Day 5, Part 2 Winter Olympics

Good afternoon and welcome back to Sochi for our coverage of the Winter

Olympics. It is shirtsleeved order today. My cameraman has got his

shorts. A beautiful view of the mountains. But I have two say the

snowline is a little bit higher than it has been because of the

temperature. It is causing difficulty up there. Half a million

cubic metres of snow has proved absolutely crucial. No such problems

down here. The Iceberg Skating Palace. The Adler in. Speed skating.

Hello! Charlene Davis, the American, hoping to make history. If you have

been watching on BBC Two, you will know that Britain's women in the

Carling are against Canada in a very tense match. Without any further

adieu, let's go to Steve Cram and Jackie Lockhart to see how they are

doing. It is a match which was pretty even

until the fifth end, then Canada jumped to a 6-3 lead. It could have

gone either way. It was a big shot from the tin avian skip. It has

changed the demeanour, not only of the British team but of this whole

match. Canada were always going to be difficult. They are one of the

big teams. Britain have been playing reasonably well. Holding their own.

But that was a big shot from Jennifer Jones. Anna Sloan with

Britain's third. Trying to give even the opportunity to strike back.

Canada have got two in the house. For Eve Muirhead it is so important

that when they do have the hammer, they take the opportunity to get a

couple back. One will not really be good enough at this stage. We saw

the girls earlier trying to put up some short guards. But the Canadians

were just peeling them off. He is elected to try the head and roll --

the hits and roll. Eve Muirhead still electing to

forget about the threes and try to do the, round. -- the come around.

And that will be the right shot if you make the shot. Pretty difficult

because there is not a lot of rings to play with on the edge. They need

to start nailing their shots. It has been close and they have been pretty

good but they have to get these stones in the right position. For

Anna Sloan, trying to talk in behind that Canadian red. They have done

all the hard work, all the preparation. The game should follow.

This is not going to get the cover they are looking for. Still sitting

at the back of the house. It is a little deep. It is providing a

target. We know how well Jones has been playing. I say well, by her

high standards she has missed a few. When an opportunity arises, you have

to take full advantage. Forget about the shots you have made before but

have not gone very well. Anna's shot must have finished quite well at the

end. Jennifer caught the guard earlier. She is asking to freeze

this stone. Breaking off the line. Take all of

its curled at the end. -- coral. That looked a bit heavy. It did not

freeze. That is pretty good. Yes. It has punched the yellow a little bit

back. It will not be easily removed. Eve Muirhead will want to follow

that shot up and sit just on top of it. She probably will not make the

shot sitting on top of this one. They just need to make sure they get

a shot in the house and they get in -- a mistake from Canada.

Crucial to live the shot here. -- to live a shot.

This is looking pretty good at the moment. Just need to get it there

with the weight. That is a lovely shot from Eve Muirhead. Well judged

by the team. Well controlled. Jones is having a look. She has accepted

it. There is not much in it. Eve Muirhead will come and check

herself. She will just want to tap this a

little further back. Canada will be lying two -- to.

You were on about errors. Great Britain, Eve Muirhead, will be

having her fingers crossed that Jennifer Jones makes a little

mistake, as she has done on a couple of drawers. Unfortunately though,

she has been reinvigorated by that shot she played at the end of the

fifth. This is holding on to its line. It is coming around. Yes. She

wasn't sure for a while. It has not left us an easy double. Eve Muirhead

is looking at the double. It is where that second red is going to

go. It may crash onto the pack that we see in the corner. What she

wouldn't want to do this freeze that other red between the two yellows.

If she feels it is possible, this is the shot to go for. You don't want

to give up any shots here. These are the shots that Eve Muirhead normally

likes to play. If she is on the top of her game, she will take this on.

We may be able to come across the face of the red on the left-hand

side and pump it back. A big shot here for Eve Muirhead. Trying to

take the two here to get Britain back in this match. If it doesn't go

well, it will make things very difficult indeed. Not sure about the

line. She is shouting. What a great shot! Great shot from Eve Muirhead.

That is more like it. That will make her feel much better. A good two

there. A difficult shot. Look at the smiles all over the British team.

Vicki Adams and Eve Muirhead know how important that was. They close

the gap after six ends. Wonderful shot there. It is a shot that Eve

Muirhead enjoys playing. It was interesting to hear Eve shouting.

Great communication. They listened to the vice skipper, who was in the

head. A crucial end of Great Britain puts

them right back in it. After that fifth where Canada took three. Eve

Muirhead responding in exactly the sort of fashion she needed to. Still

all to play for. Four ends to go. Canada with the hammer. The plan

here would be to restrict them to warn at worst. The way it is going

up the minutes, Britain will have the hammer in the last end. Going

into the last end one day would not be a disastrous position at all. No.

Would not be a disastrous position. It is always nice to have the hammer

on the last end. Dawn McEwen... Statistically she is

playing the best for her team. She is not really playing some of the

big shots. She has had some nice drawers and putting the guards in

place. She has played her part. Jennifer would prefer to see her hit

that shot and roll across the others I the house. -- in the house.

While early shots are being played on this end, just bring you

up-to-date with the other matters. It is tied between USA and China.

Sweden, who beat Britain, they have turned things around in their match

against Korea. Russia are watching their team get beaten at the moment

by Japan. Trailing 4-2. That is running as well. Just going to hang

on at the back. A little bit fortunate for Don. -- Dawn McEwen.

If there is anybody out there watching the calling just now and

thinks they would like to have a go, can I suggest you go to the curling

website. Lots of insight in there. Equipment, how the game is played.

And if you want to have a try, there are even dates available all over

Scotland, England and Wales. Even in Ireland they have got curling. And

don't forget, if you want to let us know where you are watching, any

questions you may have as well, get in touch. I know how it can draw

people in if you are watching at work. We promise we will not tell!

It is a sport which every four years grows in audience. You can see why.

It has got all of those elements of the simplicity of a sport where you

can understand the scoring. The intricacies and the strategies are

well hidden. The finesse, the finite skill which these curlers display.

They certainly make it look easy and I am sure if anyone at home has had

a go, they could confirm that. I have and I can! Did you look like a

giraffe on ice? Not even as elegant as that. Yes, this really is a game

of chess on ice, it has been said many times. He may not always find

the shots are being driven right into the centre of the house like

that on their -- you may not. From the Canadians, you can use it as a

guard to come behind, some protection. Jill Officer, that is

her second stone. Just catches it. She has had a bit of bother coming

down. Coming down the centre, on occasion. Yes, the centre lie on

this sheet of ice looks pretty tricky. If you turn it out at all,

you will get no movement. If you turn it in, it goes right across the

line. It is a very delicate sport, and it is all in the release of your

handle. Talking about in-turns and out-turns, and that is left-handed.

-- Anna Sloan. This is her out turn, it would be a right-hander's

in-turn. Trying to come around the house, give some protection. Take it

as far as they can into the blue of the rings. Well swept.

Yes, didn't start as well as she would have liked, Anna Sloan, but

she has been improving. And I think that team ethic, as

well, we have talked about the sport, but it is so important that

the four gel together and that they understand each other's

personalities as well, not just their skill sets.

"Capnext kerb here, I have got something to tell you! -- come

here." They can't hear each other when this crowd get going.

They are hoping if they hit this top yellow that they can get a bit of

backspin on the red to actually take the yellow out.

Canada with the hammer and those stones out in front... Those stones

are always going to be a little bit of an issue. Kaitlyn Lawes coming

down as she plays this. There you go. Nicely done.

It is just sat there, that British stone. It has stayed in play.

Trying to hold this on this line but they are not going to. Eve was

really hoping... That has actually turned out really well. A little

bonus there. What she has done is taken out the double. It was looking

for a while like Canada were going to get a two here. So what has

turned out to be not the best throw in the world has come out as a great

result. It actually hit the stone on the other side than she had

intended. Just checking there, I think that

other one is out, at about five o'clock as you look at the house. We

are going to have a look. We were well wrong the last time. It is

important. Obviously, anything coming up against that stone will

land in the house, it is whether or not it is actually touching the

line. You can ask for a measure, once the stones are all finished and

play in the end has come to an end. Still very key that Eve hits some

lights here. -- some lies here. Backers OK. They will come back to

have another look at that stone, because this could be crucial.

Giving away one is fine, doesn't want to give away two.

I think it is aired. You can hear Anna Sloan. She thinks it is out. It

is going to affect how you play, surely? If you think it is in, or

out question -- in or out? She has to take this yellow anyway and hope

it is in to score two points. Again, it might be the option when you say,

do you know what, I don't think it is in and I am going to roll and

take the hammer into the next end. I don't think any of them can really

decide if it is in or not. From our camera viewpoint, it definitely

looks ahead, but we thought one of the front guards was out earlier and

it was in. Just to confirm the people

watching... It is not the bottom of the stone. You can see white ice

between the stone and a red ring. It is the edge of the stone. That has

to be taken from an overhead view, obviously, but it can be measured

from the centre. There is a tiny little hole in the centre of the

black Olympic ring. You could hear the Canadians saying

they have got to play the end as if they think it is in. It is going to

be crucial, because even should take the set, set in the house

hopefully... It looks OK. Jones will do the same, and then she will be

hoping that the second stone is counting. The dilemma here is if it

is counting, you want to score two and if it isn't, you may want to run

this yellow and not score anything. I think it is in. It depends on how

you look at it. This is one of those where you shut your left eye and

look, then you shut your right eye... It is pointless, it is not

their decision but it is affecting how she plays this shot. If they

agree with each other that it is in... What you can't do is you can't

measure the stone until the end has finished, so it is going to be down

to the girls' own judgement. This is going to be really

interesting. She is going to play it as if it is in, just hitting that

British stone out and staying in the house. And that will count as

obviously one, it is just a question of whether it is two shots for

Canada here. And, of course, if she were to mess

this shot up and end up with nothing, she will be hoping it is

not in the house. Correct. This looks OK, though. So I think without

question, there is going to be a measure. Yes. This is where the

umpires in curling come into play. I have just seen the umpire walk

across to get the measuring device. It is not a tape measure, it is a

very highly calibrated device which will be inserted into the centre

hole, and this could be really critical as far as the match is

concerned. Yes. Because this is just a measure to see if it is actually

in the rings. This is a 6-foot measure. It will swing by here and

if it touches the stone it is in. It is out. Well, that is a

miscalculation and a decision very much in Britain's favour. And it was

out fairly comfortably... I say comfortably, probably at least five

millimetres! You can't see from this angle, but there is no question.

That is a mistake. And it means that Canada will just get the one.

Well, well, well. A shake of the head from the Canadian skip. What

she talked into that by her team-mates? Yes, and I think that

might mess with her head because they didn't want to score one, they

wanted to or more, otherwise she would have just peeled that yellow

GB shot out. Let's see if the momentum changes in great Britain's

favour in this end. We waited a little while for it to come up

officially, just one shot to Canada. 7-5 they lead after seven

ends, three to go. But if Britain play this well, and that is a big

"if those quote, every opportunity for Eve Muirhead and her team here.

-- that is a big" if" . But there is the potential to score well here. So

just a little bit of a break in the last two ends for Great Britain. A

big shot by Eve Muirhead in the sixth to take two and a

miscalculation by the Canadian skip resulting in just the one for her

team. I think the point about that, it was

a collective decision. I think all four of them convinced themselves it

was in. I think they may be were hoping it was in, but that wasn't at

all the result... It is one of the boards of Canada but not the result

they wanted. -- one on the board. Let's see how they both respond to

that. Great Britain with the hammer in this eighth end. The guard being

put up by Claire Hamilton. A nice shot again.

It has gone a little quiet in the Ice Cube today. Russia is struggling

a little bit in their match against Japan, the Russian women. Certainly

expected to do better than their men.

You can see the comparisons between Claire Hamilton and Dawn McEwen.

Dawn McEwen is doing very well in her position as lead. Another one

right where they wanted. -- want it. We always thought this would be a

close match, Jackie, and it was never going to be perfect shotmaking

from both sides, but Great Britain, at least, we kept talking about just

making sure you don't give them easy shots, don't give them easy

scoring. Yes, this game has not disappointed. They are still very

close. Potentially, after Jennifer Jones picked up a three, our heads

could have gone down but well done to the girls, they have kept

themselves in it and picked up a simple two and got right back in the

game. That was a big shot that Eve played. When we're watching the big

players, the well-known players... Eve Muirhead has a reputation around

the world. She has built that up in recent years. They are there to make

the big shots. We are seeing a couple of little errors coming in

here from Canada. They didn't want to leave anything out at the front

of the house. They have given us the opportunity to split this front.

That's back this front yellow. -- this front yellow.

Just didn't quite get enough there. That is a pity. It was nearly a very

good shot. An inch or soul out. Yes, Eve said she threw that well. It did

not take the coral they were expecting. -- the coral.

Canada will remove this yellow. It will still leave us with the

opportunity to utilise the front yellow at the front of the house. To

try and create some space between our shots. Create hopefully an end

that will score 82. -- it will score two. Vicki Adams will play the same

shot. They should know the line. Working hard to hold that line. And

it is a little light. That just shows you the difference

in weight and line. How critical it is. That came a little bit too far.

Did not get the road they were looking for. It is the two things

together. It curled a little bit at the end. Like the one before.

Kaitlyn Lawes is the one who started really well. That has turned around

a little. That shot there was a little erratic from Kaitlyn Lawes.

She almost jammed the GB stone onto the back red. Fortunate to get away

with that. What is Eve going to ask Anna to do here? She wants and to

hit this yellow shot in the house onto the red. She also wants to

create some space. She wants to roll across to the other side of the

house. We want this running shot to stay in the house. We don't want to

lose it. That was a nice try. Just not enough space. It leaves Canada

with the chance of a double. I think they should have been on that

earlier. She laid that very well. We spoke about it earlier. Some of the

breaks. They seem to hit a patch on the ice and finish big. That was

nearly a very, very good shot. If that was a fraction finer they

weren't looking at a double. The yellow where we see Jennifer's

brush could potentially jam onto that red. I think given that it is

Kaitlyn Lawes playing at the moment, she has just been looking a little

bit out of sorts. You saw the look on her face a few minutes ago. So, a

25-year-old... To try to give her skip something to work with here.

That is coming straight down the centre line. Not the result she

wanted. She called too much of the first yellow and it rolled across

the face of the other yellow. It gives us the opportunity to sit one

across on the other side. Straight up the end for a two. Acknowledged

behind that front guard. -- it nudged. Another opportunity for

Britain. A good shot from Anna will give Eve every chance of getting a

two. Massive roar as going out. The

Russians cheering. That was a good shot from Anna Sloan. The Russians

enjoying their team trying to fight their way back into their match

against Japan. But Great Britain just putting a bit of pressure on

Canada now. Eve Muirhead working well with her team, picking the

shots now. Anna Sloan performing well.

She is going to come and try and freeze on that previous stone. This

is a big shot for Jennifer Jones. She has attempted to freeze a couple

of times. Hasn't come off. Both of them on the draw. 71% for Jennifer

Jones, 75% for Eve Muirhead. The takeouts, Eve more successful. If

Jennifer does not make this shot, there is a great possibility of us

picking up a three at this end. Let's see how the freeze goes. The

raw as she pushes off will not have helped either. I'm not sure her team

can hear anything. She is having to come up close behind them. This

looks very light, doesn't it? She will be happy to sit on top on the

face of this. To make it hard for Eve. Actually, that is a very good

stone. Eve will have two draw the forefoot. What it does do is prevent

the possibility of us picking up a three year. -- here. Every good shot

from Jones. She was a little bit concerned coming down. Sitting on

that British stone. If it had been a little higher... Yes, we still have

two shots from Eve to come. Only one from Canada.

We have seen even practice this draw shot many times. -- Eve. Just

drawing to the bottom. -- button. This needs to take a bit more of a

poll. I think it will do. Yes, finish well at the end. That is very

good from Eve Muirhead. Maybe three or four inches beyond the centre of

that button. Just wanted to come round a little bit. That's not bad.

Canada just debating whether they want to sit on the face of it. And

maybe even just tap it back a touch. Asking for a time-out.

When she says if she makes this freeze, it's almost as if she knows

that is a shot but doesn't sound too confident about wanting to play it.

What is the downside for? -- for her? She is worried that if she

bounces off it at all, they may lose a three. She definitely does not

want to do that. If she plays a freeze and moves the stone a few

inches back and allows Eve to move her stone completely out, as you

said, there is three shots. Again were going back to the old

scenario. She has to go with your gut instinct. She has to be

confident of what he is going to play. A couple of end is going to

play. A couple of ends ago we were talking about how positive they had

been. Now it is almost as if she is thinking negatively now. Yes, the

momentum has definitely turned. She is going to try to come down in

here. On that line. We will try to move that British stone. And she

knows it is fairly straightforward for a Eve two, and shipped herself,

accepting she may well lose the two. But she does not want to lose the

three. Jones, her last stone of this eighth

end. An important one. Already sweeping this. She doesn't want to

catch stone on the way through. It is going to be tight. That is a

lovely shot. It did not quite flopping as much as she would have

liked. I think she got as much of a flop as she possibly could. There

wasn't much space to get past the front guard. It was tight. I thought

it may have just caught it. It still gives us the opportunity to come

down there, tap that back and sit in for a two. Yes, a fairly similar

shot for Eve Muirhead. Going to just follow this down here. Push that red

back. Alt of the house. And hopefully remain in the forefront to

score a two. A similar attack to the one she has just seen Jennifer Jones

come down. She cannot afford to hit that. This is turning early, isn't

it? This is turning early. They have to work harder.

It isn't two, it is one. For a second, it looked like it would be a

steal. Not the result they wanted, it is one. A good shot by Jones, put

pressure on Eve Muirhead, just got the line wrong, despite the efforts

of the sweepers. Couldn't get around that first Canadian stone, but it

does roll in. Just hung on for the one. So it is a close game, 7-6,

Canada lead at the end of the eighth and they will have the hammer in the

next one. JONATHAN EDWARDS: It certainly is a

close game and a captivating one, we will stay with that on BBC One. If

you fancy a bit of snowboarding, halfpipe qualification, we saw the

men yesterday, it is the women's today, it is live on the red button

and also one of the HD streams online. Get the computer on your

lap, watch the halfpipe and keep the curling on BBC One, where we will

head straight back to two Steve and Jackie. This is really a humdinger.

STEVE CRAM: It really is, and just a pity that Eve couldn't get a two,

but that is the way this match has been played. There have been errors

on both sides and great shots on both sides as well. That is why we

have this tight game. But the advantage is very much with Canada,

with two ends to go. They will want to score in this one. If they

can't, the other option is to blank this end and they take that shot

advantage with the hammer into the final end and that makes Britain's

job very difficult. But we have seen both sides make mistakes and they

have to try and force a mistake from Canada, maybe steal one here. Or

certainly, at the worst, limited them to taking one shot and have the

hammer back for the final end. Yes, Canada are going to try a shot that

bumps the guard out of the way without removing it from play. She

just missed it. But she wants to make sure she plays enough weight

that it heads out of the house. They don't want any stones in the house.

We talked about the free guard zone rule, where you cannot remove stones

from play but you can tip them to the side and open up about four foot

space for you to get your shot in for your last stone. Even asking

Claire Hamilton to come around the front garden and sit at the top of

the house -- Eve asking. Coming to help the sweepers bring it ran. They

wanted to create as much space as possible between the top guard and

the bottom one. That was well swept. There is a Mexican wave going

around. Let's hope they get that out of their system. Yes, let's hope it

is not distracting the girls down on the eyes. Although from past

experience, I have to say that the girls then there will be in the

zone. They don't normally see what is going on out in the audience.

They may be hear it but they don't always pay attention to it.

Vicky is being asked to follow that shot down. Out-turn draw, outturn

being anticlockwise turn of the handle. -- out-turn. Which should

take a turn to the left-hand side and a freeze on the shot. -- on the

Canadian shot. Not finishing as they hoped. It could have been throwing

just a touch too heavy a weight. If this does end up tied after ten,

there is an extra end played. And to ends for Great Britain to try and

turn this around. -- two ends. The advantage very much with Canada but

when you get to the business end of the match, the nerves can have a

part to play. Both teams are pretty experienced, but this is the Olympic

Games. Jill Officer's shot didn't take the

term that we anticipated either. What we may have to watch for here

is that the ice conditions have changed and the curl is not there as

much as it was earlier on in the game. Another out-turn. She will

want to come right up to these stones. The girls are working this

really hard they will really have two digging here. -- two

. They did really well with their sweeping. You just see the lighter

weight, how it takes a bigger curl. It is crucial that you lay the stone

according to what the skip has asked you. And you can see how important

the sweeping is but being able to do that to the level of ability that

these women do... Decent shot. One Jill Officer's specialities. -- one

of. Played second for many, many years, and very good at lifting

these doubles. Keep putting them up there, keep

making the shops, but as you said, getting critical now, has to be

absolutely spot on. We would like this to be right on

that centre line. That stone may be good and Paul as

much as she anticipated, but it leaves her with a a dilemma -- it

did not pull. Saying that he/she goes around the

yellow at the top of the house, she will take that next yellow. --

saying that if she. I think if she comes through this space, though,

she will catch her back and -- red. You just don't see it in the house.

Kaitlyn Lawes with a really tight shot, not much room. I am not sure

she is happy. No, it is a good shot. Well left, well called. This

certainly wasn't a lot of room to get through there. That is a good

shot. It does still leave us with the opportunity to come around in

behind them all and freeze on the back red. And even better shop --

and an even better shot would be around the back foot T hi.

Hamilton calling seven. That is a good shot from Anna Sloan.

A tiny bit of panic in their voices there, but that is a wonderful shot.

Even if Eve panicked a little bit with the line, the girls were

calling the weight. It is all about the communication.

Kaitlyn Lawes has two draw in again. -- has to. Maybe changing their

minds. May try a double peel. When they work, they work really well,

but you have to be slightly off -- only have to be slightly off.

It just missed that there. Interesting, isn't it? I think

Kaitlyn Lawes has been a little bit, literally, hit and miss with

her shots. So good in the first couple of matches, almost matching

Jennifer Jones. Eve Muirhead saying basically just thinking of replacing

the stone that has just been taken out. Yes, the girls are just going

to put on another guard here. Obviously, 7-6, Canada have the

hammer, there is going to be a score in this end one way or another. The

best that Eve can do, she has just got to make sure that this stone

first of all puts Jones under as much pressure as you possibly can.

Losing one would be okayed. Claire is going to sweep this as hard as

she can, make sure there is not a whole there. As I was saying, losing

one, you go into the final end two down with the hammer. Losing two

would make life very difficult indeed.

And if you are Jones, Jackie? Are you aggressive? Do you go for the

two, accept that one? Jennifer is actually choosing to draw and come

around here. If I was hurt, I might have tried to open up the front a

little bit more -- if I was her. This is a big shot.

So Jennifer Jones, the skip of this Canadian team, has been playing so

well. Today, it is these sorts shot, a couple of them, not as good as the

takeouts. This is crucial. Lane right off,

this could be quite nice. -- laying right off. I think it is still

yellow. She will come and see for herself.

It was almost there. So what would you do here? Come and

try and sit on top of that? Yes, she would like to come in as far as she

can, probably in here, try and stop Jennifer from following her in.

Jennifer still has an option on this red at the top of the house, but if

Eve covers up this hole, she has got nothing on this site to follow. Even

has to play this absolutely right. -- Eve. I think she wants to sit on

this red stone. It is going to get there. An absolute cracker of a

shot. That is going to be difficult to shift.

It is at least making her play a big shot here. That is all she can keep

doing. Eve played a nice one there. Is Jones up to it again? That was a

big call by Jennifer. She just did not execute the shot she wanted to.

Now she is in a lot of trouble. Eve played a fantastic shot. She gets

this wrong... A possible steel year. -- a possible steel year. She will

want the one. She is going to come down here, come across the face of

that red. To hopefully pump it into the one foot. A delicate tap back.

It is a big shot. It is a big shot. The last shot of the ninth end for

Jones. A little bit of pressure. This needs to come through and

tapped her own red back. -- tap. They are trying to hold this. That

is a great shot. That is a very good shot under pressure, without

question. Eve Muirhead as the question and she was very good

there. The lead has been extended. But the point is Britain kept it to

just the one. One more end to go. Great Britain with the hammer. Two

at that end would tie things up after ten and we would have to go to

an extra end. Well done to Eve Muirhead and her team. Not giving

this up at all. Close match. It has been from the beginning. Some great

shots being played. Yet another one from Jennifer Jones. Perfect weight.

And you can see the relief for the Canadian skip. That could have gone

horribly wrong. Yes. Sometimes when people are watching these -- they

think these girls are cool and calm. But you saw the pressure that

Jennifer was under. Come on, Great Britain. We have the hammer. Last

stone advantage. The game plan will to try and take a two and go into an

11th end, which is the extra end. I think the point about this match,

Jackie, if they do lose, they have played well here. They have given

them a real match. We saw how well Canada dominated Sweden yesterday.

And it hasn't been that sort of match at all. They have forced the

errors. They have capitalised when they have had the opportunities.

Yes, they have made some errors themselves. But they did not let it

affect them. They have kept themselves in this match with some

good play. The girls knew they had a tough start to this competition.

They played the European champions the other day and just lost. And

again, Jennifer Jones... They have to take the positive. We have to

finish in the top four to make the semifinals. The girls without

question, this game is not over and it never is, until the last stone is

played. They will have two completely remain positive at all

times, which I am sure they have done. -- they will have to to remain

positive. Eve just asking Claire to pay -- play a little tap on these,

sit in front of them. She is trying to push some of the stones to the

back half of the rings and use them as protection. To hopefully try and

set up the possibility of scoring two or more. Claire has done really

well. This one looks big. They needed to curl. Such a huge curl on

this. Well done. That was a good shot. The other

three matches are coming to their climax as well. It looks like Sweden

are in control in their match against Korea. It is close between

China and the USA. China are leading. Russia are up against and

against Japan. Similar to Britain. Two down going into the 10th, with

the hammer. So Britain, after three matches it would be, and three tough

matches... We knew they would be tough. The match against the USA

yesterday ended up being a 12-3 affair. It on -- it always had the

potential to be a banana skin. But the matches against Sweden and

Canada, there was always the likelihood he will end up with one

win and a couple of losses. Round behind the cover. A yellow stone

sitting out of the rings. All they can do here is just give Eve the

chance, give her the opportunity at the end, to get a two. Anything else

would be an incredible bonus. Of course, Canada will be doing exactly

the opposite, trying to make sure that things do not develop that way.

Trying to protect the position they are in. Jill Officer has been

struggling with her draws so far today. Take-out a few occasions have

been really good. On a couple of occasions she got her weight wrong.

Coming down that centreline almost again. Needs to keep working this.

She did not lay a lot of weight. It has come up short. She has struggled

with her weights when she has been trying to draw them in on a few

occasions. That definitely gives us an advantage here. That is a big

mistake from Jill Officer. The leading girls talking out their

game plan. Kaitlyn Lawes looks like she is breathing a little bit

heavier than she was done earlier. She is going to have to play a

couple of good shorts -- shots. Vicki Adams trying to follow a good

shot she played previously. Another good one here. It needs to come

around. Look at that. Was that result OK in the end? Yes.

I think she would have preferred to hit and roll to the other side. It

looks like we may have a plan to left on the front two. That may just

jam. The red behind that front yellow, if they hit that,

Kind of hoping they are going to roll across to the other side as

well. That has ended up with Britain still

lying two. Not quite what she wanted. The dilemma for Eve is where

she puts that third stone. She wants to try and keep space between her

shots, not leave any doubles on. You saw where Eve tapped across

where she wants this to go. Just about three o'clock. I would like to

see her moving that front yellow. There is a double line there. An

easy 44 Canada Day she does not move that. Is she just going to tap it

back? Yes. A raise of the eyebrows from

Jennifer Jones. She looks calm and collected. But I'm sure she knows

that it has been a tough match here. It is going to go down to the

wire. Anna Sloan trying to put Britain in a good position here.

Well, if we don't get to hear it is game over. -- number two here. She

needs to give Eve the opportunity. They are looking for a little split.

Not bad. Just a little more would have pushed it down and the yellow

would have come across a bit more. There is a double there. An

opportunity to take those two out. That is what she is looking at. She

only has two options. The first call is the right one. She is only going

to see half of that. She only needs to catch about a quarter of it. She

thinks this is really thin. She has to catch it reasonably thin to make

sure she takes out that other British stone. So Kaitlyn Lawes,

trying to compose herself to play this one.

A mistake you may be difficult to resurrect. -- a mistake may be

difficult to resurrect. It is coming down with plenty of weight. Is it

accurate? Goodness me! She played that with a lot of weight. Look at

what that means. How annoyed is she? That is a huge error from Kaitlyn

Lawes. I thought it was heading towards that yellow to clip it.

Missed. I'm sure we may see a replay. Was it half an inch? It has

almost been building. You could just see Kaitlyn Lawes over the last 20

minutes, she has played a couple of goods shots still, but there have

been a few others when she hasn't delivered. Even if she just called

an age of that, it would not be enough. She needed to catch a

quarter of that stone. When she said it needs to be super-thin, if you

looked at the angle, it did not need to be that then. She played it then.

This could be a game changer for us here.

Always, always a difficult situation to be in. You can score big but you

don't want to leave any doubles and take that opportunity away from you.

I bet her heart is racing. I think, potentially, if the girls put one at

the back where Eve is calling, there still is the possibility of the

doubles that they just tried to play.

They have got a problem with the clock, I think. It is working now.

The time is going now. The clock hadn't started and the umpire came

to say they had a problem with the clock. Just if you are not aware,

each team has 73 minutes to play the whole ten ends. The clock starts

ticking when you are in play, as it were, so any discussion, you are

using uptime. The clock had malfunctioned, which the umpire came

to tell them. It was not running for about 30 seconds, so the umpire has

come on and given even some extra time. A technical time has been

called. The umpire will have to readjust that, so both the British

clocks and -- clock and Canadian club have been stopped. I don't

think it was moving when Britain were in play, so they may time

taken. Eve is just continuing with her game plan. I'm sure there is no

reason why she can't carry on. The only danger is you can over discuss.

So it remains to be seen whether any time is taken off that. They have

added the Canadian time on, are they going to take time off Britain?

There we go, the clock is now ticking.

Let's hope that hasn't distracted our girls at all.

So, Anna Sloan, a really crucial shot here just to keep the pressure

on. It has got to stay. It has just

gone. Too far. You could see how heavy it was. That is not a good

result for Anna Sloan. They have called a time-out and the clock is

still going. And it is still running. Do you want

to try this again? Or do you like that? No idea what is happening down

there at the minute. It is not helping anybody when you have

technical problems, but they are pushing on.

So what has Jones called here. She has called the same shot that

Kaitlyn Lawes was asked to do she wants to take these yellows on the

left of the picture. She saw the line that Kaitlyn Lawes

took and this looks better. She wanted to turn as well. And a good

result against what the Canadian skip. There is the fist pump. That

is the shot she wanted. And the high-5. Bigshot from Jennifer Jones,

and that might just have saved things after a poor shot from

Caitlin Lawes -- Kaitlyn Lawes previously. Not only that, but those

are the two British stones definitely out. We have to make sure

we get a second shot in here and don't leave a double. Eve can

potentially put this quite deep at the back of the eight foot. And then

hopefully, Jennifer won't follow that.

Whatever the outcome is, we don't want to leave a double. We want to

give ourselves the opportunity of a two. And I can't help but feeling we

have asked the questions. This needs to count. Need to keep

sweeping. There is a shot that Jones is going to love. You heard the girl

saying they wanted to get it into the back eight, the black-and-white

section of the rings. This could be the last shot, if Jones pulls this

off, there is anyone shot left for Britain and both of those are out,

they cannot win. -- there is only one shot. It is still difficult and

the one thing she doesn't want to do is miss them and give us the great

opportunity of a three. She has just played a greater shot and that is

obviously going to be something she will remember. Coming on the inside

of the stone this time. Trying to come across and put both British

stones out and put paid to any chance Eve has of rescuing this

match. So Jennifer Jones with her last stone, trying to move both of

the yellows. No. It was too straight. Sorry,

guys. And an apology a game, not for the first time, from Jennifer Jones,

and a straightforward shot for Eve Muirhead. That back yellow is jammed

in, it is sitting and counting and Eve Muirhead is thinking is she hits

these reds, she can get all of the shots out, stay in the house for

three and win the game. She is going to go Fred. -- go for it. It is an

all or nothing shot. Make it, those three reds go, you leave three in.

Get it slightly wrong... Yes, this is a big shot. I think it is highly

possible. Eve Muirhead wouldn't be attempting it if it wasn't. What an

end this would be to what has been a great match. It has been incredibly

close. Eve Muirhead with a chance of a really big shot. I am not sure it

looks like it has got enough. It is the opposite. It was an all or

nothing shot and it has given the match to Canada. She could have tied

it up with a two, went for the winning shot. It would have been an

incredible win had it come off but it didn't. A high-risk strategy by

Eve Muirhead, but it is the Canadians who come out on top. It

was a good game, they played well, certainly played some good shots.

There were mistakes on both sides, but it is Canada who get the win and

that is three for them and Britain have won just one of their first

three matches. 9-6. JONATHAN EDWARDS: Well, so dramatic,

wasn't it? Right up to the last one, we thought Eve Muirhead could pull

it out of the bag but it didn't turn out that way. Canada very much the

favourites, you would say, for that tournament. But Canada have their

Jennifer Jones and we have our Jenny Jones, who won a bronze in the

slopestyle snowboarding and I'm sure lots of you have been inspired to

take a bad sport of what she achieved. -- take up that sport.

If you think the British skiers and snowboarders and in Sochi started on

fresh powder, you would be wrong. All of them started somewhere like

this. No mountains, no snow. This is Halifax ski and snowboard Centre.

Jamie Nicholls group riding here and it is typical of many of the dry

slopes around the UK. -- grew up. It always brings up by the fleet back

memories. I liked to use Hillend, in Edinburgh, and it has been about six

years since I have been on dry slopes. So I am going to give it a

go. It doesn't run quite as fast as snow

and it goes a bit quicker when it is pouring with rain. There are two

types of dry slopes, one is faster and better the racing and this type

is much better for freestyle. If dry slopes seem a little tired and

perhaps a bit dated, then this feels entirely different. Just 20 miles

down the road, this is in Castleford, one of six indoor snow

centres in the UK. Real snow, no wind, no rain. And when they get all

of the features that, this place turns into a jibber's paradise. The

indoor snow domes are fantastic. What a creation. We are standing in

a giant fridge with the ultimate set-up to learn to ski and snowboard

and even us, we can come in here and progress. You can get to such a high

level that you can compete with some of the best.

You can learn the fundamentals and the basics up to quite a very high

standard. This place is actually really busy

for a Friday night. It has reached that critical mass. There is a real

mixture between skiers and snowboarders, different standards

and different ages. So one kid will try something, another one will copy

it and they will push each other and are improving together.

The Brummies are getting ridiculous. Ripping double corks on

a dry slope there, which is unbelievable. The new generation of

kids coming through will blow people's minds. There are camps

coming of the people who have never been on a box or a rail or hit a

jumper, so it really does take you right through from the very first

time and progress you to potentially getting on the junior team, joining

a development squad. The fact that slopestyle skiing and snowboarding

have gone into the Olympics, it is kind of like, we can actually do

this in the UK now. Absolutely, these guys have shown this is

possible. All of them have come from dry slopes and no centres. It is

really paving the way will for what can be achieved and it would be

great to see more kids coming through.

And maybe you could be the next Jenny Jones after watching that.

Don't forget, you can go north of the border to Scotland, where they

have lots of snow at the moment. For more on snowboarding and lots of

other sports, log onto the BBC website. Just come with me quickly

before we go off air. We have a lovely marching band, a real

carnival atmosphere on the Olympic Park in Sochi today. And we will be

back very, very shortly on BBC Two the lots more sport from this 22nd

Winter Olympic Games. -- for lots more.