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CLAIRE BALDING: Good afternoon and welcome back to the Olympic Park.

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Thousands streaming in for another packed evening of action here in

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Sochi and as Valentine's Day approaches, we are getting up

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close, personal and cosy with the double luge. Technically, this could

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be a mixed pairing, it could be to women but over the years it has

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always been to men because that is the fastest way to get down and I am

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hoping that president but amid Putin will go to the sidings and to watch

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this one in person. It has an amazing history because the luge

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itself was invented by the Vikings, the word comes from the French word

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for toboggan, the British ones were the first to race it, the Swiss

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stage the first official meeting and it was won by an Australian but I

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will be frank with you, I think they had all had a few drinks when they

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came up with the doubles! It is part of the live action we have got

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coming up for you between now and seven o'clock.

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It is double jeopardy at the sliding Centre. A Swiss roll Ford Great

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Britain's curlers. And to'ss two's company in the figure skating. So

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that means that next we are live with the doubles luge final and at

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4:50pm, we are taking Great Britain's men versus Switzerland in

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their latest qualifying match and then we will be live for the

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conclusion of the figure skating pairs competition and don't forget

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it is today at the Games at seven o'clock taking us all the way to

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eight o'clock. That is the scene at the ice cube at the moment, Great

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Britain are playing Switzerland and it is live for you on the red button

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and Great Britain currently leading 2-0 and they are just coming up to

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half-time. They will have a break and then go to the 10th end if

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needed. Also on the red button, live figure skating live at the Iceberg

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Skating Palace when it gets to those players who are in contention for

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the medals so you will not miss anything but if you want to skating

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all the way through, you can. -- want to watch skating full top will

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take you to the doubles luge, a competition won in the last two

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Olympics by two brothers from Austria, they are called the Linger

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brothers but they are under severe pressure, that is the word, from two

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pairs from Germany who look strong. Two runs and we will show you the

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highlights of the first run first. Data macro the Olympic champions,

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Andreas and Wolfgang Linger. They have gone into the lead already and

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this will put down a really big run. A big home for Germany, Wendl and

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Arlt. -- a big hope. Anyone can beat Wendl and Arlt, it

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is these two. -- if anyone. That has put the cat amongst the

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pigeons. So after the first round, the

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favourites lead, Wendl and Arlt, as Germany look for a clean sweep of

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luge gold medals. You are seeing the location of the Sun ski Sliding

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Center Sanki is where we are heading to catch up with the commentators.

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Jayson Terdiman and Jayson Terdiman have just gone down. And here it is

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in slow motion again, excellent. Eleanor Gass they have robbed of

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Michael the right-hand wall there were two but then foot down on the

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ice and a chance of pushing forward into the medals was gone there. A

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classic luge size difference. A massive man in front, he is about

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six foot four, Christian Niccum. Sascha Benecken and Toni Eggert now

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with a chance but it is a slim one. 0.901 behind the leaders.

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Not until the man in front is ready do they decide to go.

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They were disappointing in the first run, probably the number two

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favourites for this competition. The faster start of anyone in the

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opening but they flooded in the end. Nearly a track record start by the

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number two German crew. We are going in reverse order of the overall

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placings. So Wendl and Arlt are coming out last. This crew are down

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in 10th position. They might go into the lead here by

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a big margin but it is doubtful they can challenge the leaders. They

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managed to avoid the upright there as they came off. They are going

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well, one more turn. Coming through in 49.944. That is much better. If

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they had done that in the first round, they would be in sixth

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position but instead they are down in 10th and they are now trying to

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play catch up because it is the aggregate of two runs. They feel

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pumped and happy but they are unlikely to get near the medals.

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In the first run, you can see the good start. You have to get a

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powerful start in luge. After the first one, Wendl and Arlt are up in

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the lead. The number one world champions, a third of a second ahead

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of the Linger brothers. We are going in reverse order in this doubles

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luge competition. Here is the big Russian crew. About to come

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through. They were disappointing in the first run. But with each and

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every crew, they have a slight time advantage over the previous crews.

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They have got three tenths of a second here on the Germans.

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Yuzhakov at the front and Makhnutin at the back. You cannot see the

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athlete at the back. And away we go. Almost taking off on the first one.

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They are in the lead, ahead by 0.119 seconds. This event can be won by

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zero point -- by 1000th of a second. They have gone behind by six

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thousandths of a second. I think they touch the upright there. They

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are in third place, a second-place, rather. Toni Eggert and Sascha

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Benecken are still in the lead. The bigger of the two men know they may

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still be in the lead but we know that they have eight crews all to

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come all of whom have a time advantage over them getting bigger

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and bigger with each group coming down. Let's look at this. The

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trickiest corn on the track, back up the hill on the luge, and he is

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pulling on the uprights, it bends the steel underneath the sled and it

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helps you cut the ice and steer away from walls. Ideally, you do all your

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steering on a corner, you try not to steer on a straight because you do

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not have the G-force sending you down. You can get into a slide as

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well, it is a dangerous place to steer, on the straight. The Italian

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pair next. Can they go into the lead? Only four hundredths of a

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second between the Russian pair who are behind them. The Russians did

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well and they will not do well enough to finish in first place.

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They are in the lead . A quick start by Rastner and M3 macro. -- Rieder.

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You have to remember that Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken where the

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number one favourites for this. They have a shocking first-run but had a

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great second run. They are keeping Menez ahead, the Italians. They must

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avoid the touch out they had in the first run. Will of the top speeds we

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have seen in that position on the track.

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It is a fine run and there is circular -- circular -- Armin

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Zoggeler. We still have seven crew crews to

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go. Wendl and Arlt have been laying down the law after the first run.

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An absolutely magnificent performance by the leaders who go

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last on this track. Their effort is over and they can just go home after

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this competition is over. They will wait to see what happens. Christian

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Oberstoltz and Patrick Gruber go next. They get a one-minute clock to

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start at the top, they don't have to go through the first time in being

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until they want to. You can see the orange marking and that is where the

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beginning is for them. They took back the European title

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this year, they are 35 and 36 and lots of people thought they were

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passed it, but they are now battling with their Italian compatriots. It

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would be interesting to see if they can stay in the lead by the next

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checkmark. They are going well. Staying streamlined and just in the

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lead. Look at that, it is faster, by 0.02

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seconds. That is magnificent. That was really tight on the line. That

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is around three centimetres, the margin. Italy are one and two at the

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moment with Germany down in third. We still have six crews to go. A

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lovely steer on the exit of turn 11, he bent the steel and that kept

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him over to the right-hand wall, exactly where you want to enter, 14.

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Veterans of the luge circuit. You can guess who this is, this is the

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face of the Russians. All the crews went done in under 30

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seconds in the first run. They nearly took off there. That is

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an absolutely massive start but they are only in fifth place at the

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moment. They have still got the lead as they come down. A tiny margin

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over the Italians. Just in the lead, my goodness. This

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is so close. It is enough, and that could not

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have been any closer. The timing system went white for a moment, one

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of the split they don't show you and in other words, they went behind for

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around 200 metres of ice. But then they managed to pull it back to the

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last two corners so well done to the Russians. Five crew s to come and

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they will have to just sit back and wait and hope that the pressure gets

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too much for the other people. Goodness knows how the next pair

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feel. It is the Sics brothers who go next.

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That was a good time they set on the first run. How do they feel about

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this one? Olympic silver medallists from Vancouver, they have done

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barely anything since then, and here they are again. The further back you

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can lean, the less your head is up in the air, the faster you will go.

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They are going well. They have out started the Russians. Still a little

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in the lead. They are going like a narrow, down

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through 13. They are extending the lead, and I think the Sics are going

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to go into first here. 1.39 .79. That could be good enough for a

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medal. 141 kilometres an hour. Over 87 mph there for the Sics brothers.

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These two are magicians on the track. Keeping cool at 87 mph.

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The Olympic champions, the double Olympic champions will be coming

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down second last. They await their turn. They are the Linger brothers,

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of course. And if these two can finish ahead of the Sics brothers,

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they have a shout of a medal. Walker not quite ready. He is the man with

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the beard in front. They have out started the Sics

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brothers. One tiny mistake, and they are in

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trouble. Looking good. And riding superbly. Are they going to go into

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the lead here? They are arrow straight, still, but

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they have gone behind. It must be the steering in the corners. The

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Sics brothers are sitting pretty at the moment. These guys are closer to

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getting a medal. Yes, they have to beat one more crew now. Three crews

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wrote ago. -- to go. It seems unlikely that they will get a

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medal, the Canadians. The positions have altered a fraction. They have

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come dangerously close to medals in the world championships last year.

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They finished fourth. They have real belief in themselves, these

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Canadians, but I don't think they are going to do it today. The Sics

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brothers are in the running, here they are again in the lead up -- the

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leaders box. And here are the faces of the two men who have got to

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produce the ride of their life in order to get in amongst the medals.

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If they go into the lead this time, they are guaranteed at least a

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bronze medal. Who knows, it could be even better. But they have got to go

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into the lead. If they nailed their start like they can do, they could

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do it. That was a little sloppy there, but they corrected it in

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time. That has set them on the course to having the 11th fastest

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start of all time. The whole of Latvia is holding its breath right

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now. Oh, dear, feet down on the ice. The man underneath put his arm out.

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He has totally lost his cool now. They are trying to stabilise. They

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are safe and sound. That is the main thing. He is just putting his hands

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on his head now. He knows he completely blew it there. That is a

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horrible, horrible moment. Just pleased they are down safely.

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The Sics brothers are guaranteed a medal for the first time. But no

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celebrating, they are gentlemen. They realised that could have been

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ugly there. 54 seconds, poor Peter pens in

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front. He was the man driving. We still have two pairs to go. This

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is where it all happened. First of all he tried to put his feet down,

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and the exit from that corner was terrible. He didn't have any ability

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to steer. He nearly crashed out of line, and hasn't got his cool back

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at all. He is just thinking about the dream that is exploding. Georg

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Fischler must've been wondering what was going on. He couldn't see

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anything. So, here we go. Andreas linger,

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Wolfgang linger. The Linger brothers from Austria.

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This is the other Linger pairing. They are not interested in the gold

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medal. The silver would do. It is a big moment for them. Gold in 2006,

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gold in 2010. They are in the silver medal position, and they have got to

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go ahead of the Sics brothers. They are unlikely to lose this lead

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unless they have a difficult moment. A good changeover there. Yes,

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unlikely to lose the lead, surely. They have lost a bit of the lead,

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but not too much. It is all about laying down a huge run here. 1:36.7,

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it is the lead, and the Sics brothers are in second place. They

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have made history already. They are now guaranteed to be two gold medals

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from before and at least a silver now. They are just two minutes away

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from knowing whether they have won the third goal. Absolutely superb.

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That is the fastest of the second runs so far. These are the ice men

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right here. How cool are they? Everyone had written off, and nailed

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it. The Linger brothers, brilliant stuff. They missed a couple of World

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Cups with injuries and family problems, wives and kids and things

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going on. But well done to them. Guaranteed silver, one crew to go.

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There is great sportsmanship in that winners enclosure. But here it is.

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The final run, the final pairing. The whole destiny of the luge

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pairings is here. It is all down to Wendl and Arlt. The Tobys, as they

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are affectionately known. They are over a third of a second

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ahead. That is a brilliant start. Can they keep it going? Can they

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keep it together? That is one of the trickiest parts

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of the track. It looks like Germany are going to do it again. They have

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won everything so far. This could be the German gold medal run

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continuing. It is absolutely wonderful. They could crash and win

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this now. They have a massive margin. The Germans dominating

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again. That is absolutely superb. That is a

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winners' run. Wendl and Arlt have won it by half a second. That was

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absolutely brilliant. And with Garrison -- Guisenberger winning the

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winnings by over a second. Just having a look at the previous

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runs. 49.56. They are laying down a marker to the rest of the world.

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Wendl and Arlt tapped the start, as well. They went for it at the start,

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didn't play conservative. Head was up there, in the air flow. That is a

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really tricky part of the track will stop they probably lost a kilometre

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an hour or two. The German nation have been superb

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in this sport. There is the role of honour. The ad Wendl and Arlt get

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the gold medal, the Lingers the silver, and that Sics brothers the

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bronze. Walker and Justin Smith, a

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disappointment for them, just off the podium, as they were in the

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European Championships. But it is all about who is the best

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on the day, and today it was Wendl and Arlt.

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Look at that. A brilliant podium. Just exactly what you would have

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expected from training, the Linger brothers suddenly pulled it out on

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the day. Wendl and Arlt have been friends since primary school. And

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the Linger brothers on the left, it is a very brotherly sport.

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It was absolutely superb in the end. Germany, first of all, came along

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and won the men's singles and then the women's singles and now they

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have won the doubles. Wendl and Arlt are the champions once more.

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Tobias Brothers. A reminder earlier of the incredible danger of this

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board though and flowers were placed at the Sanki Sliding Center M

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memory, four years ago for the Georgian athlete who was killed in

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the training for the luge but Germany dominant across the

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categories and my word, they will be strong in the relay competition

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which is coming in tomorrow. Let's take another look at the athletes

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who have struck a colour of gold. Alpine skiing history was made in

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the million's history as two athletes shared the gold medal, will

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the early races clocked 1.45 .56 seconds and then the exact same time

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was clocked and it is the first time that an Alpine Gold has ever been

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shared Chemmy Alcott was delighted with her 19th place. Shani Davis was

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going for a repeat in the speed skating but like compatriot Shaun

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White in the snowboarding last night, it did not happen, the

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Netherlands took victory with Stephane Britt is winning, Shani

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Davis was eighth. Kelly Clark leads the way with a score of 95 ahead of

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tonight's halfpipe final, Torah Bright from Australia has also

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qualified as the defending champion and we will show that later in

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tonight's highlights. In curling, it came down to an all or nothing final

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stone for the GB skip Eve Muirhead but sadly it did not work out which

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means that Canada took a 9-6 victory to keep up their 100% record and

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Britain have now lost two of their opening three fixtures. It is not

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the best of startsstarts for the women. A tight match between the

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British men and Switzerland. And we will be joining that match on BBC

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Two very soon and it is live for you on the red button. Today, day five

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of the Winter Olympics and so far touch wood everything is going

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smoothly but as you well know, the build-up was dominated by talk of

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corruption, security issues and by talk of gay rights and the attitude

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of Russians to those in what President Putin calls nontraditional

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relationships. He said everybody would be welcome but he also said

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that there is a ban in this country on homosexual propaganda and

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paedophilia and he put them in the same sentence as if they are both

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linked somehow. So what do gay athletes think and those who are

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spectating make of it all? David Bond has this.

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This stunning setting is meant to stage what Russia hopes will be the

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greatest Winter Olympics in history. But a new law has sparked outrage in

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the gay community here and led to claims around the world that

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Vladimir Putin is stoking homophobia. The Russian president

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says there is no problem, he simply asks that people respect the

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traditions of the host nation. The legislation passed in June does not

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ban gay relations as such but it does prohibit the spread of

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homosexual propaganda to children. Here in Sochi, the mayor seems to

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advocate this. TRANSLATION: Our hospitality will be extended to

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everybody who respect the laws of the Russian Federation and who

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doesn't impose their habits and they will on others. So yes, everybody is

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welcome. But when asked specifically about

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the gay community, he seems to change his tune. TRANSLATION: We

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just say that it is your business, your life but it is not accepted

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here in the Caucasus where we live. We do not have them in our town. So

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why does Sochi have a well established gay club? The cafe is

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not exactly on show but according to the owner, things are not as bad

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here as they might seem. TRANSLATION:

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It is a view which would appear to echo that the mere Putin's more

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diplomatic stance in the run-up to games.

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We do not ban anyone or anything, we do not detain people on the street,

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that is why you can feel free, relaxed but leave children in peace,

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please. And yet, this was Moscow on the night of Sochi's glittering

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opening ceremony. It seems like this have prompted scenes like these. I

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would like to welcome you here tonight to this global speak out

:36:38.:36:45.

against Russian homophobia. This demonstration in London was one of

:36:46.:36:48.

19 held in cities all across Europe and the Middle East and America. We

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are here to tell Vladimir Putin that you cannot hide this behind the

:36:55.:37:00.

sports page. We are calling on all the Government and the Russian

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government passed the International Olympic committee to uphold

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principle six of the Olympic Charter which prohibits discrimination. I

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find it very disturbing that in Russia in a so-called civilised

:37:12.:37:15.

country, gay men and women are being beaten to death in the street and it

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is perfectly acceptable. With so much focus on the issue, is it any

:37:20.:37:23.

wonder that gay athletes have been worried about the sort of reception

:37:24.:37:27.

they might receive here. Johnny Wear is a former Olympian who was

:37:28.:37:31.

celebrated in Russia and now he is less sure what to expect. I am a

:37:32.:37:37.

very flamboyant gay man as you can tell. I am an athlete, I husband, a

:37:38.:37:45.

father to a beautiful puppy. Russia is a place that I have been obsessed

:37:46.:37:50.

with those I was very young and to say a Russo Russian -- mother of

:37:51.:38:04.

Russian history, it would be an understatement a think about going

:38:05.:38:07.

back there because I would be afraid. He retired last year, and

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the Australian snowboarder Belle is the highest profile openly gay star

:38:14.:38:19.

competing in Sochi. I want to go the because I am not afraid of these

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laws and I want people who live in Russia who are wanting to compete to

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see that. I do not want any official to end up not competing. I am

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putting my Olympic dream first. Nickname estate, these are for the

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mere Putin's aims to showcase a modern, powerful Russia but the

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question of gay rights has become an unwanted distraction. What is so

:38:44.:38:48.

terrifying about me and my people, that you want to deny us the ability

:38:49.:38:55.

to live freely? But if attitudes are to change, there is one thing that

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might help. A gold medal would be the best outcome for me. If I don't

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get a gold medal, most people will not care about my opinion. It is all

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good. And Bell goes in the snowboard cross

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on Sunday. We have had two openly gay medallists, in speed skating,

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Ireen Wust and ski jumping for Daniela Rushcliffe faults -- Daniela

:39:28.:39:40.

erotica Stoltz -- Daniela Iraschko-Stolz. What is your view

:39:41.:39:49.

here been wads sexuality here? -- towards sexuality? We were told

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there would be also some controversy in the build-up and I don't think we

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have seen anything from any athlete, any protests from anyone, there is a

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protest but down the coast -- a protest park. We have not had anyone

:40:08.:40:11.

making any political statement of any sort. It may change in the

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coming days when athletes start to finish their events and they feel

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they are freer to speak but so far, it has not materialised. It is rare

:40:22.:40:25.

at an Olympics for anyone to make a political protest and it is in fact

:40:26.:40:34.

banned on the podium by the IOC, the 68 Olympics was a sign from Tommy

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Smith and Carlos Lee Mack and John Carlos and I think Tommy Smith said

:40:41.:40:47.

in his biography that it was not a black power salute, it was a

:40:48.:40:56.

democratic thing. Most athletes come here wanting to just concentrate on

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their performance and if you look at the comments that Daniela who won

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silver in the women's ski jump yesterday, she said there is no

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point looking protests here because nobody in Russia is actually

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listening. Nobody cares. That might be the case but in one sense, there

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is a bitter pragmatism around it, athletes want to come here and just

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do well. Daniel said that she was greeted by Vladimir Putin and she

:41:28.:41:30.

just cuddled him. She made a big thing of the limo driver. It was

:41:31.:41:39.

very interesting, what Thomas Bach said in his speech at the opening

:41:40.:41:43.

ceremony. He is the new president of the IOC. He seemed to deliberately

:41:44.:41:47.

use words that he knew would connect with the rest of the world, the more

:41:48.:41:53.

liberal world, one might say that he used words like "tolerant" and said

:41:54.:41:57.

people need to live in harmony and that he would not abide

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discrimination. Yes, that is probably the most politically loaded

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statement we have ever heard from an IOC president in an opening ceremony

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speech. Clearly still very carefully worded. The IOC have to be

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diplomatic specially when they come to countries like Russia but it was

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a clear message to Russia and the rest of the world that dissemination

:42:19.:42:20.

will not be tolerated. The problem for the president of the IOC is that

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they only have a small window to apply any pressure. While the Games

:42:27.:42:29.

are on, Russia and for the mere Putin will listen to the IOC. The

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question is what will happen once the Games are over and the circus

:42:34.:42:39.

moves on? Sport will come back here, a Formula one Grand Prix here

:42:40.:42:42.

in October, and the football World Cup is coming to Moscow. Whether any

:42:43.:42:46.

of those other organising bodies were -- will apply anything like the

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Olympic pressure will get to be seen. It will bring with it the same

:42:55.:43:02.

level of international media attention and I think the key

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question is what the IOC does in future about trying to deal with

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this conundrum which it has because on the one hand, it is just a sports

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body that says we cannot get involved in politics and yet they

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are a body with social and ethical values as laid down in the Olympic

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Charter. The problem is the worlds collide and these problems continue

:43:23.:43:25.

coming back when they try to take the Games to places with difficult

:43:26.:43:30.

regimes. That is an interesting point. Generally speaking, people

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are divided into two camps, either the IOC should not choose countries

:43:35.:43:37.

in which human rights are an issue but as we know from Beijing and from

:43:38.:43:41.

here, that is not the case or whether they depict the countries

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that bed and they pick the best bed and they've pick delete -- the best

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bed and they tried to embolden the spirit of sport. David, thank you.

:43:56.:43:59.

It has been an historic Winter Olympic Games because for the first

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time, women's ski jumping has been included and a huge good market in

:44:06.:44:09.

terms of gender equality. It was quite competition, Matthew went

:44:10.:44:10.

along to watch. Women's sport and the Olympics has

:44:11.:44:25.

had a bit of a difficult past. When the modern games started in 1896,

:44:26.:44:36.

there were no women -- no events for women. There was a thought that

:44:37.:44:40.

physical exertion might have an effect on childbirth. You might

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think that is so last century and decades ago but let me read you this

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quote, this is from John Fraga Casbah, the president of skiing and

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he said, " but forget, it is like jumping down from two metres onto

:44:55.:44:58.

the ground, about 1000 times a year which seems not to be appropriate

:44:59.:45:02.

for ladies from a medical point of view". He said that in 2005. When we

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first started, we did hear some of those excuses and they were a bit

:45:12.:45:14.

ridiculous. DD this woman made sure that part of

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the Olympic movement included women's ski jumping. This was a

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dream come true, for women's rights, women in sport, human

:45:32.:45:37.

rights, all of the above. These women have been like family, we have

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all been in this together and whoever gets a medal to night, we

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are still excited because really, we have all won.

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Good evening, what a very special night we have in prospect here at

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the state of the art gawky jumping centre. The first Winter Olympics

:45:58.:46:00.

levels in women's ski jumping are just hours away from being awarded

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and the quality of the competition promises to be a fitting tribute to

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all those who have worked so hard to ensure its inclusion. And now the

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Americans will sing their hearts out for Lindsey Van, she has been

:46:17.:46:19.

instrumental in this event, being included tonight. Vancouver would

:46:20.:46:50.

have been Lindsay's chance. It is hard to put it into words right now.

:46:51.:46:58.

I can truly say I was enjoying myself and living in the moment.

:46:59.:47:03.

Jessica Judd Rome has played a huge role in this event being included in

:47:04.:47:20.

the programme. -- Jessica Jerome. It is everything that I have been

:47:21.:47:24.

fighting force of the last decade or so. I am really happy that I was

:47:25.:47:29.

here tonight. The fierce competition defeated true

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Olympic event. A decade-long battle, finally fully justified.

:47:36.:47:40.

World number one and dead cert for the gold, tacking ashy of Japan, was

:47:41.:47:51.

left just out of the medals -- Takanashi. Carine Vogt. To be a

:47:52.:48:09.

champion would be fantastic. To be the first champion is immortality.

:48:10.:48:20.

And Vogt, unbelievable. She has done it. What a moment. Germany

:48:21.:48:26.

celebrates a piece of history that will never be forgotten. It is

:48:27.:48:32.

incredible, and amazing feeling to be on the first posy am for the

:48:33.:48:43.

first time. I am speechless. Look what just happened. We did

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everything for that, and that to me is all worth it.

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Well done. You are a pioneer. Thank you.

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Just amazing. A wonderful competition, and it makes me want to

:49:07.:49:16.

cry, watching the medals, and Lindsay Van who played such a big

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part. We will see the conclusion of the pairs skating at 5.25. Russia

:49:24.:49:29.

could easily win that. They have the most fantastic pair, and if you get

:49:30.:49:34.

the chance, go to the BBC's website and watch them, they are absolutely

:49:35.:49:44.

sensational. It has been quiet today in terms of the dish medal

:49:45.:49:48.

contenders, because that is not the case tomorrow, when skeleton gets

:49:49.:49:56.

under way, and we will be following these three.

:49:57.:50:25.

# I can move in the right correction...

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You saw James Woods in action there, and we are hoping he will be fully

:50:33.:50:39.

fit for his competition tomorrow. Nick Hope has been catching up with

:50:40.:50:43.

him to find out how he is recovering from his injury in training.

:50:44.:50:47.

It was great to see you out there, how did it feel? I am pretty sore. I

:50:48.:50:54.

love skiing and I want to be here so badly. It is a shame I'm not feeling

:50:55.:51:00.

100%, but I'm not in the business of giving up, so... How far off 100%

:51:01.:51:09.

RU? To be honest, I'm all right. It's just a few movements that I go

:51:10.:51:17.

through. The hit is our pretty complicated area. -- the hips. It is

:51:18.:51:27.

just trying to work out where on the course I feel it, and get ready for

:51:28.:51:33.

it. Have you drawn on the experience of others who have been here

:51:34.:51:38.

before? There are many people who have been through the pressure, that

:51:39.:51:44.

builds and builds, you feel sick, you can't believe it is all just one

:51:45.:51:50.

day. But it is good to know that you are not by yourself, and everyone

:51:51.:51:58.

feels the same. Inspired by Jenny's achievements? Absolutely. We're

:51:59.:52:05.

coming into this Games so hot. Everyone has so much talent. It is

:52:06.:52:09.

wicked to see all the support and however one is dealing with it. Can

:52:10.:52:16.

you still win a medal? If you had asked me an hour ago, I would have

:52:17.:52:20.

had a different story, but I feel a lot better now after those last

:52:21.:52:27.

couple of runs. Or I am going to do is go out there and do exactly what

:52:28.:52:33.

I always do, which is ski the best I can. It might be just the same as it

:52:34.:52:40.

has ever been. I am just going to try to fight through that pain

:52:41.:52:44.

barrier. I went through a lot to get here, I want to go through the best

:52:45.:52:48.

I can, and not just throw in the towel.

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CLARE BALDING: That sounds a lot more positive from James Woods. He

:52:55.:52:58.

is in action early in the morning with Hazel and the team, you can

:52:59.:53:06.

keep them company from 5am. GB's women take on China first thing in

:53:07.:53:10.

the curling. There is ice hockey as well, and freestyle skiing. That

:53:11.:53:20.

final, 9.15 AM. We could see Lizzie win a medal.

:53:21.:53:24.

On the red button, figure skating. The early pairs are on the ice. We

:53:25.:53:31.

are going to be showing you later live coverage of those leading the

:53:32.:53:38.

competition, but right now we are heading off to the Ice Cube to see

:53:39.:53:45.

Britain's men in the curling. Let's pick up the action. Jackie Lockhart

:53:46.:53:48.

is alongside Steve Cram. In the eighth end, and it is

:53:49.:54:01.

developing quite nicely for Britain. They have been in control all the

:54:02.:54:05.

way through this match, although it is not high-scoring. Switzerland,

:54:06.:54:12.

who had a big win against Canada yesterday, they are up against it

:54:13.:54:21.

here. They blanked the previous end when they couldn't find a scoring

:54:22.:54:28.

opportunity. And Dave Murdoch and his team are controlling this well.

:54:29.:54:36.

Each end that goes by, and there are two more after this, if they could

:54:37.:54:42.

get away with only letting Switzerland perhaps get one here,

:54:43.:54:58.

that would be good. This is Claudio Patz.

:54:59.:55:12.

They have pushed one of our stones out of the back. We have to be

:55:13.:55:24.

pretty careful here. David is going to block up that whole, because the

:55:25.:55:27.

Swiss boys could come down and tapped that read back onto the

:55:28.:55:30.

yellow. Greg Drummond has really been the

:55:31.:55:42.

star of the show. They have all been playing well, that he is really on

:55:43.:55:44.

top of his game. Just being asked to come and sit in

:55:45.:56:03.

that gap, protect a possible shot. Let's hope this doesn't draw off too

:56:04.:56:10.

much. We just need it to stop. That is good in. That has blocked up

:56:11.:56:13.

whole. He is doing well, we were just

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saying how composed he is out there. Most of the time he has come up

:56:34.:56:38.

trumps. So, this is getting critical now for Switzerland. Claudio Patz is

:56:39.:56:44.

chatting to the man whose responsibility it is to make the

:56:45.:56:48.

decisions, and indeed to play the stones, Sven Michelle. We saw the

:56:49.:57:02.

Swiss looking at the red run backs, and now we are looking at maybe

:57:03.:57:05.

trying to take the red and the yellow sitting outside double Peel

:57:06.:57:12.

as we would call it in our game. And that's to clear up the whole front.

:57:13.:57:15.

That does still allow Great Britain the chance to guard their shot. It

:57:16.:57:23.

does make it also a little bit easier for the Swiss boys to try to

:57:24.:57:28.

come in. So it looks like they are going to try to go for the double

:57:29.:57:30.

rip, I think. That would see as spinning the red

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and yellow and the running stone. What he feed takes that red that is

:57:47.:57:52.

there and jams it up against the yellow?

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You get the feeling that every shot is crucial now the Switzerland. What

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on earth is he doing there? I don't think that was the shot. It really

:58:09.:58:23.

hasn't made any difference to it. We still have a shot in the house.

:58:24.:58:35.

Great Britain potentially here could steal this end, but we have to make

:58:36.:58:41.

sure we put the cover on. The scary thing is, there is a red sitting at

:58:42.:58:48.

the back of the house. There is also the red out at the front of the

:58:49.:58:52.

house. Sometimes they can use these to promote that.

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You really want to get a second shot in there, to make it difficult.

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A time-out is called. They want to make sure that they make the right

:59:18.:59:20.

decision here, so the coach will come down.

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It is the first time I have seen them looking perplexed. Often when

:59:25.:00:09.

they call a time-out, it is just to make sure that they have made the

:00:10.:00:14.

right decision. But this time, I think he really does want a bit of

:00:15.:00:16.

advice. I can't quite hear what is being

:00:17.:00:30.

said. Because we are not sitting behind them, we can't quite here.

:00:31.:00:43.

There is a hole between the red and yellow, so you could potentially

:00:44.:00:49.

come through and remove that red stone.

:00:50.:00:55.

When they do take the time out, they were obviously try to get as much

:00:56.:01:01.

discussion as they can. What happens is, they get a minute for the coach

:01:02.:01:08.

to come down, and I think the umpire is coming to say that the minute is

:01:09.:01:15.

up. The coach will have to leave. Great Britain's clock will still be

:01:16.:01:19.

running now. When the time-out starts, another little stopwatch

:01:20.:01:25.

starts for one minute countdown, and that reached zero 15 seconds ago.

:01:26.:01:32.

They are only allowed one time-out for the coach during the game. You

:01:33.:01:37.

will get an extra time-out if you have to go to an extra end. And we

:01:38.:01:42.

had a technical time-out in the women's match this afternoon when

:01:43.:01:45.

there was a malfunction with the clocks. They hadn't stopped the

:01:46.:01:52.

clock when they transferred to Britain's turn to play. The Canadian

:01:53.:02:02.

clock was still ticking. I do not know what he is going to play! I

:02:03.:02:11.

think they are looking at removing this back red that we have seen.

:02:12.:02:16.

They don't want to give any opportunity... My goodness!

:02:17.:02:27.

Remembering that much against Germany, they picked up a piece of

:02:28.:02:35.

rubber. Did they pick that up again? That definitely pulled big-time. It

:02:36.:02:41.

might have got the same piece of debris or it could be a flat piece

:02:42.:02:50.

of ice? His stone did exactly the same. In the game of curling, you

:02:51.:02:57.

will often find the umpires will say, do not mature hand on the ice,

:02:58.:03:04.

do not melt the ice. Sometimes if you leave it too long, it can leave

:03:05.:03:09.

flat patches and when the stone runs across these patches that have been

:03:10.:03:14.

warmed up, they will change the direction of the stone. That is

:03:15.:03:19.

really disappointing for David. Absolutely nothing he could do about

:03:20.:03:25.

it. Any small piece of debris can make that difference. Between the

:03:26.:03:31.

smooth running of the stone and the ice. It is not curling enough? I

:03:32.:03:43.

think they have overcooked this. Well, it has been a messy finish to

:03:44.:03:51.

this end, hasn't it? Two stones left to go. One for Britain and one for

:03:52.:03:58.

Switzerland. The ideal scenario is that Switzerland only get one of

:03:59.:04:03.

them here? That was not a good shot performed by Switzerland. To be

:04:04.:04:10.

honest, maybe the justice and reward for the fact that David had a

:04:11.:04:17.

terrible pick-up? It is a cruel game if that happens and your opponents

:04:18.:04:21.

have the opportunity to capitalise big-time when you have not done

:04:22.:04:28.

anything wrong. We will see David taking this red. He would use his

:04:29.:04:39.

other hand. The idea is that he will take this on the backline. Yes. And

:04:40.:04:48.

then force them to take their one. They do not want to lose this

:04:49.:04:55.

shooter. That is good enough. Pretty good place as well. The chance to

:04:56.:05:02.

take those aren't? We cannot see the line. There is a guard at the front.

:05:03.:05:10.

There is a yellow stone. They need to get the angle to take the second

:05:11.:05:16.

one behind and not jam that against it. He needs to get those angles

:05:17.:05:23.

right so that they both go. It is not easy. It is down to the weight

:05:24.:05:30.

that he plays. You cannot throw big weight at this because he needs to

:05:31.:05:34.

get the whole of the face of the stone that we can see, it has to get

:05:35.:05:41.

past the guard at the top. It wants to combine here. -- come down here.

:05:42.:05:50.

It also has to stay in. He definitely wants to make sure he

:05:51.:06:07.

will get his one. So, Sven Michel. He has been keeping his team very

:06:08.:06:19.

much in this. Sweeping very hard. There you go. It was too straight.

:06:20.:06:26.

Just the one. Good jump as far as Great Britain are concerned. It was

:06:27.:06:30.

a messy end from both teams and we had some pick-ups. But in the end,

:06:31.:06:43.

Switzerland get one. But it is 3-2. Great Britain with the hammer in the

:06:44.:06:46.

next one and still in control in this match. The boys will breathe a

:06:47.:06:53.

sigh of relief after that pick-up. That was looking really bad for us.

:06:54.:07:01.

How they made their shop, -- shot, we could have been three against. We

:07:02.:07:05.

move into the ninth. We talk about momentum changed and

:07:06.:07:17.

there was an opportunity for that to happen but it still has not

:07:18.:07:21.

happened. In all of these matches, if your opponent makes any mistake,

:07:22.:07:26.

whether accidental or not from David Murdoch, you have to capitalise and

:07:27.:07:31.

Switzerland had a brilliant game against Canada yesterday, there was

:07:32.:07:37.

a scrappy game against China and they lost with the last stone in the

:07:38.:07:44.

final end. We both agree that they were carrying some of that into this

:07:45.:07:49.

game tonight. They have always had the demeanour of chasing this game.

:07:50.:07:55.

That will be put down to how well Britain have played as well. They

:07:56.:07:57.

need to finish this off as well. Just waiting for the noise to die

:07:58.:08:13.

down. Michael Goodfellow. The Russian cried watching their team

:08:14.:08:19.

having a tough time against Canada. Canada doing well. Michael

:08:20.:08:34.

Goodfellow being asked for a tech. -- tick. This is one of the hardest

:08:35.:08:41.

in the book. Just catching the edge of the stone. Push it to the side of

:08:42.:08:47.

the ice rink and as long as it does not fit the barrier, he has opened

:08:48.:08:52.

that up by four feet and that is a perfect shot as far as we are

:08:53.:08:56.

concerned. That is a delicate shot to play, you have to get it just

:08:57.:09:01.

right, the angle of connection and the weight. Bromley hog line to the

:09:02.:09:08.

highest stone, you cannot remove that from the game. -- from the.

:09:09.:09:18.

That applies to the first four Stones played. He will replace that.

:09:19.:09:27.

Simon will try to put this exactly where that previous one is sitting.

:09:28.:09:41.

It will not quite come across this time. He was not sure of what was

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being asked. He just wants to have this. Brilliant cheers going around

:09:51.:09:58.

as you can here. It is a very small arena but once the crowd gets going,

:09:59.:10:00.

you cannot hear yourself at all. Just looking to have this and roll

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in. That is a nice shot coming across, further than he might have

:10:23.:10:31.

liked. He may be left that too late. Should have been on that earlier,

:10:32.:10:37.

trying to hold it. But he did the jump. That was what he was asked

:10:38.:10:51.

for. We keep coming back to big Sandro Trolliet, in turns of throws,

:10:52.:11:04.

he has had a couple of shoppers. -- shockers.

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That is a great shot. Following the sweepers all the way down. He has

:11:19.:11:28.

pulled that one to the right, very much up to the bottom. Sitting shy

:11:29.:11:41.

of it. That is a good shot. Scott Andrews, next to play and Michael

:11:42.:11:49.

Goodfellow is ready to sweep. From the Ayrshire coast. He has had a

:11:50.:11:52.

good game today. Just a little bit full? They did not

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want that to pole and jam onto the back yellow. These boys are training

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six days a week in the gym. Their upper body strength is very strong.

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For sweeping. So much has changed in this game

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from 20 years ago. All these young athletes are training on the ice and

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they are in the gym. To be the best they can be. Sandro Trolliet was

:12:35.:12:49.

trying to play the Double, there. You are right. People think we look

:12:50.:12:56.

at the sweeping as the part of the sport that people least associate

:12:57.:13:00.

with the effectiveness of this match but it is so important. The fitness

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required, you are here for about three hours and there is a lot of

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sweeping involved and it is very strenuous. Some people might forget

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that it might only be short bursts but you are putting a huge amount of

:13:17.:13:20.

effort into that and you have to be able to can yourself down, keep your

:13:21.:13:26.

heart rate down because it is a very delicate delivery that you have to

:13:27.:13:31.

do. Yes, there are a lot of aspects to this game. They are critical.

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That is a very good point because just after sweeping, your heart rate

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shoots up and the fitter you are, the less strain that puts on your

:13:44.:13:48.

system because you want to -- you want to come back and be very calm.

:13:49.:14:02.

Claudio Patz, putting up the guard. People might also be supervised that

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we are on an ice rink and its associated with being a very cool

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venue and these boys are wearing T-shirts. The actual ice in the

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arena... It has been quite warm here and it has been outside. It will be

:14:24.:14:29.

extremely hot for the boys down there. That is a great shot. Very

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good. I cannot help repeat myself but this young boy is excelling

:14:40.:14:44.

himself, here. Yes, Greg Drummond, right from the very first match, he

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has been playing really, really well. Let us not pick out

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individuals. It is so important that they work together. And we have seen

:14:56.:15:01.

scenarios when one or two of them have had a poor shot and their

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team-mate has redeemed them. They need to continue to work together

:15:11.:15:14.

here. Just to make sure they keep control of this. The Swiss boys are

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hoping to steal one against Great Britain and that is the reason why

:15:26.:15:30.

they're putting these short stones out of the house. Hoping we will

:15:31.:15:37.

make a mistake. And they will try to come behind it. One of the options

:15:38.:15:46.

for David Murdoch is to carry on into the tent with his hammer. He

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has the three - to lead. -- 3-2. Some of the mistakes have been when

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there is no pressure at all. We mentioned yesterday, the Russian

:16:07.:16:11.

women, the skip had only one of her stones in the house and no others

:16:12.:16:14.

and she had to finish inside the rings to get two shots and level up

:16:15.:16:21.

her match and she sailed all the way through. We can often see that.

:16:22.:16:27.

These players sometimes play those big crucial shots to win. But the

:16:28.:16:30.

bread-and-butter shots in the curling world would be a simple

:16:31.:16:36.

draw. These sometimes they shot but are going to help you win Games. The

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concentration is required all the way through.

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The Swiss boys still trying to put up that centre guard.

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They have that look about them. They were carrying on that defeat from

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China. The British men did not have a game in the first session so just

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came here for the evening session having had a fairly relaxing day.

:17:23.:17:44.

Switzerland just going to remove this stone and they will want to

:17:45.:17:54.

remove it and then asked the question of David Murdoch, if he is

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going to run it out and take a blank end. Surely that is a good policy at

:18:02.:18:11.

this stage. The chances of a steel in the 10th and taking it to an

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extra and with Denmark will appear slim the way this has gone.

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The score has not been a reflection of how this match has gone. It is a

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tight score and anything can happen in this final end to come but

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Britain have been in charge of this pretty much from the off. They had

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the hammer at the beginning after another good last draw before the

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match started. David Murdoch ensured they have the hammer at the start.

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He still has two concentrate here. He wants to hit this stone.

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That is the ninth and Great Britain will retain the lead with a score of

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three - two. They go into the last end and they still have the hammer.

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He stays with the team who had it. A good position to be in. Keeping

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control of this match and not allowing any opportunities for

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Switzerland to really get back into it. As we have seen before, remember

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the match that the British men played against Germany where it

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looked like Germany were going to come out on top. It came down to the

:19:49.:19:53.

last couple of stones and it went Britain's way. Let us hope that

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doesn't happen here. Even a steel and they go into an extra end. They

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will be very happy with the situation. Playing well also. Nice

:20:09.:20:18.

shots, particularly Greg dumbo -- Greg Drummond, David Murdoch has

:20:19.:20:26.

played some nice shots. This is Switzerland, a team that won the

:20:27.:20:28.

European Championships in December. They beat Norway on home soil. They

:20:29.:20:41.

have already beaten Canada in their second match. In China, they looked

:20:42.:20:46.

like they will be sitting on top after four matches. They could end

:20:47.:20:51.

up with four wins over four matches. They are not an easy team to

:20:52.:21:02.

overcome. Great Britain haven't done it yet.

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Unlucky there. Michael Goodfellow trying that. A short way you want to

:21:18.:21:29.

try and move your opposition's stone of the center line. You can push it

:21:30.:21:34.

out to the wings. You are not allowed to remove it from play but

:21:35.:21:38.

it will free up that space because you do have the hammer. You don't

:21:39.:21:42.

want any of your opposition stones in the way.

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The Swiss boys hoping this stops short of the rings. They have

:21:57.:22:02.

decided they are going to bring it fully in. That is a mistake there

:22:03.:22:09.

from the Swiss boys. They won't be happy with that at all. He will make

:22:10.:22:21.

every effort to remove this. Michael Goodfellow. They have to be careful

:22:22.:22:28.

that they do not remove that top shot.

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All the way through. That is a not -- that is not a nice way to finish

:22:38.:22:47.

for him. The first one was not as bad as that one.

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We have seen this happen before and since what you're fellow player will

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be able to follow web. It could be a costly one for us. -- able to follow

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with. He just makes it. Very well swept

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and held by the Swiss boys. A second attempt at this. Tried to remove the

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top stone once again. Scot Andrew is concentrating here. There is a lot

:23:50.:23:51.

of noise around him. If you have a lead, you should not

:23:52.:24:23.

let them create a scenario where you are having to try and rescue it.

:24:24.:24:31.

Keep it nice and clear. Keep that route into those inner rings clear

:24:32.:24:36.

as you possibly can. That one is sitting out even further

:24:37.:24:53.

now. He has asked Greg Drummond to come

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up. He is asking for an opinion on this. There is two red Swiss stones

:25:11.:25:21.

out there. Either of which will cause us bother. Both sitting very

:25:22.:25:22.

close to that center line. Even a shot here, move the thing --

:25:23.:25:57.

moving either of those stones is fine but he wants to hit this one.

:25:58.:26:08.

He even wants to get it right on the face. Scott Andrews, had one of his

:26:09.:26:18.

better games here. He has been really solid here.

:26:19.:26:27.

He would like to have hit it straight at them this. He was a

:26:28.:26:45.

little bit high of the brush. He didn't give this stone a chance to

:26:46.:26:50.

come on. Even if you get it on the nose, it is not a disaster. At least

:26:51.:26:57.

he has cleared the guard. The Swiss team here come the edge is going to

:26:58.:27:06.

try and replace that. You always get the sense of anticipation as these

:27:07.:27:14.

shots are made. You are still moving towards those last couple of stones.

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These stones are a little bit closer now and there is a possibility of

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that double ripper. Greg Drummond is the man that has been asked to do

:27:31.:27:32.

it. He is playing and out-turn. Very good shot. The most important

:27:33.:27:54.

thing was to move those two stones at the front and he has done very

:27:55.:27:58.

well. Just continuing the excellent match he is having. I bet he thought

:27:59.:28:08.

for a second he had got all three. I was holding my breath though. I

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think he was as well. Claudio Patz, trying yet again to put another

:28:19.:28:19.

guard up. It is quite short. It has come down

:28:20.:28:35.

a little further. This is all they can do. They have to hope for a

:28:36.:28:42.

mistake. There hasn't been any from Greg Drummond so far. There hasn't.

:28:43.:28:49.

These Swiss boys will continue to put on a short guard and hope for a

:28:50.:28:53.

mistake from Great Britain. At the end of the day, the Swiss may choose

:28:54.:29:07.

to freeze on the back red. I know that is their stone. They may choose

:29:08.:29:15.

to coming closer to it. Four stones and Britons to leading mess. We will

:29:16.:29:24.

have the last stone to play. -- four stones and Britons are leading this.

:29:25.:29:32.

It will be a tough one for Switzerland to take the steel but

:29:33.:29:37.

you have to play each stone. You have to finish this off. If they

:29:38.:29:46.

were to win this, it is an excellent start.

:29:47.:29:57.

Sven Michel has not been playing as well as he could have been. They

:29:58.:30:06.

have really got to work best. They need to take this as far as they

:30:07.:30:07.

possibly can. That is a little discipline

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pointing. -- disappointing. He has two be very careful here because if

:30:25.:30:34.

he takes this short and lies slightly...

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I don't mind that. That looks pretty nice. He wants to set up against the

:30:42.:30:58.

stone. They don't want to over kernel. -- curl.

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To stones to play. -- two. He has kept control all the way through

:31:19.:31:30.

this match and he does not want to lose that. Perhaps being asked to

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play one of the more difficult shots he has had to play all evening. If

:31:36.:31:42.

he gets this right, it might just shot the Swiss art. -- shut the

:31:43.:31:58.

Swiss out. They are happy with that. The Swiss boys are just going to

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ignore that. Play the draw. That is the only option left. They will hope

:32:09.:32:17.

for a mistake. Even at that, he has not been too bad on the draw. We

:32:18.:32:23.

have seen him having a couple earlier in the match which did not

:32:24.:32:32.

work out well for him. He has to make is perfect. -- make this

:32:33.:32:39.

perfect. Even if he does a good jump, the guard is so high. David

:32:40.:32:45.

would have the chance to tap that through.

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The line is good, here. That is a pretty good shot. It has come out

:32:54.:33:08.

the other side. Well, as ever, coming down to the last stone and

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great written leading 3-2. It would be a shame to throw this away at the

:33:15.:33:19.

very end. David Murdoch just needs to come down and move that stone. He

:33:20.:33:28.

just needs one and it is sitting there, the yellow. Confirmation from

:33:29.:33:38.

the other end. You can see half of that. Very straightforward shot and

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he has the insurance. Very difficult also because you have that high

:33:47.:33:52.

guard. He just has to concentrate and play the brush. We have watched

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David Murdoch playing the shot a good few times over the last three

:34:01.:34:07.

days and he is well capable. But I will still hold my breath! He is

:34:08.:34:13.

looking perplexed. He has to be comfortable with the shot he has to

:34:14.:34:18.

play. He is concerned about what weight to play.

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The last stone of this match against Switzerland and David Murdoch

:34:26.:34:31.

looking to push that Swiss stone out. It is looking pretty good. And

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he has done it! Very well done, David Murdoch. Great button take

:34:41.:34:47.

this against Switzerland. They have won three out of their first four

:34:48.:34:50.

matches. And they are sitting very nicely indeed in the round-robin.

:34:51.:35:00.

Well done. They play the USA tomorrow. We shall take you away. We

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are heading to the Iceberg skating Palace. This is the final session of

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the pairs. This is a gold medal that has been one out of 12 of the last

:35:13.:35:19.

13 occasions by Russia and they have another outstanding chance because

:35:20.:35:24.

they are just compelling. They are so beautiful. We will join with the

:35:25.:35:31.

penultimate group, Canada. Zang Jialiang and Zou Dejia. Sue Barker

:35:32.:35:36.

and Robin Cousins are in the commentary box. They have been in

:35:37.:35:52.

the top two of three grand prix events this season. Third in last

:35:53.:35:55.

year 's World Championships. The first of the top eight teams. Can

:35:56.:36:02.

the improved on their position? Just taking their time to steady

:36:03.:36:08.

themselves. Getting into the right frame of mind to start. They are

:36:09.:36:13.

ready. Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford, of Canada.

:36:14.:36:51.

Slight misstep. Coming into this triple twist.

:36:52.:37:06.

The hardest of the side-by-side triple jumps tonight. Triple lutz,

:37:07.:37:18.

is what they are after. And they have got them. Certainly better than

:37:19.:37:22.

last night. Nice, deep position. Outside that

:37:23.:38:05.

spiral. The second of their solo jumps.

:38:06.:38:51.

Trouble Zokos. -- triple Salchows. Elements coming back to back. First

:38:52.:39:53.

with the loop, the second, the lutz. The hand goes down. That was a

:39:54.:40:04.

costly element. Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford.

:40:05.:40:52.

You concede the cigarette as Asian has gone. Travelling quite a bit

:40:53.:41:01.

around the ice. Both of them not managing to contain that spin. Not a

:41:02.:41:07.

clean finish. We will cease in a different styles of performance over

:41:08.:41:12.

the next hour or so and they love their speed and power but there were

:41:13.:41:15.

mistakes. Quite a few mistakes, that will be costly. Fifth place. The

:41:16.:41:22.

other Canadians and Chinese are only one point behind them. They have

:41:23.:41:26.

opened the door. When they open the door, it becomes very messy. And

:41:27.:41:31.

they need that finesse and control over those elements. Will they hold

:41:32.:41:41.

on fifth-place? We will find out. But they are a beautiful pair to

:41:42.:41:45.

watch and when it is right, it really does work. I mentioned the

:41:46.:41:50.

speed and power. It is all about that so when that goes wrong, their

:41:51.:41:54.

timing was off in a couple of those those. They're usually very

:41:55.:42:01.

consistent. It did not quite happen but right from the word go, there

:42:02.:42:06.

was that misstep leading into that triple twist. It told me they were

:42:07.:42:11.

not in perfect single resolution. Just with each other. --

:42:12.:42:23.

synchronisation. Side-by-side, better tonight than in the shorter

:42:24.:42:30.

programme yesterday. Triple Salchow. Lovely for him with that Double toe

:42:31.:42:36.

loop. But Meagan Duhamel not making that rotation. Again, such tight

:42:37.:42:51.

rotation so soon after the throw. And now the of them was centred. He

:42:52.:42:56.

was travelling towards us and she was going in the other direction.

:42:57.:43:07.

Not the best. There were a number of errors, there. Fifth place after the

:43:08.:43:12.

short programme but they will have a nervous wait. They will not like

:43:13.:43:19.

what they see. That is a new season best. But there are some strong

:43:20.:43:29.

teams left to come. 127.32, might not be the cushion they need. There

:43:30.:43:33.

are hoping to move up the rankings. I am not sure that will happen. But

:43:34.:43:39.

the Canadian champions leading at the moment.

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The Canadian champions have made some errors and that has opened the

:43:49.:43:57.

door for the second Canadian team. Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan

:43:58.:44:01.

Moscovitch. They were lying in one place behind them. The battle for

:44:02.:44:09.

Canadian supremacy. They showed so much speed and power in the team

:44:10.:44:12.

event and some daring moves. And they are always fun to watch. Here

:44:13.:44:17.

we go, Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch from Canada.

:44:18.:44:47.

Bubbling with the triple twist. -- opening. That was very nice and

:44:48.:44:59.

light. Great speed and flowed through that take-off into the

:45:00.:45:12.

landing. Triple toe loop. Very nice! The second one even better than the

:45:13.:45:13.

first. Side-by-side, triple from her. But

:45:14.:45:33.

not from Dylan Moscovitch. Love the little feature with her

:45:34.:46:23.

foot resting on his foot. Excellent footwork and great control

:46:24.:46:53.

on the left. Lovely. -- lift. Again, multiple rotation in both

:46:54.:48:36.

directions. Good, strong lifting. Celebrate indeed. That is the

:48:37.:49:17.

performance of the night so far. Difficult elements and beautifully

:49:18.:49:21.

choreographed. She just held some incredible positions in the air.

:49:22.:49:27.

They were super in the team event and they have delivered again

:49:28.:49:30.

tonight. Better tonight even with the mistake. This is a programme

:49:31.:49:36.

that plays right into their strengths. There is a little bit of

:49:37.:49:41.

story telling. It is sweet, it is cute but it is controlled and very

:49:42.:49:45.

dynamic. One of those types of routines that I hope will play down

:49:46.:49:51.

the cameras as well as in reality. I hope you enjoyed that as much as

:49:52.:49:55.

everyone did here. Wonderful from the Canadians. There is a lot of

:49:56.:50:02.

vitality out there and she does bobble on the ice but you have to

:50:03.:50:09.

contain it. Sometimes it is a little bit hit and miss. She has two be in

:50:10.:50:16.

control. The Russian supporters are chanting because the third Russian

:50:17.:50:19.

team are on the eyes preparing for their routine. He is just saying

:50:20.:50:30.

that he nailed the spin. This was just the error. He just did the

:50:31.:50:37.

double cell co-. She did the triple. She really does have to control that

:50:38.:50:49.

rotation of where she is in the air for those landings. Rotating quite

:50:50.:51:01.

early on the take-off. Hits that position. Again we were talking

:51:02.:51:05.

earlier about the quality of the footwork that the boys are doing

:51:06.:51:10.

during the lifts. Dylan is one of the strongest ones for me tonight.

:51:11.:51:18.

She hasn't stopped smiling since she got here in Sochi. Enjoying the

:51:19.:51:23.

whole Olympic experience as I think they will enjoy the look of these

:51:24.:51:38.

marks. 131.18. The judges loved their choreography and that puts

:51:39.:51:42.

them number one in the free skating. Head of the Canadian champions.

:51:43.:51:48.

Wonderful performance from them and so much to be proud of. Excellent.

:51:49.:52:04.

Stand-by. Here come Russians. The crowd here in Sochi have so much to

:52:05.:52:17.

celebrate in pairs skating. This is the Russian number three pair.

:52:18.:52:26.

Yesterday, there cheeky Charlie Chaplin routine was not perfect.

:52:27.:52:30.

Because of the quality of the other skaters, they are down in eighth

:52:31.:52:32.

place. Can they move up? The triple on two feet. The timing

:52:33.:53:24.

was off as well. Double axle combinations. Made the first one.

:53:25.:53:30.

They made their second one but it was slightly under rotated by Vera.

:53:31.:53:40.

The first element of the throes. The triple flip. Clean as a whistle.

:53:41.:57:18.

What a strong second half to that programme. Is it going to be good

:57:19.:57:25.

enough to put them up the rankings? It is a style that really suits

:57:26.:57:30.

them. It is more traditional. Very famous faces there. They are

:57:31.:57:38.

enjoying the pair skating. We enjoyed watching them many years

:57:39.:57:46.

ago. There were errors. Yes. This is the style that really suits them. I

:57:47.:57:51.

wasn't sure about the Charlie Chaplin yesterday. I much prefer to

:57:52.:58:00.

see them skate like this. It was very much on two feet and the double

:58:01.:58:04.

axle was very slow. It didn't quite pick up for me at the end as I hoped

:58:05.:58:10.

it would. We will see eighth after the short programme. Is that good

:58:11.:58:14.

enough to see them further up the rankings? The difficulty was

:58:15.:58:23.

certainly there in a lot of the moves. They get bonuses for the

:58:24.:58:29.

lifts within the combination skin -- combination spin. I would have to

:58:30.:58:34.

plump with the Canadians over that one. Of what we have just seen.

:58:35.:58:40.

There lifts are exquisite and she doesn't hit a bad position but we

:58:41.:58:43.

have seen them like that since they came onto the scene. Their lifts

:58:44.:58:49.

were always brilliant. It will be interesting to see the second mark.

:58:50.:58:58.

Coming in for the triple toe loops. She was jumping way too early. She

:58:59.:59:00.

was definitely on two feet. Maybe triple flip. A check of

:59:01.:59:23.

whether the hand did or did not touch on this throw loop. Lovely air

:59:24.:59:25.

position. Yes, it very much did. The points to look out for if they

:59:26.:59:53.

go over 132.44 they will be the new leaders. Nervous watch for them and

:59:54.:00:04.

the crowd. Oh, no. Not to be. 129.94. In second place in the free

:00:05.:00:13.

skate and second place overall. They are still below the Canadians. I can

:00:14.:00:24.

say that double axle combination was drat -- was downgraded. It was

:00:25.:00:25.

costly. This will be interesting. It is his

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fourth Olympic Games. He is enjoying a new partnership. They have only

:00:54.:01:00.

been skating together for two years but putting in more dangerous moves

:01:01.:01:05.

all the time. Lying seventh Ave the short programme. From China, here we

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go. Taking his time. He wants peace and

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quiet after all the excitement of the Russians. Composing himself and

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his younger partner for this performance. The only quadruple

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twist of this competition and it shall be their opening move.

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Troubled toe loop, double toe loop, she did not quite have enough speed

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coming out of the double. They have got ten points for that quadruple.

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10.39, to be precise. They need this. And she has fallen again,

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bless her. The double axel. They need the throw. Triple loop.

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Lovely. Again, nice and light. Softly into

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the landing. What a delightful programme. And a

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pat on the back from Felicia Zhang because he knows that those jumps

:06:15.:06:20.

will prove costly. The nerves have been here and the big Olympic

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competition might just be too much for her. Just 16 years old and a

:06:24.:06:29.

superstar in the making. They are a lovely pair together. Glorious

:06:30.:06:36.

quality from somebody is so young. Skating with the Olympic silver

:06:37.:06:41.

medallist. Yes, it was a tough warm up and he was doing his best. Where

:06:42.:06:49.

will the judges but then? That was a huge start with that quadruple

:06:50.:06:59.

twist. The reigning Olympic champion, who is coaching them. He

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knows exactly what it is like to skate on these big occasions and he

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will give her some reassuring words. Level four on both of those

:07:08.:07:15.

final lifts. Look at this rotation. Yes, she is there. Eight points each

:07:16.:07:25.

for those last lifts. They have made some points. But she was just very

:07:26.:07:30.

tense in her shoulders on the take-off. On that double axel. We

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have been watching practice and she has been nailing them time after

:07:39.:07:43.

time. That is easy. Triple toe loop. She can rotate easily. Just

:07:44.:07:48.

experience, she just needs the experience. Well, she has got two

:07:49.:07:54.

men on the right-hand side, her partner, fourth Olympic Games. Those

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men will certainly help regain that experience. And they will learn from

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it and she will learn from it. The man on her right is the man who,

:08:06.:08:09.

during our time, was learning everything about figure skating by

:08:10.:08:15.

video taping any Championship you could get to. Amazing to watch them.

:08:16.:08:25.

They were lying in seventh place after the short programme.

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128.5, their season best. I am not sure it will be close to that. No,

:08:37.:08:59.

not with those falls. 125.13. Fourth place in the free skating. The crowd

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are enjoying that in the Iceberg skating Palace but they are getting

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very excited because they have a chance of medals. We can rejoin the

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action for the final four players. Here we are, completing the warm up.

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All this so important, just to get rid of those nerves and

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anticipation. And the gold medal is at stake and for the Germans and the

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Russians, this is the ultimate competition? It is. And just looking

:09:32.:09:37.

at the planned programme, there is no actual planned by the Germans.

:09:38.:09:46.

They are going for what they know. The top four coming up. The couple

:09:47.:09:57.

in third place. Then the favourites. Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim

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Trankov. Then the Chinese, silver medallists in Vancouver four years

:10:03.:10:08.

ago. The experienced Jian Tong and Qing Pang. And then the Germans will

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be the last. And they are lying in second place after the short

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programme. The first of the top three. Their outstanding at the

:10:22.:10:29.

European Championships. Can they put the pressure on the top two? A

:10:30.:10:32.

lovely programme. Opening move. Triple twist left. --

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left. Beautifully done. Easily through. The take-off and the flow.

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Strong landing. The speed and the flow coming out of

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that spiral. Double axel Pramac. -- double axel.

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Well, into the second half of this routine. Extra bonus points for all

:13:50.:13:51.

of those elements. I love this. Love the extra feature

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with the entry. Very strong and just one element left. It is the throat

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salchow. -- throw. And the crowd erupts! They are delighted. That was

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fun and fabulous. They have delivered all of the elements again

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tonight and boy, do the three that are left to skate have plenty to

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worry about. That was glorious. Such a great routine because none of

:15:46.:15:52.

those little added extras detracted or do anything away from how classy

:15:53.:15:56.

and clever those elements are. It was supreme. Very strong,

:15:57.:16:02.

technically. And the favourites for the gold-medal, waiting patiently.

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They will know just how good that is. As it was at the European

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Championships. You cannot ask for more at the Olympics. The Russian

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crowd absolutely delighted. They will have seen them performing like

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this in training. But the pressure that they are under and look at what

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they have delivered. A wonderful way to start this final group. Featuring

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will not stop. The next they're coming on. Russia want to have two

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on the podium and they want gold and silver and did very well could be.

:16:50.:17:03.

Straight in on this flip and she is as solid as a rock when she jumps.

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In for the triples. The timing is superb. Struggled very slightly

:17:10.:17:23.

there. That is the last one. She rotates before he let her go but

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that is how it works for them. A strong triple twist as well. Those

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component scores will be very big. You just know that this stadium is

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going to erupt when they see these scores as well because the judges

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have to be impressed with that. Seasons-macro best by a mile. That

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is some score. That will surely be a medal. But what colour? 72 points in

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the technical score alone. That is what you want. You have to be equal

:18:16.:18:20.

parties in an overall routine and it doesn't get better than that. I hope

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it does and we are about to see it. Here they come. They are a couple

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that don't seem deterred by the immense pressure they are under

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here. They are the leaders after the short programme by some way that

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they have made mistakes in the free programme at the European

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Championships. Will this support that we are hearing now carry them

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through to gold? Steadying themselves. The three-time European

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champions, the reigning world champions going for Olympic glory to

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win their second gold medal here in Sochi.

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Huge triple twist lift to open. Side-by-side triples that they want.

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Yes! Easy. Second solo jumps also triples.

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Hopefully in combination. Into the speed for the first two

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throws. They will review that if the hand went down.

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What did I say? This is their time and that added with their short

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programme, surely unbeatable. The pressure, you can now see the

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pressure release. They have been the team for the last couple of years

:24:19.:24:23.

and the team to beat. They came as favourites for the gold medal and

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they haven't put a foot wrong since they came out on the ice in the team

:24:27.:24:31.

competition and in these championships. It wasn't perfect but

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it is good enough. One touchdown. There were a few little moments that

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were not quite as secure as they can be. I am being very picky but there

:24:43.:24:49.

are nine people down there doing exactly the same thing. There are

:24:50.:24:54.

12,000 people waving their flags and they are convinced it is the goals.

:24:55.:25:00.

They are wearing the right colour. Maybe they will be wearing that

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medal out in the Olympic Park tomorrow.

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That second school is going to be huge. There is such a quality to

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their movement. A class to every shape that she particular --

:25:24.:25:30.

particularly puts into every move. There with their coach who has been

:25:31.:25:37.

at their side. A new partnership after the last Olympics and they

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have got better and better as every year has gone by. They have saved

:25:43.:25:49.

the best for here. The triple twist is join enormous and it is so soft

:25:50.:25:53.

and secure on the landing. It was probably one of their best elements.

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It was the loop here. The hand did go down. There is no deduction but

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execution will be affected. They got 6.4 for the throw loop.

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It was the quality of the skating. What a great reaction as well. I can

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tell you now that the score they need to beat is 134.52. It is just

:26:42.:26:50.

how many more it will be them mad. And whether it matches their

:26:51.:26:56.

season's best. Not quite but certainly good enough. 152.69. A

:26:57.:27:06.

little error just proving costly. Look at the presentation. They are

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the leaders by almost nine points from their fellow Russians. There is

:27:13.:27:21.

still two to skate. I believe they think they have done enough.

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Follow that. They will be wisely taking all the time that they can to

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prepare for the start. They are lying in fourth. Can they

:27:49.:28:09.

close the gap and earn a place on the podium once again? She is 33 and

:28:10.:28:13.

he is 34. Bay open with a double axle

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sequence. The second axel not happening. They need to recompose

:28:54.:29:06.

now. Stepping with conviction on the toe loops.

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Watch for the power and height on the triple twist.

:29:18.:31:08.

What a beautiful routine to choose to say farewell to figure skating.

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They are retiring after such an after so many great romance at the

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Olympic Games. Silver medallists four years ago. The desperate to be

:33:18.:33:24.

on the podium. I wonder if they just might miss out but what a beautiful

:33:25.:33:31.

way to say farewell. Those first few elements in the jump sequences were

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sadly lacking and they are usually very consistent. Some of those

:33:35.:33:42.

lifts, fairly straightforward, and not necessarily better positions for

:33:43.:33:50.

the girl in the air. What a trip and has been, producing magnificent

:33:51.:33:54.

performances here in the team event and here tonight in the short run.

:33:55.:33:59.

He carried the flag at the opening ceremony. Great memories to take

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away. 8.94 that one left in the middle. 7.4, that was for the triple

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loop. That was their highest jump element. Neither me the rotation.

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Under review. Double axel, single axel sequence. That is the trouble.

:34:24.:34:50.

-- triple. Throw loop. Beautiful. Fourth place they are at the moment.

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Will they still be in fourth place? A nervous watch for them to see

:34:55.:35:15.

where they will be. This Russian crowd know exactly what that score

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means. They have not moved above the second Russian pair, Ksenia Stolbova

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and Fedor Klimov. They are lying in third place with just one team left.

:35:27.:35:30.

It looks as though they will miss out on a place on the podium in

:35:31.:35:35.

their final competition but they leave with some great memories. Two

:35:36.:35:38.

of the greats. Here we go, the final power. Where

:35:39.:36:05.

will those medals go? Four points behind the Russians. When they risk

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this with the triple Axel? -- triple Axel. Will they be brave enough to

:36:20.:36:26.

put this in? It will be the final element of the programme. So, they

:36:27.:36:34.

came here for the gold medal. But they are a long way from taking it

:36:35.:36:40.

from the Russians. Will they keep hold of silver? Because Ksenia

:36:41.:36:47.

Stolbova and Fedor Klimov were so strong tonight. The last to skate.

:36:48.:36:57.

Aliona Savchenko and 90 macro. -- Robin Szolkowy.

:36:58.:37:28.

Huge, lovely, soft landing from Aliona Savchenko.

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Robin has gone on the first triple toe loop. The second one will not

:37:52.:37:57.

happen and that is the gold-medal gone.

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That ripple of applause from the crowd is lovely to hear, willing

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them on, even though they know that the gold medal is for the Russian

:38:17.:38:22.

team. I think the Germans are fighting for bronze.

:38:23.:39:21.

Just the final throw left to come. This is it. Triple axel. All or

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nothing. Well, they had to go for it. And,

:41:36.:41:52.

boy, they did well to keep going. They knew that mistake at the start

:41:53.:41:56.

would prove costly and they seemed to lose momentum during the

:41:57.:42:00.

programme, they knew the gold medal had gone and that is what they came

:42:01.:42:05.

here for. It got quite slow toward the end, that final lift was a

:42:06.:42:08.

glorious position but extremely slow. I could feel they were

:42:09.:42:14.

possibly just preparing themselves for the throw. And at the expense

:42:15.:42:18.

quality of some other elements I have to say. Has that cost them the

:42:19.:42:23.

silver medal? Gold is definitely gone. I do not know if you felt

:42:24.:42:31.

that, but there was that moment of realisation with this audience that

:42:32.:42:34.

they were not going to win the gold and the Russians had got it and yet

:42:35.:42:39.

they were applauding them, trying to will be on. I thought that was

:42:40.:42:46.

lovely. -- will them on. They have won all of it over the years, Ford

:42:47.:42:50.

times world champions. But it was the Russians who took over a year

:42:51.:43:02.

ago. Still 5.25 points for that triple axel. Worth the effort for

:43:03.:43:08.

trying. But probably not going to make the difference. They came here

:43:09.:43:13.

for the gold and we will find out if they even hold onto silver. It is

:43:14.:43:15.

likely to be bronze. They have been so innovative over

:43:16.:43:32.

the years, pushing the boundaries. But it was just Tatiana Volosozhar

:43:33.:43:38.

and Maxim Trankov who got together after the Olympics and are proving

:43:39.:43:41.

to get to know themselves as a couple, they have moved ahead of

:43:42.:43:45.

them, they had to try those special throws to catch them. They need to

:43:46.:43:52.

work. And the things they can do in their sleep, as Robin does, it is

:43:53.:43:57.

easy. But this is the Olympics and the pressure is on. The height, just

:43:58.:44:06.

how light and easy this triple flip is... Glorious. Lovely running edge

:44:07.:44:16.

on the exit. Stepping in, slightly ahead of him on the take-off. I do

:44:17.:44:23.

not know if that caused her to try and rush but they were planning on

:44:24.:44:26.

the triple toe loop combination. And they did not get downgraded. 1.18.

:44:27.:44:37.

Triple axel, makes the rotation but not in a position to try to get that

:44:38.:44:43.

landing. Where would you put them? Probably fourth place. Third

:44:44.:44:53.

overall. They gave everything to win this, they changed their short run

:44:54.:44:58.

in the last few weeks and with that triple Axel into the performance.

:44:59.:45:05.

Ouch! Look at that. That does put them into fourth place. But that is

:45:06.:45:12.

third overall. So they do take home bronze. Confirmation, it is a bronze

:45:13.:45:20.

medal for the Germans. Gold and silver for Russia. And Tatiana

:45:21.:45:26.

Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov have given us another night to remember.

:45:27.:45:30.

They have saved the best for the Olympics. Indeed. And all teams came

:45:31.:45:37.

out and did exactly what they needed today. There was talk this afternoon

:45:38.:45:43.

that it could be Russia one, two and they certainly deserve that.

:45:44.:45:47.

Outstanding performances. A second gold medal for the great Maxim

:45:48.:45:55.

Trankov and Tatiana Volosozhar. Silver for Fedor Klimov and Ksenia

:45:56.:45:59.

Stolbova. We hope they can carry on, they are talking of retiring, the

:46:00.:46:03.

Germans, Robin Szolkowy and Aliona Savchenko. That is a fantastic

:46:04.:46:08.

result for Canada, fifth place. They were wonderful tonight. They put in

:46:09.:46:15.

another star performance. Even further down, the other American

:46:16.:46:21.

team have certainly moved up. We have seen some wonderful

:46:22.:46:24.

performances but there is no one going anywhere in this stadium

:46:25.:46:27.

because although there are no medals awarded, they will get to see

:46:28.:46:32.

Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov and they want to celebrate with

:46:33.:46:41.

them. Did you enjoy that? We had a big crowd of Russians watching the

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screen and they were delighted with that. I would love from -- to know

:46:46.:46:53.

from you both, how do they compare to others? They have been getting

:46:54.:47:04.

stronger and stronger. What we could see was as soon as they had

:47:05.:47:09.

finished, it was like the steam being let out of the kettle, that

:47:10.:47:14.

pressure was released. They finally showed us what pressure they had

:47:15.:47:18.

been under and yet they performed all so cleanly. The new judging

:47:19.:47:27.

system that they have brought in, the difficulty that those two

:47:28.:47:35.

perform out there, they have taken skating to a whole new level. We saw

:47:36.:47:42.

that one tiny error of that hand down on the ice but a great

:47:43.:47:49.

recovery. It is a great recovery and there is no deduction on that but

:47:50.:47:58.

the judges that are sitting there will bring down the execution. We

:47:59.:48:04.

can see it coming up but it wasn't going to be enough. Glorious. Seeing

:48:05.:48:12.

highlights now of all three medallists. The second Russian pair

:48:13.:48:18.

took the silver medal. On the Germans and skating under that

:48:19.:48:21.

pressure, when you know early on that it has gone wrong, how

:48:22.:48:27.

difficult is it to keep going? That is why you train every day for hours

:48:28.:48:32.

and hours. In training you will be falling, doing every routine

:48:33.:48:36.

hundreds of thousands of times and you want to make sure. They knew

:48:37.:48:41.

that they were going to need that triple axel at the end. They get the

:48:42.:48:45.

points for the effort in the new system. You lose a deduction for

:48:46.:48:52.

falling but it wasn't enough. They had already lost points at the

:48:53.:48:57.

beginning. They did really need that triple axel because they were seven

:48:58.:49:02.

points behind the Russians in the free skate. They needed to land

:49:03.:49:10.

that. They had to take the risk. Thank you so much to Robin Cousins

:49:11.:49:15.

and Sue Barker. Brilliant action there from the skating palace. They

:49:16.:49:21.

will be presented with flowers and the medal ceremony will take place

:49:22.:49:27.

tomorrow. These were the scenes outside as a group of Russians

:49:28.:49:35.

gathered around the Sochi trolley. This was the moment they realised

:49:36.:49:42.

that Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov had won the medal and Russia

:49:43.:49:49.

had also taken the silver medal. I like to think they are cheering and

:49:50.:49:53.

applauding the trolley as well as the performance. It is great to be

:49:54.:49:59.

surrounded by that warmth and we will be reflecting back on the best

:50:00.:50:02.

of the action from day five at seven o'clock. We are going to head over

:50:03.:50:15.

to the Bolshoi Stadium now for the ice hockey. The USA were up against

:50:16.:50:18.

Karen -- Canada. She scores. The US take the

:50:19.:50:58.

advantage. She blasted it home. The American fans go mad.

:50:59.:51:05.

Thank you very much. Megan Augusta. Tried and tested way for the

:51:06.:51:20.

Canadians. Great presence of mind and Megan Augusta will not miss from

:51:21.:51:25.

6.5 feet out. The whistle has gone before they

:51:26.:51:38.

cross the line, or has it? I thought we heard it. The Canadians will

:51:39.:51:44.

celebrate. I thought I heard a whistle in my headphones. I think

:51:45.:51:49.

they are going to go upstairs. The referee is doing up a helmet in the

:51:50.:51:55.

box. Where will she point? She points to the centre. It is a goal.

:51:56.:52:06.

Megan Augusta looking to make it two. Thank you very much. The

:52:07.:52:20.

Canadians now lead by three goals to one. Canada are happy. The flags fly

:52:21.:52:31.

high for Megan Augusta. Help coming. This is a real opportunity.

:52:32.:52:37.

A second goal of the game for the US and now we have a Grand Slam finish.

:52:38.:52:44.

It may have deflected. There is going to be some fantastic

:52:45.:52:52.

ice hockey here. We will show highlights of the best

:52:53.:53:03.

matches. If you get a question in a pub guests -- quiz in which sport we

:53:04.:53:09.

are the most stressful, it is the skeleton. Four years ago Amy

:53:10.:53:17.

Williams won gold in Vancouver and before that, Shelley Rudman talk the

:53:18.:53:24.

medal ensuring. Lizzie Yarnold won the World Cup series and she is not

:53:25.:53:28.

afraid to set her sights firmly on gold here in Sochi.

:53:29.:53:36.

You always feel nervous before you compete or train. It is something

:53:37.:53:43.

where you need to be aware of feeling nervous because it can be

:53:44.:53:49.

quite dangerous. It is that thrill and the adrenaline that I really

:53:50.:53:57.

love. As he walked to the start block, you have to be really focused

:53:58.:54:01.

and ready to produce power really fast.

:54:02.:54:13.

As soon as I am in position, I let my body mole into the sled. When I

:54:14.:54:22.

came into the programme, Amy Williams had just won the gold

:54:23.:54:32.

medal. I slot in the amazing machine that is British skeleton. Your mind

:54:33.:54:41.

just takes over. Your peripheral vision completely takes over. You

:54:42.:54:47.

are feeling the interaction between you and the ice and it is all your

:54:48.:54:52.

senses working. There is no perfect run. There is always something you

:54:53.:54:57.

can improve on. The angle into the corner, your speed or your line. It

:54:58.:55:06.

is not only about doing well against other athletes, it is seeing how

:55:07.:55:13.

good I can be against myself. I am so proud to say my hardest

:55:14.:55:19.

competition is within my own team. Shelley is an amazing athlete. She

:55:20.:55:25.

has so much experience. We are friends away from the track but once

:55:26.:55:29.

we are on the start block, she is one of my hardest rivals. Her

:55:30.:55:36.

performance has pushed me to be better because I know I can't let

:55:37.:55:43.

up. Every single session, I have to try and be the best version of me

:55:44.:55:50.

that I can. Lizzie Yarnold of Great Britain. Our World Cup leader.

:55:51.:55:59.

Victory. A very impressive slide. World Cup champion, Lizzie Yarnold.

:56:00.:56:07.

The great thing about the Olympics from what I have heard is it is a

:56:08.:56:13.

magical event. It is my first Olympics so I am taking it one step

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at a time and I hope to perform at my best and I am believably

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motivators so fingers crossed. -- motivated. She is absolutely

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brilliant and I love that line, I want to be the best version of me

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that I can. Digital to bout Amy Williams and how her team surrounds

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her so who better to guide us down the track than the Olympic champion.

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Here we are for skeleton. It is 1500 metres long with 17 corners. It is

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the best track I have ever seen. This start here is beautiful. It is

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long and flat and the athletes will have to decide the crucial point

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when to load onto the sled. It is designed for the Russians because

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they are very fast starters. The Porsche is really important and to

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continue that for the first two corners. -- push. We have three

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uphill sections in this track that really unique. No track has ever had

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that before. One of them comes out of this corner. You don't notice how

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steep this is that you notice it and if they are lying on the eyes, they

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will see the uphill. It is important that they don't move around on their

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sled otherwise they will be skidding.

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It is pretty steep on the way down here.

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Big corner ten. Big oscillations and big ways that they will have to try

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and steer out. This is corner 12 and 13 into 14. Vital that the athletes

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take a little clip on the left to line themselves out. Keep that

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speed. Position is vital. Aerodynamics are really important

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now. Exit 17, finish line just there and hopefully you will get over in a

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really good time. It is a technical track, it is beautiful, the ice is

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wonderful and I have high hopes for our Team GB men and women. Amy has

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good reason to be positive because Lizzie Yarnold has been going faster

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and faster in training and Shelley Rudman has been going well also.

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This is the time plan for tomorrow. The Olympic Park is lit up all

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around because the sky is dark. The ice hockey dome here, they put the

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score on the actual roof and they animate every time a goal is

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scored. It is wonderful. We will be back shortly with the highlights of

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day five. See you for now.

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