1:11:03 > 1:11:07in six days. What was going on there?Oh, my goodness. Rigid

1:11:07 > 1:11:12bobsleigh have been through a torrid time in the last 12 months, issues

1:11:12 > 1:11:17with funding, issues with all kinds of allegations, and ultimately, it

1:11:17 > 1:11:20led to, in September, the board made a decision that they were going to

1:11:20 > 1:11:25invest in the men's programme, because traditionally, that had had

1:11:25 > 1:11:27the greatest opportunity for medals and there was not enough funding

1:11:27 > 1:11:34because of the way the budget had been

1:11:52 > 1:11:54spent for the women's programme. With only a few weeks left in the

1:11:54 > 1:11:56season, they were told, you may have already qualified for the Olympics

1:11:56 > 1:11:59and you may be in the greatest shape of your life, you may have invested

1:11:59 > 1:12:02huge sums of money in the sport into buying your own sweat and investing.

1:12:02 > 1:12:05She has been driving since 2011, seven years investing in the sport,

1:12:05 > 1:12:07however, we're not going to support you. That whole journey, and

1:12:07 > 1:12:09literally four weeks out from a season, because it is expensive,

1:12:09 > 1:12:12usually expensive, travelling to the other side of the world, you have to

1:12:12 > 1:12:14be competing in which you have to do the whole season, it was devastating

1:12:14 > 1:12:17and they have done so well.What would you expect from them? You said

1:12:17 > 1:12:20earlier, top ten, realistically, but if they reach top five, if they

1:12:20 > 1:12:26reach top five and the men's four and two don't, is that an

1:12:26 > 1:12:31embarrassing position for British bobsleigh, the team that they don't

1:12:31 > 1:12:36fund ends up hitting the target.The whole season has been slightly

1:12:36 > 1:12:40embarrassing, because they have been getting top six or top eight.

1:12:40 > 1:12:46Fantastic results, the men have been mixed, some in the four man, some in

1:12:46 > 1:12:51the

1:12:51 > 1:12:54the two man. She is going out to prove that nobody can tell her how

1:12:54 > 1:13:00good she is and what she can or can't do. And I love it.We will

1:13:00 > 1:13:08talk more about the women's two man Bob. There is a great story on

1:13:08 > 1:13:14Jamaica as well. Let's head out to Pyeongchang. Willian commentary,

1:13:14 > 1:13:19John, yesterday. You called it with Janine Flock when she was barely

1:13:19 > 1:13:26started, usage she won't win gold, she may not win a medal.That was

1:13:26 > 1:13:30right. Lizzy Yarnold put an amazing run done, and I said, there is no

1:13:30 > 1:13:34way Janine can get near that. What a great run from Lizzy and Laura.

1:13:34 > 1:13:38Let's talk about the two man Bob. What are the training time is like

1:13:38 > 1:13:43for Brad Hall and what do you think he and Joel Fearon can achieve on

1:13:43 > 1:13:51their first run today?It started pretty well for Brad. He was

1:13:51 > 1:13:54fastest, nearly come on the first day, and I thought, wow, what is

1:13:54 > 1:13:58going on here? They have settled into the training runs, a couple of

1:13:58 > 1:14:01issues on the important areas of corner two, which he seems to have

1:14:01 > 1:14:06sorted out in the last day. Realistically, a top 15, because we

1:14:06 > 1:14:10know the British two man equipment isn't the best. If they can get a

1:14:10 > 1:14:13top 12, that would be a fantastic result.Why is it not the best,

1:14:13 > 1:14:21though?I don't know. We just seem to not have found the right

1:14:21 > 1:14:25investment within the equipment. Bruce and Joel had a good result and

1:14:25 > 1:14:31the right equipment was there for them. But with coaches leaving, and

1:14:31 > 1:14:34the torrid time that British bobsleigh have had, with coaches

1:14:34 > 1:14:39leaving, the links to that equipment also left. So now we are sliding in

1:14:39 > 1:14:42second-rate equipment because the funding is not there, and they

1:14:42 > 1:14:46haven't been able to top it up to what they need to be competitive on

1:14:46 > 1:14:52the two man stage.The Luge and skeleton on that track, Nicky, have

1:14:52 > 1:14:58you got a question for John?Has he found the secret to corner two now?

1:14:58 > 1:15:01The velocity and coming through curves two is going to be the

1:15:01 > 1:15:13secret. Has Brad got that over the last runs?I spoke to him just

1:15:13 > 1:15:17before we set off up to the track, and he said he is almost got it

1:15:17 > 1:15:21right. Rather than taking that the bang on the left-hand side, he is

1:15:21 > 1:15:26getting a little skim. Hopefully, over the next runs, he can fine tune

1:15:26 > 1:15:30it in. It is such a fine margin and it is difficult to get these big,

1:15:30 > 1:15:33wide slip through there.And John, you are very good at predicting

1:15:33 > 1:15:38these things, so give me your top three teams in the two man Bob, who

1:15:38 > 1:15:45should we look out for?Right, OK, so the Germans have been very

1:15:45 > 1:15:50strong, but also, the Germans have been playing games, Francesco

1:15:50 > 1:15:56Friedrich has been just jogging off the top, so it is hard to gauge

1:15:56 > 1:16:05where he is. He won the race last year. Lochner has been quick. The

1:16:05 > 1:16:12Canadians have been quick. The Koreans are right at the back of the

1:16:12 > 1:16:16pack. The ice will degrade for him. It's all up in the air. As we have

1:16:16 > 1:16:20seen from the races, when it comes to the final four, one of the final

1:16:20 > 1:16:23four has messed it up and it has been changed around in the medals up

1:16:23 > 1:16:31to a couple of hundredths a second. Team GB are off second, aren't they?

1:16:31 > 1:16:36That will definitely be a benefit. They will get really quick ice. As

1:16:36 > 1:16:39long as Brad can drive like we know he can, because he has a good feel

1:16:39 > 1:16:44for the sled and what he is doing. He is a quality driver and has a big

1:16:44 > 1:16:48future in the sport. If he can use that to his benefit, get a run under

1:16:48 > 1:16:52his belt, get the first runners out of the way, it can put in a really

1:16:52 > 1:16:57good place.

1:16:57 > 1:17:00go second good stuff, thanks, we will be with you just before 11am

1:17:00 > 1:17:09for the first run of the men's two-man bob. 10:35am will we -- we

1:17:09 > 1:17:15will be live for the skeleton medal ceremony. Marshall Hirscher are

1:17:15 > 1:17:21trying to win his second medal of the games in the grandson. Defending

1:17:21 > 1:17:30champion Ted Ligety was still there in the field. This is what happened.

1:17:30 > 1:17:38Final preparations under way at the top of the course.

1:17:38 > 1:17:46top of the course. Cantinero will open the men's giant slalom.

1:17:46 > 1:17:51open the men's giant slalom. -- Pantoro. He is under the way --

1:17:51 > 1:17:55under way, the winner of the giant slalom World Cup on violence is

1:17:55 > 1:17:59there, not far from where he lives, short drive home that night with the

1:17:59 > 1:18:04prize money

1:18:10 > 1:18:16good track, this, lots of rollers, the skiers like it, Ted Ligety was

1:18:16 > 1:18:23raving about it, saying how much reminds him of being at home in Park

1:18:23 > 1:18:29city. Nice clean track underfoot. Already has a medal from these

1:18:29 > 1:18:33Olympic Winter Games, the silver medallist behind here share in the

1:18:33 > 1:18:38Alpine combined, which after all the delays was the first Alpine skiing

1:18:38 > 1:18:41event to get under way. We had wait to get the Alpine programme started

1:18:41 > 1:18:45because of the wind but now we are up and running. Into the second

1:18:45 > 1:18:53week. He is looking for his second medal. He has had a fine run, always

1:18:53 > 1:19:04good to go, sets the pace. Struggled the shoulders from the French coach,

1:19:04 > 1:19:12difficult to gauge until we see here share, Kristoffersen and Ligety

1:19:12 > 1:19:16come-down. First of the French, Faivre, the boyfriend of Michaela

1:19:16 > 1:19:22Shih free who won gold in the women's event here last week. Faivre

1:19:22 > 1:19:29on his way. The French have such depth than the giant slalom. Men's

1:19:29 > 1:19:33giant slalom has always been a fantastic event for the French team.

1:19:33 > 1:19:42You have to go back away to see the first French winner, in 1968. One of

1:19:42 > 1:19:48his three gold medals in the Grenoble games of 68, came in the

1:19:48 > 1:19:52giant slalom. They have the lead at the moment with Alexi Pinturault,

1:19:52 > 1:20:00and Faivre is a little quicker. 100th of a second in front, Sydney

1:20:00 > 1:20:05gets steeper, the course eroding quite quickly with Faivre, his legs

1:20:05 > 1:20:11already burning after the efforts he has put in, still a lot of terrain

1:20:11 > 1:20:16to cover. Next split, 53.874 Pinturault and Faivre has closed the

1:20:16 > 1:20:20gap. First or second place beckons for the second Frenchman on the

1:20:20 > 1:20:26Hill, if he can hold it together. Nice loose relaxed of the body, and

1:20:26 > 1:20:32he pushes across to go into runner-up spot. Pinturault leaves,

1:20:32 > 1:20:41Faivre second. Olson now third. Marcel Hirsch are ready to go in

1:20:41 > 1:20:46Yongpyong. Explosive stuff. -- here share ready to go. Still pushing

1:20:46 > 1:20:53between Gates one and two. An early position, great absorption, good

1:20:53 > 1:21:01anticipation. Hirscher is absolutely flying, this is a fine start. .19 at

1:21:01 > 1:21:07the first intermediate. Minimum time in the air. Now he sets out onto the

1:21:07 > 1:21:13flat as part of the course, looking to pick up some good speed here.

1:21:13 > 1:21:19Speed he will hope to harness when the course becomes a little steeper

1:21:19 > 1:21:25and more demanding. Still green for Marcel Hirscher. Already the Olympic

1:21:25 > 1:21:28champion in the Alpine combined. He could win three gold medals at these

1:21:28 > 1:21:36games. He is the favourite this, the favourite for the slalom, he leaves

1:21:36 > 1:21:42both the giant slalom and slalom World Cup standings. He has had a

1:21:42 > 1:21:50magnificent season with victories in fever Creek, and

1:21:50 > 1:21:53Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and leaves the Olympic giant slalom by a

1:21:53 > 1:22:00massive margin of .6 three. Half the job is done for Marcel Hirscher. He

1:22:00 > 1:22:04knows he still has the second run to come. That is what he has been doing

1:22:04 > 1:22:18all season long, in a league of his own. Henrik Christophersen is away.

1:22:18 > 1:22:2338.24

1:22:25 > 1:22:2738.24 Hirscher, 38.74 Kristeoffersen. Olson, the first man

1:22:27 > 1:22:32on the hill now pushed down to fourth, more than a second slower

1:22:32 > 1:22:40than Hirscher. Kristeoffersen merely a full second slower. Might end up

1:22:40 > 1:22:45outside the top four here, Kristeoffersen. He is doing his

1:22:45 > 1:22:49level best to try to make up with a fast finish. He will not be quicker

1:22:49 > 1:22:56than Hirscher, he is last of the lot.

1:22:58 > 1:23:03lot. Henrik Kristoffersen, slowest of the mile, 1.31 seconds behind

1:23:03 > 1:23:15Marcel Hirscher. That did not go according to plan. Nestvold-Haugen.

1:23:15 > 1:23:21He is right in there, look at this. At last, a challenger to Marcel

1:23:21 > 1:23:29Hirscher's lead, and it comes in the shape of the Norwegian.

1:23:29 > 1:23:33shape of the Norwegian. Now it has got more messy for Nestvold-Haugen

1:23:33 > 1:23:37as he looks to emulate his 35-year-old team-mate and push for a

1:23:37 > 1:23:43medal here today.

1:23:43 > 1:23:47medal here today. Past the peak of his giant slalom powers. Third place

1:23:47 > 1:23:53for Nestvold-Haugen. That is a brilliant run. .6 six. Could have

1:23:53 > 1:24:01been a lot better. Couple of big power slides here, steering pivots,

1:24:01 > 1:24:08or stivots of the American like to call them. Marcel Hirscher has done

1:24:08 > 1:24:17what everyone expected and led the field.

1:24:18 > 1:24:22Now, Henrik Kristoffersen had a disappointing first run by his

1:24:22 > 1:24:27standards. The second best giant slalom skier of the season, ranked

1:24:27 > 1:24:31number two behind his great rival Marcel Hirscher, Kristoffersen

1:24:31 > 1:24:34getting after this, launching a charge in the early stages of the

1:24:34 > 1:24:40second run. Maintaining most of his advantage, not many have gone from

1:24:40 > 1:24:45attack in the first 15 turns but Kristoffersen did. We saw him on his

1:24:45 > 1:24:49phone a moment ago, he would have been exchanging messages with his

1:24:49 > 1:24:53dad who watches everything closely and keeps his son informed before he

1:24:53 > 1:24:57races. Nothing wrong with this top section from Henrik Kristoffersen,

1:24:57 > 1:25:02and look at that, .66, the aerodynamic shape you adopted, the

1:25:02 > 1:25:08speed with which he attacked the top of the cause has brought dividends.

1:25:08 > 1:25:13If Kristoffersen keeps it high, stays quick and avoids mistakes, he

1:25:13 > 1:25:18may push Meillard out of top spot, and he is getting quicker and

1:25:18 > 1:25:21quicker. Kristoffersen was the bronze medallist in the slalom four

1:25:21 > 1:25:29years ago behind the two Austrians, and will surely move into gold medal

1:25:29 > 1:25:36position. He does with the lead of 1.14 seconds. Kristoffersen more

1:25:36 > 1:25:43than makes up for the disappointing first run as he skis into gold. So

1:25:43 > 1:25:49he is not down her retort, Henrik Kristoffersen, only races GSM slalom

1:25:49 > 1:25:54that found the straight line speed and harnessed it on the transition

1:25:54 > 1:26:03from flat to steep. Beautiful skiing. Next to ski, the Slovenians,

1:26:03 > 1:26:10and Kranjec. A good season, his best so far, and skied into ninth

1:26:10 > 1:26:13position in the first run this morning. Kranjec charges out of the

1:26:13 > 1:26:22start. Cutting the tightest possible line through these first few terms.

1:26:22 > 1:26:26607 second, that the advantage with which he starts the second run over

1:26:26 > 1:26:31Henrik Kristoffersen. It's all gone, though, and dead level with the

1:26:31 > 1:26:35Norwegian leader. Kristoffersen patella show here on the second half

1:26:35 > 1:26:40of his run, and Kranjec will need the run of his life to equal the

1:26:40 > 1:26:45current leader Henrik Kristoffersen. Down towards the big transition from

1:26:45 > 1:26:49flat to steep, and he has lost time. This is where Henrik Kristoffersen

1:26:49 > 1:26:56moved it up through the gears, but I'm not sure Kranjec can do that. I

1:26:56 > 1:27:00don't think he can replicate the sort of speed Kristoffersen

1:27:00 > 1:27:08produced. I think he will be further removed here, .27 down. Top three

1:27:08 > 1:27:14places separated by a second and a half, so there is room for Kranjec

1:27:14 > 1:27:18potentially to ski into silver medal position. That's the best he can

1:27:18 > 1:27:24hope for and that's what he's got, .4 six. The Slovenians celebrate

1:27:24 > 1:27:27provisional silver. I am not sure he is going to be going home with a

1:27:27 > 1:27:35medal. Kristoffersen might. Still in gold medal position. I wonder if

1:27:35 > 1:27:44that run from Henrik Kristoffersen might just keep him in the medals.

1:27:44 > 1:27:50Saddle up. Penultimate skier on the Hill, Alexis Pinturault from France.

1:27:50 > 1:27:58Bronze medallist four years ago in Sochi, the man from Courchevel. 123,

1:27:58 > 1:28:04bottom left of your screen, Pinturault on his way, a decent lead

1:28:04 > 1:28:09over Kristoffersen, .68, and he has added to that, then flies, oh, it's

1:28:09 > 1:28:13scruffy, taking a risk there. Pinturault almost skied out of the

1:28:13 > 1:28:18cause, managed to make his landing, don't think he lost too much speed.

1:28:18 > 1:28:23I think it was untidy at worst. Now he comes down towards the next

1:28:23 > 1:28:32split, houses lead this time? .66, still very... Handy, that advantage.

1:28:32 > 1:28:38Then Pinturault gets sideways, this is a bit untidy again. A risky

1:28:38 > 1:28:42second run from Alexis Pinturault as he pushes for gold medal position

1:28:42 > 1:28:48here at the Olympic giant slalom. He doesn't have much left. 1807 second.

1:28:48 > 1:28:53This will go right to the wire. Pinturault's final turns are clean

1:28:53 > 1:28:58and fast, now we let them run, Kristoffersen can barely watch,

1:28:58 > 1:29:07Pinturault is going to silver, Kristoffersen stays in top spot.

1:29:07 > 1:29:10Silver at worst now. For Henrik Kristoffersen. Pinturault is

1:29:10 > 1:29:18guaranteed a medal. One skier to come. Kristoffersen leads,

1:29:18 > 1:29:26Pinturault second, Kranjec still in bronze, just martial Hirscher left

1:29:26 > 1:29:31to race. Well, that was not a textbook Whittall from Alexis

1:29:31 > 1:29:36Pinturault, really messy at times, silver in the combined behind

1:29:36 > 1:29:40Hirscher, silver at the moment behind Kristoffersen, but now they

1:29:40 > 1:29:46wait and watch. 1.31 seconds the advantage for Hirscher as he comes

1:29:46 > 1:29:53into the second run. The greater skier of his generation, already the

1:29:53 > 1:29:56Olympic champion in the Alpine combined last week over at Chong

1:29:56 > 1:30:02Sam. Looking for the golden double now and he has set off at quite a

1:30:02 > 1:30:07face, look at that, opens up a lead of 1.5 seconds over Kristoffersen.

1:30:07 > 1:30:12These two have enjoyed some great rivalry in the last four or five

1:30:12 > 1:30:16seasons, but in the last two it is usually Hirscher who comes out on

1:30:16 > 1:30:26top. He is probably the best Austrian ski racer of all time.

1:30:30 > 1:30:33Still in front by a massive 1.49, it doesn't matter about that mistake,

1:30:33 > 1:30:36he can get away with another couple of errors and still go on and claim

1:30:36 > 1:30:40his second gold of the games. Hirscher carving, beautiful term, so

1:30:40 > 1:30:47much movement and athleticism on display. 1.52 seconds, it's just too

1:30:47 > 1:30:52good, he is in a different league. Hirscher cruising towards gold medal

1:30:52 > 1:30:58number two. He is the giant slalom Olympic champion, at the golden

1:30:58 > 1:31:04double for Hirscher in Pyeongchang. That was quite fantastic. There is

1:31:04 > 1:31:10no one to touch him right now. He could still win two more golds at

1:31:10 > 1:31:21these games. So that is two. The possibilities are limitless.

1:31:22 > 1:31:26Here sure, Kristoffersen, Pancho Rowe, the Olympic giant slalom

1:31:26 > 1:31:27medallists.

1:31:30 > 1:31:33Austria top the table in terms of Alpine skiing with lots of events

1:31:33 > 1:31:40still to come, Chemmy, how good is Marcel Hirscher, where did he stand

1:31:40 > 1:31:49with the greats?He is a master Crossman, however, here sure has 55

1:31:49 > 1:31:49cup wins,

1:31:49 > 1:31:52Crossman, however, here sure has 55 cup wins, but he is the most amazing

1:31:52 > 1:31:56skier of our generation. He dominates and he is a nice guy with

1:31:56 > 1:32:01it. He is so humble with his victories.Slalom to come, it could

1:32:01 > 1:32:05be three.He has the team event, which Austria are frothing for.He

1:32:05 > 1:32:11could win four gold medals?The fourth is out of his control a bit

1:32:11 > 1:32:13because he has to have the rest of the team deliver. That was the

1:32:13 > 1:32:21largest winning victory since 1986. Many would put him at the top of the

1:32:21 > 1:32:26list of all time. Shortly, we will go live to the medals Plaza for the

1:32:26 > 1:32:30medal ceremony, Lizzy Yarnold will pick up her second gold medal and,

1:32:30 > 1:32:34alongside her, will be Laura Deas, having won the bronze. Yesterday was

1:32:34 > 1:32:38a reminder, both of what can be created in terms of great

1:32:38 > 1:32:42achievement, but also how close all of these sports men and women are to

1:32:42 > 1:32:47be the edge. For them, triumph and disaster two sides of the same coin.

1:32:50 > 1:32:53This is the biggest days are far of these games for the British team, as

1:32:53 > 1:32:56we hand over to our commentary team.

1:33:02 > 1:33:07Isabel Atkin, what has she got in her run?

1:33:07 > 1:33:12The biggest run of her life starts now.

1:33:12 > 1:33:21Come on, Izzy Atkin, final jump.

1:33:21 > 1:33:28We must try and remain impartial live.Its third-place!

1:33:28 > 1:33:32Ladies and gentlemen, Great Britain's Izzy Atkin takes bronze.

1:33:32 > 1:33:37Let's turn our attention now to short track speed skating...

1:33:37 > 1:33:42A big night of short track racing ahead, not least in this women's

1:33:42 > 1:33:471500 metres. The heats about to start.That was a tremendous return

1:33:47 > 1:33:53to the ice, Elise Christie safely through to the semifinal.

1:33:53 > 1:33:56Today, it's all about the skeleton...

1:33:56 > 1:33:59A warm welcome to the Sliding Centre ahead of round three of the women's

1:33:59 > 1:34:06skeleton. Yarnold is to hundredths off the

1:34:06 > 1:34:13lead, Yarnold and Laura Deas.

1:34:16 > 1:34:21Elise Christie needs to finish in the first two to get into the

1:34:21 > 1:34:24Olympic final. And now the race is on as they take

1:34:24 > 1:34:29the bell. Christie in third place, Choi Minjeong leads the way. It is

1:34:29 > 1:34:34between Zhou Yang and Christie. Around the bend... They both crash!

1:34:34 > 1:34:38Christie has crashed again now in the semifinal. Yet again, she ends

1:34:38 > 1:34:43up in a distraught heap on the floor!

1:34:43 > 1:34:48Now, we come to the potential medallists...Hold it together.

1:34:48 > 1:34:52Laura Deas goes next for Great Britain.

1:34:53 > 1:35:00She is confirmed as for. Lizzy Yarnold next. The Olympic champion,

1:35:00 > 1:35:04can she make history and win it again? She's got a little tap, look

1:35:04 > 1:35:07at the gap. It could be at least silver for

1:35:07 > 1:35:09Lizzy Yarnold, she goes to the front.

1:35:09 > 1:35:16That is a gold-medal winning run. Janine Flock to come, though, needs

1:35:16 > 1:35:21the run of her 28 years to tip out Lizzy Yarnold.

1:35:21 > 1:35:26Time is dropping away. Looks like Lizzy Yarnold is going to

1:35:26 > 1:35:31win gold again. Has Laura Deas got a medal in her? Flock goes forth.

1:35:31 > 1:35:38Lizzy Yarnold wins gold again!Yes! Laura Deas has won bronze as well.

1:35:38 > 1:35:44A great day for Great Britain at the Winter Olympics.

1:35:44 > 1:35:48And now they get to enjoy it. These are live scenes as Lizzy Yarnold and

1:35:48 > 1:35:53Laura Deas come out with Jacqueline Loelling, who took the silver medal,

1:35:53 > 1:35:58this is the medal Plaza in Pyeongchang. Lizzy got so emotional,

1:35:58 > 1:36:02actually, when Laura was talking about her and her achievement. She

1:36:02 > 1:36:05still finds it really hard to understand what she has managed to

1:36:05 > 1:36:09do, and also so grateful to the team that got her

1:36:09 > 1:36:11do, and also so grateful to the team that got her there, to have family,

1:36:11 > 1:36:12her husband James, and

1:36:12 > 1:36:12that got her there, to have family, her husband James, and her friends

1:36:12 > 1:36:17that have kept encouraging her to go for what could have been considered

1:36:17 > 1:36:18the riskiest dream

1:36:18 > 1:36:20for what could have been considered the riskiest dream of all, to try to

1:36:20 > 1:36:26defend your title. The most likely thing is that you are going to

1:36:26 > 1:36:26defend your title. The most likely thing is that you are going to frail

1:36:26 > 1:36:30and a big deep breath from her, to stand here in the middle of this

1:36:30 > 1:36:34Plaza, about to receive a gold medal for the second time, the

1:36:34 > 1:36:40presentation party.

1:36:55 > 1:37:00That is Ivo, he knows about sliding down the track. It looks like he is

1:37:00 > 1:37:04wearing a medal around his own neck. He might be. Maybe it is an IOC

1:37:04 > 1:37:07thing.

1:37:09 > 1:37:17Ivo will present the medals. David represented Monaco in 1992 and 1994

1:37:17 > 1:37:26in the four man bobsleigh.

1:37:30 > 1:37:35There will be an awful lot of perdition fans in this medals Plaza.

1:37:35 > 1:37:38All of those that have travelled over to Pyeongchang to support Lizzy

1:37:38 > 1:37:43and Laura, and this, for the athletes, is a chance to reflect on

1:37:43 > 1:37:51all the hard work, but mainly, their chance to celebrate. And remember,

1:37:51 > 1:37:56Laura Deas, by two hundredths of a second gets a chance at her first

1:37:56 > 1:38:07Olympics to step up on the podium as a bronze medallist.

1:38:10 > 1:38:16I'm not sure it is going to sink in for days, weeks, even months, the

1:38:16 > 1:38:22gravity of what they have achieved. 29-year-old Laura Deas, who started

1:38:22 > 1:38:29out hoping to be a three day event, she was a really good rider, hockey

1:38:29 > 1:38:33player, netball, triathlon is a multi-discipline sport involving

1:38:33 > 1:38:38riding, running and shooting in it as well, represented North Wales at

1:38:38 > 1:38:43that. But there she is as a Winter Olympic medallist, having taken the

1:38:43 > 1:38:47bronze. Now, full credit to Jacqueline

1:38:47 > 1:38:51Loelling, she is the number-1 skeleton slider in the world. She's

1:38:51 > 1:38:57been really consistent through the Cup events all year, and she made

1:38:57 > 1:39:02sure she took the silver medal, and set the pace early on. Slid down the

1:39:02 > 1:39:06leaderboard and back up it again. Jacqueline Loelling for Germany

1:39:06 > 1:39:16takes the silver.

1:39:19 > 1:39:25And now, the moment of history, for the first time in the Winter

1:39:25 > 1:39:30Olympics, going back to 1924, for the very first time, Great Britain

1:39:30 > 1:39:35has an athlete that can call herself a double Winter Olympic champion,

1:39:35 > 1:39:38and her name is Lizzy Yarnold.

1:39:47 > 1:39:52CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

1:39:57 > 1:40:02The smile is huge, but there in mind how much she was struggling or

1:40:02 > 1:40:05through the last year and a half, two years after the first run when

1:40:05 > 1:40:09she was short of breath, felt dizzy and thought about pulling out, she

1:40:09 > 1:40:15carried on. In her final and fourth run produced a track record, and

1:40:15 > 1:40:21that is the reason she has the gold medal around her neck. This is a

1:40:21 > 1:40:26triumph of performance under pressure, but also of commitment,

1:40:26 > 1:40:28and passion for her sport.

1:40:31 > 1:40:34And for the first time at these Winter Olympics, we can enjoy the

1:40:34 > 1:40:37national anthem.

1:41:31 > 1:41:38ANNOUNCER:Ladies and summon, the Olympic medallists. -- and

1:41:38 > 1:41:43gentlemen.

1:41:43 > 1:41:47And not only is that a moment I think we should treasure, Lizzy

1:41:47 > 1:41:52defending her title, also seeing two union flags there on the flag post,

1:41:52 > 1:41:55two athletes in Great Britain jackets on the same podium in the

1:41:55 > 1:42:07same event, that is a first. Oh, there are's Lizzy's mum, and husband

1:42:07 > 1:42:12and dad. It is lovely, Chemmy, for them to enjoy it together, Lizzy and

1:42:12 > 1:42:18Laura.Don't come to me, I am too emotional. It gets me, that

1:42:18 > 1:42:21friendship, that camaraderie, sharing that journey together, and

1:42:21 > 1:42:27sharing the victory for them both, both elevating themselves,

1:42:27 > 1:42:33incredible.2952 athletes at these Winter Olympics, and 306 medals,

1:42:33 > 1:42:37which means that nine out of ten of the Winter Olympians go home without

1:42:37 > 1:42:43a medal. I'm just trying to put it into context how huge achievement it

1:42:43 > 1:42:53really is. Having two of them there with a gold and a bronze medal. And

1:42:53 > 1:42:57indeed, Alex, on a global scale, what an extraordinary achievement

1:42:57 > 1:43:00this is for British skeleton athletes.We have been focusing on

1:43:00 > 1:43:06how great this is for Britain, but let's not forget, only five athletes

1:43:06 > 1:43:10have two Olympic medals in the skeleton event, and four of them are

1:43:10 > 1:43:17men. Lizzy is the only athlete, male or female, to be a double gold

1:43:17 > 1:43:23medallist. This is epic proportions we are talking here. She is up there

1:43:23 > 1:43:28with the very best skeleton athletes ever.I never quite understand why

1:43:28 > 1:43:33they bite the medals.It is a bit weird. To check they are real.Did

1:43:33 > 1:43:40it start when the medals had holes in the middle, and

1:43:43 > 1:43:48in the middle, and they... Do they win a 3-D pop up of the Gangneung

1:43:48 > 1:43:53Mountains?The shape of the mountain?I guess that's what you

1:43:53 > 1:43:56put by your bedside table, and the medal goes somewhere special,

1:43:56 > 1:44:02somewhere safe!She says thank you one more time to all her supporters.

1:44:02 > 1:44:06Every time she gets emotional, it is because of thinking how much work

1:44:06 > 1:44:10everybody else has put into this success to ensure that Lizzy Yarnold

1:44:10 > 1:44:17joins the very short list, and the only one on it to appear twice,

1:44:17 > 1:44:19Winter Olympics gold medallists from Great Britain.

1:44:29 > 1:44:34Jeanette ALP way at the Winter Olympic Games...

1:44:34 > 1:44:38The Britons could be on their way to a gold medal...

1:44:38 > 1:44:49John Curry did not put a foot wrong. Cousins, the gold medallist of 1980.

1:44:49 > 1:44:53The people are standing and applauding.

1:44:53 > 1:45:01It's Olympic gold for Great Britain Axar Amy Williams is the queen of

1:45:01 > 1:45:05speed Lizzy Yarnold is the Olympic champion!

1:45:05 > 1:45:11Oh, my goodness! Lizzy Yarnold, the first British

1:45:11 > 1:45:17athlete to successfully defend her Olympic title.

1:45:17 > 1:45:21Lizzy Yarnold, that is sensational, I am still very emotional about it,

1:45:21 > 1:45:25because I think she has worked incredibly hard. There is no glamour

1:45:25 > 1:45:29in it, Alex, not a sport you go into because you want to wear nice

1:45:29 > 1:45:35clothes and go to loads of parties. That is why we are so strong. These

1:45:35 > 1:45:38are fears, independent, determined people that will get on a sled and

1:45:38 > 1:45:43throw themselves down an icy track at speeds of up to 80 mph. The fact

1:45:43 > 1:45:47that in Britain we don't even have a track, you know, it is a credit to

1:45:47 > 1:45:52the way the programme's developed. The way the athletes control

1:45:52 > 1:45:55themselves and how determined they are, the support they get from

1:45:55 > 1:46:00everyone around them that you don't normally see, we only get to see the

1:46:00 > 1:46:04Olympics once every four years, you don't see the World Cups, you don't

1:46:04 > 1:46:08see the heartache and crashes, and the effort behind it. It is so great

1:46:08 > 1:46:11we can sit ourselves on this international platform and say, look

1:46:11 > 1:46:16at us and what we can do.

1:46:16 > 1:46:21We also can't forget Lizzy had to have time at the sport, she had

1:46:21 > 1:46:25problems with a concussion and has fought her way back up, hasn't had

1:46:25 > 1:46:29the greatest season but we heard earlier she never stopped believing.

1:46:29 > 1:46:33It is a huge credit to see the way she has gone. She hasn't performed

1:46:33 > 1:46:38out that top level for the last four years and has come to this Olympic

1:46:38 > 1:46:42Games and nailed it.Interestingly that is the first race she has won

1:46:42 > 1:46:50since the 2015 World Championships. That's how long it's

1:46:50 > 1:46:52That's how long it's been since she was top of the podium, so to bring

1:46:52 > 1:46:55it out at the Olympics and 30 track record on the final run, my word,

1:46:55 > 1:47:01that says so much about her ability to perform on the big stage.She

1:47:01 > 1:47:04didn't have the experience and confidence coming in but never

1:47:04 > 1:47:08wavered in self belief. She is obviously a fan of baby Jean King,

1:47:08 > 1:47:14she said, pressure is a privilege, and it only comes to those who comes

1:47:14 > 1:47:19to it -- Billie Jean King.A great way of embracing nerves and saying I

1:47:19 > 1:47:23wouldn't feel nervous if that didn't matter so green which is my nerves

1:47:23 > 1:47:27are great. So many people think having Fearon challenging themselves

1:47:27 > 1:47:32is bad, but it's not, it shows you care.No more nerve-racking sport

1:47:32 > 1:47:41really than curling. Seriously! It may be the one sport you could go

1:47:41 > 1:47:47into the Winter Olympics and be sure not to risk breaking a bone, but in

1:47:47 > 1:47:50terms of concentration, mental strength, delivering under pressure,

1:47:50 > 1:47:54I think nerves when sports are slower are heightened because you

1:47:54 > 1:47:59have so much thinking time. These were the standings for Great

1:47:59 > 1:48:00Britain's women this morning before

1:48:00 > 1:48:01were the standings for Great Britain's women this morning before

1:48:01 > 1:48:08they played Sweden, the only unbeaten side so far.

1:48:10 > 1:48:13unbeaten side so far. It all came down to the extra end, so they

1:48:13 > 1:48:19brought the scores level, went to an extra 11 end. Here are the final two

1:48:19 > 1:48:30ends. COMMENTATOR: Eve Muirhead has done a fantastic job. 6-6, she

1:48:30 > 1:48:42doesn't look happy with this.It has the red light on it.

1:48:42 > 1:48:48the red light on it.Oh, hold on.

1:48:54 > 1:49:06What has happened there?The red light has come on. It will be

1:49:06 > 1:49:11interesting to see...Does she get to replay?I actually don't know.

1:49:11 > 1:49:15The girls want this tested. She doesn't feel like she has violated

1:49:15 > 1:49:23this. It would be good to see a replay here.On the front of the

1:49:23 > 1:49:27stone you can see a light, that normally says Green. She let go away

1:49:27 > 1:49:35before the hardline. That's what the look on her face was, way before the

1:49:35 > 1:49:43hog line.It looks like they are before the hotline but...

1:49:43 > 1:49:46before the hotline but...The first angled...The stone has to be across

1:49:46 > 1:49:54the silver band stop light the first angled, she let go. They will have

1:49:54 > 1:50:04the stone tested.Eve has come back down to this end. They are bringing

1:50:04 > 1:50:16it back.He will run across... No, he isn't. He is going to run it

1:50:16 > 1:50:29across the strip here to see if it is working.It is there, but...

1:50:29 > 1:50:36Well, that is it. That is terrible. If you ask me... I'm sorry, curling,

1:50:36 > 1:50:41but you really need to have a look at that. I think Eve couldn't

1:50:41 > 1:50:47understand why the red light had come on. Unless she let go and

1:50:47 > 1:50:53touched it again, they are saying a double touch.Previously in curling

1:50:53 > 1:50:58you weren't allowed to let the stone go and retouch it and turn it, and

1:50:58 > 1:51:02that was called double touch and you had to take the stone off, but that

1:51:02 > 1:51:05was down to gentlemanly behaviour and looking to see what was

1:51:05 > 1:51:11happening, but in the hardline, I can double touch it because

1:51:11 > 1:51:15everything is about that strip and making sure you have your hand off

1:51:15 > 1:51:24the stone as it goes. This is a strange one for us and a

1:51:24 > 1:51:28strange one for us and a disaster for them. Maybe we'll have to look

1:51:28 > 1:51:32at it...The view from the back is not the one that should be replayed.

1:51:32 > 1:51:37Firstly why is there a camera on the hotline as well? This is the win for

1:51:37 > 1:51:42Sweden, anyway.

1:51:42 > 1:51:46Sweden, anyway.That...That leaves a bad taste in the mouth, because of

1:51:46 > 1:51:51the rules, I guess, but the judgment of that... So much in curling is

1:51:51 > 1:51:54left up to the judgment of the players between themselves to decide

1:51:54 > 1:51:59if any violation has taken place. That is the one piece of technology

1:51:59 > 1:52:04in the game, though why they couldn't have another look to tell

1:52:04 > 1:52:10what had happened there... All that happened was the umpire, or I am not

1:52:10 > 1:52:15sure of the technician came down, tested it, decided the stone was

1:52:15 > 1:52:20fine, and because of that Great Britain lose the match.Before we

1:52:20 > 1:52:24took about the match, explain what you think happened at the end with

1:52:24 > 1:52:28that last stone.Of course, the red lights came on so that counted as

1:52:28 > 1:52:29that last stone.Of course, the red lights came on so that counted as a

1:52:29 > 1:52:37hog rock which has to be taken off. When you see the replay is, it was

1:52:37 > 1:52:43let go before. It's hard to take but it comes down to inches and

1:52:43 > 1:52:46millimetres. The first stone I think I have ever honked in my life and

1:52:46 > 1:52:49when it comes down to a time like that it is horrible, but it makes it

1:52:49 > 1:52:53worse when you see it and it doesn't look like that. The stone is fine so

1:52:53 > 1:52:58there is nothing we can do about it. How do you think the red light came

1:52:58 > 1:53:05on? Even in the replay looked like you had let go before it reached the

1:53:05 > 1:53:10hog line.I don't know. If I knew I would be telling them. It is the

1:53:10 > 1:53:14story of our week so far, we have been close in so many ways, the

1:53:14 > 1:53:18wrong side of the inch, and when something like that happens it makes

1:53:18 > 1:53:26it very tough to take. It is gutting to finish that way.You seem to be

1:53:26 > 1:53:31coming up against teams playing unbelievably well, Korea yesterday

1:53:31 > 1:53:35and Sweden today, particularly McManus, she has shot 99% this

1:53:35 > 1:53:41afternoon, they were very good.They were and are always a solid team to

1:53:41 > 1:53:45beat. It's the Olympic Games so every game will be hard. I

1:53:45 > 1:53:54definitely struggled out there, but we are a tight group so we'll go

1:53:54 > 1:53:59back, debrief and regroup for the next game. There is no doubt will

1:53:59 > 1:54:03come out firing. We have games to go and if we win the more we are in the

1:54:03 > 1:54:07play-off.Are you looking ahead? The cliche is take each game as it comes

1:54:07 > 1:54:12but the last matches against Canada. We know every game will be tough but

1:54:12 > 1:54:18this is the tough in the women's field in an Olympics for some time.

1:54:18 > 1:54:21Every team is high calibre. Every game we have to take it one it one

1:54:21 > 1:54:29it's time. -- one at a time. Canada are on the front foot now and they

1:54:29 > 1:54:33are after a few wins and running pretty strong. We have to take every

1:54:33 > 1:54:37game as it comes, take the positives from the last few games and try not

1:54:37 > 1:54:41to dwell on the losses.Were you happy with the way you played? You

1:54:41 > 1:54:45got back involved in that match, is that although Sweden played well,

1:54:45 > 1:54:50you are playing well yourselves. Yes, I think for all of us there

1:54:50 > 1:54:56were a few half shots and their shots that were not firing on all

1:54:56 > 1:54:59cylinders, still had a couple of years to go, and that is the

1:54:59 > 1:55:05frustrating thing. Fantastic shot play sometimes than some half

1:55:05 > 1:55:08misses, and when you come against teams like that you cannot afford

1:55:08 > 1:55:13those because they will capitalise straightaway. We have a couple of

1:55:13 > 1:55:17gears to go and time to show that because we are firmly in play-off

1:55:17 > 1:55:21contention if we win the next few games.Things may not be going right

1:55:21 > 1:55:25for the man they may feel they are getting the hard luck but it is how

1:55:25 > 1:55:31you respond that matters. Jackie is that the Curling Centre. It has gone

1:55:31 > 1:55:34dark because the light show was about to happen, which I am excited

1:55:34 > 1:55:38about. Give us your take on what happened this morning against

1:55:38 > 1:55:46Sweden.We are still very shocked about what happened. The question

1:55:46 > 1:55:54is, was it human error and hog line violation naive or technology error?

1:55:54 > 1:55:59Personally I think something went wrong with the eye in the hog stone,

1:55:59 > 1:56:04which is the technology in the stone, that you have to be clearly

1:56:04 > 1:56:09releasing the stone before the hog line, so disappointing. I guess it

1:56:09 > 1:56:15was written about when it happened. Even's last stone. She was in a

1:56:15 > 1:56:25position to make it very difficult. It was so disappointing.Looking at

1:56:25 > 1:56:28the replay, the only thing that might have happened as her

1:56:28 > 1:56:31forefinger caught the end of the handle after she released the stone.

1:56:31 > 1:56:37Is that a violation if you double touched it?You can double touch on

1:56:37 > 1:56:43the eye of the hog stone, but you can't just release it before the hog

1:56:43 > 1:56:47line so you will get a green light, but you simply

1:56:47 > 1:56:48line so you will get a green light, but you simply touch it ever so

1:56:48 > 1:56:55slightly as it crosses the hotline, will get a red light. If we had

1:56:55 > 1:57:00better technology to see that, unfortunately, we don't use visual

1:57:00 > 1:57:05replays to check on that and it is down to using the technology we have

1:57:05 > 1:57:10all using the sportsmanship we have in the game of curling. I think

1:57:10 > 1:57:13probably the Federation may have to look at

1:57:13 > 1:57:14probably the Federation may have to look at the new technology. They are

1:57:14 > 1:57:19highly in the hog has been in production here for about ten years,

1:57:19 > 1:57:22and as we know, technology is constantly moving forward, so

1:57:22 > 1:57:27hopefully they will look at that, but nothing we can do, we can't go

1:57:27 > 1:57:30back and replay this, it has happened and we have to move on.To

1:57:30 > 1:57:35give us an idea of how rare this is, how often would the red light, with

1:57:35 > 1:57:39full-time professional curlers and how often in the past would Eve

1:57:39 > 1:57:44Muirhead have had a hog line violation?You heard her in the

1:57:44 > 1:57:48interview saying that is the first time she has had one. I have seen it

1:57:48 > 1:57:52happen many times and players often think they are not close, but I

1:57:52 > 1:57:57didn't think Eve was close there. But we do know technology can have

1:57:57 > 1:58:02errors, and I have seen errors happen. Sometimes... If you are

1:58:02 > 1:58:05clearly releasing just after the end of the circles then you know you are

1:58:05 > 1:58:10miles away from it. She was close but I don't think she was that

1:58:10 > 1:58:15close.If they can recover it is not over, they could get through to the

1:58:15 > 1:58:20knockout stages but they need to win two of their last three games and it

1:58:20 > 1:58:23is tomorrow Switzerland, then Japan and Canada, who started badly but

1:58:23 > 1:58:30are picking up. What is your prediction as to what might happen?

1:58:30 > 1:58:36I was really pleased to hear Eve say in her interview, they've got little

1:58:36 > 1:58:42moments of magic. They have to just string those moments of magic group

1:58:42 > 1:58:46of -- through the whole game. They are up and down at the moment so if

1:58:46 > 1:58:50they can get over this, regroup and come back out, I want to see these

1:58:50 > 1:58:54moments of magic, because we know they can perform to the best

1:58:54 > 1:58:57standard out there.What about the men? They have Italy coming up

1:58:57 > 1:59:03shortly at 11am, they will be on the eyes, and they need to start winning

1:59:03 > 1:59:13consecutive matches.The guys played a fantastic game the other night

1:59:13 > 1:59:16against Korea, but Korea were shooting their lights out and

1:59:16 > 1:59:22performing every shot in the book. I think the guys will relax now. I

1:59:22 > 1:59:27think they can win the game against Italy but you never know, every game

1:59:27 > 1:59:32will come down to the last stone in the last end. I have high hopes for

1:59:32 > 1:59:36the guys winning this game and getting the momentum to go further

1:59:36 > 1:59:40in the competition.And Eve is not the only Muirhead, two Brothers,

1:59:40 > 1:59:47Thomas playing key role in the team. Could it fire them up that they feel

1:59:47 > 1:59:53their women have had a slight injustice?Let's hope they are fired

1:59:53 > 1:59:59up because Eve has had an injustice. They are here to support one

1:59:59 > 2:00:03another, which is fantastic, but they are also here with their own

2:00:03 > 2:00:07game head-on and need to concentrate in their game. I am sure they will

2:00:07 > 2:00:11have given their sister a pat on the back and told her to get on with the

2:00:11 > 2:00:14next game and they will be concentrating on their own game.We

2:00:14 > 2:00:19will join you later for that, thank you. We'll hear from Jackie in

2:00:19 > 2:00:21commentary with Steve Cram later on.

2:00:21 > 2:00:22you. We'll hear from Jackie in commentary with Steve Cram later on.

2:00:22 > 2:00:27Here is what we have coming up. Shortly to the Sliding Centre for

2:00:27 > 2:00:31the first of today's two runs for the men's two-man bob, two more runs

2:00:31 > 2:00:37tomorrow. Then we will be going to Italy against Great Britain in the

2:00:37 > 2:00:41curling from midday on BBC Two, but if you want to follow that live it

2:00:41 > 2:00:49is all there on the Red Button.

2:00:49 > 2:00:59bobsleigh is a sport in which Great Britain, in 1984, won a gold medal.

2:00:59 > 2:01:10It looks like a good start... Was athlete once.

2:01:10 > 2:01:15In those days, particularly, I had supreme self-confidence.

2:01:15 > 2:01:2080 mph now, a very good line around the bend...

2:01:20 > 2:01:23Nothing was going to happen to Dixon, he was all right. Hard as

2:01:23 > 2:01:27concrete. Not wasting an edge...I loved the

2:01:27 > 2:01:34speed, yes. Yes, the adrenaline. They could be on the way to a gold

2:01:34 > 2:01:39medal... That was 54 years ago, blimey. And

2:01:39 > 2:01:44by that old?! The partnership of Tony Nash and

2:01:44 > 2:01:50Robin Dixon was built on speed. They were to become Britain's only gold

2:01:50 > 2:01:53medallists in bobsleigh, but the path to the top of the podium wasn't

2:01:53 > 2:01:55smooth.

2:01:57 > 2:02:00I wasn't scared at all, it wasn't fast enough, either, to be that

2:02:00 > 2:02:07scared. I used to trick the sled. I would go up with a sled to the

2:02:07 > 2:02:11start. I had the thing turned over and was looking at it, and I knew

2:02:11 > 2:02:17that one of the actual bolts had broken. That landed us in a puddle

2:02:17 > 2:02:23of trouble. The problem was, a number of people,

2:02:23 > 2:02:27we couldn't get to where we had another bolt. But in the course of

2:02:27 > 2:02:35talking about it, the Italian said, "Look, send somebody to the bottom.

2:02:35 > 2:02:39And after I have done Byron, I will take the bolt out and you can take

2:02:39 > 2:02:42it to the start." The people that could help us out,

2:02:42 > 2:02:46and they knew it, were the people that we were most likely to beat,

2:02:46 > 2:02:51and they knew it.They had already found the bolt, but it was the

2:02:51 > 2:02:57gesture, comradeship and sportsmanship, of taking his bolt

2:02:57 > 2:03:03out, and prepared to lend it to a serious competitor.I'm ashamed to

2:03:03 > 2:03:07say that I would have done something different. That is the

2:03:07 > 2:03:10competitiveness. Despite the drama, Nash and Dixon

2:03:10 > 2:03:14ended day one in the lead, and overnight the weather changed. The

2:03:14 > 2:03:17pair found themselves slipping down the rankings.

2:03:17 > 2:03:23The last run we did was the slowest one of the four we did. When we got

2:03:23 > 2:03:28to the bottom, we thought, oh, we will just about be in third place.

2:03:28 > 2:03:36After the race was over, Tony and I were having a coffee, chatting in

2:03:36 > 2:03:39the restaurant place at the bottom of the run. A number of our

2:03:39 > 2:03:45colleagues and friends said, what are you two doing here? You have won

2:03:45 > 2:03:48this race. Get out and join the crowd.

2:03:48 > 2:03:53They could tell at the halfway Mark whether we were in first or first,

2:03:53 > 2:03:58second or third by the Times the other two did behind us. And when

2:03:58 > 2:04:03they came down slower, we knew we had got a silver. All of a sudden,

2:04:03 > 2:04:07Monty, 11 times world champion, came down, and at the halfway stage

2:04:07 > 2:04:12couldn't beat us. We knew from then on, and the party started.

2:04:12 > 2:04:16What was it like to look up at the union Jack was that the fulfilment

2:04:16 > 2:04:20of an enormous ambition, and I think, without any doubt, the

2:04:20 > 2:04:23proudest and most emotional moment of life.

2:04:25 > 2:04:32It's quite a moment. You worked over the years to get there. You just

2:04:32 > 2:04:39can't take that away.We will get one some time again, perhaps. It

2:04:39 > 2:04:43took about 50 years to get the first one, so I don't know how long it

2:04:43 > 2:04:49will take to get the second one. CLARE BALDING: Brilliant stuff from

2:04:49 > 2:04:53antinational Robin Dixon. They won the team of the year award at sports

2:04:53 > 2:04:56personality of the year that year. We

2:04:56 > 2:05:05find out how likely it is that we will challenge. Joel Fearon is a

2:05:05 > 2:05:14fast 100 metre runner. One of five edition athletes. This action is

2:05:14 > 2:05:19live, this is the warm area. John Jackson, I wanted to ask you in the

2:05:19 > 2:05:22interview, when will you know about whether you have your bronze medal

2:05:22 > 2:05:29from Sochi and if it is confirmed, when will you get it?

2:05:29 > 2:05:34COMMENTATOR:I spoke to the POA today, they are out here as part of

2:05:34 > 2:05:39Team GB. Things are still ongoing, but they are really behind us and

2:05:39 > 2:05:42they are pushing the IOC constantly to find out, but we are in a waiting

2:05:42 > 2:05:51game at the moment. Good luck with that, John. John, you

2:05:51 > 2:05:54finished fifth in the games in Sochi, and there were two Russians

2:05:54 > 2:06:00ahead of you that were subsequently embroiled in all of the drugs saga

2:06:00 > 2:06:05we have heard so much about.There was. We have had a big build-up into

2:06:05 > 2:06:12that. To be waiting this long, we still don't know, nothing has been

2:06:12 > 2:06:15confirmed by anybody.Hopefully that will sort itself out sooner rather

2:06:15 > 2:06:25than later. We are on our way now, the men's two man bobsleigh. The

2:06:25 > 2:06:29Brazilians, Edson Bindilatti together with Edson Martins, his

2:06:29 > 2:06:39brakes man in behind. Looking for good piloting here. Bindilatti is

2:06:39 > 2:06:4338, former decathlete, his fourth Olympic Games. His first time in the

2:06:43 > 2:06:50two man competition.Oh... that was nearly a crash. The back of the

2:06:50 > 2:06:57bobsleigh almost tipped into the corner. It will give some of these

2:06:57 > 2:07:00bobs a difficult transition.That was interesting, that was a 50.14

2:07:00 > 2:07:07time. Reasonably quick. We aspect a lot of the guys to go well under 50

2:07:07 > 2:07:12seconds, though. That seemed to happen around curve 13, John, didn't

2:07:12 > 2:07:17it. It caught the young Russian out early in the week.It did. These

2:07:17 > 2:07:23celebs are so much wider than anything else. The skeleton and

2:07:23 > 2:07:27Luges, they are difficult to get through Darrow transitions between

2:07:27 > 2:07:34two, down the straight. You can see, as he came down, you can see how

2:07:34 > 2:07:40high he is. The back is leaning into the corner, he was lucky not to

2:07:40 > 2:07:45crash there.A technical track that is guaranteed to provide plenty of

2:07:45 > 2:07:51drama. British outs now go for Brad Hall,

2:07:51 > 2:07:54ranked number 19 in the world, together with Joel Fearon, your old

2:07:54 > 2:08:04made from Sochi and beyond that as well.He is. One thing, we would

2:08:04 > 2:08:08like to wish Joel Fearon and Brad the best in this race.Hope they get

2:08:08 > 2:08:16a really good start. The emphasis for Brad this Olympic Games would

2:08:16 > 2:08:20probably be in the four man event. It would be lovely to get off to a

2:08:20 > 2:08:25good site here.A really good start, Joel had a really good transition

2:08:25 > 2:08:28in, good transition through there. Joel put a lot of velocity into the

2:08:28 > 2:08:34back of the sled. This is good from Brad so far, a lot cleaner, he's got

2:08:34 > 2:08:38such a good feel for the front of the sled, using the corner to push

2:08:38 > 2:08:42away. He comes to the technical part, he has been really good in

2:08:42 > 2:08:46training so far here. Look at that, perfect down the middle. This is a

2:08:46 > 2:08:52good run from Brad, a bump again, but that won't affect the time to

2:08:52 > 2:08:58much. Into the speed trap, this is a good run from Brad Hall.Lovely

2:08:58 > 2:09:02start, clean through 15 as well. Great Britain are off and running

2:09:02 > 2:09:09with a very decent time, 49.3 seven. Brad Hall was in good nick learning

2:09:09 > 2:09:13the track very quickly, indeed, John. That is as good as you would

2:09:13 > 2:09:20have hoped for the first run.It is. Joel is stopping the sled. They have

2:09:20 > 2:09:27gone almost 9 tenths quicker than the track record. They are on my

2:09:27 > 2:09:31runners that are used to have when I was sliding. My equipment is still

2:09:31 > 2:09:36blocking about for the British team. Still delivering. Excellent pictures

2:09:36 > 2:09:41of Brad's first run, then. This was to refit, the steering seemed to be

2:09:41 > 2:09:46spot on through the tricky chicane. It certainly did. You'll notice,

2:09:46 > 2:09:51when you look at the front of the sled, as Joel and Brad finished off,

2:09:51 > 2:09:55there is a little red circle in the middle of the front, like an antenna

2:09:55 > 2:10:01sticking out. That sends real-time feedback to the track, so they can

2:10:01 > 2:10:05plot the speeds. The antenna sticking up below the three.We will

2:10:05 > 2:10:13know what that 49.37 time amounts to because from athletes six down to

2:10:13 > 2:10:2012, they are really Keating ten years -- really key contenders.

2:10:20 > 2:10:27Australia here, Lucas Mata is a former brakes man, now piloting the

2:10:27 > 2:10:34Australian two man bob. The Koreans have been off the scene altogether,

2:10:34 > 2:10:41they go into a draw, top five, and the two that don't come out the last

2:10:41 > 2:10:45two, the Koreans are lost, and that is a gamble, but they wanted to be

2:10:45 > 2:10:49first.They hoped to be in the five that were drawn towards the brunt of

2:10:49 > 2:10:53the pack. When you are in the top few that go off and get the best

2:10:53 > 2:11:00eyes, a tap there. Not a clean run. It backfired on the Koreans, they

2:11:00 > 2:11:04will have slow ice by the end of the run. But they know the track well.

2:11:04 > 2:11:17The Koreans go 30th. Australia so far, Brad Hall in the British sled,

2:11:17 > 2:11:24and Mata, 49.88, quicker obviously than the Brazilian. Brad Hall in

2:11:24 > 2:11:29good shape early on here.He's certainly is. I can't underestimate

2:11:29 > 2:11:33how much of a good pilot he is going to be. He has great feel in the

2:11:33 > 2:11:40front of the sled. If he takes this form into four man, with a start,

2:11:40 > 2:11:47they could get a really good result. Six days bobsleigh to come, just to

2:11:47 > 2:11:51point out, two of the two man, then the women go in the two event, then

2:11:51 > 2:11:58a two day gap, and the games finish with the four man Bob.You can see

2:11:58 > 2:12:05how much air time they got, 390 kilos shot up off the floor.

2:12:05 > 2:12:09Tremendous challenge for all concerned. The Croatians half look

2:12:09 > 2:12:14as though they do really fancy it. No missing their sled, though, John,

2:12:14 > 2:12:18very colourful. These sled is all designed effectively the same, but

2:12:18 > 2:12:21with subtle differences, is that fair comment?They are subtle

2:12:21 > 2:12:28differences, yeah, the frames, inside, this is an older looking

2:12:28 > 2:12:35sled. I think it could be an Austrian sled or something like

2:12:35 > 2:12:40that. All the different makes of sled, like your motorcar racing

2:12:40 > 2:12:43where you have different manufacturers, and there are slight

2:12:43 > 2:12:46differences in what they make.No great expectations for the Croatians

2:12:46 > 2:12:52here, we have Drazen Silic as pilots, together with Benedikt

2:12:52 > 2:12:57Nikpalj.

2:12:57 > 2:13:00Nikpalj. Silic is experienced if nothing else, racing in five

2:13:00 > 2:13:03championship, 30 Second Place was his best placing there. First

2:13:03 > 2:13:07Olympics for both, and they have been together for two years.First

2:13:07 > 2:13:11thing I have seen here, that was a shock one. If you look at the front

2:13:11 > 2:13:17of the sled, the two metal bits sticking out. The coach got to put

2:13:17 > 2:13:22them in.Carrying it off with them. If he crashes, that will dig into

2:13:22 > 2:13:28the eyes, and I hope he doesn't, that is a big mistake from the

2:13:28 > 2:13:35coach. They are not quite on the ball as well, overtaken with the

2:13:35 > 2:13:39Olympic experience. That is a big mistake. Lots of little mistakes as

2:13:39 > 2:13:44they come down the track. That is why he is not up there with Brad

2:13:44 > 2:13:48Hall, who is leading at the moment. From nine to 12, rough for the

2:13:48 > 2:13:52Croatians and they are well adrift. Encouraging applause from the

2:13:52 > 2:13:55coaching staff, but that wasn't particularly good. You can see why

2:13:55 > 2:13:59they have struggled to make an impact on the world scene up until

2:13:59 > 2:14:02this point.If you look at the pilot's visor, a helmet, it is

2:14:02 > 2:14:08missing around the edges. They wear a small insert to act like double

2:14:08 > 2:14:12glazing, so as you come down, the visor does not steam up because

2:14:12 > 2:14:17there is nothing was as a pilot of trying to find a little space where

2:14:17 > 2:14:23you are trying to get your eyeball to reach the top side of the visor.

2:14:23 > 2:14:30It is uncomfortable to drive when you cannot see. Doing close to 80

2:14:30 > 2:14:34mph.A fairly unhappy it's Pires for the Croatians, who are all smiles,

2:14:34 > 2:14:39nevertheless. Now the Limerick athletes from Russia, Maxim

2:14:39 > 2:14:49Andrianov, and you resell a cop in behind.

2:14:49 > 2:14:50behind. -- Jiri

2:14:56 > 2:15:00having to work so hard through his transition through three.A tap on

2:15:00 > 2:15:10the wall, messy at the top. Usually, these sled is the guys are in now,

2:15:10 > 2:15:14they had to drive well. Making mistakes in the crucial part of the

2:15:14 > 2:15:18track here. A slide, getting big airtime into 12. Again, this is good

2:15:18 > 2:15:23for Brad Hall, Brad could see himself doing quite well after this

2:15:23 > 2:15:29first run. Everyone has made a mess of the chicane so far, apart from

2:15:29 > 2:15:34Brad. Out of 15, the got the Russians and tidy.

2:15:37 > 2:15:44This is what we have been saying all along, it is about having four

2:15:44 > 2:15:47consistent runs. Brad can put consistent runs in, because he has

2:15:47 > 2:15:52such a feel for the sled. He has his first run down. He needs to remember

2:15:52 > 2:15:56what he has done and take it into the next run. If he can put four

2:15:56 > 2:16:00consistent runs down, there is no reason why he can't get in the top

2:16:00 > 2:16:03ten Company.You have seen some fairly ragged efforts, Brad Hall an

2:16:03 > 2:16:09exception to that for Great Britain. The Australian, the Brazilian, the

2:16:09 > 2:16:13Russian, the Croatian, all very, very untidy. It's about time we up

2:16:13 > 2:16:18the anti-here. We need to bring you some real quality, the next six or

2:16:18 > 2:16:23seven guys are top-class.

2:16:23 > 2:16:29The next set from the Canadians, Vizard top starters. These could

2:16:29 > 2:16:36have a new start record. They will certainly challenged the Germans.

2:16:36 > 2:16:41This is Justin Kripps, the Canadian pilot with Alexander Kopacz, his

2:16:41 > 2:16:46brakeman, and the overall World Cup winner, never worse than fourth in

2:16:46 > 2:16:51the eight races this winter, winning at Alton when he beat Friedrich,

2:16:51 > 2:16:57still to come with Germany. There are a good team.They are. I thought

2:16:57 > 2:17:02they would start quicker.

2:17:05 > 2:17:06they would start quicker. That run could be good. They have carried

2:17:06 > 2:17:13more velocity at the top.

2:17:13 > 2:17:16more velocity at the top. He has had two fourth places, the rest of the

2:17:16 > 2:17:20time he has been on the podium but he has been quick this week. He

2:17:20 > 2:17:25comes in their late, but this is good because they are not pulling

2:17:25 > 2:17:29that far away, certainly at this point, maybe three tenths up across

2:17:29 > 2:17:36the line.OPL, 15 for Kripps, one of the worlds best you are looking at

2:17:36 > 2:17:38right now don't forget, and Kripps is nearly three tenths quicker than

2:17:38 > 2:17:45Brad Hall. That reflects, I think, a really great first run for Brad as

2:17:45 > 2:17:51well. So Kripps has started his Olympic Games in satisfactory

2:17:51 > 2:17:56manner. He will definitely be in the shake-up for medals.Certainly. He

2:17:56 > 2:18:00used to be a brakeman and completed in 2010 at the Games of the brakeman

2:18:00 > 2:18:04then that he was transferred to the front handle, and that's what a lot

2:18:04 > 2:18:09of nations do. He comes through corner two well. You can see him

2:18:09 > 2:18:13steering, look at the front steering, how the runners at the

2:18:13 > 2:18:17bottom are turning, then controlling it to bring the sled over. You can

2:18:17 > 2:18:22see that in slimmers, how much the steering works from the pilots. Big

2:18:22 > 2:18:28Alex Scott back, one of the top brakeman in the world.From him to

2:18:28 > 2:18:33one of the top experiments of the art of piloting bobsleigh, Francesco

2:18:33 > 2:18:40Friedrich. Photo many the favourite to win gold here, and after a