Day 2, Part 4 Winter Olympics

one, two, and three for the

Norwegians with Holund coming home

for the bronze. We are still waiting

for Andrew Musgrave. A sensational

effort from the Britain. It really

is. Andrew Musgrave is in seventh

position. The best previous

performance by a British

cross-country skiing is 29th.

Musgrave announces his arrival at

the top of the sport and says, we

Brits can be world class as well.

What a race and what a finish from

Musgrave. Along his scalps, the

World Cup leader, who could only

finish in tenth position.

I thought

I was going out with a lap and a

half to go, I was feeling confident.

I thought I would be able to get a

medal. I was feeling really good. I

tried to keep up with Krueger on the

last lap and went a bit hard. I

slipped back in the field.

And what

do you need to do to beat the

Norwegians?

Go faster than them!

It's a completely different race,

with the individual start. I need a

new race to get into it, a couple of

days of easy training and I should

be ready to fight.

He does sound projected. The best

result ever.

By far. Having said he

lived all over the world, massive

credit to the handling Nordic and

outdoor Centre in Aberdeenshire.

He

joined it to make friends. Amazing.

That is the power of grassroots

sport. His coach is one of the guys

who used to compete against. It

shows the power of being around

people doing the same thing, and

wanting to be the best.

The change

skis halfway through the race. The

start of classic style Andy Goode to

free spell which he prefers. The

winner, the first gold

free spell which he prefers. The

winner, the first gold medal of the

games for Norway, Hegstad Kruger, he

has a fall early on.

Tell us what

happened. The mass start is

exciting. Lots of things happen. He

is one of the best in the world and

has great technique but you see him

lose grip. The ski has a textured

panel that has a sticky base in it

so they can grip when they are doing

this classic style. Just watch.

Seven, he tips/ p makes an

adjustment. He takes everyone out.

It was his fault, and maybe that is

why he had this incredible energy.

Incredible that he could go on.

He

was not that quick getting up. No.

They looked like they had a chat.

One of the others guy skis come off.

There is an amazing team

environment. Other coaches will give

you a pole. It is the toughest

endurance sport in the Winter

Olympics.

endurance sport in the Winter

Olympics.

Andrew Musgrave competes

again on Friday. The weird thing

about cross-country, one year they

will do the 15 km and classic, and

the next year they will do it free

spell.

That is why it is impressive

that he was disappointed. We are

expecting him to do successful

things but he was in second place

for a lot of that, and he believed

he could podium. That shows he's

full of confidence. It does not

matter if it is a Norwegian ahead of

him, whoever it is has a target on

their back. I love it we are getting

excited.

I have goose bumps. More

from Chemmy Alcott. If there is

anything you want to hear more

about, if you want to know more

about athletes, you can use the hash

tag. Can I tell you something

interesting? Yesterday was the first

time since 1998 that the USA have

failed to win a medal of any colour

on the opening day of winter or

summer Olympic Games. Pressure. I

will get a prize for my stats. We

will see the USA in action against

Finland in the women's ice hockey.

It will be a good game. Let's catch

up on what has happened is over,

with commentary from Seth Bennett

and Kent Simpson.

The Finnish players take it deep. It

is Viitasuo -- it is Hovi. 5.8

seconds to go and the Finns find the

net. That was clinical from Hovi.

Great work deep in the zone. When it

came back, Hovi blasted it.

Rooney

beating, and the Finns lead. Just

under six seconds left in the

period. Great work from the Finns.

That was right on to the stick of

Hovi. No chance for the netminder,

in the net in the blink of an eye.

in the net in the blink of an eye.

I

did save and then the rebound. It is

a great finish from

Lamoureux-Morando. Really tenacious

play. This has been the lane that

looked like they would make it

happen for the Americans. Raty makes

the first save, but as it breaks

back, Lamoureux-Morando adds to her

Olympic tally. Her eighth Olympic

goal. What the finish.

She took the

puck to the net with authority and

she stayed there. What the second

effort for our Lamoureux-Morando.

At the neck, Knight is a free play.

What a goal. Coyne rifles at.

Finally the power play pays off. It

was a great pass, but the finish

from Coyne. It was first class.

Really good work by the Americans.

It is Decker on the boards, and it

is Coyne to bury it.

What a fabulous

shot from the stick of Coyne. No

chance for the netminder, Raty.

As we join at life, the score is

still 2-1.

USA are leading. The US in control

of this game right now. The leaders

only slender, that one goal the

difference. It was a fine finish

from Coyne. Finland are struggling

to match this immensely powerful

American side.

American side. Lamoureux-Davidson,

one of twins in the American side,

she will send it into the zone. The

Finns have another 30 minutes to

bring themselves back into this

game. They have to find a way to get

out of their own zone. It has been a

problem for them but maybe this will

be the opportunity.

America have

possession back. If the Finns are

going to get back in this game, it

will be from this line. They have

been the most dangerous unit.

been the most dangerous unit.

The

Finns, in the blue shirts, will try

and clear their own zone. Now they

have some space. Tapani driving

towards the net. The Americans, now

read on their jerseys at this Winter

Olympic Games. It always looks a bit

odd. Knight steps in, one of the

superstars of the women's game. Good

play again by Raty. Coyne for the

USA. Back it goes again. That was

easy for Raty. Slides across and

takes it away. In the end, no real

danger. Flanagan was looking to make

our mark on this game.

Raty will be

called upon a few times to stop the

puck for Finland. You see her

getting a much-needed drink of

water. If the Finns are going to be

able to tie this game up at two,

Raty will have to make this saves.

She gets some help from her post and

crossbar. Barnes jumped in with her

head up. She tries to go short side

and has the glove bead but she could

not get it past the post.

Barnes,

great story. She began her USA

career and was dismissed. She was

told that they were not looking at

her. She went off, she went to

college and she was at Boston

College, one of the top

universities. Very shortly into the

season, they said, maybe we made a

mistake, do you fancy coming back?

She quit school and she returned to

national team duty.

It has been a

whirlwind went for the 18-year-old,

getting cut from the American team,

enrolling in Boston College, playing

in five games for the team there,

and then the US National women's

team calling her back, and her

having to withdraw from her courses.

No full-time with the Olympic team.

It is an injury on the ice.

It is an injury on the ice. It looks

like there might be an interference

call. That was Valimaki. So, first

power play of the game, coming the

way of the Finns. What a window of

opportunity this will be. Just a bit

ugly from Decker. So, it is five

against four. One played advantage

for the Finns. There is a little tip

out in front of the net. It was

Valila was there, using all of her

experience, 44 years of age.

Keep

your eye on number six. Hiirikoski.

She is going to quarterback it.

Also, the top scorer 13 Finland,

number three. She will be very

dangerous on this power play. You

played with her brother? I played

with her brother in Denmark. A

wonderful young player. This was

about ten years ago. Michelle was

just about 18, starting her career.

Just after, she went over and played

hockey at the University of Dakota.

She had a great career in America,

and now internationally with

Finland.

A good face-off by the

Americans. They get a break with

Coyne. Can they use the extra

players kicking in. They cannot

quite. Great penalty killing by the

Americans. Finland very nearly

caught short at the back.

How about

the speed from Coyne. Not many

players faster than her.

Wonderful

to watch. Back in her own

to watch. Back in her own zone,

Kessel will clear way. The Finns

clear on the blue line. She is using

her massive wingspan. Six foot one.

Is there an opportunity?

Is there an opportunity? Fired in.

Good save. Rooney tracked it well.

They are creating traffic in front

of Tapani. Another face-off in the

offensive zone. 30 seconds

remaining. What about this from

Coyne?

Great speed down the ice.

Looking for Kessel, two of the

fastest players in the women's game.

It goes of the state of Hiirikoski,

and then against the helmet of Raty.

That helmet has seen some puck

strike it this afternoon.

They are

made of Kevlar, the helmets and they

are designed so that the puck never

hates you flat. It means that we do

not get too many netminders these

days with concussions.

Yes, it is

usually always a glancing blow.

The

final ten seconds of the power play.

Good skating. She does not get the

quality shot away. The move was

nice. It is alive. Valimaki, the

slow pass to the blue line. The shot

will be sent in, it comes of the

stick of the player in front. That

has killed them. So many Americans

they are. In the zone. They are able

to snuff it out again. That is the

problem for Finland. America can be

more defensive minded. They do not

have to take risks.

The Americans do

not need to open this game up any

more. At one point trailing 1-0. Two

quick goals have given them the lead

in the second period. They do not

need to push the envelope. That

being said, you do not want to go

into a defensive shell when you're

just worried about playing defence.

You have got to move the puck up the

ice.

Time and space for Finland in

the end zone. That past does not

reach its intended target, which was

Karvinen. They will break away

again. That is a nice exchange of

passes. Karvinen is after it and she

will get it as well. Towards the

blue line.

blue line. On the deflection,

Karvinen nearly got there. Knight

will bring it away for the US. They

survive a small skier. She picks out

Coyne. Her goal separates the two

sides.

The USA trying to make something

happen. In the end, Raty will hang

on. They are happy with that, the

Americans. The Finnish fans in the

stands, maybe a little less so.

They

are hoping there is an equaliser to

come pretty soon. On the right side

of your screen you can see some of

the top prize from hockey Canada.

The chief executive officer. Let's

look at Coyne again. Look at the

speed, quick feet, moving it.

Kessel, her brother is a superstar

in the National Hockey League,

two-time Stanley cup winner with the

Pittsburgh Penguins, that is her in

front of the net, number 28. She has

been a long-time veteran of this US

women's national team. A good slow

motion short of the puck coming

right of the helmet of Raty. She

knew she was going to be busy this

afternoon and the Americans have not

disappointed.

You suspect she is a

goalkeeper that enjoys the extra

work that she gets, she really

thrives if she gets 30 shots every

game.

You're right. Most goalkeepers

do. You can stay engaged in the

game. They love to see 30, sometimes

40 shots. It is tough to stay

focused when you are only seeing 15

to stay focused through a 60 minute

game.

Good play by Hovi. They couldn't

finish it! What an opportunity that

was.

Great identification from

Hiirikoski. And the Finns have to do

more of this, put the puck to the

net. You can just see it squeeze

through the pads of Maddie Rooney.

We spoke about the other goalkeeper

Ceren lots of action and Maddie

Rooney only saw four shots in the

second period, so not a lot and

maybe she just misjudged but one.

Hiirikoski with the shot, and Rooney

tightening up. She is a youngster,

you sense, 20 years of age, and you

just wonder if Finland could get

some sustained pressure, whether

there's a good opportunity for them

here. To see whether the youngster

will crack. She's going to hang on

again. And they've recognised this,

there are just putting everything in

on goal here.

It's definitely the

right game plan. Onto the stick

Hiirikoski, but a good job by the

American team. Three way as jerseys

collapsing in front of their young

netminder to make sure they can

clear that puck out of danger. --

three quite jerseys.

three quite jerseys.

Not allowed to

make body checks in the women's game

but this one has been allowed. Sent

towards the net...!

towards the net...! And again...

Coming it down it's

Coming it down it's a captain Meghan

Duggan, one of the ten players who

work in Sochi.

work in Sochi. Decides she can't

beat the two defenders, and it's not

a bad decision.

Well, Hiirikoski,

her last couple of shifts out there,

really jumping up to the plate. When

you're down, you want to activate

your defenceman to get up into the

plate and try and create some

situations. She is such a wonderful

skater publisher can usually jump

off and then if there is trouble,

she can be one of this first skater

is back in the other direction. --

one of the first skaters back in the

other direction.

It is with Joceeyne

Lamoureux. Niskanen eventually gets

it back.

it back. Hiirikoski logs huge

minutes! 30 years of age now, but a

superfit athlete and now a full-time

player as well. In Sweden. Finland

now move it towards the goal, Rooney

keeps it alive for the USA. Joceeyne

Lamoureux... And now, Tuominen.

Spinning away from trouble... Oh,

she has got herself in some trouble,

of this could be a chancesave!

Clearing up the mess, she stayed

square to the shooter, another good

save to preserve that scoreline.

A

little indecision from the Finland

defenders there.

defenders there. And it was jumped

on by the Americans. Tries to open

up the legs of Noora Raty and slide

it between, but Noora Raty did a

wonderful job. Getting her pads

down.

And as she throws the stick

out, she's got the technique where

she can do that, not all goalies do

that.

You're right, not all do it.

She had the presence of mind to

realise that Kendall Coyne was going

to try to slip it between the pads.

Enjoying the replays on the screens

as well! It must be nice to be able

to add my real work immediately!

Instant feedback!

That's right.

Collected by Hilary Knight, breaks

towards the blue line, just about

held in by Lee Stecklein. Brianna

Decker for the USA. Knight lays it

off to Kendall Coyne. Back to the

blue line it goes again. Kendall

Coyne in possession.

Coyne in possession. Now, a chance

to skate away for Finland. Not quite

over the red line.

over the red line. With five minutes

and ten seconds to go, has this been

the performance from an American

site which looks like it will win

the gold medal?

We've seen flashes

of it, no doubt about it. Up until

now I would say no. But they don't

need to be, this is just game widget

of the tournament, you want to peak

in the semifinals, and ultimately in

that old medal game. But we have

seen some wonderful things.

seen some wonderful things.

Here's

Hiirikoski breaking down the middle,

and Hiirikoski is really leading by

example for Finland. Susanna Tapani

pumped from behind there. Explain.

This could be a penalty against the

Americans.

Americans. Yeah, it is. And there is

Brandt. You're not allowed to flick

the puck up like that from your own

zone.

A little bit of a strange

decision here. Hannah Brandt

inexplicably, she had a bit of time

with the puck on her stick and she

just rifled it up over the glass.

So, with four minutes and 37 seconds

left in third period tackle, an

opportunity for Finland to equal the

score.

Is that just a player who is

on Olympic debut, who maybe just

panicked a little?

Yeah, may be. The

nerves should be gone by now. She

didn't seem to be under any duress.

Does it not change when you get into

the final four or five minutes of a

game, you start to feel the

pressure, because you know it's just

one mistake?

You're exactly right,

set. She doesn't look too nervous

sitting there, but just a strange

decision. The coach setting up the

plan.

plan. For very Finnish power-play

unit. They've got to be directing

the puck towards Maddie Rooney, the

United States netminder.

His

background in the top flight in

Finland, also a head coach over in

one of the top leagues in Sweden.

Good save by Rooney! Nice play!

Great angle, this, behind the net.

The shot comes in again and Rooney

makes the save! She's been solid so

far.

Hiirikoski back to Michelle

Karvinen. It goes all the way

through a de Roon need as well!

Pushing and shoving!

Pushing and shoving! Out in front

was Emma Nuutinen, but it was a good

exchange of passes.

Real nice job

from Hiirikoski and Michelle

Karvinen.

Karvinen. The Finns are going to

continue to look for her to wind up

with that shot.

with that shot.

And the battle will

continue. Hiirikoski finds Karvinen,

works it round the boards. They need

that quality possession, which they

should get now, with Karvinen. The

Americans are trying to put pressure

on. The shot was good from

Lindstedt... But not really her

forte. Usually a big defender.

Lindstedt! Where is the puck

breaking?! And Rooney covers! Bodies

flying everywhere!

flying everywhere! Nuutinen down but

not out. Is she going to get holding

by the officials here?

by the officials here?

Good shot

from Hiirikoski. Lindstedt right

there on the rebound, Nuutinen in

there as well.

Three minutes 33

remaining, can the blue shirted

Finns find a way back to level this

game? And it has been a wave of blue

for the last few minutes. Finland

trying EVERYTHING! Hiirikoski deep

in her own zone, 35 seconds

remaining on the power play. They're

200ft away from where they want to

be. Trying to slide her way through

on her own, and the Americans will

deal with that and get it away.

Still Cameranesi... Takes it away

and taking the sting out of the

attack.

Real nice job from

Cameranesi, taking the puck up and

then bringing it back. Ultimately

that's killed off the rest of the

power play, as the final seconds

tick down.

So, the US back to full

strength, five skaters out there.

And Kendall Coyne will look to hit

with speed. Two-and-a-half minutes

remaining in this game, the opening

group game, remember. The top two in

the group go straight through to the

semifinals. If you finish in third

or fourth place, you have to play

that extra game in the

quarterfinals, and the expect Asian

would be that the USA and Canada

will be one and two. But can the

Finns have a say in that? They beat

Canada at the World Championships in

the summer. They only lost by a

couple of goals to the Americans in

the same tournament. And they lead

in this game as well. They are

genuine medal contenders.

genuine medal contenders. The net is

empty... This is a chance for the

Americans to finish it off, the

Finns have gambled. Six on five, the

net is unguarded.

net is unguarded.

Well, the

Americans are doing a wonderful job,

even though it's six against five.

They were looking for a pass there.

They were looking for Monique

Lamoureux. And the coach will be

frustrated because that brings it

right back in front of his own goal.

It gives the Finnish team an

opportunity to call a time out and

set up the play that they want. Six

attackers will be on the ice for

Finland against five and the

netminder for the United States.

They've not taken the time out as

bass interesting. Hiirikoski takes

this one and it hits an American,

and this could be game over. That

will probably chase Noora Raty back

between the pipes again. And she

will head back into protect the net.

With 77 seconds remaining. She has

had a super game, Noora Raty, one of

the elite netminders in women's

hockey history. She might actually

be the very, very best.

I think

she's probably prove that here this

afternoon! She has been absolutely

wonderful, really the reason that it

is just 2-1 for the Americans.

She

also played three years of men's

hockey back in Finland.

A remarkable

talent.

Maybe the Americans can get

another goal here - that's what is

now looking for. Noora Raty

hands-on.

The Americans are doing

exactly what they want - and that's

keep the puck as far away from their

own end as possible, winning some

battles down near the net of

Finland. Finland has got to do some

quick work to get this puck up to

the offensive zone in the remaining

time.

Hovi picks up the pieces. Good from

the Americans. It was Coyne. Driving

the net with Decker. Keller,

brilliant for the Americans. The way

they are keeping the puck away from

the Finns. Taking time out of the

game. Now they will have to defend

again. Raty adds to the bench and it

will be six and five. What can the

Finns do? Is there one clear-cut

chance? The answer is no. Now it

should be finished.

should be finished. It is

Cameranesi. That will do it. Finland

concede the empty net goal, gambling

again. What a moment that will be.

Cameranesi, first Olympic goal on

her debut. 13 seconds to go, the

Americans have been given a run for

their money, but they will run out

3-1 victors.

You can see the replay.

Finland pulled the goalie but the

only had to Michael players up the

ice to try and get on the forecheck

to win the puck bag. The Americans

had four back there. That is not how

you want to do it. Cameranesi was

able to walk in and with the

wide-open net, deposit for a 3-1

American lead. She has sealed the

deal.

The clerk will take down.

deal.

The clerk will take down. --

clock will tick down. How do you

analyse this US performance?

Allegri

adjustments the Americans made. They

were caught off-guard in the opening

period. The coach made the decision

to put Coyne with Knight and Decker.

That paid off. The other thing he

identified early on was that the

veteran twins were going strongly.

He relied on them a lot.

The

Americans took over the game from

there. Credit to the American coach

but what about the Finns? Genuine

medal contenders and is it only the

bronze medal that they can win?

I do

not think so. They have proven that

they can compete alongside this

American team. They do not have the

depth of the Americans, but the

goal-tender, Raty, she can steal a

game any time she's able.

Still to

come, Canada, potentially the

favourites, against the Olympic

athletes from Roger. The USA start

with the win. The Finns fought hard,

but the USA Konko 3-1.

with the win. The Finns fought hard,

but the USA Konko 3-1.

Brilliant action. But I do feel for

Finland having chucked everybody on

with no goalkeeper. The goal in the

last minute of the game. Did you see

the cameraman on skates?

You forget

about how this is filmed. How

talented as a cameraman? He has got

to film and dodge the skaters. I

assume that you love a soggy? I am a

ferocious persons or anything where

I can throw myself into it and take

people out legitimately.

Because you

love a challenge now so much, we

should introduce a section the

programme called Aske Chemmy Alcott.

You can basically test your

knowledge of winter sports. People

have been getting intact using the

hash tag. This is specifically for

you. We were talking about

cross-country skiing earlier after

the sensational performance of

Andrew Musgrave, seventh in the

skiathlon, the best finish by a

British cross-country skier by a

long way. The difference between the

two skis and the skiing styles.

Top

as food. First we have the original

Lembit classic style. The piste has

grooves. As they start the skis need

to be in the grooves. It is

one-dimensional, they are pushing

and gliding. The

one-dimensional, they are pushing

and gliding. The skis have textured

panels in the middle of it. They put

wax on the panel so they can push

from them. This is the pit stop

where the change to the freestyle

skis. It is a completely different

technique.

You have to be really

quick in changing like Pavon.

Really

quick. They put the toe piece down

and they have to start from scratch.

The base is flat and fast. The skis

are really liked. The profile of

them is very narrow. Very different

from the Alpine skis that we see.

They looked very unstable. Going

downhill on these is amazing. You

can see that the poles are slightly

longer. That is how they can get the

arm extension through the push

phase.

You can see Andrew Musgrave

going through your shot. He will be

back in action later. The

cross-country skis are different,

classic and freestyle, what is the

next one up in terms of winter?

The

next one up is probably a mogul ski.

They are straight up and down. They

need to go through the bronze.

need to go through the bronze.

We're

going to see the moguls.

On the

other side, we are talking about

sturdy downhill skis, metal edges,

they do not have those on the

cross-country skis.

Those take some

muscle to carry around. We will see

examples of all the skis and

techniques later. Rebecca, ten years

old, watching us in France, she

says, do the competitors in

slopestyle now the course in

advance, and do they get to train on

that cause?

That is a really good

advance, and do they get to train on

that cause?

That is a really good

question. They had a test event

integrity 2016. They looked at the

natural features on the track to

enhance those. 100 days before the

Games, they released what the

anticipated building, so yes, the

athletes look at that and plan how

they are going to ski the rails and

make the big jumps. But they do not

know the speed of the soul. That is

what we have seen change over

different Olympics. In Sochi it was

on, at the 80s cold and there are

winds. The most important thing with

the slopestyle is to get the speed

of the take-off right. You do not

want to land on the flat, they talk

about knuckling. You want to land on

the steep side.

They have got to

adapt their plans in training. We

can look at the course with Ed Leigh

and Tim Ward ahead the action.

Welcome to the slopestyle course in

Phoenix Park. There is almost no

natural snowfall in Korea which

means this course has been

constructed almost entirely from

man-made snow.

Because of that it

has incredible consistency which has

enabled the course designers to

create the most aesthetically

pleasing course we have ever seen.

It looks like it has been carved

from marble.

Slopestyle is made up

of six different modules. Let's take

a closer look.

The first three

modules or rail modules. These are

not the standard options, hips,

kickers, hitching post, boxes and

double kinks. This is without

question the most creative course we

have ever seen.

Because of that, the

judges will have a real headache.

There are so many lying choices and

options through the course. It

caters for every style of wider. It

is also worth noting that all these

features are massive.

This is almost

a bonus feature for the competitors,

halfway between the rails and the

kickers. It has been dubbed the

tractor seat. It offers a

competitive something unique. We

think it's main purpose is to split

them. For these two Michael, angled

take-offs. This is jump number one.

The kickers look like they have

collapsed but they are built this

way. Alongside this standard kicker,

they offer the competitors a

multitude of choices.

Wearing to

jump number two which resembles the

frozen rampart of an ice palace.

Finally, something we recognise. Two

standard kickers on the last jump.

It is the best course ever.

Absolutely. It is like a code that

the competitors will have to crack.

It will be interesting to see who

can do it.

I think they both enjoy bad. In

Sochi, the gold medal winner was

from the USA. Not doing slopestyle

competition any more, concentrating

on making snowboarding movies.

It

shows that these athletes are about

expression and creativity. He got to

the highest level he could and

wanted to move on and make movies.

If you feel like you have done

everything in the sport, why not

move on?

It is open. It is exciting

to watch, so let's head over and

bring you the best of the men's

slopestyle. Jamie Nicholls and Billy

Morgan did not qualify for this

final. Commentary from Jenny Jones,

Ed Leigh and Tim Ward.

final. Commentary from Jenny Jones,

Ed Leigh and Tim Ward. Welcome to

Phoenix Park.

Now the surprise

package, Carlos Garcia Knight,

coming out of New Zealand.

coming out of New Zealand. He is

only a surprise package if you have

not been watching. He is incredibly

consistent. In New Zealand, they

have an airbag footed. Carlos and

his team-mate were able to use that

to great effect. I love that real

trick. So hard, going into the flat

section.

The little flip onto the

centre of the tractor seat. He is

making this look effortless.

I am

looking at the flags. He almost has

a tail wind. Into the transition.

The second John. A massive backside

12. Wind assisted. We got the

back-to-back 12s yesterday. It will

be the same again today.

First

place. The gods were with him.

Amazing. I shift in the wind

direction and you can see what has

happened. Look how much that means

to him.

Yes, look at that, high 70s.

20 points of daylight. So, the heat

is on. Time to capture the dream.

This man is the fairy tale. The

fairy tale of 2013. He rode in Sochi

with a broken rib and still took the

bronze medal. He has had a broken

femur in 2016 and a broken humanist,

broken jaw, broken ribs and 2017 but

he is at the top of the sport. He

has battled his way back. This is

the first of three runs.

Super good

flow through the first two sections.

Really nice from him. Then we see

this huge 270.

He could not get it.

His first mistake. He will make this

look so easy. Switch backside, 1260

on jump on. Jump two, front 1080.

Three rotations, upside down twice

during that. He is going for it.

My

goodness. You can see the way the

arms opened up on the last take-off.

He grabbed for everything he had. He

tucked in, and the first 1440 of the

finals has gone down.

Even with

those two mistakes, look at the

score.

75.3 so he slots in bank

Carlos Garcia Knight in second

place. Marcus Kleveland has entered

the slopestyle contest this year and

he has won three slopestyle

contests. There is no one in the

world better than Marcus Kleveland.

On paper. You jinxed him because he

caught his tail as he did the 270

onto that. It did not seem to affect

him. Again.

Do you think he meant

that? The 270 out of the box was

new. The gap to the backside is

massive.

That is my favourite bit.

Real nice, just setting him up. The

drop in switch. Switch backside

1080. Just tucking for the wind.

Having to open up on the 1262

opening the rotation. Speed is his

friend. Has he got the triple?

friend. Has he got the triple?

1620.

The biggest spin we have seen so far

at the Phoenix Park. Marcus

Kleveland does exactly what Jamie

Nicholls called. He comes out guns

blazing. The mistake laptop has cost

them. Max Parrot proved everyone

wrong in qualifiers is today. He was

our first place qualifier and now he

has a point to prove. He has been

known as a big jump wider, but he

has added the rails, and is course

certainly seems to sit in.

-- big

jump competitor. He has the luxury

of starting last. The hard way 270

on the first rail. Then backside

360, locking in the grain.

180 out.

Really technical. He did not kiss

the rail, he landed on it perfectly.

He is playing with fire on the

rails. Normally he would be all over

that. I do not think he will have

the speed. Just coming up a bit

short. He needs to channel his inner

speed Demons.

It is a big hit. That

was massive. He went for the triple,

regardless, the speed was not there

from jump on. He still went for it.

45.1 three. The last run of the men

in the snowboard slopestyle final.

They have three runs. Those are your

leaders at the moment, Carlos Garcia

Knight, Marcus Kleveland, Mark

McMorris.

McMorris. OK, next, Staale Sandbech.

This is still personified when it

comes to snowboarding.

He was wearing quite big jagged

yesterday and he has stripped that

down - I think aerodynamics are

coming into play! Really nice little

180 in to a transition which you

can't quite see from that image. How

playful he's making it look.

playful he's making it look. Just

little 180s into the transitions.

He

went a little bit bigger on that

one, but into the kickers, this is

where it really starts to count...

Oh, he is held on!

Absolutely

massive!

massive! Wow! And a huge 1260 at the

bottom! Back-to-back 1260s from the

man from Norway! It looked like he

was wrestling an invisible bear!

was wrestling an invisible bear!

Try

not to look into his eyes here, you

will get lost! As we wait for these

scores to come in. And here's a man

never far from a smile. We have seen

him around practice. Oh, huge score!

So, Staale Sandbech moves up into

gold medal position.

So, he just

needs to clean up this run and he

should see a considerable

should see a considerable hike in

the scores. So, the tail fly, 450

and then kind of a

and then kind of a wrong way

air-to-normal.

Who looks

uncharacteristically sketchy at the

moment. We're used to seeing it just

flew over Mark McMorris, but it's

not at the moment, it looks like

he's forcing it.

he's forcing it. Triple... Oh my

gosh, he held on! Now, it's a back

triple, is it? Yeah. Anything you

can do, Marcus Kleveland! He can't

do it better, but he can do it!

So,

he has upped his game, you're right,

Jamie W said it and he has turned

corkscrew, he's upped that second

and third jump from his first run.

That's first place.

Wow! That is a

good run.

good run. Canada and Norway going

toe-to-toe for gold at the moment,

as Marcus Kleveland stands at the

top of the course. He was the third

person to land a quadruple cork at

17. What has he got for us in second

run?

270 on, 270 off... He's

alley-ooped that! His flow score

will be through the roof after that!

He's absolutely drinking,

will be through the roof after that!

He's absolutely drinking,! Oh, he's

gone! He's dropped it! And we rarely

see this. He was going for his

little shifty trick on the end of

that 540, wasn't he?

Is amazing! I

love that! How did he do that?! A

glimpse of the wizardry that Marcus

Kleveland is capable of. So often we

just see him doing enormous spins

but once you start to slow things

down, you get absolute magic, like

that. Mark McMorris looking very,

very happy at the moment. There is

still one run left here at the men's

snowboard slopestyle finals. Mark

McMorris currently in gold medal

position. The Norwegian Staale

Sandbech in second and the second

placed qualifier from yesterday, who

Carlos Garcia Knight, complete the

top three just the fans here in

Venus park, though, -- here in

Phoenix park, though, really

enjoying themselves, we've had an

incredible show so far. The

superpowers of snowboard slopestyle

going to vote if you're just joining

us, this is the Olympic snowboard

slopestyle men's final and it is the

final run. Staale Sandbech, one of

the most gifted snowboarders in the

world, in his third Olympics,

already has a silver medal, and he's

got what it takes.

I was just about

to say, he just needs to clean this

run up. He made mistakes on his

first and second runs, if he can

clean it up, he's going to be

looking good. That's such a good

line, Switch 270.

He is backing a

lot in but he's not slowing down, is

he?

Now, needs to pick up some speed

here... Looking good, into the

jumps, come on, Staale Sandbech.

There's three and a half... And he's

gone!

Commentator's curse! He hasn't

looked comfortable on that first

kicker, has he?

No.

So, 38.13,

Staale Sandbech has a long and

agonising wait to see if the best in

the game can overhaul his score. So,

Red Gerard, the young rider on whom

all American hopes are pinned.

Come

on, Red! Literally took the words

out of my mouth, I was going to say

that! He's got a lot of pressure,

he's well respect to, loved in the

snowboard community.

He's a

snowboarder's snowboarder, sixth of

seven kids, he built a snow part in

his back yard and in Colorado.

And

he does this...

Look at that! A big

nose blowing over the goalpost!

Shift apple three on that one!

There's a new desktop screensaver!

Now, threw the ball... If you can't

see it there or hear it, he's just

letting the nose of the board clip

that rail on the way over, tucking

up. Now, he needs the speed through

here...

Switch backside, better

speed, much better speed.

Found the

pace and he's taken off halfway

along...

Oh, he's landed that one!

Pumping for speed here! You can see

him willingness on! And he's got a

triple... Yes! Yes, Red! Oh, Red

Gerard, he's a cat amongst the

pigeons! And you were talking about

pressure, the whole of America

pressure on his shoulders, and he

has gone and delivered! That was

clean! Friend! And what he's done,

this is incredible... Oh!

this is incredible... Oh! 87.16 four

Red Gerard, he doesn't know it, he

can't see!

No way!

Is looking at it,

saying, really?! Three riders left

to drop, all of them have the

pedigree, the repertoire and the

experience to take down Red Gerard.

The first of them to drop is Mark

McMorris, the most successful

slopestyle rider in history.

Really

nice top rail section, 450 out

there.

So technical.

Yes, it's a big

gap from that one-hit. Very nearly

coming up short on that 270, and

he's come off early, so he's going

to have to step it up now.

First

time he's got that really

well-balanced.

Yeah, that was really

nice, love that. Now, he needs the

jump run of his life here... Switch

backside... 1260... He needs all the

speed he can get here. One, two,

three... It's there! It's absolutely

huge! Now, hold your nerve, Mark

McMorris!

No!

He's going to!

McMorris!

No!

He's going to!

-- he's

gone. So, the bronze medallist from

such oh, no knows that the gold

medal here in Pyeongchang will elude

him. Now, struck yourselves in,

Marcus Kleveland, this kid is on

paper the best slopestyle rider in

the world, he has failed to put down

a clean run in the first and second

descent, can he do it now when it

matters? The pressure is immense.

Yeah, he is literally taking a bath

in a pressure cooker right now, this

is what he's doing! Unbelievable!

He's going to be absolutely feeling

run. Huge switch it! Look how slow

he is, he's a so relaxed! There's

one, two, three... He's gone!

The

backside 1080 has been his undoing!

And the switch backside 1080 was his

undoing here! The man who's been

forcing square pegs into round holes

for the first two runs, is he going

to try the frontside triple again?

We have seen him slam so hard! Look

at him, he wants this!

It's the Only

Way Is Essex gold now, is if he can

do a frontside triple, because the

rest of his run isn't strong enough

without it.

without it. Backside 360, 180 off,

he's been flawless through these

rails...

He's proved a lot of people

wrong with his rail section today.

Now, needs to take it easy on the

backside rodeo. Here we go, hold

your breath... One, two, three and a

half... That's the 1260 out of the

way. Is speed with him? Just the

double... He's played safe, he's not

unveiled the triple!

Oh! Backside

1440 to finish off! He cleans the

run up, he steers clear of the

triple on the second jump - what do

the judges do now? This is it, the

judges have got a huge, huge

decision to make now. 86! It's

silver medal position the Max

Parrot! The American 17-year-old Red

Gerard barnstormeds the slopestyle

finals! Two Canadian medals, one

American, and the Norwegians are

left wanting.

Essentially turned up

with a packet of crayons and

delivered a Monet, didn't he? That

delivered, it lived up to all

expectation! Red Gerard will take

the gold back to the states. In

silver medal position, Max Parrot,

with Mark McMorris taking bronze.

Red Gerard, the American meat in a

Canadian sandwich. Gold medal for

the kid from Colorado at the first

time of asking.

Congratulations,

Red.

I can imagine life'sgoing to be very

different for him when he gets home.

It really is a good result, with the

last two years I've had, I kind of

need to pinch myself and tell myself

that, because in my body, I feel so

good, and I feel so ready, and I

feel like I'm at the top of my game,

but realistically, like, my body has

had a lot of change over the last

while, and I have probably done the

least amount of time as I have done

in my life, so it feels pretty cool

to be able to land the run which is

going to to get on the podium. I

just wish I could have cleaned it up

a little bit but it's all good.

I

can easily say I am in a cloud right

now! Super happy, especially to end

my third run after bailing twice in

a row, I felt a lot of pressure to

land this one. And I think if I

would have failed three times in a

row, I would have been really,

really not happy. So, I'm happy to

have been able to deal with the

pressure, the stress, and put it

down. So, this is my first Olympic

medal, and I'm happy to put a check

next to that for my career.

I was

surprised even to make it to the

finals of the Olympics, and to get

first is above me, I don't even know

what's going on to be honest right

now.

You weren't even the absolute

favourite going into it?

No, I was

not even close. Of Canada and Norway

have some of the best riders. Norway

has got Staale Sandbech and the

others and Canada has got so many.

Mark landed some of the best runs

today, and so did Max.

When you

entered that third run, what were

you thinking?

I just wanted to land

a cost, to be honest. That is how I

go into every competition, just to

land a run, and after that it is up

to the judges.

That was a final

worthy of the Olympics are.

Yesterday after qualifying we said

that everything had gone to script -

today that could not have been

further from the truth?

I genuinely

thought this was going to be a

battle between

thought this was going to be a

battle between Canada and Norway for

the gold. Marcus Kleveland, I almost

had him settle that.

The last three events he has been in

in slopestyle he has won all of

them, so he can deal with the

pressure, but it must have been to

do with the wind.

He is one of the

lightest and smallest riders are,

but the irony is that the lightest

and smallest of all of them won

gold?!

I think it is also worth

mentioning that snowboarding, it is

in the back of everyone's mind that

it might be getting a bit

standardised, all the tricks

becoming a little bit the same, but

he was creative out there today, and

Red Gerard won the gold medal but it

is also a big win for snowboarding

today.

The Americans of stolen from under

the noses of the Canadians and

Americans. Red Gerard has won

himself an entire new legion of fans

in the shape of Liverpool

supporters.

That is short for Redmond. The women

slopestyle has been cancelled

because of the weather so everyone

goes straight through to the final,

including Aimee Fuller of Great

Britain. Two runs tomorrow in the

early hours of this morning -- of

the morning, one o'clock.

Let's talk

about Red Gerard. He had a disaster

in the first two runs, amazing to

have that much strength

psychologically. Going into the last

run he was in last place. He knew he

had to pull out the perfect run. He

looked so relaxed. 18 of his family

members there.

He executed from

start to finish. He said that for

him it is more about having a good

time, not that it medals or where

you are in the leaderboard.

Almost

in a way it does not matter. He's so

young, 17, he does not understand

pressure yet. He went out there and

put it down. Those guys did not push

themselves fire and.

put it down. Those guys did not push

themselves fire and.

Let's have a

look at is run. Toppers threw it in

terms of technique and how much you

have to adapt what you were planning

on.

These guys have seen this

course. They have seen how it has

panned out but they have to adapt

continuously with the speed. Coming

in the, taking a little bit of time

off, this is his click over the goal

posts. No one else did that. It

flows, it is like Roger Federer

playing tennis. There is no braced

effort, it is precision to the

maximum.

It seems like everything is

happening in slow motion. He does

pick up the speed but even when it

late 60s going slow, he finishes

everything.

Look at the rotation,

the aggression. He pumps before the

last few jumps to get up to speed.

He knows he can do it with big kite.

Look at the landings, the pump on

the board, looking for it.

the board, looking for it. He left

it all to this anti-delivered.

He is

such an athlete, years 5'5" and

weighs a handed in £18, eight stone

£4. He is a featherweight. This is

the first medal of the Olympics for

the USA. He will be in big air at

the end of the game might as well.

He will take the confidence going

forward. At this point he did not

even know, he knew he had fun. He

ended up executing his perfect line.

A phenomenal success for him. He

will be the darling for the USA.

Yes, we talked about them not having

a great day so they need to medals

to start coming so the rest of the

team left their game. As an example

of how young he is, he put this

photograph up on Instagram. This is

only a couple of years ago. What a

clock. He does not take himself too

seriously. Snowboarders are fiercely

competitive with themselves. We saw

Jamie Nicholls talking about this,

delivering the best performance he

can do. They cannot control anyone

else. Red Gerard wanted to do the

best he could. He did his best but

he did not know if it was good

enough for a podium. He was not in

the league at that point.

After

Lizzy Yarnold on her gold medal in

skeleton, the British Olympic

Association said they had 35,000

applications straightaway from women

and girls wanting to do it. I think

this slopestyle will have the same

effect on young kids. I agree. They

will see this angle, I want to do

that.

Skateboarding, free running,

there are sports on the. People can

see his age and evil thing, I could

transfer this to a winter sport. We

have all these snow domes, with

rails and jumps in the UK. We have

avenues for people can transition

those grassroot skill. Have you

tried it? I am terrible in the air.

When I retired I went down to my

local gym to try and get better at

locations.

I am useless at it. Do

you love the fact the Winter

Olympics are expanding to drawing

more different types of people?

It

needs to. Not everyone can be a

downhill skier, not everyone wants

to wear like and go 80 mph. There

are creative people out there. Dance

is popular for young girls in the

UK. Then they see fit -- then they

see this and they think might it be

a winter Olympian. It has to

encompass everything.

You can go to

the BBC website, get inspired,

information on where you could take

this up. When you arrive at the

Olympic Games, the first thing you

see is the Olympic Village, where

you're going to stay. Radzi can show

us around.

you're going to stay. Radzi can show

us around.

Each and every one of those flags

represent the country competing here

in the Winter Olympics and this is

the Olympic athlete Village. We have

come to take a look around.

Genuinely no idea what goes on here.

All I know is it says recreation

area. This is my kind of place.

Pool, table hockey, basically one

conclusion, it does not matter what

country you come from, entertainment

is a universal language. Sometimes

you have to have your arm twisted to

do things. I will just take this one

for the team, the massage chair. I

have never sat in one of these

before. I will get used to this. It

has started. That is really good. It

is pressing. Let's never move from

here. With the temperature is being

officially Baltic, the place you

come to replenish the calories is

riding here, the official dining

hall. I cannot get in because I am

not an athlete but it smells very

good. We are in part of the gym

which is the car deal focused area.

This is where the athletes cannot

get much stronger or fitter but they

can make sure they keep things

ticking over for the most important

day of their lives. When the Team GB

athletes are not competing or

training to compete, they are inside

here, the Team GB headquarters. We

have been invited inside. It says

please do not disturb. That is not

there -- that is for a very good

reason because the bobsleigh guys

have just had a nap. I am told it is

messy, it is lived in. Straightaway

we have seen a man in his boxers.

How are we doing? Good, good. Good

to see you. How are you feeling?

Your first Winter Olympics. Amazing,

and toppled the world.

Everyone is

feeling incredible. The second

Olympics and Britain's third fastest

man?

Yes, that is nice, the second

Olympics is as exciting as a first.

I just want to get out there, it has

been such a build-up.

There is no

question about the team spirit. You

obviously get on?

He talks in his

sleep so we get on in the day.

Can I

see the Helmut? Yes. This will be

the helmet you will be wearing?

Yes,

this will be the helmet when you see

me rocking to the blog and sliding

down I will be wearing this.

What

has been going through your head

before the most important

performance of your life?

It feels

good, we're happy. We compete

against these guys all year round at

the World Cup. This is the big one

we want to win.

Great access from

Radzi. You stayed in the Olympic

Village. The gym looked like the

busiest spot, as it should be.

It is

the most amazing people watching in

that gym. Athletes with every type

of body, you're playing a guessing

game, must be a speed skater, look

at those quads. She is tiny, she

might be an ice bands. I used to get

overexcited. What can I give to this

amazing athletic body, training, so

I used to stand on a Swiss ball.

That was my skill. People were like,

she is a skier. I would have stood

on the plate. There is a thing that

those massage. It is not very

flattering if you are in super slow

motion, but it is great. The massage

chairs is a new addition.

It shows

the technology.

Is it easy to relax

in the? No, and everyone is buzzing

at different times because all the

athletes have different performance

times. The short track speed skaters

are getting ready to peak in the

evening. The entertainment is a

distraction. You've got to have

downtime. Lots of sports in the

Winter Games are dangerous. Your

brain cannot be switched on the

whole time. Especially over two

weeks, you have got to have the

downtime so you do not fatigue. It

looks like Kevin, you're watching

going, it looks great.

It does, but

they've got to concentrate on the

sport. For something like moguls,

you have the combination of

performance with speed, with

incredible juddering. To me, this

looks like it is brittle on the

knees.

So many different elements.

That is why the outfits have circles

on the knees, so you can see the

bouncing.

We can have a look at the

qualifying. It will be later this

morning.

morning. Let's have a look at this

competitor and her style. This is

what you do to get it spot on?

I am

useless at this because of my metal

leg.

useless at this because of my metal

leg. They mostly save the biggest

tricks for the second one. It is all

about the rhythm. She has got to get

the full. Look at the speed they are

carrying. This sport is judged and

timed.

You have to be super precise.

Do they physically make those bumps.

Yes, they are carved. It might even

be elegant chronicling out, so they

are an equal distance the whole way

down.

Let's look at some of the

other good runs. The Canadian was

another one. We will join

qualification life. Another ten from

20 will go through.

These were the

best runs on Friday. I talked about

the long poles of cross country.

Like how short those poles are. They

are starting them into the moguls

for timing. Look at her quick and

precise feet, going from side to

side, amazing feat. The knees are

highlighted in the outfits so the

judges can see, so she can highlight

her strength.

Beautiful pike

execution. Red Gerard when the men

slopestyle at the age of 17. Britney

Cox from as Kilmarnock was only 15

when she competed in Vancouver. She

is still going strong and she has

set some standard.

Lovely. You can

see pulling her legs up. It is

difficult to land that jump and get

back the rhythm. Slopestyle is all

about jumping. They have got to hand

the agility of these bumps, and then

they cannot land and take a breath.

This allows countries that may not

have massive mountains, but have

maintenance big enough to do bumps

-- to do moguls.

Exactly. In

Vancouver it was right in the town

because they only need at 200 metre

vertical drop for it.

It is night

came in Korea. Look at that. It is

coming up to 7:30pm and Magilton is

in position and he will guide us

through the runners and riders and

what to look out for in this second

part of qualification.

Thank you. Good evening. We are at

the Phoenix now part. This is the

start list for qualification. 20

athletes are going but only ten will

go through to the finals, which get

under way at nine o'clock local

time, that is midday in the UK,

tonight. This list will be cut in

half quite ruthlessly. Ten have

already qualified from Freddie's

initial qualification. That includes

most of the big names, but some will

be skiing again in qualification

two. They would have hoped to go

through automatically and they will

have a point to prove. These are the

scenes at the top of the course.

Light snow falling. We do not get

lots of snow in this part of Korea.

70% of the Korean peninsula is

mountainous. But they are small

mountains, as you were alluding to

in the studio, compared to the Alps

and Pyrenees. Therefore the

Canadians from the scores do well,

the Australians do well, because

they train on the small mountains

with short bump runs. The judges are

up in their tower. There are seven

of them in total. The turns make up

60% of the marks, it used to be 50%.

It has increased to 60%. The air

makes up 20% and the timing makes up

20%. We have seven judges overseeing

the bumps competition. Once again,

it is packed that the Phoenix now

part. They have been watching the

slopestyle alongside, the snowboard

slopestyle, earlier today. Now the

second qualification of the women's

moguls gets under way. Pertakhiya,

from the Olympic athletes from Roger

team, she will be the first to ski.

There are a few turns to compete

before the first kicker. -- to

complete. Then the main bulk of the

turns between kicker number one and

number two. The Russian gets under

way. Good times. Old fashion, it

traditional 360. But she has lost

control. That is where her Olympic

Games ends. There is no coming back

from that sort of mistake. She will

not be progressing to the finals at

nine o'clock local time tonight. We

go from 20 in finals number 12 12 in

finals number two, down to the last

six he will do battle for the

medals. Pertakhiya finishes with a

flourish, but the damage was done

early on.

It is all over for her now, which is

a

It is all over for her now, which is

a shame because she landed this jump

fairly solidly but never got it back

under control, and for

self-preservation she put the brakes

on.

on. Into a snowplough as she landed,

she was desperately fighting to get

her weight over the middle of the

skis, but there was no coming back.

So, the score is irrelevant.

So, the score is irrelevant. The

score it got on Friday in first

qualification is top right of that

graphic, it's not enough to see her

through. Those are the details, snow

temperature and air temperature.

Next to ski, Jin Wang, from China.

She is away, Jin Wang, skiing the

first set of terms nicely. 360 off

the first kicker. And again, losing

is her rhythm -- loses her rhythm

slightly as she gets set for the

money terms in the middle of the

course, starting to pick up

Goodspeed. And losing control

slightly. Getting knocked out of the

rhythm of the track. Now, she's back

over the top of the skis as she

focuses her mind on the second jump

and goes in for two, quick rotation.

It wasn't a great finish, though. 35

point S one seconds of. So, it was a

little slow.

little slow. -- 35.01 seconds.

There were some good moments in this

run for Wang Jin of China but she

won't score highly and she was off

balance as she landed that jump, the

20-year-old. Not as good as her

score from first qualifying on

Friday. Now, one of the more it is

very instant -- one of the more

experienced

experienced competitors, Deborah

Scanzio, 31 years old. First

kicker... Oh, nicely done. 11th in

Sochi four years ago, tenth in

Vancouver, ninth in Turin, ninth,

tenth and 11th in the last three

Olympic Winter Games, looking for a

place in the final. This is the best

we've seen so far tonight. She'd got

corked on that back somersault,

that's a good run from Deborah

Scanzio, she'll be pretty happy with

that. That will put her into first

place in this second round of

qualifying. We have 20 athletes

skiing tonight to, but only ten will

go through to join the ten who

qualified on Friday. Lots to enjoy

in this run from Deborah Scanzio,

look at the rhythm. The red bands

around the knees, designed to aid

the judges in their deliberation of

the terms of. Good rhythm from

Scanzio. The second jump publisher

got slightly off axis, the judges

will have a chance to review all of

this via the slow motion.

this via the slow motion. Scanzio,

so that puts her into top spot

amongst the second group of

qualifiers. Next

qualifiers. Next to ski, one of the

brave cousins from the host nation,

this is Seo Jung Hwa. Back

somersault... Slightly on the back

of her skis but managed to get her

weight forward again and she's

ripping it up through the middle

part of the course, as we follow her

from the side. Really solid terms

here. Nothing wrong with the middle

part of the course, she's got with

in the bumps... Good speed! Full

twisting back somersault off the

second kicker! A little bit straight

line as she landed that second jump.

The speed was good and the Korean

supporters enjoyed it. Good skiing

from Seo Jung Hwa from Korea. The

time points are in. So, she's the

highest scorer on the 20% time score

so far.

so far. In the middle part of the

corset she got really good rhythm, a

little flick with the pole plant on

the top of the bumps, with the skis

carving between the moguls, and it

was a spectacular full twisting back

to complete her run.

71.58, best score of the night so

far. Next to ski, the Norwegian

athlete.

athlete. 22 years of age. And on her

way.

way. Norway with a decent record in

the women's moguls over the years.

Hasn't been totally controlled, but

it is good to watch, it's

spectacular skiing from the

Norwegian! A Norwegian won this

event in 2002, and also in 1994 on

home snow in Lillehammer. And Hedvig

Wessel may well have done enough to

put herself in the final here

tonight. Remember, we're looking for

the best ten to go up against the

already qualified ten. And then it

will be the next round, when 12 will

be whittled down to the last six,

who will go for the three medals.

Hedvig Wessel, 26th in Sochi four

years ago. She's moved on in leaps

and bounds in the intervening

Olympic cycle. Forward somersault,

you don't see a lot of that in

moguls, it's a tough trick to pull

off, because your natural rhythm

dictates that a back somersault on

the kickers, the way they are

shaped, is the easier option. Hedvig

Wessel goes into second position.

71.66 her score and she looks pretty

happy with the way things have

worked out so far. Next, the

26-year-old Austrian. Austrians tend

to focus on Alpine skiing but there

are one or two decent bump skiers

out there

out there ready Melanie Meilinger is

the top Austrian at the moment, and

she is away. First kicker

approaching... Slightly over

rotated. It was more like a 400

degrees rotation. She has chosen to

come skier's left. Look how still

the upper body is, head and

shoulders facing down the four line,

knees doing the absorption as she

cast her way through the middle part

of the course. It certainly won't be

the quickest cost of the night so

far, but it's been good to watch.

Eczema salt... And she makes the

final few terms, and Melanie

Meilinger with a pretty solid run.

25th in first qualifying, made a big

mistake on Friday. That was the

landing on that 360. Skis slightly

further apart than she would have

liked. Look at the hands on the

poles, with a loose hold on the ski

poles, just to absorb vibrations, it

is a pretty heavy hit with the pole

plant on top of the bumps. 71.66

skis away and waits for the score to

come in.

come in. 57.71, she's been penalised

quite heavily there for the

mistakes. Now, the second of the

Korean cousins. Standing bottom left

of your screen. The second of the

Korean cousins next.

Korean cousins next. And Seo Jee Won

is off. Straight back into the

rhythm of the track... Now, she

starts to eat up the bumps, knees

absolutely locked in a tight

together. Not much wrong with this

sort of skiing from Seo Jee Won.

Hasn't made a mistake in the middle

part of the track - can she nail

this bottom jump? The kicker is

approaching... Top back somersault,

landed sweetly! And finishes with a

time of 31.55 seconds. Good skiing

from Seo Jee Won from Korea.

Here we go, first kicker, styled out

that 360. Immediately put in the

left-footed turn to continue on her

way, knees up to the chest.

way, knees up to the chest. Mogul

skiers have relatively short career

is, you won't be surprised to learn,

with the punishment that Denise take

in the bumps. -- the punishment that

Denise

Denise -- that knees take in the

bumps.

bumps. And they've given her a

68.46.

Now, 68.46 was the silver medallist

behind her sister four years ago in

Sochi. She did not have a great run

on Friday and she will hope to turn

it on here. 360... Oh, a Paul

Anderson! And she was fighting for

control. Now, she's back over the

top of her skis and she has done

well to get back into the rhythm of

the track. Absorbing the bumps

nicely and setting up for the last

few terms before the kicker. She

will have to go big... It IS big!

Lands the second kicker well and

skis away. So, Chloe Dufour-Lapointe

with a mixed bag there. She scored

well on the time points.

well on the time points. She clocked

29.45 through the clock, giving her

time points of 14.81. Most of the

competitors go anticlockwise on the

360. Chloe Dufour-Lapointe goes

clockwise.

clockwise. Here's the second jump,

you're right, iron cross, got a lot

of height and distance, left herself

with just another six turns to make

before the finish line.

before the finish line. She is fifth

for the moment, 69.53. So, it is the

score from Friday which puts her in

fifth at the moment - no improvement

following that poor landing. Next,

one of the Olympic Athletes from

Russia. And Ekaterina Stolyarova is

away. Eight turns before the first

kicker, and here it comes... 360...

But it is a bit conservative. Write

down the centre of the course, and

look at the style. This is classic,

tact book bump skiing technique,

effortless, easy, smooth transition

from turn to turn. Just one mistake

so far in the middle part of the

course, as she gets airborne again!

Back somersault, soft landing and

away! That's one of the best runs

with scene tonight, from Ekaterina

Stolyarova.

Stolyarova. 29 years old, lots of

experience.

experience. 19thth in Sochi four

years ago, made the top ten in 2010

in Vancouver. This was smooth and

effortless from Ekaterina

Stolyarova.

Stolyarova. No iron cross on the

second aerial, but the landing was

good and the coach was pleased with

what he saw.

73.4, put her into top spot at the

moment, leading qualification number

two.

two. Regina Rakhimova will be next

to go. 28-year-old Russian, part of

the OAR team. She has been top ten

before, but no medals so far. She is

away. Regina Rakhimova, cruising

through the first few turns. 360

clockwise, a little long on the

first couple of terms after the

jump. Now she has found her form and

rhythm. Bumps being eaten up by the

latest of the OAR team on this

course. This is good skiing from

Regina Rakhimova. Legs burning now.

A big double grab on that back

somersault, that was a spectacular

conclusion to her run. Nice work in

her third Olympics from Regina

Rakhimova. Surely she has done

enough to make it through to the

first of the finals. She is -- which

is due at midday UK time. Whittled

down to 12 and then six in the super