Day 14, Part 5 Winter Olympics

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Britain's women in semifinal action

against Sweden. Sweden very much

have the upper hand. If you are

watching on BBC One, we are heading

to the one o'clock News, so if you

want to see if Great Britain can

stage a comeback, switch to BBC Two

now. And let's rejoin our

commentators, Jackie Lockhart and

Steve Cram.

Well, this would be a comeback of

all comebacks, 8-3 down with just

two ends to -- three ends to play.

We have just seen an error from Sara

McManus. She just overthrew and over

kissed it slightly, enough to push

it back to the eighth but.

So

time-out called by Great Britain.

Still fighting.

I wonder if they

should come down and sit on the back

yellow. It will be interesting to

see

see what Glenn has to say.

If you

can get that over there, it is open

for three. If you hit it there,

she's going to run it, but two is

good. Just hang around. Hang around.

I had my colours wrong there. Yellow

is Sweden. No, yellow is asked! It

has been a long week.

It's the

stress.

-- yellow is ours.

A long

week? I think it's been a long two

weeks. Trying to induce a mistake

but also knowing that to stay in the

game, get to Macs just to stay in

the game. You would only be three

behind.

behind. We chatted somehow still

something ourselves.

something ourselves.

Keeping our

shooters in the house is good for us

here.

That's a nice shot.

So, we do have

three in their and three stones to

go. We haven't seen that smile too

much, have weak, so at least spirits

are being kept up here. They are 8-3

down, it must be hard to keep at it,

but that's what they are there for.

I'm not sure they'd been in this

situation before, certainly not at

the Olympics, but trying their best.

Sara McManus had a slight mistake

with the previous shot. Oh, dear me.

Yes, Sara McManus it's really back

on form again and that is a shot

that she just loves. She plays it

though, so well. She has such a

solid delivery.

Just when you think

there might be a glimmer of a

chance, snuffed out.

Sticks aloft, McManus with a great

shot.

Anna Sloan, just going to come down

here with an anti clockwise turn of

the stone. It should turn to the

left in towards the centre line and

hopefully just rest on top of the

rest of the house.

Hard, hard, write

to the fence. Nice, great shot.

That's a good stone.

You sort of

feel like we are still having to

make shots just a little bit too

late.

THEY SPEAK SWEDISH.

So, this is a more sensible shot I

think for Sweden to play here.

Remove that yellow, cut it down to

say, well, we are only going to let

you get your two and for the moment,

you get that.

Yes, they are not

letting up at all, are they, here?

So, what is Eve going to do here

then? To bring you up today in the

other match, it's been a slightly

closer affair than it looked early

on. It is still 6-4 to Korea at the

moment though. They have the hammer.

Two or three stones behind this one.

Is that the better shot than this?

I

wonder about the hit and wobble.

I

think this is the shot.

Yes, I like

that.

that.

Were you thinking, come to the

nose of that?

We need to give

ourselves a chance.

Well, Eve is

being aggressive here. She wants a

chance of three.

It's either that

and we can ramp that one.

I think

this one. She can hit this side.

So, you can see which side she's

coming to try to draw in. Did she

say...

Just in the back of four.

Give it a chance to work.

Like my

drawer just played.

I know Eve is

trying to get a free Mac here -- I

know Eve is trying to get a three

here, and she is an offensive

player, but maybe Vicki was right.

She desperately, desperately wants

to get a three hair.

This is already

pulling hard. I'm not sure it's

going to get past the red.

No, we

don't have the weight either.

This

is the problem, really. She is

picking a difficult shot, obviously,

but not getting a shot. The line was

right but a bit light. Sweden, again

their objective here is just to not

make any silly mistakes.

Yes, they

are just going to take this yellow

out. If they can get a little bit on

the outside and pushed the red cross

just to shut back up so that Eve

can't come across it. I think she

has probably done at herself. She

has made it much smaller.

So, the last stone in this end for

Sweden. Sweden five shots ahead.

Sweden. Sweden five shots ahead. The

semifinal, only the winners go

through.

So, Hasselborg, who has only made

one error really and it didn't make

any difference. No sweeping here.

Just moves that read, excuse me, the

yellow, and that you lonely yellow

in there, so Eve Muirhead, how on

earth can she get two out of this?

She is looking perhaps to come

through the nose. That is a tight

app through there.

It's a really

tight gap through there.

tight gap through there.

Vary as a

whole. It's tight. -- there is a

whole.

It's very tight. We just made

it tighter ourselves.

This is it,

because if this doesn't work, this

would be 9-3. If she catches one of

those reds on the way through. There

is the whole. That is the only

opportunity Eve Muirhead have two

score two here.

score two here. It will require some

sweeping as well, I think, perhaps.

So, Eve Muirhead trying to thread

this through the eye of a needle.

Barrier.

Barrier.

It's the smallest of

opportunities left for Eve Muirhead

to keep this alive. Oh, what are

shot by Eve Muirhead! The incredible

shot from Eve Muirhead just to keep

the slimmest of hopes alive for

Great Britain in this semifinal.

They closed the gap to just three.

There are still two ends to go. They

are in there, fighting, just. They

are hanging on by the skin of their

teeth. Eve Muirhead managing to just

weave through that tiniest of gaps

without hitting either read. That

was a brave, brave shot. Is it too

little, too late? Or has she just

given them a lifeline?

That's a nice

shot to play when you know you are

under such pressure. And they two

was what we must get there. I know

she wanted a three, but as long as

we secured that two.

If only some of

these shots could have been made

earlier. So many if only is in

sport. So, it is 8-5. It just puts a

little pressure back on to Sweden.

The game is not over. No, it isn't,

it isn't. And I Hasselborg really

didn't have to be on the high side

of her stay there. She could have

been anywhere and she played it

wide, so there is always room for

error in the game of curling.

So,

here we go them in the ninth. How

many times did you win, two to go,

three down? Be honest.

I don't

remember but having played myself, I

have been in a lot of situations

where you can steal. The trouble is,

you kind of need to be down early in

the game if you want to steal a lot

of shots.

If we can just throw everything

we've got at this Swedish team at

the moment and try to get a steal.

The only problem is if they start

trying to get too clever and lose a

big end. But you are in that

situation where you have got to go

for it.

You have got to go for the

high-risk shots, the high-risk

strategy, go for the big reward.

Japan are fighting for their lives,

by the way, in their match as well.

Just watching their eighth end,

Korea have the hammer in that one,

one stone left to play. Japan are

making life difficult for Korea at

the moment. That one is ending a

little closer.

little closer.

That is a little tick

shot played by Mabergs, the lead for

Sweden. Just the guard taken that

Lauren Gray had picked out there.

So, the guard put back in place.

They might be trying the same shot

again. It keeps the way clear down

the middle, no guards in that case.

As she got it again? Yes, she has

played two lovely tech shots there,

and I would be giving her a five for

that, Steve Cram.

You are not

allowed five out of four, not at my

school anyway. So, Sweden not

allowing us to keep that centre

guard on there. Vicki then deciding

that will just try to pull one in

behind.

behind. Yes, although it was a

couple of nice take shots, they have

given themselves something to work

with on the wings, if you like. This

one is going to come back in the

house behind those two yellows.

Well, you may obviously be aware

that things are going well for

Korea. They did manage to get one in

the eighth and they are leading 7-4,

so they are also three up with two

to play.

So, the losers of this match will be

back tomorrow in the bronze medal

match. The winners wait until Sunday

for the gold medal match. It's

beginning to look as though Korea

will be in the final.

will be in the final. Sweden,

favourites to join them here.

That's

a nice shot. Yes, another nice shot.

They have just counteracted that by

saying, well, I'm going to put

another one in.

We have to persevere though, because

it just takes one mistake. If we can

get some in here and then Anna

Hasselborg has do draw the forfeit

and doesn't make it, there are just

little opportunities to create a

more difficult end for her.

When you are looking to steal one As

and twos, you want stones in the

centre, look for little mistakes and

opportunities, it is always more

difficult. This is going to go by,

just catch the red a little, but it

will sit out there.

Yeah, we are

looking to steal, like you say, a

one or maybe a two, and we only have

two ends to go. This is the ninth

end, so...

end, so...

Anna Hasselborg will be

happy just to take one here. She

doesn't mind, even blank the end.

She's maybe trying to take both of

these.

There's a red Swedish stone

across on the other side as well,

so...

That's true.

She'll want to

score here, increasing that three

lead that she's got is just for her

benefit, yeah.

benefit, yeah.

Not doing anything

wrong at all, are they? They are

not. So we have to admire the play

by Sweden. They've come into the

semifinal, started well, have

continued good play. They've had the

odd mistake here and there. It

really hasn't made much difference.

It's been the British team who is

not managed to just find their best

shots when it mattered most. Eve has

produced a couple of very, very good

shots on occasion but that steel of

three, and we were already behind.

Web aria, I've got huge admiration

for both the Swedish men and women's

team here -- yeah, I've got huge

operation.

They are so clinical and

tight unit. Even before, Anette

Norberg, another prime example, she

casually went about her job and was

very good at it. If you could bottle

what they've got it would be worth a

lot of money, let me tell you.

Every

shot now that Britain don't make,

and there's another one there is

just bringing us closer to the

inevitable. What's beginning to seem

like the inevitable conclusion of

this semifinal. They are not able to

force anything here. No mistakes

being made by Sweden. They've got

three in the house. They are looking

to score a one. Great Britain, very

little to work with here. They keep

trying.

Yeah, and just needs a

freeze on that red stone in the back

of the house.

of the house.

They've had two goes

at this, one that stayed out wide

and inside, one came up short and

hit the yellow on the way through,

so a better chance here.

That's a

nice stone.

It's got a chance, right

on there, not far off, just a few

inches short but they'll try and

come on top of that as well.

That's

a really good

a really good shot, forces Sweden to

come in and to sit on top of it as

well. Yellow Robin I think she won't

mind the fact her route in is so

clear and she'll be happy to take

one here.

This is just going to miss where she

wanted to be, just sits off to the

side, just a little kiss. Great

Britain still lying short their by

her very high standards, from

McManus. Just left that out a

little.

The one thing that curling does as

well is that people do keep

fighting, what sometimes can looked

like a full on case, and it's quite

cruel in some respects as well, that

you can in some of the round robin

matches, we seen people go OK, we're

not going to get back from here and

yes, there's I say only three, two

ends to go, it is possible. Look at

the accuracy therefore Eve Muirhead.

You're not going to win semifinals

shooting 57%. That's the pressure

she's been under. If only it might

happen, keep going, keep trying.

Another decent shot here, that's a

nice shot from Eve, a very good one.

A really good shot there. It's the

swing of the momentum. Eve has had

some good shots played. We've just

got to hang in there. It's a deficit

of that three shots at the moment

and even if we force Sweden to take

that when you four shots down and

they are going to blast everything

in the last end.

That's what I'm on

about, prolonging the inevitable.

The agony, yeah, but you can never

give up the hope of your dreams. You

know you've worked so hard for this

and you are going to give it

everything you've got until the very

last minute.

Anna Hasselborg has played very

well, Sara McManus in similar round

robin matches,

robin matches, she was incredible

with her accuracy. Look at that

today, Hasselborg, 92%, a big

difference between herself and Eve.

And the Hasselborg really needs to

come in here and get on top of it if

she wants to...

Another good shot.

No let up, it's relentless from

Sweden, absolutely relentless, and

that's a smile we've seen too much

from a British perspective, but well

done to her and her team. They've

played superbly well.

Is been

occasions when I've seen Eve put the

pressure on and off Hasselborg and

she cracks come up but she's just

not going to do it today, because if

she hadn't made that shot that

slightly rolled off and he's got

another opportunity to set one in

there and she's forcing Anna to draw

against three, I've seen and

sometimes blow it and you could

easily pick it up, but that's a

lovely shot she's played.

lovely shot she's played. -- I've

seen and are sometimes blow it.

So once again, this is a huge, huge

shot for Eve Muirhead. She's trying

to come in behind stones that are

almost in a row, really, really

difficult.

Well, this may

difficult.

Well, this may well be

Eve's last chance. Well, I think it

will be her last chance. She has to

try to force the issue here and hope

for a big mistake from Hasselborg.

They keep trying. They have to keep

trying. Eve's dreams of an Olympic

gold medal seem rather distant at

the moment. So this stone needs to

be absolutely perfect, somehow come

round that top red. Somehow get in

there, tucked in. It's going to come

on the top, I'm afraid.

Yeah, this

is going to be a simple draw for a

two here and...

She just has to get

a draw, she's already lying one and

then it would be 10-5, and I don't

think even Eve will want to play the

last end.

It's too much for even

contemplate we can come back from

that, yeah. I wonder if Eve should

have drawn to the other side and sat

in front of the red at the back and

said, OK, I'm sitting here, I'm

going to make it difficult for you

to get your two, if you go for it

and you jam me and go to get a

chance. I'm not sure if it was

possible. I'm clutching at straws as

well here.

So Anna Hasselborg now

ready to cement the victory for

Sweden. They've been ahead all the

way through this match. And they

haven't put a foot wrong, really.

More more two small errors but it's

been Great Britain who haven't been

able to play their best game here.

You have to hand it to Sweden.

They've been really, really good.

Anna Hasselborg in particular, well

backed up by her team, draws in for

the two. We're going to see the

handshakes. Eve Muirhead's quest for

gold ends here in this semifinal.

They still have a chance of a bronze

medal of course. We will have to see

who they

who they play it may be Japan, will

confirm that shortly, but it's Anna

Hasselborg's day and for Anna Sloan,

Lauren Gray, Vicki Adams, the best

they can do is a bronze. It Sweden

who will join their male

counterparts in the Olympic final.

STUDIO:

And why Sweden celebrates I suspect

there will be tears for Eve Muirhead

and their team-mates. The whole game

turned in end seven and for Sweden

to steal three on that end meant

that it was almost impossible and

Great Britain kept fighting. They

fought right to the end, 10-5.

Sweden go through to the gold medal

match against either Korea or Japan,

that game is ongoing and we may well

go there in a moment or two, but

David Murdoch with me here. Your

reaction first to that result?

I

really feel for the goals. It's a

tough game, they came here to get a

gold medal. That's the training they

put in, the hard work they put in

and it wasn't their day-to-day. I

think we've seen Team Sweden play a

terrific game, never made many

mistakes and actually didn't crack

under pressure. They were solid

until the end. Unfortunately for

Great Britain, it's not worked I'm

afraid.

You said throughout,

watching this, how much easier it is

to be playing and watching!

It's not

enjoyable to watch! It's really

tough. You are really during your

team on and hopeful they will do it

and today, they haven't got the

breaks and it will be tough for the

ladies.

Great play from Anna

Hasselborg, but let's take you back

to end seven, the score at this

point, Sweden led 5-3, Great Britain

had the hammer, so we're looking for

two to bring it level but if we show

you the five stones, Anna Sloan, who

had, has been playing pretty well

throughout this game, what is she

trying to do at this point, and does

she do anything wrong?

At this

moment in time, Great Britain hadn't

had a good end. They were in

trouble. You can see the guards out

at the front and the Swedish stones

in the rings. At this moment Anna

needs a short hit, roles and behind

the guards...

She's on the button.

She's on the button and Great

Britain are on the front foot, so

now we are seeing Anna Hasselborg

trying to get rid of that stone and

line the game has three shots but

what we see here is a bit of crack

under that pressure that we talked

about. So now advantage going to

Great Britain.

Eve plays a shot that

nearly comes off.

This is

technically a very tough shot

because to get through the gap in

the guards that Eve is trying to

navigate through, we're trying to

thread the needle, so we have to

play enough weight that takes some

of the curl out of the stone to make

sure it gets there, so we see the

girls sweeping, trying to get

through here between all the stones,

and we also need to get by this red

at the top but we just click it and

what happens is we spin off and a

for us it just ends up leaving it in

such a bad place.

SANA Hasselborg is

now faced with the prospect of being

able to take out two, but she has to

be spot on -- soap Anna Hasselborg.

Yeah, this is probably a routine

chopped pork Anna Hasselborg, this

is probably her speciality. -- it's

probably a routine shot for Anna

Hasselborg. She makes it.

Eve only

has the option of one but her final

stone, is she trying to draw then?

What is she trying to do here, Dave?

Because she's just played that with

her first stone, she's thinking I've

seen the line, I know roughly what

weight, but what a tight place to

get through and it's extremely

difficult to make that. I was

wondering if we could play on the

other side of the sheet and brought

to the front on the other but it

would have been another guest and a

tough shot to make as well.

And that

was the moment that basically turned

the match completely in Sweden's

favour, meant they didn't have to

take any risks, Great Britain had to

risk everything to try and catch up

and try and bring it back to one or

two behind, but they were always

chasing the game and from -- 8-3

down, they lost, so Sweden go

through to the gold medal game. Who

will they face? Let's rejoin Steve

for the live conclusion of... Oh,

let's hear from the Great Britain

women. Steve is with ease.

Thanks, Claire. Eve, this is not the

position you wanted to be in. You

wanted to win the gold medal.

You

must be hugely disappointed. Of

course. We gave it our all out there

tonight and the Swedish girls were

on fire. Myself, I missed a couple

of key draws out there and you can't

afford to do that. Of course,

absolutely gutted. We've trained

hard for the last three or four

years to be in that position and

unfortunately today, we were just

outplayed. But we still have a medal

to play for, so we will be giving it

our all tomorrow.

You were fighting

hard there, and about after the

three in their seventh, it looked

like an uphill task.

Losing a big

end to anyone out there is

difficult, but especially to team

Sweden who are strong heating. But

we can be proud of the way we pull

together as a team out there and the

way we played as a unit. We'd like

to thank everyone at home and the

national lottery for all our -- all

their help for allowing us to be in

the position that we're in. It's not

the position we want to be in, but

there is still a medal to be one, so

we will out there and be fighting

tomorrow.

Vicki, it is hard, isn't

it, you come this far, you get this

close. Last time, I guess, it was a

different feeling, but it was a big

opportunity you had.

We have been in

this position before four years ago

and when the bronze medal is the

only medal we have got, we will

fight very hard and ready round each

other to make sure we do our best

tomorrow.

Without dwelling on this

too much, you do have another match,

Lauren, you weren't playing last

time so it's a bit different for you

and the other three, I guess, and

the chance to win an Olympic medal

still.

Absolutely, and I will draw

from the experience of the girls

last time and I was there as the

best and hopefully I can draw on

that again and we can do ourselves

proud.

Eve, just lastly, I will come

back to you, you said Sweden played

very well and maybe you didn't make

some of the shots you would want to

make, so how do you get the girls

back together and come back stronger

tomorrow?

I think as a team we are a

very strong unit and I think if we

can just go out there and play the

way that we know we can play, of

course it will take a little bit to

get over that loss, but we have a

full 24 hours until tomorrow night,

so we will just support each other

as much as we can and be up for

tomorrow, of course.

Compare this to

four years ago. Do you feel worse

now than when he lost in the

semifinal four years ago?

I think

any semifinal that you lose is hard,

it's very, very hard. As a team, I

thought we had a good opportunity

out there tonight. Unfortunately, we

were kind of on the back foot from

the start and against a strong

Swedish team like Anna said, it's

hard to grind back. Everyone support

has been fantastic and I really hope

we can get that bronze medal

tomorrow and do everyone a tame

proud.

OK, I hope you can pick

yourself up for that.

Thanks.

A very brave, very mature response

from Eaves Mac, Anna, Vicky and

Lauren. -- from Eve, Anna, Vicky and

Lauren. As they said, they have

still got a medal to fight for. We

will be showing you that bronze

medal match live. It will be against

Korea or Japan. We are into the

tenth end and the Koreans were 7-4

up, the

tenth end and the Koreans were 7-4

up, the Koreans who had not really

been into curling until suddenly

their women started winning, and I

just saw a picture of a bar in sole

where everyone is watching the

curling.

We have seen a huge growth

in the sport out East and no those

girls in particular have put a huge

amount of work in to try to get the

strategy, everything that is

involved. Credit to them if they win

this final.

And the Korean team,

they all have the surname Kim. They

have been nicknamed the garlic girls

because they come from an area of

South Korea that is famous for

growing garlic. They decided they

would give themselves the nicknames,

steak, yoghurt, pancake, sunny and

JoJo. That was decided was they were

having breakfast. They were having a

very mixed breakfast there. Their

skip has really grabbed the

attention, doing all these things

online with her, because her facial

expression never changes. So all

sorts of adjectives under her but

all with the same expression. A bit

like when Evander Lendl was coaching

-- a bit like when Lendl was

coaching Andy Murray and you would

say, Lendl looking excited. Nothing.

Lendl looking nervous, nothing. They

said they are playing one shot at a

time, we don't care about anything

else, and so far it has been paying

off. It is the tenth and final end

and Korea are still winning 7-6. And

Steve Cram, lucky was an athlete,

because nobody else could have led

it back there and recovered their

breath in order to commentate on

this.

Thankfully it is not too far,

Claire, just a couple of flights of

stairs. The British women obviously

disappointed. They are off to do the

rest of their interviews with the

media, which they have to do. Who

will they be playing in the bronze

medal match, Japan or Korea? Japan

have done a good job of holding onto

this Korean team. They have been

playing brilliantly all week and we

have been half keeping an eye on

this. There have always been plenty

of stones in play, Jackie. The

Japanese team have on mother one

occasion kind of rescued a couple of

ends. Picking up to Mac in the

night, giving themselves a bit of

hope here. -- picking up tee in the

ninth here, giving themselves a bit

of hope.

of hope.

They have opened up here

and that is what Korea want at the

moment. They have the hammer and

they are 7-6 up. It was looking at

early doors like Korea might run

away with this game, but Japan have

just held their own and get

themselves in the game.

Yes,

themselves in the game.

Yes, the two

Yoshida systems. The youngest one

plays the lead. -- bid to Yoshida

systems.

systems. They all come from the

Katami area. They have played well

to get into the semifinal and

certainly done a good job. This

Korean team have done such a good

job. Will this get over? Having to

work it hard. Just about manages it.

That is an awful long way away. They

are trying to force one here.

So, the garlic guards as they have

been nicknamed by everybody out here

because of the region they

because of the region they come

from, you have probably noticed that

they are all called him, as indeed

is the ultimate. There was a great

article where they said that even

they sometimes get confused. They

give themselves nicknames, having

given themselves steak, yoghurt,

pancake and sunny one night out. It

sounds like a night out with one of

our meals. So, what can Japan do

here? Korea will have the last

stone, of course. There is a little

giggle going on there. I am not sure

why. Did they call a time-out? They

did.

I am not sure what you was

doing with her fit there. She was

just measuring, which is a strange

thing to do. Their coach is from

Canada and coaches at an academy in

Japan.

Japan.

This is the first time that

Japan actually qualified, two teams,

men and women, since Nat know when

they hosted the Winter Olympics.

The

crowd then here are loving this last

game on the ice.

game on the ice.

And this Japanese

team, silver medallists at the World

Championships in 2016, which is

where they qualified with enough

points.

points. They weren't at the World

Championships in 2017, but the

rankings decided the top eight teams

for 2018 and then there was a

competition in December to fill the

other two spots. Korea of course

already there as the hosts. There is

the skip in the background. Her

picture has been everywhere.

We

should just see Japan put up another

centre guard here. That is what they

need. They need something that they

come roundabout. They will be hoping

either for a jam or a miss from

Korea. They will then want to clean

up the house. So, Chinami Yoshida.

After a bit of discussion.

Anywhere

high of the house. Will it sit down?

And it does.

And it does. And usually they go,

nice.

They do, but they might be too

nervous to be saying nice now.

nervous to be saying nice now.

So,

Kim Young John.

Has to be careful

she doesn't catch too little bit and

jams it on the red on the other side

and the house. They just need to be

sure they can clear the front.

sure they can clear the front. So, a

nice shot. She has removed a

Japanese yellow but what she has

done is left a red out there and

that is the shot but will be

dangerous for them.

The crowd are

going crazy, loving it, but you saw

her face.

She would have been much

happier too clear that front guard

and take the red out. The Japanese

yellow in the house shouldn't have

been a danger to her when she was

leaving the whole of the four foot

open. So, an opportunity now for

Japan to pull one right in behind

the high guard. Te high in the four

foot would be perfect.

90%.

Yes, I said in the little

glances we have had across in this

match, she has made some big calls

and got them out of one or two tight

situations to keep them in the

match. Don't forget, they lost three

in the very first end. That is a

nice draw in here.

That is a nice

shot.

So, how are your nurse, Korea?

-- how are your nerves, Korea?

We

have got a time-out called by Korea

and I think they have to clear the

top guard. They have got last stone,

they are one up. Clearing the guard

is the shot they have got to play.

Unless they can see the shot in the

house.

Well, back in the studio, I know

Dave Murdoch is watching. Who are

you fancying here? Do you think

Japan have a chance of stealing

this.

Certainly an opportunity now,

Steve. There is a centre guard we

can see. Japan probably with the

time-out now will probably elect to

remove that guard, Korea, and that

will leave Japan a chance again. But

if they are not perfectly in line,

it's a really easy chance for Korea

to get in there.

You have played a

lot out in Korea and with these

girls.

Yes, they have funded top

men's teams from around the world to

play these girls and they were just

like sponges. They wanted to know

everything about technique,

strategy, really trying to get

themselves up to speed quickly as

possible and it has obviously paid

off.

Well, now, that's OK, just wanting

to give herself a clear run. She

does have the last stone. Clears the

guard. The crowd is quite funny,

isn't it, the reaction of the crowd.

They are not all curling fans,

that's for sure.

No, no.

But they've

been a joy to have in the arena this

fortnight and the arena itself has

been full just about everyday. Your

body just going back to Dave's point

about the programme and the

development, this Korean team. The

rink was built in their hometown.

They were at school together and

they've been together pretty much

all the way through, grown up

together, got better and better and

better and what an opportunity, to

play for the gold medal at your home

Olympic Games. It's going to come

down to just these last two stones.

Japan have to steal here so she's

gone going to try and guard this

stone in the forefoot, replaced the

red that was there, put some

pressure on the Korean skip. It's

not a bad effort. Ewan-macro it's a

nice stone but it's really high and

I think if Korea just play a nice

background tap back weight, she can

catch the guard and catch the yellow

in the house.

The crowd are getting

excited here. They know that this is

a massive, massive opportunity here

for Korea.

for Korea. Fujisawa has done

everything she can do. She can only

stand and watch now, as Kim Eun Jung

has the chance to put Korea into the

gold medal match. They would face

Sweden, the victors over Great

Britain just a few minutes ago.

If she doesn't make this shot it

will go to an extra end, but she's

got a great opportunity here with

that Agard being so high, and we

know that there's a huge swing

coming off that body inside sheet.

The skip for Korea, Kim Eun Jung.

Now, has to wait a few seconds to

see if she has put her clean into

the gold medal match. The crowd all

around are watching intently.

They'll raise the roof if she

manages to tap this Japanese stone

out and it's got plenty of weight on

it, it's got a lot of weight on it

but it's going to be equal enough,

or is it? The Cheers are premature.

Japan may have just stolen that, I

think they have. Oh my word! Will

she get another chance like that?

Fujisawa cannot believe it. I

thought it was going to just sit in

there. Its bum and it spun and it

spun away and so did the gold Mata

match -- it spun and spun and spun

away. So did the gold medal match.

They will have to come back for an

extra end. It was close, we talk

about an inch or two but if she'd

may be hit that stone may be a

centimetre differently it would have

been fine, but she came with a lot

of weight as well.

The girls were

sweeping earlier and they didn't

have to. The other sweeper was

sweeping it, which holds the stone

and they needed to pull that into

the centre. I want to say its a

sweeping error because she laid it

nice. It was so close. I think she

thought she'd got it there. The look

of amazement on her face when she

realises she hasn't.

The crowd

reaction, she's going with the crowd

reaction, seeing it. She wasn't

watching the big screen. She thought

she'd done enough, she thought she'd

put Korea into the gold medal match.

So they have to do it all again. And

the only thing that's in their

favour is that it was a steal, so

they keep the hammer. They're going

to have to manufacture another

opportunity here and Fujisawa, well,

she played a couple of nice shots

there. They had the yellow in and

the guard, it looked a long way

away, but it was effective enough.

But as you said, Jackie, it, well,

whether it was a sweeping error or

not.

Yeah, I felt they jumped on it

very early. They didn't see it as

they were coming into the house but

they jumped on it very early. You

have to wait until the legs are

coming off it and sweep it as hard

as you can. A little bit unfortunate

but they have to play this end well.

Well, if you are just joining us,

the bad news is from a British

perspective that we lost against

Sweden. Match wits Sweden were

always in control of -- a match

which Sweden were always in control

of, three shots lead in the seventh

end which they would never

relinquish with three ends to go.

This looks the same in this match as

well, three shots ahead with two

ends to play, Korea look to have the

other hand, they've been in the

front from the beginning, three

shots in the very first end. Japan

have chipped away, chipped away,

kept hanging on, picked up three in

the final two ends, two in the ninth

and the steel as you may have just

seen in the tens and, so we're into

an extra end now, Korea still with

the hammer.

Nobody is going home here in the

arena. They are all watching.

So Korea playing a nice shot into

the forefoot, try and get in first

and then they'll probably start

clearing some of the guards out.

They kind of need to reset. They

made a decent and last time and

worked their opportunity. They only

need one of course. Either team just

needs one here.

Yeah, it was really actually a

mistake from Kim Kyeong Ae, the

third player, who didn't clear the

guard properly and she rolled into

the centre and that was the one that

Japan got the use of. To come round

and behind. So it's really key that

every player plays her shots. That

one...

LAUGHTER

She was wishing it round the corner.

It's nice that it just tucked in the

back there, but first things first,

Korea have to get rid of these front

guards.

That face there of Kim Eun

Jung has been all over the place.

These four Korean curlers have

become very famous over the last

week or so.

APPLAUSE

So what do they do now? They have to

keep taking those front two yellows

will go, when they get the

opportunity, so Japan have to try

and force things here. So Japan...

Japan have to be careful, you don't

want to come into early. The closer

in the house you are the easier it

is for your opponent.

This one is looking high at the

moment. It's the angle of where it

finishes, if they could have got it.

A little bit more over the line, it

would be better, but of course they

are trying to protect the back

yellow that's in the house as well.

Korea again have got to go for the

front two yellows, to try to remove

these Japanese stone is here.

Yeah,

she'll try and get both of them in

one go here.

That will be Kim Song

Young, delivering an anticlockwise

rotation of the stone. She won't

want to roll herself, you don't want

to leave anything out at the front.

She's got it this time. Oh...

Straight onto her own stone.

Not the

result she wanted.

result she wanted. Just forces that

yellow in and then that just

squeezes her read out. -- her red

out.

out. Kim Seon Yeong playing second.

She is key in sweeping as well,

she's the one who her skip is always

shouting at, sweep, Kim Seon Yeong.

Japan still in with a chance here

will stop this can go either way.

Just one stone required, a steal for

Japan. Korea, the hammer if the last

stone, they'll have the best chance

here. The gold medal match against

Sweden awaits. The losers will face

Great Britain for the bronze medal.

Kim Kiyoung hi, playing third. --

Kim Kyeong Ae, playing third. Takes

the guard away.

Takes the one. Could

have been an opportunity to run it

into some of the house and scatter

them about, but I guess the first

shot is to clear it.

shot is to clear it. Trouble is,

she's got one top of the tee, top of

the forefoot and in the forefoot and

they were in a nice position that

make it difficult for Korea, should

Japan keep guarding here.

You can't see or sense in the crowd

that when they thought that Stone

had won the match for Korea and

they've been very quiet all the way

through this -- you can see or sense

in the crowd. It's another nice

stone for Japan and they are just

forcing the issue were little bit

here.

Both these teams of course have

another time in the extra end should

they want to use it. They can bring

down the coaches if they feel the

need for some tactical strategy for

game play.

A big side. -- sigh. Nerves

jangling. The best that Japan have

managed is to finish fifth.

Get

something in the house here, it

would be good. She has. That's OK.

That's good. That's a very, very

nice shot indeed. This means as much

to both nations, a massive

opportunity. Japan have never

finished better than this, despite

being at every Winter Olympics in

the women's event. It's Korea

standing in their way and Korea now

all of a sudden have an opportunity,

which is looking much better than it

was a minute or two ago. But, as

ever, it's going to come down to the

skips. Time-out, Japan.

Well, he came down a few minutes ago

on the tenth end and managed to help

Japan to force, to get the steel.

They are still in this. OK, let's

listen, if we can.

listen, if we can.

The only thing is

you don't want her to come around

and try and stop it right now

because if you throw a high guard

and she doesn't appeal, she decides

to tap you, she's on the tee line,

then you're in trouble so you have

to throw it tight. She's going to

try and get back but that's better

than her making that tap, I think.

Maybe take it top, maybe we can do

the same.

Right, if they tap far

enough but if they tap it two

insures you might not have a shot,

right. If the only tap it just a

little bit and they are on an angle

it's going to be tough, so I think

you throw a three and then on the

last one you throw like four, just

touching the centre one and then she

has to draw the side of the button.

I think that's your best chance.

What do you think? Yeah, let's go.

You and I were listening intently to

this, it's fascinating to hear the

discussion and the difference here

of course is Fujisawa then taking

that suggestion from the coach and

they continue to discuss, but he's

off, he's away.

So the coach has said they should

put a guard just number three, he

said, so just outside the house in

the white. Very close, because if we

put a high guard, Korea would have

had a similar shot to in the last

end to come down and have it back.

7-7, a place in the final to contest

the gold medal against Sweden awaits

whoever can finish with their stone

closest, as ever. That is all that

matters here. Just one, that is all

you need to school. They are going

to have to work this one. This is

really high as well. When he was

looking for a guard that was close

to the house.

He asked for one right

up there and that is miles away,

isn't it?

It is.

Still smiling.

Now it is up to the Korean skip. I

wonder is she can play the angles

here. If she doesn't get it, she

takes the angles off. I wonder what

she will see from the other end. She

is not choosing to play that shot,

though.

though.

You can feel the tension in

the arena here. They have all gone

very, very quiet. Realised that they

had celebrated a little early in the

tenth end. The stone just spinning

away.

away.

See, the girls are desperately

keen to sweep. This could be a

really nice shot here.

really nice shot here. She has

played a lovely shot.

The cheers

ring around the one young Curling

Centre.

Centre. Korea senses that that

gold-medal opportunity may have just

got a little closer. Japan have got

one stone left, so of course do

Korea. That is a lovely shot from

the skip.

She is an inscrutable. I

hate to say this. I really would

like to see Korea going through. She

is sitting at the top of the table,

she has only lost one game. They

have had a consistent performance

here this week in the ladies

Championships.

So, Fuji sour then

with her last stone. There is the

coach watching on. When you are

beaten by the team he finished top

and they are playing well, Japan

have given them a great contest here

in the semifinal. You never know

quite what she is thinking. She

never looks any different, the

Korean skip, she keeps her emotions

in check but we would love to see

what happens if they do get the win.

It could come here if Fujisawa

cannot get in ahead of the button

here onto the Korean stone. If she

misses, Japan will play Great

Britain for the bronze medal.

Fujisawa, the Japanese skip with her

final stone here. So hoping she can

follow the Korean stone in, tap it

back, nice shot. It is going to be

tight. She gets it round the guard.

How is this going to look? It is a

good shot from the Japanese skip. It

is close. Is that shot or not?

It is

shot. My goodness, that is a great

attempt there.

Oh my word. That

couldn't be any closer. That has

gone up on the big screen here in

the arena. They have realised that

just by an inch or so, Japan are

lying. The one that they need. Is

there a read in here? Will she have

to use her own red is to mark she

could lie on that red-mac on the

inside. That is what she is looking

at. That might be the easiest shot

here.

She has got to go down the

other end and do a cold drawer. She

has got the whole of the four foot

to use. She just has to stop

anywhere within that. That is really

when a skip needs to pull-out

something special, at this stage of

the game.

Could there ever be more

pressure on our home country Olympic

athlete. The whole nation will be

holding their breath, alongside

everybody here in the Gangneung

Curling Centre, with her final

stone, the chance to send them into

the gold-medal match. It has got to

be so accurate here. They are

already coming out to help sweep,

all free, perhaps. Here they go.

This has got to go.

Don't over sweep

it. Don't over sweep it. It is

looking good. Are they going to get

it there? They have! What a

fantastic shot.

So, Korea have done

it. They are into the gold-medal

match. The garlic girls go for gold.

It's confirmed. What a performance

right through the week and they have

been awarded for some brilliant

curling. They have been the best

team in this competition. Japan gave

them a really tough semifinal. They

took it into an extra end. Fujisawa

did her best, played a brilliant

last stone, but Korea were out to

it. Now the tears come and skip who

has shown hardly any emotion, the

tears now come for her. Ajax Kim ar

into the final. They will play

Sweden on Sunday morning, Saturday

night back in the UK. It will be

Sweden versus Korea, Japan versus

Great Britain for the bronze.

Just

wonderful, wonderful scenes. Look at

this, just in floods of tears. This

whole team, they are old school

mates. They have been friends their

whole lives and they have brought

curling to the masses in South

Korea. They didn't have any interest

in this game until these Olympics.

Japan, all credit to them, they will

now face Great Britain in the bronze

match. But Korea are up for a chance

for gold. Dave, you have played

them, you know how hard they have

worked to try to get a presence in a

game where they qualified by right

as host nations.

They did. When you

look at this, incredible scenes. It

is great to see and in some ways it

is great for the growth of our

sport. We are seeing some new

nations out there and they have

worked extremely hard to get to this

position.

8-7 the score after the

extra end. Kim had the chance at the

end of the tenth. Just overdid it,

but my word, that final shot, and

all the sweepers are there just to

get it.

The third he stands in the

house comes firing out and decides

she wants to sweep. They literally

dragged that stone in. Look at the

seams.

Fantastic to watch. That

gives us all a bit of a lift after

frankly some disappointment as far

as Great Britain where concerned.

Look at this for the host nation.

That is a very tough shot under

pressure. To not overthrow it

because your heart rate is going

pressure, -- your heart rate is

going crazy, especially in their

home arena.

Great Britain, we will

see them tomorrow morning. They will

be determined to come home with

something. Can they win the bronze

medal again in Pyeongchang, after

winning it in Sochi. They sounded

very sensible in the interview

afterwards.

It's going to be very

tough for them. There's no doubt

that leaving -- losing that game is

tough to take. I was impressed with

the interview, talking about how

they will stay together as a unit

and come out and win that medal

tomorrow. It is so important.

Olympic medals are hard to come by

and those girls have a good chance

to do that tomorrow.

Dave, thank you so much for your

company but we are going to turn our

attention to ice hockey. The second

semifinal is in place. It is between

Canada, trying to win the gold medal

for the third time in a row, and the

surprise package of this tournament,

Germany. This is what has happened

so far.

Germany at full strength.

How can they use this to the best of

their advantage to mark snaps it and

scores! Germany have believed. In

this semifinal. -- Germany have the

lead. And the defending champions

are behind early on. Amazing.

Finishes off with some style on the

power play. And the Canadians find

themselves in a really difficult,

difficult situation.

Germany get it into the offensive

zone.

Can they score? Yes, they do.

A second goal for the Germans.

Wonderful play. Hard work to win it.

And as it came across, the finish

was absolutely sublime. And the

defending champions, they are

rocking, they are on the ropes, and

Germany are trying to deliver that

knockout blow that will see them out

of the tournament and now, the

Germans are firmly favourites thanks

to that second goal of the game from

platter.

Away with a nice bat. Intercepted

again. Can they do this? It is a

third goal for the Germans. Canada

stunned. And the Germans are on the

brink of something incredible. Not

even halfway through this game and

right now, they are heading towards

a gold-medal game against the

Olympic Athletes from Russia.

Incredible things happen when you

believe and this German team

believes right now. David Wolf

whether terrific interception. It

whether terrific interception. It is

two on one and he slides it through

his legs. Are you kidding me? What a

goal!

If every Canadian player was

available, as Canada... They score!

They have got of that back in this

game.

game. Brule on the power play. The

long road back starts here for the

Canadians.

Canada needed a spark.

The penalty put them on the power

play. Only two power play is so far,

they have not looked good at all.

But they open up here and this is

the Canon, right over the shoulder

of Gothenberg. What a shot.

Oh, they have scored right of the

draw. This one may well go upstairs

for the

for the shot from Platter. It took a

huge deflection. And Germany restore

that 3-goal advantage. A huge

deflection and Germany continue to

fight their way towards a gold-medal

game against the Olympic Athletes

from Russia.

It is one face-off and

then right through it. It goes off

the knee. What a lucky break for

Germany. Way up in the highest lot

there. No chance for the netminder.

That bounced right through him. You

can see it just hit the knee there.

Do on one for the Canadians. They

are back. At least back within two.

Now they are starting to maybe dance

in the aisles. Now they are starting

to believe.

Let's go, they say.

Well, this was on the recipe, a goal

early on. Terrific break right of

the face-off in defensive territory.

What a pass. He started this play in

his own zone.

Germany actually had a penalty to go

5-2 up but it was saved by the

Canadian netminder. Bearing in mind

Germany didn't win a single match in

2006 or 2010, didn't qualify in

2014, so this lead is extraordinary.

But Canada have grabbed one back. It

is for- three and we are going to

join it live now in the third

period. Hazel will be here after the

conclusion of this match. Bear in

mind it is quarter past 11 at night

in South Korea. Canada fighting

back. Seth Bennett and Ken Simpson

will take you through the rest of

this final period.

Late night drama

in Pyeongchang and it is the

Canadians who were dead and buried,

they were gone. They were looking

miserable, heads down, beat trudging

behind them. And right now, they

have power play. They have a five on

four advantage in this game.

Germany, never been to a gold-medal

game. Canada have won gold nine

times. They are looking

With this group of players looking

to have the tournament of their

lifetimes, remember, none of the NHL

stars, the National Hockey League

stars are here. The best Canadian

players are not here. However,

they've got a team that right now

are fighting to stay in this

tournament. Back it goes to the top.

Canada have it. They will turn a

corner, deflects wide off the back

of the net, they have a battle to

win possession back. Germany is so

good for 40 minutes have imploded at

times in this final period. The

great crisp lean work, the clinical

way in which they play, and these

hockey games have just got better

and better and better.

Just when you

think the drama is too much, it just

ramps up even more.

Canada. A chance

for the top, big deflection, nobody

knows where it's gone and now it's

cleared away again.

That's a huge

penalty kill for Germany. It goes

without saying. Under seven minutes

to go.

And nails are being bitten

amongst the German fans. Males are

being bitten amongst the Canadian

fans as that goes high --

fingernails are being bitten. It's

going to go down the ice.

Roy will skate forward into the

offensive zone. He's got good hands.

He tries to work it at the back hand

side that goes too short. La Pierre

will come out. He's crashing and

banging. Germans will try to get it

away again. Germany were brilliant

through two periods, but they've

tied up. They did it in the

quarterfinals but somehow find a way

back against Sweden to win that one.

They're doing it again now, as

Modell gets in there. Face-off will

be in the zone, six minutes and one

seconds to go.

He had the big shot

from the point, Maxim Noreau. Just

goes off the skating group, doesn't

get through to the netminder. He had

the game against Finland in the

quarters on a rocket shot almost

from the same spot. It's a big

offensive face-off here for Canada.

Well, people will be waking up in

Canada and they will have stared

with disbelief at the scoreline, but

now, all of a sudden, you can

imagine office workers on the East

Coast slowly but surely crowding

around the TVs and very little work

will be being done for the next

little bit. Two players thrashing

with each other. That's an awful/,

absolutely brutal/ off the play.

Selfish from Kristian Thomas.

They

are both gone, he's lucky, he's

taken both players. I can't believe

it.

That's a much bigger loss for

Germany, one of their top

defencemen, top players here, but

space. Four on four of hockey is

going to happen.

Watch for the

Canadian defence man to jump into

the play, you can say 40 and 92 go

at it, Thomas finishes his cheque.

He lands on him. That was a little

tap, you couldn't take Thomas there.

But you're trying to get back in a

game.

I agree. I know.

You are

standing right next to the referee.

Your Olympics is on the line right

now.

You can't even risk it, you

can't even risk it. But maybe it's a

good thing, like you said, four on

four, play will open up a little

bit, gives Canada a chance to engage

their defence, activate them from

the blue line.

Confirmation of how

the scoring went in this, as 3-1

lead, a 4-1 lead at the end of the

second period and then Canada come

back with two in the third and now

our Germany six minutes away from

hanging on to a very famous win? Or

are Canada six minutes away from

getting a very famous comeback?

Canada, the defending champions,

completely different team to four

years ago in Sochi stop Germany

didn't even qualify for Sochi. It's

going to be won by the Canadians,

defenceman Robinson in. He collects

it, wants to set it going. Canada,

all movement, this is good from the

Canadians, they skate so well. Chris

Lee was involved, a scruffy

opportunity and Germany will break

back the other way and come forward.

Nobody knows where it is!

It when 25

feet in the air. No one was really

sure what happened.

Keep an eye on

the clock, four and a half minutes

to go. Brandon Kozun has it, gets

space, good netminding. By Danny Aus

Den Birken, shut the door, no

rebound. Brandon Kozun has provided

us spark for Canada. He is up with

Roy, four. Here's Raymond, terrific

defensive play from number 72 and

here's the speed of Brandon Kozun,

long wrist shot, fairly easy says.

Canadians have it back again. I

twist and

twist and turn from Maxim Noreau. An

easy one for Germany to send down

the ice. These see the arms from

Maxim Noreau, trying to get his legs

going as he pumps the arms. This is

going to be an amazing finish.

Canada is going to get their

chances, they will get a couple, so

now it's about bearing down and

making sure you have that look on

your stick you put it past the

netminder put it in the back of the

net -- when you have that puck on

your stick.

A great game. Eric

O'Dell wins clean. Four on four they

continue to skate. There's space at

the top four Canadians but they

don't get the shot through and Eric

O'Dell, great job, wonderful job.

He's had a very good game.

He's been

a workhorse for Canada.

Giveaway in

the zone, Eric O'Dell makes contact

with the Germans have it, looking

for an opportunity that will kill

this game off. Really strong play,

given away to the Canadians and now

they'll try to push forward. It

seems to be Germans everywhere on

the ice. Christian Ehrhoff popping

up deep from his own Zonta

intersect. -- intercept. Canada now

have some space here. Thomas Muller

shot, they crashed, may bang. The

whistle will blow.

Great job by

Danny Aus Den Birken not to leave

the rebound. Chris Lee, who started

this play, was driving hard at the

net. He's been a wonderful assistant

captain, number four here, kicked

out for Thomas. Thomas didn't want

that shot there. He wanted that

lower on the pads. He put it in the

breadbasket and there's no chance

there is going to be a rebound.

3.13, plenty of times, plenty of

options for the coaching staff of

Canada. The wily Willie Desjardins

behind the bench, Dave King, all of

those times, all of those

international competitions he's been

involved in, he's seen this before.

They know what they want to do. They

give a chance here, missed. It's

off. Was that the chance for Rene

Bourque? Canada created something

right off the face-off. Didn't hit

the net. You said they had to be

clinical. In they come, with Roy,

sent towards the net again. That's

too easy for Germany, who clear

away.

Chris Lee puts this one in. Canada

go after it. Remember, should Canada

level this could go to overtime. Ten

minutes of four on four. The whistle

goes for icing the game. Ten minutes

of four on four and potentially it

could go to penalties shots, which

is five and sudden death from there.

There's Yannic Seidenberg, he'll be

a keep player in these final

moments.

I don't think Willie

Desjardins is having his time out

yet but it's going to be pretty soon

here. They have, now they've pulled

their goalie, six Canadian

attackers.

Aligns man checks there's

not too much snow on the goal-line,

checks the moorings. A big move,

Willie Desjardins. Canada, six on

ice, net empty, they are going to

give it everything now fullest 2.2

zero. They need one Christmas shot

that can potentially goes through.

It falls to a German stick, there's

a stick in the face penalty coming.

Whistle-blowers.

Offside. I don't

think the referee has got the stick

in the face.

Well, there's lots of

looks on the ice. Canada wanted.

Marcus Kink over skated a bit and

put himself offside. That's what the

call was. I don't think they called

the high stick there.

He is offside.

The yellow players skate over the

blue line before the puck got into

the zone.

So that

the zone.

So that chases Kevin

Poulin back into the net. Marco

Astana is -- Marco Stern is barking

out his orders. Brow furrows ever so

slightly.

This is the Canadian

getting kicked out.

Eric O'Dell wins

it.

it. Canada need quality possession.

Into the final two minutes. Germany

are two minutes away from their

first-ever Winter Olympic ice hockey

final. Good stick in there. Round

the boards it goes. Now they look to

come away. Hard pass. Here he goes

to the bench. Eric O'Dell goes to

try and win it. Germany have it,

tied up on the boards. Canada doing

a retrieving job here. They have it

back on the blue line, to Robinson.

Robinson fires it back again to

Chris Lee. There it is from Rene

Bourque K, deflects wide. Everything

going off on the ice right now. They

are not going together, this will be

an icing poorest the Canadians can

win the race. I tell you what,

they're fortunate to get that one

because Brooks would have won that

race hands down.

He would have. It's

called hybrid icing, if the linesman

decides that the defensive player is

going to beat the upcoming four

checker to the puck he will blow it

down from the tops of the circles.

Germany is going to take their time

out here. Of course when it's icing

you cannot change your players. And

so time to call time out, give the

skaters on the ice a little bit of a

break, catch their breath and make

sure everyone knows their

assignments, on either a won or lost

face-off.

Should Germany win this

game, should they hang on for this

final minute or so, what would that

mean? What kind of shock waves with

that sent through the hockey world?

it would be huge. Canada would be in

shock for the rest of the day. And

then it would go around the world.

Germany are the tenth seeded team in

this tournament and now they are 60

seconds away from beating the

defending champions and going to the

Olympic final. That is what is at

stake right here. For Canada, nine

gold medals in the bank. This team

has the weight of a nation on its

shoulders. They don't want to be the

side that loses to Germany. They

have got 60 seconds to do something

about it. The net is empty.

Face-off, won by the Germans,

recovered by the Canadians. Germany

will try to keep this in there.

will try to keep this in there. They

are doing everything they can. Put

it towards the net, deflected out.

Canada can't do much with it and now

maybe Germany can. They have got to

win the race here. Lee uses his

speed to get there. But they are at

the wrong end of the ice, spinning

in circles. Germany doing this

brilliantly. Lee needs to move it.

He does. Canada into the offensive

zone. Roy birth there. Poke the

ground. Given away to the Germans

again. Held it. Canada. Can they

find the opening here? It is juggled

away. Behind the net. 15 seconds to

go. Canada need to create one

chance. Germany is clink -- are

clinging on for their dear lives

here. Five seconds. Time is almost

up for the Canadians. And the

Germans have done it! Germany have

beaten the defending champions and

they are going for gold. They have

reached their first ever Olympic ice

hockey final and created one of the

biggest upsets in Winter Olympic

history. Wow!

Love the celebration.

That just lets you know how massive

this is. Disbelief on the German

faces and they are absolutely

ecstatic. Canada cannot believe what

just happened. The tenth ranked team

here in Pyeongchang has upset the

hobby world -- the hockey world and

more importantly upset the hockey

superpower of Canada. It will be

Germany at the Olympic Athletes from

Russia in the gold-medal game on

Sunday.

Well, Germany have beaten

the mighty Canadians and B final now

will be an all European affair. --

the final now will be an all

European affair, Germany against the

Olympic Athletes from Russia. What a

shock.

Olympic Athletes from Russia. What a

shock. Total dejection for Canada

but what a story. One of the biggest

upsets in Olympic hockey history.

And the German coach, himself a

former NHL player, he became head

coach for the Germans in 2015 and he

has basically brought an entire

revolution in men's hockey there.

They last won a match, the Germans,

in the Olympics in 2002. They were

beaten in every match in 2006 and in

2010, didn't qualify for 2014, and

they are back. This is their first

medal since a bronze in Innsbruck in

1976. No wonder the entire hockey

arena is completely stunned. Wow, we

have seen some stories, haven't we.

Between this and of course the

Canadian women being beaten in their

final, there will be a few questions

asked in Canadian ice hockey going

forward from here. We still have two

full days of action ahead, that is

the last one of day 14, but we will

review it all at a more leisurely

pace between now and 6pm.

We will play -- we will pay rapt

attention to the ladies free skating

fight for gold.

The Dutch one golds early in the

week but none of the ones available

so far. Will they get some today?

And pulsating excitement in both the

ISAPI semi-finals. We will let you

see it again.

Eve Muirhead's team has waited four

years for another gold-medal

opportunity. Beat Sweden today and

the chance would be there at least.

And the French look to win the

biathlon today. And women's squeak

-- women's ski Cross today. She who

dares wins. That is all a far cry

from the refinement, elegance and

artistry and be swirling storylines

of the ladies free programme today

and you were completely wrapped in

all of it, where you not, Jayne

Torvill?

The standard of the ladies

have gone up so much over the years.

They were all doing triple jumps. It

was all double jobs before. I think

in future we will see quads.

Really,

from the ladies, you think so?

Why

not, the men are doing it.

I am not

suggesting you go for quads at this

point. However, you are back on the

ice with Chris. You have been

training quite hard for this

upcoming tour, haven't you?

Yes, we

are going on tour with Dancing on

Ice after the series finishes, so we

need to get ourselves ready for it.

We are really looking forward to it.

Just a pitch you in the mood, for

our last Torvill and Dean time-out

today, we have allowed you to choose

something we hope will inspire you

for your training.

What have you

chosen? I have chosen the rock and

roll that was chosen for 1983.

This

was from Helsinki. So, we are

rocking back 35 years for the last

Torvill and Dean time-out of these

Pyeongchang games.

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean,

defending world champions, skated

three magnificent compulsory dances

and starting their rock and roll in

a very dramatic manner.

APPLAUSE

APPLAUSE

CHEERING

Perfect, absolutely impeccable.

What can you say about them? They

are absolute magic.

What can you say about them? They

are absolute magic.

And it remains a rock and roll and

completely exhausting even watching

it. It was an athletic routine that,

and then original dance, there you

had to do the pattern and repeat it.