:00:41. > :00:45.A very good afternoon to you once again and welcome back to Sochi on
:00:46. > :00:48.the day when Great Britain's curlers begin their quest for medals right
:00:49. > :00:51.here in the Ice Cube Arena. This is the Iceberg Skating Palace, the
:00:52. > :00:56.scene of Russia's first gold medal last night in the presence of
:00:57. > :01:01.Vladimir Putin in the figure skating Championships. Overnight, it was
:01:02. > :01:17.transferred into an arena for short track speed skating.
:01:18. > :01:25.They have all gone! That leaves Steven Bradbury crossing the
:01:26. > :01:33.finishing line! He lost it on the line!
:01:34. > :01:40.Great excitement for Great Britain because Jack Whelbourne has made the
:01:41. > :01:43.final, no British man has done that. This is how he did it. Our
:01:44. > :01:50.commentary team describing the action.
:01:51. > :01:59.Come on, Jack, show us what you are made of here, if he can skate as
:02:00. > :02:03.well as he did in the heats, then he has a very good chance. It is all
:02:04. > :02:07.about jostling for position, Jack Whelbourne wants to stay out of
:02:08. > :02:18.trouble. He did very well in the first heat. Charles Hamelin of
:02:19. > :02:27.Canada in second place. Changing of the guard at the front as the
:02:28. > :02:32.Italian tries to come through. But the Canadian is having none of it.
:02:33. > :02:38.He is the current World Cup leader, Charles Hamelin, he is the man of
:02:39. > :02:43.the moment, keeping it high. The Netherlands are up in third. Russia
:02:44. > :02:48.coming down the side. Jack Whelbourne at the moment, back in
:02:49. > :02:53.fifth position. Jack Whelbourne has work to do, he is slipping away.
:02:54. > :03:08.Eight laps to go and the speed is starting to lift up. Canada moving
:03:09. > :03:14.into first place. Jack Whelbourne is skating well. At the moment, he is
:03:15. > :03:20.right in the pace of Russia. Jack Whelbourne moves down the inside. So
:03:21. > :03:25.confident. I is cool. Jack Whelbourne in third place, he needs
:03:26. > :03:29.to get past the Netherlands. Charles Hamelin is in the lead. Jack
:03:30. > :03:34.Whelbourne with the inside pass and he is losing confidence. Down the
:03:35. > :03:44.back straight, and it is Charles Hamelin come to the front. Jack
:03:45. > :03:49.Whelbourne is skating out of his skin here, up to the start of the
:03:50. > :04:00.ultimate loop. Critical to hold position. There goes the bell. It is
:04:01. > :04:04.time. Come on, Jack, you can do it! Charles Hamelin is still leading.
:04:05. > :04:10.They come off the bend. Canada takes it, Great Britain second, history is
:04:11. > :04:15.made, the first time we have had a finalist in the 1500. Make a note of
:04:16. > :04:23.the name, Jack Whelbourne! A superb race, lots of pushing and shoving.
:04:24. > :04:28.Jack is not 100% convinced he has made it, he is still looking
:04:29. > :04:35.around. I think Charles Hamelin is quite clear that he has made it. He
:04:36. > :04:41.skated superbly. Look at this in slow motion, look at the technique
:04:42. > :04:49.here, the Italian in all sorts of trouble. He went down and just about
:04:50. > :04:54.recovered. Alvaro Vazquez through. This is where he might have been
:04:55. > :05:04.worried about it. He pushed Charles Hamelin right out. Not sure how he
:05:05. > :05:09.stayed upright. The clench of the first by Jack Whelbourne. The
:05:10. > :05:20.referees have made their decisions. They are skating across. Jack
:05:21. > :05:31.Whelbourne has made the Olympic 1500 metres final. Eduardo Alvarez has
:05:32. > :05:41.been penalised, Jack Welbourne is through to the medal contest. The
:05:42. > :05:46.British skater. The Russians had Vladimir Putin, we
:05:47. > :05:51.have got Princess Ann, she has just rushed by to support Jack
:05:52. > :05:54.Whelbourne. Let's return out for the B final of this event to the
:05:55. > :06:05.commentary team. This is absolutely compelling
:06:06. > :06:12.stuff, this is the B final, seven in the gold medal rush, these skaters
:06:13. > :06:14.are skating for the A 's position on Word and then they are classified in
:06:15. > :06:41.their Olympic position order. The Frenchman, coming around the
:06:42. > :06:49.outside, taking over the front from the Netherlands. Smart skating from
:06:50. > :07:05.the Koreans, they always wait until the last minute. This race is for
:07:06. > :07:13.eighth place. The Dutchman getting ahead of the contest, right in the
:07:14. > :07:18.pace. Down the inside comes Russia, the Europeans and for this.
:07:19. > :07:25.Immediately, he is denied the sharp end of the contest as the next
:07:26. > :07:36.skater comes to take through. Six laps left to go. The Netherlands in
:07:37. > :07:42.second place. A battle for second place. France are still in first
:07:43. > :07:49.place with five laps to go. France on the front, the Netherlands, then
:07:50. > :07:55.Russia in third place. The pace is really starting to ramp up. This is
:07:56. > :08:00.where mistakes can occur. France trying to come down the inside, a
:08:01. > :08:11.big move down the inside from the world champion. Park Je-Yun from
:08:12. > :08:15.Korea, on the line with two to go. Korea and China coming through on
:08:16. > :08:20.the inside, the door has been closed, it is the Netherlands that
:08:21. > :08:23.is swinging around into the back straight. Here comes the world
:08:24. > :08:29.champion, and coming down the inside and he has gone down, and it is the
:08:30. > :08:37.Netherlands that has crossed the line... Will we be hearing more
:08:38. > :08:47.about this? Letters have a look the Slovo. He was taken down in the 1000
:08:48. > :08:59.metre European file and again now, in this B final. Have a look at what
:09:00. > :09:08.happened? This is that the incident we were referring to, I think it is
:09:09. > :09:19.coming here. With half a lap to go, there it is, goes right the way
:09:20. > :09:27.through, 44... It was 240, look at where the skate is, he took the
:09:28. > :09:31.Dutchman out. There was no room, the problem with this sport is, when
:09:32. > :09:34.something like this happens in the last lap, they will disqualify the
:09:35. > :09:40.Korean skater, but unfortunately, the Dutchman who should have been
:09:41. > :09:46.first, he will end up being last. And then the Frenchman cruised over
:09:47. > :09:57.the line, he would be qualifying as a in the race. And Sebastian Hamlin,
:09:58. > :10:03.he came second in the race. His brother is in the a race. The
:10:04. > :10:07.dynamics of this contest, even when they crossed the line, they have to
:10:08. > :10:11.look at the screen and have a chat about it. What about this final,
:10:12. > :10:16.Jack Whelbourne is an imperious form, skating out of his skin. He
:10:17. > :10:20.has not been phased out all by the reputations of any of the
:10:21. > :10:24.opposition, and that is why he will be skating off for podium position
:10:25. > :10:28.in this contest, and we cannot wait. Let us take at the line-up, he will
:10:29. > :10:32.be fearing them all at this stage of the competition. This is where the
:10:33. > :10:36.big guns come out to play, but Jack Whelbourne has got prodigious
:10:37. > :10:45.talents to get through to this stage. He had to deal with the
:10:46. > :10:49.Chinese, one of them is 17 years of age, Lee Hamed bin of Korea, he is
:10:50. > :11:07.lucky to be here, he is here on an enhancement. The one to watch as to
:11:08. > :11:15.be Russia, Viktor An. History could be made here, they have never won a
:11:16. > :11:18.medal in short track. He has got to be my favourite read this distance,
:11:19. > :11:23.he has been skating incredibly well through this season. I think Jack
:11:24. > :11:32.will be very good, and we can see this again here... This last bend
:11:33. > :11:38.when the Netherlands was taken out. We're still waiting for the official
:11:39. > :11:45.results. A nice gift for the Frenchman! Take another look at
:11:46. > :11:54.this, look at where the right foot goes. There is absolutely no room to
:11:55. > :11:55.go through. And he summed the eyes with his left knee, he might be
:11:56. > :12:02.paying the price for that in this with his left knee, he might be
:12:03. > :12:15.competition. -- and he thumped his left knee on the ice. And this is
:12:16. > :12:22.the confirmation. So, the announcements have been made that
:12:23. > :12:30.the gladiators that will line up next for the 13 and a half laps
:12:31. > :12:33.around the ice rink here. It is very tight here. But what I love about
:12:34. > :12:44.this, you can pass on the inside, but you have got to get around those
:12:45. > :12:48.blocks on the bend. Absolutely. If you are underneath them, you are
:12:49. > :12:53.out. There is no going inside the blocks. I think Jack Whelbourne is
:12:54. > :13:04.an imperious form, the 23-year-old British competitor, a former world
:13:05. > :13:13.junior competitor. Elise Christie will be cheering him on. I was so
:13:14. > :13:17.impressed with her speed, we will be hearing a lot from her when the 500
:13:18. > :13:26.metre competition continues to unfurl on Wednesday. Let's get ready
:13:27. > :13:29.for the introduction is no. It is like two boxers coming in to fight
:13:30. > :13:36.in the ring, they bring them in in the order that they line up.
:13:37. > :13:42.Position one, this will just be introduced now, this is the
:13:43. > :13:46.29-year-old Canadian, here he is, his third Olympics, Charles Hamelin,
:13:47. > :13:56.he races with a lot of facial hair. Eight times the world champion.
:13:57. > :14:01.Position to, that would be Jack Whelbourne. -- position two. He is
:14:02. > :14:07.the former junior world champion for the 1000 metres. Position number
:14:08. > :14:21.three representing the Republic of China, 17 years of age, this fellow.
:14:22. > :14:27.Alongside of him, stand-by for the here, it will resonate around the
:14:28. > :14:42.arena, here he comes, the man that won this title into Reno. -- in
:14:43. > :14:49.Torino. Coming up next, the 23-year-old American, JR Celski, he
:14:50. > :14:53.won the Bronze event in Vancouver. At completing the line-up, position
:14:54. > :15:00.number six from China, an 18-year-old. He is fifth in the
:15:01. > :15:06.World Junior Championships in 2013. These are the six men that have made
:15:07. > :15:12.it through for the first medal contest in the short track
:15:13. > :15:15.disciplines here in Sochi. Now, is it going to be the fourth gold-medal
:15:16. > :15:50.for the Russian? We are away. What is important to
:15:51. > :15:55.remember, seven skaters in this final. You don't want to get stuck
:15:56. > :16:00.at the back. We saw the Koreans had difficulty coming through too late
:16:01. > :16:04.and I think it is important for Jack Welbourne in fourth place at the
:16:05. > :16:08.moment to not get too far behind in this group of seven skaters. Amylin
:16:09. > :16:21.already comes to the head of the contest. The business end of this
:16:22. > :16:25.medal race. -- Hamelin. The Frenchman is down there and the
:16:26. > :16:33.British skater... Not the Frenchman, I should say the British skater,
:16:34. > :16:42.Whelbourne, is in fourth. Victor An And is sitting right behind
:16:43. > :16:47.Whelbourne. And at the moment, Victor An is in sixth place. Jack
:16:48. > :16:52.needs to be careful that he doesn't get stuck at the back. Yeah, Jack
:16:53. > :17:00.Welbourne sees the danger comes down the inside. The holes for the
:17:01. > :17:07.position. It is JR Celski in second spot. Up to the line, with six more
:17:08. > :17:13.lines to go. But the head of the race, we have JR Celski from the
:17:14. > :17:18.USA. Coming through is Charles Hamelin, 29-year-old Canadian. Five
:17:19. > :17:24.to go. Charles Hamelin is looking very comfortable. He is being pushed
:17:25. > :17:30.back third place. And Victor An hasn't made a move whatsoever. He is
:17:31. > :17:35.making a move now. Jack Welbourne has gone down! He has gone down.
:17:36. > :17:42.That was because of the move by Victor An. He has moved up into
:17:43. > :17:52.third. In second position is Han Tianyu from China. Charles Hamelin
:17:53. > :17:56.is turning the screw at the front. Charles Hamelin is at the front,
:17:57. > :18:04.igniting the burners now. The Canadian take said. Victor An Is
:18:05. > :18:11.second and third, Han Tianyu. Or was he second? But Charles Hamelin gets
:18:12. > :18:15.the gold. Brilliant staking dasher skating by Charles Hamelin to win
:18:16. > :18:19.the 1500 metres they are. It's his third gold medal in the Olympics.
:18:20. > :18:23.What a scared that was. He is celebrating already. I would like to
:18:24. > :18:32.see that lunge for the line. I thought maybe Han Tianyu just about
:18:33. > :18:36.got it from Victor An, from Russia. A magnificent race from Charles
:18:37. > :18:41.Hamelin of Canada. He came here to get gold and that is what he got.
:18:42. > :18:47.There he is, the man with three gold medals and with a number of
:18:48. > :18:51.distances still to go. Interesting to see that Jack Welbourne may very
:18:52. > :18:56.well be injured. It was at about three laps to go. You may have been
:18:57. > :19:01.kicked in the shin. A great shame for Jack Welbourne. He was skating
:19:02. > :19:06.so magnificently. The... It was caused by the move of Han Tianyu.
:19:07. > :19:10.It'll be interesting to see that when they play it back. The
:19:11. > :19:15.celebrations are spilling over here for the winner, the great Canadian,
:19:16. > :19:21.Charles Hamelin. What a sensational short track he is. Now then, three
:19:22. > :19:43.gold medals for Charles Hamelin of Canada. There it is. The court JR
:19:44. > :19:48.Celski, I think. -- he caught. Yes, he was third, so the Chinese skater
:19:49. > :19:53.did get second. Charles Hamelin timed his efforts to perfection.
:19:54. > :19:58.Let's bring him over the line and then we will tidy up the Whelbourne
:19:59. > :20:04.incident. There is a victory salute. We need to wait for that official
:20:05. > :20:10.result. I would say Charles Hamelin has spent so much time... There he
:20:11. > :20:18.is, with his girlfriend. She was a bronze medallist in Vancouver. We
:20:19. > :20:27.are just waiting for the official result.
:20:28. > :20:35.Well, the official scoreboard is up. Here is the official result. The
:20:36. > :20:44.Olympic champion is Charles Hamelin. It's his third Olympic gold medal.
:20:45. > :20:47.In second, Han Tianyu. And Victor An from Russia gets bronze. Jack
:20:48. > :20:51.Welbourne didn't finish, unfortunately, due to that incident.
:20:52. > :20:58.What a shame that was. But it was a sensational final. Charles Hamelin,
:20:59. > :21:06.what a skater. The eclipsed -- he could eclipse the record... In fact,
:21:07. > :21:13.he has equalled the other Canadian's record. Three men now
:21:14. > :21:16.have three gold medals and looking at the former Charles Hamelin has
:21:17. > :21:20.got, when you get the 500 metres, which he is probably best outcome he
:21:21. > :21:26.could win that as well. Absolutely. Is interesting is that there was not
:21:27. > :21:35.a Korean skater in the top three at the 1500 metres. Astonishing that,
:21:36. > :21:39.isn't it? There is news coming up to us that Jack Welbourne, as you
:21:40. > :21:43.rightly said, is injured and he has had to go away for medical
:21:44. > :21:47.treatment. Let's hope that his injury is not going to derail his
:21:48. > :21:51.chances in the other events. Remember, there is the 1000 metres
:21:52. > :21:56.and 500 metres still to come. What a sensational final it was. We waited
:21:57. > :22:02.for it and it certainly did give us some fireworks. Sadness for just
:22:03. > :22:07.Whelbourne -- Jack Welbourne. Jubilation for Charles Hamelin, who
:22:08. > :22:08.wins his third Olympic gold medal. Unbelievable action from the
:22:09. > :22:18.Iceberg. Disappointment for Jack Welbourne.
:22:19. > :22:22.We hope he is OK. We hope to speak to him later on. What a great race
:22:23. > :22:27.it was. Princess Anne has been watching that and also his governed.
:22:28. > :22:32.She was in action earlier in the 500 metres. We will catch up with those
:22:33. > :22:43.races later but let's hear more about police. -- Elise.
:22:44. > :22:50.Elise Christie, British short track. To be at the top of your game, you
:22:51. > :22:56.need to sacrifice everything. Just before the race, I sit in the heat
:22:57. > :23:01.box and I think about things that could go wrong and things that could
:23:02. > :23:05.happen. I put a lot of pressure on myself for those things not to
:23:06. > :23:11.happen. I start to become a bit panicky. It is easier to get rid of
:23:12. > :23:16.the pressure and think, you know, I haven't done it before. I've never
:23:17. > :23:21.won an Olympic medal. I've never made an Olympic final. Anything I
:23:22. > :23:24.can do above quarterfinal level is going to be an achievement because
:23:25. > :23:28.it is the first time I will have done it. That is how I am handling
:23:29. > :23:32.it. Everyone is saying that I may medal hope but I could fall over in
:23:33. > :23:36.that first round and that could be my Olympics over. Unfortunately,
:23:37. > :23:44.there is that and not not always the strongest people wing. -- win.
:23:45. > :23:47.Elise Christie playing down her chances but she really is a hope for
:23:48. > :23:55.the medal in the 1000 metres, where she is the European champion. Wang
:23:56. > :23:56.Meng China has broken her child -- ankle, is that increases had
:23:57. > :24:19.chances. -- her chances. Elise Christie is on the outside. He
:24:20. > :24:26.has made that she has made a smart move. A good move in by Christie.
:24:27. > :24:32.She is up to third. Remember, it is the top two that will go through. We
:24:33. > :24:38.are into the last two and a half maps -- laps. The Russian has come
:24:39. > :24:46.straight into the fund. Two laps to go. Christie cannot get through at
:24:47. > :24:52.the moment. At the moment, it is the 16-year-old Russian at the front.
:24:53. > :24:58.Here comes Christie. She has ignited the burners. She will take it on the
:24:59. > :25:07.line. What a cool delivery thereby Elise Christie. She showed the way
:25:08. > :25:13.to the rest. The 16-year-old Russian was second. What an impressive skate
:25:14. > :25:17.by Christie. A superb race by Christie. She didn't panic at all.
:25:18. > :25:24.She drew a live band lane position and to go around the outside, kept
:25:25. > :25:31.her cool, kept her head and managed to come through clearly. Here is the
:25:32. > :25:36.result for you. Her performance director will be absolutely rapt
:25:37. > :25:45.with that. We move onto heat is number three. Right on the inside is
:25:46. > :25:51.a skater from Japan. On the outside, Charlotte Gilmartin.
:25:52. > :26:06.A good start right on the front from the Italian. Look at her speed. She
:26:07. > :26:14.has distanced herself from the rest. The Dutch skater, the European
:26:15. > :26:30.champion is coming through. Good skating. It is still the Italian.
:26:31. > :26:35.Here comes the Dutch skater. Gilmartin, I think of Great Britain
:26:36. > :26:42.with the final lunge to the line, gets second. Let's wait for that to
:26:43. > :26:48.be confirmed. Great Britain with two skaters through to the next round.
:26:49. > :26:53.Superb skating. A flying finish by Gilmartin, coming throughout of the
:26:54. > :26:58.last turn. Of course, we have two rate for the official result. -- to
:26:59. > :27:02.wait. I don't think there was anything untoward, where the
:27:03. > :27:07.referees would decide that they wouldn't make it. A superb piece of
:27:08. > :27:13.skating by Charlotte Gilmartin. It was an incredible injection of pace
:27:14. > :27:18.from the Italian. Right on the far side, Gilmartin, keeping a cool
:27:19. > :27:23.head, and at the right time, although she did collide, she came
:27:24. > :27:26.through. Do you think that will still stand? I do think that will
:27:27. > :27:38.still stand. Escapes there from Charlotte and
:27:39. > :27:41.Elise. I can never get my head around them coming around the
:27:42. > :27:45.corner. You always think they are going to come off the track and they
:27:46. > :27:55.don't. Sometimes they do, and when that happens, you can get lucky!
:27:56. > :28:04.In 1994, in Lillehammer, Steve Bradbury was part of a team which
:28:05. > :28:09.won bronze. It was Australia's first-ever Winter games medal. Here
:28:10. > :28:14.he was in 20-2002, in Salt Lake City, in the short track 1000
:28:15. > :28:15.metres. By his own admission, he was not the fastest skater in the
:28:16. > :28:27.semifinal. It could be any two from these
:28:28. > :28:33.three. He has gone! And what a race! There are only two standing at the
:28:34. > :28:40.end. He was through to the final. His tactics there? Not to lead from
:28:41. > :28:47.the front. Away first time. This, the battle for the medals. Canada
:28:48. > :28:54.lead. Nobody putting in a great injection of pace at the start. He
:28:55. > :29:00.makes a great move. Into second place. China are third, Australia
:29:01. > :29:12.are fifth. China is in second, career third. -- Korea. China are
:29:13. > :29:18.ominously placed. He goes around the outside. Oh, there is a fall! They
:29:19. > :29:22.have all gone! That has left Steven Bradbury to cross the finishing
:29:23. > :29:28.line. The most aiding gold medal of any Olympic Games! And Australia's
:29:29. > :29:35.first-ever gold medal at the Winter Olympics. A reward for being this
:29:36. > :29:44.far back. And willing the entire field to tumble at the last turn.
:29:45. > :29:51.The power of Aus, as in positive thinking. He is still shaking his
:29:52. > :29:58.head. Australia's first medal of these games. He gets generous
:29:59. > :30:07.applause. I wonder if he has bought a lottery ticket!
:30:08. > :30:14.you have to smile when you watch that. If you are a curling fan,
:30:15. > :30:18.today is the big day at the Winter Olympics. Just behind us, the Ice
:30:19. > :30:23.Cube, this is where the curling will be starting today, the British women
:30:24. > :30:31.were up against Sweden, but first, at five o'clock this morning, it was
:30:32. > :30:32.the man up against Russia. This is what happened. We join it in the
:30:33. > :30:54.end, number six. He can afford to get this on the
:30:55. > :31:02.nose or to roll it a little bit. He wants to be sitting first and second
:31:03. > :31:09.shot after this. They are sweeping very hard, it must be getting close
:31:10. > :31:21.to the guard. They tried to hold the line, they did their best. Just
:31:22. > :31:28.about lying shot. Just get past the first, but not the second. Tapped
:31:29. > :31:38.back against their own stone, so this lying shot, and it is shaping
:31:39. > :31:44.up well for Britain. You might miss this, if you lock it, it is good.
:31:45. > :31:54.They can make fat, then we have a /43. You can see half of the red
:31:55. > :32:00.stone when you get to the other end, and they will try to pick the stone
:32:01. > :32:12.out. They do not want to live. It seems like a special shot that they
:32:13. > :32:19.have got. He could potentially play straight down here and hit the
:32:20. > :32:31.yellow on the nose and lie six, two, three, four, lie five. They have
:32:32. > :32:39.decided for the easier shot here. Just has too get it anywhere. Always
:32:40. > :32:48.good to hear the boys calling. Well played. He has been on top form,
:32:49. > :32:58.David Murdoch, on this first match. This is shaping up well here.
:32:59. > :33:11.Now, he might hit that, maybe try and get on the first stone. This
:33:12. > :33:16.potentially looks like the guys are asking for him to draw, sit right on
:33:17. > :33:26.the face of that yellow sitting on the blue four foot. They do not
:33:27. > :33:36.necessarily need to... They want to just come in and sit right here, try
:33:37. > :33:50.to make it much harder for David to get a big end here.
:33:51. > :33:55.Once again, he's being asked to come up with the shot for his team. They
:33:56. > :34:14.are in a bit of bother here. He is asking them to sweep this
:34:15. > :34:22.early. And they are working very hard on this. Has this got a knock
:34:23. > :34:34.on it? They will have to work hard to get it past the first stone and
:34:35. > :34:48.they are doing well. That is actually a well drawn shot.
:34:49. > :34:55.But I think it should be a pretty simple and straightforward shot for
:34:56. > :35:04.David Murdoch to hit his yellow right onto the back, onto the top of
:35:05. > :35:11.the red. He can see all of his yellow shots there. This is
:35:12. > :35:25.potentially a match-winning end here for Great Britain.
:35:26. > :35:34.Yes, the Russian shot, it was overdrawn on the mark. You can hear
:35:35. > :35:48.the instructions. That was nearly five, but it is going to be four.
:35:49. > :35:52.Well executed and from Team GB. That has made things very difficult for
:35:53. > :35:57.the Russians, that is a 6-1 lead for Great Britain, four in that end.
:35:58. > :36:04.Excellent from the British team, especially David Murdoch playing
:36:05. > :36:08.well. Could not be going any better. That proved to be the crucial end of
:36:09. > :36:14.that match with Britain going on to win 7-4, and they play Sweden live
:36:15. > :36:20.at 3pm. The women are in action shortly, but first, we can hear from
:36:21. > :36:23.Jack Whelbourne who has made the final of the 1500 metres, he has
:36:24. > :36:25.been to the medical team after falling, but then he's speaking to
:36:26. > :36:36.Ollie Williams. He written in thing badly, tell us
:36:37. > :36:44.what happens. -- you are limping badly. I fell over, twisted my ankle
:36:45. > :36:50.and a bit, I hit the blade, it is very sore, but hopefully I will come
:36:51. > :36:57.back and do the other distances. Do you think you will be OK for it? I
:36:58. > :37:01.will definitely be OK, I have two Olympic distances, I will give it my
:37:02. > :37:05.best go. That is the best I have raced, some of those guys that we
:37:06. > :37:09.had to go through to get to the final, they are some of the guys
:37:10. > :37:13.that could have been on the podium right now, but maybe I could have
:37:14. > :37:18.been on the podium if I had not fallen away a little bit, but I came
:37:19. > :37:25.out here trying to get to an A final, and I have done that, so I am
:37:26. > :37:29.pleased. The black blockers underfoot, you twist your ankle, and
:37:30. > :37:37.they say anything happen, and it did, didn't it. -- anything can
:37:38. > :37:41.happen. Yes, with the final, anything can happen, we keep saying
:37:42. > :37:46.it, but you can run it again, and I think there would be a different
:37:47. > :37:51.result, I am pretty sure, so I am not unhappy, and if anything, I got
:37:52. > :37:58.a win under my belt, and going into that final, I was ranked 26 in the
:37:59. > :38:03.world, so, there you go. Your girlfriend, Elise Christie, looked
:38:04. > :38:07.in great form today, happy for her? Yes, absolutely, everybody that
:38:08. > :38:13.skated to date, they did their very best, but we are very happy, and
:38:14. > :38:18.that is definitely a move forward for GB short track, Tivoli they can
:38:19. > :38:26.do just as well. We hope that your ankle heals up quickly, well done.
:38:27. > :38:32.Thank you. Keep supporting! 158! We will return now for the curling, Eve
:38:33. > :38:38.Muirhead is in action, great hopes for a medal for them, they are up
:38:39. > :38:42.against Sweden, the double Olympic champion, we join it in the final
:38:43. > :38:49.stages, Jackie Lockhart and Steve Cram your commentators.
:38:50. > :38:51.This is where Eve Muirhead needs to be decisive, she
:38:52. > :38:53.This is where Eve Muirhead needs to be decisive, needs to be sure of
:38:54. > :39:06.this shot that she chooses. I think we have decided on a high
:39:07. > :39:24.guard. They have been given an
:39:25. > :39:32.opportunity, at Eve Muirhead needs to grasp it, and she has not studied
:39:33. > :39:38.in the match so far. -- not done it in the match. She seems happy with
:39:39. > :39:55.where this is going. You and I are sitting almost right
:39:56. > :40:06.behind these stones looking down on the sheet, and we're talking about
:40:07. > :40:15.how they seem to be drawing a bit better with the take-out. What shot
:40:16. > :40:24.would you want with her? 88% on drawers, 73% on the take-out one of
:40:25. > :40:28.these centre guards of if she is to open up. I would personally,
:40:29. > :40:39.probably, be driving the shot we see here on the left. She has too
:40:40. > :40:47.remembered that she has got the last stone, so she needs to make sure
:40:48. > :40:51.that she can see the four foot. That one that she is looking at in the
:40:52. > :40:55.front, just left of the center line as we look at it, to drive that back
:40:56. > :41:09.into the centre two, or at least one of them, hopefully two. Well, from
:41:10. > :41:16.their point of view. A fair bit of distance between those two stones.
:41:17. > :41:22.Yes, but she has two make sure that she clears it, anyway, to give a
:41:23. > :41:41.view of the four foot and try to replace it.
:41:42. > :41:55.Partial success. Yes, she has opened up four foot there.
:41:56. > :42:12.They had to hold onto that one well. Eve Muirhead just wanting to... She
:42:13. > :42:23.will block her way in here. Yes, guard that shot, possibly setting on
:42:24. > :42:30.the 12 foot. Just and is indicating. -- just where Anna is indicating.
:42:31. > :42:39.Another crucial shot, I knew I would be saying this quite a lot! And how
:42:40. > :42:44.that end has changed, Sweden had two really bad shots and it completely
:42:45. > :42:51.flipped earlier on in the end. Eve Muirhead's shoulders were down, now
:42:52. > :42:55.this is her opportunity here. She was thinking about the previous
:42:56. > :42:59.end, then all of a sudden the door opened and she was on it. Where is
:43:00. > :43:15.this one going? They want to start turning it in. They need to move as
:43:16. > :43:23.far as they can. Again, she's not with that. She has left a bit of a
:43:24. > :43:33.shot for Maria to see. But even if she has guarded that, she still left
:43:34. > :43:43.a shot for Maria to draw to the four foot. This probably isn't a bad
:43:44. > :43:46.shot. She still has a chance to draw into the next end. If she doesn't
:43:47. > :44:08.get this right, she can still get the steel. -- steal.
:44:09. > :44:16.You see, I am learning. A pat on the belly from the weight. Half weight
:44:17. > :44:43.there. Successful. Mission accomplished, I
:44:44. > :44:49.guess, in just one shot. 6-4 to Sweden a lens. The Hammer transfers
:44:50. > :44:52.to Great Britain. They are still in this, they have to finish this game
:44:53. > :44:57.off really well. It has been topsy-turvy, up and down and they
:44:58. > :45:01.need to come up with the big shot in this final end and maybe hope that
:45:02. > :45:18.this little mistake from Sweden as well, who knows...
:45:19. > :45:24.We always thought these games would be close between Britain and Sweden,
:45:25. > :45:29.even when the one or other of the teams are not playing well. They
:45:30. > :45:34.still have the opportunity to make the big shots. They have the players
:45:35. > :45:37.to do that. This one has not quite gone Britain's way but they are
:45:38. > :45:43.still in it. You could argue we didn't play well and we were right
:45:44. > :45:46.all the end. I was going to say that neither team has been dominant but
:45:47. > :45:51.they are still in the game and that is what you have to remember. They
:45:52. > :45:54.are going to go back after this game and analyse how they played, and how
:45:55. > :46:05.the strategy went. They will learn from it and move on, win or lose. I
:46:06. > :46:11.don't think she particularly likes that first stone. She was shaking
:46:12. > :46:22.her head. I'm not sure why. They don't want this to be short. They
:46:23. > :46:26.wanted to be in the house. Even your house needs to put up some
:46:27. > :46:38.protection on the signs if she wants to pick up a two here. Once again,
:46:39. > :46:47.Claire Hamilton played a storming first game here. She's sitting on
:46:48. > :46:50.89%. I think are parents will be sitting at home watching this,
:46:51. > :46:59.butterflies in their stomach. They don't come out until Wednesday.
:47:00. > :47:03.Hello, mum and dad Hamilton! There may be a few mums and dads
:47:04. > :47:08.supporting the Russian team as well. A lot of noise. It is very tight in
:47:09. > :47:13.the game between Russia and Denmark. Very tight indeed, sitting 4-4 at
:47:14. > :47:44.the moment. The shot of Margarita didn't quite
:47:45. > :47:45.find the line this time. Eve will ignore these two reds at the top of
:47:46. > :48:03.the house and draw in behind her. Get one in behind that guard and
:48:04. > :48:22.that should start the end of, for you to go down the end to get a two.
:48:23. > :48:29.Claire Hamilton has done really well. Yes, she has. Great management
:48:30. > :48:36.of her shots and histones. She controls at where it's going to go.
:48:37. > :48:49.She's had a good, strong start to this competition. Are they going to
:48:50. > :48:52.remove that front guard? Yes. That is the one shot that could cost them
:48:53. > :49:19.the two, corner guard. Unusually, playing across the face
:49:20. > :49:29.of that, to take the guard out there. I think that is what she
:49:30. > :49:31.asked for but it came across, moved their own stone towards the back of
:49:32. > :49:51.the house as well. Vicki Adams, has just been asked to
:49:52. > :49:57.play a frieze here, sitting on the edge of the red at the back of the
:49:58. > :50:03.house. She has spun it just a little bit fast. Oh, unfortunate.
:50:04. > :50:15.She has had two of them now. Early on, one went through as well. That's
:50:16. > :50:16.unfortunate. We really needed... Even short would have been good
:50:17. > :50:35.there. Her sister will be at home watching
:50:36. > :50:45.this, probably with butterflies in her stomach. I hope you are OK,
:50:46. > :50:51.Kaye. Your sister has gone a long way. This game was always going to
:50:52. > :50:58.go one way or the other. The same shot again. Yes. It's definitely
:50:59. > :51:03.possible. I think that's probably the best shot. You could get a
:51:04. > :51:07.mistake out of Sweden if you can place one right on top of that red.
:51:08. > :51:15.They then try and hit it out, and jam, and then you can go for a shot
:51:16. > :51:19.on the other side of the house. She has just played the shot before and
:51:20. > :51:23.knows the mistake she has made. She should be able to correct that. She
:51:24. > :51:27.was still looking a little anxiously at it. They are having to work this
:51:28. > :51:38.hard to get it there this time. It's looking OK.
:51:39. > :51:50.She probably overcompensated a little bit. Just a little bit. I
:51:51. > :51:54.guess if that had been her first shot, you would have been reasonably
:51:55. > :51:58.happy with it. But she needed to sit right on top of that red shop there.
:51:59. > :52:04.-- shot. Again, it is still sitting there.
:52:05. > :52:33.All we need is one frieze. She is just talking herself through
:52:34. > :52:48.what she wants to do. Just make the line good.
:52:49. > :52:57.We really need this to be round, behind the guard. Eve is trying to
:52:58. > :53:35.encourage them to sweep this in. It's going to get past it,
:53:36. > :53:42.they've got. Christina Bertrup, she will be hoping to play some better
:53:43. > :53:47.hots -- shots in her last end here. I think the problem is it has ended
:53:48. > :53:52.up being a very straightforward and for Sweden. We've not been able to
:53:53. > :53:55.put the stones where we want. Stone placement is key at this level of
:53:56. > :54:00.the game. However, we still have our chances. We still need to get one
:54:01. > :54:07.around, buried. They make one mistake, give us the opportunity to
:54:08. > :54:09.try to capitalise and get two here. They've got to get in here and make
:54:10. > :54:33.sure this counts. They are trying to pull it in. This
:54:34. > :54:38.has not got the line. It is not hidden. That is unfortunate, that
:54:39. > :54:48.one. It has not given Eve a lot to work
:54:49. > :54:58.with, has it? This should have been straightforward.
:54:59. > :55:01.It's probably half covered from the other end, when Maria Prytz looks
:55:02. > :55:19.down the ice. She is just happy with a chip. That
:55:20. > :55:34.will be find more cash for Maria. -- that will be fine for Maria.
:55:35. > :55:38.A steadying hand going up from the skipper, saying this looks OK. And
:55:39. > :55:56.it is. That's a shot that a skipper often
:55:57. > :55:58.has to pull out of the back pocket. A nice draw, right behind, onto the
:55:59. > :56:22.one foot. Not looking so good for Great
:56:23. > :56:33.Britain here. They are still two behind. The last two stones. I am
:56:34. > :56:37.not sure she took a knife ice there. Maybe it is just how she is laying
:56:38. > :56:49.these shots. Eve turned her back on it right away. It just started going
:56:50. > :56:56.right from when it's left her hand. That is unfortunate. And because we
:56:57. > :57:08.are sitting right behind it, we could see that.
:57:09. > :57:14.Do you ever feel like the game is just not for you? The both of us
:57:15. > :57:18.have said, if you are going to have a bad game, put all your bad shots
:57:19. > :57:22.in one game. Get it all done with, dealt with. The important thing is
:57:23. > :57:27.not to dwell on it, not to look back on it too much. I know you said they
:57:28. > :57:29.will analysed. But we almost want to say, let's put this to bed and
:57:30. > :57:50.forget about it. There was a period in the middle,
:57:51. > :57:58.where things went Britain's way. And there is a handshake. So, Sweden and
:57:59. > :58:05.are victorious. -- end up victorious.
:58:06. > :58:11.These fountains are pretty good. Disappointment therefore Eve
:58:12. > :58:16.Muirhead. She is back in action tomorrow against the USA. There were
:58:17. > :58:21.celebrations earlier on, when Britain had their first finalist in
:58:22. > :58:24.this short scat -- short track speed skating. Jack Welbourne came through
:58:25. > :58:28.and it was an outstanding performance by the young man. It
:58:29. > :58:31.ended up in disappointment with a fall and a slight injury but he
:58:32. > :58:35.spoke to us afterwards. We hope he will be fine to compete in the rest
:58:36. > :58:43.of the competition come during the course of the next 1450 days or so.
:58:44. > :58:47.We are back on air on BBC Two very shortly, when we will be watching
:58:48. > :58:51.the men up against Sweden. That is in the curling. Hopefully they can
:58:52. > :58:53.do well against one of their main challengers for a medal. For now,
:58:54. > :58:57.goodbye.