Day 3, Part 3 Winter Olympics

Good morning, and if you're looking

for some Monday morning inspiration,

hopefully we can bring it to you

from right here on day three of the

Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. If

this is the first time you have

joined us, welcome to our balcony

right in the heart of the Mountain

Cluster at the Alpensia ski resort.

Over the weekend, we've already had

some in a big history with merit

Bjorgen's 11th medal making her the

most decorated female Olympian of

all time. Also we have seen Andrew

Musgrave in the cross-country

skiing, seventh place in the

skiathlon, the best ever finish by

the British athletes. But the beauty

of the Winter Olympics is the

unpredictable at the end we have

also seen some surprise gold

medallists.

Perrine Laffont has been getting

better as the day has gone on.

Absolutely tearing down the course!

The first Frenchwoman to win the

Olympic moguls.

And Felix Loch has loaned it! David

Grace death, cold in the luge!

Red Gerard, on all American hopes,

they are pinned on him. The

17-year-old Ban -- barnstormed the

men's final in the slip style. --

slopestyle.

Something else that has been a

little bit unpredictable has been

the weather. It might look beautiful

and sunny but believe me, not only

is it bitterly cold, the wind has

picked up. It caused some problems

of some of the sports yesterday, we

had cancellations and delays, and

it's had the same effect today. Not

only is it windy, it comes straight

from Siberia, it is -26 with the

wind chill factor which is brutal.

Sports this morning, the women's

giant slalom was postponed, Alex

Tilley was in that one for GB. Also

we have delays to the slopestyle

final for the women which Aimee

Fuller takes part in. That is

getting under today. There is not

coming up on day three of the Winter

Olympics.

-- lots coming up. Canada leads the

way in the team figure skating

competition, can they upgrade their

Sochi Silver to gold? It is the

highlights of the women's slip style

final. And live ice hockey,

Switzerland's women take on Japan.

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#BBCOlympics. The half pipe is going

on at the moment, but Whee Kim is in

the lead at the moment -- Chloe Kim.

That's kept back for the

continuation of that qualifier.

She was jumped out of the top 12

spot. -- excuse me, she was bumped

down into the spot. She really need

an improvement here.

She has been the Japanese super

rookie. Onto the big contest

circuit. The wind is flapping away

the trees in the background there.

Such an unknown rider, that in 2017,

she wasn't even brought along to the

Olympic test event by the Japanese

team, they didn't have faith in her,

they didn't know who she was. The

super Rocky has now turned

everything on its head. -- super

Ricky.

Ricky. So, just finding her

composure. It's not a timed event so

she can drop in her own time but we

are live! So here we go.

Absolutely huge 900. Frontside 720.

Into switch 720, looking really good

so far. Frontside 540. Look at the

wind!

A huge backside, she's taking her

breath there. I think she how close

she has come.

So, big frontside 540, down at the

bottom.

Seventh place, she has improved.

66.7 five. So she bolts Katie Clark

and Gold. Now Arielle Gold in 12th

position.

position. Verena Rohrer coming out

of... She's in Switzerland. What can

she do here? The halfpipe junior

world champion in 2014. Big backside

air. In two frontside 540.

Switch seven, well held. In two

frontside seven, hands are up, she

has claimed it.

has claimed it. Now, she will

definitely improve.

definitely improve. She's off 16.5.

She's definitely here, the Swiss

girl. -- improving here.

She is all smiles at the bottom,

whether it enough?

The judges are having a good, long,

hard think about this. Sixth already

this year. At the European open.

That was also affected by weather,

that contest.

Oh, no. 14th place, 55 points, you

hear the crowd's collective

disappointment. What a shame. So

it's the end of the games for her.

As we go back to our next rider,

Mercedes Nicoll from Canada. Born in

Vancouver, out there on the West

Coast. No stranger to Whistler, and

the Sycamore mounted in Vancouver.

-- Mountains in Vancouver. So, 34

years of age. 17th here at the test

event last year.

Frontside air. Nice, backside 900.

Front five lies really high at the

transition, needs to keep the speed

going here now. Frontside seven,

needs one good laugh to trick.

Switch 360 and

Switch 360 and another one, air to

fakie. Currently in 18th. Kisses and

smiles and that's good to see. She

had a huge slam in Sochi. After that

she took a year off, she didn't

snowboard for over a year. She

started riding again in March 2015

and she is slowly made her way back

to the elite level.

to the elite level. She is part of

the Canadian halfpipe team with

Elizabeth Hosking. So, there we go.

18. Unfortunately, not to be. Only

the top 12 will qualify. The current

standings on your screen. Nobody is

getting near 95.5. He says!

So, Qiu Leng will be next in. This

is her shot making it into that top

12. Throwing in a huge one, the

centrifugal forces trying to repair

in half. A big frontside seven. The

switch, 360. Frontside air, needs to

build the speed and get amplitude

up. Big Michael Chuck, named after

the Canadian. And that's it. I'm not

sure that's going to be enough for

the 20-year-old. She looks a little

dejected. We see that first

crippler.

The Chinese have always been there

or thereabouts with their programme

which has developed the riders.

16th. So we will see you in 2022. He

is doing the robot! I don't think he

knows it's the mobile, though. --

the Mobot. I'm proud of you, he

says, nice to hear. Elizabeth

Hosking, just 16 years of age, from

Canada. Dropping in here, ringing

plenty of speed.

The wind is blowing the snow. It

isn't affecting her at the moment.

Almost chasing her down the pipe.

And that is the trick that she

messed up on in her first run and

you can see her with a sharp intake

of breath because she has dodged a

bullet there. Oh, my goodness. Her

heart will be going just shy of 265

beats per minute at the moment.

Is this it here? No, this is the

frontside five. She is on the edge

the whole time down there. Never

quite know what's going to be next.

And this is where she clips the lip

of the pipe, puts her completely

off-kilter. And you can see how

close she was to a heel edge.

Goodness me, that made me feel

funny. We've seen so many people

catch their heel edge, and get

catapulted to the deck of the pipe.

But she is OK, 16 years of age, she

will be 20 in Beijing 2022. I'm sure

we will see her then. Next, the

Slovenian Kaja Verdnik.

She's almost trying to update the

muscle memory, backside spins her.

Not seeing much above the lip here.

Straight through qualifying, you

might say. I don't think this is

going to get into the top 12.

I don't think that will be enough.

Snowboarding for nearly ten years...

She used to do jazz ballet!

But it is not going to be enough.

The amplitude judge penalises riders

for performing tricks below the lip.

Everything has to be high. The

alley-oop wasn't bad. There is her

fan club, the Slovenian bears. And,

again, at just 18, she's still got

the best years ahead of her. And you

can hear the crowd ramping up now

for our next competitor. It is...

Kwon Sunoo.

So, the Korean would have been

gifted a place, the wild card entry,

into these Games. We saw a really

nice first showing. A mistake from

her in the 19-year-old in the first

run. She has probably had this pipe

to practise in in the build up to

these Games as well. So, what can

she do? Can she troubled the top 12?

And advanced tomorrow's final?

Frontside air to kick things off,

backside spin, showing her back to

the bottom of her pipe, then

frontside spin.

Frontside 720. The crowd are

cheering. And they are loving it.

They are cheering every fit. Oh, and

a dead sailor down at the bottom.

She's happy with that and rightly

so. The crowd absolutely loving it.

She began snowboarding at the age of

eight. She lives near here.

The hero is the US snowboarder

aerial gold who she will knock out

of the top 12 if she gets a good

enough score -- Arielle Gold. So

this might be a bit of bittersweet

here. But my heart says yes, my head

says no. No. 20th position. And they

have cheered it's like a gold medal

down here, and why not. And we will

see you, Kwon Sunoo, we will see you

in Beijing. All eyes back to the top

for Clemence Grimal. So, she fell on

her first run. She is currently in

bottom spot but she can get it done

when she has to.

So, bringing a lot of speed in, the

Sun comes out. Huge backside air

catching the lip but doesn't put.

Frontside five. You see the going,

she's struggling for speed. Oh and

she has dropped it.

she has dropped it. Turn your

dictionaries to devastation and you

will see a picture of that right

there. What a shame. So the

23-year-old will not be advancing.

Really, really nice style on the

frontside 540.

You can see what's gone wrong, she

is going to be absolutely devastated

which is completely understandable.

She ends her Olympic experience in

bottom spot. Now the final rider

will become under's Calynn Irwin. 28

years of age, she has got to

absolutely summon the beast here,

channel everything she's got. They

go, the handclap of respect,

Namaste, friends. She needs a good

run to bolt up into the top 12. She

has to to best 62 points 75. If she

does, she will knock out Arielle

Gold. What can she do here, the

Canadian? Backside air to start

things off, adjusting her facial

mask there. Oh! Hands to the sky and

that is it, game over for her. I

said she was adjusting her facial

mask, didn't I? You want to be

focusing on the pipe riding than

what it your snood is doing. But I

don't know. These guys have the

reflexes of fighter pilots. They

have time to write a dissertation in

between the pipe walls. When I'm

riding the pipe, it feels like time

is speeding up. So it isn't going to

be enough for hire. We have our

official top 12 who will advance

through to tomorrow's final and that

is not a shot she will want to see

again and again. Hands to the sky,

to the snowboarding gods. Why me?

Well, she is all smiles. She has got

her mouth guard in there, she is all

right.

right. So, there we go. I think she

knew it. Well, that is the story,

ladies and gents, look at the

scores. Chloe Kim, the red-hot

favourite coming into this has

proved exactly why. She has

absolutely smashed the field.

Tomorrow's battle here in the

halfpipe you'll say will be a battle

for silver because at the moment as

it stands, it looks like nobody will

get anywhere near USA's Chloe Kim.

However, Maddie Mastro, and Queralt

Castellet, who has beaten then her

before, and then you've got Emily

Arthur, Mirabelle Thovex and Arielle

Gold and Kelly Clark. The USA have

four attack in this is.

four attack in this is. Tomorrow's

final is going to be very

interesting indeed. How will Chloe

Kim handle the pressure? Not only is

she revered in her homeland, she is

also a pretty big deal in Korea. Her

parents are Korean, they think of

her as her own. They will be

celebrating just as hard. Well, I

believe they will be, come podium

time tomorrow. From me here in the

half-pipe qualifications, I hope you

enjoyed that and we will see you

tomorrow.

Chloe Kim setting down a benchmark

ahead of the final you'll be able to

see on the BBC tonight at 1am. That

will be on BBC One. Just to put it

into context how good Chloe Kim is,

she qualified four years ago for the

Games but wasn't allowed to compete

because she was too young at just 13

the years of age. She comes here

with huge expectations. So far, she

is delivering. Like Tim says, that

will be an exceptional final to look

forward to. Would going inside to

the figure skating, the team event

has been taking place since before

the Opening Ceremony even took

place. It involves women's men's,

pears and ice dance elements and

this is how things stand after five

of the eight sessions. It is Canada

who are out in front, they're one of

the big favourites, the Olympic

athletes of Russia in sulphur medal

position and the United States.

Behind them. How much can things

change with the remainder of the

team event? Let's get to the Ice

Arena with your commentary team

Robin Cousins and Catherine Downes.

The Russian national champion,

recent European bronze medallist,

representing the Olympic Athletes

from Russia rusher.

And he has three

could RuPaul jumps planned, the most

of anyone here but, shall we see how

he gets on here? Let's see how he

manages.

He skates to Elvis Presley

because he says he feels a bit like

Elvis Presley. I read that in the

interview.

He is opening with a quadruple the

is. That is the most difficult of

the quadruple jumps. When it works,

it is exquisite. When it doesn't...

It isn't great and that wasn't a

great one there. He will get given

credit for it because he got the

rotation but he obviously wanted day

landing on a running edge not on the

backside. Second quadruple...

backside. Second quadruple... Did

not make the rotation there. That

will definitely be an axe in the

box.

box. Read means review, yellow means

review, green means accepted. Triple

Axel double toe loop. Watch the box

go green. The technical panel

deciding which elements are clean,

which are to be reviewed.

Now, can he compose themselves and

deliver another clean quadruple

jump?

He has a quadruple toe loop planned.

Yes, he can. Not the best landing,

so the judges, the grade of

execution points for that jumps will

probably be negative, but he gets

credit for the element.

Lovely, light and easy triple axel.

A big jumping element here that he

absolutely need to nail. Two triple

combination

combination jumps, triple Lutz,

triple Salchow.

CHEERING

the Olympics athletes from Russia in

the silver medal position now and

they would have wanted to see that

on point.

He did not quite nail

those quotes, and in the long

programme, he went for them and they

did not work out. He's very much an

all or nothing skater. Well down on

his season was Macbeth which is up

on the 180s. Pat on the shoulder for

Mikhail Kolyada, who I think, the

whole team who could have done

better.

The great Patrick Chan. We saw him

muddle through his programme, not

the performances were expecting for

the three-time world champion. He

won team and individual silver in

Sochi, keen to get gold with team

Canada here in South Korea.

He has two quadruple jumps plan.

There is the first. A beautiful

quadruple toe loop with a triple toe

loop in coronation. The second

quadruple is a repeat, which he's a

allowed one of, but it's going to

come right now.

come right now. Exquisite.

Absolutely glorious.

That should have been a triple axel

in coronation. -- combination.

That's better, triple Lutz, loop,

triple Salchow.

Second triple axel, made the

rotation, but not the landing.

Two hands down on the triple loop.

Triple flip, added a double toe loop

there, needs to try and rack up some

points.

CHEERING

the Patrick Chan that we know and

love has not yet turned up at this

game is.

And the mistakes are just

uncharacteristic.

Look at this,

perfect position and alignment,

great take-off, fantastic air

position, easy to the landing.

They've given him a massive new

season's best, he's had a difficult

season. That's up massive new

season's best. So, let's have a look

at the standings of that men's

competition. Patrick Chan, the

three-time world champion, leads the

way, Mikhail Kolyada presenting the

Olympics athletes from Russia, and

Adam Rippon, what escaped from him

in his third Olympics, in third.

And she's got it, triple axel to

open the programme. The music from

Miss Saigon, and there you see on

the screen, the green box is ticked.

Triple flip, triple toe loop. Did

very well to save that but she did.

And the triple Salchow.

Double axel, triple toe loop, double

toe loop.

Triple Lutz, double toe loop.

Triple flip.

One triple jump left. A triple loop.

And she's got that.

Oh, my goodness me!

Team USA are on

their feet.

There's the triple flip.

Triple toe loop. Did very well to

hold that on.

A new season's best for Mirai Nagasu

of the USA. She is top of the

standings for now.

And

here is here is Gabrielle Daleman

for the Canadians, she is the

youngest member of team Canada in

Sochi, she was 16, here she is four

years later, a lot more experience

under her belt. She is a powerful

skater.

She's also the current Canadian

number one, national champion. As

she was two seasons ago. Last

season, it was her team-mate. Triple

toe loop to open up, triple toe

loop.

Nice, triple Lutz. Terrific bounce

and elevation and her take-offs and

jumps. Has had difficulty

controlling it in the past but the

last couple of seasons, good

consistency. Triple flip.

Second triple Lutz and then a

combination stronger than the first.

And there is the triple loop.

Final jumping pass, triple Salchow

and a double Axel she wants. There

is the Salchow. There is the double

Axel.

That is it, that has got to be gold

for Canada! Clean and strong from

Gabrielle Daleman. Surely it is only

a formality. Just give them the

gold! She wanted to lay down the

gauntlet and she did it. I think

we're going to see a new season's

best and you are probably correct,

team Canada will be in the lead. It

is a massive season's best.

is a massive season's best. That is

for Gabrielle Daleman of team

Canada.

Canada. Alina Zagitova, 15 years

old, the Prodigy who has been better

than Evgenia Medvedeva this season.

Beat the double world champion to

win the European title just a few

weeks ago. And she is something

else.

Going for the first jumping pass and

it is the most difficult combination

we will see in the ladies events.

Triple Lutz, triple loop

combination.

Double Axel, triple toe loop.

That is the triple flip, double toe,

double loop combination.

Triple Lutz.

And another triple flip. Last jump,

the Axel...

Alina Zagitova, you little

firecracker! What talent!

firecracker! What talent!

She is 15

but there is such maturity in the

choreography and the way she moves.

A new season's best for 15-year-old

Alina Zagitova, her first Olympics.

And Canada have an unassailable lead

so they are the Olympic champions,

2018. The gold is already in the

bag, so, just a masterclass, then,

from the bowl champions Tessa Virtue

and Scott Moir, and a fitting way to

close out this team event, the gold

around their necks once this routine

is done.

From the Mulan Rouge to the top of

the podium, that will put Canada out

of sight. The gold was already there

is but Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue

are head and shoulders above the

rest.

Well, this now solidifies

their second gold medal because they

won the gold in Vancouver in 2010,

and I absolutely love every second

and every move of that performance.

What does this gold mean, especially

18 gold for Canada?

What a testament to the strong

performances from our team-mates and

it was so inspiring and we had no

doubt they would lay it down. It

certainly gave us a nice cushion as

we took the ice today and we were

able to savour and embrace the

moment and be present every step of

the way.

Last time in Sochi it was a

silver for the team. You have

converted it to gold, what has

changed in the last

changed in the last four years and

Canadian figure skating? That is a

great question. Give me a great

answer.

That'll be tough, I'm not

very good at those! I think we have

a special team, I'm proud of these

skaters. I think our attitude

changed from Sochi. We were a little

bit too casual and this team event

medal in figure skating is like the

hockey and curling medals. We are a

skating country and I feel that we

have all come through Canada so this

is what we need to be in the mix of.

I'm super proud of these athletes

are making that happen. This is a

great journey for all of us and our

coaches and these guys deserve it.

So, the first figure skating medal

goes to Canada.

The next medal event is the pairs.

Canada also in the mix for

potentially another gold in that one

which gets under way on Wednesday at

1am.

We're heading into the late

afternoon here in Pyeongchang, a

beautiful time of day, the sun

begins to set over the slips behind

me. This is what has been happening

so far on day three of the Winter

Olympics.

The women's giant slalom fell victim

to the weather, robbing us a chance

of seeing one of the standouts start

of the games. Mixed double maybe

having a debut here, but same old

victory means Canada have got the

eyes on gold tomorrow. More

solutions for Canada in the figure

skating with a dominant performance

from their hugely talented team

turning Sochi silver into

Pyeongchang gold.

In the

In the halfpipe, Chloe Kim topped

the final qualification more than

seven points ahead of her nearest

rival.

Sticking with snowboarding, and the

women's slopestyle, a bit of a bumpy

start for Team GB. The injury to

Katie Ormerod who was one of the big

medal hopes, and she was facing an

operation instead of the Olympics.

Yesterday the weather is meant that

the slopestyle convocation was

cancelled. Straight to a final

today, to runs to say he would be

the champion. Aimee Fuller flying

the flag for rate Britain but before

we find out what happened, let's

find out a bit more about it.

find out a bit more about it. Oh,

drama! She's young, it's not the

last thing we will see from Aimee

Fuller.

Fuller. Four years ago you just

missed out on the finals and Heidi

look back on it?

I look back and I

think I was so lucky to go to the

Olympics and have that opportunity,

and ride an Olympics standard sized

course with all of that pressure

going into the next one. I have

definitely strategised a bit better,

as an athlete physically and

mentally I'm in a better place and

I'm ready to go there and challenge

and do the best I can.

We had a good

time because we were in the

commentary booth.

Oh, she's done!

We

are not one...

Are we supposed to do

that? Probably not.

What did you

learn about commentary?

People love

it if you're passionate so I will

stay by that.

Ed and Aimee are

crying, and now I'm going. All

professionalism going straight out

of the window here.

Going towards Pyeongchang, how is

the sport snowboarding different to

what it was a few years ago?

St

Sochi, the sport has changed a lot.

It's an awful lot going up, it used

to be you just kept going on the

tour, and now you have a set goal of

every four years. It provided a lot

of structure and support, UK sport

coming on board, and we have got

coaches and physios. Amazing places

like this to ride and it provided a

huge platform and opportunity for us

to progress as athletes and

sportswomen. It's such a huge stage

for us to showcase our sport. I want

to go there and demonstrate our

sport and show not only what I'm

capable of but what our sport has

evolved to and where we can take it.

When I arrived at the top of that

course, when it is go time, I'm

there, go for it. That's what I'm

visualising in my head between now

and then. I will be on my board

doing the tricks I want to do so I

can rock up and do the best run of

my life.

Due to the weather

yesterday it was a straight final

today in the women's slopestyle, two

runs to determine who is the Olympic

champion. The Americans exacted down

-- expected to dominate, Jamie

Anderson has one exclaimed medals,

including gold last month. -- has

one X Games medals. Let's find out

how Aimee got on at the Phoenix

Park.

So, the women's slopestyle finals,

after the cancellation of the

qualifications, we have a full

quota, 26 women dropping, only

getting two runs instead of three.

Klaudia Medlova, one of the

trailblazers of recent years. Made a

name for herself dropping the first

ever double radio. She's also done

the first double Cork frontside 1080

in competition. Interesting to see

what she has got here.

Up and over the A-frame. Setting up

that final little module.

Into the

first of the jumps.

Super corked.

Goodness me.

That was incredible.

She eventually jumped off the roof

of the house and landed on her bag.

I can't believe she is riding away.

Whether it was the wind which caught

her and stalled the rotation.

Jessika Jenson jumping in. Jamie

Anderson, Hailey Langland and Julia

Marino ran out the US contingent in

slopestyle. The Americans all

qualified through their own Grand

Prix season series.

Jessika Jenson got fifth, highest

results this season. Killing speed

into the ramp. The body language

there, both hands in front of her,

she doesn't look confident on this

course.

I feel a little bit nervous

watching her. That's not really a

solid switch 540. More like it, jump

two, frontside 360, very nice. Keep

your composure. A big backside 720,

first place.

Definitely, easily. We

have not seen runs completed over

all three kickers.

First place,

easy.

easy.

Aimee Fuller is about to drop.

The rider who burst onto the scene

with her incredible double backflip

and the camp double under. She's

been getting to grips of this course

throughout training. 50-50 on that

big down rail.

Come on, Aimee

Fuller.

Coming off early on the King

rail.

The results that she has been

pushing, top ten would a good result

for a meet today. -- for Aimee. And

under Philip, the single version. --

Philip, didn't feel like she had the

speed. You can almost see her say,

it's so windy.

Just making it over

the small side. Again, wind. That's

an issue. A shame for Aimee.

She said, waiting for the wind to

stop.

Back up to

Back up to the top, Silje Norendal,

another rider who doesn't have the

World Cup ranking which reflects her

riding, she's tidy competitor.

Really difficult switch grind

through the kink rail. She has got

three X Games medals in a row, she

loves riding at X Games.

Switching

to the first jump. Coming up little

short, needs to tuck in. No speed

checks.

checks.

Frontside 360, clears it

despite losing her composure.

Backside 720. There we see the first

of the riders, she's got the control

and the internal speedometer and

she's able, maybe not in the

prettiest way that she has made it

through comfortably.

There we go,

look at that.

She moves ahead of

Jessika Jenson. So, next, Anna

Gasser.

Gasser. Alongside Enni Rukajarvi,

one of the riders who thinks this

competition should not have run in

this, -- in these conditions. In the

US open last year, she had the best

run anyone has ever seen by a woman

in slopestyle. Let's see what she's

got here. Really attacking the

course. 272 frontside waterside at

the end of the double kink.

Without

a jacket so consciously thinking

about the wind. Looking very good.

Double under Philip! That's how you

do it, with the Riva. -- under flip!

With a revert.

She wants this,

doesn't she?

So, she said it hugely.

She got the big trick out of the way

and calmed down.

She adopted the

Hailey Langland approach, watch

this, everyone.

A heroic effort from

Anna Gasser. She has dominated

women's slopestyle for the last

decade. She knocked Jenny Jones of

her perch in 2012. If anyone can

ride this course, if anyone can find

a way around the wind, it will be

this woman. The reigning Olympic

champion. The gold medallist at X

Games two weeks ago.

You know, just

when you think that she's perhaps

thinking about hanging up her

competitive snowboard boots, she

goes and learns new tricks. Look at

that! Liquid snowboarding.

It's an

absolutely different league through

the rails.

So stylish. So smooth.

Confidence and experience shining

through.

Massive. Oh, my goodness,

legs forged from steel! She boxed

clever there, opened up, I think

that was going to be a carb double

under.

Look at that. That's exactly

what we said. The experience, the

confidence. And the trust in her

tricks, the ability to understand

the special awareness at every

point, she knows it wasn't pretty

all the way through.

But experience

got through it.

got through it.

83 for Jamie

Anderson. A big smile and a very

well-deserved gold medal position

after the first run.

That's so good

to see.

Very, very good to see. The

Americans sitting in bronze and

gold.

An absolute lottery after that first

three positions.

The second one is, -- second run,

the Phoenix Park venue for all of

the freestyle events.

The windsock

is gaping like a basking shark.

This

is not cloud in the air, this is

slowly being blown off the hill. 45

kilometres of costs.

kilometres of costs.

Let's do this!

Aimee Fuller says, let's do this.

Certainly at the moment, the

windsock is saying it's good. Let's

see how she can go on these rails.

50-50 on the rails, great start.

Really nice on the double King.

Nose

press on the final section of the

rail. Nice and smooth.

Snapped the

backside 180 around.

Pumping into this! Sends it on what

with the backside 360 and the last

jump... And again, she went huge...

Oh!

Hope she's OK.

What a shame, too

much speed. That picture says it

all. There is a snowstorm, a

blizzard almost happening down at

the bottom. You can actually see a

spiral of snow, a mini tornado. Next

in line, Hailey Langland. The girl

who said you can't judge a book by

it's cover but you can judge a

snowboarder by their method is on

course. That lovely arc around,

tapping the corner of the close-out

rail.

Good line, no one else is

doing that.

Almost surfing into that

third feature to kill speed. There

was nothing functional about it.

Lovely double clap 360, come on!

Backside 540, just made it over the

knuckle. She has got enough

speed...! Look at how stoked she is.

The Americans cheering, very, very

justifiably. One of the smallest and

lightest riders in the field has

landed a full run.

Do you think it

is top three?

Definitely top three.

The only question is whether it's a

gold medal. I don't think it is

gold. I think, actually, it might be

silver.

Just off!

Fourth-place!

That's a shame.

So, Jessika Jenson

stays in fourth place.

The Canadian,

Laurie Blouin. She's got the 99 as

well. She can do cap 99.

Interestingly, I don't think it is

about your best tricks but what can

you put together under the

circumstances? What is your best

stock wrong? Interesting comparing

Laurie Blouin, she's so functional

with her speak checks, where's

Hailey Langland was fluid in between

each feature.

This is where it counts.

She held

on.

Just making it over the knuckle.

Switch 540, she got it! Another

landed run.

There you go, second.

Look at the

black eyes sustained in training.

Next, one of the riders who was

really not happy about this course

about the first run, silver

medallist in Sochi.

Keep it simple.

Is that your advice?

I think so,

keep it simple on a day like today.

That lovely rainbow transition

touch, coming through the harder

section of the course, 50-50

backside 180, really, really nice.

Come on, Enni Rukajarvi. Using the

classic line all the men did across

the rail. Setting up switch for the

first take-off, dropping right to

the skewed take-off. Lovely! Cab

540. She has gone big, backside 720,

hold on!

This is looking good!

Frontside 360, bounces off the

knuckle. On the spot, Jamie, where

is that?

I don't know.

I think that

is the end of someone's medal hope.

She slots into third middle

position. Anna Gasser, she has been

in form and she has won all her

contest is. She laid down the best

slopestyle run earlier in the year

we have ever seen in women's

snowboarding. What can she do today?

There is no question she has the

tricks.

I think even if she does the

cab under and plays it safe she has

a very good chance of being on the

podium.

So, blazing through the rail

section.

That's so good.

Killing her

speed, half cab, the 50-50 nose

press.

And that is such a hard line,

180 and switching to the edge to get

up onto the rail.

So, one under

Flip.

Flip. Frontside 720 and she has gone

huge.

Oh my gosh! That is so

annoying. One of the best slopestyle

riders there is.

So, another rider

who again has the firepower of

tricks to take this down, Julia

Marino, currently in 11th place. In

a World Cup rankings, she is only

one spot behind Jamie Anderson,

currently in second.

Very smooth.

Very smooth.

I think that is one of the best

sections, it is up there for her.

Frontside 720, clipped the knuckle.

Jamie Anderson knows she's claimed a

second consecutive Olympic gold

medal. Look at that. And it is the

one thing I would say, you know

what, silver and bronze, they could

have gone anywhere but Jamie

Anderson, the cream has risen to the

top of the slopestyle today. Against

the olds. Against the conditions,

she has managed to land the run she

wanted to and her experience has

told. Look at it.

She's waiting.

Maybe she does want to do something

good, not just write down. I hope

she goes down and methods of

everything.

Let's have a look... Lovely first

rail and the only rider transferring

from the a kick into the landing

with the stalefish air.

She is so

smooth.

Liquid snowboarding. All of

these, it is muscle memory with her.

Oh, no! And you think why did you

risk it? She's going to roll around.

That method exposes the Lord even

more.

She must be so happy,

especially in these conditions as

well.

Tripod over the knuckle. Jamie

Anderson rounds out the final here,

and her boyfriend, Tyler Nicholson,

is the first man in the finish area

to congratulate her. Jamie Anderson

crowns what has been a very well

decorated career with a second gold

medal.

Unreal.

That tells more of

today's story than the finish area,

the wind whistling through this

half-pipe course. The courage of the

women should be saluted.

Double Olympic champion. How does

that feel?!

Honestly, it feels

insane. Of course, I believe in

myself and I have dreams and goals

but the level of riding has changed

so much in the last couple of years,

it wasn't nearly as much... In Sochi

I knew I had a good chance but here

I had no idea. There are so many

girls that could win this contest.

So I had to let it go.

At the end of

the day it is the Olympic final and

everyone wanted to write.

It is and

how I would have expected and how I

had planned and how I had visualised

for years of prep work to go today.

I think if you were lucky with the

wind, there were some calm windows

but the majority of it was super

inconsistent. And I don't think it

was a true show of women's female

slopestyle, which is a real shame

Frost board but we have to pick

ourselves up and stay strong, have a

good rest and recovery, and go hard

next week.

So, tough day for all the

girls up at the slopestyle today.

I've been joined by such a bronze

medallist Jenny Jones. Welcome to

our lovely balcony. You are up at

the slopestyle, how weather

conditions today compared to

yesterday when the heat were

cancelled?

Yeah, it was an absolute

shocker as far as the wind is

concerned. Yesterday was windy but

it was uphill, which is why it was

cancelled because the girls wouldn't

be able to clear the jumps. The wind

today was gusty so it comes in and

out so some of the girls were flying

to the bottom of the jump because

the wind was pushing them and some

not clearing them because it was

blowing up the hill. It was a total

lottery about what was going to

happen.

Aimee Fuller sing four years

of preparation going into an Olympic

event. Should it have been cancelled

today when you look at the

conditions they were asked to ride

in?

It is questionable and usually

they have the coaches and judges,

they all have a chat together and

they make a decision at the top of

the slope and I wonder what went on

at that conversation, why didn't

someone say let's postponed this? I

can't answer that but in my mind I

would have liked it to have been

postponed.

You girls out there look

fearless. From speaking to a few of

you, you know the dangers involved.

Was it safe?

No, it isn't safe and

isn't safe because it is an extreme

sport, you're flying off a 70 foot

kicker, and your snowboard is

working like a cell, the wind is

blowing at left, right and centre.

It isn't but how much of the degree

is a time safe for these girls, and

I think some of them were upset it

went ahead and they had to battle

through. Luckily, no one was badly

injured but I'd be asking... I would

be asking why this thing carried on.

It did carry on, Aimee Fuller got

into the Olympic final, albeit

without having to qualify, how will

she reflect on her second Olympic

Games and on that run?

I think she

will be gutted with the conditions.

She is in one piece, more than

anything. She almost stayed on her

feet and she nearly made the last

kicker but if you see the wind just

took her and there's nothing she can

do about that. It isn't in her

control and unfortunately just

wasn't going to happen.

She will

probably reflect a little bit on

Jamie Anderson. The first

snowboarder to get two gold medals,

incredible stuff from her today.

She

was under the same conditions as

everyone else and she stayed on her

feet and I think that is her

experience and knowing how to ride

in these difficult conditions. She

played it safe. She almost had the

run and the same level I did in

Sochi and we almost these girls have

moved on since Sochi. Four years

later now, I promise you the level

is so much higher. The tricks these

girls can do are amazing now and it

is so sad they didn't get to

showcase that. Anna Gasser, she has

got doubles... You probably don't

understand what these tricks are!

But they didn't get to show those

and that is what they come here to

do, this is their moment, their big

stage. And it is a shame.

It is a

shame. Aimee Fuller, it isn't over

for her because she does go into the

Big Air a week today. Thank you for

giving us a insight on that final.

It is approaching late afternoon

here in Pyeongchang and this is what

has been happening so far on day

three of the Winter Olympics in

Pyeongchang. The women's giant

slalom fell victim of the wind. We

didn't get to see the woman, Mikaela

Shiffrin we are looking for to see.

Canada won both theme men's and

women's curling, and they go for

gold tomorrow. There were more

celebrations with Canada in the

figure skating with a dominant

performance from the hugely talented

team turning Sochi silver into

Pyeongchang gold. In a slopestyle

competition badly disrupted by bad

wins, Jamie Anderson became the

first female snowboarder ever to win

two gold medals by defending her

title.

Where now going to head to the

quango Hockey Centre for the women's

ice hockey, -- Guang Dong ice

Centre. Switzerland hoping to make

it two out of two as they take on

Japan.

Ice hockey is one of the fastest

team sports in the world. The

team sports in the world. The puck

travelling at very high speeds. The

aim of the game is to score more

goals than the opposition. Six aside

teams contest games of 320 minute

periods with overtime and shoot outs

if required. Of these are given if a

player's action has gone against the

rules of the game and then they have

deserved in the penalty box. The

opposing team would be on a power

play when a team member is sent off

from the opposite team, the best

opportunity for someone to score.

The first since 1994, the men's

Olympic hockey

Olympic hockey would not feature

players from the NHL, as the Olympic

committee would not cover the cost

of insurance for these players.

A great game in prospect. The group

leading Swiss taking on Japan who

play so well in their opening game

against Sweden. And the Swiss know

that victory for them or see their

book a place in the quarterfinals of

the women's Olympic ice hockey

competition.

The Swiss were so

impressive. All of the outside

noise, the first game against the

unified Korean team, the team is to

throw workmanlike, they did not get

caught up in the extracurricular and

they came out and were extremely

solid, 8-0 winners. They were led by

their young superstar, Alina Muller,

four goals and two assists for

6-point performance. She and the

rest of the Switzerland team will be

looking to repeat that against

Japan.

There is a disappointment for

the Japanese fans in the stadium.

The scorer of their goal in the

opening game will not be playing,

Rui Ukita, what happened?

She has

been disbanded for one game for a

kicking incident in the first game,

there was a mix-up in front of the

benches. Rui Ukita actually got

pushed over, while she fell down,

you could see a kicking motion

towards the Swiss player. It did not

get calls join the game, but

afterwards, the officials looked at

it and said there was a bit of

intention, not necessarily to injure

but just that swaying motion of the

skate blade which is certainly not

allowed. Unfortunately for the

Japanese goal-scorer, she has to sit

this out today.

So, this is coming

in flying high on confidence. You

would say that the Japanese would be

relatively happy despite defeat in

the first game?

They were

remarkable, they were not able to

get the victory but they gave team

Sweden everything make had. It

wasn't until the third period that

Sweden pulled away. I was impressed

to Japan's teamwork, they have good

speed. You can tell that they're

very well coached, they support each

other all over the ice. It's going

to be a much different story 14

Switzerland today compare to the

opponent they had before. -- for

team Switzerland today compared to

the Korean team they faced before.

The Japanese team putting in their

final preparations. There are two

pools in this tournament, top tier

included the likes of Canada who had

a terrific victory in the opening

game. Also USA against Finland was

24 hours ago.

They score! 5.8 seconds to go. And

the Finns find the net. And that was

clinical from Hovi, great work deep

in the zone. When it came back, Hovi

blasted it. The Finns lead.

Just

under six seconds left in the

period. How about the past of the

stick and no chance for the

netminder Rooney.

A good save, and then a rebound. It

is a great finish from the

is a great finish from the tenacious

player, Hovi. The first save made,

-- Lamoureux adds to her Olympic

tallies. Her eighth Olympic gold and

what a finish.

Just take that puck

to the net with authority and stays

there. What a second effort from

Lamoureux.

Hillary died, what a goal! -- Hilary

nights, what a goal!

Finally,

Finland punished. A great

Finland punished. A great pass from

Knight but the

Knight but the finish from Coyne was

first class. Really good work by the

Americans.

Americans. There is Kendall Coyne to

bury it.

What a fabulous shots, no

chance at all for the netminder.

Is

there one chance for the finish to?

-- the Finns? And it will be

finished off. That'll do it. Finland

concede the empty net goal, gambling

to tie the game. And what a moment

that will

that will be for Cameranesi, her

first Olympic gold on debut for her.

The Americans have begin the run for

their money but they will run out

victors.

A little bit strange on the

replay, Finland only had two players

are ice to get the puck back. The

Americans had four back there,

that's not how you want to do it.

The puck gets hits to Cameranesi,

she was able to go into the

wide-open net and deposit for a 3-1

American lead and to seal the deal.

So, the players are out there now

ready to see whether they can do the

damage. A bit of explanation about

this tournament. There are two

pools, the US and Canada are in the

top, the two favourites. Should they

finished first and second, they get

a route straight through to the

semifinals. Three and four and then

second pool, one and two, going to

the quarterfinals. So that's what

the Swiss are playing for, they want

to finish first and make sure they

play off against the fourth team in

group one, which could be the

Olympic Athletes from Russia or it

could be potentially Finland on the

strength of yesterday. The Russians

are most likely to finish bottom.

That would be a heck of a game,

Russia and Finland. Finland looked

great against the USA. So a lot of

incentive for Switzerland to finish

number one in their pool. And then

they would cross over into the

quarterfinals plagued fourth-ranked

team from pool A.

team from pool A.

A few smiles on

the bench in the last game. He

really enjoyed his side's

performance. As all the players are

being introduced out onto the ice.

The players will play in groups of

five, three forwards and two

defenders. There are two wingers and

one centre ice player. And then to

defensive players as well. You'll

see an awful lot of the Swiss team.

Each team has four units they could

go to, the Swiss might be to roll

one and two on a regular basis.

We

saw that earlier on against the

Korean team until the got a lead

that they ended up to the lines.

They have Alina Muller, Sara Benz,

Laura Stadler, but number one. --

that is their number one line.

Florence Schelling is the netminder

for Switzerland. She had it pretty

easy in game one, I expect she's

going to see a little bit more

Robert said her way this afternoon.

-- rubber sent her way. She is

always smiling, Florence Schelling,

behind her mask. The Sistine seem to

be really enjoying the experience of

the Olympics. The nickname for the

Japanese team is team smile Japan.

It's a fitting nickname. The

Japanese players love to get onto

the ice and they are taking in every

moment. They hope those smiles

translates to victory.

Here we go, then. Switzerland with

the red shirts. They will hope that

they will be able to put some more

pressure on and book their place in

the quarterfinals without too much

ado. Japan desperately need victory

to give themselves the best chance

of reaching the quarterfinals. It

would keep it very much in their

hands of that stage.

The Raqqa to

that goes high and Florence

Schelling will hang onto it. Toko

very influential.

A wonderful

opening stint for Saturday's.

-- for

the Japanese. This is the line that

did all of the damage for the Swiss

in their opening game.

Japan try and break away with a bit

of time and space with Chiho Osawa.

That will be cleared.

That will be cleared. Offside is

called. A frenetic first minute, 19

seconds.

seconds.

It's very early on but you

can already tell that this Japanese

team is posing a little bit of a

different competition for

Switzerland than they saw from

Korea. Japan very quick. They are

getting up on the four check in a

hurry.

They do not give you any time

or space.

or space. Japan can't keep it,

though.

The pressure is relentless from the

Japanese. These two sides know each

other very well, they have played

four times across the last two World

Championships. Switzerland have won

all four of those games, including a

relegation series which dispatched

Japan to the lower tier. So that

will be fresh in the memory of all

of those players.

You can bet it is.

Any time that a team is responsible

for sending you down, that will

linger long in your memory. You can

bet it is here today for Japan,

hoping for a little retribution.

That was a nice touch behind the

back of the net.

Japan just doing a wonderful job of

hemming in this list here. This is

their third attempt to try and get

it out of the zone and they have to

go aerial. They get the territory

and the distance. And under. Easy

enough.

Good covering by Ayaka Toko. Good

possession, this.

Given away, Kubo comes in but

offside. She knows. Bad giveaway by

the Swiss, though. They are causing

the own problems.

And you have to

attribute a lot of that to the pace

we are seeing Japan playing at,

forcing the Swiss into some

uncomfortable situations. This was

too bad here, Kubo may be six inches

offside, or she would have had a

wonderful opportunity at a scoring

chance.

Adachi trying to force Muller. She

will retreat. Using the space behind

her own the net.

Nice pass to open things up. First

real opportunity for Stalder in

possession. The pass was lacking

direction and coming back the other

way. It floats over the top. If

there is one criticism of this

Japanese side it is the fact that

they don't shoot the puck

particularly well.

They worked very

hard, they get themselves into

scoring positions and then from

there have a difficult time

converting. That is something they

will want to do, directors many

pucks at Schelling. But what speed?

Aina Takeuchi. We talk about the

position work from team Japan, they

are very, very sound positionally

and because of that they can create

turnovers from Switzerland.

Japan

have it back! Great poke from

Schelling. She has been busy in the

opening 4.5 minutes of this game

than she was the whole time against

the Koreans.

Japan with time and space in their

own zone.

Again, they cut the line a little

too early. Suzuka Taka over the blue

line. There is no real complications

with offside. The players must

follow afterwards.

If the puck comes

outside the blue line, every player

has to circle out before they

re-enter, otherwise it is offside.

Japan will try and work this one

away.

The Swiss getting in each other's

way a little bit.

Their play has been crowded and that

is great strength by the Japanese.

Good defensive player! Benz! Not

sure the shot got through. Another

attempt on goal. Now Stalder, the

Swiss finally rolling for the first

time in this game.

What a nice play

for the Japanese to disrupt that

pass. They were under pressure from

the Stalder - Muller line.

The

volume in this building is rising

rapidly. Good skating to get away.

Simple for Schelling, just dismisses

it to the corner. Switzerland have

possession again. That will be an

icing call seven minutes in, still

goalless. The Japanese will feel

pretty comfortable about all of

this.

Yeah, I think this has been

the perfect start the team Japan are

showing they can keep up with the

pace of Switzerland. I've had a few

opportunities towards a Schelling as

well. From a Swiss perspective, kind

of one of those moments where they

are not going up against Korea

anymore, this tournament is for

real.

The Swiss trying to get a stick in,

certainly this third unit for the

Swiss have found it pretty difficult

to get out of their own zone. It is

interesting to see the head coach of

Switzerland, Daniela Diaz, rolling

over the lines early on.

That is

well intercepted, defensively, by

Ruegg. A great chance for Japan!

Great defensive play. Now the shot

goes high and over the top from

Waidacher. One of the three

Waidacher sisters playing, Isabel.

There is space to work. Should be

tidied up, though. That is a good

outlet pass. Just too many white

shirts.

Very nice, the length of the

eyes, that pass. But Japan are not

getting fooled. Terrific support

from the white jerseys. Two of three

Japanese player helping out

defensively.

Now the chance up the middle! That

could have been a good chance but

good defensive player from the

Japanese.

Osawa is strong for Japan. A very

good game. No goals as yet. But it

is a really enjoyable affair. Japan

with all the energy against a Swiss

team loaded with skill. Japan right

now are with Adachi. Penalty coming.

And taken down the ice was Shoko

Ono. To the penalty box for Sabrina

Zollinger.

One of the things for

Switzerland, they went up against

Korea in the opening game, an easy

opponent, and now they are thrust in

against the ninth ranked Japan. And

the speed they are bringing is

certainly causing havoc and we see a

replay, what terrific work from

Adachi. Centring it out front, right

onto the take, and what a stop from

the netminder, camp Mac. The rebound

was right there for Adachi, just

cleared away.

It was great play by

Ruegg to throw herself for links and

that is the penalty.

that is the penalty.

Excellent job

from Shoko Ono, forcing her into a

situation where she had to take down

the Japanese player. And an

opportunity on the power play now

for Japan to make a real statement

early in this game. If they can get

up 1-0, but check time for

Switzerland after that. --. Check.

Penalty will be called. As soon as

Switzerland touch the puck, which

will happen now, Phoebe Stanz is

going to go, and that Tasmanian

devil, the ambition, the emotion, it

got too much.

You get the good and

bad from Phoebe Stanz. Very

aggressive on the four check penalty

kill but you can see she thrust her

hip into the Japanese defender, no

doubt about it, that is body contact

and you can't do that. Phoebe Stanz

so good in Game one. When she is

moving her feet, she is effective

but there was some ill disciplined

there.

So, Japan with a great

opportunity to take the lead in this

game, a two player advantage for the

next 80 seconds.

Schelling alive to the danger.

Interesting, Kubo isn't out there,

she is the most skilled player. The

shot is deflected. Did it catch the

post on the way past?

Not enough of a deflection on bad

shot. Switzerland can take a breath.

Good stick from Stalder to clear

that. Excellent puck movement from

Japan but perimeter shots not able

to get it right in tight on

Schelling.

Kubo is now out there.

Back door play, here's a chance! She

shoots! Schelling was up and down.

In the end she did enough to

distract Kubo who may be needed to

make a pass.

The Swiss clear away eventually and

they can break into the zone with

Raselli. The penalty is a kill, big

kill.

Well, Japan had the

opportunity of the

opportunity of the stick of Kubo.

Any time you can kill off a two-man

disadvantage, that is a huge penalty

kill for Switzerland.

Japan, who have made the running in

this game so far...

Switzerland just extending their

bench a little bit here. Japan come

into the zone again and they will

try to make up for some lost time,

as Forster brings it back the other

way. Does not get it deep enough,

though.

One thing team Japan does

very well is backpressure from those

forwards. They skate hard into their

own zone, helping out on the back

check. Great job there from Kubo.

Twin sisters, Laura

Benz and Sara Benz, not the only

sisters playing here.

sisters playing here.

There are a

pair of sisters, one representing

the USA and one career. Let's look

at this on the power play from

Japan. On the first attempt,

Yoneyama gets it back to Kubo.

Schelling up to the challenge every

time and there was no daylight to

shoot. Still love the patients.

Maybe there was an opportunity but

Kubo kept on looking for a chance

and ultimately it was the shoulder

of Schelling that made the save.

Wonder. . And you can see a few

stick slaps on the board.

She's one

of the big reasons why Switzerland

could win a medal here. She is elite

goal-tender. Right up there.

Potentially on the strength of what

we have seen so far, better than any

of the North American teams'

goal-tenders.

Schelling is going to

have to be wonderful as this

tournament goes on.

What are past there. -- what are

past there, and the past comes from

Sara Benz but not able to keep it in

the zone.

Phoebe Stanz is in there. The Swiss

held to just one shot so far. That's

remarkable from Japan, great team

defence.

Great six girls and Kubo over the

net, that would have been one of the

goals of the tournament!

Remarkable

skills from Kubo, getting past three

Swiss players but could not find the

net. Wonderful hockey.

Kubo has that skill, that bit of

magic in the stick.

Japan on top in the first session,

despite the fact the goal has yet to

be breached. High sticks will be

called but Japan do not get there

first.

Switzerland go after it right now.

Better forechecking from the first

unit of Switzerland.

That will be a call. If you fire the

puck from behind the red line to

behind the goal line at the other

end, then you will get some trouble.

Let's have a look at this again,

this is special.

this is special.

35-year-old Hanae

Kubo, three amazing players and then

just misses the top corner over

Laura shelling. That was something

to watch. -- Florence Schelling.

Schelling matching the efforts of

the Japanese right now. She looks so

composed and calm, Schelling. Japan

are going to need more than just a

clean shot on goal to beat her, it

seems right now. They need traffic

out in front.

That's one of the

things we talked about at the

beginning of the game, Japan is

missing that one shot scorer.

Japan has played as a possession

team, and that's allowed them to do

so much in this game. Anywhere will

do. The art and under.

We don't see Phoebe Stanz and Alina

Muller out there together that

often. That was great defensive play

from Sena Suzuki. Is it a case of

Switzerland may be having to work

and is bit harder here? They have

not moved their feet in this game as

well as they could have.

I think you

are exactly right. A little little

bit of a false sense to get that

career team in the game one, they

were able -- against that Korea team

in the first game. But here in the

first period, Switzerland have not

done nearly enough.

Taken out of the

air, Japan back into the zone.

Schelling with nonchalance says,

thank you.

Japan has had a lot of

possession, a lot of attacks but

what they really like is that scorer

that from 15 or 20 feet out can be a

dangerous shooter and cause trouble

for Florence Schelling. They lack

that. They will have to score within

five to ten feet with traffic in

front, getting some bodies in front

of the netminder so she cannot see

whether puck comes from. Maybe it's

a rebound. But probably not from

upwards of 35 feet, Schelling is

such a quality netminder, when she

sees it, she will save it.

We have

seen that a little bit from Japan,

they try to win the face-off and

feed it towards Kubo who has

probably got the best shot of a

Japanese team, the quick release.

Looks like there has been juggling

the lines here.

the lines here. The whistle blows

and we get another stoppage in play.

And a penalty called on Japan and

also on Hanae Kubo. So the first

power play for the Swiss.

You can

see Kubo just sticking her stick out

on the oncoming Nicole Bullo who

goes down, and not much of an

argument from Kubo there.

A big

face-off win for Japan.

Alina Muller strong enough to get in

the zone.

the zone. Stalder is a forward who

will play on the blue line in the

power play and she has got a really

hard shot. Time runs out. Alina

Muller couldn't get the shot off,

not a busy one for Nana Fujimoto.

Japan had more of the play, and at

the end, goalless.

So, no score in that qualifier, we

will be back for the second period

in a little while. But first I am

delighted to be joined on our lovely

balcony by Aimee Fuller,

delighted to be joined on our lovely

balcony by Aimee Fuller, fresh from

the slopestyle final. First of all,

a difficult day intensive

conditions. Can you talk through

what it was like today?

Yes, tough

conditions. It was a mild way of

putting it! It was a rough day on

the field today. It was literally

like going to war. Full battle head

on, but I gave it everything I had

got but as you can see, the wind is

up and it was so inconsistent. There

were breaks, it was up and down.

Just no consistency in it.

were breaks, it was up and down.

Just no consistency in it.

Unfortunately, just not my day and

not much luck on my last run.

Literally just taken, my feet were

set from under me as if I had a sale

attached to my snowboard.

Not ideal.

It is a dangerous sport but in

conditions like this, what it is too

dangerous? Did you feel that you are

putting yourself in danger going out

there today?

It definitely did cross

my mind. In training this morning,

it was cancelled straightaway, which

was quite refreshing. So we were

it was cancelled straightaway, which

was quite refreshing. So we were

just in the tent on stand-by and

then the winds dropped slightly and

I think that gay people the optimism

that it

-- I think that gave people the

optimism that it was possible. Even

in the practice it was so

inconsistent. Out of five runs, in

three of them I had to stop because

there was not anyway I would make it

over the jumps. I made it through

twice. It was basically like, do we

run it now? The wind is forecast to

get worse, two days of weather

coming in which means it will get up

to 55 K which is ridiculous. It's

the Olympic final, what you do? They

ran it and unfortunately I just

don't think it was the best display

by any means of women's snowboard

slopestyle. The level right now is

through the roof. Our sport is so

young, fast and progressive and

today was not the day for our sport.

Give us an insight into what the

conversations were like, if you can,

what all of the riders were saying

to each other, but the organisers

were saying.

We were at the top this

morning and all quite relieved that

it was postponed. And as the wind

dropped, everyone was like, we can

make this happen. I feel like

everyone was just nervous over

voicing their opinion, purely

because of the fact that it's the

Olympic final, you don't want to let

it get in your head. It's almost, I

feel like, people were in denial of

how bad the wind was. Robbie, the

head of our board or snowboarding,

he's an amazing guy, he was upset at

6am and he had our best -- he was up

there at 6am and he had our best

intentions but as soon the finals

and the practice was over, it

amplified by tenfold. It was sketchy

out there. It was rough and I pulled

out on my first run because I knew

that there was no way I would make

it over the jumps. So I'm glad I

made that decision, safety is my

priority. I wanted to do as well as

I could but not jeopardise my body

for today. And my second run, I was

like, this is it, the final. And I

gave it hell for leather, and she

blew, the wind got me good.

I can

see how frustrated you are, you do

have another event to come, though.

How do you use this disappointment

to go home on a high in the big air?

I've got two days off now, so some

R&R is in need, the physio, I'm

coming for you! My body is sore, my

hip and my hand, I came down pretty

hard. Hopefully less wind in the big

air, it in a stadium so hopefully

it's a little bit more sheltered

from the Pyeongchang gusting wind! I

will go out and ride might socks off

and hopefully make everyone at home

proud. I gave it my best today and

the wind just took me.

Not much I

could do about it. We wish you all

the best for the big air. Thank you

very much for joining us on the

balcony. Hopefully we will speak to

you after that competition. We are

going to stick with snowboarding,

fingers crossed, indeed! It was the

women's halfpipe qualifying earlier

today. There were some serious

athletes here and Chloe Kim was the

big hero, South Korean parents, she

has been adopted by this nation.

Let's head over with all the best