Day 15, Part 4 Winter Olympics

going absolutely insane. This is how he did it. Experience, composure and

skill. Brilliant from Mario Matt. He is the Olympic slalom champion.

CLARE BALDING: If you want to watch Final Score, it is available on the

red button, we are staying with Winter Olympics and because very

soon we will see our British curlers receive their medals but their

chance to reflect on a slalom Olympic race the like of which we

have never seen. That was some course. I think Kostelic who set the

course perhaps had too many vodkas when he created it! It was a shame

for many of the races, so many crashed. The right guys came out on

top and it is great to see Mario Matt on top but it is such a shame

to see slalom racing at its best like that. We get the confirmation

of the standings. It was amazing how many good skiers

did not finish. Mario Matt coming down last, and Marcel Hirscher who

wins his first Olympic medal. Have been so frustrated and when he

finished at other levels in the giant slalom, he said his best

chance of a medal was gone and he was so upset, he finished fourth and

fifth in Vancouver so this is a big metal moment for him and his

compatriots who is the oldest ever gold medallist in the slalom takes

the gold ahead of him. I know he was incredibly frustrated after his

first run, coming in is the strongest and the favourite but

actually the second run really suited his type of skiing because he

senses beat so far out in the course was so tricky with big offset gates

so it suited the way he skis. Dave Matt finished 15th so he did very

well, a bad mistake -- they've Ryding. He made a big mistake, the

almost stood still after that but then he was sensational and he can

be proud about run. Big crowds in the medals plaza and they are

gathering now for the medal ceremony for the men's curling. And Canada,

for the first time, have done the gold medal doubles with the women

skipped by Jennifer Jones and they won the men's as well but Great

Britain will appear on the podium for both of these medal ceremonies.

Lots of Canadian funds into cheer their boys, the buff boys as they

are called. And Jennifer Jones and her side. But it is a wonderful

site, Jackie Lockhart is with me, you have killed at three Olympic

Games for Great Britain and this is the first time that in both men's

and women's, British teams will come out to receive medals. , -- you have

curled at three Olympic Games. Lots of preparation and it is great to

see the medals coming through at the end. We have been successful at

worlds and Europeans but to do it at the Olympics is marvellous. They are

led out onto the stage and the presentation of the medals will be

made by a man Steve Cram knows very well, a formally big sprint

champion, I should never say former, and other big sprint

champion in 1972 for the I have never met him, I know lots about

him, one of the all-time greats, won the double in 1972 and you will not

remember this, Clare Balding, but American sprinters were so good at

the time, two of them missed their quarterfinals. I think they slept in

and they could not do the 200 metres, I think they won the relay

in the end and the soviet union hero, he is actually Ukrainian. I

think you have something to do with the Ukrainian national Olympic

committee as well. Here come the presentation party and you saw the

British team coming out and waving and smiling and having been deflated

and disappointed after losing their final heavily, now they can really

celebrate the glories of winning a medal in this competition, David

Murdoch in particular. And an achievement that he has been trying

and striving after for many years. Craig Reedie up there as well, he

has a new role with WADA which is very important. I know this will be

a very proud moment for him. And of course, a Great Britain team and for

Scotland in particular, Jackie, you have been talking about how much you

have been getting reports back home and in Aberdeen, they are expecting

300 people to turn up and have a go. I have had lots of communication

back home and curling has exploded back home, it is so good to see.

What platform this has been an good players out there have just

highlighted and risen our sport much more than we ever anticipated. It is

wonderful to see. It is a rather large medals presentation party than

normally happens. But they will each carry out different medals to

present and I am reliably informed that Valerie bought supple make the

silver medal presentation. Meanwhile, the athletes are waiting

behind their spec two podiums for their moment.

You can see Tom Brewster and David Murdoch grinning away, the

ultimate... Claire, this has been a great addition, the whole medals

plaza idea. And the Olympics being separated, everybody in the

mountains in the snow of events and then the ice events down here. It is

a great thing to do to give them the chance to get the medal in front of

big crowds. To have a special ceremony like this is fantastic for

them. . Stepping forward to receive their medals, the bronze medal

winning team of Sweden. They beat China in their bronze medal match,

their skip Niklas Edin was so distraught after losing the

semifinal to Great Britain. They can now enjoy a fine moment with his

team. They have been in many ways the form curlers over the past

couple of years in World Championships and World Cup

competitions. Is, the announcer said Sebastien Coe, but it was Sebastian

Kraupp. The Swedes, the world champions will have come here with

high hopes and Canada were the favourites. But Jackie Lockhart

would agree, so please do see them on the rostrum. It was a tough

bronze medal match, probably one of their best throughout the tournament

against China winning it in the extra end. A couple of mistakes from

China but I think most people will be pleased to see Sweeting getting

the rostrum. Yes, these guys have travelled all over the world and

they have trained for a long time and current world champions and they

were desperate to get the medal and they have to fight hard for it. And

I think it is very well-deserved. They are really appreciated by all

their friends out there and the other curling teams. Great rivalry

but also great friendships out there. Just to confirm that the

ultimate, even if they have not played in any matches, they do

receive a medal, they are part of the team and help in the

preparation. -- to confirm the alternate and that is what you see

five men, not four. Silver medallists, representing

Great Britain, And now, a male British curling team

steps up to receive a medal at the Winter Olympics for the first time

since 1924. And they've Medoc, 35 years old, from Lockerbie, alongside

the youngsters, Greg Drummond, , Michael Goodfellow from Stirling and

the alternate Tom Brewster from Aberdeen, this is their moment and

Sir Craig Reedie handing the silver medals to them and putting them

around their necks. And look at David Murdoch, he keeps looking at

it, he cannot believe it's that after all this time, it has

happened. He has had to Olympics before this. And there is Tom

Brewster who helped get these three guys to where they got to. And for

David Murdoch, you said earlier, the emotion he had in the interview

afterwards, it is tough to come back and Jackie knows what it is like to

come forth in the Olympics and it is four years, that is a long time to

motivate yourself and make the commitment and to say he will give

it another go so well done to him and all the guys. A lovely moment as

Tom Brewster got his medal, David Murdoch led the pros and the whole

team applauded him for the party has played. -- led the applause. And

looking at Dave's face, particularly for him, if this can be topped, you

wonder. We will wait for the decision that he will take. Whatever

happens, this is just magnificent for him and the team. This is really

a special moment for the guys, a special moment for everybody back

home who has supported them and all the fans and I spoke today this

morning and he couldn't actually... He wanted to see Lizzy Yarnold's

medal. You will have one later on today, I said to them. It is

wonderful. And now the team that beat Great Britain in that

gold-medal match, they won 9-3 and the match was conceded after eight

ends, they have been so strong throughout the tournament. Their

skip Brad Jacobs, Ryan Harnden and the ultimate scale and lazy -- and

known as the buff boys because they are in extreme physical shape and

curling is massive on Canadian television, only ice hockey rates

higher in so these guys are also liberty back in Canada and this for

them, they will have felt they deserved it and probably because

they may have expected it. Yes, they did. Their country did and it took

them two or three matches to realise they were going to have to treat

this as everybody else did, with the spec it deserves. The other pigs are

different and they are undoubtedly perhaps the best team in the world

-- the Olympics are different. They were good, they are not everybody's

cup party in terms of their style, they are in your face, they have a

level of intensity which hopes their game. It does not come across well

to others necessarily but that is the way they play and that is the

way they win. Talking to our guys last but, they said the Canadian

team were much more subdued here than they have been in other

tournaments and certainly if they were in front of a home crowd, they

would have beat their chests a lot more. I think what Steve said there,

the whole mannerism, they are very cocky but when they got here, they

realised this competition is different from everything else. It

is the Olympic Games and the pressure got to these guys and

initially, I think it took them a few days before they started holding

their shoulders back and acted like they normally do. They have won

eight and won it impressively and we will now hear the national anthem of

Canada, Oh, Canada. Britain, the curling teams. At the

MUSIC: Canadian They will enjoy every single moment.

It is something you can go back to. Did you think this would happen for

them? I had hoped it would happen. That was the plan, give her the

experience. She has grown so much, this whole team have grown. They

have put in all the commitment and effort and look at this, they will

be standing up on the podium, collecting a medal. That is the

President of the International Paralympic committee. -- Committee.

Again, they have a larger than usual presentation committee. Eve Muirhead

coming in as skipper when she was only 19 at Vancouver, the experience

of that, coming here as a 23-year-old, she has been through it

and having the support she had from Anna Sloan and Vicki Adams, they are

a very tight and good group of friends. Look how big the medals

have got. For Valeri Borzov, back in 1972, I guess it was a surprise for

many. He had a great year the year before, but it is great to see old

champions being part of the ceremony. As they go through the

translations, onto the Russian version, Great Britain will be the

first to receive their medals. They are wearing those fine hearts and

they were so delighted -- hats. They were able to celebrate because they

won their march -- match. Representing Great Britain, what a

proud moment for Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Claire Hamilton

and Lauren Gray. You must be so proud. This is fantastic, I am sure

there will be tears back home. You saw the smile on their faces, they

are so delighted. Very difficult to come here as world champions, people

raise their game, they fought hard to get that bronze medal. I am sure

they will not be able to believe it. The medals are getting bigger and

heavier. I am so impressed. It is lovely that he is making this

presentation. He has been a very influential figure in Great Britain

and now all around the world. This will not be the last time we see

these girls on a podium. They have many more medals to collect. They

were beaten by Canada, who have won the gold medal. The way the

competition works, they ended up in the bronze medal match because they

drew Canada in the semifinal. If Canada where the best team, I think

we were second best. The girls would I accept that Canada deserved the

gold medal. We will see them in a second. They can be so proud of

their achievement. They will be back. Four years may seem like a

long time, but it is amazing how quickly it will come around.

Stepping forward, the side that has taken the silver medal. Sweden. It

was gold in the last two Olympic Games for the Swedish curling team.

They have a new skip. Margaretha Sigfridsson led her team to an

exceptional silver medal. They did not always play at their best. They

managed to dig out a victory when they needed it most. Even in that

final, they played well, even until the last couple of Games. Maria

Prytz played a shot which gave two away. It was down to the ninth end

when they lost the two. Other than that, they were very quiet and

confident and played well. Without question, you would have had to have

taken this away from Canada. Jennifer Jones was not the skip in

Vancouver. They did not win the gold medal in Vancouver. There are so

many good teams that could represent Canada. For Jennifer Jones, it has

been the culmination of a long campaign. Sweden are no longer the

Olympic champions. That title belongs to Canada and for Jennifer

Jones, she did get through the trials in 2005, but not in 2009. She

has had to wait a long time for this. She is 39 years old and

recently became a mother. Her partner is here. This is their

moment, they can jump for joy. Canada has been unbeaten and take

the gold medal. Jennifer Jones there. They have worked together so

well. They have played very well all season to get here they played well

in the Olympic trials. Jennifer Jones has a tear in her eye. Jill

Officer there. Those two, when they were teenagers, Jennifer Jones asked

Jill Officer to play in her team. She said even then, Jennifer Jones

was her hero, even when she was a teenager. Dawn McEwen, she was a

brilliant lead for them. You grow up as caves, you dream of winning an

Olympic gold medal and it comes to fruition -- children. And Great

Britain should be proud to be on the podium and standing next to a side

this good and, who knows, maybe one day Eve Muirhead and her team will

be good enough to be in the central position. Jackie believes they could

be back here with another big medal in four-year 's' time. For the

second time, we will hear the Canadian national anthem.

CHEERING. And you can hear the cheering from here. Congratulations

to Canada. Final score follows immediately and we will be back at

six o'clock with more live action from the Winter Olympics. We will be

catching up with the four-man bob. Jackson and his crew have been going

well in training. We will see if they can put that into practice now

that it matters. This is a photograph that the British girls

will treasure and a medal that they genuinely, genuinely deserve. Jackie

Lockhart is smiling like a proud mother watching this. You look so

delighted. I feel like the old mother hen. I used to curl with some

of these girls and it is nice to see them doing so well, really

wonderful. British fans have travelled here and the men and women

have family members and friends and it is lovely they can share it. And

when they go back to Stirling to train they will get more attention

and congratulations. We go off the air with huge congratulations. Final

score is coming up after this.