and i m not condoning him. they were diabolical. but he is cleared to play and will stand by that. it s been a mixed day for team gb at the winter olympics. the men s curlers bounced back to beat norway in the round robin stages but there was disappointment in the sliding as for the first time in the history of the games there won t be a skeleton medal for great britain. our correspondent andy swiss rounds up day 7 in beijing. she s the olympic bronze medallist. can she find a little bit of magic here? another day when british hopes seems slide away. laura deas won bronze four years ago in the skillet in which britain has skeleton dominated in recent years but not here. she is on 21 place. for the first time this century, britain s skeleton athletes set to leave an winter olympics empty handed. hopes in cross country skiing also
andrew musgrove came 46th in the 15km classic, an event won by finland. no joy at the cross country. team gb were targeting between three and seven medals, but at the moment, just one would be a start. written s kohler still had high hopes, although they had very mixed days. written s curlers. the men lost to the usa but thrashed norway. they have won two of the three matches so far. the women have lost two of their three. they were beaten by south korea. eve muirhead s team already with plenty to think about. but on another tough day for british hopes, others were rising high. none more so thanjapan s ayumu hirano, a breathtaking run to take gold in the half pipe. the day s most emotional moment was this, the final flourish of a snowboarding legend. america s shaun white could only
fails to materialise. andrew musgrave came 46th in the classic, an event won by finland. once again, nojoy on the cross country. team gb were targeted between three and seven medals but at the moment, just one would be a start. britain s curlers would be a start but they had mixed days. the men lost to the usa but thrashed norway. they have won two of the three matches so far. the women have lost two of their three. they were beaten by south korea. eve muirhead s team with plenty to think about. but on another tough day for british hopes, others were rising high. none more so thanjapan s hirano, a breathtaking run to take gold in the half pipe. the day s most emotional moment was this, the final flourish of a snowboarding legend,