was showing towards his cat is completely disgraceful. i think whilst he has apologised, ultimately at blue cross we would like to see him prosecuted. we await to see how west ham, which says it's investigating internally, deals with their £30 million asset. natalie pirks, bbc news. great britain's hopes of winning their first medal at the winter olympics were dashed when charlotte bankes was eliminated at the quarterfinal stage of the women's snowboard cross. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. commentator: charlotte bankes. .. a day when britain's biggest medal hope turned to heartache. there is the gate. charlotte bankes is the world champion in snowboard cross, and with the first two going through to the semifinals, she duly led the way. look at the speed from charlotte bankes! but then a mistake and her rivals were swarming all over her. critchlow on the inside. and as they leapt over the final jump, would she even qualify? i don't know if she is going to do this.