Day 3, Part 4

:00:42. > :00:48.Hello and welcome back to Sochi. We are going straight back to the

:00:49. > :00:51.killing because Team GB's skipper, Dave Murdoch, won their opening

:00:52. > :00:54.match this morning against Russia. They are now locked in a very tight

:00:55. > :00:58.match with the reigning world champions, Sweden. Here are Steve

:00:59. > :01:04.Cram and Jackie Lockhart with commentary.

:01:05. > :01:16.That was a good shot from Niklas Edin. Great Britain are in a bit of

:01:17. > :01:21.trouble. Sweden with the last stone. Every chance of picking up three

:01:22. > :01:28.here. Dave's demeanour looks a little bit slow at the minute but if

:01:29. > :01:35.he lifts a double here, then it only leaves a two and that is not a huge

:01:36. > :01:42.disaster at this stage of the game. He really needs to lift a double

:01:43. > :01:46.here. He just said, let's make this. He really would not want to lose

:01:47. > :01:51.three here. Like you said earlier, Steve, the three was a turning point

:01:52. > :01:54.for Sweden in the game earlier today. It lifted the whole

:01:55. > :02:06.demeanour. They continued to play very well after that. It must be

:02:07. > :02:13.close. That'll do. That wasn't the intended shot but he will take it. I

:02:14. > :02:27.think his face says that. Take the difference, that is what he

:02:28. > :02:38.said. A fairly straightforward shot here, for the Swedish skipper. They

:02:39. > :02:39.should be able to come in here and have a two shot lead at the halfway

:02:40. > :03:01.point. He hasn't missed much, Niklas Edin.

:03:02. > :03:12.And not that one either. So, two shots for Sweden and Great Britain

:03:13. > :03:16.baby will not think that is too bad. They have probably played more

:03:17. > :03:20.wayward shots than the Swedish team but this was always going to be a

:03:21. > :03:24.tight match. You don't want to let them get away from you. At the

:03:25. > :03:28.halfway point, and of course Britain will take the hammer in the sixth

:03:29. > :03:33.end, it is a two shot lead to Sweden.

:03:34. > :03:40., they have a break, a technical break, which means we will have a

:03:41. > :03:45.dip out of it. Hello. This is rather lovely. This is where the torch is

:03:46. > :03:49.and quite often, you get a fountain display going on here, to music. At

:03:50. > :03:53.the moment, you can see the Olympic rings in the water. Behind me, that

:03:54. > :03:57.is the stage where we saw Jenny Jones getting her bronze medal

:03:58. > :04:02.yesterday. Hello. That's rather sweet, isn't it? The crowd is

:04:03. > :04:05.getting bigger as the days go on. The winter and Biggs will not be the

:04:06. > :04:09.only thing is staged in Sochi this year. In October, there will be the

:04:10. > :04:14.first-ever Russian Grand Prix. It will come through the streets and

:04:15. > :04:19.the Park. I am sure we will have coverage of that in October. Right,

:04:20. > :04:23.let us dip into the various different venues on the third day of

:04:24. > :04:30.the winter and pics. We will be bringing you men's moguls later.

:04:31. > :04:37.Canada other favourites there. Let's catch up with the women's luge.

:04:38. > :04:52.Germany are strong contenders. We are about 60 miles outside of the

:04:53. > :04:53.main venue, high up in the mountains, already for the women's

:04:54. > :05:01.loos. -- luge. The outright favourite is sliding

:05:02. > :05:30.second. Baturina goes for Russia at the

:05:31. > :05:35.first attempt. Not to be confused with the famous Russian gymnast who

:05:36. > :05:40.is a few years younger. A big, powerful woman, 73 kilogrammes.

:05:41. > :05:46.That's important on this track. Around the corner. Up the hill she

:05:47. > :05:51.goes, to corner six. Six or seven degree incline there. Out of six.

:05:52. > :05:55.Down the hill to seven. Back up the hill, through into nine. A little

:05:56. > :06:01.kick there. And here is the fastest part of the track. That's in terms

:06:02. > :06:12.of gaining speed and acceleration. 127kph. 11 to 14. And a big hit

:06:13. > :06:18.there. A terrible start for Baturina. Not good at all. Going

:06:19. > :06:26.around. 121kph. That really killed her speed. This girl was fancied for

:06:27. > :06:29.a medal. I doubt she'll get one off that 51.263. She finished fourth in

:06:30. > :06:33.the European championships this year, but of course the big three

:06:34. > :06:38.Germans weren't there, so it's not so much you can read into that. The

:06:39. > :06:53.Russian coach is there. Oh, no. She is hoping to keep herself together

:06:54. > :07:04.for the second run. Geisenberger hoping to win they are first Olympic

:07:05. > :07:11.gold medal. Geisenberger goes. Certainly, she will be looking for a

:07:12. > :07:14.fast start here and she has got it. A tremendous start there from

:07:15. > :07:19.Geisenberger. This is half the reason why she's the reigning world

:07:20. > :07:22.champion and overall World Cup champion. She has won seven out of

:07:23. > :07:32.eight races this season. She's looked almost flawless. The only

:07:33. > :07:37.place she was beat, where Huefner was on home ground. She is the

:07:38. > :07:43.German champion. She's up. Wow. What will she hit through the final

:07:44. > :07:52.clock? You'll soon find out, because she is coming down to the final

:07:53. > :07:58.corner now. Any minute now, and absolutely perfect for Geisenberger.

:07:59. > :08:04.49.891. That's the first time anybody has slid under 50 seconds

:08:05. > :08:09.here. Absolutely superb. We'll look again at the start. Fastest starter

:08:10. > :08:19.in the world. She has broken the start record. That was held by Huef

:08:20. > :08:24.negotiation r. That was beat -- Huefner. That was beaten there.

:08:25. > :08:34.There's her coach, who has had a huge influence on her. Ivanova

:08:35. > :08:37.finished fourth at the Olympic Games and some people say it's the worst

:08:38. > :08:40.position to be in. Second in the world championships this season. She

:08:41. > :09:00.has been going well in training as well. Not bad. Good athlete,

:09:01. > :09:03.Ivanova. Still only 22. She won the European championships a couple of

:09:04. > :09:07.seasons ago. That's when everybody really knew how impressive she was.

:09:08. > :09:14.She backed that up with that fourth in the Olympic Games. She's had more

:09:15. > :09:23.practice on this ice than anybody else. Oh, no an ugly hit from 11

:09:24. > :09:29.down to 14. There go Ivanova's chance of putting any pressure on

:09:30. > :09:37.Geisenberger. She virtually hit in the same place. She comes through in

:09:38. > :09:42.50. .457. That's a pretty good position. She's second out of

:09:43. > :09:48.Geisenberger. She didn't take a correction and again the Russian

:09:49. > :09:59.coaches have to watch one of their favoured athletes. Huefner, finished

:10:00. > :10:05.first in the Games in 2010. Third in 2006. Absolutely superb record in

:10:06. > :10:08.the Games. Four times the world champion. She can be a contender if

:10:09. > :10:25.this is her day. This is looking good. 3.909, the

:10:26. > :10:29.second-fastest starter of all time. Her track start record was taken

:10:30. > :10:33.away by Geisenberger. She couldn't quite take it back then, but it's a

:10:34. > :10:36.solid start. The one thing we have seen from training is she has

:10:37. > :10:40.struggled with her confidence and she's been out the top ten a couple

:10:41. > :10:50.of times in training. We'll get a good idea in the next minute exactly

:10:51. > :10:54.how she's going here. It's going a whole lot better than training, but

:10:55. > :11:02.still the Olympic champion is a long way down on her junior compatriot.

:11:03. > :11:12.Nobody has been over 130 yet. It's not particularly fast. Huefner is in

:11:13. > :11:32.second place. 50.393 for Huefner. Ivanova, the dangerous Russian in

:11:33. > :11:37.third. Erin ham Lynn. Erin Hamlin. A little bit of a glitz there. --

:11:38. > :11:42.glitch there. I wonder if we have seen the top ten? Hamlin, I'm sure

:11:43. > :11:48.she'll have something to say about that. She is the 2009 world

:11:49. > :11:51.champion. He was phenomenal on home ice then. She is a small woman. She

:11:52. > :11:55.doesn't carry a huge amount of momentum. That's her one problem on

:11:56. > :12:00.this track. With three uphill sections, five to six and then ten

:12:01. > :12:05.to 11 and then 14 to 15, there's one of the uphills. She can't afford to

:12:06. > :12:22.make any mistakes on the sections, or she has no gravity to help her.

:12:23. > :12:28.She holds a wonderful position. Feet together. Now if she holds this pace

:12:29. > :12:37.up she'll be third or fourth, or somewhere close. It's going to be

:12:38. > :12:42.tight. In second place. My goodness, that is fabulous. Well done Erin

:12:43. > :12:48.Hamlin. I tell you what, we have just about seen every major player

:12:49. > :12:52.in women's luge come down now and Geisenberger still almost half a

:12:53. > :13:00.second ahead of the rest of the world. The Americans celebrating

:13:01. > :13:05.that run from Hamlin and she's in second place behind Geisenberger and

:13:06. > :13:09.Huefner is in third. The second rub of the -- run of the luge starts

:13:10. > :13:13.later. If you've got any questions about the luge or moguls or curling,

:13:14. > :13:17.which is where we are going now, just use the hashtag and we'll try

:13:18. > :13:23.to answer as many queries as we can. So, back to the ice cube and let's

:13:24. > :13:30.see how Team GB are getting on against Sweden in the company of

:13:31. > :13:39.three-times Olympic curling winner, Jackie Lockhart and Steve Cram.

:13:40. > :13:45.Quite often, some of the boys are not finishing and once it taked the

:13:46. > :13:47.break -- takes the break, you're really on a hiding to nothing. These

:13:48. > :14:46.guys can sweep really, really well. Very good. Always poised and ready

:14:47. > :14:53.to jump at the skip's instructions. Greg Drummond has to clear that

:14:54. > :15:02.front red. With the hope of trying to get one of the reds in the house

:15:03. > :15:05.and he just missed. That's been the story the last three or four ends,

:15:06. > :15:11.just missing or clipping guards. Just missing out. They always knew

:15:12. > :15:14.this game was going to be a tester for them and they have been -

:15:15. > :15:23.there's been a lot of questions asked of them. It hasn't been Luther

:15:24. > :15:29.roRs that have been -- Luther roRs they've -- huge errors that they've

:15:30. > :15:38.been making. It highlights the fact that the

:15:39. > :15:41.men's competition is tough. It's tight. There are enough teams in

:15:42. > :15:52.here that can beat anyone else on their day. You can't afford to keep

:15:53. > :15:57.missing and if you're going to miss, you are going to have to play

:15:58. > :16:03.against Sweden or Canada or United States or Norway, you've got to be -

:16:04. > :16:07.OK everyone makes the odd mistake, but you've got to be consistent.

:16:08. > :16:15.Sebastian there. A little bit disappointed with that. That just

:16:16. > :16:24.finished across the other side of the line. That will allow Greg to

:16:25. > :17:06.see most of it and hopefully take it out. A couple of inches was all that

:17:07. > :17:10.was needed. He keeps saying that, and we thought it would finish

:17:11. > :17:22.harder and pull in a little more. It would have been ideal if it had.

:17:23. > :17:29.There's too much on the left or he will jam it on to the back red. I

:17:30. > :17:40.think Kraupp's annoyed at the shot he played last time. He's not happy

:17:41. > :18:00.with himself. They do dovetail together well, these two.

:18:01. > :18:15.Just slightly overthrew that, but not great. What he has done is he

:18:16. > :18:20.has pushed that and just caught it and pushed it back behind the T

:18:21. > :18:32.line. I think that gives us an opportunity we can come up and sit

:18:33. > :18:37.on top of that. A freeze is one of the hardest shots in the book, I

:18:38. > :18:41.think. You have to land right sitting bang in front. You don't

:18:42. > :18:44.want to move it at all or have space between it, because then the boys

:18:45. > :18:47.can throw a big weight at it and split them out. If they're jammed

:18:48. > :18:53.close together it's very difficult for the opposition to move. He needs

:18:54. > :18:58.- the start of both matches, the last draw, he's hit it right there

:18:59. > :19:02.with the right weight and it's exactly the sort of shot he needs to

:19:03. > :19:10.play. This is might be the one he has got the feel for.

:19:11. > :19:17.Sweepers here, they have to judge what weight it needs to get there.

:19:18. > :19:26.As you said, he has drawn that button several times. It's a nice

:19:27. > :19:35.shot. We've watched him do that three or four times today. The last

:19:36. > :19:39.one is the one that determines who has the hammer at the beginning, but

:19:40. > :19:44.it can also figure on later on when we get to tie-breaks and so on.

:19:45. > :19:49.That's stone may have slightly overcurled. It may have been better

:19:50. > :19:56.to have been a little bit to the left there of the picture. He'll

:19:57. > :19:58.throw a big weight at this and it should hit the yellow out across the

:19:59. > :21:17.left. It remains 4-2 to Sweden. It's good

:21:18. > :21:20.to see them smiling and accepting that the chance didn't arise there.

:21:21. > :21:30.That shot he played was a really good shot, an inch or two... That is

:21:31. > :21:33.the game of curling. These guys can throw such heavyweight at that. In

:21:34. > :21:41.the girls game, that might have been a secure shop. The boys can play

:21:42. > :21:45.really accurate takeout weights. They can take the stones out of the

:21:46. > :21:51.house. That's 20 kilograms of granite which needs a bit of weight

:21:52. > :21:59.behind it at times. Still, a tight game here.

:22:00. > :22:06.Canada pulled themselves back into the match against Switzerland. Now

:22:07. > :22:10.it is 3-2 against Switzerland. And Denmark have pulled them back, 6-5

:22:11. > :22:40.against Russia. That will be ideal. Once again, we

:22:41. > :22:42.will ask our team to play the corner guards and will try once again to

:22:43. > :23:58.set up an end for a two. This one is just going to slide in.

:23:59. > :24:02.The curse of the commentator there. To be fair, he has been pretty

:24:03. > :24:08.accurate so far. This does give us the chance to push that Redstone

:24:09. > :24:29.through. -- red stone. Teams can often be caught out these

:24:30. > :24:38.shots. The crucial point of this stone is you keep your running

:24:39. > :24:45.Yellowstone in the field of play. -- yellow stone. This one seems to be

:24:46. > :25:33.curling. I was going to say, that is curling too much.

:25:34. > :25:59.I suppose, if this end were to be blank, you could almost start again

:26:00. > :26:09.into the eighth. You could try and limit into the ninth. Maybe that is

:26:10. > :26:15.the way they are thinking. They will try and do what they can in the

:26:16. > :26:19.sand. Every end you go -- that goes by, you try and get two but it

:26:20. > :27:07.doesn't happen. They have two at some point but some

:27:08. > :27:10.pressure on. We have seen one or two, I wouldn't even call them

:27:11. > :27:18.wayward shots, but they've not done that enough to the Swedish back end.

:27:19. > :27:30.No, they haven't really tested them. No. We haven't really tested them

:27:31. > :27:35.because we have been caught out with the lines of the stones. They have

:27:36. > :27:40.either braked big-time or have not braked at all. We have just replaced

:27:41. > :28:23.the corner guards there. A little area -- error therefrom

:28:24. > :28:27.Sebastian Kraupp. This gives that Apple opportunity -- this gives us

:28:28. > :28:45.an opportunity. He inadvertently left that one out

:28:46. > :28:49.them. Let's see what Greg Drummond can do. This one seems to be sitting

:28:50. > :29:05.a little bit high. Just not quite coming off the shots,

:29:06. > :29:10.are they? We needed to be on the inside of that one. That was

:29:11. > :29:14.unfortunate. We've set up a double. There is an option here, rolling

:29:15. > :29:22.across to the back yellow on the right-hand side of your picture.

:29:23. > :29:35.We have seen Sebastian Kraupp's previous shot. He made a little bit

:29:36. > :29:36.of a mistake. But each time, he has corrected himself. Will he do it

:29:37. > :29:56.again this time? Indeed. Just like that. And that is

:29:57. > :30:10.the mark of a good player, isn't it? Don't let shots bother you.

:30:11. > :30:17.He has certainly made up for his disappointment on the first shot

:30:18. > :30:24.there. We have a chance here. Greg can still play a draw, come around

:30:25. > :30:33.the red they have at the front. We really need this to catch the draw.

:30:34. > :30:35.The boys are going to work this hard, take it as far as they can.

:30:36. > :31:18.That is a nice shot. Well drawn. Greg is chatting to David about what

:31:19. > :31:26.he is finding, a little bit of a struggle to get his weight right.

:31:27. > :31:30.You've got to come out here and... This is their second match and

:31:31. > :31:38.despite how everything went this morning, you come out tonight and

:31:39. > :31:45.struggle... That has missed. Yet, Niklas Edin slightly over through

:31:46. > :31:52.that. They seem to be struggling with some of the stones. Stones can

:31:53. > :31:58.change during the end. The guys practice, they play with two that

:31:59. > :32:01.are very similar, that run very similar. There must be a difference

:32:02. > :32:08.today, when they've come out to play. You heard them say they are

:32:09. > :32:28.doing different things. Another part of the game that you have to learn.

:32:29. > :32:37.Another chance for us here to actually get to.

:32:38. > :32:51.This would be a great time for Dave Murdoch to find his touch. He wants

:32:52. > :32:57.it to stop at the back of the effort. I think it looks like it is

:32:58. > :33:04.going to be heavy. That's a disappointment there. That is a

:33:05. > :33:10.fairly straightforward shot as well, isn't it? You did want it at the

:33:11. > :33:19.back gate and you've got all of that 8-foot to play with but he needed to

:33:20. > :33:24.lie second shot there. If he was to get any chance of trying to score

:33:25. > :33:30.his two here. The disappointing thing is the way this end is going,

:33:31. > :33:33.he could be forced to take is one. I was going to ask. He could take the

:33:34. > :33:39.one this time. Without question, Niklas Edin is going to have three

:33:40. > :33:42.shots and Dave is going to be forced to take is one. It will give the

:33:43. > :33:58.hammer to Sweden at the eighth end. He has had that one foot in his

:33:59. > :34:02.pocket so they shouldn't be too concerned that there are three other

:34:03. > :34:07.red stones in the house but the annoying thing is, he is not scoring

:34:08. > :34:14.his two. He is one down and has given Niklas Edin the opportunity to

:34:15. > :34:28.have the hammer at the eighth end. He will still be one ahead.

:34:29. > :34:37.We have seen him do this, as we mentioned Dave a few moments ago,

:34:38. > :35:01.three or four times today. -- as we mentioned a few moments ago.

:35:02. > :35:11.Britain take the one. Not quite what the doctor ordered. It is a 4-3 game

:35:12. > :35:36.to Sweden. Running out of ends. Trying to take the two. There hasn't

:35:37. > :35:40.been too much cheering from the British contingent. To be fair, they

:35:41. > :35:45.are vastly outnumbered. It's not quite full. It's half full. There's

:35:46. > :35:48.more people in this afternoon than this evening. Still plenty of noise

:35:49. > :36:02.out there. There has been good play from

:36:03. > :36:08.Sweden, but the odd little mistake here and there from Great Britain.

:36:09. > :36:14.It's allowed them to just stay in control. We spoke about the stones

:36:15. > :36:23.there with Greg making a comment about the number four wasn't doing

:36:24. > :36:27.what it was expected to do. The sheet has eight yellow stones and

:36:28. > :36:32.eight red and they're numbered one to eight. Part of the statisticgy of

:36:33. > :36:40.the game before playing on this game is to match the stones. You don't

:36:41. > :36:44.potentially from to play them in that order, but you can play them in

:36:45. > :36:51.any other you want. The stones stay on the sheet. They don't move. You

:36:52. > :36:53.can play with different stones on every sheet and these are

:36:54. > :37:05.international curling stones that travel the world. A little mistake

:37:06. > :37:28.there. Mark Goodfellow just travelling a little too far.

:37:29. > :37:35.1.5 million is wanted for the makers of the stones, you could buy that,

:37:36. > :37:55.Jackie? I'll put my offer in next week! Apart from granite, what else

:37:56. > :38:01.is there for your 1.5 million? There's not much sunshine in

:38:02. > :38:06.Scotland. You can say that, I can't. We haven't had much wind or rain

:38:07. > :38:10.here, have we? No, perfect, sunny weather. It's been quite warm

:38:11. > :38:19.outside. I believe rain is on the way, though. So, Michael Goodfellow

:38:20. > :38:31.playing a nice centre guard there. To make up for the first shot.

:38:32. > :38:44.Viktor being asked to come around behind this one.

:38:45. > :38:52.That looks a pretty good shot. It's not quite getting there, but almost.

:38:53. > :39:01.They'll be happy to leave that. It's at the top of the T. It becomes

:39:02. > :39:06.better for us if they push those stones behind the T, because then it

:39:07. > :39:07.gives us something to come and rest against, and it's hard for them to

:39:08. > :39:20.remove them then. Scott's going to have to go wide

:39:21. > :39:32.here. He needs to come around behind both of these. The boys waiting for

:39:33. > :39:43.the break of this stone. -- the brake of this stone. That one didn't

:39:44. > :40:07.look like it was coming in, but did at the end. Had to work hard on it.

:40:08. > :40:15.They'll clear the front. I think his tactic will be to keep it simple and

:40:16. > :40:23.straightforward. They're leading and they've got the hammer. He knows

:40:24. > :40:28.that he really needs to keep that open, because he can score and go

:40:29. > :40:35.either two or three ahead of Great Britain.

:40:36. > :40:56.We are, however, in the tier, so there's two more ends to play.

:40:57. > :41:22.They want this to stop half-way on the centre line.

:41:23. > :41:30.Niklas just checking with the team what they want. They're going to tap

:41:31. > :41:41.the yellow out and forget about the centre guard.

:41:42. > :41:53.This is a tricky line that sometimes doesn't take the pull. They'll be

:41:54. > :42:00.quite happy that's rolled. It's into the wing and it's not really a

:42:01. > :42:08.danger to them. Dave just going to ignore the reds and still try to go

:42:09. > :42:15.in behind them. He's looking to try to make something happen here. They

:42:16. > :42:19.don't want to make it too easy for Edin, so they have to keep trying to

:42:20. > :42:29.put a little bit of pressure and make them play their shots.

:42:30. > :42:40.I came down here last night. I'm not sure if it's got the weight. They're

:42:41. > :42:45.going to have to work this hard. He need to keep that coming in, and

:42:46. > :43:19.they were spot on where they thought it would come to. It's a pity.

:43:20. > :44:03.Greg's certainly had a great morning this morning and started pretty well

:44:04. > :44:07.this evening. Just the last couple of ends. I heard him saying at the

:44:08. > :44:11.last one, he's struggling with the stones and seeing how they'll react,

:44:12. > :44:15.but this looks pretty good. That's better. That's a nice shot there.

:44:16. > :44:20.They had to leave that to the very end, in order to get the little roll

:44:21. > :44:50.they were looking for. He played a nice half-weight there.

:44:51. > :44:56.I wouldn't want to wish ill of any of the opponents, but Great Britain

:44:57. > :44:59.could do with a little bit of a break here somewhere, to take

:45:00. > :45:34.advantage. I'm lost for words. That was a great

:45:35. > :45:41.shot. It was. It doesn't make our end any easier. No. These two

:45:42. > :45:49.particularly I think have played particularly well and they've got -

:45:50. > :45:53.they've got a stranglehold on this. Still only one shot in it, but with

:45:54. > :45:56.the experience they have and the way they're playing it's making David

:45:57. > :46:17.Murdoch's job very, very difficult indeed.

:46:18. > :46:30.83%. That's on the take-outs. David is # 6 on the take -- 86 on the

:46:31. > :46:34.take-outs, but Niklas has played 88 and Murdoch is 84, so there's not a

:46:35. > :46:36.huge difference there. There's only one shot in it. It may feel like

:46:37. > :46:47.it's more, but it's only 4 - 3. They don't want to catch the red in

:46:48. > :47:03.the house there. Just died. A difficult shot. They wanted to

:47:04. > :47:08.sweep that, but it was sitting high and it may have caught the red in

:47:09. > :47:16.the house, but by the time it left, they had just dug in. Again, if

:47:17. > :47:20.Niklas hits that out, he's sitting all on the top of the 12 foot and

:47:21. > :47:27.Dave's either got to take a big, big chance and come right around behind

:47:28. > :47:31.them or he may have to try to shift some granite. And remove two or

:47:32. > :47:45.three. I always get the feeling that Edin,

:47:46. > :47:52.these are the situations he loves. He's almost looking at - he should

:47:53. > :48:02.keep it simple here. They're in a very good position.

:48:03. > :48:09.He should really be trying to make David Murdoch's job as difficult as

:48:10. > :48:17.possible. I didn't quite hear what he said, so he's coming back down. A

:48:18. > :48:20.little bit of indecision here. If only we could speak Swedish. If

:48:21. > :48:40.only! What do you think the options are? I

:48:41. > :48:48.think what he's saying is if he hits that yellow and comes in between the

:48:49. > :48:55.two stones then maybe give David Murdoch a good target to draw

:48:56. > :49:02.around? Yep. Correct, because if he hits the yellow and rolls, it means

:49:03. > :49:05.that they want -- roles it -- rolls, it means they want to keep them

:49:06. > :49:09.together and Dave has the opportunity to come around and

:49:10. > :49:12.Niklas can't use the reds because the anning of -- angle of them are

:49:13. > :49:26.sitting all wrong. You could play big weight here and

:49:27. > :49:30.spread them out a little, rather than keeping them close together.

:49:31. > :49:34.Wouldn't you think that would be, given the situation they're in,

:49:35. > :49:40.don't give them a chance and don't give Britain the option. Yeah. They

:49:41. > :49:46.don't want to lose a one here, though. It may look easier that

:49:47. > :49:51.there's only one yell lo and he has to -- yellow and he has to hit it

:49:52. > :49:52.out, but so easy to steal if David can draw right around in behind

:49:53. > :49:57.them. He's played a reasonable amount of

:49:58. > :50:20.weight here. It makes it harder for David to come

:50:21. > :50:23.round. I guess that is good communication, they spoke about

:50:24. > :50:37.that. If they didn't play enough weight there. He was so worried, he

:50:38. > :50:41.had a look. Have they called a time-out? The coach gets the minute

:50:42. > :51:01.to get down to the ice. This really will be a do or die

:51:02. > :51:24.shot. At 4-3 down, two more ends after

:51:25. > :51:34.this. If there is any way they can give away just one, that would be a

:51:35. > :51:47.massive result. He is saying thank you very much for calling me.

:51:48. > :51:59.You can touch the red little bit. You know the ice and the speed. The

:52:00. > :52:02.one good thing was he is a sweet but he was speaking in a rich and we can

:52:03. > :52:11.understand what he is saying. Ashley is Swedish and he was speaking in

:52:12. > :52:37.Swedish. It sounds to me like damage limitation.

:52:38. > :52:43.This is a big shot here for David Murdoch.

:52:44. > :52:59.They are actually just going to play the draw, the same as they played

:53:00. > :53:11.this first shot. Working hard, is it going to get past? I think he just

:53:12. > :53:25.touched the top red. Maybe a fraction. Still a reasonably

:53:26. > :53:33.difficult shot to move. He will have to play. Need a closer look at that.

:53:34. > :53:54.Is it lying shot? He just had a look. He may choose to

:53:55. > :54:00.fire his red shot onto it. It must be for enough back. I cannot see the

:54:01. > :54:10.angle properly. It is tucked in behind that. He has to be forced to

:54:11. > :54:15.use his stone to promote it. Not taking much time to think about

:54:16. > :54:29.this. The chance to score well here for Sweden. They seem to be happy

:54:30. > :54:34.with this. Absolutely. That was a good shot from the Swedish skipper.

:54:35. > :54:43.An opportunity arose, and so often the he delivered.

:54:44. > :54:52.If it was getting to be a big call for Britain to come back, they are

:54:53. > :55:09.only one behind, now they are five behind, 8-3. To ends to go. It is a

:55:10. > :55:25.big call. Asking them to score a five here.

:55:26. > :55:34.Obviously it is very similar with what happened with Sweden this

:55:35. > :55:40.morning. They have always been in control here. Even though it was

:55:41. > :55:48.fairly even at the beginning, you have all us felt it was Sweden's

:55:49. > :55:56.game to lose. -- always felt. I don't think the boys should feel too

:55:57. > :56:04.disappointed. They are not throwing dreadfully badly. Sometimes they are

:56:05. > :56:11.just not getting the break. They have come up against the Swedish

:56:12. > :56:16.team playing well. They have come out here tonight and played well.

:56:17. > :56:25.One or two shots that didn't go as planned. Niklas Edin, I can't

:56:26. > :56:28.remember him playing a poor shot. The one thing that Sebastien has

:56:29. > :56:39.done, he has pulled out a second shot at has been a cracker. And made

:56:40. > :56:40.up for his first shot. Just throwing these shots through the house, they

:56:41. > :57:00.don't need them at all. I suppose, if you'd looked at the

:57:01. > :57:06.draw, day one, Russia, Sweden, of when and a loss, most people would

:57:07. > :57:16.say that is what you expect. It would be nice to win both.

:57:17. > :57:23.Much like the game this morning the girls had it was always good to be a

:57:24. > :57:30.difficult game. It just quite hasn't gone our way. I don't think the boys

:57:31. > :57:34.will be too disappointed from this. It has been difficult for them, they

:57:35. > :57:39.have had to deal with some difficult stones. They have been swapping

:57:40. > :57:55.their stones about so they haven't been happy with them.

:57:56. > :58:06.Some of the games on the other sheets are very tight. Russia and

:58:07. > :58:19.Denmark are 7-7. They are playing in the eighth here. Canada three,

:58:20. > :58:20.Switzerland four. USA and Norway, Norway seven, USA four. They are

:58:21. > :58:47.playing the ninth. Without taking anything from our

:58:48. > :58:53.game the Canadians are playing in the next sheet and I am surprised

:58:54. > :59:00.they haven't come out started firing in this competition. I think we face

:59:01. > :59:12.them, not sure when. I am just checking. Not until Saturday. Let's

:59:13. > :59:23.hope they haven't settled into their game too much by then.

:59:24. > :59:33.It has been a mixed day. Probably the man, when they go back to the

:59:34. > :59:40.village tonight, we'll look back and will be the happier of the British

:59:41. > :59:45.teams. The women's team philosophical about their defeat

:59:46. > :59:51.against Sweden. Very early stages. Unlikely you are going to win every

:59:52. > :59:56.match. The red hot favourites in the men's event, Canada, struggling in

:59:57. > :59:59.both their matches. They make about on top but they have got right

:00:00. > :00:10.battle on with Switzerland this evening. Just going through the

:00:11. > :00:21.motions, really. This ninth end. This shot has to be in the house.

:00:22. > :00:34.The Swedish team will run us out the stones.

:00:35. > :00:46.The Russian crowds really enjoying the Russia Denmark game. The game of

:00:47. > :01:01.two halves, it is now 7-7. All to play for.

:01:02. > :01:14.Nice try to get round that guard. He isn't going to be bothered if he

:01:15. > :01:21.hits the shot in the house or out of it. Just had to remove one of these.

:01:22. > :01:29.He has got half an eye on the next sheet. Switzerland. He will not be

:01:30. > :01:45.too disappointed with what he is seeing.

:01:46. > :01:55.At 8-3, would you have shaken hands, walked off? I think I might have

:01:56. > :02:00.done. It is a big ask to take a five of them. Or is it just about takes a

:02:01. > :02:46.more shots, use this as some practice? -- take some more shots.

:02:47. > :02:55.They might have half an eye on that match going on the next sheet, the

:02:56. > :03:03.Swedish team. They start the day with two victories, they may well be

:03:04. > :03:07.the only team to do so. Norway and USA playing, their first match.

:03:08. > :03:17.Russia had a defeat to Great Britain earlier on.

:03:18. > :03:44.Another nice shot. Almost showing off, that is!

:03:45. > :03:54.They have played Sweden on numerous occasions, no each other very well,

:03:55. > :04:04.the skips in particular. -- they know each other.

:04:05. > :04:18.I guess he thought if he could take his two and head down the last end

:04:19. > :04:22.to steal. He has the draw weight in his pocket, he still has. He will

:04:23. > :04:35.sit nicely on that back shot. These kind of shots will give them

:04:36. > :04:43.confidence. We may not win this game, I can still play the shots.

:04:44. > :04:51.I think he will be reasonably happy with the way he is playing. It is

:04:52. > :04:55.just a hasn't been set up particularly well, the odd mistake.

:04:56. > :04:58.David Murdoch will be fairly comfortable with how he has been

:04:59. > :05:05.playing. He played very well this morning. I hope so. If they go away

:05:06. > :05:09.and analyse this game, it sees the ice hasn't been kind to them tonight

:05:10. > :05:15.and neither have the stones. That will not happen in every game they

:05:16. > :05:21.play. They will look hard at this sheet, and the stones on it,

:05:22. > :05:39.probably have some nights practice and check again for any future games

:05:40. > :05:47.on this sheet. Here we go again, a nice drawings from David Murdoch.

:05:48. > :05:53.And that is it, shaking hands. The boys only have one more game, and

:05:54. > :05:57.that is against the USA. An unfortunate end to the day, but I

:05:58. > :06:03.think they would be quite happy with a one in one. The important thing

:06:04. > :06:08.was to win against Russia. They did that. It was always going to be

:06:09. > :06:11.tough against Sweden. I cannot say they didn't have their

:06:12. > :06:17.opportunities, like when they got it to 2-2. But this man, the sort of

:06:18. > :06:20.form he was in, would always be difficult to beat. They are

:06:21. > :06:22.absolutely one of the strongest teams. Sweden with a fairly

:06:23. > :06:34.comfortable win for them. David Murdoch and the team have been

:06:35. > :06:39.out on the ice since 5am your time, so add in the Ice Cube, we have had

:06:40. > :06:44.the commentary team, lots of people getting involved. Lots of tweets

:06:45. > :06:48.coming in, people posting photographs of them doing their gym

:06:49. > :07:00.workouts while watching the curling. And a question for you, Jackie, this

:07:01. > :07:09.is from Nick, why do they not have men versus women? Surely it makes no

:07:10. > :07:13.difference what gender you are? The question, Jackie, if you did not

:07:14. > :07:21.hear it, why do they not have men versus women, there are some mixed

:07:22. > :07:25.games now, some mixed doubles? There was an attempt to bring in mixed

:07:26. > :07:29.doubles to the Olympics, there was a trial, but it got thrown out. They

:07:30. > :07:34.do not play men against women in these competitions. Maybe they

:07:35. > :07:38.should. The men can throw a heavier rock than the women. That is not to

:07:39. > :07:44.say that we couldn't beat them nine times, eight times out of ten. But

:07:45. > :07:48.the guys are pretty good with a weight control. Claire, I read a

:07:49. > :07:53.story that they have some mixed competition, and one man through the

:07:54. > :07:57.rock so fast, the women could not keep up to sweeping the stone,

:07:58. > :08:01.whether or not he did it deliberately or not, so it is

:08:02. > :08:06.popular enough, it is just if we will see it in major competitions.

:08:07. > :08:11.Steve and Jackie, how much should we read into that result? What were

:08:12. > :08:17.your reflections are watching Team GB and David Murdoch in action? I do

:08:18. > :08:21.not think we should read too much into it, the boys are disappointed

:08:22. > :08:26.they did not get a win out of that, but it was a game of fractions,

:08:27. > :08:31.these rubs were going the wrong way, and we heard the boys speaking about

:08:32. > :08:34.the ice and the stone, so it wasn't playing in their favour. The stones

:08:35. > :08:37.were not running the way they wanted them to, so I am sure they will

:08:38. > :08:48.analyse the stones they are playing with, I do not think they will want

:08:49. > :08:50.to play with that again, they would be disappointed, but not too

:08:51. > :08:53.disappointed. They have won when, one loss, so I am sure they would

:08:54. > :08:56.want to have one win under their belt. The important thing, Claire,

:08:57. > :08:59.they have all been here before, David Murdoch certainly, he knows it

:09:00. > :09:04.is a long, drawn-out competition, and there are days when it doesn't

:09:05. > :09:08.go your way, and it is all about how you react to that. We have Canada

:09:09. > :09:12.and Switzerland behind us, you would not expect Canada to be beaten, but

:09:13. > :09:15.they are struggling here, and they have struggled today, they are meant

:09:16. > :09:32.to be the hot favourites. As they are having a bad day today, you have

:09:33. > :09:34.to accept that you are going to also. If they bounced back, what do

:09:35. > :09:40.you anticipate in terms of the game against Germany tomorrow? If they

:09:41. > :09:43.are going to get through, there are certain matches that they have to

:09:44. > :09:49.win, and we would have to say Germany would be one of them. If you

:09:50. > :09:54.look at the game on paper, Richard be easy for us, it is not the

:09:55. > :09:59.strongest ever German team, but they have to be careful how they play. --

:10:00. > :10:03.it should be easy for us. I think they can take a lot from tonight,

:10:04. > :10:07.they were shooting in the 80s, so they cannot be disappointed with

:10:08. > :10:11.that. They just need to have their a game tomorrow and it would be

:10:12. > :10:15.another win on the cards for them. Brilliant. I will let you go, you

:10:16. > :10:19.had such a long day. Great commentary from you both, makes it

:10:20. > :10:27.absolutely intriguing, and curling gets better the longer you watch it.

:10:28. > :10:34.It is very exciting, I was there today, when rush hour on the eyes,

:10:35. > :10:43.the crowd goes on, it is like being at a football match. -- when Russia

:10:44. > :10:46.are on the ice. Let's take a look at today's headlines. Staying with

:10:47. > :10:51.curling, not an ideal start for Eve Muirhead's which is set up, they had

:10:52. > :10:58.a defeat against Sweden, but there is a long way to go. Germany's

:10:59. > :11:02.slalom skills saw them retain the super combined title. They were

:11:03. > :11:08.fifth following the downhill, but a superb slalom run enabled goals, and

:11:09. > :11:16.Austria took silver with the USA winning the bronze medal. The second

:11:17. > :11:21.set of twins ever to win an Olympic medal in the same event at Winter

:11:22. > :11:33.Olympics, gold for this team in a clean sweep for the dominant Dutch.

:11:34. > :11:37.And here in the Olympic Park, we're going to take a wander around and

:11:38. > :11:42.find a legend of short track speed skating, because when it was first

:11:43. > :11:53.introduced as a demonstration event in Calgary in 1988, this man, do not

:11:54. > :12:00.walk away! This man won two gold medals, hello, Wilf O'Reilly,

:12:01. > :12:05.looking very smart! Tell me how you got involved in short track speed

:12:06. > :12:11.skating, because before you, there wasn't exactly a British tradition

:12:12. > :12:17.of it. I started at the age of six or seven and I did it for a few

:12:18. > :12:22.years, and then I thought, this is maybe not the sport for me, and then

:12:23. > :12:31.fortunately, the Birmingham or halt at the Birmingham ice rink and I

:12:32. > :12:38.took up short track speed skating. What was Calgary like as an

:12:39. > :12:44.experience for you? It was amazing. It was the first time we had the

:12:45. > :12:50.Olympic plaza, and the red thousands of people standing in front of me,

:12:51. > :12:52.and by medal was presented, even though it was a demonstration sport,

:12:53. > :12:57.my medal was presented after Tomba won the gold, but it'd make a big

:12:58. > :13:02.difference between the two, even though it was a demonstration

:13:03. > :13:10.sport. And there I am! As ugly as ever! And you inspired Nicky Gooch,

:13:11. > :13:21.and he has inspired the strongest team ever. Yes, and the sports

:13:22. > :13:27.director was telling me that they have it in 14 ice rinks around the

:13:28. > :13:33.UK, and you can learn to skate in 14 ice rinks, go along to your local

:13:34. > :13:38.ice rink. If there is any sport that you would really like to try out,

:13:39. > :13:43.then go to the BBC's website, you can find out where and how you can

:13:44. > :13:47.get involved. Let's have a look at the youngest member of the British

:13:48. > :13:54.team in action, this was Jack Whelbourne earlier today.

:13:55. > :14:06.They are away. Seven skaters in the final, you do not want to get stuck

:14:07. > :14:13.at the back. It is important for Jack Whelbourne in fourth place at

:14:14. > :14:21.the moment, to not get too far behind in this group of seven

:14:22. > :14:26.skaters. Charles Hamelin already at the business end, he does not win to

:14:27. > :14:36.get caught up in any of the accident. -- does not want to. Jack

:14:37. > :14:45.Whelbourne is in fourth place at the moment. In classic style, sitting

:14:46. > :14:57.right behind. The pace is surprisingly slow at the moment.

:14:58. > :15:11.Jack needs to make sure he does not get stuck at the back. Big moves by

:15:12. > :15:19.China, and JR Celski in first spot at the moment. The head of the race,

:15:20. > :15:28.the USA, it immediately changes again. Coming through, it is the 29

:15:29. > :15:39.euros Canadian. Five to go. Charles Hamelin looking very comfortable.

:15:40. > :15:43.Making a move now. Jack Whelbourne has gone down! Jack Whelbourne of

:15:44. > :15:53.Great Britain has gone down! That was because of the move by Victor

:15:54. > :16:01.An. In second position, China. Charles Hamelin, China, then Victor

:16:02. > :16:08.An of Russia in third place. Charles Hamelin up the front. The Canadian,

:16:09. > :16:15.Charles Hamelin takes it! Victor An is second! China in third place. Or

:16:16. > :16:21.was it Victor An second? Charles Hamelin gets the gold-medal.

:16:22. > :16:27.Brilliant skating by Charles Hamelin to win the 1500 metres. His third

:16:28. > :16:34.gold-medal in the Olympics. What a skate that was. Celebrating already.

:16:35. > :16:41.Very interesting to see. I think Jack Whelbourne could be entered.

:16:42. > :16:51.Jack, you are limping, tell us what happened? I took a tumble, I am

:16:52. > :16:57.twisted my ankle a little bit, but hopefully I can come back and do the

:16:58. > :17:02.other two businesses. I would be OK, no matter what happens, I have two

:17:03. > :17:12.other Olympic distances to skate, I will give it a go. You were at your

:17:13. > :17:16.best until that point? Yes, that was the best I raised, some of those

:17:17. > :17:20.guys that we were against to get to that final, they could be on the

:17:21. > :17:24.podium now, and maybe I could have been on the podium myself, but I

:17:25. > :17:28.came out here trying to get into an A final, and I have done that, so I

:17:29. > :17:33.am pleased. It must be so frustrating, because that lack the

:17:34. > :17:40.block went and rear foot, and rear foot, Edu twisted ankle. Anything

:17:41. > :17:44.can happen, can't it? Yes, it has been a very interesting events, and

:17:45. > :17:48.in the final, anything can happen, like we keep saying, but you can run

:17:49. > :17:52.it again, and I am pretty sure there would be a different result, so, I

:17:53. > :18:07.am not unhappy with it. If anything, I'm really happy, I got a

:18:08. > :18:11.British record in my first race with a win under my belt, and I am now 26

:18:12. > :18:14.in the world after that final. We will see you later in the week.

:18:15. > :18:23.Well done. An amazing record from Jack. He

:18:24. > :18:31.skated a fabulous heat, the very first heat, he won it, we thought,

:18:32. > :18:38.it looks very, very good indeed. You had to look at that fall to see what

:18:39. > :18:42.happens. Yes, one of the other races, they knocked the black

:18:43. > :18:45.marker, and he put his right skate on edge, and it looked like he

:18:46. > :18:50.twisted his ankle, it looks like he edged is located at, I have spoken

:18:51. > :18:55.to steward, he said it is not broken a fractured, very badly sprained,

:18:56. > :19:01.they just have to wait to see if he can take part in the remaining two

:19:02. > :19:10.events. You know exactly how that feels, because you went to the

:19:11. > :19:15.Olympics and you had two crashes. Yes, I broke a piece that by blade,

:19:16. > :19:19.and one of the things that short track speed skater 's do, over the

:19:20. > :19:25.years, they become rough and tumble, ready for an ox and

:19:26. > :19:31.bruises, that kind of thing, and I'm sure Jack will be back as strong as

:19:32. > :19:35.he can be today. If it is a severe spring, the start will require a lot

:19:36. > :19:42.of explosive energy at the start, but for the 1000 metres, he would be

:19:43. > :19:45.there. This is Charles Hamelin getting his gold-medal for Canada,

:19:46. > :19:54.and Canada looking very good so far in the Winter Olympics. Here, they

:19:55. > :19:58.had a one, two in the women's moguls, they have won the short

:19:59. > :20:02.track speed skating, we will be showing you the men's moguls live

:20:03. > :20:07.later on. Now, Jacques Botes my girlfriend is Elise Christie and she

:20:08. > :20:12.skating in three different events, today was the 500 metres. -- now

:20:13. > :20:15.Jack's girlfriend is Elise Christie. Let us see her in

:20:16. > :20:36.qualification for the 500. Elise Christie on the outside. She

:20:37. > :20:47.will have to make a smart move to qualify. She is up to third place.

:20:48. > :20:55.The top to go through. Good skating by the Russian. The Russian has come

:20:56. > :21:01.straight through. Elise Christie cannot get through at the moment.

:21:02. > :21:13.The 16-year-old Russian in second spot. And here comes Elise

:21:14. > :21:22.Christie. She takes it on the line. What a cool delivery by Elise

:21:23. > :21:27.Christie. She showed the way. A superb skate. And to go around the

:21:28. > :21:35.outside, keep the call, keep her head, and managed to come through

:21:36. > :21:37.clearly. Here is the result. The performance director will be wrapped

:21:38. > :22:03.with that. We move onto heat three. Good start right on the front by the

:22:04. > :22:08.Italian. Former bronze medal winner in the Junior Championships. Look at

:22:09. > :22:15.the speed, she has distanced herself from the rest. The Dutch skater, the

:22:16. > :22:28.European champion, is coming through. She will skate along track

:22:29. > :22:42.1500 as well. It is still the Italian. Call move the. Gilmartin of

:22:43. > :22:47.Great Britain. She gets second. Great Britain putting two skaters

:22:48. > :22:48.through into the next round. CLARE BALDING: Charlotte Gilmartin

:22:49. > :22:58.gets through as well. The draw is random in those

:22:59. > :23:01.qualifying heat and they both got the outside.

:23:02. > :23:09.Two of the Canadian girls got draw number one. Being random, very

:23:10. > :23:13.peculiar. Now it is on time. The fastest skater will draw number two.

:23:14. > :23:19.The third fastest number three. The slowest skater gets the most

:23:20. > :23:26.disadvantaged Lane, number four. How oppressed were you with Elise

:23:27. > :23:30.Christie? She was known for a long time being a front runner, she is

:23:31. > :23:34.looking like she is deliberately practising overtaking in

:23:35. > :23:38.competition. 500 metres isn't her best distance. She started on the

:23:39. > :23:41.outside, normally she would have panicked. I have seen her at

:23:42. > :23:46.Vancouver and other world clubs where she panics and things she

:23:47. > :23:51.cannot get past. She kept her calm, came around the outside. She won the

:23:52. > :23:55.race quite convincingly and it is nice she is able to do this new

:23:56. > :23:59.tactic. And what about Charlotte Gilmartin? So exciting to have

:24:00. > :24:05.another skater in there. Presumably they could help each other if they

:24:06. > :24:10.are in the same semifinal. The director was really happy. She

:24:11. > :24:15.is now in the top 16. The top 16 skaters of the world, an amazing

:24:16. > :24:21.feat. Brilliant adult to you. Just getting

:24:22. > :24:26.a few spots of rain. -- brilliant to talk to you. The other thing that

:24:27. > :24:33.was exciting yesterday was the medals Plaza because for the first

:24:34. > :24:38.time with a British athlete in is no competition, we had won on the

:24:39. > :24:42.podium, Jenny Jones. Short track speed skating anything can happen,

:24:43. > :24:46.the same is true in her sport. Let's catch up with the day in the life of

:24:47. > :24:55.a bronze medallist, the day after the night before.

:24:56. > :25:08.Jenny Jones! Here is the bronze medal, many congratulations. It is

:25:09. > :25:15.very heavy, and it is round my neck. A fantastic performance for British

:25:16. > :25:16.snowboarding. We were all in it together last night, but everybody

:25:17. > :25:33.else is in bed. That is history making right there.

:25:34. > :25:38.Joining us now is bronze medallist, Jenny Jones. Huge congratulations.

:25:39. > :25:53.How are you? Just hearing that made me well up. Was I shouting? Jenny

:25:54. > :25:58.joins -- Jenny Jones joins us now. I am wishing I slept a little bit more

:25:59. > :26:08.now. Do you know the papers this morning? Every single one. I know we

:26:09. > :26:20.have got to let you go, thank you so much, congratulations. It has to be

:26:21. > :26:30.tenuous links to Jenny Jones. Hello X commission Mark -- hello! Olympic

:26:31. > :26:37.bronze medallist, how does that sound? It sounds very nice.

:26:38. > :26:53.Congratulations, how lovely to meet you. We were all going mad. We want

:26:54. > :26:59.to see you having a dance. Amy is a maniac. 19 years of waiting. Great

:27:00. > :27:15.to see you, thank you for coming in. That is such a nice piece. She is so

:27:16. > :27:19.lovely. It was interesting yesterday for her medals ceremony, John Eley

:27:20. > :27:22.and some of the other short track speed skating came down to watch it.

:27:23. > :27:29.As an athlete how much does it affect you when a team member wins a

:27:30. > :27:33.medal early on? Tremendously. He carried the flag in the opening

:27:34. > :27:39.ceremony, that must have been an amazing moment for him, it certainly

:27:40. > :27:45.was for me. I was at the press conference. They are not talking

:27:46. > :27:48.about winning medals, they are talking about managing the

:27:49. > :27:52.processes. I gave him compliments the way they are managing the

:27:53. > :27:57.process. A very small team. First time they are here without a relay

:27:58. > :28:01.men's team. The whole spirit, they are really getting together and

:28:02. > :28:03.supporting one another. Are you getting hopeful we could see

:28:04. > :28:09.something special? Elise Christie could get a medal in

:28:10. > :28:14.all three distances. Jack was very unlucky today. The first day of

:28:15. > :28:19.short track speed skating. Anything can happen.

:28:20. > :28:24.It is thrilling to watch, lovely to hear your expertise. We will head

:28:25. > :28:27.back to the ice cube where David Murdoch and his great Britain team

:28:28. > :28:34.were defeated by Sweden. Let's get their reaction. -- Great Britain.

:28:35. > :28:39.It was always going to be a tough game against Sweden.

:28:40. > :28:46.Still missing a lot of shots, they are world champions for a reason.

:28:47. > :28:55.Didn't put enough pressure on them. Chatting with Jackie, we were

:28:56. > :29:00.looking about, I heard you saying it was different to playing on that

:29:01. > :29:11.side. We just weren't sharp enough, picking up a few different stones.

:29:12. > :29:15.It turned at the eighth end, he is renowned for coming in with big

:29:16. > :29:23.shots and picked up for their and that was very much it. We can have

:29:24. > :29:27.had to put pressure and go for it. We had a half decent and going, the

:29:28. > :29:32.third player played a pretty good run double to kill the end. We

:29:33. > :29:36.played the good work with our last but it was always going to need

:29:37. > :29:42.something special. It was a defeat but it hasn't been a bad start. The

:29:43. > :29:45.guys were playing pretty well, great this morning. Sweden certainly hit

:29:46. > :29:49.their shots tonight but all in all, not too bad a first day.

:29:50. > :29:55.We need to take the positives. A fairly good day, a good victory this

:29:56. > :29:59.morning on fresh eyes. The sooner we went quite precise enough tonight #

:30:00. > :30:18.obviously. Your name is? John Humphrys. Your

:30:19. > :30:21.specialist subject? Curling. How many ends of cloning will be played

:30:22. > :30:29.in the slot you Winter Olympics? Pass.

:30:30. > :30:36.You can join the conversation and catch up with the action again

:30:37. > :30:42.tomorrow morning from 7am. David Murdoch and his men back in action

:30:43. > :30:53.against Germany at 10pm and Eve Muirhead's team take on the USA at

:30:54. > :31:14.3pm. Next up, a crash course in bumpy jumpy. .

:31:15. > :31:20.The men's moguls final is coming up soon but we will catch up on what

:31:21. > :31:24.happened in the 12.5 kilometre sprint. There is only one sport in

:31:25. > :31:29.which you would call it a sprint and that is biathlon. And going for

:31:30. > :31:32.Winter Olympics history was Ole Einar Bjorndalen, following his

:31:33. > :31:36.sprint gold on Saturday he was aiming for a record 13th Winter

:31:37. > :31:42.Olympics medal could he do it? Let's find out.

:31:43. > :31:51.What an incredible effort, 94 World Cup wins. He was 40 in January for

:31:52. > :32:00.the way he goes, one second advantage over Landertinger. We have

:32:01. > :32:04.got a total of 23 men starting in the first minute. We always reckon

:32:05. > :32:11.if you are within the margin you have a chance of taking the victory.

:32:12. > :32:16.Second shoot, prone position. Leguellec first to strike.

:32:17. > :32:30.Landertinger is clear. Bjorndalen on his feet, throwing one wide. Is that

:32:31. > :32:38.going to cost Bjorndalen a medal? It may take a bit of pressure. He is

:32:39. > :32:46.going to drop down the order. Martin Fourcade sandwiched in between

:32:47. > :32:50.Landertinger, starting to get away a little bit is Leguellec. The race

:32:51. > :32:56.leader goes down. Look how much time he will lose. The lead of 20 metres

:32:57. > :33:02.thrown away. Where is the mistake? It is very soft snow. Underneath the

:33:03. > :33:08.soft snow it is quite icy. That is what happened. You saw the skis

:33:09. > :33:15.juddering. France in lane one. Landertinger of Austria in lane two.

:33:16. > :33:22.Landertinger at the world champion in 2009, he knows how to deal with

:33:23. > :33:34.the pressure situations. Advantage Austria. Landertinger, one more to

:33:35. > :33:40.go. He misses. And so now an opportunity for the others to get

:33:41. > :33:52.back in that leading group. Is from Shipulin. The pressure is building.

:33:53. > :34:00.It is building on the third shoot. Moravec goes clear. Some of that

:34:01. > :34:07.advantage has been eaten away. Martin Fourcade leading.

:34:08. > :34:18.Landertinger in second. Moravec has been caught. He is joined by the

:34:19. > :34:25.group behind. The German is having a good run indeed. Crucial moment. He

:34:26. > :34:31.has won world titles that Martin Fourcade has never won an Olympic

:34:32. > :34:36.title. He could be 20 seconds away from securing it. Five out of five

:34:37. > :34:42.and he should be safe. Landertinger needs to get shot away. This is the

:34:43. > :34:48.hardest shot of all for Martin Fourcade. That traditional

:34:49. > :34:51.celebration, a little bit cheeky, perhaps, but he has seen

:34:52. > :34:58.Landertinger has missed the first two. He is on his way to his first

:34:59. > :35:02.gold. Not so many French flags in the crowd tonight but it doesn't

:35:03. > :35:07.matter, there will be millions watching in France. This man is a

:35:08. > :35:11.superhero, the World Cup leader, the World Cup champion last year.

:35:12. > :35:17.Tonight he becomes, for the first time, the Olympic champion and that

:35:18. > :35:26.traditional dismount from Martin Fourcade, 33 .40 8.6, his winning

:35:27. > :35:37.time. Ondrej Moravec has shown tonight. France with two medals.

:35:38. > :35:43.Beatrix, what a staggering ski, from 14 figures up into third. We are now

:35:44. > :35:59.going to see the very best of Martin Fourcade. He missed one target but

:36:00. > :36:03.he did nothing else wrong. This is the medals table as it stands, and

:36:04. > :36:16.out in front, the Netherlands. Canada in second place. Great

:36:17. > :36:23.Britain in 18th place with the won bronze medal and we hope, more to

:36:24. > :36:27.come. These are all of the crowds coming

:36:28. > :36:36.out of the curling, it is all very exciting. We are heading up the

:36:37. > :36:43.mountains now, we will take a check on the women's luge, we saw Germany

:36:44. > :36:44.were the fastest, sandwiched in between was Erin Hamlin from the

:36:45. > :36:46.USA. Let's go to Colin Bryce and Steve

:36:47. > :37:05.Dickinson. Erin Hamlin, she is in the silver

:37:06. > :37:13.medal position. She start journey on the second run. She is one up on Kim

:37:14. > :37:24.McRae. This is the aggregate of four bronze, this is just the second run.

:37:25. > :37:35.Staying clear, going well. Driving down between the two uprights.

:37:36. > :37:53.1.27.6, a good time. A good slide by Erin Hamlin. She is

:37:54. > :38:03.coming down a little bit high, but 50.276, that is a very good result.

:38:04. > :38:13.0.287 of a second away from Kim McRae. Stopping a domination that

:38:14. > :38:21.was rained by the Germans in the World Cup. She could well be the

:38:22. > :38:33.first North American to get an Olympic medal. Tatjana Hufner was in

:38:34. > :38:37.third place after round one, she was in second for a while, but that was

:38:38. > :38:45.overtaken by Erin Hamlin. Exactly the same spot as she was four years

:38:46. > :38:50.ago. She was giving out 407 seconds to Erin Hamlin, she is now in the

:38:51. > :38:58.lead by about two hundredths hundredths of a second.

:38:59. > :39:05.She recovered from a nasty back injury last season, did not train

:39:06. > :39:11.well at all. She seems to be pulling it out here. Olympics begins proper.

:39:12. > :39:19.A similar speed to Erin Hamlin. That is good. Coming out of 11. Almost

:39:20. > :39:27.nothing in this. Slightly slower than Erin Hamlin, this will be tied

:39:28. > :39:44.on the line. That is it. 50.187, very good indeed. She is now lying

:39:45. > :39:49.in fourth place. 50.187, that is excellent. That is her fastest time

:39:50. > :39:54.so far. That is one of the fastest times this track is overseen will

:39:55. > :40:03.stop she very much lies like a champion. She has not been doing

:40:04. > :40:11.well in training, it was horrible, people were writing a rough, but

:40:12. > :40:20.here she is, she has gone into the league. Now, Natalie Geisenberger,

:40:21. > :40:23.the superstar of the last 24 hours, when she remained the superstar

:40:24. > :40:28.after this event? She was certainly in the lead by, what, five

:40:29. > :40:46.hundredths of a second? She has a massive margin on the rest

:40:47. > :40:50.of the world. She would be over half a second because of this super quick

:40:51. > :40:56.start. She did not gain anything. There was a bit of a mistake in that

:40:57. > :41:04.steer. You see an adjustment with her hips, she was not happy. She has

:41:05. > :41:28.got her act back together. She has come through 11 perfectly.

:41:29. > :41:37.She had -- head on. In the lead over the reigning Olympic champion.

:41:38. > :41:42.Fractionally below 85 mph. Wasn't quite as perfect as her first run.

:41:43. > :41:52.You can see from the Times, the track is getting a bit quicker as it

:41:53. > :41:58.gets colder. She went a bit slower there, and so she should, she had

:41:59. > :42:02.such a big lead, it would be foolish to really hit off the top of the

:42:03. > :42:06.hill. Being conservative was the right move, and a bit of an

:42:07. > :42:09.adjustment to steer when things went wrong. She is three quarters of a

:42:10. > :42:17.second ahead of the rest of the world, a monstrous margin with two

:42:18. > :42:28.more runs to go. We will get more on that tomorrow,

:42:29. > :42:32.the remainder of that. It is lovely down here, lots of people stopping

:42:33. > :42:37.for photographs with the Olympic flame. Lots of people stopping to

:42:38. > :42:43.see if they can take a photograph of our shopping trolley! It is getting

:42:44. > :42:49.many, many admirers! This is my floor manager, Matt, my general

:42:50. > :42:54.manager! He has made all of this luck lovely. Even CBS, the

:42:55. > :43:01.broadcaster CBS, they came by to see where they can get one! It is

:43:02. > :43:06.setting a trend! We are very proud of it! We will be very, very soon

:43:07. > :43:11.going off to watch the men's moguls, but first, let us find out

:43:12. > :43:19.the many ways in which you can enjoy the Winter Olympics on the BBC.

:43:20. > :43:23.What all the excitement of the Winter Olympics with BBC sport. We

:43:24. > :43:29.are showing every sport live from Sochi. We have up to six streams of

:43:30. > :43:34.live sport showing across your devices. You will be in full control

:43:35. > :43:41.of all of the action from the Winter Olympics. Check out our live update

:43:42. > :43:46.and catch up on any action that you have missed on the BBC iPlayer, so

:43:47. > :43:52.you can share in all of the drama were ever you are. The Winter

:43:53. > :43:57.Olympics, across the BBC. It is more advanced than it ever has

:43:58. > :44:01.been, but you can take it with you and watch it where ever you are.

:44:02. > :44:06.People had been watching the curling in the gym, that gets the motivated!

:44:07. > :44:10.Every single athlete at the Winter Olympics is unbelievably fit and one

:44:11. > :44:15.of the sport in which we have been most successful is skeleton. Amy

:44:16. > :44:19.Williams won the gold medal in Vancouver, before that, Shelley

:44:20. > :44:24.Rudman took a silver medal, so far, Lizzy Yarnold is fastest in training

:44:25. > :44:27.for the skeleton which takes place this week. Shelley Rudman to see

:44:28. > :44:37.also, tears are Winter Olympics story. -- here is Shelley with her

:44:38. > :44:49.Olympic story. Hello! Lovely to see you!

:44:50. > :44:54.We have been really, really lucky. We have had great family support

:44:55. > :45:00.from both sets of parents and grandparents. Everybody is really

:45:01. > :45:08.supportive of us as a unit. What is an average day like? We get up in

:45:09. > :45:12.the morning, we get everybody ready, we go to the track, Ella is looked

:45:13. > :45:23.after by the grandparents, and then she gets home tutored. Who does the

:45:24. > :45:27.home tutoring? I do. The school has been great, they give me the weekly

:45:28. > :45:32.plans, today, they are doing the life cycle of the frog, and Allah is

:45:33. > :45:39.here doing the life cycle of the frog. Does it ever make you feel

:45:40. > :45:46.guilty, coming away here, to achieve what you want to achieve and the

:45:47. > :45:51.rest of the family? No, it is great, she is so dynamic, everybody

:45:52. > :45:54.jokes about how dynamic she is, but she was probably the most

:45:55. > :46:05.knowledgeable six-year-old in skeleton that you can get. The first

:46:06. > :46:10.time it happened, we thought, oh, how good is this, she really watches

:46:11. > :46:14.what we do! She knows all of the terminology, all of the other

:46:15. > :46:20.athletes, they are on high five terms with her, they are all joking,

:46:21. > :46:28.and she just absorbs it, really. That was a big one! From your side,

:46:29. > :46:33.lots of athletes that I know, if they have breaks between training

:46:34. > :46:39.sessions, they are just crashed out, as a mother, do you not get that at

:46:40. > :46:44.all? When I was a full-time athlete and just training, I got bored, now

:46:45. > :46:47.I do the school run, then go straight to the gym, and that my

:46:48. > :46:51.work-out, and these days, I can fitted physio, I can work out

:46:52. > :46:55.training, then I had to go and do the school run again, and then I

:46:56. > :47:01.have to do the food shop and just keep life operating and the house

:47:02. > :47:05.all organised. Thanks to athletes like Shelley, Great Britain is one

:47:06. > :47:11.of the leading nations when it comes to skeleton. The pressure is on in

:47:12. > :47:14.Sochi. At the moment, there is a lot of pressure on me to come back with

:47:15. > :47:19.goals, but I am really happy with my silver Olympic medal, and the main

:47:20. > :47:22.focus for me is to try to perform as best as I can, but I am really happy

:47:23. > :47:25.with my silver Olympic medal, and the main focus for me is to try to

:47:26. > :47:41.perform as best as I can, but I'm more open minded going. I really

:47:42. > :47:44.wanted to target some medals. I thought, the fact that I was a

:47:45. > :47:51.mother, that is really, really cool. I thought, how cool would it be for

:47:52. > :47:55.Ella to see her mum compete at an Olympics, and that is a big

:47:56. > :48:02.motivator also. And just for my family, to do something to make them

:48:03. > :48:04.feel really proud. I race for that, more than any thing. They must be so

:48:05. > :48:19.proud. I really hope so. Shelley Rudman this year with her

:48:20. > :48:23.husband and her daughter. We're heading off now to the freestyle

:48:24. > :48:29.skiing, it is the men's moguls, and four years ago, we saw a man from

:48:30. > :48:39.Canada who really delivered when it mattered on home soil. Is this and

:48:40. > :48:41.night when a Canadian really wins a gold on home soil? ! Alexandre

:48:42. > :48:56.Bilodeau is on his way. Nothing wrong with this! A backflip!

:48:57. > :49:01.Magnificent! He has raised the bar! Canada's first ever gold medal on

:49:02. > :49:07.home soil. Alexandre Bilodeau is the Olympic champion.

:49:08. > :49:14.He was the headline maker four years ago, his strongest competition could

:49:15. > :49:18.come from his own team-mate, Mikhail Kingsbury, let's get all of the

:49:19. > :49:30.commentary from Matt Chilton. Welcome back to the final instalment

:49:31. > :49:34.of the men's moguls, they had been whittled down from the original

:49:35. > :49:39.group of 30 who were attempting to qualify. In the first round all 20

:49:40. > :49:46.go, the next stage, the best trial progress, and then the best of six

:49:47. > :50:00.go forwards towards the medals. It has been a cracking moguls Olympics

:50:01. > :50:06.so far for the Olympics. We have Alexandre Bilodeau and now Mikael

:50:07. > :50:12.Kingsbury, the first man to go is Per Spett, and out and out

:50:13. > :50:19.entertainer. You can probably tell. He is a man to man. He is ready to

:50:20. > :50:24.go. First out in the first round of the Olympic final, figures, Per

:50:25. > :50:28.Spett. The backflip, the iron cross, goes to work in the middle part of

:50:29. > :50:34.the chorus. This is solid, nothing wrong with this. He looks like he is

:50:35. > :50:39.skating with nothing to lose here, Per Spett. In control as he

:50:40. > :50:46.approaches the second kicker and launchers that Superman front slip,

:50:47. > :50:52.the signature move of his. He is on the pace time and he will score well

:50:53. > :51:09.on the time points. 25% of the mark for the time, 25% for the turns, 25%

:51:10. > :51:13.for the era, and 50% from the turns. His turns were shaky at times but

:51:14. > :51:26.not too bad. Flying forward, tucking in. The front flip. Tough move, well

:51:27. > :51:34.executed by the Swede. There are two Swedish competitors in a contest.

:51:35. > :51:39.21.81. Not bad at all. The first man on the Hill sets the target.

:51:40. > :51:45.Benjamin Cavet was born in the South of England. He lived in Sussex until

:51:46. > :51:51.he was ten, moved to France following his family, his dad, a ski

:51:52. > :51:54.instructor, decided to take up French nationality because of the

:51:55. > :52:01.facilities and training on offer. The French Englishman. First

:52:02. > :52:09.kicker. Backflip with two lateral twist. Now he is motoring. He is

:52:10. > :52:16.growing in confidence. He wants to make the final. This is brilliant

:52:17. > :52:21.skiing. An excellent jump off the second kicker. That will be the new

:52:22. > :52:26.league. No wonder the French coach is celebrating. Much to enjoy their

:52:27. > :52:44.four Benjamin Cavet. I think he got three twists in their

:52:45. > :52:51.which makes it a corked 1080, clearly raising the bar. That will

:52:52. > :52:57.score him high on the aerial marks, that is 25% of the score. There he

:52:58. > :53:01.goes off the bottom jump, looking for three again. Beautiful aerial

:53:02. > :53:04.manoeuvres from Benjamin Cavet of France, the only Frenchman in the

:53:05. > :53:14.final. They looked after for with the way things have gone. He has put

:53:15. > :53:18.down a cracker, 22.97. He leads the way, gold medal position for the

:53:19. > :53:23.moment. He needs to score a place in the top 12 to advance to the next

:53:24. > :53:28.round. The medals will be decided by the best six. Anything can happen.

:53:29. > :53:40.Next man, Nobuyuki Nishi, the 28-year-old. Here is his first jump.

:53:41. > :53:48.This is where he gets his work done, in the middle part of the course.

:53:49. > :53:52.Nothing wrong with this, so far. He just needs to maintain control. He

:53:53. > :53:57.blasts through the central part of the course. Slight tug towards the

:53:58. > :54:03.end, didn't straighten it out completely, but landed it safely.

:54:04. > :54:12.The standard is very high in these early stages.

:54:13. > :54:28.Nice start, just slightly tail heavy on landing. Look at these terms.

:54:29. > :54:38.High-definition Slo Mo shots. -- slow motion shots.

:54:39. > :54:49.Japanese coaches are really enjoying what they are seeing so far. 21.73,

:54:50. > :55:09.third place. First round of the men's moguls

:55:10. > :55:28.finals continues. Benjamin Cavet leads. Next up it is Ludvig

:55:29. > :55:34.Fjallstrom. Nicely landed. He is tearing through the bumps here.

:55:35. > :55:42.Getting his deeds on top rather than between them. Plenty of creativity.

:55:43. > :55:52.Backflip iron cross. 2013 junior world champion. Making his mark at

:55:53. > :55:53.senior level now. 20 years of age. The second Swedish competitors to

:55:54. > :56:06.go. Per Spett is in second. He needs to finish in the top 12 to

:56:07. > :56:14.progress to the second round of this final. Wonderful shots here.

:56:15. > :56:18.Thankfully the bumps have softened since the women's competition,

:56:19. > :56:26.allowing the skiers to blast through them and pick up excellent speed.

:56:27. > :56:35.The landing is forming part of the scores coming in. 19.83. He is in

:56:36. > :56:40.fourth. He will have to hope for a bit of luck if he is going to become

:56:41. > :56:47.part of the dozen that will progress. Lots of noise for the

:56:48. > :56:56.first of the three Russians, Aleksey Pavlenko, the 18-year-old from Saint

:56:57. > :57:09.Petersburg. Goes down on the left, high, big. Just a slight loss of

:57:10. > :57:19.balance, a couple of bumps. Nice compact movement. He skis on

:57:20. > :57:21.through, nice work. First of the Russians. Two more to come. He is

:57:22. > :57:35.the youngest at just 18. He seems to have saved his best for

:57:36. > :57:43.his arrival on the Olympic stage. Touched his knees on the backflip.

:57:44. > :57:44.Straight back into the rhythm. One too little twitches away from the

:57:45. > :58:02.shape and form their, but OK. Skis crossed, plenty to enjoy. The

:58:03. > :58:08.Russian coach is smiling. Pavlenko is into fourth position. The crowd

:58:09. > :58:22.don't like that much but it is OK. Then Cavet leads. -- Benjamin Cavet.

:58:23. > :58:37.The Russian attempt continues with Andrey Volkov. IP goes all stop

:58:38. > :58:50.round he goes. Full twisting back somersault, nicely landed. He is

:58:51. > :58:55.following from Mogul to Mogul. He goes for a big jump of the second

:58:56. > :58:59.kicker. Lands its sweetly. He is outside the pace time. Everything

:59:00. > :59:28.else seemed to fall into place. Nice, straight, true for his flight

:59:29. > :59:42.there. Took off early, he spun twice through. 720 platter lift. --

:59:43. > :59:46.laterally. The Russians struggling at the moment, fourth and fifth.

:59:47. > :59:55.Doesn't think that is good enough, it might not be. Only 12 of the 20

:59:56. > :59:59.go into the next round. This is Pavel Kolmakov from Kazakhstan, only

:00:00. > :00:15.17. The youngest man in the contest tonight. A full twisting back

:00:16. > :00:21.somersault, nicely landed. This is OK, coming down the central part of

:00:22. > :00:33.the course. Coming down the middle, plenty of turns. Front flip. That is

:00:34. > :00:40.the signature move of Per Spett. The landing wasn't as solid as he would

:00:41. > :00:50.have liked. He might get penalised tidy aerial judges. Let's have a

:00:51. > :00:58.look at the top jump. The landing there was OK. The turns were pretty

:00:59. > :01:07.solid. Just a few too many to slow him down. No real mistakes, apart

:01:08. > :01:16.from maybe this landing here. This is the second jump. Just got bounced

:01:17. > :01:23.slightly forward, over rotated. Benjamin Cavet the leader. He has

:01:24. > :01:28.gone into second place. That might be good enough to see him through to

:01:29. > :01:33.the top does, through to the second round. Ben Cavet lease for France.

:01:34. > :01:47.Kazakhstan, second. Per Spett third for Sweden. Jimi Salonen from

:01:48. > :02:00.Finland. Skiing at the Olympic Winter games for the first time. Off

:02:01. > :02:05.to a positive start. We follow him on the cable camera at the side of

:02:06. > :02:10.the course. He prepares to control himself for the second jump.

:02:11. > :02:14.Slightly tail heavy with his backside of the tales of his skis on

:02:15. > :02:20.landing but the judges will be pleased to see the extra element.

:02:21. > :02:28.The hand going down to grab the skis, through the rotational phase.

:02:29. > :02:43.Not bad at all. Started with the backflip iron cross. London was OK.

:02:44. > :02:55.-- his landing was OK. Got the grab in, right hand going down and

:02:56. > :03:02.clinging into this key. -- the ski. Good second jump. Pretty good all

:03:03. > :03:13.round. He just sat down over his ski. He is in seventh place. Ben

:03:14. > :03:21.Cavet leads for France, Pavel Kolmakov second, Per Spett for

:03:22. > :03:37.Sweden third. Jae-woo Choi from career. -- Korea.

:03:38. > :03:44.The 19-year-old out of the ledge at the top of the course, into his

:03:45. > :03:50.rhythm. That is a good jump, landed it sweetly. Plenty of rotation is

:03:51. > :03:55.going on. He is at the extreme right hand edge of the course. He needs to

:03:56. > :04:00.be careful but he has obviously picked out a good line. Final jump,

:04:01. > :04:16.high, floating, sweet landing. Good run. Within the pace time of 25.46.

:04:17. > :04:24.There was plenty to enjoy here. Good landing. Just slightly off-kilter.

:04:25. > :04:33.For a couple of the terms he was a passenger over the ends of his skis.

:04:34. > :04:38.Fabulous in these super slow motion shots. Possibly enough to take the

:04:39. > :04:53.lead away from Ben Cavet, possibly not. It was good enough for second

:04:54. > :05:04.place. 22.11. Ben Cavet leads for France, Jae-woo Choi, second. ,

:05:05. > :05:24.called -- parable, golf. Patrick Deneen is next. He bounced

:05:25. > :05:29.back with a brilliant second run. Here he goes. This is where he will

:05:30. > :05:36.motor, consistently the fastest man on the time in these top-level

:05:37. > :05:45.events. He is really moving through here. Second jump. The rights the

:05:46. > :05:51.just left his control for a nanosecond on landing. Wasn't for

:05:52. > :05:54.long. Might just affect his school. I don't think it will be good enough

:05:55. > :06:07.for the lead which belongs to Ben Cavet. After a good start, that's

:06:08. > :06:13.landing was good at the top. Looking for the next bump to continue the

:06:14. > :06:24.read them. There are nine turns. This is the part of the course where

:06:25. > :06:28.the contest is won and lost. Just went off to the side slightly. He

:06:29. > :06:34.will pay the price for that. It would be a good score, worthy of a

:06:35. > :06:46.top five. It is second for Patrick Deneen. Getting better all the time.

:06:47. > :06:51.Back to the top, coming thick and fast, this is Matt Graham, the

:06:52. > :07:00.fourth at the world championship, just missed a medal. 19 years of

:07:01. > :07:06.age. Matt Graham on his way, the first of two Australians, he will be

:07:07. > :07:10.followed by Brodie Summers. His first jump. The landing was pretty

:07:11. > :07:16.solid. Look at him riding the moguls. Straight back. Beautiful,

:07:17. > :07:26.calm upper body movement. Ripping it up here. Final jump, backflip, sweet

:07:27. > :07:31.landing, across the line and inside the pace time. Pretty solid

:07:32. > :07:35.all-round. The Australians will be happy with what they have seen. The

:07:36. > :07:39.standards tonight is incredible. We have yet to see the best in the

:07:40. > :07:44.world. None of the Canadians have gone yet. We have got the big guns,

:07:45. > :07:56.Mikael Kingsbury and Alexandre Bilodeau to go. We've got the best

:07:57. > :08:03.of the Russians to come also. That is great, a great shot, high above

:08:04. > :08:09.the ski slope, holding that iron cross as long as he dares to the

:08:10. > :08:14.backflip. What is the score for Matt Graham? It is good enough for

:08:15. > :08:21.second. Then Cabot holds onto the lead. -- Ben Cavett holds onto the

:08:22. > :08:28.lead. The second Aussie is ready to go,

:08:29. > :08:44.Brodie Summers is 20, from Perth. Off he goes. A gentleman with his

:08:45. > :08:49.ski Poles, sets up to the first kicker and a twisting back

:08:50. > :08:59.somersault. A good landing. Starting to warm up there, Brodie Summers.

:09:00. > :09:05.The Australian, Matt Graham, his compatriot, holding second place.

:09:06. > :09:10.The second jump. A bit tail heavy. His backside dropped onto the tale

:09:11. > :09:16.of his skis. He had to come back upright, and that's landing with

:09:17. > :09:22.count against him for sure. Let's look back at the first jump.

:09:23. > :09:31.Twisting back somersault. Lovely turns. Floating from

:09:32. > :09:38.bumper-to-bumper. Patches on the knees just to help the judges with

:09:39. > :09:41.their deliberations. And in iron cross thrown into that rotation at

:09:42. > :09:46.the end, but that is the landing that would have let him down, and he

:09:47. > :09:51.might just have a nervous wait to see if he is in the top dozen skiers

:09:52. > :09:55.heading into the second phase of the final. He is in seventh place at the

:09:56. > :10:02.moment, he will have to hope for some luck to go his way. And for

:10:03. > :10:08.some misfortune to head the rest of the skiers unfold tonight. Bradley

:10:09. > :10:14.Wilson, the second American involved. The last American to win

:10:15. > :10:22.the title, the only American to win the title, Jonny Moseley, 1998 in

:10:23. > :10:26.Nagano. Here goes Bradley Wilson, the younger brother of the 2010

:10:27. > :10:32.Olympic bronze medallist. He went way too big and way too ambitious,

:10:33. > :10:38.and going, fur potentially, a court ten of that first kicker. His chance

:10:39. > :10:45.has gone. -- going for potentially a court ten of the first kicker. That

:10:46. > :10:49.is unlucky for Bradley Wilson. The 21-year-old from park city, fourth

:10:50. > :10:53.in the overall World Cup standings at the end of last season. His

:10:54. > :11:02.Olympics will come to a close now. The standard is much too high to get

:11:03. > :11:05.away with a big mistake like that. Going for three lateral spins and

:11:06. > :11:17.over the tales of his skis, too far over, crash, bang.

:11:18. > :11:36.Second jump, the damage was already done by then.

:11:37. > :11:43.Just a formality to wait for this course to come through, and he would

:11:44. > :11:47.be at the bottom of the pile. -- wait for his scores to come

:11:48. > :11:50.through. His family are here, and clearly disappointed for the way

:11:51. > :11:55.that things worked out for Bradley Wilson tonight, the younger of the

:11:56. > :12:05.Wilson brothers. Byron Wilson was the medallist in 2010.

:12:06. > :12:22.Dmitriy Reiherd is next ago. His third Olympic Games. He is ready to

:12:23. > :12:27.go. He gets the count. The timing beeps as he pushes over the starting

:12:28. > :12:33.legend goes for the first jump. He lands securely enough and now he

:12:34. > :12:37.goes to work. He opens the throttle and his knees do their stuff between

:12:38. > :12:44.the bumps. Solid turns from top to bottom. Has he got around on that

:12:45. > :12:51.second jump? Just done well to settle up the landing, but the

:12:52. > :12:57.aerial manoeuvre was pretty solid. The Kazakhstan team are here to

:12:58. > :13:03.support Dmitriy Reiherd. There are other competitors here, there are

:13:04. > :13:06.other competitor is Pavel Kolmakov. Can they get two entry to the next

:13:07. > :13:33.stage of the final? Good turns. So, how have the judges gone for the

:13:34. > :13:38.score with Dmitriy Reiherd? They have given in top spot. The

:13:39. > :13:43.difference of opinion between the aerial judges, and he moves into

:13:44. > :13:58.first position ahead of Benjamin Cavet.

:13:59. > :14:08.Philippe Marquis is up next from Canada. His brother finished fourth

:14:09. > :14:12.at the last Olympic Winter games. A twisting back somersault, that was

:14:13. > :14:21.beautifully executed. Look at his knees, thumping away. Philippe

:14:22. > :14:25.Marquis is skiing like a dream. Second manoeuvre, it is a good one,

:14:26. > :14:32.not sure he can fully engage with that, but he is happy with his run.

:14:33. > :14:39.Very much on top of his game. The time as good as well. Under 25

:14:40. > :14:43.seconds, so within the pace time, which is 25.46. Canada still have

:14:44. > :14:48.three to come, and Philippe Marquis has really, really raise the bar.

:14:49. > :14:52.Delighted with how that went, and you can see some of the highlights.

:14:53. > :14:57.The Canadians have a wonderful history in freestyle aerials. That

:14:58. > :15:03.could be worth Philippe Marquis has got that skill to pull off such a

:15:04. > :15:08.beautiful, full twisting back somersault. This is the second

:15:09. > :15:14.manoeuvre. Starting to move his body through. Did not quite make the grab

:15:15. > :15:20.to add to the degree of difficulty, but director that is good enough.

:15:21. > :15:31.Fabulous skiing. Fast, aggressive, and first! Philippe Marquis news to

:15:32. > :15:35.the top of the pile, Dmitriy Reiherd is second, Benjamin Cavet is third.

:15:36. > :15:59.Five left to come. Here we go. Kicks off with a full

:16:00. > :16:06.twisting back somersault and lands nicely. Look at him go, racing

:16:07. > :16:10.through the moguls. The 22-year-old from Canada, beautiful skiing,

:16:11. > :16:17.looking to match Philippe Marquis. Sets up the final jump. 1080 attempt

:16:18. > :16:24.again and lands its weekly. Just outside of the pace time. Slows down

:16:25. > :16:34.a fraction before launching that massive second jump. Happy with the

:16:35. > :16:48.result. He has that a good fan club year. Solid of the first kicker with

:16:49. > :16:52.a full twisting back somersault. Exquisite at times, good enough to

:16:53. > :17:02.possibly take the lead away from Philippe Marquis. Slowed himself

:17:03. > :17:06.down a fraction beforehand. A beautiful 1080 in the end. And just

:17:07. > :17:12.not a perfect landing, but surely, top three. Possibly first position,

:17:13. > :17:22.second position! He will progress to the next stage. He will be part of

:17:23. > :17:31.the big 12 moving through. A good night with the Canadians. A great

:17:32. > :17:36.Olympic venue this, for them. Sho Endo is the next person to go.

:17:37. > :17:45.Seventh in Vancouver four years ago. The score to beat is 24.32. Sho

:17:46. > :17:50.Endo, struggling with the first few turns, that wasn't so clever. He

:17:51. > :17:54.will really need to make the most of the money turns at the centre of

:17:55. > :17:58.this course. Sho Endo, trying to make up for the early mistake, not

:17:59. > :18:04.often you see them make a mistake before the first kicker and he has

:18:05. > :18:08.to make sure of this final jump. He puts it down and skis home. He is

:18:09. > :18:12.not celebrating. I think he knows that that first mistake before the

:18:13. > :18:19.first kicker might just kick him out. Let us see. There was much too

:18:20. > :18:24.enjoyed, but things did not go to plan coming out at the start. Into a

:18:25. > :18:30.snowplough briefly before he took off on the first kicker. Then he had

:18:31. > :18:37.them sideways. The turns of the central part of his run, they were

:18:38. > :18:46.good for the most part. And here is the final jump.

:18:47. > :18:59.A double cork with a solid landing. Sho Endo waiting for his scores, how

:19:00. > :19:11.heavy Willie BP Miller is? -- will he be penalised? He is on the cusp

:19:12. > :19:20.at the moment. He would have to hope, it is a big hope. He would

:19:21. > :19:32.have to hope that one of the last few fails to finish. Now, the big

:19:33. > :19:47.Dave, Alexandr Smyshlyaev. Into the first few turns. Full twisting back

:19:48. > :19:50.somersault. Explosive action from Alexandr Smyshlyaev. The second

:19:51. > :19:59.kicker coming. He has to have control. He goes for the region 's

:20:00. > :20:08.double grab and skis home in a time of 25.14, within the pace time. Nice

:20:09. > :20:09.work. Should be enough to see him through to the next phase of the

:20:10. > :20:23.final. Alexandr Smyshlyaev. The other Russians are off the pace

:20:24. > :20:29.so he might be the only representative if this was good

:20:30. > :20:35.enough for a top five finish and a guarantee of moving forward. Look at

:20:36. > :20:43.that, got the grab on both skis, wonderful ability. That will stretch

:20:44. > :20:53.your hamstrings. He is looking to be 24.32. He leads the way. Counts for

:20:54. > :20:57.nothing at the moment, the scores will be scrapped, start fresh campus

:20:58. > :21:03.in round two of the final. That has moved the standard up a few notches

:21:04. > :21:18.and brought great excitement to the crowd. Alexandr Smyshlyaev leads the

:21:19. > :21:23.way. Mikael Kingsbury is next to go. World champion followed by the big

:21:24. > :21:30.champion. He has also won three of the six world cups that have taken

:21:31. > :21:37.place. Bilodeau has taken the other three. Smooth and sweet from the

:21:38. > :21:49.Kyle Kingsbury of Canada, 21 years of age. -- ILM 's brief.

:21:50. > :22:03.He lands sweetly again. He is ranked as the best in the world. At the end

:22:04. > :22:08.of last season. Just trails his great rival Alex Bilodeau in the

:22:09. > :22:17.World Cup stand coming into this Olympic Games. Look at the

:22:18. > :22:26.concentration on his face. Fully focused with the clear lenses in his

:22:27. > :22:39.goggles. He tucks his body into Ray Tate, makes sure he gets the lateral

:22:40. > :22:54.twist. -- in two rotate. He has got third. Final man on the hill in the

:22:55. > :23:00.first round here, Alex Bilodeau. 26-year-old Olympic champion. No one

:23:01. > :23:03.has ever successfully defended an Olympics bumps title since it was

:23:04. > :23:13.introduced into the Olympic programme in Albertville. Nobody has

:23:14. > :23:20.ever done it twice in a row. Bilodeau hoping to break that record

:23:21. > :23:23.now. And become the first man to successfully win two in a row but it

:23:24. > :23:33.will not happen with that sort of form. He will have to make up for

:23:34. > :23:39.that. He has recovered his balance and poise. He has got to go big. It

:23:40. > :23:43.is big. The landing is better. The damage might have been done but it

:23:44. > :23:48.might still be enough for a place in the top 12 two advanced to the next

:23:49. > :23:59.round. Reputation goes a long way in these parts. -- to advance. Getting

:24:00. > :24:09.those lateral twist in. He starts to spot the landing but over rotate. --

:24:10. > :24:14.rotates. Surfing his way out of trouble through the slush. More

:24:15. > :24:21.problems. The judges might just penalised him. It will be dreadful

:24:22. > :24:33.if we lost the defending champion here. Surely they will give him the

:24:34. > :24:37.benefit of the doubt. He will continue, he is in eighth place. A

:24:38. > :24:43.fresh canvas heading into the second round. He will have to learn from

:24:44. > :24:48.that mistake, I am sure he will, he has got all the experience. What a

:24:49. > :24:53.start to the final of the men's moguls as the cause workers do their

:24:54. > :25:08.stuff, smoothing out the kickers. -- course workers. Alexandr Smyshlyaev

:25:09. > :25:12.leads the way. These ones will join the next two names on the second

:25:13. > :25:21.page. They will be the men advancing to the second round. Pavel Kolmakov

:25:22. > :25:31.and pears wept. We will get to see the mountain man from Sweden go

:25:32. > :25:34.again. -- Per Spett. CLARE BALDING: Graham Bell is there watching the

:25:35. > :25:40.men's moguls and a couple of things I must ask about. Tell me the story

:25:41. > :25:45.about Ben Cavet and why he is competing for France rather than

:25:46. > :25:49.Great Britain? It is a difficult situation. It is

:25:50. > :25:54.happening more and more. Because we don't really have a programme

:25:55. > :25:59.funding moguls, we don't have a programme funding alpine either, it

:26:00. > :26:03.means when kids are growing up in France or in America, they have got

:26:04. > :26:07.to make a choice as to which nation they actually go with. A lot of the

:26:08. > :26:11.time they are better off if they can going with the nation they are

:26:12. > :26:17.growing up with. We are seeing a classic case now. A classic case of

:26:18. > :26:21.the skier who has grown up in France and is racing for France, because

:26:22. > :26:24.they are the nation that have supported him and unless we can get

:26:25. > :26:29.a system in place where we can identify these guys when they are

:26:30. > :26:32.early and identify talent early, we will not be able to pick up on that

:26:33. > :26:38.and we will lose them to other nations. My brother has a daughter

:26:39. > :26:44.in North America, she may end up racing for the Americans.

:26:45. > :26:49.The other thing I wanted to ask about, we are just looking at Ben

:26:50. > :26:57.Cavet now in action, Alex Bilodeau, is he lucky to have made it through?

:26:58. > :27:03.When he made the mistake he really put the pedal down and absolutely

:27:04. > :27:06.let it rip between the two kickers. That was what boosted his core

:27:07. > :27:15.back-up. His group three by the skin of his teeth. The scores are all

:27:16. > :27:18.wiped out. -- he scraped through. Just a bit of first one nervous in

:27:19. > :27:27.the final. What sort of pressure does this

:27:28. > :27:33.skiing put on your body, particularly your knees? Can it be

:27:34. > :27:37.only done by youngsters? Surprisingly there are people who do

:27:38. > :27:42.manage to keep their bodies in shape and continue to do it but a lot of

:27:43. > :27:45.knees and lower back, you need good core strength. It takes an awful lot

:27:46. > :27:49.of hand and lower back, you need good core strength. It takes an

:27:50. > :27:52.awful lot of handing on the body. Not something for me to be going up

:27:53. > :27:57.and doing. I do think either of us could do

:27:58. > :28:01.that. I couldn't, because I don't ski well enough. Alex Bilodeau says

:28:02. > :28:05.he wants to move on in life after these Olympics. He has named this as

:28:06. > :28:16.his retirement year and says he has other goals he wants to achieve.

:28:17. > :28:22.He is raining Olympian bash he is the reigning Olympic champion. His

:28:23. > :28:33.protege watching him compete in Vancouver, he upped the bar, and

:28:34. > :28:37.Alex Bilodeau has had a hard job of taking on Kingsbury and catching him

:28:38. > :28:42.up. He has caught him up this year. There have been six World Cup races.

:28:43. > :28:47.The victories have all been shared between the two Canadians. Bilodeau

:28:48. > :28:50.is on the ascendancy so it should be interesting when we get to the

:28:51. > :28:58.final. And having the Russian in their will add to a bit of an must

:28:59. > :29:02.fear in the finish area. -- a bit of atmosphere. You can pick up an

:29:03. > :29:13.injury very easily. We have got the men's Slopestyle skiing, not. --

:29:14. > :29:17.coming up. Jamie has had a nasty crash in training, we don't know the

:29:18. > :29:25.state of his injury. Fingers crossed we can work some magic.

:29:26. > :29:33.We can hopefully get him training and get him safely through to

:29:34. > :29:36.compete on Thursday. And Katie Summerhayes, she is

:29:37. > :29:41.competing tomorrow. She in good shape?

:29:42. > :29:47.She is in good shape, looking forward to it, raring to go.

:29:48. > :29:51.Encouraged by the performance of Jenny Jones, she was at the finish

:29:52. > :29:55.area watching, jumping up and down with delight. Great to watch her

:29:56. > :29:59.competing tomorrow. She will be starting early doors so if you fancy

:30:00. > :30:03.turning on for the qualifying it will be early in the morning back in

:30:04. > :30:05.the UK. He would go, my personal favourite,

:30:06. > :30:17.Per Spett going first. A little mistake before the first

:30:18. > :30:23.kicker but he made the most of his time in the. Here he comes, the

:30:24. > :30:30.mountain man who spends the off-season down a mine ironing for

:30:31. > :30:36.iron ore -- mining for iron ore. His Olympic Games and is right here. He

:30:37. > :30:43.pulls off the trademark Superman front flip to keep the crowds happy.

:30:44. > :30:51.He realised he was losing control. First to go in the first round of

:30:52. > :30:58.the final. He held his place in the top 12, but he will go no further.

:30:59. > :31:04.First jump, backflip iron cross with a grab in front of the toe piece

:31:05. > :31:10.landing on his left ski. Suddenly was a passenger, caught out by one

:31:11. > :31:13.of these ruts. They have been on the course in numbers softening the

:31:14. > :31:18.landing area trying to keep the course as fair as possible. He was

:31:19. > :31:26.still able to produce his trademark signature jump. Superman with a

:31:27. > :31:28.front flip, but it is over now. Only six goes through and he will not be

:31:29. > :31:40.one of them. 13.47. That leads the way for the

:31:41. > :31:58.moment, but not for long, I am sure. Pavel Kolmakov from Kazakhstan, the

:31:59. > :32:04.17-year-old, what a competition he has had so far. He is on his way,

:32:05. > :32:09.performing way beyond anything we have seen at World Cup level

:32:10. > :32:16.throughout the season. Looking for a place in the final six. Heavy

:32:17. > :32:24.landing. Right under his feet. Managed to pick himself back-up.

:32:25. > :32:31.Here we go. These terms are pretty solid, he is working hard. -- turns.

:32:32. > :32:38.Superman front flip. Good enough to take the lead. How long he will hold

:32:39. > :32:42.it depends on what the others have up their sleeve. Some of them will

:32:43. > :32:58.have held something in reserve for this next round. Heavy landing.

:32:59. > :33:13.A huge workrate in the middle part of the course. Round he went. Second

:33:14. > :33:20.jump. Good enough for the lead. It will not be a very big score though.

:33:21. > :33:29.He needs a lots of luck to go any further. Jae-woo Choi is next.

:33:30. > :33:45.Really exciting to watch. Final adjustments. He is ready to

:33:46. > :33:53.ski. He hopes it isn't the last time. He needs to cruise through

:33:54. > :34:00.here, get it right. Two lateral turns. Got himself in a bit of

:34:01. > :34:07.trouble. He is out of the course and out of the contest. That is an awful

:34:08. > :34:10.long way to come to be eliminated at this stage. His skis got crossed

:34:11. > :34:16.shortly after he has settled into the rhythm of the bumps after the

:34:17. > :34:20.first kicker, puts down a lovely jump to showboat at the end of the

:34:21. > :34:29.run. He skied out of the course so he will be disqualified. That is

:34:30. > :34:34.where it ends. Started pretty well with the mistake in the first run

:34:35. > :34:45.approaching the first kicker. Better this time. The first jump was landed

:34:46. > :34:50.pretty solidly. Then got his ski tips crossed for a split second. The

:34:51. > :34:55.right ski went off on its own. He was losing control and balance. A

:34:56. > :35:01.few injuries during the course of qualification. Big crashes. He

:35:02. > :35:08.decided self preservation was the order of the day and decided to put

:35:09. > :35:16.on the brakes. It is over for him. Pavel Kolmakov second, , I beg your

:35:17. > :35:29.pardon, he leads. We will head back to the top. Now, Patrick Deneen,

:35:30. > :35:34.bronze medallist previously. Regularly the fastest man from top

:35:35. > :35:40.to bottom. Let us see what he has got here. Looking for a top six. The

:35:41. > :35:47.first rotation, beautifully done. Now, his knees are going to work,

:35:48. > :35:52.pumping them like pistons, driving through the turns. Very little from

:35:53. > :35:58.side to side. The backflip with an iron cross and the speed is a

:35:59. > :36:04.men's. 24 dead, that is the second and a half quicker than the pace

:36:05. > :36:08.time. He is regularly the fastest man from top to bottom, and in the

:36:09. > :36:15.meantime, goodness knows how many turn to put in. This is his first

:36:16. > :36:38.court 720, a little bit scruffy. The turns were great. Leading position

:36:39. > :36:48.at the moment for Patrick Deneen. How big with his lead be? -- will

:36:49. > :36:52.his lead be? That might be enough to see him through to the final six, he

:36:53. > :37:02.will have to see what happens with the rest of them. Four down, a ago.

:37:03. > :37:05.Patrick Deneen is in the lead, Pavel Kolmakov in second, purse better

:37:06. > :37:11.still hanging in there, but it will not last for a long, I believe.

:37:12. > :37:23.Alexandre Bilodeau, starting uncharacteristically earlier for

:37:24. > :37:28.him. -- early frame. First few turns are solid, a beautiful landing this

:37:29. > :37:33.time. Nothing wrong with this from Alexandre Bilodeau, the Canadian who

:37:34. > :37:40.trains away from the Canadian team. He has made a mass of one turn, that

:37:41. > :37:46.is all. He gets a grab on the tail of his skis, did beautiful run from

:37:47. > :37:50.Alexandre Bilodeau, and starting to move up through big ears. Much

:37:51. > :37:57.happier with that run down the run he had ten minutes ago when he was

:37:58. > :38:05.really in trouble. This is the first jump, rotating laterally. Looking

:38:06. > :38:11.further landing. It was good this time. That is where it went wrong in

:38:12. > :38:15.the first run. One little diversion, one little mistake, but it was

:38:16. > :38:20.pretty solid throughout. Should be good enough for first second as he

:38:21. > :38:29.went through the big iron cross and attempted grab. 23.32 to beat. If he

:38:30. > :38:35.is better than that, he would be leading the way, and that is what he

:38:36. > :38:42.has got. Alexandre Bilodeau is back in the game, and he is in the lead,

:38:43. > :38:53.Patrick Dineen second. -- Patrick Deneen.

:38:54. > :39:03.Here is the last Australian standing. Matt Graham, getting a bit

:39:04. > :39:07.of a run-up the start. Looking for some speed of the lead and right at

:39:08. > :39:15.the outer ledge of the course which is ten metres ride. -- wide. Ripping

:39:16. > :39:22.through these moguls, he prefers this line on the left. He floats it

:39:23. > :39:27.round, landed perfectly, and excellent run again from Matt

:39:28. > :39:34.Graham. Skiing so consistently here tonight. Just 19 years of age. Just

:39:35. > :39:44.missed a medal last winter in Norway at the world Championships. Much too

:39:45. > :39:49.enjoyed. Silhouetted against the night sky, wonderful shots of the

:39:50. > :39:54.slushy bombs exploding with the pressure of the skis carving

:39:55. > :39:58.through. Matt Graham has given himself a real chance of moving

:39:59. > :40:08.through with the rest of the best six to the final-round, to the medal

:40:09. > :40:18.ski off here. It is third, Alexandre Bilodeau leads, Patrick Deneen is

:40:19. > :40:23.second. Here is the Englishman who races for France who skis for

:40:24. > :40:31.France, Benjamin Cavet. He is from the south of England. The only

:40:32. > :40:37.Frenchman in the contest, and he is on his way. Benjamin Cavet, skiing

:40:38. > :40:42.for France here. First aerial, it is a good one. Soft and sweet on the

:40:43. > :40:47.landing, and this is her he has done his best. So relaxed. Did not start

:40:48. > :40:54.the contest well tonight. He bounced back with a brilliant second run.

:40:55. > :40:57.The second kicker is coming, he has got down! Baking some turns, it is

:40:58. > :41:09.slow on the clock, but otherwise, it is beautiful. He is above the pace

:41:10. > :41:33.time. Where will Benjamin Cavet's score

:41:34. > :41:39.put him? Five left to come after the Frenchman. The coach liked it. It

:41:40. > :41:44.was pretty solid from top to bottom. The top three beckons here.

:41:45. > :41:52.Surely, the top three for Benjamin Cavet. No, it is a top four. Just a

:41:53. > :42:03.funeral best moments on the way down. Per Spett is the man on the

:42:04. > :42:09.cusp again, he is in sixth place. We have four men latched to come, so

:42:10. > :42:14.only Alexandre Bilodeau and Patrick Deneen are guaranteed a place in the

:42:15. > :42:20.final six of the moment. Some nervous skiers at the bottom of the

:42:21. > :42:21.course as we look at the next of the skiers from Kazakhstan, and Dmitriy

:42:22. > :42:34.Reiherd. This is good, the knees and the skis

:42:35. > :42:39.absolutely ripping through here. The second jump, pulling off the big

:42:40. > :42:45.one. He banks a feud turns and he crosses the line in 24.71, well

:42:46. > :42:52.inside the pace. -- he banks of U-turns.

:42:53. > :43:00.Supporters and fellow members of the Kazakhstan team, the crowd is

:43:01. > :43:03.strangely quiet apart from the Kazakhstan supporters. They are

:43:04. > :43:09.saving their noise for Alexandr Smyshlyaev, the last Russian to go

:43:10. > :43:13.in this round of 12. Half will go through with a shot at the medal,

:43:14. > :43:26.the other half will have to watch from the sidelines. A cork 720 to

:43:27. > :43:31.finish. Beautiful skiing from Dmitriy Reiherd who have gone into

:43:32. > :43:36.second position. That puts guaranteed into the top six through

:43:37. > :43:37.to the final phase, Alexandre Bilodeau leads, Patrick Deneen is in

:43:38. > :43:53.third. Gagnon is ready to go now, the

:43:54. > :44:02.22-year-old from Quebec. He is ready to ski. Exciting, he explodes in,

:44:03. > :44:06.and inventive skier. A full twisted back somersault and beautifully

:44:07. > :44:14.floated with wonderful form in the air and a perfect landing. Look at

:44:15. > :44:18.him carving it up here, destructive, beautiful skiing from Gagnon. Over

:44:19. > :44:24.the final kicker and gets the landing, one of the best of the

:44:25. > :44:30.night from Gagnon. The Canadians are live here tonight. Alexandre

:44:31. > :44:38.Bilodeau leads, Gagnon might just move ahead of him, and they are

:44:39. > :44:48.still waiting for Kingsbury and is Philippe Marquis yet to come.

:44:49. > :44:54.Kingsbury, Philippe Marquis and Alexandr Smyshlyaev the last three

:44:55. > :44:59.left to go. Facilitating the rapid rotation is all the way through. A

:45:00. > :45:07.big degree of difficulty with these aerial manoeuvrings. So, that might

:45:08. > :45:11.just be the new leader, let us see what the judges make of it, yes,

:45:12. > :45:21.first position! If it stays like that, he will be last to go in the

:45:22. > :45:24.final-round with a scorer of 24.16. The Canadians are still looking for

:45:25. > :45:33.a clean sweep your tonight, they still have got two to come, and here

:45:34. > :45:39.is the next one. Mikael Kingsbury. He is ready to go. The 21-year-old,

:45:40. > :45:44.second in the World Cup standings, the world champion, three World Cup

:45:45. > :45:49.wins this season, and going big on the first jump and a perfect

:45:50. > :45:55.landing. Look at his back, it is rock-solid and steady and his

:45:56. > :45:58.shoulders are barely moving, and his head is just focused forward and it

:45:59. > :46:02.is all happening with his hands and below the waist. Barely a movement

:46:03. > :46:07.out of the perfect moguls skiing. Textbook, beautiful skiing from

:46:08. > :46:13.Mikael Kingsbury. He might just raise the bar again, and maybe we

:46:14. > :46:16.will have a Canadian one, and maybe we will have a Canadian one, two,

:46:17. > :46:22.three at the end of this penultimate round of the final. The score to

:46:23. > :46:27.beat is 21.46, I imagine he would be in the top three with that. I

:46:28. > :46:35.imagine Dmitriy Reiherd will be knocked down a place. This is where

:46:36. > :46:44.the work really counts. Everything above the waist is just solid and

:46:45. > :46:54.relaxed and stable. I think that is good enough for a good position --

:46:55. > :46:58.first position. With just Philippe Marquis and Alexandr Smyshlyaev to

:46:59. > :47:06.come, Kingsbury is in the lead. Getting better and better. Kingsbury

:47:07. > :47:11.is in the lead, Gagnon second, Alexandre Bilodeau was in third.

:47:12. > :47:21.Another comedian coming, Philippe Marquis. -- another Canadian.

:47:22. > :47:30.Wonderful depth of talent within the men and women's moguls skiing in the

:47:31. > :47:36.Canadian cop, and here goes. A full, twisting back somersault. A little

:47:37. > :47:40.wild at times, he is certainly pushing the limits here. The limits

:47:41. > :47:45.of control, the limits of speed. Philippe Marquis, ripping it up, the

:47:46. > :47:51.final jump, Roti goes! A solid landing, will that be enough with

:47:52. > :47:59.the top six? The Canadians holding first, second, third. At the moment,

:48:00. > :48:02.Kazakhstan have fourth. The Australian is the man waiting

:48:03. > :48:07.nervously now, he could be pushed out of the final by this performance

:48:08. > :48:15.from Philippe Marquis. It wasn't perfect, but it was fast and it was

:48:16. > :48:23.loose. A little bit to lose at times. The Canadians everywhere,

:48:24. > :48:29.first, second and third, will they have four of the final six

:48:30. > :48:35.contenders? In which case, they will be guaranteed a medal. Fingers

:48:36. > :48:40.crossed. Fingers crossed Philippe Marquis and they are taking their

:48:41. > :48:46.time to collate his score and he is not going any further. He has not

:48:47. > :48:50.quite done enough. It was a little bit too loose for the judges. And

:48:51. > :48:57.relief format Graham who hold fonts to sixth position. -- relief for

:48:58. > :49:03.Matt Graham. And finally, it is the Russian, Alexandr Smyshlyaev. He has

:49:04. > :49:09.been waiting patiently at the top. So, it is still Matt Graham who is

:49:10. > :49:13.on the cusp of progressing and going for a medal or watching from the

:49:14. > :49:17.sidelines, it depends on what Alexandr Smyshlyaev can produce

:49:18. > :49:23.here. The noise level is rising at the foot of the course as he comes

:49:24. > :49:29.off the ledge. He makes the first of the terms and floating around a

:49:30. > :49:36.full, twisting back somersault. The Tranter starting to work and this is

:49:37. > :49:41.good scheme from the Russian. It is good enough. No mistakes so far. If

:49:42. > :49:48.he nailed the final jump, he would be going forward. Great skiing for

:49:49. > :49:54.the Russian. I am not sure it is good enough to take away the lead

:49:55. > :49:59.from Kingsbury. But surely, we will see the Russian through to the top

:50:00. > :50:05.six and skiing for a chance of a medal here tonight. Kingsbury is in

:50:06. > :50:13.the lead, Gagnon second, Alexandre Bilodeau was in third. Matt Graham

:50:14. > :50:15.is not safe in sixth position, you could be dislodged by Alexander

:50:16. > :50:44.Resch the -- by Alexandr Smyshlyaev. It has got to be a top six. Yes, he

:50:45. > :50:53.is... He will play no further part. Three Canadians, a Russian, a

:50:54. > :50:57.Kazakhstan skier and un-American. Those are the athletes going through

:50:58. > :51:09.to the final phase of the men's moguls final. It's shaping up

:51:10. > :51:19.beautifully here. The best of is Kingsbury.

:51:20. > :51:27.These skiers will do battle for the three available Olympic medals.

:51:28. > :51:31.Everyone in Canada will be getting extremely excited and we will be

:51:32. > :51:34.showing you the final run, the medal decider for the men's moguls at the

:51:35. > :51:39.top of our highlights programme which is what is coming up next on

:51:40. > :51:43.BBC Two. We will also have the action from the speed skating today

:51:44. > :51:46.and from the curling. Plus all the other headline makers on day three

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