on him and he is taking a very steady but you can see what is like out there. he made it down to the bottom. he is 54th out of 54 but when you consider that 89 skiers were on the start list for that event, thatjust gives you and i had to of an idea of how tough it was. how many did not make it down to the bottom and simply by staying upright and finishing his finishing his run his place in limbic folklore is secured. t his place in limbic folklore is secured. ., ~ his place in limbic folklore is secured. ., ,, , secured. i do like the optimism there because secured. i do like the optimism there because he secured. i do like the optimism there because he came - secured. i do like the optimism there because he came last - secured. i do like the optimismj there because he came last but secured. i do like the optimism i there because he came last but he stayed up and that s what we are going to focus on. speaking of focusing on the good news as well, team gb s curlers have been back o
of those that did, switzerland s marco 0dermatt managed it the fastest to take victory. for the olympic title, and 0dermatt has it for 2022! but it was the man who did it the slowest that shared 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 a minute behind the winner, but his place in olympic folklore was guaranteed. it was the hardest race course that i have 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 half a dozen beers. well, the heavy snow is certainly causing some disruption. we were meant to have qualifying for the slopestyle skiing here, but that s had to be postponed. fingers crossed for better weather tomorrow. and, on a good day to stay indoors, britain s curlers certainly
of the winter olympics after the men s curlers beat the united states to guarantee themselves at least silver, having qualified for saturday s final. skip bruce mouat steered his team to an 8 4 victory alongside grant hardie, bobby lammie and hammy mcmillan in what was a tight encounter. they will face sweden in the gold medal match on saturday morning. it s like the last two weeks, especially for myself i guess has been a bit of a roller coaster. so this is very special. i m just so excited to be able to share the moment with the guys. that celebration at the end there was just pure elation, and i don t think i can sum it up any other way. this scottish skipper delivered the final stone in the end it to clinch a 9 4 win, team gb s place was confirmed as sweden beat south korea. a tearful kamila valieva, the russian skater, finished outside the medal places in herfinal event
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,
moment of olympic history no one watching will ever forget and many might never forgive. watching will ever forget and many might neverforgive. laura scott, bbc news, beijing. let s get the latest on british medal hopes with our sports correspondent andy swiss, who s in the mountains outside beijing. there is an important competition for the men s curlers? there is an important competition for the men s curlers? that s right, it s very tense for the men s curlers? that s right, it s very tense indeed, for the men s curlers? that s right, it s very tense indeed, team - for the men s curlers? that s right, it s very tense indeed, team gb . for the men s curlers? that s right, | it s very tense indeed, team gb are hoping to guarantee their first medal of these games. the men s curling team are in action in their semifinal against the usa and if they win this match they are guaranteed either gold or silver. it was the usa that made the better start, they took an early lead, but britai