will lead england for the first time at murrayfield. aged 23, he s the youngest england captain since will carling. after two wins from two, great britain s mixed doubles team have suffered their first defeat in the curling losing 8 7 to switzerland. with the match level at 7 all, it all came down to the final end. throwing second, the swiss had the advantage and they made it count, getting the one stone they needed to secure the win. team gb are back in action tomorrow against australia. and in the women s moguls, it was a day to forget for team gb s leonie gerken schofield. she failed to finish her first qualification run after falling during her attempt. a better run for her sister makayla, who finished in 12th place. both will get a second chance to qualify for the final on sunday in the second qualification run. william feneley finished 23rd in the men s event. that s all the sport for now.
jen dodds and bruce mouat. they are back in action tomorrow against australia, when they ll try to secure a semifinal spot. and in the women s moguls, it was a day to forget for team gb s leonie gerken schofield. she failed to finish her first qualification run after falling during her attempt. a better run for her sister makayla, who finished in 12th place. both will get a second chance to qualify for the final on sunday, in the second qualification run. william feneley finished 23rd in the men s event. and that is all the sport from us for now. good evening. a change is taking place in our weather, something colder is working in from the north behind a weatherfront, a band of rain is sinking its way south eastwards, heavy rain at that. some wintriness tucking into the back edge over high ground as that cold air makes its presence felt. ahead of the weather front, mild night behind it turning much colder with wintry showers and ice likely to cause issues tomorrow morning across parts
special. i m just so excited to share the moment with the guys. and that celebration at the end there was just pure elation, i that celebration at the end there wasjust pure elation, i don t that celebration at the end there was just pure elation, i don t think it could happen any other way. yes, what a win- it could happen any other way. yes, what a win. later it could happen any other way. yes, what a win. later on it could happen any other way. yes, what a win. later on britain s women made it onto the semifinals and the most dramatic fashion. they knew they had to beat the russian olympic committee and their final group match and hope of the results went their way, which is exactly what happened. they are through to the semifinals where they will face sweden. it was a good day for britain in the skin. 19 year old zoe applicant is through to the final of the half pipe. she did it in very impressive style qualifying in fourth place her big sister is he won a medal at the last g
single nra member. all right, somebody that came in 12th place. is that harsh? he is an olympian, he did make it that far. [laughter] carley: we are talking about gus, olympic skier and not please today see ivanka trump at the closing ceremony tweeting so proud of all of these people, everybody here has worked so hard to make it to the olympics and have the opportunity to walk in the closing ceremonies, well, everyone except ivanka honestly what is she doing here. a lot of people on social media are not happy with him for saying that, ivanka is, of course, the president s daughter and adviser, she s showing support for america, why wouldn t she, she doesn t have to be there, gus needs to focus on skiing and not politics. of course, when you get political you will get both praise and backlash, you have to be, you know, willing to receive both of those reactions.
getting their college degrees. president obama says it is time to do something about the disappointing trend. karen travers has details. good morning, karen. reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. as college students get ready to head back to campus it s the american education system that s getting poor marks. president obama had words of warning for an audience that included several thousand college students. new data shows the u.s. is falling badly behind when it comes to college graduation rates. in a single generation, we ve fallen from first place to 12th place in college graduation including canada, korea, and russia, are now ahead of the u.s. in the rate of young adults getting college degrees. education secretary arne duncan told abc news, this is a wake-up call.