a couple of days away but team gb are in action just after midday our time in the curling. bruce mouat and his playing partner jen dodds will be competing in the mixed doubles. they're the world champions so good prospects for a medal. they face sweden and will also compete in the men's and women's team events in the second week. another of britain's strong medal hopes at these games is snowboarder katie 0rmerod who'll be competing in the slopestyle competition. she was the first british snowboarder to win the world cup title in 2020 and speaking ahead of the start of the games she's been telling us she thinks the conditions in beijing will suit her. since 2018, i've had a few really good seasons, including my best season of my career, and i think having that success and, you know, being on the podium, it's really helped me to come into these games feeling really confident. and, you know, i'm the best snowboarder i've ever been, so i'm just really excited now to get stuck into it. it is artificial snow here but, you know, i grew up in the uk, so it's all artificial snow! but it is different and it's actually running really well, like,