From the ice to the snow, it was a day for speed. Norways Aksel Lund Svindal making history in the mens downhill, at 35, the oldest ever champion. In the womens giant slalom meanwhile, the photographers got an unexpected close up. Both they and switzerlands lara gut thankfully unscathed. By the end, they had a new focus, americas Mikaela Shiffrin winning the first of potentially several golds here. But for sheer thrills and spills, todays medal goes to snowboard cross. In particular, Frances Pierre vaultier who crashed in his semifinal, got up, scraped through and then only went and won it. Rarely has persistence paid off quite so perfectly. It is now Early Morning here in pyeongchang, and there could be plenty more drama over the next few hours. Can dom parsons win team gb their first hours. Can dom parsons win team gb theirfirst medal of hours. Can dom parsons win team gb their first medal of these games . We will also see Lizzy Yarnold begin the defence of her skeleton title. Andrew
A cease fire in those circumstances where the u. S. Led bombardments in sieges of these areas was causing immense suffering and loss of life unlike certain populations the response was that no this would help the terrorists who occupy in that area and that applied then they were being accurately. A senior figure in the anti immigration alternative for Germany Party has launched a scathing attack on chancellor Angela Merkel prompting her to storm out of the chamber artes bureau of reports finger pointing and a walkout by the chancellor is this the new normal of german politics it was a very heated session in the bundestag on thursday morning here in berlin. Merkel was outlining how she see some of the challenges facing germany and europe and what needed to be done on that but it was really the performance from the political new kids on the block alternative to germany well certainly true a lot of the attention first off we heard from alice. Vidler whos one of their coleaders she said th
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