it s every four years and we are on the big scene, and it s trying to, yeah, put our sport up there, and, yeah, everybody that s been supporting us, and this year hasn t been easy. covid has made it a bit more difficult, and, yeah, last month has been tough, trying to just get here. we knew it was a battle, and then kind of i thought that was the biggest battle we were going to have, and just wanted to give it my best today, but itjust didn t go my way. yeah, it s tough. team gb s farrell treacy was a surprise finalist in the 1500 metres short track speed skating. he could only finish fifth in his semi final in beijing, but two other skaters were disqualified and that saw him promoted to the final, a first for him at his second olympics. he was way off the pace though and dropped to the back of the field eventually finsihing 9th of 10 starters. koreas hwang dehon took gold,
butjust reaching the final is a huge bonus for treacy who receives no lottery funding and was a late arrival in china after battling coronavirus. the british formula one driver lando norris has signed a new deal that will see him stay at mclaren until the end of 2025. the 22 year old finished sixth in last seasons standings with four podium finishes and he also claimed his first pole position as the team finished fourth in the constructors championship. i have good confidence in the team and they have confidence in me, we want to achieve this together, want to win as mclaren in the championship with mclaren, and win races and that is our goal, notjust my goal, our goal, and i m happy to be saying if much longer, spending much time with the boys and girls here and old mclaren. red bull have been showing off the car that they hope will help max verse tappan retained the title. the team launched the car on social
she is down! look at her! up to now, that trick had cost her olympic gold. now at 36, she made the most of her last chance. in one of these games most breathless spot, a clean run can t mean so much. team gb s farrell treacy was a surprise finalist in the 1500 metres short track speed skating. he could only finish fifth in his semifinal in beijing, but 2 other skaters were disqualified and that saw him promoted to the final, a first for him at his second 0lympics. he was way off the pace though and dropped to the back of the field eventually finishing 9th of 10 starters. korea s hwang dehon took gold, butjust reaching the final is a huge bonus for treacy who receives no lottery funding and was a late arrival in china after battling coronavirus.
just casually grabbing a flag. but the day s highest flier came in the big air event. that s the norwegian flag birk ruud s holding in his hand. and it didn t seem to cramp his style. rarely has olympic gold been sealed in more patriotic fashion. no shortage of drama today. i can tell you that britain s farrell treacy has just been in action in the final of the 1500 metre speed skating. he did really welljust to get to the final but i can tell you he has just finished get to the final but i can tell you he hasjust finished outside get to the final but i can tell you he has just finished outside the medals. one other piece of news to bring you about the figure skating team event which took place on monday and won by the russian olympic committee. it has now emerged that the medals have not been officially presented yet because of what is being described as a legal issue by the international olympic committee. andy swiss, thank you.