of action that bruce and jen have played, because they started before the opening ceremony began, so they have been on the ice for a while. yeah, that s right. it is a long sport in terms of olympics. what they have achieved is great, but they have been really well prepared for this for the last few seasons, this has been their goal. it is great. all the support we have had through funding and all the external, all the non isolated non ice related things that we have to do, have been exceptional. and we have some curlers from another curling club. amy, what is it that kind of made you want to take up curling? my dad curled, so i thought, i i ll go along and try it one day and i found it really fun- and exciting, so i kept playing and ijust enjoyed it. you are going to give us a hand in a minute with some sweeping.
france s ugo humbert in rotterdam. the 26 year old had a phenomenal 2021, unexpectedly climbing to the verge of the top ten and winning indian wells but incredibly that is his first win of 2022. he came through in straight sets seeing off the world number 41, 6 2 6 4. paul collingwood has been appointed the england men s cricket team interim head coach. he ll take charge for the three match test series against west indies next month after chris silverwood left the role following england s 4 0 ashes defeat in australia. collingwood s been an assistant coach and led the team in their t20 series in the caribbean last month, which they also lost. the test squad will be announced tomorrow. team gb s mixed doubles curlers will have to settle for a bronze at best after losing their semi final at the winter olympics. bruce mouat and jen dodds started well in their match against norway, but the lead they established was wiped out on end 6 with norway scoring a crucial three points. they held on
of success for the men s and women s curling teams. they ve both begun their round robin matches, while there s also been plenty of drama in the mountains, which is where we can find our sports correspondent, andy swiss. hi there, andy. it s been edge of your seat stuff once again for britain s curlers. that s right, in the end, mixed fortunes, you have to say, for britain s curling teams, first up, the women s team come up against switzerland, the reigning world champions, and what a tight, tense match it was, it went to the final extra end and eve muirhead, the british skipp, had a chance to win the match on the extra end with their very final stone, but agonisingly, shejust their very final stone, but agonisingly, she just overthrow it and that meant that switzerland claimed the match 6 5, real disappointment for britain s women because they had been in control for most of the match but they will be hoping to bounce back when they play
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the fastest to take victory. 0dermatt has it! it was the man who did it the slowest who share the limelight. benjamin alexander is a former dj who only started skiing when he was 32. now jamaica s first ever alpine skier, he finished over one minute behind the winner, but his place in olympic folklore was guaranteed. it was the hardest race course that i ve ever been on. my back is aching, my legs are aching, i had some treatment with the physio in the break in the middle still not enough. i need a hot bath and maybe a half a dozen beers. the heavy snow is certainly causing some disruption. we were meant to have qualifying for the slope style skiing here, but that s had to be postponed. fingers crossed for better weather tomorrow. on a good day to stay indoors, britain s curlers certainly enjoyed themselves, both the men s and women s teams winning their latest group matches.